Do you know why we few Negative posters exist?

[ThomWV]

Do you know why the few of us that are taking a skeptical look at todays events exist? We're here to keep you all from getting to giddy. You certainly earned and deserve your day. We want you to have a good day, hell we're loving it too, but all is not sugar and cream and sometimes you get beat so hard for so long that you keep your defenses up no matter what. So have a great day, love it! Just remember that as long and hard as it was to get to today, there's still a tomorrow.

[grannie4peace]

1. i had no idea you were a negative poster!

i can't get my smilies!!!!

[ixion]

2. well said, ThomWV

being one of those who gets called negative, I agree with you. :applause:

[book_worm]

3. Oh, thank you! what would we do without you.

[Raskolnik]

29. Be able to take pleasure in a good thing without being scolded? n/t

[Occam Bandage]

50. Ecclesiastes 3: To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under Heaven.

There will be a time for sober determination. Today is a time for happiness and joy.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

4. So we have somebody to point and laugh at?

[BeFree]

25. Laugh at?

Hell, I feel sorry for the poor attitude. Laughing at him isn't right, taking pity is ok.

[Bonhomme Richard]

5. Give it a break for one day. n/t

[Ganja Ninja]

11. Yes please, save it for tomorrow.

If I'm giddy it's because Bush is going more than because of Obama's inauguration.

[pnwmom]

6. We don't need you to keep us from getting too giddy. We've had 8 long years

demonstrating what could go wrong.

But now we're going to celebrate, come hell and high water!

[Blue-Jay]

7. In other words, "every party needs a pooper".

[ThomWV]

8. No, every drunk needs a designated driver

[book_worm]

15. You certainly seem to have an elevated opinion of yourself

Everybody here knows that there are many problems ahead of us and Obama has his hands full, but we want to be happy today. We don't need your holier than thou attitude to remind the rest of us to keep things in perspective.

[ThomWV]

26. That is called an 'ad hominem' argument, in case you didn't know

[Raskolnik]

27. And comparing people taking joy in the inauguration to "drunks" is what?

Elevated discourse?

[Goblinmonger]

58. A metaphor? n/t

[Raskolnik]

59. A dickish metaphor. n/t

[Goblinmonger]

61. Perhaps

but a dickish metaphor (~ad hom).

[salguine]

45. For what it's worth, I'm with you.

[Kahuna]

9. LOL! Pretty much,.

:rofl:

[Gold Metal Flake]

10. Proudly, you float.

The turds in the punchbowl.

[panader0]

12. I know some people around here who are extremely upset today

One of my girlfriend's co-workers is staying home from work to get drunk because she hates Obama so much. You know, the guy who will take their guns and have lunch with terrorists, etc. etc.

[cynatnite]

13. Skepticism is healthy! n/t

[NashVegas]

14. I Just Don't Feel Today Is a Good Day To Be Negative

If nothing else, it's been a LONG eight years.

Tomorrow there will be plenty of time to talk about policy and how we should all write to our senators and demand they put the kibosh on Tom Vilsack.

[G_j]

16. what I find genuinely inspiring and real

is the goodwill being expressed by the people to each other and the world. This is incredibly noteworthy and positive.
It is beyond a man, it is about people expressing their belief in love. I;m am so happy to see this after all the saber rattling and hate of the last years.

for me this all about the spirit of a people

[ogneopasno]

17. Wait, Barack Obama isn't going to give everyone a pony? Well, fuck it all, let's all just go home.

Go you.

[Earth_First]

18. I WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE PONIES, TOO!

:mad:

[ThomWV]

22. Chinese-made ponies, no doubt (to keep up with the negative tone of this post)

Would't want a happy moment to exist.

[deaniac21]

19. I'm just afraid that the expectations are being set so unreasonably

high that disappointment can't be avoided.

[spanone]

20. you too should enjoy this day....

[L0oniX]

21. !@$FUXC#%&^* {DAAM_}@$^%#@ SHI#^%&*( SOB@!!#%* @STFU&*

ggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

:evilgrin:

[rvablue]

23. How many times are you going to start new threads saying the same thing

It's already getting boring.

Here's a violin to go with your pity party:


:nopity:

[Le Taz Hot]

24. Cheers

to my fellow skeptics! :toast:

[EmilyAnne]

28. Oh, such a noble calling. Get in touch with Rosa Parks' attorney who is in the Inaugural crowd to

tell him to reign in his excitement today. Such mindless hero worship there.

Thanks for giving us the the permission to have a great day. Such beautiful condescension.

[LanternWaste]

30. I imagine that my excitement, my relief, and my hope...

I imagine that my own excitement, my own relief, and my own hope far outweighs the trendy cynicism (coming to a T-Shirt near you!) held by the Chosen Few.

[Raskolnik]

31. Because you want to seem like the most insightful person in the room?

Because you need the attention?

[Pithlet]

33. Bingo.

Attention whoring. Nothing wrong with not being exactly thrilled. But starting a thread about it? :eyes:

[Dukkha]

54. "I'm too cool to care"

oooh look at me aren't I such a non-conformist. I brood in the corner pretending not to care but I want everyone to see me do it.

[pipi_k]

32. I'm honestly sorry

that you "negative posters" can't find it in yourselves to enjoy the day as much as the rest of us are.

That's not to say that I myself am one of those persistent "bluebird of happiness" people, because I'm not. Not by a longshot. I realize that once the celebrations are over, the fancy clothes are put away, the confetti is swept up from the streets, and life gets back to normal, that's when the real work begins.

It won't be pretty. It won't be easy.

But today...just for one day...we have something to celebrate...

Hope.

And that's something we didn't have for eight long years...

[fla nocount]

34. I appreciate your post ThomWV but...

I prefer acerbic or curmudgeonly to negative. The flock needs some goats, not too may, but a few. It would be a shame to see our woolly buddies walk off the cliff in mass.

The fact that we unknowingly bought the Clinton Administrations sloppy seconds combined with the Bush Administrations executive powers is no cause for rampant giddiness. I say this after working for 9 months to help elect the corporate changling.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

35. The Same Reason Why Mosquitoes Exist?

Merely to be annoying and useless?

[Phoonzang]

39. Don't forget that they also exist to carry disease. nt

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

40. I Was Gonna Also Put "And To Sometimes Infect Part Of The Population".

[BigAnth]

36. We are giddy today because tomorrow will come and we have HOPE for tomorrow!!!!

[DCKit]

37. K&R for the comments. You folks really do ROCK. n/t

[EstimatedProphet]

38. "They also serve" etc. etc.

Every triumphal chariot had a slave, and for good reason.

For myself, I observe.

[Stuckinthebush]

41. Jesus, Thom...

Give it a fucking rest for a few hours.

[H2O Man]

42. Everyone will experience

this day in the context of their own lives. Even among those "few Negative posters" that you mention, there are going to be different reasons for each one's approach.

Some may be attempting to express disappointment, because they feel that they have been left out, and their beliefs marginalized. Others may have another agenda, which I would not take the time to respond to.

For those feeling disappointed, and who recognize that important issues are being pushed to the margins, there are choices. One is to attempt to serve as a voice of conscience. I applaud such efforts. Another is to try to somehow ruin the day for others. I do not think that is an approach that will lead to the intended results, either today or in the future.

Peace,
H2O Man

[Gregorian]

52. I applaud your conscious and caring ways.

Damn you're cool.

It's a good thing to see as this day begins.

[H2O Man]

60. Thank you.

I hope that you are enjoying this day. Tomorrow, our work begins at a new level.

[Smith_3]

43. Some people have been hit really hard by the Bush years and have lost faith in politics altogether.

It may take a long time to heal.

[Smith_3]

44. dupe.

.

[Occam Bandage]

46. I've never seen someone take moral pride in ensuring others are not happy. nt

[azmouse]

47. Enough. Not today,

[DevonRex]

48. Because you'd rather see McCain sworn in today?

:shrug:

[navarth]

49. ThomWV, I think you're right, but

I think those who say leave it alone for today are just a bit more right.

No point in spoiling the party. Think about MLK.

[TahitiNut]

51. God has a Purpose for each of us ... if only to serve as a Bad Example.

:evilgrin:

[Stuckinthebush]

55. Ouch!

Very true! :)

[Forkboy]

57. I do believe I've found my calling!

:D

[NJmaverick]

53. You are like the sports fan who's team wins the Super Bowl

and complains they didn't win be enough points.

[NoPasaran]

56. Because some goon needs to tell kids Santa Claus is a fraud?

Just one day, give it a rest.

[Waiting For Everyman]

62. And do you know why the negatives are on 'hide thread' to me now?

Bye...

[Greyhound]

63. So that later on we can say we told you so? n/t

[freeplessinseattle]

64. oh, thank goodness, almost forgot my helmet!

what on earth would happen if I get too giddy without it?

[WilliamPitt]

65. Um...thanks?

Cuz, ya know, we're all delusional and stupid people who need to be reminded that politics sucks.

Hey. Thanks.

I'd somehow forgotten.

Or something.

:eyes:

[Belial]

66. n/t

[NeedleCast]

67. Oy

Broken record...

[eppur_se_muova]

68. Because you're holdouts who won't go digital?

:shrug: