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Obama's victory : Silence around you (testimonies)
November 06, 2008 | Robin Masters

Posted on 11/06/2008 5:55:13 AM PST by RobinMasters

In this thread (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2126850/posts?page=13) some people shared their experiences about what they saw after the Election.

Carley said : "You could see shock and awe on the faces of most people yesterday. The commuter train in NJ was filled with silent people, black and white, wondering just what they hell they had done.

The trip was eerily silent when it’s usually filled with people chatting away."

or jnygrl : "My husband takes NJ Transit. He said his train was silent yesterday until it stopped at Newark."

Please, feel free to share what you've experienced around you. It would be useful for some FReepers or others.


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To: SoCal Pubbie

All of our school measures in the Bay Area passed. The sales tax is within a whisker of passing.


181 posted on 11/06/2008 7:24:39 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: autumnraine

i totally agree. Republicans are ALWAYS the gracious ones, always being the BETTER MAN, always respectful and staying in their place. that’s what GOT US WHERE WE ARE TODAY!


182 posted on 11/06/2008 7:24:39 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: truthluva
Somehow I just ain’t feelin’ that lucky right now

It's OK. I know the feeling.

Just give yourself a new tagline like I did, and relish your new role in the loyal opposition.

It's taking the shock from Tuesday away little by little.

183 posted on 11/06/2008 7:24:43 AM PST by exit82 (It's all Obama's fault. And Biden is still a moron. They are both above their paygrade.)
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To: angkor
Local guys son call yesterday. Son had voted for 0. Son told dad he needed money for next quarter tuition. Dad said get it from the 0. Won't give him a cent....IMO Grandparents and parents need to unite. "You vote 0: no dough!"
184 posted on 11/06/2008 7:25:59 AM PST by hoosiermama (Wright's expletive has come true. "God's damned America!")
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To: Hildy

I’ve got a female friend of some 50 years out in Kalifornia who voted for 0bama but wouldn’t have minded if McCain won just as long as Bush was gone.

Always considered her a pretty smart woman. That’s changed along with a lot of other things.


185 posted on 11/06/2008 7:26:19 AM PST by x1stcav (11/05/2008: the day the Resistance began.)
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To: autumnraine
(John has a long mustache...)
186 posted on 11/06/2008 7:26:38 AM PST by Marie ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: Stentor; jersey117
A lot of stupid, white, babyboomer ex-hippies. A lot of moron suburbanites who don't think.

Actually, it's probably mostly a sign of how rich we are, and how easy our lives are. One might even suggest that it's a sign of decadence.

To introduce the point, the cover of a recent Economist had a picture of Obama, with the headline "It's Time." Time for what? Why, a black guy to be president, of course. This is from a supposedly responsible publication!

Folks have gotten very used to the idea that they'll be comfortable and safe regardless of who's in the White House. The idea is that, because there are no apparent consequences, one can instead vote on the basis of less important factors -- such as, proving we're not racist. Obama is superficially attractive, he has a nice voice tat tells us things that make us feel good, and he's black -- what more do we need to know?

187 posted on 11/06/2008 7:27:35 AM PST by r9etb
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To: RobinMasters

There is an old truism (paraphrased) The time to worry is when the population stop complaining and go silent.


188 posted on 11/06/2008 7:27:46 AM PST by RetSignman (DEMSM: "If you tell a big enough lie, frequently enough, it becomes the truth")
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To: what's up

“They are waiting for their media talking points on how to speak now because they generally don’t know how in the world to lead or what comes next.”

Yep, you nailed it. They’re a hive mentality. The minions don’t speak until the command has filtered down to them. The entire election for him has been one of retribution of one form or another; either against President Bush, the right or white people in general. Now that they’ve won, they don’t have a clue as to what happens next.

As for all those young people that Obama brought in to push him over the top, I’ll almost enjoy watching them pay for it years down the road.


189 posted on 11/06/2008 7:29:17 AM PST by kenth (Will Rogers never met Barack Obama.)
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To: silverleaf
keeping enough Republicans in Congress to “necklace” into signing bad legislation

They ought to promise her and her flying monkeys that they will not vote against something and then when the time comes, they should vote "Present"

190 posted on 11/06/2008 7:33:54 AM PST by McGavin999
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To: Enterprise; Campion
The problem is that everything bad that happens in four years won’t stop at four years. Think in terms of decades.

Exactly.

Think of...
...the new Supreme Court justices...
...Dems zeroing in even more on drawing up a Berlin wall around the White House...
...leftist special interest groups getting gobs of our taxpayer $...with their own liaison to the exec-in-chief...
...the neon light voters have just sent up to every rogue tyrant or wanna-be tyrant around the world -- they'll be no America running to "kick the can" to free any the at-risk...
...Wall Street getting even more jittery about what has happened as investors lose trust that this is a country worth investing in -- and with more & more folks losing such faith it perhaps will only invite even grander entitlement programs.

Welcome to your Disunited States -- where the majority of urbanites want entitlements shelled out by suburbanites and ruralites. And where we no longer have a free mainstream press to monitor the 'One' who had a fling with them. (Thank God for the new media)

191 posted on 11/06/2008 7:34:25 AM PST by Colofornian
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To: RobinMasters

I just got back from Walmart, it was so quiet in there you could have heard a pin drop.

It makes me think that there are millions of people who think this election was corrupted by fraud.


192 posted on 11/06/2008 7:34:59 AM PST by RetSignman (DEMSM: "If you tell a big enough lie, frequently enough, it becomes the truth")
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To: sorethumb

The brazen Head was where I went for a few.


193 posted on 11/06/2008 7:36:19 AM PST by IrishMike (Gov Sarah Palin - Gun control is hitting what you shoot at)
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To: HelgaHawk
A village in Illinois is missing a terrorist.

That's mint.

194 posted on 11/06/2008 7:37:03 AM PST by Stentor (b. July 4, 1776 - d. January 20, 2009 sorely missed.)
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To: r9etb
Actually, it's probably mostly a sign of how rich we are, and how easy our lives are. One might even suggest that it's a sign of decadence.

(snip)

Folks have gotten very used to the idea that they'll be comfortable and safe regardless of who's in the White House. The idea is that, because there are no apparent consequences, one can instead vote on the basis of less important factors -- such as, proving we're not racist. Obama is superficially attractive, he has a nice voice tat tells us things that make us feel good, and he's black -- what more do we need to know?

Excellent point. This suggests that there may be a window of opportunity to wrest control away from the Marxists, after the sheep belatedly realize what they have done and before the Marxists eliminate our freedoms.

195 posted on 11/06/2008 7:39:31 AM PST by Interesting Times (For the truth about "swift boating" see ToSetTheRecordStraight.com)
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To: OpusatFR
What do you think because I’m dumbfounded by it all.

They go good with Louisiana hot sauce.

196 posted on 11/06/2008 7:39:33 AM PST by Stentor (b. July 4, 1776 - d. January 20, 2009 sorely missed.)
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To: RobinMasters
We now have the President being somebody with absolutely zero experience as a real executive, who has made promises to millions of supporters to transform their lives, to CHANGE their lives, promises that he knows he CANNOT deliver, promises whose failure to be delivered will make his supporters feel very ugly.

I'm hoping for another Jimmy Carter.

I fear another Robert Mugabe.

197 posted on 11/06/2008 7:39:42 AM PST by PapaBear3625 ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." -- George Orwell)
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To: autumnraine

The glances I’m noticing are very weird, but more like everyone is noticing skin color and race again on a heightened level. I live in a town in Georgia with a very large AA population ... and a military post. Great combination. I would have expected all kinds of celebrating from the AAs, but I’ve seen nothing. For this Texas girl, the Deep South of Georgia sucks.

And my trip to Wal-Mart yesterday was interesting. I went straight back to sporting goods to purchase a few more boxes of ammunition. There were two white guys ahead of me doing the same (I am a white female). We all just kind of looked at each other, speaking volumes without even saying a word. The guy behind the counter was a very nice black kid, personable and helpful. But one comment he made really stuck with me. He said, “I’m starting to get a little nervous. There’s been a lot of people buying up ammo today.” His concern, although said in a light-hearted manner, was palpable.


198 posted on 11/06/2008 7:41:44 AM PST by todayisagift
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To: AppyPappy
I hearing a lot of Obama supporters talking about “working with Republicans”.

To them, that really means "getting Republicans to swallow our agenda." No thanks. Any Republican who co-operates with the new administration needs to be targeted in primaries. The GOP minority, especially in the Senate, needs to stick together to derail as much as possible of Husseins disastrous agenda.

199 posted on 11/06/2008 7:44:50 AM PST by Citizen Blade (What would Ronald Reagan do?)
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To: RobinMasters

bttt


200 posted on 11/06/2008 7:45:18 AM PST by Guenevere (Do not be afraid of tomorrow.....God is already there.)
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