My governor is Rick Rat Bastard Criminal Scott. Don't tell me I deserve to suffer....

[steve2470]

I DIDN'T VOTE FOR THE ASSHOLE, and neither did other Democrats and some independents and maybe some Republicans(?).

If you disagree with me, I have no words. Fuck that concept of ALL of us suffering. The Scott voters can all go move to some freaking island called Floridasomalia.

I feel your pain, Red-governor states' Democrats.

[Coventina]

1. In Solidarity!

At least your election was somewhat close.....

I feel your pain, as I suffer here in AZ.....

[steve2470]

2. ......

[randys1]

3. No, YOU dont deserve it. But I am at a loss as how to resolve this if the majority of a state

votes for death and destruction.

No, and I am sorry I said what I said before, but someone needs to tell me how much more of this shit can we literally survive?

[KamaAina]

17. The majoirty of the state did not vote for pRick.

Crist might have been able to pick him off if we had better turnout.

[randys1]

27. Watch this and so will I and it will remind me that you really didnt have anything

to do with the outcome anyway, none of us do, we were bought and sold years ago

[ToxMarz]

53. If they didn't vote, then they voted for him!

[Fla_Democrat]

64. We might have had better turn out....

if we hadn't picked Crist. It's the whole chicken/egg thing.

[WilliamPitt]

4. Collective punishment is bullshit.

[steve2470]

6. agreed! nt

[trumad]

11. So I guess Bill B.is safe?

[PeaceNikki]

5. This cheesehead agrees.

[steve2470]

7. .......

[Lefta Dissenter]

8. Sending you love and empathy

from Wisconsin.

[steve2470]

9. ......

[FLPanhandle]

10. Damn right!

Its a different world living and fighting in a red state. If anything, we deserve the sympathy.

[steve2470]

13. so true! nt

[FLPanhandle]

22. I call him Governor Voldemort

I don't use his name, but I like Rick Rat Bastard....

[steve2470]

25. haha thanks! :) nt

[Agnosticsherbet]

12. People who sat out the election, and the people who voted for Goveronor Rat Bastart (R)

deserve what they got. Those who voted and tried to make a difference, and those people who tried to vote but were denied the chance because their government passed laws that kepth them from voting (voter ID laws) sadly, must suffer with them.

That is my philosophy on voting. I may think voters who vote for Rat Bastards everywhere made bad choices, but they made a choice.

[DonCoquixote]

59. devil's arithmetic

deserve what they got. Those who voted and tried to make a difference, and those people who tried to vote but were denied the chance because their government passed laws that kepth them from voting (voter ID laws) sadly, must suffer with them.

So those of us who voted, despite being harassed and screaming to everywhere (including du) are just "Collateral damage."

[Agnosticsherbet]

74. We have a government elected by a majority of those who vote.

In your state, Democrats lost that vote.

This is not the fault of those who tried to make things better. Unless you are able to get up and leave, that is the nature of elections.

I would not call it collateral damager. In California, we have had Republican administrations. I tolerate them and try to get people out in the next election.

[still_one]

81. That is exactly right. This is our Democracy. Florida by far isn't

The only state, Wisconsin voted for Walker 3 times, and Democrats can say don't blame me l, but the fact is he one three times

As you pointed out in our state, California we have voted in republicans. Reagan was one of them. No, I didn't vote for Reagan and he made a mess out of our state, but the majority of the populace did, and because of that the whole story ate has to accept that, even those who didn't vote for him

[DonCoquixote]

85. so the next time CA gets a R gov

we get to hate you? Considering you were able to get Jerry brown, that would not seem to make sense, but go ahead an be comfy in your state which like Wisconsin and New jersey, was once solid blue.

[Agnosticsherbet]

97. I never said people who could not vote due to Republican law

laws should be hated. Reread what I wrote.

I said the fault lies with people who voted for Republicans or those who could not be bothered to vote.

Democrats lost an election. That happens. If a citizen went to the polls and voted, or was kept from voting due to laws created to stop citizens from voting, at least the citizen tried to make a difference.

[DonCoquixote]

106. You were not so specific

in your title...If your title did not separate people who voted from those who did not, why should we suspect you meant different? No Goalpost moving, especialy when you hung war flags over it.

[Agnosticsherbet]

108. I wrote more than a title. if you didn't read the whole thing

It is not my fault.

[carolinayellowdog]

14. a Dem governor, two Dem senators, and electoral votes for Obama twice

don't spare Virginians from the "Enemy Other" treatment here from certain assholes, so I feel your Floridian pain.

May your current Republican governor end up as thoroughly discredited as our last one!

[steve2470]

15. .......

[DrDan]

16. i am with you - I did not vote for the cretin either

that thread sucks

[steve2470]

19. :hi5: nt

[DrDan]

21. we did deliver Florida electoral votes to Obama . . . twice

[steve2470]

23. yes exactly nt

[ScreamingMeemie]

18. While some of my neighbors wait for Obama to come and take them away to FEMA death

camps, I stand right here with you.

[steve2470]

20. .......

[carolinayellowdog]

32. Texas WILL end up on the right side of history, eventually...

Georgia might get there ahead of you but demographics are in the favor of Democrats in both states. THANK GOD for all the black migration that will turn the tide, but I fear that Rust Belt states might turn red while Sunbelt states turn blue.

[LeftInTX]

24. I FEEL YOUR PAIN!!!!

[steve2470]

26. ...................

[Baitball Blogger]

28. Republicans will always vote for crooks like Scott, because the more crooked the Governor,

the more the local boys and gals can fleece their own communities without fear of reprisal.

Good ole boy logic. You don't like it? Sic the feds of them.

[steve2470]

90. so true! nt

[randys1]

29. Speaking of those who voted for pRick, he stole more money from the US govt than anyone

in history, right?

And they voted for him, right?

IT follows they must hate USA...period

and they do, they hate the us government and are proud of the guy who stole so much from them

[steve2470]

30. I think a lot of the Scott voters are ignorant of that fact

At least I hope they are.

[steve2470]

31. my thread after we lost to the rat bastard criminal in 2014

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10452662

We Democrats could have beaten the rich rat bastard alien last night

[SamKnause]

33. I live in Ohio.

I did not vote for Kasich.

I don't deserve any of this shit !!!!!!!!!!!

[steve2470]

34. ..........

[johnp3907]

35. I find I have little sympathy. . .

. . . for people who receive overwhelmingly negative responses to stupid OPs.

(heh heh....See what I did there?)

[steve2470]

36. yep! nt

[onethatcares]

37. I didn't vote for the pRick either

and have a hard time finding people that did.

Problem with Florida is that our Democratic slate is very thin and we have an ex repuke as the chief fund raiser in Allison Tant.

example: Charlie Christ, republican, independent, democrat or just likes living off tax payer dollars?

Alex Sink; Jeez how many times do you have to put her up until you figure out that she is about as progressive democrat as a fence post?

Bill Nelson: He likes the TPP and the TPA. Thinks it will make us all great middle class citizens. WTF???

Gerrymandered districts and puke packed state regulatory offices.

Pain is what I feel about this once beautiful state.

[steve2470]

38. good post! nt

[gratuitous]

39. So, how does it get better?

Do you need money? Do you need a functional Democratic party that can groom and run actual candidates for office? Do you need media outlets that will highlight some of the greed and corruption? Do you need candidates who can point out that greed and corruption who aren't soiled by it themselves? Are there any decent, honest politicians in Florida?

Or is it just hopeless, and Florida can look forward to being the dog's chew toy until the southern half of the state becomes the new pathway for the gulf stream?

[steve2470]

42. all of the above lol

Seriously, I'm no political expert. I don't know the answer.

[gratuitous]

46. Think about it; talk with your like-minded friends about it

There's got to be an answer, or just sit back and marvel at how bad things are and ever shall be.

[HockeyMom]

40. How would you like living in this "hometown" of Naples?

He is GOD here, and if you are a Democrat? I only voted ONCE at the polls. "Lookie here!" "We got ourselves a DEMOCRAT!" Try working for the school district. No raises for 5 years, attempt to random drug test all civil servants, intrusive mandatory "Wellness Program" paying 5 Heath Coaches (RNs) to the tune of $1M a year. Can you say kick back to all his cronies? Space Alien going to local Kinder class and having to leave after an hour and a half because the little kids would not stop crying. No need to tell me about him. I certainly did not vote for him either time.

Sorry, but after my husband retires next year, we are OUT of Florida. I feel for you, but
we want out and back up North to a nice (cool) blue state.

[steve2470]

44. I feel your greater pain....

At least the Orlando metro area is somewhat purplish, with Orlando city proper being pretty blue.

[Cha]

41. I take it from reading this thread that there was another one

that said all Florida deserves to suffer for electing rick scott?! That's ridiculous and disgusting.

Just like we didn't deserve bush for 8 years.. but we got him.

steve

[steve2470]

43. not Florida, but red states

Mahalo Cha!

[Cha]

45. Oh.. covered all of them.. did they. More disgusting!

[HockeyMom]

48. New Haven, Ct.

There was a sign there, "Welcome to New Haven, Birthplace of G.W.Bush". Our daughter used to play ice hockey a few miles away. Do you know how many times that sign had graffiti, including FU, sprayed on it?

I suppose many citizens of New Haven felt the same as many citizens of Florida feel about Rick Scott.

[steve2470]

52. IIRC, I think Scott has gotten booed more than any governor in recent memory

The last time we had a governor so unpopular was Martinez, back in the '80's. He was Republican also. Hmmmmmm.

[Iliyah]

47. Seriously, I thought Crist had it. . .

like WI and Michigan. Something smelled foul.

That said, I really wanted to feel the way some people in Los Angeles felt - constituents voted for them so that's "their" problem. But I can't.

[steve2470]

50. early on election night, I did too

Miami-Dade county, which is LOADED with Democrats, was disappointing in turnout, as was Osceola county. I forget which other counties were disappointing. It all comes down, ultimately, to turnout. You can spend $100 billion on a campaign and have the best candidate since FDR, but if the freaking voters don't vote.... you lose.

[jopacaco]

49. Sympathy from Maine

We have our own version here in Maine. LePage refuses to expand Medicaid, and holds voter approved bond money hostage until he gets what he wants and then still won't release the money. He wants to make Maine a right to work state. He is a nightmare.

[steve2470]

51. ................

[brer cat]

54. Sympathy from GA.

We feel the pain as well. I will never understand the DUers who think we dems in red states are responsible for every vote cast in the election.

[steve2470]

55. .........

[demilib]

82. Posts like these seems to happen every time...

the Democrats take a beating nationally. But it seems like the red state Democrats that take the majority of the blame.

[HassleCat]

56. Democracy

Sometimes I wonder if democratic or representative government is the best way. If the majority of those who voter go crazy, all of us live with the results.

[steve2470]

88. democracy includes the selfish and the selfless, the ignorant and the highly informed

Sometimes the selfish and ignorant win the day.

[Warpy]

57. I agree, Susana la Tejana got back in here in NM

although not by much this time.

She has partially deodorized herself by signing a bill banning asset forefeiture, that legalized robbery of citizens that has so fattened police departments across the country.

Democrats just didn't vote in 2014, probably because the party didn't offer anything besides business as usual. That's just not selling very well since business as usual is killing us.

Nobody deserves pRick Scott, even people who were fooled, mostly by crooked preachers, into voting for the scumbag. Nobody deserves Christie, Walker or Brownback or any of the other scumbucket GOP governors.

So yeah, I feel your pain, too.

[steve2470]

58. ..............

[perdita9]

60. Is Florida going to wise up in the next election?

I feel your pain, but this mess is of the voter's own making.

[steve2470]

62. well, let's take a hard look at Florida

Republican voting blocs = some of the seniors, social conservatives, wealthy, whites, white males, the politically ignorant, rural areas, less educated, suburban

Democratic voting blocs = the rest of the seniors, socially liberal, non-wealthy, some of the whites, the non-white males, higher educated, urban/big city

Florida has too many in the Republican categories. Before anyone jumps on me, yes, of course, not all seniors/rural/wealthy/etc vote the way I indicated. Of course.

We're a PURPLE state, and we're trending blue very slowly. Of course the "mess" is made by Florida voters. We need all the help the DNC and everyone else can give us. The Republicans are very strong in this state.

[libodem]

61. Thank you for feeling me

Blue girl.in a red state, here. Don't get me started on our legislature. Idiots.

[steve2470]

63. ................

[iandhr]

65. YOU don't deserve it

But the people who couldn't be bothered to vote do.

[LibDemAlways]

66. Hell, even blue states elect idiot Repukes.

I'm in Calif. and still can't wrap my brain around the fact that morons in this state installed Schwarzenegger in the governor's chair. Of all the stupid, bonehead political decisions I've ever witnessed, that was one of the worst. I remember on election day standing in line to vote and listening to two giddy women behind me all excited to be voting for the asshole.

Never underestimate the stupidity of the average voter no matter where you live.

[steve2470]

67. +1 nt

[rpannier]

83. Curious how long you've lived in California

I grew up in California in the 60's and 70's.
California was a great state then Prop 13 got passed
A lot of counties were short on funds and turned to the state for help... most of those were counties that voted for Prop 13, like the libertarian asshats in Modoc County
Gov Brown provided the state aid
Most analysis I've seen has shown that had Brown let them sink for a bit Prop 13 would have been voted out
But because the state allocated important budget dollars for these areas the majority that voted for Prop 13 didn't really feel the pinch

My attitude has become, sometimes you get what you voted for and if you vote for being cheap, you should feel the effects so everyone gets the message

[CharlotteVale]

68. And what about people who live in states with Democratic

governors but Republican legislatures? And two Democratic senators that are both DINOs? And a Democratic representative who is for the TPP?

Are we entitled to sympathy...or not?

[steve2470]

69. if policies get passed that are poor, of course

The Republican legislature automatically gets sympathy from me.

[carolinayellowdog]

91. welcome to DU, fellow Virginian?

whenever I feel sorry for myself and us about DINOs, I look ten miles down the road at my Carolinian friends and think-- there but for the grace of whatever god inspired the McDonnells' chef to blow the whistle!

If you aren't a Virginian it sounds like you are in the same boat with us. Kaine, Warner, and McAuliffe might all be DINOs but as governors they were/are SO much better than the intervening Allen, Gilmore, and McDonnell.

[CharlotteVale]

92. Thanks, and yep! You guessed it.

[florida08]

70. Was actually shocked when he won.

Until I saw the low voter turnout. What gets me is that the majority of republicans either didn't know he was a Medicare crook of epic proportions or didn't care because they always vote "R". How do you bust a cult? I don't know. Now the hospitals are losing their federal funding because he wouldn't expand medicare. We are a purple state in POTUS election but locally we are red. They are working on destroying the pension fund now for police/fire. So many here are clueless but because it doesn't effect them yet they just don't give a damn.

Hell no I didn't vote for him and I wish the totally ignorant would care that they did.

[steve2470]

71. ......

[kairos12]

72. I feel it. I live in Arizona. In Arpaio land.

[steve2470]

73. ........

[kentauros]

75. Thank you for this thread.

I do want to point out, though, that DU will give your state a pass for the most part. Don't expect to see many DUers inventing insulting versions of your state's name that get used again and again. Don't expect to see as many uninformed broadbrush attacks on your region. You're in the north. It's a given in the minds of most here that your brand of republicanism isn't nearly as bad as it is for those of us in the southern and central states. We're still the favorites to be whipped.

I also find it odd that I'm one of the few calling for a stronger union to these United States more often than I see from those angry types that just want to cause a global crisis by forcing us out of the union. Sure. Let's break up the country and crash the whole system in a way none of us can truly imagine


Woops! My bad. Thought you were talking about Scott Walker (The other Evil Scott)

[steve2470]

76. I've learned something about DU versus the analog world

Before I came to DU (and I come from a highly political family), I NEVER heard anyone talking badly about Texas. No one. At all.

Anyone who insults Texas based on ignorance isn't worth my time, frankly. The same goes for my state, Florida. I don't bash any other state when it doesn't live up to my expectations. There's great and not so great humans in EVERY state.

DU, for the most part, is just so much hot air and "entertainment". Sometimes it transcends that to be a great resource.

[kentauros]

77. I'm sorry, as I didn't know about whatever other thread this one references.

I've updated my post. (Thought this was about Scott Walker.)

And when I see it, I'll defend Florida from those that use the "duh" ending. Beautiful state! Though I'd have a problem living near sinkhole territory

[steve2470]

78. sinkholes and hurricanes and roaches, oh my!

Meh, Floriduh.... I do my best to consider the source. There's tons of very smart and well-educated people in Florida, but who gets all the publicity ? Yea, you know the answer. Same thing with Texas.

[kentauros]

79. And both of our states were picked as sites for NASA.

Research facilities in Huntsville, Alabama, too. That could have been located anywhere, same with Houston's Mission Control. And yet...

[steve2470]

80. excellent point! nt

[mcar]

84. Thank you Steve

From a fellow FL Democrat. I live in a red county and I have yet to find anyone who will admit to voting for Scott. I cannot explain it. But, neither can Massachusetts and Maryland, which elected R governors this cycle.

Guess I can explain it: when Democrats don't vote, we lose. Simple. Then we're stuck with idiots like Scott.

As for me, I voted straight D. Me and my family don't deserve this loser of a gov.

[steve2470]

86. One thing too many DU'ers forget is this fact....

We on DU are part of the 1% (?) who really pays attention to national and state politics, and actually gives a damn. Enough of a damn to vote SOMEHOW SOME WAY. We are NOT apathetic, at least not as much as most people.

Most voters (who are even registered) aren't that concerned about elections. They are worried about money, their jobs, their families, their health, etc etc etc.. Way down the list comes that horrible word, politics. They aren't paying attention to things on a regular basis.

The result ? The motivated wins elections, and sadly to say, the Republican base is pretty damn motivated. That's just a fact. They vote during off-year elections, and of course during presidential election years too.

If Democrats had wonderful turnout for every state and national election, there would no issues about this. More states would have Democratic governors, Democratic legislatures, and a Democrat would win the national election every time, from what I know of national stats. That's not the case.

[Scuba]

87. Another cheesehead agrees.

[steve2470]

89. .......

[napkinz]

93. This 32-Year-Old Florida Woman Is Dead Because Her State Refused To Expand Medicaid

see http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/04/09/3424629/florida-medicaid-charlene-dill/

[steve2470]

98. so sad nt

[napkinz]

94. ...

[steve2470]

107. and then the Republicans like Scott would want to cut federal funding for emergency care nt

[Music Man]

95. As a Kentuckian, I understand you...

The odd thing is that Kentucky very often votes for Democrats locally (such as our governor Steve Beshear, whose support of the Affordable Care Act has been a hit in this state), but we send Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul, and Andy Barr to Washington. Go figure

[steve2470]

102. best wishes to you and KY! nt

[Jamastiene]

96. I ended up with a representative that believes

restaurant employees should not have to wash their hands after they go to the bathroom at work, among other stupid ass things. I have a governor that makes me grit my teeth. He is a tea party asshole. I cannot wait until he is gone.

I hear ya.

[steve2470]

101. .................

[lark]

99. Although I totally hate to admit it, he's also my governor.

And a worse governor could not be found. Voldemort is pure evil lies and selfishness, there is nothing else to him, other than a power hungry shark and that's really an insult to the shark.

I can't stand him spending so much state money when he and his teabagger legislature decided to sue the US because it's following the law!! How dare they not give him the 2 billion he wants? They are really hurting the health of millions of working poor in this state by refusing to expand Medicaid and not finding a way to cover the poor without it. I think FL has the most people without insurance of any state, but not positive. I am positive, however, that we do have very high numbers of uninsured folks and that the safety net hospitals may not be able to survive without the federal assistance they've gotten used to for decades and without the Medicaid expansion.

[steve2470]

100. he's a really horrible governor and human being

I couldn't sleep at night knowing that I had blocked the Medicaid expansion.

[lark]

104. I don't classify him as human.

He's a sub-human psychopath and has no conscience or caring for anything other than riches and power. Look what he did to the elderly with his illegal Medicare scam!

[steve2470]

105. true, I was in a generous mood I guess! nt

[True Blue Door]

103. Florida didn't elect Scott. The math of suppressed votes exceeds his "victory" margin.

He's another state-level tyrant like Herr Nixon Jugend in Wisconsin.