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ginnyinWI

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99. they also think their ideas will save the economy of the country.

Reply to montanacowboy (Reply #5)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 07:01 PM

Nov 2012

As John Kerry always used to say, "Just because you say it, it doesn't make it so."

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Adviser: Romney "shellshocked" by loss [View all] kpete Nov 2012 OP

Kinda like workers at factories who suddenly lost their jobs to Bain SoCalDem Nov 2012 #1

Exactly. It's too bad they didn't build their own stage first. myrna minx Nov 2012 #8

Well they did build their own coffin. Skidmore Nov 2012 #35

they would not know which end of the hammer to hold bottomofthehill Nov 2012 #96

^^^^^^^^^ COLGATE4 Nov 2012 #105

If true, they were all lied to as well. defacto7 Nov 2012 #119

+1! uponit7771 Nov 2012 #152

Reminds me too,of that commercial where the worker says they built the stage... tokenlib Nov 2012 #17

Bingo. n/t Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #27

+1000 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #48

+1,000,000. closeupready Nov 2012 #77

Thread winner in reply #1. Scuba Nov 2012 #79

My thoughts exactly. Spock_is_Skeptical Nov 2012 #92

Imagine what his cabinet would have looked like pokerfan Nov 2012 #128

Doubtful. jmowreader Nov 2012 #232

! Kadie Nov 2012 #94

Karma that bad will not be denied. hifiguy Nov 2012 #95

This is a perfect comment! liberalmuse Nov 2012 #113

You stopped me in my tracks MadashellLynn Nov 2012 #116

No kidding!!! You're completely right. Romney knows how it feels now. progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #130

kick that! docgee Nov 2012 #139

Excellent analogy! BlueMTexpat Nov 2012 #141

+1! uponit7771 Nov 2012 #151

Boom! You got that right! nt valerief Nov 2012 #159

Precisely Sherman A1 Nov 2012 #172

its a karma thing MsFlorida Nov 2012 #173

A-FRIGGIN-MEN redStateBlueHeart Nov 2012 #185

second frigging amen ! nt steve2470 Nov 2012 #227

nice! best reply LostinRed Nov 2012 #175

That was my first thought. Those outsourced workers felt the same way. AndyA Nov 2012 #176

Not as shellshocked as the country would have been had he won. MotorCityMan Nov 2012 #196

+10^9 D23MIURG23 Nov 2012 #217

Or the millions of pensions he's disappeared since 1984. DCKit Nov 2012 #229

Oh, you are so ON. Blue_In_AK Nov 2012 #230

Two words, Romney/Ryan a-holes: Nate. Silver. Sorry for your ignorance. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #2

Anyone have videos of Romney... barnabas63 Nov 2012 #3

good question - wondering if they were doing a documentary of his assumed-win from the inside tomm2thumbs Nov 2012 #78

Video would be great, I'd be satisfied with photos Turborama Nov 2012 #163

Maybe there was no service girl from Guatemala in the room... Amonester Nov 2012 #220

No sympathy. None. nt. OldDem2012 Nov 2012 #4

Same here. Good riddance. Go home now and leave us alone. n/t Iris Nov 2012 #212

HOW THE HELL DID THEY THINK THEY WERE WINNING???? montanacowboy Nov 2012 #5

same reason they thought Obama did not mention terrorists the day after the Libya attack Skittles Nov 2012 #11

Please Proceed.... blue_heron Nov 2012 #136

Software slutticus Nov 2012 #33

Agreed. KKKarl told them the "fix" was in. KKKarl was wrong. OregonBlue Nov 2012 #104

Karl knew the fix was in, but he did not count on people standing in line for 10 hours or more LiberalArkie Nov 2012 #147

^^ This. Now, the $64,000 question: did Anonymous catch them doing it? n/t gkhouston Nov 2012 #198

That's what I've been wondering. Karl Rove sure felt like he had it in the bag loudsue Nov 2012 #218

They underestimated how many people would turn out and stay in line long enough to vote. n/t gkhouston Nov 2012 #221

Rachel did a really good story on it Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #41

Wonder if you have a link? mrsadm Nov 2012 #164

Some businessman - ignores the market research Patiod Nov 2012 #70

Romney almost certainly surrounded himself with advisors who Blue_Tires Nov 2012 #74

They were.... RichGirl Nov 2012 #82

They deducted 2/5ths from our side. Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2012 #85

Thanks for the chuckle ItsTheMediaStupid Nov 2012 #183

The emperor's new polls. PA Democrat Nov 2012 #93

they also think their ideas will save the economy of the country. ginnyinWI Nov 2012 #99

Divine mandate? McCamy Taylor Nov 2012 #102

They were in shock about Ohio! He would not concede for awhile... sheshe2 Nov 2012 #118

+1! uponit7771 Nov 2012 #155

that is proof they just do NOT listen to WE THE PEOPLE Skittles Nov 2012 #6

This is what happens when you believe your own bullshit. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2012 #7

+ 1 Bertha Venation Nov 2012 #170

I love this. Arrogant fucker meets reality. cali Nov 2012 #9

It's kind of scary how far into the RW bubble he was ensconced. CakeGrrl Nov 2012 #10

It is almost sinister Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #45

Ryan/Romney: Note to self mikeysnot Nov 2012 #12

Great POTUS he would make, NOT! The Bill Maher bubble I guess... Shocked, ahh, polling??? winstars Nov 2012 #13

They just don't get it HockeyMom Nov 2012 #14

They don't like me momma.... WCGreen Nov 2012 #15

+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #51

They thought that they had successfully suppressed the Democratic vote. yardwork Nov 2012 #16

I wholeheartedly agree with this Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #56

That's what I think. MoonRiver Nov 2012 #84

Exactly. RedCappedBandit Nov 2012 #131

Detached from Reality 2roos Nov 2012 #18

Yes it is!!!!!!!!!!!! Buddaman Nov 2012 #52

Why are the righties the only ones who didn't know that they would lose? MrScorpio Nov 2012 #19

Because they're firm believers in shooting the messenger. JoeyT Nov 2012 #137

and they thought they could handle a world crisis?? Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #20

Right? Chorophyll Nov 2012 #36

Yup. surrealAmerican Nov 2012 #91

Get the tranq rifle out of the closet, Ann. He's having another episode. DisgustipatedinCA Nov 2012 #21

Good. Maybe now he can relate to the thousands of people he has fucked over. Puglover Nov 2012 #22

Don't you mean 'Bainport' FieryLocks Nov 2012 #204

A more clueless, out of touch bunch I have NEVER seen. kestrel91316 Nov 2012 #23

Deny math at your own peril Lex Nov 2012 #24

They're a pack of liars and thieves: their public humiliation was no different than alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #25

Wow. He's just as entitled as the 47% he openly mocked. Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #26

Why did they ever think they were going to win? Chorophyll Nov 2012 #28

Republicans need to leave their bubble. mzmolly Nov 2012 #29

Just like a spoiled brat to be unprepared to lose. mattclearing Nov 2012 #30

Without understanding what happened?? HAHAHAHAHAAAAAA! Avalux Nov 2012 #31

The only way they should be shocked Politicalboi Nov 2012 #32

When Christie threw Romney under the bus, that was another way of indicating that Christie coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #148

Now he knows how the rest of the country feels. GoCubsGo Nov 2012 #34

I hope it burns hot for a long time you f*ckers! L0oniX Nov 2012 #37

If they had read the news reports they didn't like gollygee Nov 2012 #38

People worth upwards of $1B are not used to losing. reflection Nov 2012 #39

EXCELLENT post!!! calimary Nov 2012 #135

You were never going to win, you non-empathetic authoritarian assholes. Hissyspit Nov 2012 #40

exactly!! Satch59 Nov 2012 #64

Hey Romney and Ryan argiel1234 Nov 2012 #42

They have learned the folly of believing FOX News and Limbaugh Vinnie From Indy Nov 2012 #43

They have learned the folly of .... AlbertCat Nov 2012 #193

Cue the violins malaise Nov 2012 #44

If you begin to feel sympathy or empathy..take a dose of Sensata....n/t tokenlib Nov 2012 #46

Republicans actually thought they were going to win? Quantess Nov 2012 #47

If this stuff is true, if these people actually thought they were going to win, enough Nov 2012 #49

i heard he crapped his pants n/t Enrique Nov 2012 #50

oh, so that explains his tiptoe walk... NuttyFluffers Nov 2012 #216

Silver and Sam Wang were 100% right hifiguy Nov 2012 #53

Let's hope both Rmoney and Lyin' suffer from some severe PTSD! Surya Gayatri Nov 2012 #54

wow jenlucu Nov 2012 #55

They made the mistake of believing their own propaganda diane in sf Nov 2012 #57

He must have listened to his advisers TheCowsCameHome Nov 2012 #58

Poor thing! City Lights Nov 2012 #59

This is perfect evidence of why R/R would have been terrible P/VPs. spooky3 Nov 2012 #60

Maybe he will stop being so arrogant young_at_heart Nov 2012 #61

Good. GeorgeGist Nov 2012 #62

Karma buddy... Liberalboy Nov 2012 #63

This is so in keeping with what we all know about Romney: Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #65

Poor boy, probably crying in his jello right now Scootaloo Nov 2012 #66

no he's crying in his caviar and foie gras wordpix Nov 2012 #211

Surrounding himself with sycophants may have worked for him in the busines world. Lone_Star_Dem Nov 2012 #67

"And fewer Republicans did: Romney got just over 2 million fewer votes than John McCain." madaboutharry Nov 2012 #68

His handlers told him that no one was clued into the lies..."keep going, we're fooling them" Sheepshank Nov 2012 #69

They had the same access to the information Nate Silver and Sam Wang Grammy23 Nov 2012 #71

And his speech was a bit too nice AlbertCat Nov 2012 #195

should have read nate silver's blog La Lioness Priyanka Nov 2012 #72

one word for him: GOOD shanti Nov 2012 #73

So they lied to him too? Doctor_J Nov 2012 #75

He believed it because... butterfly77 Nov 2012 #90

Amazing. They really didn't know. wildeyed Nov 2012 #76

IMO that's why it took so long for the concession call. Hatchling Nov 2012 #80

Romney did not have a concession speech written beforehand, only a crunch60 Nov 2012 #228

Maybe he was relying on what Ohio SOS Husted told him about the fix being in Jack Rabbit Nov 2012 #81

yes riverSdawn Nov 2012 #206

That's why it took Romney so long to concede. Major Hogwash Nov 2012 #83

OMG. They believed their own spin and truly disbelieved the national polls. PA Democrat Nov 2012 #86

There is something worse. When you know you've won and it's snatched away from you. SammyWinstonJack Nov 2012 #87

Give me a break... EC Nov 2012 #88

After sending so many jobs to China, mebbe Romney has a political future there struggle4progress Nov 2012 #89

I am just overwhelmingly offended as an American that these lying Asshats thought their bullshit AzDar Nov 2012 #97

"A Sucker Punch" DallasNE Nov 2012 #98

Acute Involuntary Reality Syndrome. n/t WheelWalker Nov 2012 #100

Because he can not believe he lost to a descendent of Ham McCamy Taylor Nov 2012 #101

Strange, how could they not suspect? treestar Nov 2012 #103

Maybe they'll all stop believing everything they hear on FAUX now? n/t proReality Nov 2012 #106

"He was shellshocked" sickwidit Nov 2012 #107

"They all were thrust on that stage without understanding what had just happened." BVictor1 Nov 2012 #108

If they are so stupid that losing surprised them, Vattel Nov 2012 #109

Now I understand why he never looked even slightly embarrassed about his lunatica Nov 2012 #110

I always thought it was because he was told, it was in the bag. SammyWinstonJack Nov 2012 #157

They were not qualified for the jobs if they didn't realize that they were loosing. oldbanjo Nov 2012 #111

But..bu..bub..bu..bu...White Horse/White House...Joseph Smith promised... japple Nov 2012 #112

"shell shock" offensive to use that term with that bunch bluemarkers Nov 2012 #114

My thoughts jmowreader Nov 2012 #115

This seems plausible marions ghost Nov 2012 #208

The part that I noticed was this gollygee Nov 2012 #117

they thought the election was rigged in their favor fascisthunter Nov 2012 #120

"Sucker Punched".. just like he sucker punched All Those Workers who got FIRED Cha Nov 2012 #121

Living in Crystal Towers will do that one day or another. Amonester Nov 2012 #223

Yep..the Stars were Cha Nov 2012 #224

Good. I'm glad it's painful. Payback for Romney's gutting of jobs and industry. F*** em. nt TeamsterDem Nov 2012 #122

HA ha!! Zoeisright Nov 2012 #123

SHOCK johnq45 Nov 2012 #124

Karl you ignorant fuck!- love it demhottie Nov 2012 #129

GW veered wildly off the rode with that quote... waddirum Nov 2012 #238

Yup. Nothing worse for millionaires zentrum Nov 2012 #125

Thats what happens when you believe your own spin. LOL Obama the whole time wasn't southernyankeebelle Nov 2012 #126

thumb on the scale Mr. Sinister Nov 2012 #127

I don't buy it, this is just another set of lies but this time flamingdem Nov 2012 #132

Maybe the DOJ quietly called the SOSs in Ohio and Florida Matariki Nov 2012 #138

I tend to agree with you, or maybe the machines were counter-rigged by anonymous. diane in sf Nov 2012 #207

Shell-shocked... ReRe Nov 2012 #133

I want to know WHY exactly they were so sure they were going to win. Matariki Nov 2012 #134

the rent-a-crowds in all the swing states Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2012 #150

Got everything he ever wanted, except to be elected President of the U.S. lexw Nov 2012 #140

If they all hadn't being listening to and watching Fox News Caeser67 Nov 2012 #142

I cried too that night Stewland Nov 2012 #143

So.... they wanted to lead a country that they had no sensibility for. At all. geckosfeet Nov 2012 #144

Now he can ask the Mormon church to posthumously baptize his dream of the presidency. tanyev Nov 2012 #145

Money can't buy you love, or the presidency, mountain grammy Nov 2012 #146

If I could make their loss hurt more I would. Kalidurga Nov 2012 #149

Hopefully he will get permanent Romensia and we never have to hear from him again Shilo Nov 2012 #153

Not as shellshocked as all the people who lose their jobs due to right-wing policies and don't have LeftishBrit Nov 2012 #154

To lie to the people is one thing..... zebe83 Nov 2012 #156

Shows you how much of a bubble they live in Canuckistanian Nov 2012 #158

That is stunning PatSeg Nov 2012 #160

Karma never sleeps n/t Mira Nov 2012 #161

Great article. ProSense Nov 2012 #162

Kind of stings, doesn't it?? I'm sorry but I have absolutely no Raine Nov 2012 #165

"They all were thrust on that stage without understanding what had just happened." Bertha Venation Nov 2012 #166

Anyone have a picture of the crying Queen and her Princess? Kingofalldems Nov 2012 #167

awwwwww CountAllVotes Nov 2012 #168

they can afford a psychiatrist Randomthought Nov 2012 #169

and they need one, esp. if it's a Dem psychiatrist who can lead them to enlightenment wordpix Nov 2012 #210

I can't help thinking none of them have the foggiest clue what "shellshocked" actually means...n/t dumbledork Nov 2012 #171

right you are! CountAllVotes Nov 2012 #174

Exactly! He was "French-door-slammed-in-face-shocked." WinkyDink Nov 2012 #182

ha ha marions ghost Nov 2012 #215

It's amazing how Republicans always believe their own bullshit Deb Nov 2012 #177

Many of us challenged the BS about ReTHUG enthusiasm malaise Nov 2012 #189

There is one good lasting result to the GOP feeding false hope- Deb Nov 2012 #199

WHY DID YOU THINK YOU WERE GOING TO WIN? sendero Nov 2012 #178

No sympathy. AndyA Nov 2012 #179

"shellshocked" AlbertCat Nov 2012 #180

Couldn't have happened to nicer guys...yep...karma....nt AzSweet Nov 2012 #181

"There's nothing worse than when you think you're going to win, and you don't," AlbertCat Nov 2012 #184

Out of fucking touch. dem4ward Nov 2012 #186

You know, when you hear something like this, it really makes you think. ClusterFreak Nov 2012 #187

They used Interplanetary Polling ItsTheMediaStupid Nov 2012 #188

Yeah, they were shell shocked that all that money didn't buy them the presidency! Uniblab Nov 2012 #190

Romney shell shocked by loss, lol, ... CRH Nov 2012 #191

excellent post Carolina Nov 2012 #236

Well he was obviously lied ellie Nov 2012 #192

They actually used their own crowd sizes as a metric for enthusiasm? BeyondGeography Nov 2012 #194

I think his advisers were feeding him the same crap they were feeding the media. DCBob Nov 2012 #197

Did the folks up high like Romney really not know? jimlup Nov 2012 #200

Boo fucking hoo hoo. Ann is left with only one dancing horse; doesn't get to be Queen of the US REP Nov 2012 #201

2010 turnout model hoboken123 Nov 2012 #202

Divine Right of Kings is no longer a government policy, you idiots!!! Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2012 #203

... FieryLocks Nov 2012 #205

"We just felt, 'where's our path?'" said a senior adviser. "There wasn't one." wordpix Nov 2012 #209

Good! Especially the Queen. Care Acutely Nov 2012 #213

SALT FOR THE SALT GOD! TEARS FOR THE TEAR POOL! 0rganism Nov 2012 #214

proves how fucking clueless these people are.... spanone Nov 2012 #219

My favorite -- "It was like a sucker punch" Hutzpa Nov 2012 #222

Everything he's done and then everything he pulled, for that crew to be frog marched jsmirman Nov 2012 #225

Fucking Idiots , HAHAHAHHAHAH, just glad they felt the pain JI7 Nov 2012 #226

A couple of days before the election IL Lib Nov 2012 #231

Exactly. There was so much money funding their campaign Quantess Nov 2012 #233

Maybe he should take up drinking with W. jsr Nov 2012 #234

oops upside your head datasuspect Nov 2012 #235

Sure they were mighty confused. Rove promissed victory. montanto Nov 2012 #237