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KingCharlemagne

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56. Ah, it's a fact of life out here in SoCal. Problem is when you have a time-sensitive

Thu Nov 6, 2014, 11:22 AM

Nov 2014

matter to which to attend and you're caught by surprise. My wife got to hear me swear up a storm the whole trip on election night

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One example of how dumb our electorate is. [View all] Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2014 OP

But...but Obama is worse than all of that! Doncha know? Fixed Noise says so! muntrv Nov 2014 #1

Guns, God, and Ebola. HooptieWagon Nov 2014 #2

you forgot benghazi nt kydo Nov 2014 #5

That is really the only explanation here. To fucking stupid to get in out of the rain. lonestarnot Nov 2014 #3

Hey, I marched in Los Angeles against the Iraq War in a torrential downpour back in 2003. To KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #45

Let me guess. You voted right? lonestarnot Nov 2014 #53

Yes, I did, mainly b/c of the 5-6 CA ballot initiatives. Had to endure a 1-hour KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #54

Yes. lonestarnot Nov 2014 #55

Ah, it's a fact of life out here in SoCal. Problem is when you have a time-sensitive KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #56

I don't need a traffic jam to "swear up a storm." lonestarnot Nov 2014 #57

That, is one of the most concerning things happening, those "that can't RKP5637 Nov 2014 #4

Well said, sir...nt freebrew Nov 2014 #6

yep heaven05 Nov 2014 #15

Yet many still wont accept how much racism is the driving force libtodeath Nov 2014 #7

yep heaven05 Nov 2014 #16

BINGO!!! LovingA2andMI Nov 2014 #33

It truly is. Lilyeye Nov 2014 #40

Our electorate is "dumb" because the Rs engineered it that way. MANative Nov 2014 #8

Yes, republicans lie. Why don't/can't we combat that? Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2014 #9

And because the Rs keep feeding the $$$$$$ into their owned propaganda Amonester Nov 2014 #37

Do you have a link for that quote? Hissyspit Nov 2014 #10

YES Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2014 #11

NBC: (warning: auto-play video) muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #13

"When in doubt, throw the bums out." To be fair, the system does not give voters many other options bklyncowgirl Nov 2014 #12

But they didn't really "throw the buns out" proReality Nov 2014 #19

I have a brother in law. He's in his 50s off and on unemployment for the past few years. bklyncowgirl Nov 2014 #27

BINGO!!! AGAIN!! LovingA2andMI Nov 2014 #34

We have them in the northeast too. bklyncowgirl Nov 2014 #39

America's preferred form of education is watching television. world wide wally Nov 2014 #14

Exactly missmo1951 Nov 2014 #18

BINGO!!!!! KPN Nov 2014 #25

The people who watch it and buy the products. Anyone that thinks differently is delusional. n/t jtuck004 Nov 2014 #31

THey are still waiting for something to trickle down. logosoco Nov 2014 #17

Oh Illinois, you fucked up big time damnedifIknow Nov 2014 #20

lol, mary fallin in oklahoma had a commercial that said she cut taxes okieinpain Nov 2014 #21

Specifically, in the 63% 'favours the wealthy', 64% of them voted Dem, 35% Repub muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #22

And yet... AzSweet Nov 2014 #23

In the case of Arkansas, Art_from_Ark Nov 2014 #51

Only 36 percent of Americans can name the three branches of government K lib Nov 2014 #24

No wonder they hate democrats! Sheesh!! Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2014 #42

When I went to the polls sulphurdunn Nov 2014 #26

Fire Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, first. Then DEMAND that our politicians run on our success randys1 Nov 2014 #28

Fear is a powerful motivator, the GOP is a master at using it. Avalux Nov 2014 #29

The politics of fear is tragic. Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2014 #49

They're not dumb. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #30

except that is clearly not true hfojvt Nov 2014 #38

Not only that, but... Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2014 #43

Maybe if the Dems actually did something to make the system fair... Android3.14 Nov 2014 #32

Maybe the Dems could if they won Congress treestar Nov 2014 #41

Maybe in the why-am-I-so-powerless fantasy land where you live Android3.14 Nov 2014 #47

Made me laugh when Thom Hartman called the TPP "Shafta" this morning. Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2014 #44

that might be true hfojvt Nov 2014 #35

Yes, I think we all (on DU) know that. Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2014 #46

lol Cosmocat Nov 2014 #36

Fuck! (channelling Bill Paxton) Y'all aren't paying very close attention to current events. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #48

"Dumb" - that's a great lead in to the 2016 election... brooklynite Nov 2014 #50

Dumb as a box of rocks. Dumb as a post. Dumb and dumber. Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2014 #52