# "How's that hopey-changey thing workin' out for ya?"

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [April 1, 2010, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563 "2010-04-01T12:18:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563/141 "2011-10-28T09:48:04Z")

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> [@Knorf](#):
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> You’re such a pillock.

A pillock with poor foot hygiene, no less.

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**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563/142 "2011-10-28T15:03:18Z")

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> [@Gyrate](#):
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> A pillock with poor foot hygiene, no less.

Indeed.

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**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563/143 "2011-10-28T21:22:29Z")

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> [@CitizenPained](#):
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> Back to the OP: Hate to say it, but the hopey changey thing isn’t working out well for many of us that voted for him. That’s not a nod to Palin. It’s jus’ the facts.

Depends on what you hoped for…

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**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2011, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-that-hopey-changey-thing-workin-out-for-ya/534563/144 "2011-10-29T04:27:05Z")

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I’ve got to weigh in on these weighty matters.

Best comeback goes to whomever said upthread: “Oh, and what would you do, Sarah? Quit?” Or something like that.  
Jeopardese:

A: PRR is a lot smarter than Clothy.  
Q: What is damning with faint praise, Alex?

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