Maybe I need to take a break from following politics

[thedecline]

I was just watching CNN headline news and they were showing video of Bush giving a speech, talking about John Kerry. When he started saying John Kerry would raise taxes (in fact, actually saying "I know what's he'd gonna do, he's gonna raise all yer taxes") I was so pissed off I could feel, and see, my heart beating extremely hard.

I thought I was going to pass out; Bush disgusts me that much. I wonder if I'll be able to make it to November without having a heart attack.

[RamboLiberal]

1. Hang in and welcome to DU

When you get those feelings you'll find support here. We all have to hang in till election day and get these idiots out of the WH. And when that happens we'll all have to be vigilant till inauguration day. Maybe then we can all have a well-deserved vacation.

[madmax]

2. Take it easy thedecline

I turn the channel or turn off the tube. I can't stand to listen or look at him.

Welcome to DU :toast:

[Tarheel_Dem]

17. i second that emotion.........

:puke:

[madmax]

25. Hi Tarheel

Welcome to DU :toast:

[Cleita]

3. I'm sure you will make it to November without a heart attack.

The tax reference is the least of the propaganda. Watch for the biggest trashing of Kerry ever. Don't believe any of it. If you need facts come to us at DU. Welcome.

[Indiana_Dem]

4. Don't feel bad!! I know exactly what you feel!! lol

I listened to the entire speech while wishing i could see the war protests going on all over the world!! I have been really mad today. Tomorrow 60 Minutes is supposed to have an insider come out with 9/11 and Bush's incompetency stuff (Richard Clarke?). Tomorrow will be a better day. They might show some of the outside world's footage of the protests as well as it comes in. I'm afraid we will have many a day like this until November. I know I'll be boiling during the Republican convention as well. We just have to keep at it and make it the biggest fight we've ever fought! Stay with us and keep the support! We need it as well.

By the way, welcome to DU!

[alcuno]

5. Welcome to DU, thedecline

I know what you mean. The old Clinton hatred "ain't got nothin" on the * hatred. He is a blight on this nation and I cannot stand to even hear his voice; the cadence of his speech makes me crazed.

[thedecline]

6. Thanks for the welcomes

I appreciate it. I'll take your guys's advice.

[LibertyorDeath]

8. Welcome & have a laugh it's the best medicine!

Enjoy :)

http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/blbushisms.htm

[whistle]

7. TheDecline, stay calm, you'll last longer...

...Bush gave that speech right here in my hometown. I could not believe all those freepers gathered together under one roof. And there was Dubya giving that goofy smirk and he'd say "family values" and the whole room would burst out in frantic cheers. Have they seen the kinds of families he and his brother Jeb raised? Those daughters are absolutely nowhere within 500 miles of daddy. Then Duyba says, "we're in this war for the duration", and the whole area went wild with cheers, Jeeeesssus! That entire arena of repugs and rethugs are like "bring em on". The duration to GW I guess will mean 5560 dead, 40,000 wounded and counting. These people are so whacked out, they have no idea where this megalomaniac is leading this country except to:

:nuke: :nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke: :nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke:

[camero]

9. Which is worse

Taxes or the whole country looking like Newark, NJ? Your choice.

That's what I would say if I was Kerry.

[question everything]

19. Except the people of Newark may not appreciate this ;-) n/t

[AgadorSparticus]

10. Hang in there. We have all had bad reactions to the chimp.

When it gets too much, just turn off the TV. They are all in cahoots anyways. You're not going to miss anything. Trust me. They'll repeat it until you throw up. You won't get the news you're looking for from the cable news networks. It's becoming all propaganda for b*. So turn it off. It does WONDERS!!!

[Mel]

11. Turn the tv off!

When you see Bush* on your tv turn it off, come here, hang out, and just read transcripts of what he says.

At least by coming here you will have people that are on your side and just as disgusted with 'the liar' as you are!

[SendTheGOPPacking]

12. I cannot stand to listen to him. I have to mute the TV when he

comes on because he causes such an anger in me every time he opens his lying mouth.

[Ilsa]

I do that, and the Closed Captioning can't even make out

what hes saying!

CC does a decent job printing what the tv journalists say, etc, but it can't make heads or tails of his quacky bush-speak.

The Evil idiot.

[Ilsa]

28. DUPE. sorry.

[CHIMO]

13. Hang In

And just think how many other negative impulses went out to others. What you see is the presentation. What you don't see is the reaction of others. There are many more out there like you.
Don't give up. That is the intent.

Welcome!!

[osaMABUSh]

14. I felt that same way when I saw Shrub was leading in some polls

I vowed to stay off DU, cable and the Internet for a week - I was back on in one day.

Then I thought, fuck it, I'm pissed and vowed instead to do everything I can - donate to Kerry, use my anti-Bush bumper stickers, write emails to news orgs whereever Kerry is getting slammed or Bush is getting a free ride, begin a personal campaign of distributing anti-Bush literature in public places, bring up Bush's failures (politely) in conversations, etc. etc.

[calimary]

24. Welcome to DU, and - elbayl, these are all excellent suggestions.

GET INVOLVED! Note my sig line! I make people sick of me around here, nagging about the TOLL FREE NUMBER to call your congresscritter and "give 'em HELL on the HILL!"

Let 'em know how you feel and how outraged you are and how you won't be fooled. The more "they" know - whoever "they" are - be it the cable or tv media, the print media, radio media, congressional reps, local reps, local friends, shoppers, neighbors, fellow parents, fellow students, WHOEVER!!! It's just important that they know. ALL of them.

If they think you don't care, they won't, either.

[calimary]

27. This one's in further honor of elbayl - AND DUer bigtree, too.

I am actually REposting this - from another DUer - I GRATEFULLY acknowledge DUer bigtree for coming up with this list and doing the heavy lifting on it. But it's SO WORTH IT to repost. PLEASE CONTACT SOMEBODY. ANYBODY! Or use the TOLL FREE Capitol Hill Switchboard number in my sig line, first thing tomorrow morning.

PLEASE PEOPLE! DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! "60 Minutes" ENDS at the end of the 60 minutes. It's up to the rest of us to see that it lives on and keeps having an impact. This is VERY heavy stuff. Needs to be repeated ALL OVER THE PLACE! And, while you're at it, CBS needs to be thanked!

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[Jane Austin]

33. You forgot one!

Registering a new voter is a quick antidote to having to listen to Bush.

Let's get those people who didn't vote at all last time, but who can't stand him either, registered and informed and ready to vote.

[SarahB]

15. It's so hard not to get angry and cynical

I frequently feel helpless and overwhelmed by it much of the time. You can do what many of us do, retreat to the safety of DU's Lounge where you can talk with like-minded folks about silly stuff. :7

[Sugarbleus]

16. Welcome TD, I have felt like you did many times.

I have to get off the computer or go play a game, turn off the TV and radio, and go do something outside if I can. It can be hard to do that because it's like I don't want to miss anything...ugh

I get really worked up with anger...'taint good for my heart. I find myself just bruising for a confrontation. At that point, I get out the valiums and meditate on something positive. LOL

Coming in here to find out what's up is a great tool. I especially LOVE the witty posts that I often find in here...a little levity goes a long way to evening my nerves. I'll hang in with you and the other's if you will too. :hi: Peace

[question everything]

18. Was listening to the same speech earlier today while at the gym

on the treadmill and was ready to scream at the TV monitor and make obscene gesture, but realized that my "fellow" exercisers might not share my sentiments so I just turned off my radio in disgust.

[grasswire]

20. I've asked myself exactly the same thing

I don't know if I will live through the election. I've even thought about trying to get some very mild tranquilizers of some kind, as I have heart rhythm irregularity already. I've never taken any kind of tranquilizer or mood-altering meds. But this roller coaster is dangerous for some of us. I brought this concern up on a private message board the other day and the wags there suggested a certain illegal leafy herb. (Not something I want to do.)

Maybe you ought to have your blood pressure checked, thedecline. Make sure you're physically okay before the campaign gets worse.

When I think about election 2000 ----- I ain't looking forward to the chaos again.

[JaySherman]

21. I've been thinking that to myself of late.

I might give it a rest for a spell, while things are (relatively) quiet. The nice thing about living overseas right now is I don't have to experience the Republican fascist media blitz. Just reading the news on the Internet can be too much sometimes.

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[adadem]

22. Just turn it off

for a few days. I had to do that last week. Don't ask why I had to buy a new TV...book meets screen...crash.

[LibDemAlways]

23. Everyone at DU shares your pain.

The bought and paid for corporate media steadfastly refuses to acknowledge that millions of people despise Bushco. Instead they pretend that the chimp and his evil cabal are well-liked and popular, so that you, the viewer sitting at home, are supposed to think, "Gee, why am I the only one who doesn't like these guys? Maybe there's something wrong with me!"

I get sick to my stomach thinking about all of the evil perpetrated by these bastards the last four years while the media shilled and continues to shill for them. Our only hope is that people who haven't had their brains destroyed by pro-chimp propaganda disguised as "news" will wake up, realize that they have been lied to repeatedly, and remove the cancer that is destroying this country come November.

[Kimber Scott]

26. I've decided to take a break, too.

I'll kind of take a nap with one eye open - just in case something really big happens. Other than that, I'm going to enjoy my life. November is a long way a way and I need to save my strength. I plan to send money whenever I can, but other than that, I'm going to enjoy my life. Of course, I'll be peeking in here, in case something really big happens, but other than that, I'm going to enjoy my life!

:bounce:

[Arkana]

29. Yeah, man, just visit here

Come to DU. It defuses my temper after the Washington Dispatch boards, and if a website can do that it's certainly worth its salt.

Oh, and I'm not a moderator, but welcome to DU anyway. :)

[Ilsa]

30. I'm having to take steroids for my poison ivy case

(my immune system got overloaded from the poison), and between the steroids and the idiot in chief being on tv hawking the Iraq War this week, I thought I was going to go ballistic a few times.

[freeforall]

31. So now he's a psychic?

"I know what's he'd gonna do, he's gonna raise all yer taxes"

He can read Kerry's mind, knows his intentions?

Chimpy should leave off the prophesying. He doesn't have a good record, eh?

1. Iraq will be a cakewalk.
2. Saddam has tons of WMD's
3. Iraq was complicit in 911
4. The economy is improving
etc...

Nostradamus has nothing to worry about here!

</sarcasm>

Here's a prediction of my own, LOL:

Kerry will handle this lying POS.

While this is unpleasant, there are still eight months to go. If Kerry sticks to the issues, * will show himself for the whining baby he is.

[Jane Austin]

32. I can't watch him

But I do watch other stuff on politics.

The Chimp is the reason God made remote controls. :)