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MyUncle

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2. Obama will win EVERY ONE OF THESE STATES NO MATTER WHAT.

Reply to ProudToBeBlueInRhody (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 01:33 AM

Oct 2012

But, trust me, the "media outrage" because of the hardship on these states is going to be loud,Loud, LOUD. You don't have to trust me, but I'm just telling you, it's going to be ugly. Look at some of the threads already.

Blame is going to get HEAVY.

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60 Hours - 2 nights, it's going to get ugly. [View all] MyUncle Oct 2012 OP

"They are just not used to being in circumstances like this" ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #1

Obama will win EVERY ONE OF THESE STATES NO MATTER WHAT. MyUncle Oct 2012 #2

And what is it that you think anyone can do about it? LisaL Oct 2012 #3

Call the media on the coming BULLSHIT. MyUncle Oct 2012 #8

And Romny wanted to cut FEMA. LisaL Oct 2012 #11

I think what MyUncle is saying is that logic won't work when people are impoverished and angry. randome Oct 2012 #31

You tell me what the angle will be? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #12

Today is the pivotal day, there HAS to some progress TODAY or the MSM is gonna is like: winstars Oct 2012 #18

Long-term power outages suck, but I don't see why people in the Northeast would have gkhouston Oct 2012 #4

People understand it's a natural disaster. LisaL Oct 2012 #5

Sadly true. n/t gkhouston Oct 2012 #7

Well, it is colder up here. A lot of people may have to temporarily move because of lack of heat. reformist2 Oct 2012 #25

At least the storm didn't happen in the middle of summer Impious Oct 2012 #6

This is the media capital of America. MyUncle Oct 2012 #9

And WTF do you want to be done about it? LisaL Oct 2012 #10

I'll take that under advisement. defacto7 Oct 2012 #16

Welcome to DU, Impious! Kurovski Oct 2012 #13

Not ugly... complicated. n/t Ellipsis Oct 2012 #14

Thanks for schooling me about where I've lived for my entire life. Chorophyll Oct 2012 #15

+1000 leftynyc Oct 2012 #21

Exactly. After all, we're a combination of Teh Liberal Elite and the Sopranos up in here. Chorophyll Oct 2012 #24

My point is that it is going to get really ugly. MyUncle Oct 2012 #27

I'm not an idiot, MyUncle. I'm surrounded by power outages right now. Chorophyll Oct 2012 #32

I meant no disrespect to you or NY Metro area Chorophyll, MyUncle Nov 2012 #58

I see the same news you do, MyUncle. I have internet and TV in my house. Chorophyll Nov 2012 #59

I grew up in Staten Island so I'm keeping up with the news from there MyUncle Nov 2012 #61

I've lived in the Northeast Mid-Atlantic region all of my life LynneSin Oct 2012 #35

I was without power with Ike for 2 weeks, it was September but still hot. texanwitch Oct 2012 #45

Indeed! Chorophyll Nov 2012 #57

Texanwitch is right, you adapt and get by. PATXgirl Nov 2012 #60

My life was so busy when Ike came, then everything came to a stop. texanwitch Nov 2012 #62

I was 3.3 miles from the epicenter of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. EmeraldCityGrl Oct 2012 #17

CT had two outages of roughly 800,000 customers lasting a week or more last year. NutmegYankee Oct 2012 #19

Alfred, huh? Channel 3 likes to name winter storms as a part of Weathertainment Throckmorton Oct 2012 #23

I live in Northern New London. NutmegYankee Oct 2012 #40

I Live in the Giants Neck Heights section of East lyme Throckmorton Oct 2012 #43

I live in the Oakdale portion of Montville. NutmegYankee Oct 2012 #49

My sister lives in Oakdale, Throckmorton Oct 2012 #52

No. NutmegYankee Oct 2012 #53

Didn't really think it was Throckmorton Oct 2012 #54

We're getting very used to it leftynyc Oct 2012 #20

feeling depressed myshofer Oct 2012 #22

During the derecho this past summer justiceischeap Oct 2012 #26

I believe you are overstating this by a large margin. MineralMan Oct 2012 #28

I hope you are right. MyUncle Oct 2012 #29

Allfred was worse for us in CT in terms of power outages. I lost my power for 2 days. Jennicut Oct 2012 #30

I hope they turn their righteous anger into climate change activism lunatica Oct 2012 #33

Um, don't forget Pennsylvania is in that mix and it IS a swing state LynneSin Oct 2012 #34

14 Days FreeJoe Oct 2012 #36

I expect people in the mid-Atlantic states will be no different. Chorophyll Oct 2012 #37

I agree FreeJoe Oct 2012 #39

I do not want to pick a fight. I'm sorry, sincerely. MyUncle Oct 2012 #55

Point taken. I've been there. However, this is also a lesson in lindysalsagal Oct 2012 #38

If you are counting down, you need to adjust your clock. Ruby the Liberal Oct 2012 #41

When I bought my 40 acres 33 years ago, panader0 Oct 2012 #42

We went for two weeks without power after Hugo. renie408 Oct 2012 #44

Yep. So did I. llmart Oct 2012 #46

Went without electricity for several weeks after Ike. LisaL Oct 2012 #50

A lovely fact free post. The NE is no stanger to disasters that impact power. Ice storms are a prime Monk06 Oct 2012 #47

bs HiPointDem Oct 2012 #48

I live in New Jersey and I am pissed Trekologer Oct 2012 #51

This sounds familiar. Ask CL&P about why they have a new President... NutmegYankee Oct 2012 #56