You will NOT believe this - tear jerking...

[PistolSteve]

Don't ask me exactly how it started, I'm not sure (but I wish I could take credit for it)...

I live in a conservative district with a corrupt conservative incumbent representative (Tom Reynolds). The race is dead even. I was standing in line to vote a few minutes ago and I started to hear a little bit of humming. I thought nothing of it. Then it got louder and more people were joining in, but I couldn't hear what it was. It was a little irritating.

But then it happened...

Some shouts out, "Na, Na..."

And then about 75% of the people joined in, "...Na, Na, Na, Na. Hey, Hey, Hey, Goodbye"

It went on for about 30 seconds (which is actually pretty long).

I have never felt that good in a long time. People are starting to get it.

EDIT: I forgot to mention that each time, it got louder until some people were practially screaming!

[Iris]

1. Great story!

Thanks for sharing!

I stood in line in front of a man and his son, listening to the man explain why it is so important to vote. I got a little teary b/c I'm pretty sure they were voting my way (heard the man referring to commercials for the Dem. candidate!)

[Oreo]

2. Hopefully

We can all hum "We are the Champions" tonight

[snacker]

3. Wow, that's the best experience I've heard of so far today! n/t

[Jawja]

4. That is a GREAT story!

:toast:

[mattomjoe]

5. Awesome!

:headbang:

[BattyDem]

6. ROFL!

:rofl:

That's a terrific story! Thanks for sharing. :hi:

[blm]

37. tear jerking, nothing - laugh inducing is more like it.

I just showed mr blm and he's laughing, too.

[PistolSteve]

38. If you are like me, it WAS tear jerking AND funny

I put so much into this election. Tonight I will cry when we win.

[blm]

41. Yeah...tears of JOY.

I know - it's like looking at your child in all their wonder.

Thanks so much for this story. mr blm works in a newsroom, and I hope he shares it with his coworkers. He goes in at 3 today as he'll be on deadline to about 2 am with election news.

[exlrrp]

101. C'MON EVERYBODY!! LETS DO A CONGA LINE AROUND THE WEBSITE!!

Da da da da daaaa KICK!!!
Da da da da daaaa KICK!!
Man it feels good, REAL good after 6 years of pain-
There IS a God!! And She may like America after all!!
Da da da da daaaaaaa KICK!!

[helderheid]

7. thank you!

[earth mom]

8. I love it!

:woohoo:

[CottonBear]

9. That is awesome! n/t

[ExtremeUnction]

34. Grandma

I just got a call from my grandmother. She is in a nursing home and they said they would not drive her to her polling station. I heard that the place was run by a conservative, and it looks like he won't let them vote. It's in a very rural place and I can't help her. When I called the manager just said that my grandmother was too excited, so they gave her a sedative.

[Chulanowa]

40. Jeeze...

If that were my grandmother, I'd be in my car looking to put a foot up someone's ass, seriously. Awful story, one I'm sorry to hear.

Welcome to DU, by the way.

[renate]

72. welcome to DU!

I'm so sorry about your grandmother.

Did you mean she was so worked up about not being able to vote that they gave her a sedative? :( I sure hope not.

[mistertrickster]

89. Okay, call the county democrats where your grandmother lives.

They'll get a car to her, believe me.

I live in Kansas, you can't get any more rural than that.

Hurry, the polls may be closing pretty soon in the East.

[roguevalley]

90. turn it in. call the dems and turn it in. 1-888-dem-vote

[truedelphi]

97. So sorry for that - This is probably illegal

The manager intimidated your grandmother!

But if she is stuck in there, her care might get worse if you complain However - If you can get her out of there, this manager is perhaps guilty of voter initidation - a federal crime punishable by fine and jail time (After all, if they can organize trips to casinos why not polling places

[JeffR]

10. K & R! Thank you.

:kick:

[Imagevision]

95. "...Na, Na, Na, Na.- Na, Na, Na, Na. - Hey, Hey, Hey... Goodbye"

[jrw14125]

11. I grew up in that district, they love them some na na song!

[station agent]

12. Posting that story on my site right now.

[Hav]

13. .

I don't know what it means but it sounds funny ;).

[Cameron27]

14. WooHoo

I likes it:-)

[Turn CO Blue]

15. Tears of joy and laughter. Thanks for that. n/t

[underpants]

16. THROW THE BUMS OUT!

:bounce:

[Clintmax]

17. *smile* Great story!

Nothing like that happened when I voted, but I would have joined right in if it had!

[NoSheep]

18. Cool!

[Subdivisions]

19. I literally laughed out loud...and me eyes are a wee bit moist. I

wish I could have been there and seen that and joined in myself. I think you've had the best experience so far today. My vote was rather uneventful, though turnout was brisk early on. Paper ballot.

[democrank]

20. Now that`s a spirit lifter if I ever saw one!

Hey, hey, hey......GOODBYE! Love it.


Reminds me of a candlelight anti-war vigil in Vermont a couple of years ago. It was dead quiet, just hundreds of people and their candles in silence. Suddenly, someone started softly humming "We shall overcome." Within seconds, the night air was filled with unity. Beautiful.

[babylonsister]

21. You crazy, silly, lovely New Yawkers! nt

[MorningGlow]

22. SuuuhhhWEET!

I'm in the same area, PistolSteve :toast: and I have been dismayed by how many folks were obstinately still displaying their Tom Reynolds yard signs, even after the whole Foley brouhaha (the final nail in the coffin if you ask me). Your story makes me feel better about our neighbors!

On edit: Welcome to DU! :hi:

[AndyA]

23. That is so great! Thanks for sharing, and thanks for voting! n/m

[mmonk]

24. Love it.

[Sugar Smack]

25. OMG! Thank you so much for that story!!!

Holy shit. WOW. Sometimes, I love people. :D Those two Dem women passing out lit at the polls? They loved me & my friend. Stomping thru puddles & shouting & dancing. I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!

[Control-Z]

26. I'm on my way out the door

to vote. That gave me chills - oh yeah!

[Tuesday_Morning]

27. that's fantastic!

thanks for telling us.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

28. Hey PistolSteve, How Do You Like Your New Star?

Thanks so much for the story! I wanted to make sure you could be here tonight, so I just donated on your behalf. The below thread inspired me.

Enjoy it!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2605177

[PistolSteve]

30. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

OMG - THAT IS SO NICE! I am a broke college student and that just feels wonderful. Thanks for making my day!

[myrna minx]

32. You made OUR day.

:yourock:

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

33. No Problem Bro! You Deserve It! Let's Go Get 'Em!

Back to the phones I go!

:toast:

[myrna minx]

31. OPERATIONMINDCRIME,

:yourock: I love DU!

[wryter2000]

29. No kidding?

Wow.

Welcome to DU :hi:

[The Count]

35. The guy who got money from Foley? Good song!

[PistolSteve]

39. Yep

That's the guy!

[johnnie]

36. Awesome

That's pretty cool.

[hedgehog]

42. My daughter votes in that district in Amherst, NY

She says at 10AM her precinct was full of older women using canes and walkers to get to the polls. It sounds like they were paying attention when George said he plans to use the next two years to "reform" Social Security!

[PistolSteve]

46. I'm from Amherst originally! n/t

[Fleshdancer]

43. hahaha! Did it give you goose bumps???

Great story! Thanks for sharing. :D

[PistolSteve]

49. I still have them! nt

[elf]

61. sitting here with tears of joy

:hi: :dem:

[liberal N proud]

44. Tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern time - Everyone in the streets

.."Na NA NA NA , NA NA NA NA, HEY HEY HEY, GOODBYE, Na Na Na Na, Na Na Na Na, Hey Hey Hey, Goodbye, nananana, nananana, heyheyhey, goodbye

[SouthernBelle82]

45. That's pretty funny

I like that story. I think we're going to be saying goodbye to a lot of people today.

[devilgrrl]

47. You in Amherst/Williamsville? That place turned me into a liberal...

it's crawling with $80,000 a year Billionaires. Don't miss it a bit. :nuke:

[hedgehog]

50. My folks moved there in 1964 when my dad took a job in Buffalo

They wanted a house in the city, but the banks had red-lined the city and wouldn't issue a mortgage. The area was Republican for a long time but is wising up fast. A lot of people from the University have moved in and a lot of the older residents are a lot more concerned about Social Security and their grandchildren being sent to Iraq!

[devilgrrl]

51. I can't get over how Red Tonawanda is!

Bunch of Blue Collar bigots :puke:

[hedgehog]

54. That attitude won't get us any votes there!

We need to educate people, not label them!

[devilgrrl]

58. Local Rightwing Radio Hack Tom Bauerle is from there...

so you're not going to get anything from him. What floors me is that it's a total blue collar neighborhood. Many of whom lost their jobs when Bethlehem Steel (Justice John Roberts' daddy's company) moved out of town... and they vote Republican?

I don't get it?

[hedgehog]

66. The Buffalo News has been telling them for years that all the

Democrats are thieves. There is also the county vs. city split that the Republicans encourage, sort of a mini-version of the Upstate/Downstate Divide. The Republicans tell rural and suburban New Yorkers that all their tax dollars are going to the city/The City which is code for welfare mothers.

[devilgrrl]

71. I love how Buffalo's top 1% gets away with destroying the city...

That's right Knox Family, Rich Family and Jacobs Family, if anyone is responsible for Erie County's demise it lays at the feet of Buffalo's old money. They haven't done a thing for the community.... like ever!

I like reading this guy: http://buffalopundit.wnymedia.net/

[hedgehog]

73. How about the job the County Executive did trashing one of the finest

if not the finest library systems in the country? Can't have neighborhood librariies if it means that the richest people in the county have to pay a fair property tax!

[devilgrrl]

76. Oh I know. Giambra is friggin' idiot!

BTW, if I ever win the lottery.... the Erie County Libraries will benefit in spades! As I plan on donating a healthy portion to them.

[hedgehog]

80. And we're right back to the beginning because according to my

parents, the Buffalo News never called him on it when he started shutting everything down! Of course, the Buffalo News is such a lousy paper that it's failing, so I guess that's kharma in action. I miss the Courier-Express!

[devilgrrl]

87. I miss the Courier-Express too...

interesting that it went under right around the same time the steel plant did. Golly! It was right after Ronald Reagan was elected!!!! :wow: Lot of good he did for the area! :sarcasm:

[July]

83. I do know there are at least two real liberals in Tonawanda.

They might be the only ones, though!

[devilgrrl]

86. I'm sure are plenty more but I never knew it was so republican...

I still don't get it. :crazy:

[Laurab]

99. Hey, I moved there in 63/64, too - I was 8

We couldn't really afford it but my parents wanted us to go to a good school, and it wasn't a fancy neighborhood, just a decent one. I actually think the area I grew up in - right on the line between Amherst and Williamsville, was heavy dem back then - maybe because of Kennedy. Or maybe we were friends mostly with other families with lots of kids.

At any rate, there's an interesting mix in Amherst/Williamsville. A lot of repukes to be sure, but very liberal dems, too. I live a town or two away now, and Reynolds isn't my rep, so I didn't get to vote against him. My brother, my son, and my parents did, so we did try!

[AZBlue]

48. That's AWESOME!

Thanks for sharing!!

[frogcycle]

52. for those who have lived extremely sheltered lives

Artist: Steam Lyrics
Song: Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Lyrics
Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey-ey, goodbye

He'll never love you, the way that I love you
'Cause if he did, no no, he wouldn't make you cry
He might be thrillin' baby but a-my love (my love, my love)
So dog-gone willin'
So kiss him (I wanna see you kiss him. Wanna see you kiss him)
Go on and kiss him goodbye, now

Na na na na, hey hey-ey, goodbye
Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey-ey, goodbye

Listen to me now

He's never near you to comfort and cheer you
When all those sad tears are fallin' baby from your eyes
He might be thrillin' baby but a-my love (my love, my love)
So dog-gone willin'
So kiss him (I wanna see you kiss him. I wanna see you kiss him)
Go on and kiss him goodbye, na-na na-na-na na na

Na na na na, hey hey-ey, goodbye


Hey hey-ey, goodbye
Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey-ey, goodbye
Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey-ey, goodbye
Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey-ey, goodbye

[davekriss]

53. BEE-YOO-TEE-FUL!!!!

Later gators, as I'm off to vote...

[libodem]

55. What a heartening story

people are starting to get it

[Jeanette in FL]

56. That story gave me chills

What a great, uplifting story to hear. I can hear it all over our country.

[ClayZ]

57. WHOOO HOOOOO!

We are screaming it here too!

:applause:

[never_get_over_it]

59. Hell I was singing that to myself today

after voting - not that it applies to this God forsaken place I live in - but I most certainly think it applies to the House of Representatives

[PistolSteve]

105. Me too, I couldn't get it out of my head! nt

[Rebel_with_a_cause]

60. stories like this is why going to the polls can be better than mailing it in

[LilyLibber]

62. This is GREAT!

Let's sing it across the country!!

[peabody71]

63. Kick!!!

Gotta love it!

[sinkingfeeling]

64. Best Story of the Day!!

[PistolSteve]

104. Thanks!

I am so pumped this morning!

[Chimichurri]

65. goosebumps!! This is a great election day story - gives me hope.

[Tulum_Moon]

67. Kick

I wish I could go vote again and start this up!
Maybe I will go with my SO tonight and try it! I'll let you know how it goes!!!

[AtomicKitten]

68. Great vignette.

Happy day. :)

[jhain]

69. YES!!!!!

WOO HOOOO

I gotta go listen to the whole song now.

CRANK IT UP!!

[gully]

70. Great story.

Recommendation # 50!

[Oleladylib]

74. Just voted on the way home out here in Rochester...and am

singing that tune...OH...please, please, please!!!!

[TexasLady]

75. Wonderful story!

brought a tear to my eye. if that were to ever happen in Texas, Id be bawling!

[buddysmellgood]

77. Wow! Did the voting equipment then suddenly fail?

[never cry wolf]

78. Awesome, thanks for sharing this!

Democracy in action!

[swimmernsecretsea]

79. Whoo-Hoo! That's wonderful!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Kadie]

81. That is a FANTASTIC story!

Thanks for sharing.

:hi:

[Thrublue]

82. Thank you!

[lividtiff]

84. That's awesome!!!

A very uplifting story. We will all be singing it tonight. Go dems!!:bounce:

[smartvoter]

85. Na na na na anyone?

Na na na na

[Liberal In Texas]

88. I think we've got ourselves a THEME SONG folks! n/t

[katsy]

91. Welcome to DU and a big

thank you!

I can't stop singing this and now my 5 year olds are joining in.

It's a PARTY!


:yourock: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :toast:

[AikidoSoul]

92. Thank you for making me feel happy. Great spirit in that group!

Now... please tell me tomorrow whether the results of the election turned out to be in favor of the Democrats. I want to know. Promise me that you'll report back.

Love and kisses.....

:loveya:

[kentuck]

93. That is a great story!

I would loved to have been there to see that!

[Duppers]

94. this put a knot in my throat too

How I long to live in such a place; I mean one in which the voters have awoken.
They're still in the dark here in southeastern Virpublican.

[greblc]

96. What State and City?

Very motivating!

[The Doctor.]

98. I got to help with the Davis Campaign.

We went canvassing for him a few weeks back. Everyone we talked to in the district was fairly responsive.
They want change.

Luckily it's more difficult to mess with elections out here in WNY.

And yes, that nearly 'jerked' a few out of me.

[havocmom]

100. Kick for this great thread

don't want the graveyard shift to mis it

[RebelOne]

102. Now that song is going to be stuck in my head all day. n/t

[radfringe]

103. coming out of the polling place last night

as we drove to vote last night I told my partner about your story

she hates the song - long story as to why, won't go into that except to say it has NOTHING TO DO WITH THE STORY

so we go in and vote. Chit-chat with a few neighbors standing in line. As we head to the car, I hear my partner humming softly "...Na, Na, Na, Na. Hey, Hey, Hey, Goodbye" and waving to Santorum and Sherwood workers trying to hand literature out to people arriving...

[GenDem]

106. I live in Reynold's district

& was poll watching all day in my 8 conservative districts.....Wish I could have witnessed this!!!!!!!