A Few of FR's Finest...Every Day...11-04-04....No Gloating, Please!

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No Gloating, Please!

by JohnHuang2

I admit it's tempting, deliciously tempting, especially after a grueling campaign as this, but I won't. Instead, I'm going to be magnanimous. In other words, if you're looking for gloating, you're looking in the wrong place. From published reports, I gather the White House has adopted a similar No-Gloat approach, and I think that's a good thing. Some of you might not agree -- what's wrong with a little gloating? -- but I think we've got to be bigger than that. In short,
stay above-the-fray.

That's why you won't hear a peep from me about Bush's victory Tuesday, not a word on how Bush successfully beat back challenger John Kerry. That's according to a poll of over 110 million registered voters conducted Tuesday. The Democrats' inability to unseat the President -- despite having poured unprecedented amounts of money and manpower in their hopeless effort to topple the wartime leader -- must be quite a bitter pill to swallow. But, as I said, nary a word about it from me.

Here's what else my lips are sealed -- tightly sealed -- about: President Bush's very long coattails. On Tuesday, Republicans expanded their majority in Congress to 233 House seats, keeping the chamber in GOP hands for the sixth straight election. As for the Senate, more good news (which I refuse to mention). The GOP swept all five Democrat Southern seats -- South Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana, Florida, and Georgia, crippling Democrats for years to come, but I'm not gonna gloat about that either.

I suppose I could gloat about the stunning Senate upset in South Dakota (but I won't). Not since Barry Goldwater's famed 1952 victory over Ernest McFarland had a Senate leader been toppled. Tom Daschle got his walking papers Tuesday, losing his bid for a fourth term to former GOP Congressman John Thune, but -- again -- you won't hear me gloat about it, or even mention it once. My lips are totally sealed.

Look at it this way: If I were gloating, wouldn't I mention how Bush is the first President in 16 years to win a majority of the popular vote? Wouldn't I be pointing out that Bush got nearly 4 million more votes than Kerry nation-wide? Clinton never got a majority of the popular vote, garnering just 43% in '92 and 49% in '96. Indeed, Bush got more votes than Clinton ever dreamed of getting. Of course I haven't mentioned any of this, nor will I; this is no time to gloat.

Oh, remember the torrent of media stories that angry voters in Florida, bent on revenge for 2000, were champing at the bit to even the score in 2004? Needless to say, there was little evidence of it Tuesday, much to media chagrin -- but I'm not gonna mention that either.

And if you thought I'd gloat about how wrong exit polling was Tuesday, you're mistaken. In fact, I won't even mention how an early batch had Bush losing in Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, you name it. I haven't gloated to date, and I'm not about to start now.

Oh, one more thing...

Congratulations, Mr. President!!! ;-)

And God bless the United States of America.

Anyway, that's...

My two cents

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[austingirl]

Good afternoon. Prayers for all of our brave service men and women are offered.

[mrstank]

Yes, it was a good fit!!!

I've got to go do a few things outside before I loose daylight. I hate 4:30 sunsets!!!


(((((((((((((LadyX)))))))))))))))

I'll be back shortly!

[Billie]

I'm impressed! You did a 'view partial source' and copied and pasted, didn't you? :) Your little dance gif is a red 'x' for me - possibly from a site that doesn't allow direct links? Though I did copy the url and pasted it in my browser directly and it opened. :)

[Billie]

Dance and gloat, gloat and dance! LOL!

[Billie]

Hi, kitty! Saved 'this' dancing elephant gif - is it the one you're talking about?

[Billie]

Good afternoon, Gail. I'm just now reading some more of the comments on today's thread (afraid I made my first post this morning without reading the comments, and then got caught up in the dancing and gloating from reading "My Comments" rather than the thread comments.

It's really nice to hear from you because we've all been thinking of you and offering prayers of comfort for you during this terrible time. Hope that the 'bug' you caught, on top of your mourning, wears off very soon. We love you. There *was* good news for you with the election results among your sadness though. Please take care of yourself.

[Billie]

Amen, Maggie, and what a wonderful picture!

[Billie]

OH MY GOSH! That billboard is hilarious! It can't be real, but how funny if it were!

[Billie]

What a beautiful family. Jenna is cute as can be, but Barbara is absolutely breathtaking!

[luvie]

Just from the brief reading that I just did here, this should have just been called "The Gloating Forum" and I am ALL OVER IT!!!! I haven't been fit to live with these past 2 days, and after hearing GW's news conference this morning, I am even more fired up! He just "whupped" those little MSM pansies, and smiled the whole time!!! THESE FOUR YEARS ARE GONNA BE FUN!!!!!

[mrstank]

No, yet again, I did it the hard way and went to properties for each graphic and re-inserted them into the message like I post pictures. It took me about 10 minutes to create that post!

I'll have to try the partial source thing sometime. The graphic shows up to me...is there a way that I can tell if it's one of those that won't work for everyone before I post?

[luvie]

....AND SEAN HANNITY JUST SAID HE WAS GONNA GLOAT, TOO, SO WE ARE IN GREAT COMPANY!

[mrstank]

and after hearing GW's news conference this morning, I am even more fired up! He just "whupped" those little MSM pansies, and smiled the whole time

Awww....I missed it!!! I didn't know there was going to be one or I would have set my VCR. Maybe I can find a recap somewhere.

[dansangel]

He just "whupped" those little MSM pansies, and smiled the whole time!!!

He did a great job, didn't he? Right down to the *withering looks* he shot at some of those jerks.

I kept jumping up and yelling, "Go W!!!" each time he "politely* cut the press corps into little ribbons.

:-)

[dansangel]

I see Billie provided you with a whole *plethora* of dancing elephants - LOL!!

Go GOP!

Go ***W***!!

God Bless us all!

:-)

[Diver Dave]

Trying to confirm a rumor going around...

sKerry will run again in '08. He heard about Adlai Stevenson's two losses to Ike. Wants to prove that he can't be beaten twice. :)

[luvie]

"There's always '08!" No--I just can't give them that one!!!! We just need to continue the avalanche that we have started!!

[luvie]

Man, it was absolutely beautiful to see! You could tell that HE AIN'T GONNA TAKE IT FROM THEM ANY MORE!! I haven't seen him play the MSM like that for so long it was just so satisfying!!!

[luvie]

Hitlery will shred him into skinny little ribbons! And we have to start now to take her down, too. That woman should NEVER have the chance to take this country into the sewer she and Bubba live in!!!

[Dubya]

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