Buffy Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Well, I'm up for the night, working and watching 12 news channels and all the election tracker sites up! Except maybe I'll take a couple hours out in the middle to watch 90210:TNG and Privileged! For those of you watching, the fun web pages so far are the CNN Electoral Map Calculator: http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/calculator/Interactive Google Returns map: http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/ home page... Join the fun whatever time zone you're in.... Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few, :evil:Buffy Tormod and modest 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffy Posted November 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Kentucky going to McCain...Obama opens a small lead in early returns in Indiana.... 8 more states start reporting in one minute.... Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody, :evil:Buffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modest Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Vermont for Obama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffy Posted November 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 MSNBC sez, heavy coverage of Rev Wright ads bashing Obama have *backfired* in Pennsylvania, resulting in an *increased* African-American turnout.... National exit polls say that the vast majority of those who think Iraq is the number one issue go for Obama.... CNN: Kentucky called for McCain, Vermont for Obama. I hope I'm not doing this alone: join in folks! A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman of the next generation, :evil:Buffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffy Posted November 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Okay geeks: Turn to CNN! They've got a "Princess Leia hologram" of reporter Jessica Yellin standing in front of Wolf Blitzer from 1000 miles away.... Even cable news has to go all Hollywood.... No wonder Americans hate politics when, year in and year out, they hear politicians make promises that won't come true because they don't even mean them - campaign fantasies that win elections but don't get nations moving again, :evil:Buffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeztar Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 I'm watching online only, through Yahoo (ABC). nice map here:Political Dashboard - 2008 Presidential Election on Yahoo! News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffy Posted November 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 For those of you with a superstitious bent, the election is over because of the Washington Redskins Curse: If the Redskins lose their last home game before the election, then the incumbent party is thrown out. The Pittsburgh (Pensylvania, 21 Electoral votes and essential to a McCain win) Steelers demolished them last night on Monday Night Football.... It's nice to see a Democrat blow something besides an election, :evil:Buffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 MSNBC sez, heavy coverage of Rev Wright ads bashing Obama have *backfired* in Pennsylvania, resulting in an *increased* African-American turnout.... A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman of the next generation, :evil:Buffy Those ads are running here in Vancouver USA. The word HATE up big in front. (Paid for by a Repub PAC.) I'm on broadcast TV and all stations are just across the Columbia River in Portland Oregon. Over in Portland the Dems have rented a hall expecting 9,000, and the Repubs a hall expecting 1,000. I took a nap this afternoon to brace up for the enduro. :cup: They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security. :) ? :hyper: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeztar Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Speaking of live blogging, why did the hypo chat function get dropped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeztar Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 If I hear Donaldson say "project" or "not enough information" one more time...:evil: :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffy Posted November 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Speaking of live blogging, why did the hypo chat function get dropped?Well, maybe we should bring it back, but Live Blogging is MUCH more fun! It's permanent too! :evil: CNN calls Virginia Senate race for Democrat Mark Warner, a pickup on the blue side.... Fox Noise calls West Virginia for McCain... An honest election, under democracy, is an act of innocence which does not take place more than once in the history of a given nation, :)Buffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 If I hear Donaldson say "project" or "not enough information" one more time...:evil: :hyper: He's still alive? :) What station you watchin'? I'm mainly on NBC with Williams. Part I like him and part I get the best reception on that channel with my rabbit ears. Off I go then for another dose of boob tube. :cup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modest Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Bill Kristol, editor of the Weekly Standard, just said on Fox that results so far appear consistent with pre-election polling. Coming from Bill Kristol, this is interesting :evil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffy Posted November 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Also on Faux News, Karl Rove himself is calling Florida for Obama.... Connecticut, New Jersey, Maine, DC, Massachusetts, Maryland and Delaware all being called for Obama. Oklahoma, Tennesee and So. Carolina going to McCain.... Washington DC is the only place in America where people put bumper stickers on their cars the day *after* the election, :evil:Buffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modest Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Also on Faux News, Karl Rove himself is calling Florida for Obama.... Connecticut, New Jersey, Maine, DC, Massachusetts, Maryland and Delaware all being called for Obama.3/4 of Maine in any case :) It looks like the "Bradley effect" is much-ado-'bout-nothing :evil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeztar Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 He's still alive? :evil: He's hanging in there. On ABC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donk Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 It's 1.20am here, and I have work tomorrow. I'll watch a bit further - I'm a numbers junkie :) My Lady went to bed a while back. She's never understood why I like Americans so much, but I asked her, just for once, to say something nice about y'all. Her reply was a little bit kind, but with her trademark "edge": I hope they get the president they need, not the one they deserve. I wonder which one she meant? :evil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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