Words and thoughts on the past election

 

Watch the Kool Aid Bowl at Salon.com    "Of course the punditocracy is already war-gaming the 2016 election, and the reliable latte-liberals of Salon.com are pointing out the obvious in “Mitch Is On Borrowed Time“: that the GOP will be defending many more Senate seats in 2016 than this year, and would easily lose the Senate.  Well, at least taxpayers aren’t paying for analysis this acute.

"But it’s worth reading all the way to the end for perhaps the Schadenfreudiest moment of the post-election liberal angst:" ...

The election autopsy   ... "Over at The New York Times opinion page, the left has taken to wagon circling, bias reinforcement, and the mockery of a set of American voters that were foolish enough to give Republicans power."
The NY Times article referred to the Republican advertising strategy as ..."nearly dimwitted, Goober-esque affectations" .TD

White House Turns to Sharpton on How To Work with GOP?   ..."As he’s enjoyed mentioning in the past, Sharpton has a direct line to the White House. He’s visited numerous times, trades daily emails with Ms. Jarrett. So when the Democrats went down to in flames three days ago, guess who President Obama met with the next day? Not Mitch McConnell, not John Boehner, not DNC Chairwoman (for now) Debbie Wasserman Schultz." ...

 

 

Obama: An Insufferable PEST  (Post-Election Stress Trauma.)  ... "It was painful to watch the petulant leader of such a great country contort the message of the midterm election results.  But we must empathize; after all, Obama is in the throes of the dreaded PEST."

 

Democrats Finally Overplayed Their Hand

 ...And, you know, I wish they would stop calling this man -- I can't call him no president -- this man in the White House, the first black president, because he's not the first black president.  He does not have the same bloodlines that blacks in America have.  His bloodline is totally different from ours, in the way he is going about California, I'm talking about like Riverside, San Bernardino, Fontana, Ontario, LA, Bakersfield, everywhere blacks, no work, 'cause all the jobs he gave to illegal immigrants.  They got the jobs, and they got the money...

 

 Michael Barone on The Shrinkage of the Obama Majority    ... "Democrats see themselves as the party of the future. But their policies are antique. The federal minimum wage dates to 1938, equal pay for women to 1963, access to contraceptives to 1965. Raising these issues now is campaign gimmickry, not serious policymaking." ...

... Democratic territory has been reduced to the bastions of two core groups — black voters and gentry liberals. Democrats win New York City and the San Francisco Bay area by overwhelming margins but are outvoted in almost all the territory in between — including, this year, Obama’s Illinois. Governor Jerry Brown ran well behind in California’s Central Valley, and Governor Andrew Cuomo lost most of upstate New York.

Take a look at who makes the big electoral difference in California:

The farmers and ranchers are in the red portion; those who pass the laws and regulations they must operate under -like making sure every chicken has six feet of space in it's coop -live in the blue area. Water usage in the red area is decided by those in the blue section. Nancy Pelosi and Jerry Brown are elected by blue voters. New York would be much the same .TD 

 PS: This argues for the electoral system of voting instead of the popular vote.

Krauthammer: Seize the day, control the agenda

Memo to the GOP. You had a great night on Tuesday. But remember: You didn’t win it. The Democrats lost it.

Charles Krauthammer

 

... "The defeat — “a massacre,” the Economist called it — marks the final collapse of Obamaism, a species of left liberalism so intrusive, so incompetently executed and ultimately so unpopular that it will be seen as a parenthesis in American political history. Notwithstanding Obama’s awkward denials at his next-day news conference, he himself defined the election when he insisted just last month that “these [i.e. his] policies are on the ballot — every single one of them.' ”..

 

 

Thank goodness all the campaigning is over!

Now for some peace and quiet.

 

Why The Dems Lost (Video)

Nice Deb   "When Republicans talk about improving their “brand” – they don’t mean changing their principles so they can be more palatable to certain constituencies that don’t traditionally vote Republican. They mean doing a better job reaching out and explaining their principles to those constituencies.

"Democrats, on the other hand, get by through stealth –  their “how can we fool them today?” M/O.
"The reason they have to rely on phony “War on Women”, class warfare, race-baiting tactics, is because when they tell the truth about their agenda, they are rejected. That can lead to uncomfortable moments on the campaign trail when the media actually does their job and holds them accountable.

"Keep in mind as you watch this, that these guys were the Democrats’ A team.

"Via Washington Free Beacon."
 

Sharpton: The voters really rejected Hillary, not Obama

Hot Air  ... "Sharpton’s outburst does indicate the extent to which Barack Obama’s stalwart allies will go to avoid casting blame for this historic loss on him, even if that means tarnishing the likely Democratic standard-bearer for 2016 in the process. The African-American community remains less “Ready for Hillary” than the rest of the Democratic coalition, and many resented Clinton’s efforts to distance herself from the president during her summer book tour.

"Sharpton’s throwing of Clinton under the bus is a demonstration of just how deep the fissures that are lingering beneath the Democratic Party’s placid façade go. By way of evidence, The Daily Kos – a reliable group of far-left liberals – determined that Sharpton’s attempt to place some of the blame for Democrats’ struggles at the polls amounted to “GOP spin.” " ...

Will Our 2016 Presidential Candidate Learn from the Duggars?

Lloyd Marcus  "My wife Mary told me about a TV show she loves to watch about the Duggar family, titled 19 Kids and Counting.

"Mary said she likes watching the show because the parents and their kids are wholesome and good.  Upon hearing how the family adheres to extremely old-fashioned traditional values, I thought, what planet are these people from?  How has the Duggar family escaped the left's 24/7 coarsening of our culture?
...
..."Everywhere you look, it appears that we are swiftly moving towards a godless anything-goes society.  Deviancy is celebrated as well as rude, crude, and bad behavior.

"Mary said she has read vile, disgusting, evil blog posts by leftists, expressing their great hatred for the Duggars.  This does not surprise me.  Many on the left have a war on the traditional family, God, and all things wholesome and good." ... _Full article

The strength of America is in the strength of our families.

http://imgarcade.com/1/african-american-family-reunion/

IF OBAMA WAS A SMART POLITICAN AND A MAGNANIMOUS MENSCH, THEN THIS IS WHAT HE WOULD HAVE SAID TODAY:

 

 

 

The Astute Bloggers  "My Fellow Citizens,
Yesterday was not a defeat for me or the Democrat Party; it was a victory for America. 

Once again we've shared our views in a vigorous debate full of the friendly fury free speech encourages, and the people have decided. 

Some pundits and some politicians may claim we lost, but in a larger sense, we may have lost a few contests, but we won the larger war. 

Yesterday, we won what some have called "the war on women." Though the GOP picked up some seats they picked them up by running MORE women then they had ever done before. As a result of the Democrat Party pushing the feminist issue, American now has more women in higher office than ever before - and that's good for America. 

 Some pundits complained that we "played the race card" too much the last 6 years. I disagree. I think that despite all the gains this nation has made since the 1960's, we forcefully brought the issue back into focus and as a result the GOP ran and elected more people of color than at any time since Reconstruction. This is good for America.

 Some pundits claim we lost so many seats because most people feel our economy is still in the doldrums. There's always a lag-time between the real economy and how people feel about it. I am sure that in the next year - before the 2016 election begins - people will be forced to accept that we brought the economy back from the brink. That may be little too late for my colleagues who lost yesterday, but it will be a huge bonus for us in 2016. When so much more is at stake.

 

So though I am saddened to see so many friends leave, I am humbled and pleased that the progressive agenda of the Democratic Party has been so successful and that in a deeper sense we truly won the day.

I look forward to working with the new majority leader next year on a new agenda we can all embrace. Until then, there's a lot of work that needs to be done - this term, this week, this moment.

 

 Thank you, and good night."

"MAGNANIMOUS. HUMBLE. WHILE CLEVERLY STEALING THE FIRE FROM THE GOP.

"TOO BAD OBAMA IS NEITHER HUMBLE ENOUGH OR SMART ENOUGH TO MAKE SUCH A SPEECH. NOR ARE ANY OF HIS ADVISORS.

"HE IS A SHALLOW, MENDACIOUS EGOMANIAC. AND THEY ARE MERE SYCOPHANTS.

"OUR NATION DESERVES BETTER."
(All caps in the original)

One big obstruction

 

http://comicallyincorrect.com/2014/11/05/obstructionist/

 

But he still has two months to go. Be very afraid.

Commentary Magazine:   "Republicans–and some desperate Democrats who saw the writing on the wall–didn’t need anyone to tell them to make last night’s midterms about President Obama. His unpopularity was not in doubt, and his responsibility for manifold governmental failures over the last several years was undeniable. And yet, GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell still deserves a large share of the credit for what may seem like an obvious anti-Obama election. How McConnell outsmarted the president and saved the Senate (at least temporarily) is one of the midterms’ more fascinating subplots." ...

As Jonathan Tobin mentioned late last night, McConnell belongs at the top of the list of winners, while Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid is second only to Obama in the losers column.

How Mitch McConnell Outsmarted Obama

 

Commentary Magazine

 

What Republicans Must Do Now   " Six measures the Republican Congress should pursue, even if they result in a string of vetoes".

 

They were not happy at MSNBC:

 

President Obama's reactions to the election of 2014

Maureen C. Scott

"In word and tone, he refused to take responsibility or even express humility," [Reince] Priebus said. "He seemed to suggest the only ideas he's willing to listen to are his own, old, failed ones."   Julie Pace, AP

Jonathan S. Tobin: Arrogant Obama Has Learned Nothing   "Last night as the country was absorbing the midterm election results, the New York Times reported that President Obama was “irritated” about the Democrats’ stunning defeat but that he did not consider the outcome to be a “repudiation” of himself or his administration. In response, some talking heads on the cable news networks suggested that given some time to reflect on events, he would take responsibility for a historic drubbing. They were wrong." ... 

...Though he was the one who reminded us in January 2013 that “elections have consequences” when he was asked about working with defeated Republicans, this is a president who believes that he doesn’t have to heed the verdict of the voters if it goes against him ....

 Wipeout

 Democrats Saying Privately Midterms Drubbing Was “All Obama’s Fault”…   "Obviously."

Politico: 2014 Senate Election Results Maps and graphics.

CNN’s Jim Acosta To Obama: ‘It Is A Fact That Your Party Rejected You’ [VIDEO]

"During a post-Election Day press conference, CNN Senior White House Correspondent Jim Acosta straight-up told President Barack Obama it is a “fact” his party “rejected” him in the midterms, and asked Obama how it felt to be a lame duck." ...

 

Obamas replied, " ... I am going to squeeze every last little bit of opportunity to help make this world a better place over these last two years."

OK Go's newest music video is amazingly choreographed.

Wimp.com/   "American alternative rock band OK Go is well-known for their unique music videos. For their new hit single, "I Won't Let You Down", they incorporate amazing choreography with personal mobility devices and umbrellas to deliver an eye-pleasing experience."

Rock band OK Go's new drone music video is amazing
 

 

"Rock band/viral-video-machine OK Go has released its latest music video — and its members have officially graduated from treadmills and optical illusions to a more sky's-the-limit approach."

Ann Coulter: A TOUGH NIGHT AT MSNBC

Ann Coulter ... "An angry Rachel Maddow repeatedly told her little joke about Brown being the first man to lose to two women in two states. Hey Rachel: Martha Coakley just became the first woman in the same state to lose to a man in two elections for two different offices -- senate and governor!

"It was a tough night for Rachel. For those of you who haven’t seen her show, words cannot capture the giggling, smirky cutesy antics that accompany her remarks. "...

... “According to Sam Wang`s calculations,” Maddow smirked on September 3, “the odds of the Democrats holding onto the Senate nationwide for the whole country, those odds move to 85 percent.”
"Senate Election Results by Midnight Tuesday:
\Senate Republicans: 52 , Senate Democrats: 44

   ..."Less than a month ago, Rachel devoted several shows to a complicated argument about how the Democrats could win the senate election in South Dakota. “Now, today, the new unthinkable,” she began. “The Democratic Party today just announced that, hey, South Dakota is hereby a contested race. South Dakota. Democrats all of a sudden think they can maybe win in South Dakota. … Woo-hoo!”
"Tuesday Night Election Results in South Dakota:
Republican Mike Rounds: 51.1 %, Democrat Rick Weiland: 29%
...
"-- Republicans have just elected: the youngest member of Congress (Elise Stefanik of New York); the first black female representative from Utah (Mia Love); the first black senator from the South since Reconstruction (Tim Scott). The two black senators from the South before that were also Republicans, as was the first black senator from the North, Edward Brooke.

"-- Americans really don’t want drivers licenses for illegal aliens.
"-- Sandra Fluke lost.