The Democrats just took control of the New York State Senate! Fucking awesome!
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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.
Tom Scola - Nov 04, 2008 6:51:04 pm PST #9144 of 10001
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Barb - Nov 04, 2008 6:51:18 pm PST #9145 of 10001
“Not dead yet!”
I'm hanging on. I'm dying of exhaustion, but I'm going to watch the speech, dammit.
And I have to say, McCain was far more gracious than his supporters-- he was in fact, more presidential in his concession than he's been in a long, long while. Palin's facial expressions scared me, though.
Jesse - Nov 04, 2008 6:51:29 pm PST #9146 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The Democrats just took control of the New York State Senate! Fucking awesome!
SERIOUSLY?!?!?!?!?!?!
Strega - Nov 04, 2008 6:51:57 pm PST #9147 of 10001
Tom Brokaw: still a dick.
Cass - Nov 04, 2008 6:52:18 pm PST #9148 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
McCain is conceding in a way that is rather classy. But the booing of his supporters is irksome.
Exactly!
God, I used to really respect McCain even if I didn't agree with him.
Tom Scola - Nov 04, 2008 6:52:52 pm PST #9149 of 10001
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Yay Virginia! Yay Florida!!!
Kate P. - Nov 04, 2008 6:53:00 pm PST #9150 of 10001
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Holy shit, you guys. I can't stop grinning and crying like a maniac. HOLY SHIT, WE DID IT!
Steph L. - Nov 04, 2008 6:53:15 pm PST #9151 of 10001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
You guys, Ohio is so fucked up.
On my local news, Jerry Springer and Ken Blackwell (you know, the Secretary of State in 2004 who stole the election for Bush) are both delivering political commentary.
A little backstory: they both were mayors of Cincinnati (and then Springer was a news anchor for a long, LONG time), so their political commentary isn't out of place.
It's just weird, given their current life circumstances. t edit And Blackwell's total loathesome douchebaggery.
Kat - Nov 04, 2008 6:53:27 pm PST #9152 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I know it's totally momentous that an African-American being voted president.
But I think it's equally momentous that we have voted an unabashedly intelligent, intellectual candidate. One who didn't grow up rich or in power. One who was sort of written off this time last year.
And I think the thing that makes it most amazing was how calm he has been, how drama free. And I LOVE the way he has energized folks. So cool.
Connie Neil - Nov 04, 2008 6:54:01 pm PST #9153 of 10001
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Think about the popular vote result in context--the last time a non-incumbent president has won 55 percent was 1932.
A very good point. I'll look for the mandate in 2012.