‘Breathing Exercises’ In The Rose Garden Got The White House Through Election Night

Daily Caller ^ | Jan 19, 2007 | Pat Cunanne

[aspasia]

Breathing exercises in the Rose Garden and a steady stream of booze got the White House through election night, a communications staffer wrote in a story recounting his experience watching Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton lose.

Pat Cunnane had been so confident Clinton would win that when he penciled in plans for former President Barack Obama to meet the president-elect that week, he wrote down her name in his calendar. A few days later, he found himself “ugly crying” in the Oval Office as Obama gave the White House staff a pep talk about President Donald Trump’s stunning victory.

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[aspasia]

November 8, 2016, began like any other big night in Obama-world: with chicken

[BenLurkin]

I don’t want the fate of our nation to rest (even in any small part) in the hands of anyone who finds themself “ugly-crying” in response to adverse circumstances.

[Publius]

His tears are honey upon my tongue.

[A_Former_Democrat]

I’d like to take all these crybabies and stick em on the beaches of Iwo Jima Feb 1945

[mazda77]

Geez, they certainly picked the right icon, pussy hats, for their official post inauguration protest.

[Ouchthatonehurt]

“He”
Still trying to reconcile that.

[BenLurkin]

He she I don’t care. Anybody that fragile should be nowhere near the nation’s highest executive offices.

[Freestate316]

Or Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

he found himself “ugly crying”

It's not that I'm old-fashioned or anything, but the idea of the pronoun "he" appearing with the phrase "ugly crying" in a sentence is totally inappropriate unless a loved one has died.

[billorites]

Usually, I'm not embarrassed to look at a hat.

[Vince Ferrer]

The President reminded us that most of the folks in the room were young and that this was just our “first rodeo”; that we had known only winning, but hope is called for most in our losses.

Actually, almost all they have known is losing, they just didn't pay attention till they were huddled in a bunker in Berlin cowering to the sounds of bombers overhead.

[SamAdams76]

I had to Google "ugly crying". Never heard that expression before but the image that popped up on the search did not disappoint...

Is this the guy from the article?

[SpaceBar]

I love liberal tears.

[aspasia]

Pretty Pat

[W.]

Gravy train: detailed! Have a good cry, pussy!

[Ann Archy]

Pat Cunnane, the writer is a MAN.....well, he’s a male, but CRYING?? UGLY CRYING?? Democrats are such GIRLIE-MEN!!

[W.]

Derailed, effing autocorrect! Argh!

[Inyo-Mono]

Thanks for posting the pic Sam, I find that to be one of my favorite photos from the election.

[bigbob]

Shoot, you wouldn’t even have to go that far. Drop ‘em on an Iowa highway in a blizzard or even 10 blocks from the White House in the DC Hood. They have no idea of what it takes to survive in the real world outside their little safe-space bubble.

[Lurker]

Pansies.