# Fuck You, Voters **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 3, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voters/559326 "2010-11-03T14:09:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voters/559326/41 "2010-11-03T15:35:41Z")
> [@Gustav](#): > > Even so you have to cut spending first, _then_ lower the taxes… It’s rude to interrupt a man when he’s chowing down on his victory “pudding”! I’d keep your limbs away from his mouth, by the way. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voters/559326/42 "2010-11-03T15:39:53Z")
> [@villa](#): > > Tell you what - when you stop lying and deliberately misattributing quotes, then trying to weasel your way out of it, you might just have the right to comment on the classiness of others. Until then, cram it, sparky. Little touchier over the loss than you claimed you would be, eh? There, there. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voters/559326/43 "2010-11-03T15:41:42Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Little touchier over the loss than you claimed you would be, eh? > > There, there. > > Regards, > Shodan The modern Right in a nutshell. Standing for nothing other than winning the election. Bravo. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voters/559326/44 "2010-11-03T15:43:25Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > It seems though that one of the parties has no intention of cooperating. Cooperation might mean that something is done, and they want to show that the government is ineffective and cannot get anything done. The way that they’ll succeed at this is to not cooperate and screw things up even more. > > Then, in 2 years time, they’ll be able to say: Look! See how screwed up things are?! Vote for us and we’ll fix it! The fact that they held the house for the past 2 years and participated in screwing things up in the first place will be lost on the majority. > > What are the priorities for the country for the next 2 years? > > Economy? > Jobs? > Deficit? > > No. > [Republican leaders have begun gathering evidence for sweeping investigations of Barack Obama’s environmental agenda, from climate science to the BP oil spill, if as expected, they take control of the House of Representatives in the 2 November mid-term elections, the Guardian has learned.](http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/31/republican-onslaught-obama-environment-agenda) > [Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) says the top two priorities of a GOP Congress would be to repeal health care and to investigate programs of the Obama administration.](http://giveusliberty1776.blogspot.com/2010/10/gop-rep-barton-we-will-investigate.html) > [McConnell says top priority for GOP congress is to make Obama a one-term president](http://www.americablog.com/2010/10/mcconnell-says-top-priority-for-gop.html) Gee - Republicans are going to try to win the next election. Color me shocked. Also - if I go back to posts from four years ago I will find no shortage of support for legislative oversight and investigation, right? ---
**Author:** ![villa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voters/559326/45 "2010-11-03T15:44:54Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Little touchier over the loss than you claimed you would be, eh? Not in the slightest. Genuinely don’t care a huge deal. But you are still a liar without a degree of honor or integrity. I am amazed you actually used the quote button correctly. My ire is not about the election - it’s about you. I’ve been calling you a liar since you, well, lied so blatantly. The election results haven’t changed that. You’re a liar. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voters/559326/46 "2010-11-03T15:46:23Z")
And there is a bit of a silver lining in the house results. Pelosi no longer at the top of the line for the presidency if some unspeakable event happens. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voters/559326/47 "2010-11-03T15:47:51Z")
“The people have spoken, the bastards.” -Dick Tuck’s concession speech following his loss in the 1966 California State Senate election ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voters/559326/48 "2010-11-03T15:50:15Z")
> [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](#): > > Jokes get less funny the more you repeat them. who said it was a joke ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voters/559326/49 "2010-11-03T15:53:04Z")
> [@Mr.Moto](#): > > Gee - Republicans are going to try to win the next election. Color me shocked. And should get to work right away. There’s a lot to be done if they’re going to take the country back in 2014. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voters/559326/50 "2010-11-03T15:59:52Z")
> [@Blalron](#): > > Every Ballot measure in the State of Washington went the opposite of the way I wanted it. > > The measure to privatize liquor sales failed. The measure to implement income taxes on incomes above $200,000 failed. A measure to require a 2/3rds vote to raise taxes passed (great, now Washington will be just as fucked as California is). > > Democracy has utterly failed. Don’t discount the victory on the obscene effort to “privatize” workers comp. The good guys one that one, and it’s a huge deal. ---
**Author:** ![Walmarticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Walmarticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walmarticus)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voters/559326/51 "2010-11-03T16:00:32Z")
I still like you, voters. Unless you’re the kind of people who are _really really really super_ poor winners/loser. I couldn’t give 2/3rds of half a shit quartered who won, as long as it’s the side that CRIES LESS. Babies. ---
**Author:** ![Xan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ac8455/32.png) [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voters/559326/52 "2010-11-03T16:08:59Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > My voting day was met with much ambivilence. > > The House candidate I voted for won – and her losing was never even in the wildest of fantasies of the opposing party. > > The the candidate for Governor I voted for got stomped like a discipline case at boot camp. And the the Republican and Independant left in the race are still up in the air. > > I screwed up a bond referendum – I mistakenly started to scratch in the “No” when I meant “Yes” but I didn’t feel like going to get a new ballot, so I let the No fly. The referendum passed anyway. > > And then the semi-bi-annual-whatever hot-button for me: Casino at the Ski Resort referendum. I always vote “No” just because that seems so incredibly un-Maine to me – and it has never passed – although I always said if it ever does I’ll still go play poker there … > > … looks like I’ll be playing some poker at Sunday River in the near future. I fucking hate LePage. I voted for Cutler but Mitchell would anger me nearly as much had she won. How can we declare a winner when the winner only gets 39% of the vote? ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voters/559326/53 "2010-11-03T16:09:00Z")
> [@Mr.Moto](#): > > Gee - Republicans are going to try to win the next election. Color me shocked. It would be nice if they would try to govern and get things done for the good of the country for a change, but I guess that would be expecting too much. Your system is screwed. Both parties are now in election mode, all the time. It’s all about winning the election - governing has little to do with government anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Xan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ac8455/32.png) [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voters/559326/54 "2010-11-03T16:14:37Z")
> [@Xan](#): > > I fucking hate LePage. I voted for Cutler but Mitchell would anger me nearly as much had she won. How can we declare a winner when the winner only gets 39% of the vote? Mitchell wouldn’t anger me nearly as much is what I mean’t to say. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voters/559326/55 "2010-11-03T16:16:04Z")
And once again they will think that they have a mandate\* when they barely squeaked by with a little over 50% of the vote in many of the races. And once again nothing will get done for the people while the two parties battle it out. \*Unless they mean “man date” … after all, these are Republicans we’re talking about. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voters/559326/56 "2010-11-03T16:18:10Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Look on the bright side: inside of a few months men will start wearing hats again. You might not be kidding. I’m a liberal hat wearer, but the hat-oriented board I participate in is full of right-leaning folks (mostly Southern/Western males operating on a kind of hat=gun ethos). We’re heavily modded, and politics is a nono, but we always find ways to express our beliefs culturally. I hold up my end, but it’s tiring. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voters/559326/57 "2010-11-03T16:43:25Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > I’m not too upset. O’Donnell and Angle lost, so the circus didn’t actually come to town. You don’t live here but please, _please_ join in New York’s celebration that Paladino lost. Paladino never really had a chance (partially because Cuomo seemed to have been anointed based on his fadda), but the fact that he was even chosen to run illustrates the stoopit this year. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voters/559326/58 "2010-11-03T16:51:59Z")
I’m distraught that so many of Palin’s candidates lost. Now there’s no room in her ass for my boot. On the plus side, Joe Miller will eventually go down in flames (once the calliope stops shrieking), giving Sarah a big-time loss in her own fucking state. Fuck you, you bitch. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voters/559326/59 "2010-11-03T16:55:42Z")
Fucking Democrats! Pissed it away with their bullshit placating of the right, wimpy inabilty to play the political game the way the Republicans do. Say what you want about the voters, but the Democrats are absolutely pathetic when it comes to principled governing. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voters/559326/60 "2010-11-03T16:58:36Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > Fucking Democrats! Pissed it away with their bullshit placating of the right, wimpy inabilty to **play the political game the way the Republicans do**. Say what you want about the voters, but the Democrats are absolutely pathetic when it comes to **principled governing**. :dubious: These two statements very nearly contradict each other. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voters/559326.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voters/559326.md?page=4)