Why The Worry?
"I can't take much more of this," Larry David wrote yesterday on the HuffPost. "Two weeks to go, and I'm at the end of my rope. I can't work. I can eat, but mostly standing up. I'm anxious all the time and taking it out on my ex-wife, which, ironically, I'm finding enjoyable. This is like waiting for the results of a biopsy. Actually, it's worse. Biopsies only take a few days, maybe a week at the most, and if the biopsy comes back positive, there's still a potential cure. With this, there's no cure. The result is final. Like death.
"Five times a day I'll still say to someone, 'I don't know what I'm going to do if McCain wins.' Of course, the reality is I'm probably not going to do anything. What can I do? I'm not going to kill myself. If I didn't kill myself when I became impotent for two months in 1979, I'm certainly not going to do it if McCain and Palin are elected, even if it's by nefarious means.
"If Obama loses, it would be easier to live with it if it's due to racism rather than if it's stolen. If it's racism, I can say, 'Okay, we lost, but at least it's a democracy. Sure, it's a democracy inhabited by a majority of disgusting, reprehensible turds, but at least it's a democracy.' If he loses because it's stolen, that will be much worse. Call me crazy, but I'd rather live in a democratic racist country than a non-democratic non-racist one."
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on October 23, 2008 at 1:27 PM
comment #1
Rich S.
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Get used to it. I anticipate that Hillary's 2012 campaign will officially kick off on November 5.
Posted by Rich S.
at October 23, 2008 2:10 PM
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dcc77
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LD is as consistently hysterical a performer we have in the US today. As a fellow Democrat, I feel his pain. But the tracking stats are highly encouraging for BO. As unbelievable as it sounds, we may have a black president on 1-20-09.
I wonder if Morgan Freeman (Deep Impact) and Dennis Haybert (24) helped de-sensitize the American populace to the thought of an African-American and the helm of our nation? A subject for future sociology dissertations...or pieces in The Onion, I'm not sure which.
Posted by dcc77
at October 23, 2008 2:22 PM
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dcc77
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...an African-American AT the helm of our nation...
my bad
Posted by dcc77
at October 23, 2008 2:23 PM
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Sabina E
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I'm worried, too.
Remember, people.. THE BRADLEY EFFECT!!!!
Posted by Sabina E
at October 23, 2008 2:29 PM
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Sabina E
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dc77, Obama isn't really AFrican-American. He IS half black, half white, so technically, he's mixed and black, but yeah, ditto.
Posted by Sabina E
at October 23, 2008 2:30 PM
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Howlingman
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^^He's also a Secret Muslim, or so I'm told.^^
Posted by Howlingman
at October 23, 2008 2:37 PM
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rr3333
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Hopefully, Larry wont take it out on his beloved aunt.
BTW ... when is Larry's Woody movie coming out?
Posted by rr3333
at October 23, 2008 2:46 PM
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The Hoyk
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As long as stuff like this is happening, there is plenty of reason to be worried and vigilant:
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/23638322/block_the_vote
Posted by The Hoyk
at October 23, 2008 3:05 PM
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Josh Massey
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"On 1-20-09, we'll have the first half-white president!"
No, doesn't have the same ring to it.
Posted by Josh Massey
at October 23, 2008 3:08 PM
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Mr. Muckle
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By now, I hope he IS a Muslim and when he's president he makes Christians wear a big yellow H (for hypocrite) on their rough clothing. Then I hope he moves the capital to Chicago and gives the red states to the Arabs. THAT would make me happy.
Posted by Mr. Muckle
at October 23, 2008 3:25 PM
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Sabina E
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^^
yeah, but Obama isn't Arab, either. His father was a Kenyan Muslim, but he was African.
Kenyans are NOT considered Arab, when are people going to realize that?!?!?
Posted by Sabina E
at October 23, 2008 4:07 PM
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Deathtongue_Groupie
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McCain campaigning in Pennsylvania is a sure sign of either how hopeless his own campaign team feels this is (going for the Hail Mary of Hail Mary's with this PA + tossup battle grounds like FL, MO & OH) or trying to cover up the biggest electronic voter fraud scheme in history.
It surprising how few people know about the documented cases of touch screen votes for Dems going to Republican or other candidates. And I'm talking about progressive types who are usually up on such things. They are usually shocked at it because they know I don't go for the paranoid conspiracy BS.
And why is EVERY SINGLE INSTANCE of these "mistakes" not in the Democratic nominee's favor?
Posted by Deathtongue_Groupie
at October 23, 2008 4:29 PM
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vapor
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I've held my tongue and enjoyed the film discussions for years but I must comment on this. I am a conservative and I'm confident that Obama will win big in a couple weeks.
But I find it disturbing that IF O does lose, the reaction is already preset that it is either a racist election or a stolen election. It doesn't cross anyone's mind that perhaps he could lose because he is more liberal than a large majority of the country?
Posted by vapor
at October 23, 2008 7:56 PM
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D.Z.
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Deafbrown: The Bradley Effect can't beat a Neo-Depression.
vapor: Being liberal has nothing to do with it. The majority of American hate Bush and are unimpressed by McCain.
Posted by D.Z.
at October 23, 2008 8:32 PM
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shotzi
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Is Larry David back with his wife now? I thought they were divorced...
Posted by shotzi
at October 23, 2008 8:43 PM
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rr3333
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his wife took up with the pool boy.
nowhere does it mention that he's back with her. he just says he likes taking his shit out on his ex because it makes him feel better.
Posted by rr3333
at October 24, 2008 10:22 AM
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SpinDozer
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'But I find it disturbing that IF O does lose, the reaction is already preset that it is either a racist election or a stolen election. It doesn't cross anyone's mind that perhaps he could lose because he is more liberal than a large majority of the country?'
Recent stories have played up the racism angle saying that up to 30% of democrats and independents are "sensative" to racial issues and are therfore likely to vote for the GOP. I think its garbage research, but a McCain victory by margins which preclude racially motivated voters being the deciding factor is not likely. Obama's "liberal" voting record is campaign rhetoric, Obama is quite moderate. Most liberals will be disappointed with aspects of his administration...watch the Frontline section on his tenure with the Harvard Law Review...
Posted by SpinDozer
at October 24, 2008 2:30 PM
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shotzi
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Whoops. I guess I overlooked the "ex" there. That's on me.
Posted by shotzi
at October 25, 2008 2:49 PM
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janee
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