‘Bama Goes Blue

[Old Dog New Trick]

For the first time in nearly 36-years (since the Grand Masters of the KKK left town) Alabama elects a Democrat to represent them in the Senate.

Montgomery goes the way of Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland.

Buh Bye...!

Jones beats Moore.

Wonder how fast those women disappear back into the tranquility and silence they enjoyed for 40-years? Nobody including Sen’s Gillibrand and Warner will care $0.02 for what happened (if anything did) to them now.

Check out this article from USA TODAY:

Democrat Doug Jones wins stunning upset victory in Alabama Senate race

https://usat.ly/2BdvEoj

[Box]

"stunning"

I do not think it means what USA Today thinks it means

...less than a single percentage point against a guy who has been fighting accusations of being a cradle robber and a bigot. A guy who couldn't even get the full support of his own political party and he lost by less than a percentage point.

Roy Moore should have been DESTROYED by his opponent. The results should have been an absolute disgrace. I would have been stunned to see Roy Moore win.

"stunning" victory


The liberal media has a horrible grasp of English vocabulary. Just like it was "inconceivable" that hrc would lose to Donald Trump...
...inconceivable

Yes Vizzini, "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

[Old Dog New Trick]

^^^eggzactly!

Moore should have been “marginalized” in the vote to a few bible humping gun hugging rednecks and people who still fly the Confederate flag from their trucks.

[PSM]

...less than a single percentage point against a guy who has been fighting accusations of being a cradle robber and a bigot.

When he was a Democrat. ;)

[frostfire]

The new democrat success approach. They sacrificed several of their own then started going after the Republicans.

And so it begins. Another wave of allegations

Has the dems and libs consider what president Pence will be like?

[Scimitar]

Yes Vizzini, "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

You did not just quote Princess Bride.

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[Pete]

And Mitch the turtle is very happy, This will make it easier to work with the D's.

[cbtengr]

So after the announcement how many interstate highways were shutdown and how many windows were broken in major Alabama cities by angry republican voters? Is there any truth to the rumors of Russian collusion in order to sway the vote?

[rubberneck]

And Mitch the turtle is very happy, This will make it easier to work with the D's.

I get the feeling Mitch will be the Senate minority leader shortly and he’ll go back to being irrelevant. When the Dems pick a senate majority leader or a speaker of the house they pick hard core liberals who will go down swinging while pushing their agenda. When the republicans pick theirs they pick spineless pussies like MCConnell and Ryan who run from every fight.

[Team Sergeant]

Trial by Internet


Get used to it.

[rubberneck]

And so it begins. Another wave of allegations

Has the dems and libs consider what president Pence will be like?

If they hold the house and the senate at that point they can effectively neuter him. He doesn’t have a base like his boss. His bully pulpit would likely have no weight. Also they would likely vote down any replacement pick for Vice President leaving the Speaker next in line in succession. They could then cause enough damage to him and his candidacy that he wouldn’t win the next general. The one thing I admire about the libs is that they always play the long game. It’s not just about getting what they want now but they’re looking to change the way this country looks 20 years down the road. Look at how social security and Medicare has changed everything in this country. Once you give people stuff they don’t want to give it back even if it means financial ruin.

[rubberneck]

Trial by Internet


Get used to it.

Time to start sending honey pots to visit every likely democratic candidate for president. Beat the bastards at their own game.

[Hand]

Trial by Internet


Get used to it.

My sentiments exactly. All you have to do these days to topple anyone in the public eye is print a story "someone, somewhere, said that they heard such and such touched a woman inappropriately back in the day" and bam!

It's too easy. But, it makes me wonder who all these hollywierd types that are being castigated for past sins pissed off. In the grand scheme of things, who cared who Ben Afleck molested or groped or licked 10 years ago?

[Streck-Fu]

Nick Saban played spoiler.

Democratic operatives started a campaign to write in Nick Saban and the total write in votes were more than the margin of victory.

[Pete]

And the R's got smoked on turn out.

Don't complain if you stayed at home.

[Box]

At the closing of the polls, 'Bama get exactly the government they deserve.


-If Roy Moore is a fraud, then it is the fault of his supporters to allow him to flourish for decades - if he was the best than they had to offer, then so be it - lets not continue to poison the well just because an "R" might be better than a "D"

-If he is in fact a diamond in the rough and the voters from Alabama fell for what would have to be democrat lies and propaganda, well... then they got what they asked for.



I don't blame politicians for Alabama - I blame voters. Keep in mind -this is a state where the margin of victory could have been covered by the amount of votes that were cast for the University's football coach.
As an example of "truth in advertising" in politics, I bear responsibility for folks like Mike Easley and Roy Cooper. Not because I voted for them - but quite honestly, all I did to challenge their leadership was vote against them. I did not actively work to put an alternative choice in the office.
...I got what I deserved.


If a 30-something year old Roy Moore was being intimate with your high-school aged daughter, would you take action or would you use it as an opportunity to garner some political favor by keeping quiet?


A nation ALWAYS gets the government they deserve. Good luck Alabama - sorry to hear that Nick Saban didn't get enough votes to take a Senate seat - but look on the bright side - at least he still gets to coach UA !!

...ROLL TIDE





Every time the polls close in any elections, I am forced to reflect on the musings of George Carlin - "The public sucks - fuck hope (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrSAxtIYM08)"




for fuck sake - how many people that delivered a write-in vote for Saban used what they learned in ENG-101 to write in their vote?

[Badger52]

Nick Saban played spoiler.

Democratic operatives started a campaign to write in Nick Saban and the total write in votes were more than the margin of victory.Shit like that is how we got Woodrow Wilson.

I think I'm with Box' Carlin invocation.
:munchin