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Tennessee Gal

(6,160 posts)
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 08:45 PM Nov 2012

Oh, the stupid!!!

A Facebook friend who has been spouting off her mouth in support of Romney, as is widely done here in Red Tennessee, just posted this:

"Did CBS just say it is impossible for Romney to win the election? Then why have we all wasted the last several months listening to all this garbage? If the electorate is all that matters why are we wasting all of our time and money on the voting polls? Why not just let the electorate vote?"

I literally laughed out loud. They have their stupid opinions, but they don't even know how the system works.




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Oh, the stupid!!! (Original Post) Tennessee Gal Nov 2012 OP
Bwaaahahahahahahahahahaaaa! MynameisBlarney Nov 2012 #1
Wow. just...wow. n/t TDale313 Nov 2012 #2
is her name Donna? Skittles Nov 2012 #3
No, but that is a classic, too!!! nt Tennessee Gal Nov 2012 #4
Oh dear lord! TDale313 Nov 2012 #7
Great one! DollarBillHines Nov 2012 #13
O.M.G. eom LittleGirl Nov 2012 #45
OMG SunsetDreams Nov 2012 #5
I am still laughing!!! Tennessee Gal Nov 2012 #6
In her case easychoice Nov 2012 #8
She voted..... Tennessee Gal Nov 2012 #9
Please explain it to the woman! sammytko Nov 2012 #17
Nah! Let her keep brightening Democrats' days. Squinch Nov 2012 #22
She wouldn't believe me. I am a Democrat! nt Tennessee Gal Nov 2012 #32
ROFL libguyob_19556dd Nov 2012 #10
You're Being Too Generous ProfessorGAC Nov 2012 #11
You are correct, of course. Tennessee Gal Nov 2012 #12
Difference Between You And Me ProfessorGAC Nov 2012 #14
Just curious: about how old is she? Squinch Nov 2012 #15
About 50, I would think. Tennessee Gal Nov 2012 #18
GOOD GOD! So she's had 7 or 8 or more elections to pick up this bit of information! Squinch Nov 2012 #20
That is truly scary! Tennessee Gal Nov 2012 #23
I bet she thinks Iraq was responsible for 9/11. Squinch Nov 2012 #34
She probably bought duct tape and plastic sheets after 9/11. Tennessee Gal Nov 2012 #35
I'm afraid to ask. Squinch Nov 2012 #36
It was to protect them from terrorists, of course! ROFL!!! Tennessee Gal Nov 2012 #38
Ahhhhh! Of course!!!! Squinch Nov 2012 #40
HAHAHAHAHA! Tooooo stoooopid to fix. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #16
Yep. You should have seen me trying to explain the electoral college last week. Lone_Star_Dem Nov 2012 #19
That's exactly who the MSM is misleading...with success. CakeGrrl Nov 2012 #43
4 years ago Chellee Nov 2012 #21
OMG nobodyspecial Nov 2012 #25
But, but, you know how many folks would not? nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #27
Oh, I can never let it go. Chellee Nov 2012 #33
ROFL!!!! Tennessee Gal Nov 2012 #26
Well up to the third or fourth President nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #29
No. Chellee Nov 2012 #31
O. M. G. nt truebluegreen Nov 2012 #48
So, does she have any replies or likes? nobodyspecial Nov 2012 #24
Responses: Tennessee Gal Nov 2012 #28
She just posted this! ROFL!!!! Tennessee Gal Nov 2012 #30
like gaining 150,000 jobs per month mnmoderatedem Nov 2012 #49
Make sure you share this with your other Repub FB friends... Contrary1 Nov 2012 #37
I would love to, but I am not spreading my knowledge of their ignorance. Tennessee Gal Nov 2012 #42
There ought to be a weighted average CakeGrrl Nov 2012 #39
Teh Stupid... It Burns... WillyT Nov 2012 #41
I just woke up at 2:30 in the morning and I am Tennessee Gal Nov 2012 #44
These are the types of people who vote against their best interest! NCLivin Nov 2012 #46
Absolutely! Tennessee Gal Nov 2012 #47

Tennessee Gal

(6,160 posts)
9. She voted.....
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 08:59 PM
Nov 2012

I saw her in line the day I voted. I don't know if I will ever be able to look her in the face again without bursting out laughing.

ProfessorGAC

(65,076 posts)
11. You're Being Too Generous
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 09:06 PM
Nov 2012

This has nothing to do with knowing how the system works. This buffoon doesn't even know the definition of the word "electorate" and is too dumb to know SHE IS THE ELECTORATE.

This isn't like understanding how the electoral college works. This is someone so oblivious that she doesn't even know what the word SHE IS USING means.

Maybe the whole voting standards thing does have merit.

ProfessorGAC

(65,076 posts)
14. Difference Between You And Me
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 09:11 PM
Nov 2012

You were nice enough to just laugh. Me, i would have been far more rude. Is it a fault? Yep, but at my age a little late to worry about it now!

Tennessee Gal

(6,160 posts)
18. About 50, I would think.
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 09:13 PM
Nov 2012

And, believe it or not, she is the executive director of the local realtor association.



Squinch

(50,955 posts)
20. GOOD GOD! So she's had 7 or 8 or more elections to pick up this bit of information!
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 09:19 PM
Nov 2012

I actually think this particular ignorance is much more common than we know.

Tennessee Gal

(6,160 posts)
23. That is truly scary!
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 09:22 PM
Nov 2012

Ignorance is rampant. It has to be for someone like Romney to have ever been close in this election.

Tennessee Gal

(6,160 posts)
35. She probably bought duct tape and plastic sheets after 9/11.
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 09:42 PM
Nov 2012

I know 2 people here who actually did that.

Squinch

(50,955 posts)
36. I'm afraid to ask.
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 09:48 PM
Nov 2012

Was she going to do some protective painting, perhaps?

What were the duct tape and sheets for?

Tennessee Gal

(6,160 posts)
38. It was to protect them from terrorists, of course! ROFL!!!
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 09:53 PM
Nov 2012

They were convinced terrorists were going to attack us with poisonous gases right here in small town Tennessee!!!


Squinch

(50,955 posts)
40. Ahhhhh! Of course!!!!
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 09:57 PM
Nov 2012

Everyone knows that Ricin and such can't permeate a good drop cloth!

That's too much.

If I were a dishonest person, I bet I could make a fortune with my "atmospheric protective zone" in a can.

Lone_Star_Dem

(28,158 posts)
19. Yep. You should have seen me trying to explain the electoral college last week.
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 09:15 PM
Nov 2012

The person I was talking to is a Romney/Ryan supporter. They were going on about national polls and I said something about swing state polls. They said they don't matter.

Suffice to say I left with a headache, and they were less excited about election day.

CakeGrrl

(10,611 posts)
43. That's exactly who the MSM is misleading...with success.
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 10:00 PM
Nov 2012

It's simple: If the GOP voters think R/R are in it, they'll go to the polls. And a lot of them are very easy-to-fool LIVs from the sounds of it. They treat a national poll that says Romney 49, Obama 48 like a basketball game score.

Chellee

(2,097 posts)
21. 4 years ago
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 09:21 PM
Nov 2012

When Obama won, I had a co-worker tell me, "I don't know what you think you accomplished, he's just going to get assassinated and then McCain will be president anyway."

Then I had to explain that, A. No, he wasn't going to be assassinated. And B. It's not like the Miss America pageant; they don't give it to the first runner up. Biden would be president.

She just stood there blinking at me for a few seconds. It wasn't like someone flipped a switch, it was more like someone turned a dimmer switch up. You could almost see understanding coming into her eyes. Oh yeah...the vice president....

These people have never understood how the system works.

nobodyspecial

(2,286 posts)
25. OMG
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 09:24 PM
Nov 2012

How did you not just chuckle, shake your head and walk away.

I wish Americans had to pass the citizenship test immigrants have to take.

Tennessee Gal

(6,160 posts)
26. ROFL!!!!
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 09:25 PM
Nov 2012


Did she think McCain had been elected Vice President by virtue of not having won the Presidency? OMG!
 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
29. Well up to the third or fourth President
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 09:28 PM
Nov 2012

that was the way it was. The VP was the one who lost.

So if she was thinking 1790 or so...

(I know, trivia that most folks really do not know)

Chellee

(2,097 posts)
31. No.
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 09:31 PM
Nov 2012

She really thought the 2nd place finisher would step into the position. She completely forgot (or more likely, doesn't know) the chain of succession. I am positive if you asked her who would be 3rd in line, she'd just be all deer in headlights.

Tennessee Gal

(6,160 posts)
28. Responses:
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 09:27 PM
Nov 2012

"That's just irresponsible reporting."

"I switched it off the are in the bag. Don't give up PRAY!!!!!"

Tennessee Gal

(6,160 posts)
42. I would love to, but I am not spreading my knowledge of their ignorance.
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 09:59 PM
Nov 2012

It would do no good. I am keeping quiet and letting them squirm.

My plan for tomorrow night is to post this with no comment the second the election is called for Obama!

CakeGrrl

(10,611 posts)
39. There ought to be a weighted average
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 09:56 PM
Nov 2012

for how much votes count. Informed voter: Much more. Clueless voter: Hardly any.

SMH.

Tennessee Gal

(6,160 posts)
44. I just woke up at 2:30 in the morning and I am
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 04:37 AM
Nov 2012

still laughing about this.

Kicking for those who can't sleep and might enjoy a laugh.

NCLivin

(3 posts)
46. These are the types of people who vote against their best interest!
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 09:09 AM
Nov 2012

ignorance is bliss!!! Thanks for the laugh today...I needed it.

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