2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forum"Everywhere I go, Americans are tired of being tired."
It's going to be a long-g-g campaign season.http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/04/25/quote_of_the_day.html
Quote of the Day
"Everywhere I go, Americans are tired of being tired."
-- Mitt Romney, quoted by the New York Times, in a victory speech to supporters after winning five primaries.
MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)Romney imposing even more austerity on the 99% than Obama isn't the answer. But the quote is right on.
babylonsister
(171,065 posts)not quite the uplifting remark one usually hears from candidates. And perhaps people are tired because rethugs continue to vote again our best interests. But if you'd like to defend him, go right ahead.
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)But the quote is spot on, and will cause damage.
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)Mosaic
(1,451 posts)Many inside the beltway pundits act this way, like Daddy is scolding them and they better watch out.
In the real world we are all adults, all equal before the law, no one is afraid of a right winger like the kids in the dc village.
Grow up.
MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)Reagan may have been an ignorant asshole with a failing mind. But many folks think that trash-talk line won him the election.
Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)President Barack Obamas fiscal year 2013 budget proposal includes a new $8-billion Community to Career fund to forge partnerships between community colleges and businesses to provide training for workers.
Americans are tired of being tired, Joe Biden said. Its clear that the American people have decided its time to get up. Theyre tired of being told that were in a long, slow drift.
http://www.wxii12.com/r/30535232/detail.html
babylonsister
(171,065 posts)Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)Heard it on DU years ago
Tax Man
(104 posts)with you.
Raven
(13,891 posts)double shifts and taking care of kids and elderly parents who have no other choice. But your wife loves that, doesn't she.
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,083 posts)I'm sick of him. I'm sick of his wife. I'm sick of Marco Rubio and all the other VP wannabes. It's going to be a loooooooong summer.