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Clap Louder You Stupid Liberals!

By Big Tent Democrat, Section Media
Posted on Fri Jul 30, 2010 at 12:57:26 PM EST
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Everything Liberal Activists Do Is Wrong And Destructive

That's the message I've been hearing from the Very Serious People ever since I started paying attention. I don't know the best way to get more liberal policies and more liberal people in office, but I also don't think the fortunes of Obama and Democrats depend much on how loudly I clap. More than that, if the volume of my clapping is that important then people should be spending a bit more time and money ensuring that I've got an adequate supply of hand lotion to keep my hands in peak clapping form.

(Emphasis supplied.) Show me the liberal hand lotion!

Speaking for me only

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    Hand lotion and The Serious People (5.00 / 8) (#1)
    by Dadler on Fri Jul 30, 2010 at 01:01:00 PM EST
    I don't think it's clapping they're using that lotion for.  

    Stroke, stroke, stroke...

    Took the thought... (5.00 / 5) (#3)
    by kdog on Fri Jul 30, 2010 at 01:31:58 PM EST
    right outta my head...the very serious people have no lotion to spare!

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    Even girls know where all the lotion (5.00 / 4) (#4)
    by Militarytracy on Fri Jul 30, 2010 at 02:00:29 PM EST
    is going these days :)

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    When playing around (5.00 / 3) (#7)
    by JamesTX on Fri Jul 30, 2010 at 02:37:36 PM EST
    at TalkLeft, I strive at all times to maintain the code of conduct expected of a hopelessly crass hillbilly aspiring to dignity, but this lotion metaphor screams for recognition. It pierced the natural lower class veil. Yes, if we're gonna clap, we'll need some lube!

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    i like this line (5.00 / 3) (#2)
    by The Addams Family on Fri Jul 30, 2010 at 01:14:01 PM EST
    from the Cohn post that Atrios links to:

    After all, it's not like anybody is talking about starting a third party.

    heh

    guess it all depends on how you define "anybody"

    which is not to say that a 3rd party is likely to make any headway in the current environment - but "not anybody" is talking about it?

    i've heard people talking seriously about it for the last 2 years

    & they too are "very serious people" if not Very Important Bloggers

    Any clapping would be muffled under ... (5.00 / 7) (#8)
    by Ellie on Fri Jul 30, 2010 at 03:21:06 PM EST
    ... the racket Team O makes patting itself on the back anyway. (The only position they've been steadfast on is that they didn't want or need Liberals, so what's the problem?)

    Here's the thing - for me, at least: (5.00 / 7) (#10)
    by Anne on Fri Jul 30, 2010 at 05:30:05 PM EST
    I think my relationship with the Democratic Party should be a symbiotic one, where my improving fortunes lead me to support those making that possible, and those with the power to improve my fortunes being rewarded for their efforts with my support.

    For reasons that are not making any sense to me, it seems that I am expected to support Democrats and this Democratic president, even when they aren't supportin or looking out for my interests.

    It's become a one-way street, for the most part.  We've become those pathetic creatures pining for attention and being led to believe that if we would just do a little more, contribute a little more, wave the pom-poms like we mean it, we might be rewarded with a smidgen of attention.  For some reason, too may people think getting screwed means these politicians really, really love us!

    And we must never forget that (1) the other guys are worse, (2) it's better than nothing and (3) where are we gonna go, anyway?

    We're better than that, and if we're not, then we haven't begun to understand just how bad it's going to get.

    Classic abusive relationship. (5.00 / 1) (#11)
    by Joan in VA on Fri Jul 30, 2010 at 06:20:54 PM EST
    We need an intervention. And a really large place for all of us to go to get away from them. Oh, Canada la-la-la-la-la-laaaa! We may be heading there anyway if they won't address climate change so we should get there first and not let them in.

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    C'mon up, dere -- I'm in Canada now (5.00 / 1) (#15)
    by Cream City on Fri Jul 30, 2010 at 10:03:50 PM EST
    on a weekend getaway, and it's wonnerful.  Lovely people, lovely whitefish and walleye . . . but that's as far as I let the menus take me, being near the northwoods burg that bills itself as The Moose Capital of the World, Dere.  And apparently feels the need to reduce the number of meece by putting them on menus.

    Honestly, every time I return here, I wonder why we put up with the politics of the U.S.  And now they even give the weather forecast in Fahrenheit for me as well as Celsius!  So accommodating, dere.

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    Being a Democrat (4.83 / 6) (#12)
    by Molly Pitcher on Fri Jul 30, 2010 at 08:57:54 PM EST
    I have a standard remark: I am not a Democrat!  I am an Independent.  I have always been a  liberal, but when I realized that the D. candidate was not a liberal, I left the party and did not vote for either undesirable candidate.  If some one says that the president needs support, I feel no guilt. I support the country and its people.  If the president wants my support, he has to earn it.

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    In 2000 There Was No Hand Lotion Provided (5.00 / 2) (#14)
    by kaleidescope on Fri Jul 30, 2010 at 09:17:10 PM EST
    So, here in California, I voted for Nader.  As a hippie, I got sick of being punched and then being expected to vote for those punching me.

    Clapping!!!! (5.00 / 4) (#16)
    by inclusiveheart on Fri Jul 30, 2010 at 10:04:04 PM EST
    But I think the sound of one knee jerking is too loud for my clapping to make a difference, unfortunately.

    "Where's the outrage?" (5.00 / 1) (#17)
    by Jack E Lope on Sun Aug 01, 2010 at 07:43:07 AM EST
    That's the question I've seen from so many ideologues in the past few years - mostly ones who self-identify as Conservative - and the implication is that the only valid response is an emotional response.

    With so many channels of video and audio providing role models of rage and anger throughout the day, it's no wonder that many people now use anger-level to gauge the seriousness of another's convictions.  

    This whole issue makes me absolutely livid!

    [Am I supposed to use multiple exclamation points at the end of the previous sentence?  I forget.]

    Not quiet as bad as the other guy. (4.00 / 1) (#9)
    by Radix on Fri Jul 30, 2010 at 03:23:51 PM EST
    The eighth circle of hell is pretty bad, but have you seen the ninth?

    What is the sound of one blogger clapping? (none / 0) (#5)
    by me only on Fri Jul 30, 2010 at 02:00:44 PM EST


    I dunno (5.00 / 1) (#6)
    by Militarytracy on Fri Jul 30, 2010 at 02:04:05 PM EST
    But I know what it sounds like when only one blogger is screaming :)  Screaming with the crickets :)

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    A serious person (none / 0) (#13)
    by Edger on Fri Jul 30, 2010 at 09:15:49 PM EST
    In what I'm sure is an unwelcome bit of irony, Mr. Obama has attracted a new fan...

    Karl Rove, WSJ, July 29, 2010

    Victory in Afghanistan requires two things: the right strategy and the resolve to see it through. Mr. Obama wisely recruited Gen. David Petraeus to head the Afghan campaign. There is no one better equipped to execute a successful counterinsurgency campaign. He is both the father of the "surge" in Iraq and the person most responsible for implementing it. If Gen. Petraeus has the time and support he needs, he can bring similar success in Afghanistan.

    [snip]

    Mr. Obama has acted impressively so far on Afghanistan. He changed strategy based on facts on the ground, increased our troops by tens of thousands, and picked exactly the right man to lead our military into battle.

    The president has the right pieces in place. Now he needs to signal to the world that he believes in the cause with all his heart. Let's hope he does.

    Delusional bipartisanship will do that.

    If republicans are batsh*t crazy then what exactly is bipartisanship?

    Other than a way to sink the ship?

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