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Recursion

(56,582 posts)
Thu Dec 4, 2014, 09:08 AM Dec 2014

We must wrest control of the cabana from the monkeys

When I wrote this OP, a while ago, I thought it was just kind of a funny statement on being an expat outside of the US. I hope it is still that.

That said, times have changed. We must wrest control of the cabana from the monkeys at any cost. I would like all of us, from the anarcho-syndicalists to the third-way opportunists to agree: we absolutely must eject the Republican party from control of Congress.

Is this something that all of us, every single one, on the board can agree on? If so, I will ask my seamstress friend (yes, I will pay her) to sew a "Jai Ho" banner that I will unveil as soon as we have certified the grounds as free of monkeys... err... the Congress as free of Republican majorities.

The monkeys cannot maintain control of the cabana. We have to shoo them out.

In fact, I'll make a poll


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We must wrest control of the cabana from the monkeys (Original Post) Recursion Dec 2014 OP
No shit Tsiyu Dec 2014 #1
Glad I could add that to your vocabulary :) Recursion Dec 2014 #2
What do you mean by "at any cost"? surrealAmerican Dec 2014 #3
Do yu include the Republicans with D after their names in that? 99Forever Dec 2014 #4
That's monkey-talk (nt) Recursion Dec 2014 #5
Horsepucky. 99Forever Dec 2014 #6
I notice you didn't vote in the poll, which was my OP's point Recursion Dec 2014 #7
You didn't answer my question. 99Forever Dec 2014 #9
Sorry, I thought your question was rhetorical. To answer Recursion Dec 2014 #10
And that sir is exactly what is wrong with the Democratic Party. 99Forever Dec 2014 #11
Only if the centrist rat-fuckers are included among the monkeys. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #8
"At any cost?" YarnAddict Dec 2014 #12

Tsiyu

(18,186 posts)
1. No shit
Thu Dec 4, 2014, 09:14 AM
Dec 2014

and you should know, thanks to you, whenever things get hinky, I say "Looks like the monkeys are in control of the cabana again."

Thanks a lot.


I really mean that; it's a great phrase that covers a lot of situations.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
2. Glad I could add that to your vocabulary :)
Thu Dec 4, 2014, 09:16 AM
Dec 2014

Honestly I think it's a great phrase and I don't care if I'm associated with its growth. Thanks though!

surrealAmerican

(11,362 posts)
3. What do you mean by "at any cost"?
Thu Dec 4, 2014, 09:17 AM
Dec 2014

I would also like to see an end to republican majorities, but if it harms a lot of people in a substantial way, is it worth it?

Let's not burn down the cabana to get rid of those monkeys.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
7. I notice you didn't vote in the poll, which was my OP's point
Thu Dec 4, 2014, 09:44 AM
Dec 2014

Would you like to vote? Obviously I can't force you to and have no desire to.

99Forever

(14,524 posts)
9. You didn't answer my question.
Thu Dec 4, 2014, 10:19 AM
Dec 2014

I don't vote for Republicans. Even those with a D behind their names.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
10. Sorry, I thought your question was rhetorical. To answer
Thu Dec 4, 2014, 10:21 AM
Dec 2014

I consider anyone a "Democrat" who runs as such in the Democratic primaries.

99Forever

(14,524 posts)
11. And that sir is exactly what is wrong with the Democratic Party.
Thu Dec 4, 2014, 10:27 AM
Dec 2014

Still clueless about why voters don't bother showing up?

 

YarnAddict

(1,850 posts)
12. "At any cost?"
Thu Dec 4, 2014, 10:35 AM
Dec 2014

Armed rebellion?

Massive vote fraud?

Please clarify. I personally think that having ideas that appeal to the vast majority of voters would be the best option.

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