tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post5376433561289662879..comments2024-03-28T16:21:30.329-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Gracious Losers v. Poor Loserspattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-51758565814869169952008-05-16T13:37:00.000-04:002008-05-16T13:37:00.000-04:00In a strange way, it may help it. Now the gun is t...In a strange way, it may help it. Now the gun is turning more clearly to Obama with the sweetie thing.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-76432594431431658472008-05-16T12:58:00.000-04:002008-05-16T12:58:00.000-04:00It's not going to hurt the party. The media woul...It's not going to hurt the party. The media would like you to think that it's a terrible thing she's doing. But the dems will all pull together. That's been made clear by Hillary and other people in power.Sandra Scoppettonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00149336752789641751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-47610032486404740552008-05-15T22:51:00.000-04:002008-05-15T22:51:00.000-04:00I can see her POV with this. But is it helpful to ...I can see her POV with this. But is it helpful to the party to focus on division instead of unity for another two months or more. I think she'd have been a fine candidate, not very different from Obama, but once that's not going to happen, why would her supporters want her to stay in rather than help pull the party together? Why is it a good thing?pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-18087351696067035762008-05-15T22:25:00.000-04:002008-05-15T22:25:00.000-04:00I believe we're missing the point. Hillary knows ...I believe we're missing the point. Hillary knows she can't win. But she's promised to stay in and that's what she's doing. I think we'll all see what a gracious loser she'll be.Sandra Scoppettonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00149336752789641751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-71392569653016160822008-05-15T20:19:00.000-04:002008-05-15T20:19:00.000-04:00Oh, Rush certainly is a poor loser. I forgot to th...Oh, Rush certainly is a poor loser. I forgot to think of media people.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-68630220230817093932008-05-15T14:03:00.000-04:002008-05-15T14:03:00.000-04:00Is Rush Limbaugh as a sore loser to obvious? When ...Is Rush Limbaugh as a sore loser to obvious? When the Repubilcan's lost the House and Senate in 2006, he said words to the effect that he was tired of having to carry all the water for the GOP.<BR/><BR/>PS: Put a fork in Hillary. She's done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-63645399565381846382008-05-15T11:17:00.000-04:002008-05-15T11:17:00.000-04:00I've heard that scenario before: that she would ru...I've heard that scenario before: that she would run as a third party candidate but how does she differentiate herself from Obama?<BR/>You can see Ron Paul's different from other Republicans but Hillary?<BR/>I saw that SNL skit. Payback for the earlier one that was kind to her. <BR/>Poor losers in award-giving or judging is the hardest to grasp.<BR/>Nice timing for the Edwards endorsement for Obama. Maybe he's getting more savy as time goes by.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-24346814445183677562008-05-15T10:40:00.000-04:002008-05-15T10:40:00.000-04:00Try this nightmare on for size: Hillary refuses to...Try this nightmare on for size: Hillary refuses to accept defeat at the convention and runs as an independent. She sucks crucial votes away from Obama, and Crazy Eyes McCain gets inaugurated in January. That kind of shit makes me wake up all sweaty.Patrick Shawn Bagleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14832860010935241958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-82905957376997497562008-05-15T10:23:00.000-04:002008-05-15T10:23:00.000-04:00You gotta think that Mugabe is right up there.Hill...You gotta think that Mugabe is right up there.<BR/><BR/>Hillary is just holding onto that slim chance that Obama is going to be revealed as a member of Al Queda or something (of course if he does, then you'd hope that those Superdelegates would change their votes). Her whole stance now is that she's more electable that the guy who's received more votes than her - huh? And her whole thinking that racist, oops, I mean non-college educated whites, will be her ace in the hole come November is a little flimsy (Congrats, you won West Virginia, too bad those racist states weren't first.) Besides, since those kind of people would probably vote for the party who has proven themselves to be oppressors. Call me crazy.Steve Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747911304010686713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-90166504217774382302008-05-15T09:58:00.000-04:002008-05-15T09:58:00.000-04:00American presidential elections have a kind of fin...American presidential elections have a kind of finality about them. In Canada (and other parliamentary countries) losers of elections can't afford to be sore about it because they have to go to work as the Leader of the Opposition - well, in reality, that doesn't stop a lot of them from being petulant crybabies.<BR/><BR/>Do you think we're seeing more sore losers because the stakes have become so high? Or we think they're so high? The whole idea of 'win at any cost,' has become quite accepted.<BR/><BR/>The Olympic idea of, "The most imporant thing is not winning but taking part," has been replaced by, "Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing."<BR/><BR/>Now, of course, you could say taking part only matters in sports but if you lose an election and people die because they can't get medical treatment, winning that election is more important than the World Series. If you're willing to be a gracious loser in an election then you'll probably be a loser. If you're running because you really believe people need government changes to make their lives a lot better and then you lose and say, oh well, at least I tried, then people may wonder if you really believed.<BR/><BR/>I think the problem is, we can't tell the difference between sports and politics and both have suffered because of that.<BR/><BR/>(Saturday Night Live had a skit with Amy Poehler as Hillary giving reason to vote for her and #1 was, "I'm a sore loser.")John McFetridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442198820998606682noreply@blogger.com