CNN (which is being v conservative with the calls) finally called Hagan. Good good good good good good good good.
You're wrong about River. River's not on the ship. They didn't want her here, but she couldn't make herself leave. So she melted... Melted away. They didn't know she could do that, but she did.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 61*
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
amych - Nov 04, 2008 3:52:10 pm PST #8785 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
sarameg - Nov 04, 2008 3:52:39 pm PST #8786 of 10001
Good for Robbins for sticking to his guns, but how many didn't and that's just wrong. There was a woman in line who wasn't sure if she was in the right precinct because she'd just moved. We sent her to the judges, and saw her leaving later. I have no idea if she got to vote, or was sent to another voting location or what. It bugged me because when I got out of my car she asked "is this where people can vote?" She WANTED to cast a vote, but clearly was unfamiliar with the process. Oh, and there was briefly a guy in front of me who hadn't voted in this hood before and thought he was at the high school. When I saw his sample ballot, I saw he wasn't the 27th or 28th (he was asking me about something else) and let him know his polling place was up the road, not here (both are at schools maybe 4 blocks apart. Mine's a middle.) He was grateful.
Problem is that in Md, you can't cast a provisional in not-your-precinct (hopefully that changes with this election!) so if you go to the wrong place for whatever reason, you are SOL. And yeah, I'd like voters to educate themselves beforehand, but...so many, like that woman, made the effort. And that's all that should matter. She could've stayed home; she didn't. Her vote should count.
Cashmere - Nov 04, 2008 3:52:43 pm PST #8787 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
It's sort of funny because he was just on Bill Maher talking about how people should vote early if possible and how they shouldn't accept a provisional ballot, etc..
I know! I saw that. That's what was so weird. I would have loved to be there when all this was happening. It sounded like he kept his cool but I'm sure the average person would have been intimidated and taken the provisional ballot.
Jesse - Nov 04, 2008 3:52:58 pm PST #8788 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Vonnie, here's an article about it: [link]
Jesse - Nov 04, 2008 3:55:18 pm PST #8789 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Dana - Nov 04, 2008 3:58:49 pm PST #8790 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
CNN calls Alabama for McCain. Out on a limb there.
sarameg - Nov 04, 2008 4:00:12 pm PST #8791 of 10001
I miss Robin McNeil. It's been forever, but McNeil/Lehrer was on every night growing up.
megan walker - Nov 04, 2008 4:01:08 pm PST #8792 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I still call it McNeil/Lehrer.
amych - Nov 04, 2008 4:02:23 pm PST #8793 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I still call it McNeil/Lehrer.
Same here. 70s liberal childhood, how I miss you.
Sophia Brooks - Nov 04, 2008 4:02:23 pm PST #8794 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
me two.