[Embolalia]

Seriously? Nobody else has posted the Barack Obama won the US Presidency? Wow. We should probably do something about the inactivity here. I have no idea what, though.

Anyway, we return to your regularly scheduled cheering.

W000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000T!
:yeah:
:pisang:
*Runs through streets screaming*

That was probably as close to a landslide as I think I'll ever see. He swept Minnesota, Iowa, all the Great Lake states, the whole northeast, and back down the Atlantic to at least Virginia, plus Florida and maybe North Carolina and Missouri, the last four of which were all former Confederate states.

For a liberal who came into political awareness in late '01, this is a very big victory. Plus we gained control of the NY state senate, finally. And NY's 20th Congressional district, gerrymandered specifically to be Republican, and home to the place that made the infamous "Osama" ballots, went blue.

The only downsides to this election are that it looks like we'll only have 56 Senate seats, so we won't be filibuster-proof. But, that's up 5 from before, so that's good overall. Plus, Alaska, Oregon, Minnesota, and Georgia still have a chance to go blue, pending recounts. If that happens, we might actually get all of the Change We Need.

Anyway, that's my rant.

[Antrium]

Woo yay! We finally got it right! :duck:

This was my first election, and I am glad that it is a historic event. It's something special to tell all the young'uns later on in life. And Obama won my state even though we went for Bush in '04 (but not in '00!) ... I caucused for Obama so I consider myself personally responsible for his victory

I wasn't at all surprised that he won, but the margin by which he won was pretty impressive, I was not expecting that much of a blowout. Virginia and Indiana were surprises to me, especially Virginia because I think of it as so Southern and conservative there...I'm predicting Missouri goes for McCain and North Carolina goes for Obama, even though I really think it should be the other way around. Not that it really matters anyway.

In conclusion, hallelujah.

[Antrium]

Also, today's news that the McCain camp is claiming that Sarah Palin doesn't know the three members of NAFTA and didn't know that Africa was a continent is either terrifying or pathetic.

If this is true, what was McCain thinking allowing her to get this close to the federal government? Thank god we dodged the bullet.

If this is false, why would McCain need to push Palin under the bus when he doesn't have much of a career left as old as he is? Thank god we dodged the bullet.

If 2012 brings the candidacy of Sarah Palin, the Mayans will probably be proven right...

[Gerainia]

Lots of candidates and politicians have been Palinites in disguise, at least she didn't try to hide it.

[Bears Armed]

Bah! He reminds me of Tony Blair, back in 1997... and that is not a point in his favour...

[Gerainia]

I know yeah. But Tony Blair was received unfairly. He created lots of problems, walked out on an alright approval rating, and Gordon Brown's getting all the jib for it all now.

[Malabra]

A little late but...w000000000000000000tttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt! Reign of Terror is over!!! Wahoooo!! :lol:

That was a wonderful night and I'm glad he won!

[Malabra]

And just to add, I was surprised at Obama's strength in major Texas cities. I heard that he won Dallas, Houston, Austin (not so much a a surprise), and San Antonio. Keep in mind, we're a very conservative state...I think the dems are making headways here, thank God. A lot of local Republican politicians got voted out in place of Dems. I think this has a lot to do with Bush though, so we'll see if this trend continues...

[Antrium]

I hope so, Malabra. If Texas went blue, it'd be hard for Republicans to win...

I'm pleased that a) My state chose Obama to begin with (I seriously regret not seeing Obama when he was in my town...one of the several times he was) and b) We're turning into a full-fledged blue state

[Malabra]

I wish TX would be blue so I could actually feel like my vote counted for president...but alas, it probably will take a monumental event for that to ever happen. Actually, whites are becoming the minority and since Dems carried the hispanic vote this time...you never know.

Obama came here during the primaries (which he lost to Hillary; however, he won the caucus in TX. We're weird like that) and I didn't get to see it and I really wish that I had. Of course, no one came here during the presidential run because it was decided as soon as they listed "Republican" on the ticket.

And I would also like to add, that if it had not been for Palin, I might have actually considered voting for McCain. That pick just solidified my choice for Obama.

[boricuastan]

I could not be gladder to be rid of that election. Obama's campaign was quite possibly the most cynical political movement in American history, where a shady character from Chicago's south side with less experience than a candidate for middle-school student council, and connections to some of the sleaziest people imaginable, actually had the nerve to bleat about "hope" and "change" and "a different kind of politics" and "transformation" and all that shit (and an embarrassingly gullible media buying every word of it) -- even as the good senator's surrogates went on and on about how Bill and Hillary were racists, and McCain and Palin after them; coupled, of course, with repeated slights about McCain's age and military record.

But that was just Part I of the media's fellating of Barack Obama: now as they move into the White House, it is to be Camelot II, and Michelle Obama Jackie Onassis reincarnated. Bleargh! I think I might move to Russia after this; at least then I'd know my leaders were assholes, without Charlie Gibson attempting to convince me they're the eighth avatar of Lincoln or whatever.

Anyway, that's my rant.

[Malabra]

KennyDec 16 2008, 01:35 AM I could not be gladder to be rid of that election. Obama's campaign was quite possibly the most cynical political movement in American history, where a shady character from Chicago's south side with less experience than a candidate for middle-school student council, and connections to some of the sleaziest people imaginable, actually had the nerve to bleat about "hope" and "change" and "a different kind of politics" and "transformation" and all that shit (and an embarrassingly gullible media buying every word of it) -- even as the good senator's surrogates went on and on about how Bill and Hillary were racists, and McCain and Palin after them; coupled, of course, with repeated slights about McCain's age and military record.

But that was just Part I of the media's fellating of Barack Obama: now as they move into the White House, it is to be Camelot II, and Michelle Obama Jackie Onassis reincarnated. Bleargh! I think I might move to Russia after this; at least then I'd know my leaders were assholes, without Charlie Gibson attempting to convince me they're the eighth avatar of Lincoln or whatever.

Anyway, that's my rant. [/quote]
lol, at least you made me laugh.

Really, I don't know if Obama is going to live up to expectation. Probably not, but we can't judge him yet...he hasn't even taken office. Whether the media played a role or not, never hurts...I'm sure McCain would have loved it. Then again, he has Rush Limbaugh.

I really think Sarah Palin was a polarizing pick, just as Hilary would have been for Obama. I really, really was not impressed with her or her comments. She's just as inexperienced as Obama and works for a state smaller than my own city. I went to the town she was mayor of last summer and it is SMALL (they were happy to have a Wallmart).

Ultimately I think that sentiment of Bush translated to sentiment of the Republican party, and thus why they lost. It might not be right, but that's what happened...

I think the media thing is far overplayed, but no one will really ever know.