You dumb bastards

[AllentownJake]

Ok, I've been saying this since, oh February but certain posters in this forum prefer to brand me as a traitor than to listen to what I am saying. The perception is bad...BAD. Some of us prefer to live in our little bubble world where the President is perfect and can do no wrong. Sorry folks AllentownJake lives in the real world and I knew something like this would happen from the day the President decided to slap some of his biggest supporters in the face with Rick Warren at the Inaguration. Slap in the face after slap in the face to the base and you people wonder why a Reagan conservative is now going to be in the Governor's mansion of New Jersey.

So we have one year to prevent a blood bath in the 2010 midterms.

Incidently, if it wasn't for some very strong city support my county almost lost the most capable County Executive in recent history to a Tea Bagger.

BTW for those who are about to jump on me, I was out working for the Democratic Party today, What the Fuck were you doing?

[SpartanDem]

1. Couldn't be that Corzine was a shitty governor with a 35% approval rating

sounds to me like you're the dumbass

[tabatha]

3. +5

[AllentownJake]

18. Where were you today?

[AllentownJake]

4. What were you doing today?

Say what you want about me, I was out in the field knocking on doors protectin my own.

[SpartanDem]

20. Yeah that's great

still doesn't make your OP anymore true if Corzine had a half-way decent approval rating he would've slaughtered the fatass.

[greyl]

24. What you did earlier today has no bearing on the merits of your post.

Stop trying to change the subject.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

37. That's great. But that doesn't change Corzine's approval rating from being slightly above Dick

Cheney territory.

[Chulanowa]

2. Hyperbole, strawman, and the old favorite, "I was into it before it was cool"

Damn, DU is starting to stink.

[AllentownJake]

7. Bury your head in the sand

After I'm done working my ass off for a State Rep and a Congressman who will win you all can cry in your beer about your own races in your own states.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

38. What do you expect? You post an OP that insults DUers in the subject line.

And you follow that up by hurling insults and basically saying "Everyone sucks but me!!!" again and again and again. Now you complain that nobody is taking you seriously. What kind of reply did you think you were going to get with this post?

Look, I understand being upset. But rants like this really don't help matters. You lose people at the subject line and it just gets worse from there. I think you have a valid point buried in your post (the Dems need to be sure to organize for 2010). I just don't think you chose the best way to express it.

[Chulanowa]

41. So if I understand right...

Your sniveling, slobber-faced rambling about how terrible Obama is, is the key to getting the guys you're campaigning for elected?

If I understand right, you make no sense, and are just another little fucking punk engaging in the daily "BAWL FUCK OBAMA BAWL" ecercises with the rest of the little fucking punks.

[DJ13]

5. I get more worried by the day about 2010

There are too many Democrats who accept (if not actually desire) our party enacting "safe" "right leaning middle of the road" policies heading into next year.

The electorate didnt vote for "safe" when they elected a Dem majority in both Houses, and "safe" was the last thing on their minds when they elected a Black man the MSM labeled as a diehard liberal for President.

Sure safe works out great for the corporations, but the electorate wanted a solid change from business as usual, and it seems our party has no intentions of giving them what they voted for.

[NYC_SKP]

6. So, you're blaming Obama for um, something. What are you blaming Obama for?

New Jersey?

Really?

[AllentownJake]

11. Where were you today?

What were you doing in your back yard?

[NYC_SKP]

23. I was running back and forth between hospitals for parents. Why?

Because you were out working for the Democratic Party?

That's your answer to every reply that doesn't agree with you, "Where were you today?"

Your working for the party makes your opinion more valid?

Get over yourself, AJ. I know you're passionate, but don't be absurd.

OK?

Talk to me when your 80+ year old parents are in separate hospitals with a shit for brains health care system trying to kill them.

That's where I was today.

[alcibiades_mystery]

51. Best reply in the whole thread

Allentown Jake at his most self-righteous and asinine. It's proper to demonstrate the absurdity of his behavior on these boards.

[FrenchieCat]

8. You dumb bastards?

Since February, you have been shitting on this President basically nonstop! Considering that the Right is already doing this, it is precisely because there are so many doing it (it's the "IN" thing) including on the Left that the young folks and the minorities stayed their asses at home.....
It's their way of saying FUCK YOU to both political parties....after all, it isn't only the Right criticizing this President 24/7 day and night....the Left is doing it as well.

The negative feedback on each and every move Obama makes is turning folks off (who were fired up and ready to go and now are just tired of the flames) from politics (hell, I'm even turned off!).....because they aren't stupid, and even they understand that they didn't vote for a pony on November 5th, 2008!

[AllentownJake]

9. What were you doing today

to protect the democratic party? For all the bull you post what did you do to back it up today?

[FrenchieCat]

19. I was working hard to make a living.....

Cause personally, it is folks like you and Ed Schultz, and Maher, who have helped turn me away from politics for right now. I'm coming to DU less and less, not writing to the media much and watching hardly any "news" shows....cause I see that the only thing y'all can do is cry and shit about everything. I'm fucking tired of the negativity about everything, and the lack of recognition about any positive. It sucks, and it makes me tired.

[AllentownJake]

22. Yeah

I'm pissed at my President and I still came out.

[alcibiades_mystery]

52. Win

It is precisely the Allentown Jakes that are turning people off. I didn't give a good goddamn about ANY of these elections today.

[Hutzpa]

10. ditto n/t

[AllentownJake]

15. Where the hell were you today?

What were you doing?

[Hutzpa]

21. Not snorting

that much I can tell you.

[Hutzpa]

28. Let me also add

that Creigh Deeds turned me off by saying he would not support PO and would be
prepared to go against Democrats on the issue, he threw me under the bus by
saying that.

You are one of the Debbie Downers on this forum that constantly post threads
after threads about how Obama is a corporatist, how is not doing enough on
DADT, DOMA health care etc, so even though you work your socks off which I
thank you for, maybe you need to change YOUR attitude toward the President.

[AllentownJake]

30. At the end of the day

I'm out there working my ass off. I might bitch, but I work.

[Hutzpa]

33. That is not an

excuse to pound on the President, if anything you should be a pioneer in
perusing the President's agenda....Just saying.

[AllentownJake]

34. The President better get a good night's sleep tonight

and wake the fuck up.

[PBS Poll-435]

12. Not drinking...

WTF, dude?

[Scurrilous]

17. LOL

My first thought.

[PBS Poll-435]

26. I know he is upset. NJ and VA are very close to PA.

He was a very intense Obama supporter during the primaries. I was on the other side. But by mid June nearly all of us at DU were on the same page.


I believe that none of the election results today are indicative of 2010. Weird and crazy circumstances in all. (Except VA... Should have nominated somebody that had a chance of winning state-wide. Deeds lost his race for AG in 2005 when Kaine won at the top of the ticket by nearly 6%)

[AllentownJake]

29. 51-49%

To one of the finest County Executives my county has ever had to a fucking Tea Bagger. Yes I'm worried, Obama carried my county by 60% and I have to live here.

[PBS Poll-435]

32. Consolation? At least your Congressman and Senator are head of the NRCC and NSCC!

Like me...


And yes, I am a little scared because these people are nucking futs.

No discourse, no debate; just more of the "you're either with us or against us" crew.

[ErinBerin84]

13. thanks for your work today.

And I usually appreciate your posts, even the critical ones (sometimes especially, since I knew you were a big Obama supporter) , but they are beginning to sound less and less coherant.

[AllentownJake]

16. Sorry I'm pissed off

and I had one or two tonight

[ErinBerin84]

31. venting, anger, and criticism is good

but when you start a majority of posts from a place of hostility towards people here, it gets um, a bit tedious, and people can instantly tune out. Didn't you recently say that everyone on DU could stand to be nicer to each other? But I get there are worse things and that's the internet for ya. Keep on keeping on.

[VMI Dem]

14. I wonder why that vote in Maine...the whole states decide on civil rights strategies...

isn't being hailed as some masterful chess move?

[stevenleser]

25. by whom? The Governor of Maine?

or is that vote somehow Obama's fault too? Next you are going to be saying he kidnapped the Lindbergh baby.

[VMI Dem]

27. He has said that an issue of civil rights should be left up to the states.

Didn't know or don't care, Charlie?

At least read the gospels. The Christians do.

[Beregond2]

35. Uh...

what are you talking about? The loss of two governorships? Are you serious? And you think that has something to do with something that Obama did in the presidential election?

We are up two in the House, one of whom was elected in a very Republican district...gay rights are on the way to be affirmed byu the voters of WA state...sorry, but your theory is absurd.

[Indepatriot]

36. Booze and Blogging don't mix but....

Jake's got a very good point here. It's true Corzine and Deeds were both lousy candidates, but Democratic turnout was terrible! The fact is we'll lose ANYTIME we're lazy. Say what you want about the Republicans, but they SHOW UP!

Jake, thanks for your hard work, we can all learn from your example, regardless of our usually minor differences.

[CakeGrrl]

39. WTF?

So Corzine lost because NJ Progressives wanted to teach the President a lesson?

Maybe this is coded so that only "thinking people" understand what point you're trying to make. I'm not sure why this post is over here since you once claimed that GD: P was the implicit bastion of the Obama "cheerleaders".

[Renew Deal]

40. Sorry, but the governor of NJ has nothing to do with Obama.

It has a lot to do with Corzine and cyclical politics. Corzine was governor for at least 2 full terms already.

[Justitia]

42. Yo! We just INCREASED our majority in Congress by TWO more seats!

Governorships are about local issues. We won where it counted.

Trust me, you know those guys in Jersey - they will hate their new governor before he even takes office. He's doomed.

And you can tell them "told ya so" from next door in PA - where, I understand, the Dem party cleaned up nicely statewide today.

Thanks for doing your part!

[TheKentuckian]

43. I feel you that we likely have a base election coming and people need a reason to be motivated

but Corizine has flaws that have nothing to do with Obama and you know this. Come on man this kat spent in the hundreds of millions and couldn't beat a total crapwad mostly I believe because voters are super stupid about taxes and economic realities. He made tough calls that aren't easy to sell because above all else Americans despise sacrifice and big picture thinking.

The blame Obama at every turn is a cop out. What kind of brainless fools would sit on their hands in their own governor's race over Rick Warren dude? You know good and well that has nothing or nearly nothing to do with this race and I can't possibly connect Obama to an apparently extremely competent Executive.

If our "base" is that addle brained and rubberkneed then we have zero percent chance anyway. Anyone that is in the frame of mind of fuck it let the nutters have the wheel again is beyond worthless and would be pretty close there to even under ideal circumstances. You can't be the "base" and fall of at this level of obstacle. Base means base not a bunch of fairweathers that call it quits in the 1st quarter of a game that we lead in despite the score being tighter than expected.

I don't call you a traitor and never have but you are damn near hyperventilating through the screen. Everyone has to be much tougher in the face of adversity. We haven't even hit the hard stretch yet.

[Mimosa]

44. Corzine had sunk himself.

And the populace at large don't like what they saw Congress do for the past 9 or 10 months. They no it's the same old garbage, the same sham.


As somebody up topic said:

"Sure safe works out great for the corporations, but the electorate wanted a solid change from business as usual, and it seems our party has no intentions of giving them what they voted for."

[DCBob]

45. You are not a traitor, you are confused..

What was "dumb" were the candidates. They were pathetic -- lipstick on a pig but its still a pig.

[CTLawGuy]

46. remember the time when we WON

these very same races in 2001, and then cruised to overwhelming victory in 2002? I don't either.

It Means NOTHING.

[Jennicut]

48. Exactly. And I was out voting yesterday for my local races.

I helped vote down putting a manager in charge of the town of Terryville instead of the mayor, Vin Festa. Ick, I don't want a town manager.
Anyway, here are some local races: http://www.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/electi...

[old mark]

47. Jake, you did good things for Allentown - Democratic mayor reelected,

all Democratic city council.

We didn't do bad in Berks, either, but we did allow a few GOPers to get in...but mostly Dems at least here.
Turnoug in PA was around 20%.

Those of you who did not vote - fuck you.

And a special FUCK YOU to the whining piece of shit who unrec'd this.

mark

[Jennicut]

49. Crappy candidates don't usually win. Paterson should not run in 2010.

Just my opinion, of course. Some Dems deserve to lose...Harry Reid anyone?
I went out and voted and took my two daughters with me though they are only 4 and 5. Never too young to teach about being responsible for what goes on in their town and learning to vote though.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

50. they are only governors races

[rasputin1952]

53. I'm locking this...

There is understandable passion after this "mini"-Tuesday election, the dust needs to settle a little before we can actually figure out what this all comes to.