Since Judy has hit the ground running in "Gotta demonize anyone who thinks of me differently than I want to be thought of" mode, I might as well pay "homage" to one of her classic ploys by providing a "trans- lation" of the rant below:
TRANSLATION: They're laughing at me. Can't have that. Must do something. I know...ignore my own posting history...ignore the fact that I *admitted* that I still have bouts of anger that I cannot control a year after the thing I'm angry about...above all ignore the satire that has people laughing at me...and think of a new name to call the people laughing at me or box to consign them to so that hopefully more people won't join them in laughing at me. Yeah...that's the ticket. I win. :-) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jst...@...> wrote: > > An FFL classic. You've got three people, one after > another--Barry, Sal, and do.rflex (actually Barry goes > twice)--indulging in what Josh Marshall of Talking > Points Memo would characterize as "up-is-downism," a > near-complete and willful reversal of reality that > they've convinced themselves to believe in. Not just > with regard to the post they're commenting on, or my > posting history here, but with regard to what happened > out in the real world in the primaries. > > Talk about living in a small world in one's head! They > can't even see far enough to notice what goes on right > in front of their noses. > > It's a sickness that manifested with great virulence > during the primaries and obviously is still deeply > embedded in the psyches of Obama supporters. > > Is there a cure for it? I don't know, but if we can't > find some way to treat those who are ill and keep > them from passing the disease on to future generations, > we're in very, very deep trouble. At one time it > appeared to be quarantined among Republicans, but > clearly it escaped, and it turns out that even lefty > progressives aren't immune to it. > > If anybody wants me to point out all the reality- > reversals in what follows, let me know, but I think > most FFLers will be able to spot them easily (although, > of course, you won't have the guts to speak up to > contest them). > > And of course one mustn't expect Vaj to rear up and > point out that these three posters are engaging in the > "poison-the-well fallacy"--what he characterizes as > "digital terrorism"--to beat the band. > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" <do.rflex@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <salsunshine@> wrote: > > > > > > > > On May 21, 2009, at 10:55 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > It occurred to me last night as I was reading Raunchy's > > > > > > post #219365 that the emotional component is not so > > > > > > much a matter of Hillary having lost as of *how* she > > > > > > lost, how incredibly unfairly and viciously she was > > > > > > treated by Obama's supporters--in the lefty blogs, by > > > > > > the Democratic Party, by the media, and of course by > > > > > > the right wingers, not to mention some of the people > > > > > > on FFL. And it wasn't just Hillary who was treated > > > > > > this way, it was her supporters as well. > > > > > > > > > > > > That left deep emotional scars (speaking of Barry's > > > > > > Cockburn quotes about "tending to cause damage"). > > > > > > > > > > > > Obama himself wasn't the instigator of most of it, > > > > > > but he did almost nothing to try to stop or mitigate > > > > > > it and even encouraged it at times. That's awfully > > > > > > hard to forgive. > > > > > > > > > > Not for sane people. > > > > > > > > > > It's OVER. > > > > > > > > > > Why aren't YOU over it? Hillary certainly is. > > > > > > > > No kidding. Hard to believe that almost > > > > a year after Hillary conceded the nomination, > > > > and over 6 months since Obama soundly > > > > whipped McCain's ass, this insanity still goes > > > > on, complete with ugly names for Obama's > > > > supporters and a mean-spirited set of attacks > > > > on the supporters as well as Obama himself > > > > that seems to veer at times precipitously close > > > > to a personal vendetta, ie an irrational > > > > hatred that is not receptive to any kind > > > > of logical discussion. > > > > > > > > Obama has become the new Barry. :) > > > > > > Now THAT had me LOL. :-) > > > > > > Doncha *feel* for him? FIFTEEN YEARS from > > > now Obama, by then my age (63) and retired > > > gracefully from two successful terms as > > > President, will come through New Jersey > > > on a speaking tour and Judy, by then 103 > > > (or at least looking it) will attend and > > > scream out from the audience, "Liar! Don't > > > you remember what you said in a speech > > > back in 2008? [waving a printout] I have > > > a copy of it right here!" > > > > > > Obama will laugh at her. But Judy, deciding > > > that his laughter and compassionate silence > > > at encountering Yet Another Crazy is sub- > > > mission, will decide that she "won" the > > > encounter. > > > > > > Then, having gotten a taste of "the thrill > > > of victory," she'll start stalking him all > > > over the world, appearing at every one of > > > his speaking engagements, yelling out the > > > same stuff. The Secret Service assigned to > > > Obama in retirement will offer to have her > > > sent somewhere with padded walls, but being > > > the compassionate mensch he is, Obama will > > > decline the offer. > > > > > > Finally, tired of hearing the same old shit > > > shouted by the same old windbag, the Secret > > > Service agents will take matters into their > > > own hands and cart her off to Bellevue > > > themselves. > > > > > > Obama will never notice her absence, just > > > as he never noticed her presence. > > > > > > :-) > > > > > > Good laughs, Barry. I don't think she realizes what a small world she lives > > in in her head. > > >
