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How obvious can these fake Democrats be?
Granted the dubious assumption that at least SOME of these people truly are Democrats who are just unable to get over their disappointment at Hillary's loss, I say, buck up and GET OVER IT! I wanted Paul Simon to be the nominee in 1988, but guess what? Cue the Rolling Stones (You Can't Always Get...). I understand that it would have meant a lot to them to have the first woman president. Guess what? I'd like to see an openly gay male president, but it's not likely to happen any time soon, and nor am I going to shoot myself in the foot by refusing to support a Democrat.
Am I the only one who nearly wanted to gag when that one woman was expressing her ecstasy after Hillary's speech? Can you say self-involved and a little creepy? If her murmurings had been recorded as part of the end of a Duran Duran song, they would have edited that part out for the radio cut, I'm pretty sure! And she's a "good Democrat" in her own words, even though she might stay home, pout and vote for no one, because her choice was not nominated? Sad indeed.
And I do agree that most of these so-called PUMA's are not Democrats at all. Just do some Googling on it and you'll uncover some of the crumb trails they have left that lead back to the Rethugs.
