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rustbeltvoice

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124. YES, i have come late to the discussion.

Sun Jan 26, 2014, 05:17 PM

Jan 2014

I have read through most of this 'thread', and am very interested in it. Yes, i am one of those that has great antipathy towards Willard and his party. I recognise many of the criticisms as valid. But, your comment i find more interesting; and i wish there were threads based on it as the original post. You have described individuals that i know, "They think...anyone like us are stupid with our heads in the sand and we better "wake up" soon." And yes, "wake up" is a term and view i have encountered.

How do people believe this alternative to reality exists?? It is not just wish fulfillment. It is a mass delusion, but i think one with several nuclei.

And we have to live with these people. It is a lot worse than dealing with a rabid sports fanatic of a certain team.

Someone start a thread on this. I have tried on a few questions that i have had, and failed.

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Documentary reveals Clueless, Delusional Romney unfit for high office [View all] cthulu2016 Jan 2014 OP

portrait of a narcissist who surrounds himself with sycophants unblock Jan 2014 #1

He wouldn't be the first candidate or President Mr.Bill Jan 2014 #7

that's ttrue.... tulsakatz Jan 2014 #16

He was SHOCKED. A lotta caterers/waitstaff in Boston ate well that night. MADem Jan 2014 #26

And did anybody notice the lady ann? With her queenly bouffant up-do, certainly crown-ready. calimary Jan 2014 #85

I noted Election Night that she had done her hair.....such an elegant msanthrope Jan 2014 #96

from what i remember she had her hair down earlier that evening... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #127

She had the hair down....and then went back to " dress" before 8pm. Then the states fell msanthrope Jan 2014 #128

we will just have to agree to disagree...that is NOT how I saw it at all... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #132

Yep--and she was blindsided. Talk about believing one's own courtiers. MADem Jan 2014 #110

I think you�re mistaken. busterbrown Jan 2014 #105

I knew a few of 'em--they took shit home! MADem Jan 2014 #107

Good! I'm glad! I hope they had seconds on behalf of the waitstaff at the private dinner calimary Jan 2014 #135

+1!!! nt MADem Jan 2014 #140

Nixon was delusional VA_Jill Jan 2014 #27

Nixon was Carolina Jan 2014 #84

thats the issue with my dad PatrynXX Jan 2014 #97

True VA_Jill Jan 2014 #117

also St. Reagan--dementia in the second term without a doubt librechik Jan 2014 #89

I agree he wouldn't be the first swilton Jan 2014 #121

absolutely, and people very much overestimate the power of the individual in office. unblock Jan 2014 #131

Which one would exactly be, as a CEO with his thumb on Billions of dollars in assets. calimary Jan 2014 #82

Rove promised Romney would "win" Ohio (by electronic vote fraud at the state level) Demeter Jan 2014 #95

Would love to see someone review the Rove/Anonymous/Ohio story. philly_bob Jan 2014 #111

Which, ironically, would not have mattered at that point anyway Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2014 #137

I believe Rove had 3 states in play Demeter Jan 2014 #138

Yes Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2014 #141

k&r great spanone Jan 2014 #2

He thinks prophecies are more reliable than facts. lob1 Jan 2014 #3

He should have studied it out. nyquil_man Jan 2014 #4

ask Karl Rove; corkhead Jan 2014 #5

haha.....good point!! tulsakatz Jan 2014 #17

Sadly, Romney wasn't alone. Rove and others believed right up to the end that Republicans would win. Agnosticsherbet Jan 2014 #6

Or the alternative explanation. zeemike Jan 2014 #12

Yes, that's what kept going though my mind too.. My husband was watching Fox mountain grammy Jan 2014 #18

I agree dflprincess Jan 2014 #51

"...out foxed (so to speak). " dchill Jan 2014 #70

If anonymous had done this... Agschmid Jan 2014 #78

I think they did take credit MsLeopard Jan 2014 #90

Right on! BlueMTexpat Jan 2014 #71

I read about that too. boguspotus Jan 2014 #19

right. if romney had won ohio he still would have lost. nt arely staircase Jan 2014 #42

Welcome to DU, boguspotus! calimary Jan 2014 #91

Your points are very eloquently stated and very true mdbl Jan 2014 #101

Great post calimary! Thank You boguspotus Jan 2014 #104

Yes, on making good policy decisions seem foolish dragonlady Jan 2014 #119

yep n/t 2pooped2pop Jan 2014 #39

Ding Ding we have a winner malaise Jan 2014 #40

Ohio wouldn't have changed this election. nt obxhead Jan 2014 #87

Exactly! Carolina Jan 2014 #88

They also probably thought they had put up enough hurdles... GoCubsGo Jan 2014 #123

Yes, Rove had a fix in and it didn't work dem in texas Jan 2014 #126

There was a scene that seemed to back up this theory.. DCBob Jan 2014 #133

true... tulsakatz Jan 2014 #20

I believe the pollsters found that it was more profitable to tell Mitt what he wanted to hear. rocktivity Jan 2014 #36

The reason people like Rove don't understand SheilaT Jan 2014 #37

In Rove's defense, BlueMTexpat Jan 2014 #72

yeah, poor raptors heaven05 Jan 2014 #75

They better be very small raptors! Bortman33 Jan 2014 #83

Infoxicated (NT) The Wizard Jan 2014 #59

Megyn and Rove heaven05 Jan 2014 #74

Wishful thinkers, the lot of them. QuestForSense Jan 2014 #58

The combination of... TlalocW Jan 2014 #8

I remember crunching the numbers in July 2012. nyquil_man Jan 2014 #15

Plus when you crunched the paths to 270 TlalocW Jan 2014 #21

Some may have folded knowing that Ohio exboyfil Jan 2014 #46

Oh, what a classic clip! AAO Jan 2014 #54

That's right! Frank Cannon Jan 2014 #69

Doesn't it kill you when comedy and satire actually turn into real life? pink-o Jan 2014 #102

& they had one poll.... tulsakatz Jan 2014 #23

I would change "reveals" to "confirms" nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #9

One of Romney's first acts would have been to invade Iran.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #10

Spoiled child of privilege. Rozlee Jan 2014 #11

You touched upon an amazing point.... ewagner Jan 2014 #13

Excellent and compelling prose, cthulu2016. K&R. nt Xipe Totec Jan 2014 #14

That's not it at all jmowreader Jan 2014 #22

I was going to write something similar Fumesucker Jan 2014 #47

+1000 heaven05 Jan 2014 #77

is it worth watching? barbtries Jan 2014 #24

My in-laws honestly believe Obama's election was the result of voter fraud and Acorn. mountain grammy Jan 2014 #25

LOL - When do they think he is going to get around to all this mischief? Chemisse Jan 2014 #31

The difference between us and them, besides their genetic stupidity, is that they are programmed to ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #33

Your Thanksgiving dinner conversation must rival the 4th of July. I know the feeling. kairos12 Jan 2014 #48

YES, i have come late to the discussion. rustbeltvoice Jan 2014 #124

What a joke Rafale Jan 2014 #28

It's worse tyhan Morris, zentrum Jan 2014 #29

I think Mitt truly believed in his prophecy. Cracklin Charlie Jan 2014 #56

Fox News Faygo Kid Jan 2014 #30

Post removed Post removed Jan 2014 #32

There is no Santa? tavernier Jan 2014 #34

You just have to excuse those defacto7 Jan 2014 #35

What is the documentary? SheilaT Jan 2014 #38

Right now only Netflixs davidpdx Jan 2014 #45

I have Netflix. SheilaT Jan 2014 #50

A lot of people said the same thing about the book Double Down davidpdx Jan 2014 #55

Unfortunately, "Clueless & Delusional" in not a disqualification for President of the United States. bvar22 Jan 2014 #41

NEBRASKA Omaha Steve Jan 2014 #43

We hired someone who worked on the Romney campaign, Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2014 #44

Mittwitt truly, as the camera never blinks. kairos12 Jan 2014 #49

every republican I know thought Mitt would win Skittles Jan 2014 #52

CBS was just taken over by a VP from FOX cprise Jan 2014 #62

I don't think his elevator, yortsed snacilbuper Jan 2014 #53

He reminds me of Sling Blade. Cracklin Charlie Jan 2014 #57

Don't you mean his "car elevator?" 6000eliot Jan 2014 #86

Or as Orion Samuelson would say on his WGN Farm Report... IllinoisBirdWatcher Jan 2014 #103

Of course he thought he had won. Lunacee_2013 Jan 2014 #60

He was annoyed that he even had to bother to run a campaign lolly Jan 2014 #61

romney and other republicans thought he was going to win Pennsylvania JI7 Jan 2014 #63

And Ohio. ProSense Jan 2014 #81

knr Douglas Carpenter Jan 2014 #64

To paraphrase one of the best ... 3catwoman3 Jan 2014 #65

They changed their internal polling methods to get the results they wanted and then believed them. pamela Jan 2014 #66

Election night xxqqqzme Jan 2014 #67

I saw the doc, and, as someone who HATES what candidate ecstatic Jan 2014 #68

Excellent points and post PCIntern Jan 2014 #76

agreed, except I didn't find it a total waste of time. magical thyme Jan 2014 #93

Mitt earned his nickname in Massachusetts: unhappycamper Jan 2014 #73

Be very afraid workinclasszero Jan 2014 #79

Romney could win if he campaigns to the Left of Obama after the Primaries: ProSense Jan 2014 #80

Thank god for Anonymous BlackM Jan 2014 #92

Some great election night pics here: CrispyQ Jan 2014 #94

Fantastic pictures. blue neen Jan 2014 #122

There was a web site that featured photos from the Romney gatherings. GoCubsGo Jan 2014 #130

My opinion is that any Republican sulphurdunn Jan 2014 #98

47% of the electorate agreed with him. GeorgeGist Jan 2014 #99

On another note, great prose Z_California Jan 2014 #100

Isn't it more conceivable that he believed Rove successfully "fixed" the election counts? nt valerief Jan 2014 #106

Sounds like George W. Bush, except without the guys who fix elections. Coyotl Jan 2014 #108

I think he truly believed that HE was the fulfillment of the White Horse Prophecy, tblue37 Jan 2014 #109

He probably had Krazy Karl Roves assurance the he would win INdemo Jan 2014 #112

I truly believe Romney thought a black man could never win... KauaiK Jan 2014 #113

Guess he's trying to redeem himself by giving Christie the high-five! They are both delusional libdem4life Jan 2014 #114

Working the phones for the Obama campaign (yeah, I know) in a largely Republican maddiemom Jan 2014 #115

Started watching it yesterday jehop61 Jan 2014 #116

My goal in 2014 is to get Dems to the polls so I can here these words again. ffr Jan 2014 #118

If I recall, there were a bunch of DUers that weren't ready to crack the champaigne hughee99 Jan 2014 #120

You should leave snark to people who "get" things cthulu2016 Jan 2014 #125

No, I just find someone making significant psychological judgments about a person hughee99 Jan 2014 #134

That sort of thing can happen when you beleive the salesmen JHB Jan 2014 #129

According to Romney's family, he's crazy Oilwellian Jan 2014 #136

The fact that Romney actually believed that he was going to win is sad Gothmog Jan 2014 #139