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Mon Jan-19-09 12:36 AM
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This is an awesome, historic and extremely moving inaugural celebration but let's bitch |
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DU makes me so proud (not) sometimes because only we can find a way to be unhappy and bitch about an awesome, historic and extremely moving inaugural weekend:
A perceived diss towards Rev. Robinson because HBO didn't show him, however many on DU lecture us that religion has no place being a part of this inaugural celebration
Concern because the inaugural committee sold the TV rights to the concert to HBO and HBO turned around an UNSCRAMBLED the signal and the revenue from the sale of the TV rights was used to offset the cost of the inaugural which others are bitching about.
Its only Sunday and the FUCKING POUTRAGES are already being created by folks determined to find a reason to be unhappy about.
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Mon Jan-19-09 12:38 AM
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1. Those of us there couldn't hear most of the speakers. nt |
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Mon Jan-19-09 12:41 AM
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You went, eh? I'm watching rerun on HBO, on line, now. Glad you made it!
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Mon Jan-19-09 12:44 AM
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8. Yeah. It was great. Brooks' "Shout" really stole the show... |
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it was great to stand near the Washington Monument and see everybody bopping to that.
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Mon Jan-19-09 12:46 AM
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10. Rerunning right now!!! |
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Mon Jan-19-09 12:39 AM
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2. just put the gays on ignore. nt. |
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Mon Jan-19-09 12:46 AM
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Mon Jan-19-09 12:48 AM
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14. He knows. He's using hyperbole to make a point. |
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Mon Jan-19-09 12:51 AM
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15. People for the Ethical use of SARCASM tags |
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Though I'm still not convinced he did not mean it.
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Mon Jan-19-09 12:59 AM
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18. Oh, hang around long enough, you know that Indianajones never uses the sarcasm tag... |
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ever, get used to it. :) he's cool otherwise.
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Mon Jan-19-09 12:39 AM
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3. Bitching is the pillar of that thing called DEMOCRACY you are so fond of |
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Edited on Mon Jan-19-09 12:40 AM by Eryemil
Besides, what exactly is it that YOU are doing in this thread?
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Mon Jan-19-09 12:41 AM
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5. Its the same small group of people who do this every time there is any excitement over Obama |
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and being gay has nothing to do with membership into this group.
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Mon Jan-19-09 12:42 AM
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6. Yeah shame the fuck on us |
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that we wanted to see the single, solitary gay speaker speak. Why the fuck should a group of people, who were promised it should be stated, that we would hear this gay man speak expect to have the promise kept. Shame the fuck on us for daring to ask why, when we were repeatedly told this man would be giving the invocation for this concert, a concert that would start at 2:30 and BE COVERED IN ITS ENTIRETY, we weren't able to see the one and only gay person who would get to speak.
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Mon Jan-19-09 09:33 AM
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39. obama did it, personally... just to piss you off. |
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Edited on Mon Jan-19-09 09:34 AM by dionysus
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Mon Jan-19-09 12:43 AM
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7. IT'S ONLY A FOUR YEAR ADMINISTRATION !!!1111!!!11111 |
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Mon Jan-19-09 12:44 AM
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9. So only wndycty's allowed to bitch. The rest of us need to keep our complaints to ourselves. |
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Let me know the next time the KKK gets center stage and the NAACP gets hidden behind a rock.
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Mon Jan-19-09 12:47 AM
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13. OK I will do that because that is certainly what happened. . . |
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Mon Jan-19-09 12:55 AM
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16. I'm glad you agree with me. That is exactly what happened. |
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A bigot who wants me and my kind to not exist gets center stage while a tolerant man of the cloth, who sees me and my kind as all God's children, is not broadcast at all.
Nice we could find some common ground. :hi:
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Mon Jan-19-09 12:47 AM
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12. DU is living proof that you can't please everyone. |
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Somebody is going to be pissed about something all the time.
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Mon Jan-19-09 01:15 AM
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20. every DUer should have found this betrayal unacceptable, and |
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Edited on Mon Jan-19-09 01:24 AM by nofurylike
a cruel set-up.
- of us queers, by those who didn't care enough to see that this didn't happen to us, again.
not that i expect most here these days to even grasp that.
no need reply. bye.
*edit to clarify a bit.
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Mon Jan-19-09 01:21 AM
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21. I know how you feel. I find it unacceptable that I wasn't represented either. |
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Middle aged bald guys that can't sing & aren't famous or rich. I'm pissed that nobody is speaking out for me too.
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Mon Jan-19-09 01:26 AM
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22. Do you have any fucking clue how offensive your post is to GLBT people, or do you just not care? n/t |
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Mon Jan-19-09 01:32 AM
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25. I guess at this point I don't care anymore, the whole tempest is quite boring. |
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Edited on Mon Jan-19-09 01:33 AM by The_Casual_Observer
Fucking find something real to complain about for a change.
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Mon Jan-19-09 01:44 AM
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29. Like what, equal rights? |
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Oh, that's what's now termed "poutrage"on here, I forgot.
At least you are honest in saying you don't care about GLBT rights -- not hiding it.
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Mon Jan-19-09 01:50 AM
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I believe we are witnessing a "coming out" of a homophobe, but hey, that's just my opinion.
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Mon Jan-19-09 01:34 AM
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Mon Jan-19-09 01:28 AM
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23. well, no one is being honored who says you should not be |
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allowed to get married because of those.
who says you should be jailed for those.
learn the facts.
now, don't bother, i'm off now. g'night.
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Mon Jan-19-09 09:50 AM
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41. Yeah. There are no bald white guys in the US government. |
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You may be the single biggest asshole on DU. And that is saying something!
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Mon Jan-19-09 11:21 AM
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Edited on Mon Jan-19-09 11:24 AM by The_Casual_Observer
It would really take some doing to surpass your bullshit & nonsense. Face it, nobody cares about you.
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Mon Jan-19-09 11:44 AM
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47. LOL!! Lots of people care about me! Really. |
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I actually get PMs thanking me for sticking up for the oppressed.
Do you get lots of expressions of gratitude for shitting on glbt people?
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Mon Jan-19-09 12:13 PM
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48. Trust me, nobody cares. |
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Mon Jan-19-09 03:49 AM
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32. I think you are dead wrong. |
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Do you really believe that any DU member would have been pissed had Robinson been filmed? Honestly? Even Atheists, and I am one, can be tolerant of the religious, and would most likely have celebrated the message. Anyone who would have been pissed is probably not a democrat, or a progressive, and is frequenting this site for purposes other than the shared common goal of this community.
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Mon Jan-19-09 12:56 AM
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17. So why is your happiness so fragile? |
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On this awesome, historic and extremely moving occasion is this how you choose to spend your time? Can you not just be happy and let other people feel what they feel? Why on Earth is that so difficult for you?
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Mon Jan-19-09 01:01 AM
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19. The password is "Poutrage". Kitty? Your turn. |
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Mon Jan-19-09 01:40 AM
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There's plenty of joy about, so bask in it and ignore that which annoys.
Being the defender of the faith must be tiring.
Many dissenters are being quiet right now out of respect and because many of them are actually happy (albeit with some reservations) and relieved by this turning of the page. Most of the more vocal critics here are STILL in the fold.
Shouting down the disappointed, annoyed or downright angry isn't going to make them go away. Their ideas and opinions will rise or fall on their merits, and the interplay goes on.
Even the more shrill and fixated of the dissenters STILL want this regime and this man to succeed, they generally just want reversal of certain policies or acts.
Those who can't tolerate disagreement are disagreeable people. Those who can't find happiness in a veritable SEA OF HOPEFUL RELIEF have a big problem, and need to join the human race and accept some reality: unanimity simply doesn't exist. One of our sacred obligations to our fellow man is to find a way to be in some other mood than a blistering thirst for vengeance, and to accommodate the bizarre failings of the endless inferiors who plague us so. Finding some mechanism to be happy is a bit of a plus, too.
It all smacks of a sanctimonious desire to whip up the frenzy to crush all dissent. Repeatedly railing against the dissenters also just drags down many otherwise happy people who had managed to enjoy the moment before being reminded of the skeptics, so don't let it all spoil your fun, and don't spoil the fun of those who were doing fine before being reminded of the ingrates.
Dammit.
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Mon Jan-19-09 01:41 AM
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28. STOP YOUR POUTRAGE Wndycty |
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JUST STOP IT!!!
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Mon Jan-19-09 03:57 AM
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33. Is it poutrage or poutbait? STOP I'm weepy. |
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Mon Jan-19-09 02:22 AM
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31. It was probably a technical mishap anyway. |
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I absolutely refuse to let anyone or anything steal my joy on this wonderful weekend.
Peace:thumbsup:
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Mon Jan-19-09 04:00 AM
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34. Except it wasn't, according to HBO. |
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Mon Jan-19-09 10:38 AM
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42. Thank you for the clarification. |
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Mon Jan-19-09 08:56 AM
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35. Like many, I've been accused of saying STFU. It was never true. Till today. |
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If you can't enjoy a progressive Democrat and the first African American president being inaugurated, please
SHUT THE FUCK UP
on the main boards until a day or two after he starts the job, and let us enjoy this historic occasion for at least the next 48 hours.
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Mon Jan-19-09 09:00 AM
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36. Who died and made you the administrator? |
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Of course this sort of sentiment isn't surprising coming from you.
Freedom of speech for everybody, at least everybody who agrees with you eh? Hmmm, didn't we just get done with an administration who believed in the same thing?
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Mon Jan-19-09 09:04 AM
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37. No, it would give me immense pleasure to ruin your day... |
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Not Obama's, yours, its no less than you deserve.
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Mon Jan-19-09 09:04 AM
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38. Obama has yet to close the deal with much of DU |
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The MSM is missing out on a super-neat story, I say.
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Mon Jan-19-09 09:47 AM
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40. This weekend has been so amazing |
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for me and I can't wait until tomorrow for the actual inauguration. The bitching and complaining is expected at DU. Nothing anyone says can bring me off my high. Let the haters bitch. Some people are NEVER happy. No one can destroy this amazing moment for most of us. Put the haters on ignore and enjoy.
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Mon Jan-19-09 10:41 AM
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Mon Jan-19-09 10:46 AM
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44. But religion is a part of this inaugural celebration, via the hater. Cutting out the gay |
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priest did not eliminate religion. It eliminated only the part of the religious portion that does not totally disrespect Democrats and equal rights for gays and women.
BTW, are you married? If not, can you be if you so choose? Without having your parents shun you? Can you adopt kids? Get a job with no issue about your orientation?
If you answered yest to any of those questions, you are WAY out of line, especially as a Democrat.
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Mon Jan-19-09 10:52 AM
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45. I'M SO DISAPPOINTED !!! |
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Mon Jan-19-09 11:10 PM
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49. "There seems to be no other reason to have posted this except to stir up a fight." |
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