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texshelters

(1,979 posts)
13. A suggestion
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 03:07 PM
Nov 2012

Let's get these people committed so they can no longer harm the nation with their votes, voices, or guns.

PTxS

So true! Couldn't talk Beckbatshitcrazy Sis out of 'We can't take 4 more years! What will we do?' freshwest Nov 2012 #1
posting this again...... bariloche Nov 2012 #7
BINGO!!! agracie Nov 2012 #53
Welcome to DU, agracie! calimary Nov 2012 #116
Ah yes, the "poor loserman" meme arikara Nov 2012 #129
these heaven05 Nov 2012 #199
Aww... I'm gonna miss the obligatory, "Now get to work". :) NT Grown2Hate Nov 2012 #225
Yes. Insidious and aggressive. dchill Nov 2012 #62
If I was a Republican and saw the election results after being fed all of that bullshit bulloney Nov 2012 #115
+1 that's what I've been sayin' today, bulloney. Same bullshit they've been Cha Nov 2012 #126
Surprisingly, that's exactly the response I've witnessed in a couple of instances. Doremus Nov 2012 #136
wtf! heaven05 Nov 2012 #202
But they can't because they don't have any logical reasoning thought processes left. Zoeisright Nov 2012 #143
Causality and exacerbation need to be distinguished Coyotl Nov 2012 #2
The mental disorder is delusion liberal N proud Nov 2012 #3
Exactly Liberalynn Nov 2012 #103
Fox created the fantasy they subscribe to but iemitsu Nov 2012 #203
wow. i stopped watching the news oct 2004. kerry finally got on tv, they finally showed one of his seabeyond Nov 2012 #4
Thank you for sticking up for the Senator politicasista Nov 2012 #148
always... seabeyond Nov 2012 #150
Exactly n/t politicasista Nov 2012 #153
i felt the same way about Kerry's speeches musette_sf Nov 2012 #151
same with me. on both of what you say. nt seabeyond Nov 2012 #152
Strange that only a few people can answer politicasista Nov 2012 #154
I started volunteering for Kerry in June 2003 MessiahRp Nov 2012 #165
Reccing this post for the good Sen. Kerry BeyondGeography Nov 2012 #179
that was a great reminder of the good parts of 2004--thank you! renate Nov 2012 #207
Same here, politicasista Nov 2012 #213
Thanks for the on the ground report politicasista Nov 2012 #210
This message was self-deleted by its author heaven05 Nov 2012 #204
so, you were motivated to post this BS musette_sf Nov 2012 #208
no heaven05 Nov 2012 #212
It seems you do not have command of the facts here. MessiahRp Nov 2012 #215
hey heaven05 Nov 2012 #216
Interesting eye-opener politicasista Nov 2012 #219
Not causing mental disorder, revealing it...n/t Blue Meany Nov 2012 #5
Yep. n/t GoCubsGo Nov 2012 #9
I thought of that after I posted it nichomachus Nov 2012 #11
I think you can go along ways with that model: Fox is the only one telling the truth. Blue Meany Nov 2012 #37
You post should be in bold letters on the home page of Freeperville. Reality need to shine in their The Wielding Truth Nov 2012 #43
yes marions ghost Nov 2012 #52
We had a 'saw the light' man come xxqqqzme Nov 2012 #96
Thanks for the story, xxqqqzme! I know it's bad..so incredibly sad.. Cha Nov 2012 #127
They bring in all kinds of unrelated things OnyxCollie Nov 2012 #157
Most of the Fox viewers have been conditioned since early childhood FiveGoodMen Nov 2012 #38
Agreed, Typical Authoritarian Mentality n/t LarryNM Nov 2012 #155
Well said - the authoritarian mindset TrogL Nov 2012 #162
Fox reminds me of religion. JNelson6563 Nov 2012 #40
Don't give them any ideas. Smickey Nov 2012 #104
Sounds almost cultish treestar Nov 2012 #90
I like the meme of associating the Republican Party and Fox Noise watchers with a cult. StrictlyRockers Nov 2012 #137
My mom finally started replying to the crazy RW emails she was getting by referring the sender (and Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #99
It's how cults operate. OnyxCollie Nov 2012 #156
Indeed. When they're willfully ignorant, it's hard to be terribly sympathetic. calimary Nov 2012 #117
Exactly donheld Nov 2012 #145
there should be fox news deprogramming centers quinnox Nov 2012 #6
+1 calico1 Nov 2012 #10
First sign of cult - isolate from all other viewpoints that disagree with the cult dogma. freshwest Nov 2012 #12
If I can control your access to information, I can control you. Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #73
The GOP has done that in most rural, very red areas. Impossible to get away from them, even if just freshwest Nov 2012 #80
New anti-trust legislation to break up any entity that controls more than 10% of any segment Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #83
We were warned. Then the big boogeyman was to get our minds off of it, thanks to the Koches. freshwest Nov 2012 #87
Great post! Wind Dancer Nov 2012 #108
Start a thread with the words, then. Thanks. freshwest Nov 2012 #128
excellent! this fits in quite well: Gabi Hayes Nov 2012 #186
That is a great quote! Odin2005 Nov 2012 #190
Thank you for calling Faux what it is: A cult. callous taoboy Nov 2012 #97
My one really rabid right-wing friend Blue_In_AK Nov 2012 #119
I don't know if you are being serious or not reflection Nov 2012 #16
Yes, I appreciated that one. freshwest Nov 2012 #196
we actually seriously DO need this, and not just from Fox News RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 #29
Seriously, that's not a bad idea. tavernier Nov 2012 #192
If you live by propaganda, you will go insane by propaganda n/t socialindependocrat Nov 2012 #8
A suggestion texshelters Nov 2012 #13
I'm picturing a lady that came into my polling place Patiod Nov 2012 #14
I can picture her lying on the bathroom floor on her belly while kicking her feet and savannah43 Nov 2012 #71
I thought it was Alexis de Tocqueville? Spider Jerusalem Nov 2012 #75
This is serious as a heart attack. I've also had to tell people to stop listening to talk radio 24/7 reformist2 Nov 2012 #15
detoxing from hate and fear? NuttyFluffers Nov 2012 #17
+1 nailed it - fear is absolutely a drug trailmonkee Nov 2012 #18
Cognitive dissonance... RevStPatrick Nov 2012 #19
I haven't gotten up the nerve ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #20
Now it's their turn. PossumSqueezins Nov 2012 #21
Oh ya! ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #23
Here in WA state today, a guy with 2 big sandwich boards: "STOP AND IMPEACH OBAMA" CakeGrrl Nov 2012 #22
But that was FOUR long years PatSeg Nov 2012 #25
YES! PossumSqueezins Nov 2012 #27
That Obama sure is crafty. AlbertCat Nov 2012 #49
Theories! Bette Nov 2012 #159
Welcome to DU, Bette! With all that BS you're subjected to, you can japple Nov 2012 #197
I think this is happening all over the country PatSeg Nov 2012 #24
I think that Fox is probably thrilled that Pres Obama won Debau2005 Nov 2012 #30
Wow, you're right PatSeg Nov 2012 #47
IMO, if Romney had won Rob H. Nov 2012 #78
GOP Double-Standards GatorLarry Nov 2012 #185
welcome to DU! renate Nov 2012 #209
well heaven05 Nov 2012 #220
I don't think there are any simple answers to what is happening PatSeg Nov 2012 #221
you are right heaven05 Nov 2012 #222
You're so kind! PatSeg Nov 2012 #223
all of the media has been lying to us, for their own benefit $$, on our public airwaves RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 #26
I'd stage an intervention for my own family if possible abelenkpe Nov 2012 #28
I'm actually more concerned about O's safety zentrum Nov 2012 #31
I'm glad this lenghty campaign is over. Amonester Nov 2012 #146
Just tell them what they told us in 2004, "YOU LOST. GET OVER IT." catbyte Nov 2012 #32
Your last sentence skydive forever Nov 2012 #33
I agree! GermanDem Nov 2012 #42
BE CAREFUL OUT THERE! moondust Nov 2012 #34
You got that right! tavernier Nov 2012 #194
Not causing them, they were there all along. hobbit709 Nov 2012 #35
What's scary is, Pres Obama is hardly a leftist VWolf Nov 2012 #36
Can you imagine if a true liberal (eg, Ted Kennedy) were elected? AlbertCat Nov 2012 #55
Fox news and Rush Limbaugh are poisoning 1/2 of our country. denvine Nov 2012 #39
No, just 25%. Another 25% are just plain racists. kelliekat44 Nov 2012 #57
This is accurate. But we need to get those 25% some help! reformist2 Nov 2012 #107
I'm sorry.... that's just fucking pitiful. AlbertCat Nov 2012 #41
I have to agree Skittles Nov 2012 #67
Bwaa ha ha ha..... callous taoboy Nov 2012 #98
I don't understand it IL Lib Nov 2012 #218
Faux News Bubble Disorder: Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2012 #44
"Put down the remote and back away slowly! We can beat this! yellowcanine Nov 2012 #45
The fear just rolls off em toby jo Nov 2012 #46
The 1st thing a cult does is claim that everyone else is lying to you. ErikJ Nov 2012 #48
Great thread!! I also think the RW mindset is a cult--their sheeple are addicted!! hue Nov 2012 #50
Fox is a dangerous cult that lies and abuses people... CoffeeCat Nov 2012 #51
+1 Dangerous, poisonous, insidious, sophisticated, and divisive. BellaKos Nov 2012 #77
I refer to the condition as "Faux psychosis". go west young man Nov 2012 #106
Ain't it Great??? sebastianj333 Nov 2012 #54
Suppose I could just irritate some friends on that site by saying Fox News is the Devils channel PatrynXX Nov 2012 #56
And it's only Day 3 of 365,256 Days of Darkness aletier_v Nov 2012 #58
Well, if it's any consolation nobodyspecial Nov 2012 #59
Oh boy, one of these threads again. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2012 #60
Yes, one of these threads BellaKos Nov 2012 #72
Where in the world did she get this idea? That's a new one right out of the blue! Auntie Bush Nov 2012 #95
Well, BellaKos Nov 2012 #147
The Ammo, what is with the Ammo?? Bluegene Nov 2012 #125
That's true. BellaKos Nov 2012 #149
wow. barbtries Nov 2012 #61
That's how I probably would have felt if Romney had won. savannah43 Nov 2012 #63
I would have been upset and concerned nichomachus Nov 2012 #69
Faux Nooze -- the gateway drug to insanity. n/t BellaKos Nov 2012 #64
Fox is a dangerous force marions ghost Nov 2012 #65
So let them go crazy. begin_within Nov 2012 #66
Nobody likes to see their family like that nichomachus Nov 2012 #68
But what can you do about it? begin_within Nov 2012 #70
My cousin's cousin is postive it's the end of the world... StarryNite Nov 2012 #74
WOW Johnny2X2X Nov 2012 #76
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Nov 2012 #79
I think some of these people may have been mentally challenged to start with AndyA Nov 2012 #81
Obama will take care of her. oldbanjo Nov 2012 #82
David Frum even called them out on Morning Schmo today. meeshrox Nov 2012 #84
Not causing, triggering. The underlying problem has to be there. nolabear Nov 2012 #85
Exactly, these people were already mentally ill. Fox and the election dynamics "trigger' anneboleyn Nov 2012 #109
The right-wing propagandists, including Fox News, drm604 Nov 2012 #86
My wingnut relatives seem about the same DaveJ Nov 2012 #88
Glad we are out of town for the holiday. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #93
Basically these people are fascists employing fascist propaganda tactics. olegramps Nov 2012 #89
I would like to see Psychologist numbers this week compared to the last four years of the same week. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #91
These types don't see psychiatrists. They should though. DaveJ Nov 2012 #92
Is there a way to get them to watch just one hour of another news outlet like PBS? SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2012 #94
Yes, these folks are totally wacko...... Swede Atlanta Nov 2012 #100
FoxNews folks will eventually realize this 'sugar high' Fox feeds them is hollow of nourishment tomm2thumbs Nov 2012 #101
FOX IS a CULT undergroundpanther Nov 2012 #102
Fox is dangerous to this country. ivanincali00 Nov 2012 #105
Welcome to DU, ivanincali00! calimary Nov 2012 #123
Suck it up like we were told to do in 2000 when it literally was stolen from us. No sympathy at Raine Nov 2012 #110
AND in 2004. Don't forget how vicious and smug and cruel they were then, too! calimary Nov 2012 #122
The Fox media bubble is seriously freaky Politicub Nov 2012 #111
"end of the country" mechtech Nov 2012 #112
Welcome to DU, mechtech! calimary Nov 2012 #121
These are pre-existing conditions gulliver Nov 2012 #113
Doesn't Obamacare cover mental health? Incitatus Nov 2012 #114
Well she can always immigrate to Argentina .. Oh wait.. YOHABLO Nov 2012 #118
I have an 'acquaintance' whose been crying over and over since the election stuntcat Nov 2012 #120
Best Advice Ever. Step Away From FoxScrews. You will see Cha Nov 2012 #124
Fox is a pox The Wizard Nov 2012 #130
Similar? ffr Nov 2012 #131
It's the nacebo effect. jtuck004 Nov 2012 #132
Ever since the President's victory speech, I have fallen victim. Kennah Nov 2012 #133
I know, right? Doc Holliday Nov 2012 #171
Poor Losers elbloggoZY27 Nov 2012 #134
Soon after Obama's first win, I posted about neighbor who lost it. EmilyAnne Nov 2012 #135
Forced reality is the cure for the Faux disease MN Treehugger Nov 2012 #138
Couldn't even speak his NAME??? Beartracks Nov 2012 #139
You want ridiculous? Doc Holliday Nov 2012 #173
Only conservatives think liberals regard Obama as a god. Beartracks Nov 2012 #214
friggin sheep Shankapotomus Nov 2012 #140
Those who watch Fox News already have a mental disorder..... DeSwiss Nov 2012 #141
Love LBJ! Odin2005 Nov 2012 #193
A few years ago I saw my 74 year old mom sitting Zoeisright Nov 2012 #142
scary! Bette Nov 2012 #160
I know a right-winger who's actually RELIEVED Romney lost.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2012 #144
Geez, I was pretty damn angry about the eight years of Bush and tavalon Nov 2012 #158
If I were that guy... RandySF Nov 2012 #161
screaming !! outsideworld Nov 2012 #163
This one girl I know regrets having children sarahoopla Nov 2012 #164
im watching frequently MFM008 Nov 2012 #166
Several members of the Third Reich went through similar breakdowns. no_hypocrisy Nov 2012 #167
Visited our son's.... GTurck Nov 2012 #168
Post WWII Germany had a problem like this. So many had believed the lies for so long. Ford_Prefect Nov 2012 #169
Same thing in West Virginia Hubert Flottz Nov 2012 #172
Pre-existing Condition. aandegoons Nov 2012 #170
It's a shared psychosis by 47% of the population justiceischeap Nov 2012 #174
Fox news always on in public areas in GA. 4 more years Nov 2012 #175
idiots. that is what they get from watching fox day in day out. If they are that distressed, might still_one Nov 2012 #176
My mormon, Romney fan sister in law just posted something today on FB bushisanidiot Nov 2012 #177
Garbage in, garbage out BeyondGeography Nov 2012 #178
I think it's just bringing it out. alarimer Nov 2012 #180
Fox is dangerous because..... vduhr Nov 2012 #181
Their mental disorder wasn't caused by Obama. bowens43 Nov 2012 #182
I am so thankful for this site... TXDem1984 Nov 2012 #183
Get out more. Coyotl Nov 2012 #211
oh well SHRED Nov 2012 #184
Some of my Facebook friends coeur_de_lion Nov 2012 #187
Not voodoo.... TXDem1984 Nov 2012 #191
Yeah that's the thing TXDem no legitmate beef coeur_de_lion Nov 2012 #201
On 2nd thought you're right... TXDem1984 Nov 2012 #217
it is NOT a mental disorder: Gabi Hayes Nov 2012 #188
I know exactly how to get people to turn off Fox. mwooldri Nov 2012 #189
It's not causing mental disorders. It's revealing them. ancianita Nov 2012 #195
Bingo~! milestogo Nov 2012 #200
re:Obama's re-election causing mental disorders allan01 Nov 2012 #198
Obama is now "He who must not be named." Agnosticsherbet Nov 2012 #205
I had a normally rational coworker... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2012 #206
Glen Beck was one of the absolute WORST and most irresponsible. progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #224
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