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heh, the economist's word of the day is 'cataclysm' -- nm - mafic Nov 9, 05:13
So that unskew the polls guy at HuffPo is looking for work today, right? -- nm - iSpam Nov 9, 05:12
RIP: America. Now I am become death, destroyer of worlds -- nm - 2016 Nov 9, 05:11
And Republicans will have now won the popular vote in just one of the last seven elections. -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 05:05 4
- Great, now we're looking at 4 years of * -- nm - Strongbad Nov 9, 05:18
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  - Bill x2, Gore, Bush, Obama x2, Hillary. -- nm - mafic Nov 9, 05:16
- I've changed my thinking on this in the past 16 years. The electoral college needs to go. -- nm - Inigo Nov 9, 05:10
Shower thought: what happens to Trump TV now? -- nm - Roger More Nov 9, 05:04 3
- It's like you've forgotten Hugo Chavez already. -- nm - mafic Nov 9, 05:05 1
  - FWIW I've always thought Silvio Berlusconi was the model. -- nm - Roger More Nov 9, 05:06
- Shower thought 2: I guess we're never going to get that aircraft carrier -- nm - Roger More Nov 9, 05:05
At this point I'm gonna choose to believe Trump is just the guy who would say absolutely anything to get elected, and now he'll roll it back and not - mafic Nov 9, 05:03 6
- And that makes it better? -- nm - znufrii Nov 9, 05:16 1
  - My casual detachment mostly comes from being on the other side of thie world. - mafic Nov 9, 05:21
- Fucked for a generation. -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 05:06
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  - "abortion likely gone" ??? - Strongbad Nov 9, 05:16 1
    - I think it becomes difficult to the point of impossibility in a lot of states. -- nm - mafic Nov 9, 05:23
I think it'll be Corey Booker vs. Trump in 2020. With Booker winning. -- (edited) - Inigo Nov 9, 04:57
"Mom? .....Do you think there are movie theaters in Tennessee?" "Yes, there are." "Hmmm, maybe we should visit one." - kelly Nov 9, 04:43
So what time are we all heading over to burn down Nate Silver's house so this never happens again? -- nm - Roger More Nov 9, 04:40 7
- 538 was one of the few sites that was giving Trump a decent chance in the last week. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 9, 05:00
- " There are a lot of opportunities for talented, up-and-coming, left-wing politicians, beginning with the 2018 midterms." -- nm - Strongbad Nov 9, 04:49
- I know you're kidding, but they did warn us that this could happen. -- (link) - Inigo Nov 9, 04:42 4
  - They've had a few too many polling errors recently. Time to start over with some new ways to poll the public. -- nm - Che Krustyvara Nov 9, 05:03 1
    - I think phone polling, in general, is dying a slow death. - Inigo Nov 9, 05:14
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  - Just like Springfield Observatory told us about that comet. -- nm - Roger More Nov 9, 04:44
Wow market loses 32 billion Australian! Yikes -- nm - JenBro Nov 9, 04:09
Now we know why so many people died in 2016.. - Marlowe Nov 9, 04:08
New Zealand news reporter "first time a billionaire will inhabit public housing after it's vacated by a black man" ... Not an exact quote - but my - JenBro Nov 9, 04:02
if Kevin O'Leary wasn't running for the Conservative leadership before, you can bet your Shark Tank money that he will be tomorrow -- nm - Beaker Nov 9, 03:58
*cries* - kelly Nov 9, 03:58 1
- I love a winner. I am now officially on Team Trump. -- nm -- Beaker (aka anniebecca) May 3 '16, 16:43 -- nm - Beaker Nov 9, 04:02
#tyWasRight - Andie Nov 9, 03:41 19
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- Despite the polls, I really never felt highly confident - fear-mongering and hate vs logic and hope? - Cuzzin Todd Nov 9, 04:10
- He was. So was Jack. It was a waking nightmare that a lot of us refused to believe was happening. -- nm - Inigo Nov 9, 04:03 1
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- Makes me wonder ... did a lot of people just take it for granted that she would win? -- nm - JenBro Nov 9, 04:00 12
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    - Please stop generalizing -- nm - Diva Nov 9, 05:09 4
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        If you can type all of what you just typed you can type 'some of ST' versus 'ST'. -- (edited) - Diva Nov 9, 05:14 2
        
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        As you don't like it when people lump all Latinos into a basket - as they shouldn't - please don't preemptively -- (edited) - Diva Nov 9, 06:08
  - That and little to no enthusiasm for Hillary. -- nm - Inigo Nov 9, 04:07
  - A lot of people, understandably, believed the polls. -- nm - Andie Nov 9, 04:01 4
    - This was where I stood. It was never a lack of concern for what a Trump presidency would mean, but that the polls - TWuG Nov 9, 04:40 1
      - They were statistically tied at least two times before the last two weeks. - Inigo Nov 9, 04:45
    - This is how we saw it not long ago: -- (link) - Andie Nov 9, 04:04 [Backboard] 1
      - it is so hard to grasp -- nm - JenBro Nov 9, 04:07
- I never said anything, but the fact this wasn't a slam dunk made me very nervous. -- nm - Tim Nov 9, 03:58
- Yes he was. -- nm - Diva Nov 9, 03:42
We renewed Trump for season two. - David's iPad Nov 9, 03:16
This morning I am angry. And one thing I am angry at is reality television for making celebrities out of assholes. -- (edited) - Andie Nov 9, 03:14 3
- I'd love to say we can, but that wouldn't be true. Worse, I feel this is only the beginning. -- nm - volnelk Nov 9, 04:07
- I'll go ahead and say "No, no we can't." -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 9, 03:55
- Yeah, Kim's blamed Mark Burnett a lot over the past eight hours. -- nm - David's iPad Nov 9, 03:17
Just remember everything will be alright in the end -- (edited) - LMS Nov 9, 03:07
TV PSA: Arrow, Survivor, Blindspot, Lethal Weapon, Goldbergs, Speechless, Criminal Minds, Empire, L&O SVU, Frequency, Lip Sync, Battle, Modern Family, -- nm - Beaker Nov 9, 03:03 1
- Blackish, Chicago PD, Code Black, AHS, Samantha Bee, Impastor, Designated Survivor, South Park, Younger, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Nov 9, 03:04
The San Diego stadium vote failed. Welcome to LA Chargers -- (link) - Beaker Nov 9, 03:00
can you imagine how the career politicians up for re-election in the next couple years must be trying to figure out how they stay in office? -- nm - JenBro Nov 9, 02:51
Canada’s immigration and citizenship website has crashed on Election Night. -- (link) - Beaker Nov 9, 02:48
Wow. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 9, 02:44
I'm clinging to the hope that in 2 years Dems take over Congress. - Covington Nov 9, 01:49 1
- Or enough of them die... -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 9, 03:48
Apple shares could rocket when the market opens. Theyve set aside billions to pay repatriation tax at a 30 something rate. - Loyola Nov 9, 01:20
And...California passed Prop 57, which increases parole chances for "non-violent" felons....which can include rapists... - IrishStephen Nov 9, 00:38 6
- Looking at this issue, if it's not defined in the state constitution, it would be up to the courts to define what a non-violent crime is. - Roger More Nov 9, 04:53
- WTH? - ReluctantCynic Nov 9, 00:47 2
  - Right? I mean I just can't fathom how this passed, unless people just didn't read past the vague Prop description. -- nm - IrishStephen Nov 9, 01:18 1
    - It passed because people read the part about it saving lots of money. They didn't read the opposition about what types of crimes aren't considered - jnine Nov 9, 01:37
- And it's a Constitutional Amendment. The problems with the way it's written can't be changed by the Legislature. -- nm - jnine Nov 9, 00:40 1
  - Yep, so fucked. -- nm - IrishStephen Nov 9, 01:19
So what happens if Trump loses the fraud thing in November? - mafic Nov 9, 00:33 3
- That's just good business. -- nm - Most of America Nov 9, 04:40
- I wouldn't be surprised if something happened so it didn't go forward. -- nm - jnine Nov 9, 00:40
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When will the alarm clock go off and Pam sees Bobby showering? -- nm - zork Nov 9, 00:19 1
- this -- nm - Beaker Nov 9, 02:24
Soooo... That happened, right? -- nm - Ender Nov 9, 00:16
'So This Is How Liberty Dies...With Thunderous Applause' -- nm - z Nov 9, 00:14 1
- heh -- nm - zork Nov 9, 00:22
I will say goodnight to you all, and goodnight to America - and I will say it in znufrii;s language -- (link) - crash davis Nov 9, 00:09 [youtube] 1
- that's numberwang? -- nm - mafic Nov 9, 00:10
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You can't always get what you want. nm - Dignan Nov 9, 00:05 3
- Sister Morphine is more appropriate now :))) -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 9, 00:06 2
  - Sympathy for the Devil -- nm - zork Nov 9, 00:17 1
    - under my thumb/paint it black medly -- nm - z Nov 9, 00:19
Do we agree Rudy isn't entirely there, mentally? -- nm - Ender Nov 9, 00:04 1
- but he's always so happy -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 9, 00:07
*sigh* -- nm - ty97 Nov 9, 00:03
"First Lady Melania Trump..." -- nm - Ender Nov 9, 00:02
This is, honestly, the longest I've listened to him this election cycle... -- nm - Ender Nov 8, 23:59
(Who is the kid?) -- nm - Ender Nov 8, 23:54 6
- Barron. His youngest. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Nov 8, 23:54 5
  - Odd choice to have him there. He's clearly not connected to what's going on. -- nm - Max Nov 8, 23:55 4
    - but really really good at cyber. -- nm - mafic Nov 9, 00:00
    - I've stood behind pols giving speeches before. It's brutal. Can't imagine how tired he is. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Nov 8, 23:56 1
      - At 3AM,right? -- nm - Ender Nov 8, 23:57
    - I'm waiting for him to pick his nose, he came close -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 8, 23:56
All those plans I had to find a new job? Out the window. - ReluctantCynic Nov 8, 23:51 4
- you are shattering my pipe dream you will be on the Supreme Court within the year. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 9, 00:02 1
  - Speaker Paul Ryan would like to cut the Congressional operations budget by 30%. I'll be lucky to still be employed on Labor Day. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 9, 00:09
- First question I'll be asking when I get into work is what this means for our MTB, TPP clients. -- nm - Max Nov 8, 23:53 1
  - If Paul Ryan gets his budget and appropriations plans through Congress, watch out. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 8, 23:57
Trump speaking now -- nm - Max Nov 8, 23:50 2
- "we owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to this country," no mention of prison time for her. -- nm - Max Nov 8, 23:51 1
  - maybe this is where he swings back to the centre? -- nm - mafic Nov 8, 23:59
holy crap, its happening, (symphonic music for his entrance) its actually happening. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 8, 23:50 1
- Donald Trump, most powerful man in the world... -- nm - Loyola Nov 8, 23:52
CNN calls election for Trump, but they haven't called Michigan yet. -- nm - Max Nov 8, 23:48 2
- they're toying with me now. -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 00:02
- Typed out a response, but CNN just called me a liar -- nm - Ender Nov 8, 23:51
You have an honest to god vice president who doesn't believe in evolution. nm - Dignan Nov 8, 23:46 4
- who wants a law requiring a woman to have a funeral for a miscarriage -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 8, 23:51 1
  - The law requires fetuses to be cremated "or" interred, not thrown away as medical waste, and does not require a funeral. - IrishStephen Nov 9, 00:20
- Someone responsible for due diligence, who believes in conspiracy theories. -- nm - Max Nov 8, 23:48
- Or Global Warming -- nm - Flavorize Nov 8, 23:47
Lets not forget, we now went from Michelle to Melania -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 8, 23:46
Loretta Sanchez will not concede to Harris until "all the votes are in" -- nm - Meg Nov 8, 23:45
Pence speaking now -- nm - Max Nov 8, 23:45
How do we go from our first black president to a president endorsed by the KKK? How!? -- nm - Local black lesbian singer Nov 8, 23:44
well, have fun America. -- nm - mafic Nov 8, 23:44 3
- I'm honestly not sure I'll set foot in it for the next four years. -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 00:10 2
  - We actually agreed a while ago that that would probably be true for us if this unthinkable thing happened. -- (edited) - Andie Nov 9, 03:19
  - yup -- nm - Beaker Nov 9, 02:26
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- He's known for his forgiving nature and thick skin. -- nm - jnine Nov 9, 00:39
- -- nm* - jnine Nov 9, 00:38
- lol. - znufrii Nov 8, 23:44
Shiiiiiit... -- nm - Ender Nov 8, 23:42
Response from my SIL on the room request :) - Meg Nov 8, 23:41
And yes, I am probably going to post every Paul Krugman article here for the forseeable future. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 8, 23:40 7
- wow, you will posts columns unti the end of Jan. how ambitious, #provemewrong -- nm - crash davis Nov 8, 23:41 6
  - challenge: accepted. - znufrii Nov 8, 23:42 5
    - no, I mean Krugman is a goner (but probably not until mid 2017 really) -- nm - crash davis Nov 8, 23:42 4
      - Even if the NYTimes were to capitulate to the populist fashion of the day, they'd still need a token liberal columnist on their editorial staff... -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 8, 23:46 1
        
        no, I take him seriously on his threats to the press -- nm - crash davis Nov 8, 23:48
      - I got that... -- nm - Ender Nov 8, 23:45 1
        
        I wasn't sure znu did. He is all monkey shouldered -- nm - crash davis Nov 8, 23:48
CNN reports that Clinton has called Trump to concede. -- nm - Max Nov 8, 23:40 9
- Which really points out how poor the choice not to speak tonight is turning out to be. - Name Withheld by Request Nov 8, 23:41 7
  - in light of how downhill everything is going to go, who gives a shit -- nm - crash davis Nov 8, 23:45 1
    - This. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 8, 23:51
  - Bill's fileing for divorce tomorrow :) -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 8, 23:44 3
    - I think it's the other way around. -- nm - jnine Nov 8, 23:52 2
      - Potato, Potato. -- nm - Ender Nov 9, 00:11
      - there are many reasons on both sides :)))))) -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 9, 00:03
  - yes, but, again, making the teams make this decision at this late hour serves nobody. Sequester the votes, let them speak during the following day. -- nm - Max Nov 8, 23:43
- Fox calls election for Trump -- nm - Max Nov 8, 23:41

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