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Started by Henry Hawk, November 05, 2014, 08:47:15 AM

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Henry Hawk

November 05, 2014, 08:47:15 AM
Wow! what a statement American made last night.....and they did it with class....

We now have:

The youngest woman ever elected to Congress - Elise Stefanik, 30 - a REPUBLICAN.

The first Hispanic Congressman elected from West Virginia - Alex Mooney - a REPUBLICAN.

The first openly gay non-incumbent Republican Congressman - Carl DeMaio

The first REPUBLICAN black woman elected to congress - Mia Love

The Republicans GAINED 7, and possibly 8 or 9 Senate seats.....

The REPUBLICANS gained the most seats in the HOUSE ever won by the party since the 1928 election with a gain of 14 to 18.

and they (the REPUBLICANS) gained 6 more Governors....

All in all, a great night for REPUBLICANS.... :yes:

"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

Exterminator

#1
November 05, 2014, 08:52:26 AM
WTF?  I expected gas to be under $2.00 a gallon, ISIS to have disbanded in fear and ebola to have been cured by the time I woke up this morning?
Arguing with Christians is like playing chess with a pigeon.  No matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock over the pieces, shit on the board and strut around like it's victorious.

The truth is slow, but relentless. Over time it becomes irresistible.

me

#2
November 05, 2014, 09:35:15 AM
Quote from: Henry Hawk on November 05, 2014, 08:47:15 AM
Wow! what a statement American made last night.....and they did it with class....

We now have:

The youngest woman ever elected to Congress - Elise Stefanik, 30 - a REPUBLICAN.

The first Hispanic Congressman elected from West Virginia - Alex Mooney - a REPUBLICAN.

The first openly gay non-incumbent Republican Congressman - Carl DeMaio

The first REPUBLICAN black woman elected to congress - Mia Love

The Republicans GAINED 7, and possibly 8 or 9 Senate seats.....

The REPUBLICANS gained the most seats in the HOUSE ever won by the party since the 1928 election with a gain of 14 to 18.

and they (the REPUBLICANS) gained 6 more Governors....

All in all, a great night for REPUBLICANS.... :yes:
Well, so much for the Republicans are bigoted, racist, woman haters rhetoric huh?
Trump 2020

Exterminator

#3
November 05, 2014, 09:47:39 AM
Quote from: me on November 05, 2014, 09:35:15 AM
Well, so much for the Republicans are bigoted, racist, woman haters rhetoric huh?

Uh, this proves nothing.
Arguing with Christians is like playing chess with a pigeon.  No matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock over the pieces, shit on the board and strut around like it's victorious.

The truth is slow, but relentless. Over time it becomes irresistible.

Locutus

#4
November 05, 2014, 11:19:09 AM
Quote from: Exterminator on November 05, 2014, 09:47:39 AM
Uh, this proves nothing.

Of course it doesn't.  The following is a good piece and sums up pretty much what happened.  No, the American people aren't smarter.  If this demonstrates anything, it's that they're dumb and gullible. 
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Locutus

#5
November 05, 2014, 11:21:08 AM
How Republicans Conned The American People Into Giving Them Control Of The Senate

The lazy explanation from the media and political chattering classes is that Democrats lost their Senate majority because of Barack Obama. The truth is that the Senate Republicans ran a years long con on the American people that resulted in the GOP's election win.

Republicans originally had a plan to obstruct everything that President Obama attempted in order to make him a one-term president.

Here is what Sen. Mitch McConnell told National Journal in 2010,

McConnell: We need to be honest with the public. This election is about them, not us. And we need to treat this election as the first step in retaking the government. We need to say to everyone on Election Day, "Those of you who helped make this a good day; you need to go out and help us finish the job."

National Journal: What's the job?

McConnell: The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president.

It was the last sentence about making Obama a one-term president that got all of the attention, but it was his second sentence that was revealing. Republicans had a plan to take back the government. Step one was to win back the House, which they did in 2010. Step two was to win back the Senate, which they accomplished in 2014. Step three has always been to win back the White House in 2016.

The genius of the plan was that it was a hostage situation. Republicans took the legislative process hostage and refused to pass anything. Senate Republicans obstruction legislation big and small all with the goal of building frustration and discontent with government. After the American people had become enraged by "broken Washington," Republicans promised that Washington could be fixed if they were given control of the Senate.

Never did Republicans admit that they were the reason Washington was "broken." Instead, they blamed the people who were trying to get things done. Republicans blamed Sen. Harry Reid and President Obama. The GOP ran a con on the American people. They created the problem then promised to solve it.

The bad news is that the con worked like a charm. On Election Night, Democratic Senate candidates never had a chance. Candidates who ran good campaigns were defeated, and in every state the Republican message was the same, "Elect us and end the gridlock in Washington."

It was all a scam that has led to Republicans being two-thirds of the way towards accomplishing their goal of a government takeover. The problem is that the Republican plan may have worked a bit too well. The American people are expecting action from the Congress, and Democrats are now poised to whip up outrage as the Senate minority.

In 2016, it won't be red state Democrats, but blue state Republicans who will be on the ballot fighting for their seats. Republicans won't have Obama to blame anymore. The GOP will be held accountable by a bigger electorate.

Given these factors, it will surprise no one if the Senate confidence men and women meet their 2016 demise at the hands of their own con.

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One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Anne

#6
November 05, 2014, 11:38:35 AM
It is always the goal of the party now in power to take over the government and especially to make the other guy a one term president. Get a grip. If I remember correctly President Obama's election was supposed to make all those nasty arab countries  like us, everyone would have free healthcare, and everyone one would own a house and have a chicken in every pot. We knew that wasn't true but a lot of people bought into it. President Obama has his two terms, we will see in two years if the Democrats can have another president for two or four years. There will be enough time to see if the new comgress gets anything done.
"A discontented man will find no easy chair." Ben Franklin

Bo D

#7
November 05, 2014, 11:58:29 AM
What in the Sam Hell were the people of Maryland thinking when they voted yesterday? Maryland is reported to have the best schools in the country for five years in a row and now they elect a governor who has vowed to drastically cut the education budget so he can give the money to big corporations in tax breaks!

:rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant:
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."  Carl Sagan

Henry Hawk

#8
November 05, 2014, 12:07:31 PM
Sorry to start a thread and run, but as of right NOW, I am on Vacation, well a working vacation. I am doing some work around home, so I will be out for a few days....I may check in, but probably won't be interacting much......

"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

Locutus

#9
November 05, 2014, 12:27:17 PM
Sure, talk some shit and then split.  :razz: 
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

The Troll

#10
November 05, 2014, 03:36:12 PM
Quote from: Anne on November 05, 2014, 11:38:35 AM
It is always the goal of the party now in power to take over the government and especially to make the other guy a one term president. Get a grip. If I remember correctly President Obama's election was supposed to make all those nasty arab countries  like us, everyone would have free healthcare, and everyone one would own a house and have a chicken in every pot. We knew that wasn't true but a lot of people bought into it. President Obama has his two terms, we will see in two years if the Democrats can have another president for two or four years. There will be enough time to see if the new comgress gets anything done.

  For a person who told me you were not a Republican  :liar2: :liar2: You sure blowing your horn.  But  ANN you got it wrong, it was Herbert Hoover who said, a car in every garage and a chicken in every pot.  And it was him and the Republican party who brought us the nation breaking depression, where people starve to death without a chicken in their pot.  ANN, you sure full of shit.   :liar2: :liar2: :liar2: :liar2: :repub:

The Troll

#11
November 05, 2014, 04:04:19 PM
  To me the election showed how stupid and out of touch the Kentuckians hillbillies are.  The dumbasses vote Mich McConnell back in, thinking he is going to change the Senate back into a thinking and fair group of men and women.  The same, very son of a bitch who caused the problems.  :music1: :guitarist: :music1:   :boohoo::music1: :rock: :music1:  :haha:  :haha:  :haha:

  Einstein quote really has said it all about the Republican party and the people who voted for them.  "INSANITY: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."   :rolleyes:  Drum roll please. :drummer:                                          :drummer:                                                :drummer:

Purplelady1040

#12
November 05, 2014, 05:01:10 PM
I wish there were term limits in CONGRESS.

Palehorse

#13
November 05, 2014, 05:05:02 PM
There will be a reckoning surrounding what, in my personal opinion, was a massive mistake on the part of the citizens of this nation last night.

I fear for the future of this nation. . .
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The Troll

#14
November 06, 2014, 11:08:39 AM
Quote from: Palehorse on November 05, 2014, 05:05:02 PM
There will be a reckoning surrounding what, in my personal opinion, was a massive mistake on the part of the citizens of this nation last night.

I fear for the future of this nation. . .


   I think Obama and Turtle Head McConnell will work together on the wrong things for the working and middle class people.  By using Fast Track to OK the trade agreement for the TTP.  A trade agreement which will let the greedy corporations to ship our jobs over to the Pacific starvation wages workers and killing American workers.   :mad: :mad: :mad: :rant:  Just watch it happen and I told you so.

  Also they together will let the Keystone pipe line, which completed will produce around 35 permanent jobs and will reap million of dollars for the Canadian oil millionaires and billionaires.  Nothing for America and all of the oil will be sent to China and around the world.   :mad: :mad: :mad: :angry:  Just sit back and watch it happen.  For I told you so.   :yes:  It was just like Clinton was the best president that the Republicans ever had.  And what did they do, they tried to impeach him, just like they will try to impeach Obama.  :angry:  :angry:  :angry:
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