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In the discussion thread: Nancy Pelosi:Mitt Romney isn't going to be President everybody knows that [View all]

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 04:18 PM

frazzled (9,144 posts)

8. I, personally, never like to say something will turn out ok

Out loud or even to myself. I feel like it kind of puts the hex on things. So I always make sure to worry a lot (not just about elections--about everything!), and think its likely things will turn out badly. Then they usually turn out great. And one can feel all the happier for the angst one has properly lived through.

This is just my own admittedly backwards and superstitious psychology. But honestly, I apply it from everything to thinking the cake is going to collapse in the oven (it came out beautifully!) to they won't have the particular knife I want to buy at the store (they did!), to ... elections!

Think negatively and it has to turn out better than you thought!

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19 replies	Author	Time	Post
Nancy Pelosi:Mitt Romney isn't going to be President everybody knows that [View all]	bigdarryl	Sep 2012	OP
oh snap!	texasleo	Sep 2012	#1
Hope that happens. On the plus side for Mitt, he got to run	SDjack	Sep 2012	#2
The freepers are going to have a canary about this	Freddie	Sep 2012	#3
AND she's from California. SAN FRANCISCO, California, to boot.	calimary	Sep 2012	#15
Oh wow. I'm starting to feel more confident with recent polling.	BenzoDia	Sep 2012	#4
There are times when Pelosi is her own worst enemy	TroyD	Sep 2012	#5
I, personally, never like to say something will turn out ok	frazzled	Sep 2012	#8
I agree with you, TroyD.	kurtzapril4	Sep 2012	#14
I'm sure she'll get a call from the campaign	BeyondGeography	Sep 2012	#6
True	Proud Liberal Dem	Sep 2012	#19
The only way he can "win" is if the elections are stolen again	lunatica	Sep 2012	#7
There are other ways he can win other than stolen elections	TroyD	Sep 2012	#9
Even Mitt knows that, which has got to suck to think while preparing for the debates and events.	bloomington-lib	Sep 2012	#10
I think she should rephrase that.	Jamaal510	Sep 2012	#11
+1	Digital Puppy	Sep 2012	#12
Exactly what I was thinking.	SunSeeker	Sep 2012	#16
True...but we still have got to get people out to vote!!	Digital Puppy	Sep 2012	#13
From her mouth	outsideworld	Sep 2012	#17
She said the same thing about Newt Gingrich not being the Republican nominee & she was RIGHT	johnlucas	Sep 2012	#18

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