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Old 12-24-2017, 07:56 AM
 
Location: The Woodlands, TX
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Reliving the panic of Election Night 2016


"At Clinton's victory party, Rahim remembered people were "sobbing and literally couldn’t move because they were so distraught."

"People were throwing up. People were on the floor crying," Traister recollected.

On a train from Brooklyn, BuzzFeed News editor Shani O. Hilton observed "at least three people sitting by themselves, just weeping silently."

Separated from this hysteria by nearly one year, the relevant question seems to be whether these actors, and the many others who experienced election night with similar shock, have put themselves in a better position to understand what happens outside of Brooklyn, or to better understand, at least, why their certitude was so misplaced. Unfortunately, I think the sad truth is that most have not.?"

Lol

Good for a laugh

 
Old 12-24-2017, 08:03 AM
 
Location: On the Chesapeake
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Some have, many have not and, in fact, have doubled down on the pillorying and insulting of their fellow citizens.
 
Old 12-24-2017, 08:10 AM
 
Location: The Woodlands, TX
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Some have, many have not and, in fact, have doubled down on the pillorying and insulting of their fellow citizens.
Oh come on... lol

It was the never before seen level of emotional drama that was so funny.

Reminded me of a Sicilian funeral with all of the melodrama.

Have a sense of humor.
 
Old 12-24-2017, 08:20 AM
 
Location: On the Chesapeake
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Oh come on... lol

It was the never before seen level of emotional drama that was so funny.

Reminded me of a Sicilian funeral with all of the melodrama.

Have a sense of humor.
I do have a sense of humor. I thought you were asking a serious question, not attempting to make some sort of obscure point about something or other.
 
Old 12-24-2017, 08:30 AM
 
Location: The Woodlands, TX
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I do have a sense of humor. I thought you were asking a serious question, not attempting to make some sort of obscure point about something or other.
Yeah, you sound like it...

Good grief
 
Old 12-24-2017, 08:31 AM
 
Location: DFW
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The first words out of Dems that night was "Impeach".
 
Old 12-24-2017, 08:41 AM
 
Location: The Woodlands, TX
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@ North Beach Person...

I actually do want to apologize to you if the election affected you that much.

It is just difficult for me to fathom people getting that surprised / upset by a political election.

I guess if poking fun at something actually causes someone actual damaging emotional pain, then it is wrong.

I think what has made so many on the right revel in rubbing peoples noses in what happened last year is the smugness of those we saw on TV (liberal reporters) leading up to the election.
 
Old 12-24-2017, 08:42 AM
 
Location: On the Chesapeake
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Yeah, you sound like it...

Good grief
Please explain the point you're trying to make.

The essential question in your original post was if those who were emotionally devastated by Clinton's loss have recovered.

I postulated that some have while many have not.

Since you're making unfounded assumptions about me and are the edge of being insulting I have to assume you're in the "have not" category.
 
Old 12-24-2017, 08:43 AM
 
Location: The Woodlands, TX
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Please explain the point you're trying to make.

The essential question in your original post was if those who were emotionally devastated by Clinton's loss have recovered.

I postulated that some have while many have not.

Since you're making unfounded assumptions about me and are the edge of being insulting I have to assume you're in the "have not" category.
Point taken and apologies.

You are just so dead pan though.

Hard to read.
 
Old 12-24-2017, 08:45 AM
 
Location: Kansas
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The first words out of Dems that night was "Impeach".
I am sure that was the next "to do" on the Democratic list. Had those "hit so hard" by Hillary's loss been a little more educated (plus had an ounce of commonsense), they would have realized that that polling was not reliable and that Hillary was the worst candidate for POTUS in the history of our country and not have found themselves sobbing/vomiting or whining endlessly over the election over a year later.

I remember elections back to 1972 when I first voted and.......................
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