Are" The Sky Is Falling " Posts Undermining Morale?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

[DemocratSinceBirth]

1. I See One Person Thinks Telling Us We Are Doomed Is Good For Morale....

nt

[molly]

2. Not mine - they are just bored, whinny and immature

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. I Refuse To Be Discouraged....

This race is a pickem...


We have a decent chance of defeating an incumbent president....


That's all we can ask for...

[ronnykmarshall]

11. and the Henny Penny goes to:

I swear I'm gonna have to stock up on more of these for the "woah is me" crowd.

[WilliamPitt]

3. Buncha fucking rookies

[incapsulated]

18. If I was a "rookie"

I might be so naive as to believe that the guy with the good heart and the good ideas would win, because he deserves to.

I've watched that guy lose to rethugs and their nasty, underhanded tactics too many times be so green anymore...

The sky isn't falling, but wishing don't make winning so. And some of us have seen this little thing we call a Presidential election more times than we would like to admit, and have seen enough campaigns make the same stupid mistakes to be a little more than just "armchair strategists". More like burned, burned bad, and don't want to be burned again.

If you want a pep talk, go to your local Democratic Club, to the Kerry blog or a rally. This is a discussion forum. Rational, experienced adults don't get "demoralized" from reading posts on a BB, for godsakes.

[goju]

4. Always good to have a few

Keeps us on edge, and that is a good thing. I dont think morale will effect anyone's vote here, but a slight hint of impending doom might motivate some of us.

[Eric J in MN]

6. We would speak out about how we think the campaign is going,

whether we're optimistic or pessimistic.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. What If

Washington


Grant


Patton


McArthur



were pessimists?

[goodhue]

7. heck no

Looking forward to Labor Day kick off . . .

http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/releases/pr_2004_0831a.html

August 31, 2004
Kerry-Edwards Campaign to Sprint Out of the Gates Following Republican Convention
Kerry, Edwards, Wives to Storm Battlegrounds Labor Day Weekend; Kerry and Edwards to Kick Off Effort with Midnight Ohio Rally
For Immediate Release

Washington, DC - Following four days of misleading slogans, miscalculations and soundbites designed to hide the real Bush record in New York, John Kerry and John Edwards will kick off the general election Friday with a real plan for America, a formidable sign of campaign strength and impressive grassroots support as they join their wives in barnstorming battleground states Labor Day weekend.

Hours after the close of the Republican convention, Kerry, Edwards and their families will hold a midnight rally in Springfield, Ohio before splitting up to hold separate tours through battleground states.

Culminating in coordinated, country-wide Front Porch visits on Monday, the weekend will focus on the Kerry-Edwards plan to create jobs, cut taxes for the middle class, lower health care costs and make America stronger and safer because John Kerry and John Edwards believe a stronger America begins at home.

As Kerry, Edwards and Teresa Heinz Kerry and Elizabeth Edwards hit the battleground states, the campaign will unveil new television ads next week on their plan to build a stronger America.

“John Kerry and John Edwards will sprint out of the general election gates with a real plan for America and incredible grassroots strength across this country,” said Kerry-Edwards campaign manager Mary Beth Cahill. “With two months to go, we will begin our final push to make sure voters know about the fundamental choice in this election: four more years of policies that benefit the few and ‘catastrophic’ successes that blame the military for administration ‘miscalculations,’ or the Kerry-Edwards plan to build an economy that strengthens and expands the middle class.”

Following the midnight rally, Kerry, Edwards and their wives will split up for four separate tours Friday and Saturday, and Front Porch visits on Monday. Kerry’s Friday and Saturday bus tour will take him through the Ohio cities of Newark, Akron and Steubenville. Edwards will hold a similar bus tour through Wisconsin. Teresa Heinz Kerry will tour through Iowa, while Elizabeth Edwards tours Michigan.

On Labor Day, all four individuals will hold front porch visits. They will be joined in the effort by supporters across the country and in each and every battleground state who will gather in their communities on front porches, cul-de-sacs and other meeting places to hold Front Porch Visits of their own. Each Front Porch event will feature the Kerry-Edwards book, “Our Plan for America,” and local elected officials and other prominent backers of the Kerry-Edwards team.

In another sign of the strong grassroots support building behind the Kerry-Edwards team, the campaign this week expects to sign-up the 2 millionth subscriber to its online list at Johnkerry.com. The Labor Day weekend tour will be cataloged and followed closely on this webpage. In addition to readouts from the road and maps to follow along, the website will feature pictures of the best local front porch visits and some of the best stories from the weekend.

Paid for and authorized by Kerry-Edwards 2004, Inc.

[salinen]

8. Is Grandma Dem

in the back seat again, trying to drive.

[Guaranteed]

10. I think they are.

People need to buck up, here.

The more I'm reading what's going on here, the more my heart sinks. Folks need to settle down.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

15. I Live In Central Florida...

They are warning of another hurricane... I can prepare but the hurricane is out of my hands...


The greatest bit of wisdom was shared with me by my mom's doctor as she was about to have surgery for colon cancer....


He said worrying about it isn't going to make it better... He said to pray, comfort my mother, et cetera....


Five years later at the ripe old age of eighty six she's o k...


I'll contribute to the Kerry campaign, I'll urge others to vote for him... I'll drive people to the polls but I can't determine the outcome by myself and posting one thousand "sky is falling" posts on DU won't change the outcome...

[Armstead]

12. This is a discussion board, not a rah-rah pep rally

If there are a lot of "sky is falling" posts that are undermining morale, maybe it's because there are factors in the campaigns that are undermining morale.

People do what they can, but if we see the officers steering the ship into a possible iceburg, we have to say something.

Instead of insulting people when they express concern and worry, if some of you "morale enforcers" would exercise some understanding and provide different -- honest -- interpretations you'd do a lot better to help boost morale.

[MissB]

13. No, I just laugh at them (nt)

[deutsey]

14. If someone's morale is undermined by reading threads here

they need to turn off the computer and get out more.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

16. How many football teams spend halftime in the locckerroom chanting

" WE WILL LOSE! WE WILL LOSE! WE WILL LOSE! "

???

[DemocratSinceBirth]

19. Remember When Buffalo Rallied From Thirty Points Behind To Beat Houston In

The Playoffs...


If this was halftime at a football game it would be tied or we're down 10-7...

[Doosh]

17. the Kerry campaign has faltered the past 2 weeks or so

and have let Bush catch up and gain momentum heading into his convention, the repugs feel they have kerry on the ropes ready for the knockout blow, kerry's campaign has been slow in retaliating and getting its message out. that's a fact, we'd better start fighting back soo or it'll be an uphill battle the rest of the way. Only 2 months to go!

[Feanorcurufinwe]

21. Actually, that's your opinion, it's not 'a fact'

There is a difference.

[quinnox]

20. It gets annoying but it shows desperation of other side

Some of them are very obvious to me. And others who aren't of the "dark side still hold grudges from primaries since their candidate didn't win, so they always have negative things to say about Kerry campaign, no matter what it does. I feel a little sad for them.