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No bravenak Feb 2017 #1
Me neither. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2017 #3
That's exactly how I feel. The JPR folks live for this shit. bravenak Feb 2017 #11
Absolutely. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2017 #13
They can start at TJ Maxx. Fuck Ivanka too, she would be the type 'excited' by this bravenak Feb 2017 #23
They'd whine about how poor they all are. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2017 #26
Per a friend who works at TJ Maxx crazycatlady Feb 2017 #68
I bet it sits at the goodwill for a year before they just bag it up and set it in the alley for free bravenak Feb 2017 #73
I think from there it goes to Ropa por Libra Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #132
They should ship it back to her at the whitehouse bravenak Feb 2017 #133
I LIKE it! Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #137
it reeks of privilege. JHan Feb 2017 #17
Somebody who will never be harmed half as much as my kids bravenak Feb 2017 #21
They think the people in the streets are Bernie's revolution. LOL n/t seaglass Feb 2017 #82
LOL! Sad.nt bravenak Feb 2017 #85
I really wish they would stay at JPR. Squinch Feb 2017 #214
Me too, for sure. I stay away from there on purpose bravenak Feb 2017 #250
Yep. cwydro Feb 2017 #249
I heard or read somewhere that bdamomma Feb 2017 #136
No. Exhausting Alice11111 Feb 2017 #123
It's unreal bravenak Feb 2017 #124
Susan, is that you? jmg257 Feb 2017 #2
I think I finally figured that you're talking about sarandon. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #28
Ha - sorry - just busting chops... nt jmg257 Feb 2017 #29
No worries! Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #35
I understand, I do. One huge caution, no matter what you do, or what we do Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #4
+1 heaven05 Feb 2017 #50
It's always the straight white males (and occasionally white women)... butdiduvote Feb 2017 #91
Good thing I never stated I found any of this fun. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #96
Well it's a good thing I never said the dismal news is what excites me. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #95
I am defending you Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #99
I know. retrowire Feb 2017 #102
Your experience in this thread, mine also, is a lesson for us white str8t men, if we Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #105
Oh I know this completely. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #112
Nope JustAnotherGen Feb 2017 #5
It's like a National Night Before a Colonoscopy n/t leftstreet Feb 2017 #6
Or a root canal. eom fleur-de-lisa Feb 2017 #7
not at all Afromania Feb 2017 #8
Not me - depressed at some level since election day. However - if all sorts of positive activism NRaleighLiberal Feb 2017 #9
No. But I feast on anger and fury, they sustain me. JHan Feb 2017 #10
Fuck no. There is no lotus. n/t seaglass Feb 2017 #12
What I desperately, desperately, desperately want is. . . BigDemVoter Feb 2017 #14
me too... we all know those fuckers deserve it so badly Fast Walker 52 Feb 2017 #22
30% of Californians voted for this so-called President. - nt KingCharlemagne Feb 2017 #41
Ugh. I live in California, and that makes me ill to read. . . BigDemVoter Feb 2017 #122
!!! Alice11111 Feb 2017 #120
I'd trade all the craziness and excitement in an instant for an alternate reality... Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2017 #15
I sometimes have fantasies about that.. JHan Feb 2017 #20
it's only exciting in the sense that the GOP could completely collapse over Trump and we Fast Walker 52 Feb 2017 #16
Exciting, like trying to keep a falling power line out of water you and others are standing in, highplainsdem Feb 2017 #18
Well said Alice11111 Feb 2017 #233
In a way, like when you watch an explosion The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #19
Not in the least. I've had enough of the many months of turmoil and feel disgusted by Trumpists. manicraven Feb 2017 #24
My feelings too. On the verge of tears daily Alice11111 Feb 2017 #236
I like what you have shared here. NCTraveler Feb 2017 #25
Exactly! Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #33
If I remember right, you are pretty young and relatively new in politics. NCTraveler Feb 2017 #46
I took no offense retrowire Feb 2017 #54
In the March, I loved seeing the young faces. Good attitude. Alice11111 Feb 2017 #239
Thank you. I'm trying to not be beaten down right now so I appreciate this encouragement. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #243
While I'm glad to see increased civic participation and grassroots organizing, I think octoberlib Feb 2017 #27
tragic comedy heaven05 Feb 2017 #30
+1 get the red out Feb 2017 #34
There is one thing about the OP, and what I think maybe he meant Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #97
I feel you heaven05 Feb 2017 #107
I really truly believe they need to be EDUCATED as to what a 2 party system is. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #108
well, I am truly tech-challenged heaven05 Feb 2017 #117
Thanks, will do Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #119
I find it stomach-churning. 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2017 #31
Me too bravenak Feb 2017 #37
sure...just like throwing a hand grenade into a crowded cafeteria..."just to see what happens" n/t anarch Feb 2017 #32
So sad that you find the possibility of 20 million people losing health insurance "exciting". Trust Buster Feb 2017 #36
I gladly await for you to point out where I said retrowire Feb 2017 #42
Nope, if you don't get it already, there is nothing that I can say that will make a difference. Trust Buster Feb 2017 #45
That's what I'm talking about! retrowire Feb 2017 #49
What you see as excited motivation, I see as a day I had never hoped to see in this country. Trust Buster Feb 2017 #53
But it happened. retrowire Feb 2017 #56
The time for excitement was prior to the election. For 18 months a madman made it crystal clear Trust Buster Feb 2017 #75
Do you use an Alt+Dictionary? LanternWaste Feb 2017 #79
I am entitled to my opinion. I find nothing exciting about this ongoing national nightmare. Trust Buster Feb 2017 #92
I get what you're saying, I do. Still, the potential for disaster is too great to Solly Mack Feb 2017 #38
I'm not excited for casually observing retrowire Feb 2017 #43
There is the potential for change, I agree. By change I mean positive change as you do. Solly Mack Feb 2017 #58
Don't apologize for your interpretation of my words. retrowire Feb 2017 #60
things heaven05 Feb 2017 #39
No. This is Shock Doctrine in our own country. CrispyQ Feb 2017 #40
Germany recovered. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #44
Are you serious? Or having a laugh? This ain't games, it never has been or never should seen as such JHan Feb 2017 #47
Well.... retrowire Feb 2017 #51
It was the first thing that came to my mind.. "Wtf"... JHan Feb 2017 #55
Yep. retrowire Feb 2017 #59
Ok. I hear you.+++++ JHan Feb 2017 #62
I wouldn't say they "bounced" back. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #64
I agree the term bounced back is erroneous retrowire Feb 2017 #66
Tell that to the MILLIONS who were murdered WhiteTara Feb 2017 #130
I never said the excitation was pleasurable. retrowire Feb 2017 #140
Here's a definition of exciting WhiteTara Feb 2017 #143
A definition. And the word has many. retrowire Feb 2017 #144
Retrowire WhiteTara Feb 2017 #210
Well said. Alice11111 Feb 2017 #242
do you, like, FORGET THE CASUALTIES? Skittles Feb 2017 #180
I think that this is the most disgusting post I've seen in years. yardwork Feb 2017 #219
You find it abhorrent that Germany recovered from a tyrannical chapter in their history? retrowire Feb 2017 #227
My fucking gawd bravenak Feb 2017 #74
Yeah, after wiping out almost a whole generation. nt raccoon Feb 2017 #84
This is a horrifying, ignorant and astonishingly insensitive post. You should self delete. Squinch Feb 2017 #118
the jews who died didn't. nt La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #156
This is obvious. Has nothing to do with the fact that Germany didn't stay that way. retrowire Feb 2017 #189
no, your statements don't at all make it obvious that you care about the lives that will be damaged La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #190
Forgive me for assuming that people understood that I'm not apathetic. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #192
you said germany recovered and didn't mention the millions who died La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #203
I just said forgive me for assuming that lol nt retrowire Feb 2017 #204
i don't. lol. nt La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #205
Forgiveness is a trait not graciously carried by everyone. retrowire Feb 2017 #206
Forgiveness is not a trait. Squinch Feb 2017 #211
"Germany Recovered?" Now THAT is offensive. Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #171
.... Or we could be proud of what Germany is retrowire Feb 2017 #173
One more time, your ignorant approach to this is jaw-dropping. Squinch Feb 2017 #185
Simply sputtering "Germany recovered" projects a complete "whatever" laissez-faire Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #197
You continue to interpret my words as you see fit. retrowire Feb 2017 #199
"Germany recovered" -- wtf is wrong with you??? obamanut2012 Feb 2017 #222
I'm talking about the nation though. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #225
Wow. nt cwydro Feb 2017 #251
The nation of Germany is still under fascist oppression by the Nazi party? retrowire Feb 2017 #254
I would love to see the events that we are trying bdamomma Feb 2017 #139
I know the feeling. CrispyQ Feb 2017 #146
I dont think your post deserves all the harsh responses. And yes, Ive KingCharlemagne Feb 2017 #48
No. kentuck Feb 2017 #52
no Skittles Feb 2017 #57
Yes only because the wheels are coming off the TA so quickly. elehhhhna Feb 2017 #61
I agree. The next four years offer historic and permanent Blue_true Feb 2017 #63
Not at all SammyWinstonJack Feb 2017 #65
In a way crazycatlady Feb 2017 #67
Hell no ismnotwasm Feb 2017 #69
Chilling is a better word for it...... BlueJac Feb 2017 #70
Don't be too offended by the negative responses. HassleCat Feb 2017 #71
Nixon was forced out because John Dean refused to lie... MrPurple Feb 2017 #103
I agree with Mr. Purple LeftInTX Feb 2017 #217
HELL NO! I'm afraid I'll have a stroke by the end of this year. Lil Missy Feb 2017 #72
No, it's completely disastrous. MrPurple Feb 2017 #76
I'll have to say no TNLib Feb 2017 #77
No at all- too many people are being hurt. It's a nightmare. bettyellen Feb 2017 #78
"too many people are being hurt." dchill Feb 2017 #207
Uh, no. Exciting would not be my word of choice. Hekate Feb 2017 #80
I find it unnerving, disgusting and it's taking up my time and energy wordpix Feb 2017 #81
The good thing about this thread is I see I'm not alone in my Alice11111 Feb 2017 #246
M$M, this is why they worked to elect him to generate the content to fill 24 hrs of daily programing FreeStateDemocrat Feb 2017 #83
No. I find it anxiety-producing and depressing. raccoon Feb 2017 #86
I am full of anxiety and anger but have never been so completely PufPuf23 Feb 2017 #87
No butdiduvote Feb 2017 #88
Never said I was getting any kind of pleasure out of this. retrowire Feb 2017 #94
Well, I'm offended at the idea that there is anything exciting about this situation. butdiduvote Feb 2017 #98
If you're not excited... retrowire Feb 2017 #104
lol. butdiduvote Feb 2017 #110
We can get there. We can. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #114
I think you have a healthy attitude. SalviaBlue Feb 2017 #89
:) nt retrowire Feb 2017 #93
I love your optimism. I wish I could share it. mnhtnbb Feb 2017 #90
Hell to the NO! These are scary times. Stellar Feb 2017 #100
Momentarily. elleng Feb 2017 #101
A Resistance fighter told me that he felt most alive during the war mainer Feb 2017 #106
I think that is where I am mentally. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #154
The perpetual fearful apprehension is exhausting for me, personally. herding cats Feb 2017 #109
Exciting is a weird word. I'd probably have to say Yes. Iggo Feb 2017 #111
If I was younger, maybe.. whathehell Feb 2017 #113
Yes, in a very sickening sort of way....nt 2naSalit Feb 2017 #115
Not exciting....entertaining thuogh :) david.byrne59 Feb 2017 #116
My daughters, one with a rare, dangerous chronic condition and the other who just gave birth Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #121
No offense taken whatsoever retrowire Feb 2017 #126
You must have a Myers Briggs personality type that is different Ilsa Feb 2017 #125
And now I have something to look up. Lol nt retrowire Feb 2017 #127
I don't know if MB is used any more, Ilsa Feb 2017 #128
Looks like a test that concludes 16 different types of personalities retrowire Feb 2017 #129
Along 4 axis IIRC. nt Ilsa Feb 2017 #131
It's exciting like sitting in the back of a car being driven 90 MPH by an insane drunk. Kablooie Feb 2017 #134
Great analogy. nt raccoon Feb 2017 #215
Oh hell no. ohheckyeah Feb 2017 #135
I get your point. Snackshack Feb 2017 #138
Yeah but what if the bridge is burning no matter what? Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #147
In that case... Snackshack Feb 2017 #184
No, because a lot of people will suffer from the upcoming wars, terror attacks, griftting of our FSogol Feb 2017 #141
I'd say a lot of lives were static when the world was so comfortable. retrowire Feb 2017 #145
It is insane to see Trumpy as a positive. The burn it all down and rebuild crowd is wrong. It took FSogol Feb 2017 #187
I'm not burning it down. retrowire Feb 2017 #191
In a certain sense. bluedigger Feb 2017 #142
I was the passenger on a motorcycle when the driver decided he was going to run from the cops. Iggo Feb 2017 #170
I dumped a date off the back end of a snow mobile once. bluedigger Feb 2017 #175
LOL...You were warned! Iggo Feb 2017 #177
Only if it were to result in something really good, but I doubt it will. alarimer Feb 2017 #148
It can result in something good. retrowire Feb 2017 #152
I worry about outrage fatigue. alarimer Feb 2017 #163
By converting outrage into... retrowire Feb 2017 #167
no. what you call madness impact real people's lives. it's not fun or exciting. La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #149
I never said it was fun. retrowire Feb 2017 #151
the idea that you find excitement when so many will lose their right to vote La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #153
Didn't read 104 did you? retrowire Feb 2017 #158
moved to action is different from excitement. somewhere on this thread you mentioned germany La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #160
But Germany the nation did recover. retrowire Feb 2017 #231
I really doubt that you ever help anyone La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #235
What's the point of being mean? Really? retrowire Feb 2017 #241
As A Liberal Democrat I'm More Energized Than Ever... Corey_Baker08 Feb 2017 #150
No they are playing Russian Roulette with my kids lives eom moda253 Feb 2017 #155
+1 La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #157
This is why we are all moved to action. retrowire Feb 2017 #162
you could have worked to promote HRC. Devos got confirmed, as will Sessions, as will Gorsuch La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #165
I voted for her. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #168
that's not promoting. nt La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #172
Go ahead and make me your punching bag for that. retrowire Feb 2017 #174
No, when I have to worry about traveling to see my daughter or bringing her home I am not excited NotThisTime Feb 2017 #159
I had an 80 year-old Trump supporter raving much the same at me yesterday. rzemanfl Feb 2017 #161
I assure you, that's not the same as my excitement. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #164
My point is those assholes are excited too. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2017 #166
Oh i know. But we're the majority. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #169
But they have the power in all 3 branches. Gerrymandering Alice11111 Feb 2017 #244
And with the structure of those rules that brought them to power retrowire Feb 2017 #245
only if people get out and vote. n/t. okieinpain Feb 2017 #176
I don't find any of what tRumputin's doing .... LenaBaby61 Feb 2017 #178
No....it will be exciting when Trashpot take down occurs. TrekLuver Feb 2017 #179
That is occurring right now. retrowire Feb 2017 #194
Like a Spy thriller novel benld74 Feb 2017 #181
I'll agree with you Victor_c3 Feb 2017 #182
A little...... Adrahil Feb 2017 #183
Anyone who finds this shitstorm exciting Charles Bukowski Feb 2017 #186
Exciting doesn't always mean fun. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #195
The word "exciting" is almost always used in a positive manner. Charles Bukowski Feb 2017 #198
Continue to argue the definition or accept my clarification. retrowire Feb 2017 #200
Is Depression Exciting? otohara Feb 2017 #188
No, resolve is. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #196
Not when there's the chance of all this ending up in war. betsuni Feb 2017 #193
If you consider chest pains triggered by extreme anxiety exciting, then I guess so. manicraven Feb 2017 #201
Exciting? No. Horrifying? Yes. Entertaining? You bet Warpy Feb 2017 #202
I know what you're saying, but no ailsagirl Feb 2017 #208
Anxiety rather than excitement. panader0 Feb 2017 #209
Yes. Very exciting. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2017 #212
No. Starry Messenger Feb 2017 #213
Sounds like something Susan Sarandon would say. cwydro Feb 2017 #216
No LeftInTX Feb 2017 #218
This OP comes from a place of privilege obamanut2012 Feb 2017 #220
I'm willing to do the same kind of things. retrowire Feb 2017 #230
This kind of thinking infuriates me. hrmjustin Feb 2017 #221
That's fine. Don't be energized for resolve. retrowire Feb 2017 #229
I never said stay home! hrmjustin Feb 2017 #252
I didn't say you said that. I told you to do it. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #253
You have a lovely day! hrmjustin Feb 2017 #255
I hope to. You as well. Nt retrowire Feb 2017 #256
When I read this thread title... D_Master81 Feb 2017 #223
No. I find it exhausting. milestogo Feb 2017 #224
A roller coaster ride everyday randr Feb 2017 #226
It's like burning down a house and having to rebuild rather than just fixing that broken front step Rhiannon12866 Feb 2017 #228
Excellent analogy. That's just how I feel. Vinca Feb 2017 #234
Thanks! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2017 #240
sounds thrilling. La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #247
This is definitely the kind of thrill I can do without. Rhiannon12866 Feb 2017 #257
No. nt ladjf Feb 2017 #232
No. It is causing me a lot of anxiety. Chemisse Feb 2017 #237
Not in the least. I'm disgusted. eom grossproffit Feb 2017 #238
I truly believe the GOP is in a death spiral. It's getting uglier and taking longer than I thought. randome Feb 2017 #248
There isn't going to be anything better. any change will be a result of demograhpic changes JI7 Feb 2017 #258
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