# And you thought you were distraught over the Bush win. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 7, 2004, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-you-were-distraught-over-the-bush-win/273463 "2004-11-07T04:41:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![The\_Truth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@The\_Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Truth)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-you-were-distraught-over-the-bush-win/273463/21 "2004-11-07T06:12:06Z")
> [@Little Plastic Ninja](#): > > Because, you know, so many of THOSE CERTAIN TYPE OF LIBERA – I mean, people – are unbalanced enough to off themselves over an election. :rolleyes: > > I’d be kind of surprised if he was a 25-year-old professor. But then again, I read the whole article. Well, he was obviously an unstable individual, and he must have gotten his wacko, paranoid anti-Bush thoughts from somewhere. He did kill himself afterall. He works at a university, and my theory is that it contributed to his wacko thoughts, because we all know that some of these universities are a major source for liberal propaganda. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-you-were-distraught-over-the-bush-win/273463/22 "2004-11-07T06:15:57Z")
And another moron joins our little club… ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-you-were-distraught-over-the-bush-win/273463/23 "2004-11-07T06:17:50Z")
> [@The Truth](#): > > Well, he was obviously an unstable individual, and he must have gotten his wacko, paranoid anti-Bush thoughts from somewhere. He did kill himself afterall. He works at a university, and my theory is that it contributed to his wacko thoughts, because we all know that some of these universities are a major source for liberal propaganda. I’m sorry, but you’re clearly not qualified to formulate theories on your own. ---
**Author:** ![cheddarsnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-you-were-distraught-over-the-bush-win/273463/24 "2004-11-07T06:24:19Z")
_reads **The Truth** ’s post_ Well, it _might_ be sarcasm… ---
**Author:** ![blowero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-you-were-distraught-over-the-bush-win/273463/25 "2004-11-07T06:30:14Z")
> [@cheddarsnax](#): > > Well, that was quite inappropriate, Brutus. That’s Brutus’ compassionate conservatism in action. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-you-were-distraught-over-the-bush-win/273463/26 "2004-11-07T06:31:31Z")
> [@avabeth](#): > > Look at the reporting website. Fox News. They live to make liberals look like idiots. There was no note. The only source they cite for basing his suicide on the election results is an ‘unnamed police source’ and the fact that he was a registered Democrat who opposed the way. I’m surprised they didn’t fall flat on their faces with that giant leap to a conclusion. > > And no, I would still find them inappropriate. But I’m funny like that - I don’t really see the humor in suicide. Perhaps it’s because one of my friends has attempted suicide several times (most recently in the past week) over things that others might find trivial when those of us who know her know that it goes much deeper than that. > > Ava Speaking as someone who is currently being kept alive thanks to anti-depressants, I gotta say I find the comments pretty funny. I know _exactly_ what it’s like to be so screwed up that suicide looks like a viable option, but I still find it funny. You know, the whole business of taking solace in the fact that I’m not as big a wanker as someone else. I’m wondering, though, now that we’ve gotten one potential suicide based on the election outcome, if we’re going to see something akin to the monks immolating themselves to protest the Vietnam War. ---
**Author:** ![Brutus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Brutus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brutus)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-you-were-distraught-over-the-bush-win/273463/27 "2004-11-07T06:32:34Z")
> [@blowero](#): > > That’s Brutus’ compassionate conservatism in action. :rolleyes: Holy crap, you are late to the game… ---
**Author:** ![blowero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-you-were-distraught-over-the-bush-win/273463/28 "2004-11-07T06:32:36Z")
Aw CRAP! Continuity already said exactly the same thing. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![blowero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-you-were-distraught-over-the-bush-win/273463/29 "2004-11-07T06:34:04Z")
> [@Brutus](#): > > Holy crap, you are late to the game… That’s o.k. - we can’t overemphasize how much of a dick you are. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-you-were-distraught-over-the-bush-win/273463/30 "2004-11-07T06:34:04Z")
Give the guy a break – the thought of four more years of listening to Bush mangle “nooclear” is a fate worse than death… ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-you-were-distraught-over-the-bush-win/273463/31 "2004-11-07T06:40:01Z")
> [@rjung](#): > > Give the guy a break --\*\* the thought of four more years of listening to Bush mangle “nooclear” is a fate worse than death\*\*… Ahh, and we finally get to the kind of posts that inspired me to put this in the Pit instead of MPSIMS. Now if you really believe that statement, **rjung** , then be a man and quit saying it. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Blalron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-you-were-distraught-over-the-bush-win/273463/32 "2004-11-07T06:43:55Z")
> [@Brutus](#): > > Holy crap, you are late to the game… Did Bush mean it when he said it, or did he flip flop? ---
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-you-were-distraught-over-the-bush-win/273463/33 "2004-11-07T06:44:59Z")
> [@Talon Karrde](#): > > I was expecting a few suicides. When I heard about the way the election was going I was wondering to myself whether it would be unreasonable to commit suicide. I came back to reality though. Apparently this poor guy didn’t. With the way people have been reaction, I have honestly thought the same. ---
**Author:** ![Brutus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Brutus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brutus)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-you-were-distraught-over-the-bush-win/273463/34 "2004-11-07T06:45:13Z")
> [@Blalron](#): > > Did Bush mean it when he said it, or did he flip flop? He most likely meant it. I, on the other hand, made no such statement. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Truth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@The\_Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Truth)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-you-were-distraught-over-the-bush-win/273463/35 "2004-11-07T07:03:53Z")
> [@spooje](#): > > And another moron joins our little club… And a nice day to you also. I will disregard your little personal attack on me for now, since I don’t really fault you personally for your shortcomings. It is a common trait among your kind, and also very predictable, not to mention boring, but if it makes you feel better by insulting an anonymous person who you do not know, inorder to most likely mask your outrageous anger over the historical re-election of Bush to another four years in office, then be my guest. :o ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-you-were-distraught-over-the-bush-win/273463/36 "2004-11-07T07:21:23Z")
Another unfounded assumption to go along with the rest you have posted in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-you-were-distraught-over-the-bush-win/273463/37 "2004-11-07T07:32:34Z")
> [@duffer](#): > > Ahh, and we finally get to the kind of posts that inspired me to put this in the Pit instead of MPSIMS. Now if you really believe that statement, **rjung** , then be a man and quit saying it. 😉 Just because it’s a fate worse than death doesn’t mean I’d give you the satisfaction. 😉 Besides, I’ve got to stick around to rub your nose in the messes that Bush will inflict on us over the next four years, remember? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-you-were-distraught-over-the-bush-win/273463/38 "2004-11-07T07:58:48Z")
> [@rjung](#): > > Just because it’s a fate worse than death doesn’t mean I’d give you the satisfaction. 😉 > > Besides, I’ve got to stick around to rub your nose in the messes that Bush will inflict on us over the next four years, remember? 😃 I would expect nothing less. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-you-were-distraught-over-the-bush-win/273463/39 "2004-11-07T08:17:02Z")
> [@rjung](#): > > Besides, I’ve got to stick around to rub your nose in the messes that Bush will inflict on us over the next four years, remember? 😃 But we’re all hoping those messes don’t come to be, right? ?? ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-you-were-distraught-over-the-bush-win/273463/40 "2004-11-07T08:22:00Z")
> [@spooje](#): > > But we’re all hoping those messes don’t come to be, right? > > ?? Sadly, given the number of paranoid fucks who think that Bush planned and orchestrated 9/11, I’m sure that there’s plenty of folks out there who are getting chubbys at the thought of Bush trashing the country, just so they can shout, “I told you so!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-you-were-distraught-over-the-bush-win/273463.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-you-were-distraught-over-the-bush-win/273463.md?page=3)