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Failure To Blow Election Stuns Democratic
Party Faithful Mourn End To Losing Tradition
Andy Borowitz 11/10/2008
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Just minutes after their party's longstanding losing tradition lay in tatters on the ground, millions of shell-shocked Democrats stared at their television screens in disbelief, asking themselves what went right.

For Democrats, who have become accustomed to their party blowing an election even when it seemed like a sure thing, Tuesday night's results were a bitter pill to swallow. The head-shaking and finger-pointing over the demise of the Democrats' losing streak, which many of the party faithful had worn like a badge of honor, reached all the way to the upper echelons of the Democratic National Committee.

"Believe me, I'm as shocked by these results as anybody," said DNC chief Howard Dean, who indicated he has received hundreds of calls from incredulous party members. "We did everything in our power to screw this thing up."

Dean pointed to several key elements the Democrats put in place to ensure defeat, ranging from "a rancorous primary campaign" to "the appointment of me."

"Somehow, despite our best efforts to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, we won," he said. "I came in here with a mandate to blow this thing, and I didn't get it done."

Carol Foyler, a lifelong Democrat who owns a loom supply store in Portland, Maine, said she has been "nearly catatonic" since the election results were announced. "For the past eight years, I've fixed myself some herbal tea, turned on NPR, and ranted about the Republicans," she said. "All that has been taken from me."

Elsewhere, Sen. John McCain offered this comment on Sen. Barack Obama's victory: "My friends, I've got him just where I want him."

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Posted By: Larry Kirwan  on Monday, November 10, 2008

WHat a shame, no more Palin cartoons.  Or at least I hope so.  The media hype over her was way out of perportion.  No?


Posted By: Malinda Beiler  on Monday, November 10, 2008

Where is Bristol????  "Blessed event", my @ss!!!


Posted By: E. Quezada  on Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Funny that the Democrats should be surprised.  After all Obama bought the election, the donors of which he refuses to reveal.  Then, there's ACORN fraudulent practices or re-registering same people multiple times or registering felons, dead people, and cartoon characters. Obama paid them $800,000 but failed to report it to election officials, until it was discovered.  He then claimed it was a clerical mistake. You think Democrats are surprised now?  Wait 'til they discover the real Obama.  In a few months Buyer's Remorse and shock will set in.  They just elected the most radical Leftist of the U.S. Congress, a man's whose agenda is to move the U.S. into Socialism or worse.


Posted By: al twiner  on Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Hey Quizada. Get past it. Who pays for the road in front of your house? The kids' education? etc etc. We socialists (or worse), that's who.


Posted By: Brenda  on Saturday, December 27, 2008

Sorry, I pay for the street in front of my house and the street lights. I pay quarterly fees to my neighborhood association to cover that. I am paying for my kids education. No loans, no financial aid.

I don't need a socialist agenda and neither does anyone else in the U.S. We need to keep more of our money and pay for only what needs to be done, not pork projects.

No socialism for me and hopefully Obama will fulfill that desire.


Posted By: Brenda  on Saturday, December 27, 2008

I pay for the roads and street lights in my neighborhood through annual fees. I pay for my kids college education-no loans, no grants. I don't need socialism and the U.S. needs less of it.



And, we really don't know if Obama's plan involves pork. I pray that it does not.

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