A little hope for those disappointed by the outcome fo the election

Friday, November 5th, 2004
17 Reasons Not to Slit Your Wrists...by Michael Moore

Dear Friends,

Ok, it sucks. Really sucks. But before you go and cash it all in, let's, in the words of Monty Python, “always look on the bright side of life!” There IS some good news from Tuesday's election.

Here are 17 reasons not to slit your wrists:

1. It is against the law for George W. Bush to run for president again.

2. Bush's victory was the NARROWEST win for a sitting president since Woodrow Wilson in 1916.

3. The only age group in which the majority voted for Kerry was young adults (Kerry: 54%, Bush: 44%), proving once again that your parents are always wrong and you should never listen to them.

4. In spite of Bush's win, the majority of Americans still think the country is headed in the wrong direction (56%), think the war wasn't worth fighting (51%), and don’t approve of the job George W. Bush is doing (52%). (Note to foreigners: Don't try to figure this one out. It's an American thing, like Pop Tarts.)

5. The Republicans will not have a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority in the Senate. If the Democrats do their job, Bush won't be able to pack the Supreme Court with right-wing ideologues. Did I say 'if the Democrats do their job?' Um, maybe better to scratch this one.

6. Michigan voted for Kerry! So did the entire Northeast, the birthplace of our democracy. So did 6 of the 8 Great Lakes States. And the whole West Coast! Plus Hawaii. Ok, that's a start. We've got most of the fresh water, all of Broadway, and Mt. St. Helens. We can dehydrate them or bury them in lava. And no more show tunes!

7. Once again we are reminded that the buckeye is a nut, and not just any old nut -- a poisonous nut. A great nation was felled by a poisonous nut. May Ohio State pay dearly this Saturday when it faces Michigan.

8. 88% of Bush's support came from white voters. In 50 years, America will no longer have a white majority. Hey, 50 years isn't such a long time! If you're ten years old and reading this, your golden years will be truly golden and you will be well cared for in your old age.

9. Gays, thanks to the ballot measures passed on Tuesday, cannot get married in 11 new states. Thank God. Just think of all those wedding gifts we won't have to buy now.

10. Five more African Americans were elected as members of Congress, including the return of Cynthia McKinney of Georgia. It's always good to have more blacks in there fighting for us and doing the job our candidates can't.

11. The CEO of Coors was defeated for Senate in Colorado. Drink up!

12. Admit it: We like the Bush twins and we don't want them to go away.

13. At the state legislative level, Democrats picked up a net of at least 3 chambers in Tuesday's elections. Of the 98 partisan-controlled state legislative chambers (house/assembly and senate), Democrats went into the 2004 elections in control of 44 chambers, Republicans controlled 53 chambers, and 1 chamber was tied. After Tuesday, Democrats now control 47 chambers, Republicans control 49 chambers, 1 chamber is tied and 1 chamber (Montana House) is still undecided.

14. Bush is now a lame duck president. He will have no greater moment than the one he's having this week. It's all downhill for him from here on out -- and, more significantly, he's just not going to want to do all the hard work that will be expected of him. It'll be like everyone's last month in 12th grade -- you've already made it, so it's party time! Perhaps he'll treat the next four years like a permanent Friday, spending even more time at the ranch or in Kennebunkport. And why shouldn't he? He's already proved his point, avenged his father and kicked our ***.

15. Should Bush decide to show up to work and take this country down a very dark road, it is also just as likely that either of the following two scenarios will happen: a) Now that he doesn't ever need to pander to the Christian conservatives again to get elected, someone may whisper in his ear that he should spend these last four years building 'a legacy' so that history will render a kinder verdict on him and thus he will not push for too aggressive a right-wing agenda; or b) He will become so cocky and arrogant -- and thus, reckless -- that he will commit a blunder of such major proportions that even his own party will have to remove him from office.

16. There are nearly 300 million Americans -- 200 million of them of voting age. We only lost by three and a half million! That's not a landslide -- it means we're almost there. Imagine losing by 20 million. If you had 58 yards to go before you reached the goal line and then you barreled down 55 of those yards, would you stop on the three yard line, pick up the ball and go home crying -- especially when you get to start the next down on the three yard line? Of course not! Buck up! Have hope! More sports analogies are coming!!!

17. Finally and most importantly, over 55 million Americans voted for the candidate dubbed 'The #1 Liberal in the Senate.' That's more than the total number of voters who voted for either Reagan, Bush I, Clinton or Gore. Again, more people voted for Kerry than Reagan. If the media are looking for a trend it should be this -- that so many Americans were, for the first time since Kennedy, willing to vote for an out-and-out liberal. The country has always been filled with evangelicals -- that is not news. What IS news is that so many people have shifted toward a Massachusetts liberal. In fact, that's BIG news. Which means, don't expect the mainstream media, the ones who brought you the Iraq War, to ever report the real truth about November 2, 2004. In fact, it's better that they don't. We'll need the element of surprise in 2008.

Feeling better? I hope so. As my friend Mort wrote me yesterday, 'My Romanian grandfather used to say to me, 'Remember, Morton, this is such a wonderful country -- it doesn't even need a president!''

But it needs us. Rest up, I'll write you again tomorrow.

Yours,

Michael Moore

Re: A little hope for those disappointed by the outcome fo the election

Parts of that was really really funny!

Re: A little hope for those disappointed by the outcome fo the election

This guy is an absolute idiot and he should keep his rantings and ravings to himself. That's all i have to say about him.....

Re: A little hope for those disappointed by the outcome fo the election

As usual he makes some really good points! Thanks for sharing!!

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Posted by lesleyw

As usual he makes some really good points! Thanks for sharing!!

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I completely agree!

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Posted by Sassyz75

Parts of that was really really funny!

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i know, he made quite a few funnies

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Posted by don424

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Posted by Sassyz75

Parts of that was really really funny!

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i know, he made quite a few funnies

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I agree. I thought the Bush twins comment was the funniest. And the show tunes/hot lava comment.

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Posted by eogara

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Posted by don424

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Posted by Sassyz75

Parts of that was really really funny!

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i know, he made quite a few funnies

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I agree. I thought the Bush twins comment was the funniest. And the show tunes/hot lava comment.

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Yeah, the show tunes one was really the best.

Re: A little hope for those disappointed by the outcome fo the election

Great post! definitely some good and funny points.

Re: A little hope for those disappointed by the outcome fo the election

I read the title of this post fast and I thought it said

'A little hope for those disappointed by the outcome of the ERECTION'

They don't fool around on this OT board, do they???

Re: A little hope for those disappointed by the outcome fo the election

Thanks for sharing!

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Always nice to hear something from Michael Moore..he is so funny to laugh at..oops I meant with

Re: A little hope for those disappointed by the outcome fo the election

without going into my tyrade against MM - I just have this to add - the election is over, Bush won, John Kerry has accepted the lost and now everyone else should to. especially mm.

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Posted by smm2675

without going into my tyrade against MM - I just have this to add - the election is over, Bush won, John Kerry has accepted the lost and now everyone else should to. especially mm.

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Yes, Kerry did loose, but it was a narrow loss. Many people put their heart and souls into supporting Kerry and it's important to put the loss in perspecitve -- it was by no means a blow out.

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Posted by lesleyw

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Posted by smm2675

without going into my tyrade against MM - I just have this to add - the election is over, Bush won, John Kerry has accepted the lost and now everyone else should to. especially mm.

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Yes, Kerry did loose, but it was a narrow loss. Many people put their heart and souls into supporting Kerry and it's important to put the loss in perspecitve -- it was by no means a blow out.

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i see that is was a narrow margin and i was not insinuating that it was a blow out. just that its time for the USA to move on and focus on the positive aspect of the years to come.

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Posted by smm2675

without going into my tyrade against MM - I just have this to add - the election is over, Bush won, John Kerry has accepted the lost and now everyone else should to. especially mm.

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No offense intended, as a Kerry supporter, I think it is more unpatriotic to lay down and accept the status quo than it is to keep hope alive that we can make this country better for everyone in it.

I have accepted the fact that John Kerry lost the election. Doesn't mean I have to like it.

Michael Moore is just exercising his free speech. No one has to like it or listen to it.


JMHO

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Posted by KerrC

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Posted by smm2675

without going into my tyrade against MM - I just have this to add - the election is over, Bush won, John Kerry has accepted the lost and now everyone else should to. especially mm.

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No offense intended, as a Kerry supporter, I think it is more unpatriotic to lay down and accept the status quo than it is to keep hope alive that we can make this country better for everyone in it.

I have accepted the fact that John Kerry lost the election. Doesn't mean I have to like it.

Michael Moore is just exercising his free speech. No one has to like it or listen to it.


JMHO

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i respect your opinion but i don't like what MM has to say and i am entitled to that. i have no issues w/free speech, say what you want. i feel like i have the right to respond to what he has to say about this election.

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Yes, MM exercises free BIASED speech.

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Posted by myasmom

Yes, MM exercises free BIASED speech.

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very true.

Re: A little hope for those disappointed by the outcome fo the election

That is your opinion and you are entitled to it.