Grown people crying, check in

[gulfcoastliberal]

:cry:

[Sparkle]

1. I'm not. Life goes on.

Fuck the bushies.

[pfitz59]

73. I'm with you, man!

The BFEE will fall someday, as all corrupt empires must! I may not see it, but perhaps my kids will. Unfortunately, the Bushies have another four years to wreak havoc on the planet. My guess is over-reach. Meanwhile, I have a life to live.......

[fujiyama]

75. I was driving home and I heard that song

It was so timely.

I have a knot in my stomach and can't get sleep. In time the feeling of pain will subside. I refuse to even sit in a room with cable news channels though. I can't stand hearing them.

No crying yet...and I seriously do doubt I'll cry for this...nevertheless it is devastating.

[KRose]

77. Ya I did

NOW I'm MAD AS HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PROGRESSIVE1]

2. .

:cry:

[Kipepeo]

3. Well, I *was* just crying

but your thread title made me laugh. :)

Thank you gulfcoastliberal.

:hug:

[LearnedHand]

4. Cryin' my eyes out!

It's HARD not to give up hope, Mr. Kerry! I have NOTHING IN COMMON with a majority of the people in my country, I am disenfranchised in my own country.

[Maat]

8. Thanks, DUers.

I agree. I was laughing. Now, I'm resigned. But I will not give up the fight for my values.

[schultzee]

74. Crying for the destruction of my country by a pig fake christian

[chiffon]

5. Checking in...n/t

[Mad_Dem_X]

6. Crying and extremely pissed off!

FUCK THE GOP and FUCK BUSH!

[Robbie67]

7. Too angry to cry

but I feel ya

[Christiandem]

9. Let the emotions come out...

Too disappointed in the K/E campaign to even bother watching the concession speech. I thought this was something that would never happen.

[cindyw]

10. Here.

n/t

[mzmolly]

11. .

here

[complain jane]

12. Cried on my way into work

Listening to the Kinks' "Living on a Thin Line".

[qanda]

13. Me!

And I thought I was doing okay. Now I cannot stop crying.

[young_at_heart]

14. Yes!

[aquart]

15. On and off all day.

I love my country. I love my identity as an American. George Bush has made that a stained and shameful thing.

The Republicans have ALL the power now. They are the only ones who can stop him.

I would be entertained if my heart wasn't sick and broken. And if I didn't realize that Bush's economy destroys my future.

[puddycat]

16. I'm mad as hell and I'm planning resistance--boycotting, etc.

these corporate whores of industry and media are not getting my dollars. I'm cutting down my spending. I will make Christmas gifts (cakes, cookies, etc.).
Hit them where it hurts--in the pocketbook

[snacker]

17. Crying off an on all day

It's going to take me a long time to get over this. I feel such a sense of loss and grief.

[LZ1234]

64. that's exactly how my day has been going.

I still can't believe it.

[Maiden England]

68. My day too

its unbelieveable

[movie_girl99]

18. I just posted the same thing

i totally lost it when his family came up on stage.

[libbygurl]

19. Amen. nt

[Synnical]

20. Yeah

[crispini]

21. Check. Sobbing like a small child.

Esp. during Edwards... he made me feel like he really understood what I had been going through and all the work I put in.

[SW FL Dem]

22. Crying and incredibly scared here

I am scared for my son. I am scared for the future of our country. I am also incredibly sad at the Kerry bashing I see here.

[qanda]

23. What does it take to get a hug around here?

:cry: :cry: :cry:

[gulfcoastliberal]

26. Group hug!

:grouphug:

Lets all buy our own island.

[qanda]

45. thanks

I needed that!

[ezee]

24. There have been two

times in my life I have cried because of a politician. The first time was when John Kennedy was killed and TODAY watching John Kerry concede.
My heart is broken today as when it was when I was a lad in grade school. It is truly a sad day for America and the world.

[venus]

25. Didn't think I had fallen so hard for these guys.

I'm crushed. My hopes are once again crushed.

[AmandaRuth]

27. Too tired to cry

my husband emailed me from work and said he had to take a walk outside the building, and get away so he wouldn't cry when the speech came on the radio.

[V Lee]

28. Crying? No. More determined than ever? YES!!!

This country has made it through over 200 years, through slavery, opression, sexual discrimination, civil war, two world wars, a couple dozen regional wars, and many other trials and hardships. And we're still here.

Yes, this is a dark chapter in the history of America, but it is not the end of the story.

[upsidedown]

29. My eyes are swollen from crying so much.

[cmd]

30. Here, pass the tissues

I'm beyond sad.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

31. I seem to have moved on to the second emotional swing

I am MAD! I am mad at the stupid mindless sheep that refuse to open their eyes.

I am sure I will be crying again in a few minutes, I've been bouncing back and forth between that and being mad all day.

[jugami]

32. It has been a rough day here...

I'm beginning to think that taking the day off and spending it alone may have been a bad idea. I've tried to go outside and be active to get my mind off things but thinking of the future, both near and far, has brought me to tears too many times and the day is only half over. I guess this is all part of the heartbreak but to look at these two men...this election was such a no-brainer. You can never understimate the lack of the intellect of the masses. I am hopeful that these feelings of loss will transfer to a reinvigorating energy to change but right now I don't know how I can possibly get out of bed tomorrow and go to work.

Peace and thanks to all here who have created a environment were I don't feel entirely alone or helpless.

[riverwalker]

33. they would have been magnificent

does this country even know what we have lost?

[demjomr313]

34. boo hoo hoo

:cry:

[Kellis]

35. democracy is dead

crying hysterically and afraid in Ga.

[redsoxliberal]

36. fighting back tears all day

this is almost as bad as I felt on 9/11

[soothsayer]

37. Me, too! What nice speeches.

[kimchi]

38. Before, during, and after the speech.

I think 40 minutes is enough; but I guarantee I'll start up again.

FUCK!

[yorkiemommie1]

39. we wore all black to work today

and will on 'coronation' day too.

[Riptide]

40. It seemed like only yesterday I was sobbing over Gore....

now I am bawling again, this time for Kerry. I loved Kerry even more than Gore, so this one hurts so much.

I am trying to get myself under control. I have to go pick the kids up at the bus stop in a little bit, and face the Stepford Republican wives in my neighborhood.

Calgon take me away!

[Pirate Smile]

41. I started crying taking my kids to school when they asked how

long it was until Christmas.

I was really looking forward to feeling hopeful about the future during this year's holidays knowing JK would be the President starting in January instead of this constant sense of dread about what BushCo. will do next.

[brishen]

42. it didn't hit me till'

the concession speech.;( How could so many people be so stupid? I feel ashamed and hopeless. What will 4 more years bring? I shudder to think.

[BootinUp]

43. Crying inside.

Does that count?

I guess it has to get a lot worse before it gets better. The fight goes on my friends.

[Hog lover]

44. Don't get mad (or sad), get even.

If you believe in God, hope for God's vengeance - but not in the afterlife, here on earth.

[Sparkly]

46. I'm crying my eyes out today

:cry:

[noonriser]

47. Checking in, wiping the tears all day long thus far

n/t

[Divine Discontent]

50. amen...

my mom started crying when kerry was almost finished, she was yelling at him to start with saying they weren't going to bridge the divide, etc, (I agree) and then the tears came.

I'm angry, more at bush than kerry, of course. we deserve better, I think there was fraud, I don't care what the media says.

this election DIDN'T get won because of bush's policies on jobs, environment, healthcare, social security, medicare, oh no...., it was won because those "damn faggots" want to have their marriages and by "god" we can't have that in amerikkka!

facists bastards. God in heaven help us through this suffering under these nazi sons of bitches. I think some bad shits about to happen...

[doodlebugs4kerry]

48. I've been crying all day ....

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

51. Me, too. Crying out of anger, depression and because of where our

country has been and is heading.......down the toilet.

[medeak]

67. welcome doodlebug...

there's lots of hugs here for you.

[aintitfunny]

49. Crying, Contentious, Cussing

It has not be pretty.

[Callisto]

52. same here

but Im ready to kick ass again- just going to stay in a while longer though....:p

[finecraft]

53. I'm up to 10 minutes intervals of no crying

Before I start bawling like a baby. It's been like this all day. I swear to God, I feel like someone close to me has died.

[skippysmom]

54. Cried when he conceded

And said something about how he wished he could embrace us all. I lost it then.

[CornField]

55. Alternating between sobs, hysterical laughter and immense anger

Sobs: "They had a f-in chance to change the direction of this nation. They had a chance to look outside of themselves and they couldn't see beyond their own personal greed."

Laughter: "Hats off to the evangelicals and fundamentalists who have elected an administration that has seen an increase in the number of abortions!"

Anger: "Fear won."

[Stephanie]

56. Not until I heard Edwards

And now I can't stop

[elsiesummers]

57. Not upset - don't know why - was devastated in 2000 with Gore.

Somehow, all though I like and respect and was very much a Kerry supporter (though not in the primary) and I do think Kerry ran a better campaign than Gore, I never emotionally connected to Kerry or his campaign.

Intellectually and in terms of the future of our country, I'm extremely dissappointed but emotionally completely unmoved in the result.

I'm sort of surprised because I was incredibly upset by the Gore situation in 2000. I think I became attached to Gore but not to Kerry.

I think Kerry ran a great campaign and actually performed much better, as a candidate, than I expected.

I'm dissappointed in Kerry's mention of unity in his concession. No unity. Obstruct. Obstruct. Obstruct.

[fujiyama]

76. I think the difference

between the two is that this was quick...Within a few hours of the results coming in, I could tell it was going badly.

OTOH, with Gore it went on for weeks and there was always hope that we could get the votes counted - proving that Gore was indeed the winner.

Still, I would say I invested more in this campaign. The post 9/11 US is a disturbing place. We got a preview with Iraq and the PATRIOT Act. Also the fact that the senate margin isn't even close disturbs me like hell.

[Felix Mala]

58. Only if I start thinking about our environment or Supreme Court

I was just out in Lake Tahoe, glad I got to see it before another four Bush years... Half of it will be hotels and the other half copper mines by '08.

[merh]

59.

:cry: :cry:

But, I refuse to remove my K/E bumper sticker and I will hold my head high when I pay off the bet I lost to a * supporter.

K/E may not have won - but damned, 50 million people wanted * fired, I am not alone!

Thank you for this post!

[Chimpeach]

60. ::: sniff sniff ::: wiping tears ::::

absolutely despondent here. had such high hopes.

[Gemini Cat]

61. I don't cry.

Today so far is proving my general assumption about myself wrong.

[lizzieforkerry]

62. I started crying when I told my 3 year old this morning

that Kerry wasn't going to get to be our president and I haven't stopped. Bawled during the speech. I was upset with Gore but he had pulled out of Ohio early so I didn't put as much blood, sweat and tears into his campaign as I did Kerry's. He would have been the best President! My neighbor took her BC sign down early this morning I think so as to not rub it in...maybe we will be able to restore a friendship. Thanks DU! I found you kind of late in the game but you have been here for me when it really counted!

[Cozmosis]

63. Almost, last night :(

[Lisa]

65. I was okay right up until Kerry said how he wanted to hug everyone ...

I'm not even American, and I would have gone right up there to get hugged by him and Teresa.

[medeak]

66. repub employees tiptoeing

and took off Bush bumper stickers. Employee who had baby didn't bring the baby today for first time (aren't I a great employer?)

They know it's a rough day. It's so quiet that it's creepy.

They're waiting for a meltdown.

[llmart]

69. Heartsick and disappointed....

I'm tired of reading the threads that are bashing Kerry. It is misplaced anger. Put the blame on the stupid people in this country who don't educate themselves about anything. Kerry would have been a terrific president and one we could have been very, very proud of. Unfortunately, we're stuck with this idiot. I hope his miserable failure gets worse. I refuse to support anything they do.

[4_Legs_Good]

70. I cried when I tried to explain it to my 2 year old son.

:cry:

david

[NJCher]

71. Who me? Cry?

A lake of tears? No, more like an ocean. I mostly cry over some of the posts I see here. I saw DancingBear's post about traveling from VA to Ohio and how far behind the work was because of this absence. I could so identify and understand that.

It's just too much for me when I see the dedication and the hope and sweat and tears we all put into this election and then to have it stolen once again (yes, I've been listening to Randi and I'm convinced).

I cry when I think about my students, whose future in technology will never happen because of outsourcing.

I cried when I saw the letter written by the Iraqis in Fallujah, pleading for help from the genocide we are performing there. I cry when I think of the soldiers who have been sent there to kill.

Thank God I did not have a class today and I only have one tomorrow. I really do not think I can hold it together through much more.

The only relief was when a friend insisted we go out to lunch so we could commiserate and after venting for an hour and a half I did feel a little better. But the tears returned as soon as I heard clips of Kerry's concession speech and especially the part where he said he wanted to hug us all.


Cher

[Dem_Loyalist]

72. My eyes have been puffy all day

My freeper co-workers kept asking if I had a cold. Early in the morning I kept running to the ladies room to wipe my eyes. All the while they're yukking it up about bushco winning the election. They're just gloating non stop. They keep slapping me on the back and saying what a great day it is for "murican bidness". If I hear one more time that bushco got the most popular votes ever in a presidential election I think Ill vomit.

[Regice]

78. I cannot cry

I'm too drunk...