(2006-10-23) — With polls showing Republicans could lose control of Congress after the November elections, Capitol Hill physicians have been swamped with Democrats reporting symptoms of optimism, a condition almost unknown among their people.
Eli Lilly, the maker of the anti-depressant drug Prozac, annouced today that sales in the Washington D.C. region have plunged in the weeks since former Rep. Mark Foley, R-FL, stepped down in the wake of scandal involving lurid emails to Congressional pages. And each time CNN announces a new body count plateau for American troops in Iraq, the company said, Prozac sales in the D.C. area dip again.
“Our core customer base in this area is rapidly vanishing,” said an unnamed Lilly spokesman.
“However, longterm prospects for Prozac look bright,” he added, “since optimism is an acute condition among Democrats, not chronic.”
“They’re only optimistic about winning and about power,” he said. “Even if they sweep in November, their view of America’s future will lead them right back to the pharmacist, but this time they’ll have long coat-tails, bringing much of America with them.”
“For the anti-depressant industry,” he added, “a Democrat-controlled Congress means happy days are here again.”
EXTRA: Rush Limbaugh reads ScrappleFace story [Download mp3: 2.1MB, 1:27 sec.] on 10/23/2006 during first hour.
43 responses so far ↓
1 onlineanalyst // Oct 23, 2006 at 8:08 am
No prob. With the Dems’ nationalized health-care program, every American taxpayer will be “privileged” to subsidize their chronic unhappiness.
2 Ms RightWing, Ink // Oct 23, 2006 at 8:08 am
I knew it, I knew it, the government controls the Prozac industry, just like they control gas prices
Oh, and God bless America?
3 onlineanalyst // Oct 23, 2006 at 8:11 am
Pulling another “White Rabbit” out of their mythic hat of optimism, the Dems should find another “pill that makes them happy”. Go ask Alice.
4 camojack // Oct 23, 2006 at 8:12 am
…Capitol Hill physicians have been swamped with Democrats reporting symptoms of optimism, a condition almost unknown among their people.
Hopefully, it will be a (very) temporary condition.
(They place too much faith in polls…)
5 onlineanalyst // Oct 23, 2006 at 8:13 am
Will Prozac® be the soma of the Dems’ brave new world?
6 Darthmeister // Oct 23, 2006 at 8:21 am
…BUT BUSH DERANGEMENT SYNDROME STILL ON THE RISE.
7 Scott Ott // Oct 23, 2006 at 8:22 am
Democrats Suffer Bouts of Optimism, Prozac Sales Plunge
by Scott Ott(2006-10-23) — With polls showing Republicans could lose control of Congress after the November elections, Capitol Hill physicians have been swamped with Democrats reporting symptoms of optimism, a condition almost unknown among their…
8 CalGirl // Oct 23, 2006 at 8:26 am
Personally, I don’t think there is enough Prozac in the world to solve what the left suffers from.
And OT, you know what I just did, AGAIN? Hit the “unsub” link on my Scrappleface e-mail instead of the link to the post.
I am so stupid!
9 Darthmeister // Oct 23, 2006 at 8:30 am
MEDIA POLLSTERS ADMIT “LIKELY VOTERS” WERE ILLEGAL ALIENS
AP - New York
Pollsters from ABC, CBS, USA Today, and the New York Times admitted the “likely voters” they have been polling of late were actually illegal aliens.
Justifying this demographic oddity the pollsters of the various news organizations pointed out in off-the-record interviews that “illegal aliens were the wave of the future”.
A high-ranking pollsters, speaking under the condition of anonymity, noted, “Illegal aliens are kind of like the canary in the mineshaft on many issues. Other questions revealed these undocumented workers would like to see a more progressive America modeled after their Mexico, except there would be jobs, economic safety nets, and free health-care. They often consider themselves to be the true Americans despite the fact they are in the country illegally.”
Other pollsters have hinted that the astounding numbers that seem to favor Democrats may be a result of their polls based on likely voters among felons and zombies.
10 Maggie // Oct 23, 2006 at 8:33 am
Scott,
I thought ‘Beano’ was the Dimocraps drug of choice.
11 Maggie // Oct 23, 2006 at 8:34 am
??
12 Ms RightWing, Ink // Oct 23, 2006 at 8:35 am
Going back to last page You gave me an idea to cut and paste. I will try to reverse everything back to Corel WordPerfect and download. Thanks. I will try it after exercise.
13 seneuba // Oct 23, 2006 at 8:38 am
I thought all the Dem’s bought their drugs from Canada?
14 Ms RightWing, Ink // Oct 23, 2006 at 8:57 am
seneuba
Poor Demos, which is most Dems, get the scripts through Medicare Part D, which in turn has killed Canadian tourism.
15 gafisher // Oct 23, 2006 at 9:04 am
Tracking Prozac sales gives a false picture. In the wake of reports that marijuana may reduce the effects of Alzheimers, Dems who realize they might be rather elderly before their next chance at power have dropped Prozac in favor of this new alternative. Optimism seems to be a side effect, as are the notions that everything they say is profound and that a bag of chips would be really awesome just about now.
16 onlineanalyst // Oct 23, 2006 at 9:12 am
This gem spoken by Nancy Pelosi is for real:
“I think the fact that I am a woman will raise expectations in terms of more hope in government, and I will not disappoint…The gavel of the speaker of the House is in the hands of special interests, and now it will be in the hands of America’s children.”
Um…Isn’t the whole Dhimmi party in the hands of America’s children? Does this woman engage her brain when she speaks?
17 Shelly // Oct 23, 2006 at 9:29 am
I’m guessing those coat-tails will bring back the Misery Index?
18 Maggie // Oct 23, 2006 at 9:39 am
Funny Shelly :>)(re17)
19 Darthmeister // Oct 23, 2006 at 9:40 am
Conservative comebacks to 300 liberal lies.
Sounds like an interesting fellow. Might be worth getting his book. Probably has a special chapter on moonbats like neverthink.
20 Darthmeister // Oct 23, 2006 at 9:47 am
Interesting PowerLine election analysis here.
We still have 17 days until the elections.
21 Fred Sinclair // Oct 23, 2006 at 9:50 am
This just in - off topic:
“U.S. Border Agent’s Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean are going to prison for doing their jobs!
The agents were each sentenced in a federal court in El Paso,
agent Ramos receiving 11 years, and Compean getting a term
of 12 years for offenses that included violating the drug
smuggler’s civil rights!”
I have the White House phone number and I plan to call today and ask that President Bush intervene with a pardon this I consider wrong -
Fred Sinclair, Heirborn Ranger
22 red satellites // Oct 23, 2006 at 9:58 am
Good morning Scrapplers…
A find Monday morning here in the land of loons, moonbats, and oh…illegal loons and illegal moonbats…
23 red satellites // Oct 23, 2006 at 10:04 am
uh…that would be ‘fine’ not find.
24 Right Mind : Democrats Suffer Bouts of Optimism, Prozac Sales Plunge // Oct 23, 2006 at 10:57 am
[...] From Scott Ott over at Scrapple Face: [...]
25 Napoleon // Oct 23, 2006 at 11:56 am
Stay the course.
Stay the couse.
Stay the course.
Love,
Liger
26 Libby Gone // Oct 23, 2006 at 12:18 pm
Funny Scott,sir!
Again mentioned by ElRushbo!
I found this site thanks to his favorable comments.
27 upnorthlurkin // Oct 23, 2006 at 12:19 pm
Woooeeee! Congrats, Scott! Rush just read most of this post on his show!! Great job!!
28 Libby Gone // Oct 23, 2006 at 12:21 pm
Say wasn’t Napoleon a short, haphazzard ,wannabe militarist, phrench person?
Maybe I missed that day in History Class.
29 Fred Sinclair // Oct 23, 2006 at 12:26 pm
Wonder what the Vegas odds are on Republicans not only not losing seats but actually increasing their number of seats in the House aand Senate?
I’m thinking that the Dems are counting their chickens before they’re hatched. Republicans are going to have to stay away from the polls in droves for the pollsters and media to be correct.
The Dem’s cannot win on their platform (which they don’t dare tell anyone what it is). They can only win by default if enough Republicans gift it to them by staying home.
Fred Sinclair, Heirborn Ranger
30 GnuCarSmell // Oct 23, 2006 at 12:36 pm
Is it optimism or manic-depression? Only a licensed shrink can say for sure.
31 JamesonLewis3rd // Oct 23, 2006 at 12:37 pm
I’m not offended, exactly, it’s more like my feelings are hurt.
I did my time. I have my Voter’s Registration card. I’m going to vote.
More states permit voting by felons than don’t.
I’m not less than anybody.
32 Darthmeister // Oct 23, 2006 at 12:47 pm
Fred, I have to disagree with you. The Democrats do have a platform. It’s vote-for-me-I’m-not-a-Republican. And their agenda is we are going to tax you more and we’ll cut-and-run in Iraq but we won’t call it that.
Oh, and no Bush impeachment while Nancy Pelosi is Speaker of the House. That gives me a lot of confidence that the DemDonks won’t plunge this country into even more divisive political squabbling during a time of war. Of course that’s Bush’s fault too since he will be the object of the DemDonk impeachment efforts!
Say, Liger, why don’t you quit “staying the course” here you hypocrite. As long as you stubbornly hang around here with your self-righteous inanities, you have no moral authority to criticize President Bush staying the course in the strategic sense.
As to the administration “staying the course”, of course tactics will and have changed from time to time as the situation on the ground in Iraq dictates, but you’ve proven yourself far too ignorant to appreciate that nuance. Physician, heal thyself.
33 Napoleon // Oct 23, 2006 at 12:54 pm
Great Moments in the GOP vol. 46
I am not a
34 Napoleon // Oct 23, 2006 at 12:56 pm
whoops. Even Liger makes mistakes. lol.
Great Moments in the GOP vol. 49
I am not a crook
35 Shelly // Oct 23, 2006 at 12:59 pm
I saw Harold Ford on FoxNews this morning. Pharmacists in Tennessee have nothing to worry about.
36 Darthmeister // Oct 23, 2006 at 1:13 pm
Newsweek just came out with another bogus poll which claims 55% of Americans want to see liberal Democrats in control of Congress. This is odd given that other polls have shown over 61% of Americans consider themselves conservatives.
But here is the breakdown of those responding:
Of those sampled, 282 identified themselves as Republicans, 349 as Democrats and 330 as Independents
Now the last time I checked there were more people who identified themselves as Republicans as opposed to being a Democrat.
This site has some interesting polling information being ignored by the lamestream media.
And this thought provoking analysis of how conservatism is literally a breeding ground for more conservatives while liberals continue to lag behind because of lower birthrates and aborting future liberal voters (which it doesn’t mention). The only hope for libs is for their ranks to continue to be filled with brain-dead trolls, illegals, felons and zombies.
The best case scenario would be a shake-up of the present party paradigm which could then give rise to a Conservative Party vs. Liberal Party vs. Moderate Party. As noted before, 61% of the American people identify themselves as conservative. There are far more conservatives in the DemDonk party than there are liberals in the Republican party. Even if the Demoncrats do gain the House and/or Senate, it may be short-lived under any number of possible political scenarios. But you can’t discount the influence of the lies and spin that the lamestream media presently engages in to benefit liberals and their morally bankrupt causes.
37 Bill's Bites // Oct 23, 2006 at 1:18 pm
Democrats Suffer Bouts of Optimism, Prozac Sales Plunge
Democrats Suffer Bouts of Optimism, Prozac Sales Plunge (2006-10-23) — With polls showing Republicans could lose control of Congress after the November elections, Capitol Hill physicians have been swamped with Democrats reporting symptoms of optimism,…
38 egospeak // Oct 23, 2006 at 5:00 pm
Be the first one on your block to buy Prozac stock about 11pm Tuesday Nov 7, ‘06.
Re # 9
When did Scott start writing for the AP?
39 Beerme // Oct 23, 2006 at 7:37 pm
Liger’s first mistake was expecting everyone to believe he isn’t also Everthink and a multitude of other poseurs (maf54, anyone?).
40 egospeak // Oct 23, 2006 at 8:08 pm
everthink,
Response to your post #71 10/22/06 @ 12:52 am
Pelosi, Murtha Call on Terrorists to Pull Out of Iraq
I don’t think that I have any authority to grant you permission to do anything. I thought that I was merely stating the obvious. I can’t help it if it sounds arrogant to you.
In regard to “evil”, I don’t have a copy of my initial comment, so I am relying on memory as to how I referred to the Democrat party.
Before I get to that, you state, “I attempted to get you to soften your comments by suggesting “sin” or “sinful” in substitution, but you weren’t having any of that, no sir-re-bob!” Beyond the point of whether I should soften my comments about any group if I believe that that group is advocating something which I consider “truly evil”, may I remind you of my post of 10/18/06 @ 7:13 pm. I stated in part, “It is true that evil and sin are not perfect synonyms, however all the definitions that you listed for evil are sin. It may well be argued that evil is a subset of sin.” Also, “We are all sinners, some more completely evil than others…” Is that really a case of me “not having any of that, no sir-re-bob!”?
As far as Republicans and Democrats are concerned, I’ve
never said that Republicans are without sin and that Democrats are pure evil, but I certainly have indicated that I could never support a party that incorporates into
their party platform that which I consider to be truly beyond the pale, ie: abortion on demand, anytime… anywhere… no restrictions… and paid for with taxpayer
dollars to boot, if you can’t afford it. If I may quote you, “go ahead, try to put Christ’s endorsement on that.” Furthermore, it was the Democrats, that party of diversity and inclusion, the party that respects other points of view, and would never, no never censor anyone, that wouldn’t allow Bob Casey, prolife governor of Pennsylvania, to speak at their convention. You might want to remember that point when hypocrisy comes up a little later.
You provide no evidence or argument to support your contention that, “Conservatives aren’t really against murder, they just want to decide who gets murdered!”
Then you complain that I said your statement was inflammatory. Please!!! How about some evidence or at least an argument.
Everyday the media breathlessly report the death figures from Iraq from the latest car bomb or IED. It is usually anywhere from half a dozen to several dozen. It is not my intent to make light of any deaths in Iraq, but the daily figures are far, far short of the 480+ necessary EVERY DAY since March ‘03 to result in 600,000+ civilian deaths! Regardless what the true figure is the implication is that the United States is at fault and not the terrorists. It reminds me of the argument that guns are responsible for crime, and not the the person holding them. If you really want to play this game, I will contend that the terrorists are fighting us in Iraq and elsewhere because of the liberal democrat stand on abortion and gay marriage. It makes as much sense.
It is pointless to address the issues of “lying us into a war”, connections between Iraq and Al Queda and WMDs. I’ll never change your mind and you’ll never change mine, so I’ll move on to your next point.
Please feel free (sarcasm intended) to believe the claims of vote fraud in ‘04 and ‘00, but answer me one question please. Where was the media from November ‘00 until mid September ‘01? That is ten months with no war to distract them. Where were they? Besides doing various recounts of the votes in Florida. BTW, Gore never won any recount.
If the Secretary of State of Florida followed the law, it wouldn’t matter if that person was the state campaign manager for the winner. I wouldn’t be happy, but that would be because my man lost. I would accept the result. That is the difference between conservatives and liberals. Conservatives follow the law, liberals follow their emotions. Their candidate loses in a razor close election. ergo the person who certified the election results is corrupt. Doesn’t matter that no one has impeached the integrity of Katherine Harris. She’s obviously corrupt and a lackey of the neocons because, in the opinion of the MSM, she wears too much makeup.
BTW, the sovereignty of Florida wouldn’t have been usurped by the courts if Al Gore hadn’t challenged the results in court.
Why do you insist on referring to sinners as if they were a separate category of bad persons? We are all sinners and short of the saving grace of Christ, will spend eternity in hell for our sin, whether it is hypocrisy, self righteousness, or something we consider minor. All sin condemns, no one is exempt and there are plenty who could be called snakes, vipers, and “whited sepulchres.”
As a “free moral agent, and a United States Citizen” you have the right to assume anything you want, however I would caution you about making false comparisons. You contrast those who “love to pray standing in the synogogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men”, with the Democrats of today who would not only object, they would not be worthy company with those (men). Then you ask, “Do Republicans favor public prayer?” I can almost hear you snickering, thinking, “Got you there!! Let’s see you weasel out of that!!!” Well, let me try.
Conservative Republicans believe that the U.S. Constitution does not forbid prayer in the PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Until 1963 the Supreme Court believed the same thing. The issue is not one of public prayer. Public prayer is not now and has never been illegal in the U.S., as far as I know. The issue is the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment and how it is to be applied and what kind of judicial ideology should be on the Supreme Court. The issue is primarily political.
Next you ask, “Do they declare moral superiority to the immoral Democrats?” To put it as simply as possible, both sides do… however let’s look at what each side considers moral. Conservative Republicans believe that morality is an absolute and was laid down for us by God because we could not know it completely on our own. We do have a conscience but it is tainted by sin. We believe that our morality or immorality is displayed by our actions, how we live our lives. Liberal Democrats believe that morality is more a matter of political policy positions. (I know that sounds outrageous but I actually heard a leading liberal say that. I’m sorry I can’t remember his name. It might have been Howard Dean.) That’s what eventually happens when you deny absolutes, and that is why Dan Rather, when asked if Bill Clinton was a truthful person, (this was after Lewinsky) could answer, with a straight face, “Yes”. It also helps to explain how one of the political parties can defend abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, gay marriage and the like as a matter of course, except during an election year.
As for your final slap at the Republicans and me, well, that’s your opinion and you’re entitled to it.
Regards,
41 Napoleon // Oct 23, 2006 at 8:23 pm
Egospeak,
That was real interesting [zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz].
I love that you all have your panties in a bunch about the upcoming election. waaahhh.
Love always,
Nappy
42 bystander // Oct 23, 2006 at 9:49 pm
“But you can’t discount the influence of the lies and spin that the republicans presently engage in to benefit themselves and their morally bankrupt causes.”
Couldn’t have said it any better Darth Baby !
43 Mary Katharine Ham // Oct 24, 2006 at 7:43 pm
Mixed Messages: Are We Dead or Not?
Yo, and I’m mixin’ ‘em. I got two turntables and a microphone.
We’re rebounding. There’s a tide a-turning! Leon Wolf cites the Tom Reynolds race, in which Reynolds has regained the lead. Senate?
The most recent Rasmussen poll ($) shows that…
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