I'm skipping about 1000 posts to tell you guys, good fucking job. I was afraid America would vote for McCain, and couldn't believe who happy I was hearing the news this morning!
Wow. I can't believe I saw this day.
They're doing it backwards; walking up the down slide.
River ,'Ariel'
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.
Shir - Nov 04, 2008 7:34:01 pm PST #9243 of 10001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Barb - Nov 04, 2008 7:34:18 pm PST #9244 of 10001
“Not dead yet!”
But when Bush spoke there was an implicit 'fuck you' behind his words.
When hasn't there been an implicit 'fuck you'?
ChiKat - Nov 04, 2008 7:34:27 pm PST #9245 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
A smart president. A well-spoken president. A president who inspires hope instead of fear. I am weeping.
A world of this. I've been crying off and on since the tv started announcing Obama won. I still can't really believe it.
amych - Nov 04, 2008 7:35:59 pm PST #9246 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
When hasn't there been an implicit 'fuck you'?
When there's been an explicit one. Sometimes, there's both. I'll be so glad for him to be out of office.
Connie Neil - Nov 04, 2008 7:36:15 pm PST #9247 of 10001
brillig
I'm happy to report that Utah's sole Democratic representative in federal politics will return to Washington by a strong margin. Jim Matheson has been a Rep for a long time, representing Salt Lake City. During the last redistricting, the Republicans gerrymandered the metropolitan Salt Lake City area to split it up between the three Congressional districts, hoping that the rural conservatives of the outlying areas--the vast majority of the state--would be enough to overcome those darn liberals in the capital city. So far, it hasn't happened, and Congressman Matheson can go back to work.
Connie Neil - Nov 04, 2008 7:36:58 pm PST #9248 of 10001
brillig
this is the first president I've had that is younger than me. I think I need to go lie down.
That has occurred to me as well.
JZ - Nov 04, 2008 7:39:35 pm PST #9249 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
I walked I don't know how many miles today (the Castro district? so very hilly). I knocked on 101 doors. I notated 111 voters who either had never voted before or hadn't bothered the last several elections. Compared to everyone who gave all that money, and knocked on all those doors for over a year before, and even just the ones who only volunteered today starting at 5 AM and didn't leave until a few minutes ago, I did fucking NOTHING. I feel like I don't deserve to be this giddy, this amazed.
But I am. Giddy. Amazed.
Laura - Nov 04, 2008 7:40:19 pm PST #9250 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
I spoke too soon in my state pride. I should have waited until tomorrow to look at the amendment results. Ugh.
Back to focusing on the new president. No more shuddering every time I listen to presidential press conferences. No more embarrassment when our president meets with other world leaders. I was afraid to hope. This is indeed a wonderful day.
Kate P. - Nov 04, 2008 7:41:36 pm PST #9251 of 10001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Full text of Obama's acceptance speech
And to all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright: tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope.
Theresa - Nov 04, 2008 7:42:10 pm PST #9252 of 10001
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"
The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America - I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you - we as a people will get there.
That is going to be our President, paying homage to a hero of the past while he becomes a hero of tomorrow. The new President-Elect. I can't get tired of hearing them say that.