by Ian Enterline
…Palin Derangement Syndrome . One of the worst ones that I have seen to date! This poor dude needs some help. His name? Daniel Chun, from Pennsylvania (maybe he is from Erie?).
Here is Daniel’s cry for help:
Three weeks ago, I met with a therapist for the first time in my life. I’m a very happy guy — great family, great job, great girlfriend, tons of Facebook friends — no problems that a glass of scotch couldn’t fix. But ever since the beginning of September, I’ve gone 100% batshit crazy. Why? Because come next year, John McCain and Sarah Palin might be running this country. I can’t concentrate at work. I can’t hold a normal conversation about anything besides politics. At night, I’m afraid to go to sleep because I know that Sarah Palin is waiting for me in Dreamland, like Freddy Krueger but dumber and more evil.
Can someone get this guy some Xantax, please? And maybe some friends that aren’t on Facebook. My question is, is his girlfriend a Facebook girlfriend? Hey, just a question!
Of course, the people posting comments feel the same way as Daniel. Let’s say you have a McCain sticker on your car, and you get in what some people might call an “accident”, you might want to think about other motives after reading this from commenter “Dipseadawdler” :
I AM SO RELIEVED TO know that I am not alone! I have gotten to where I want to ram into any car that has a McCain/Palin sticker on it
Or this really great one from “whit4brains”:
I’m another crazy. I suffer from MPSD (McCain/Palin Sleep Disorder). My DVR is full of my regular shows that I never seem to watch because I can’t turn off the news. I wake up every morning and the first thing I do is check fivethirtyeight.com. I live in a ‘red’ neighborhood and feel sick as I walk my dog every night and have to see all the M/P yard signs.
I’ve donated as much as I can and have been trying to educate as many people as I can about how important this election is. I am so amazed at how some people think it doesn’t matter either way. Hello…The Supreme Court! It matters so much.
I really don’t know what I will do if O doesn’t win. I am sure if they don’t there will be a surge in the number of people on anti-depressants.
Daniel and his friends could join many liberals who had therapy after the 2004 election if McCain wins. But Daniel should not let his heart be troubled, because it isn’t likely that McCain will win. Not for a lack of trying, but because he’s not that much different than the others in Washington.
On a side note, remember how well that Bailout was supposed to help us?
I live in Richmond, VA and work as a firefighter, but I try to make as many trips back to Erie is as humanly and financially feasible.
Mixing Erie and politics can be dicey, but I'm gonna try to do it here!
bojosmom
October 7th, 2008 at 12:20 am
very enjoyable post. thanks. I think there are simply many people suffering from Election overload on both sides of “the aisle”. It is everywhere. And with the “bailout” and other news stories, who doesn’t need some escapism and medication? lol.
Dale
October 7th, 2008 at 7:15 am
Good one, Ian! Looks like Xanax might be a good bet to sink some funds into. OOPS, no one has any funds to sink anymore.
Thanks for a laugh to start the day.
Mikey Z
October 7th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Funny I pray Sarah Palin is waiting for me in dreamland every night too.
Does that mean I need therapy as well?
john morris
October 8th, 2008 at 5:31 am
I think the future bank failures and the need to stock up on canned food will help keep people’s minds on other things. Any similarities between our current economic and political situation and the Weimar Republic is not accidental.
http://www.hourofthetime.com/socialist.htm
CRANK
October 8th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
The last time we elected a sitting senator (1960) we got an inexperienced democrat, followed by the Bay of Pigs fiasco. I’m old enough (unfortunately for me) to remember that. So there is a reason why we have not elected a sitting senator in 48 years. We forgot. We will remember shortly, not matter who wins.
Since in my opinion there is no more worthless bit of humanity on the face of this earth, than a US senator, and since three of the four are sitting candidates, I’m voting for Sara, and hoping for senility to set in. Either McCain or me, whichever comes first.