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ABC Kentucky for McCain. Vermont Obama -- nm - Redmond Nov 4, 16:01 3
- Jeez, are the polls even closed in western KY? It goes to central time halfway between Ft. Knox and Bowling Green. -- nm - Trish Nov 4, 16:03
- 0% reporting and they're calling Vermont? BULLSHIT! -- nm - Mr. Havens Nov 4, 16:02
- Indiana, Georgia, Virginia, South Carolina too early to call. -- nm - Redmond Nov 4, 16:02
Hi -- nm - amoxy Nov 4, 16:00 2
- Hello there! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 16:01
- Hello. -- nm - 170 post roll cutoff Nov 4, 16:01
Vermont! -- nm - Stewie Nov 4, 16:00
Election party pie! -- (link) - mara Nov 4, 15:59
The cool kids have nearly rolled 20 boards, and us dorks cant do ONE?!? :P -- nm - islander Nov 4, 17:48 (0) - dogbert183 Nov 4, 15:58 3
- I think they ought to just kill the Misc board and let people talk about whatever they want to on Movies -- like it used to be. That's how they grew - mara Nov 4, 16:00 1
  - that would be a good idea, too bad they don't listen to us. heck we only played the game -- nm - dogbert183 Nov 4, 16:02
- I wasn't sure if he meant us or the movies board. Heh. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 16:00
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- LYC: I think I'm hangin' with the gays tonight - con_carne Nov 4, 16:01
- uh, is this for- or against- obama? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 16:00
Where does "libertarian" fall in the political spectrum? -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 15:57 7
- Between here . and . here -- nm - Mr. Havens Nov 4, 16:03
- Pretty much where I land every time I take the "political compass" test. -- nm - Trish Nov 4, 16:01
- Far right AND far left. Legalizing drugs, but a teeny government. -- nm - Redmond Nov 4, 16:00 2
  - "far center" :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 16:02 1
    - It's like Kenny Rogers' "I Just Dropped In" says: "eight miles out of town and I got no spare ..." - Beryllium Nov 4, 16:03
- Between 'conservative' and 'anarchy'. (so, far right) -- nm - Votin' Vermin Nov 4, 16:00
- Between "mauve" and "chartruese". -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 15:59
SITWAP: Voting problems in Virginia -- (link) - mara Nov 4, 15:57 2
- Doesn't Virginia voting close in *two minutes*?! -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 15:58
- Move along. Nothing to see here. -- nm - GOP Nov 4, 15:58
liioulu - (nmbl) - TaurusII - I voted (early) Nov 4, 15:53 3
- Will do, I think. ;) -- nm - the liioulu iwth caffeine Nov 4, 15:54 2
  - Having a little trouble iwht Facebook (and my typing) at the moment.. -- nm - the liioulu iwth caffeine Nov 4, 15:55 1
    - No hurry. ;^) -- nm - TaurusII - I voted (early) Nov 4, 15:56
hey Mara...are you in Vigo COunty? -- nm - Remlik Nov 4, 15:51 4
- Nope, Vanderburgh. -- nm - mara Nov 4, 15:53
- "Death is but a door. Time is but a window. I'll be back." -- nm - nubby Nov 4, 15:52 2
  - (I should have gone with the throne of blood line.) -- nm - nubby Nov 4, 15:55 1
    - (Or, "there are many perks to being the mother of a living god.") (nm) - nubby Nov 4, 15:58
On a scale of one to ten, one being extreme left, 10 extreme right, where have every President from Reagen onwards governed *from, in your estimation - Loyola Nov 4, 15:47 29
- Reagan: 8, Bush 41: 7, Clinton: 4, Bush 43: 3 -- nm - Votin' Vermin Nov 4, 16:03
- Reagan: 5. Bush I: 5. Clinton: 5. Bush II: 5. -- nm - Mr. Havens Nov 4, 15:58
- Reagan (8), Bush (7), Clinton (6), Bush Jr (10), Obama (5) - Guy Nov 4, 15:57
- Reagan 8, Bush Sr. 5, Clinton 2, Bush Jr. 4. Yes I said 4. He is not a conservative. -- nm - Redmond Nov 4, 15:53 9
  - He wraps so far right, he comes back to liberal. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 15:55 5
    - Yeah, if you cash in America's goodwill with the world to do giveaways for your cronies and pet industries, I don't know that that's on the spectrum -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 15:59 2
      - Not even that. Liberal is rapid changes in the pursuit of progress..... - Will Hunting Nov 4, 16:00 1
        
        Very good point -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 16:02
    - He has spent so much money that it will take 4 liberal Presidents to match him. -- nm - Redmond Nov 4, 15:57 1
      - Really, it'll be quite fun to listen to someone complain about tax and spend liberals after the 8 years of don't tax and spend more Dubya. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 15:58
  - No, he exists in his own spectrum which ranges from "Crazy" to "Bat-shit Crazy". -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 15:55 2
    - sqrt(-5) -- nm - nubby Nov 4, 15:57 1
      - I'm number one!! - Dubya Nov 4, 15:58
- 8 (Reagen), 6 (GHW Bush), 6 (Clinton), 9 (GW Bush). Obama: 4 -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 15:52
- Reagan - 8; Bush - 7, Clinton 3.5-5 (after the GOP took over, he came even more to the center. Bush Jr. 9. - Will Hunting Nov 4, 15:51 2
  - I agree with the IM. I fear with control of both houses in congress he'll be a bit too much to the left. - dogbert183 Nov 4, 15:53 1
    - I hope seriously, that the economy stops him from doing anything big in the first 4 months; then health care discussions - Will Hunting Nov 4, 15:55
- 8, 8, 4, Q, 4 -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 15:50 4
  - I have a flush. I win! -- nm - nubby Nov 4, 15:51 3
    - ANd the answer to this post should have been - con_carne Nov 4, 15:54
    - Q should really be "Halliburton" -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 15:52 1
      - or "DNQ" (Did Not Qualify" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 15:53
- Dude, I had history finals in college that weren't so involved! - Trish Nov 4, 15:50 4
  - L4 -- nm - Stacy Nov 4, 15:51
  - :) fair enough -- nm - Loyola Nov 4, 15:51
  - 2 + 2 is chicken! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 4, 15:50 1
    - pre-cise-ly -- nm - Trish Nov 4, 15:51
- the whitehouse -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 15:49
- 42 (nm) - Douglas Adams Nov 4, 15:48
Remember, remember, the 5th of November... - celedhrymandias Nov 4, 15:46 14
- And the Ray LaMontagne concert I'm going to tomorrow. !!! -- nm - Guy Nov 4, 15:49
- I think it would be cool to have a holiday where you got to blow shit up. - Trish Nov 4, 15:48 11
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    - *pans the camera around the firework technician in an epic upward-facing arc as orchestral music swells in the air* -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 15:56
    - Perfect! But really, how many times can you explode Alcatraz island? - Trish Nov 4, 15:55
    - we celebrate Bay Days at least once a year in Canada -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 15:54
  - And you get to burn an effigy (as long as it's guy fawkes), -- nm - LMS Nov 4, 15:51 2
    - We got that in my Spanish hometown - celedhrymandias Nov 4, 15:59
    - Oh yeah, burning an effigy would rock. I think burning a gigantic wicker man would be cool too. - Trish Nov 4, 15:53
  - 4th of July, duh? -- nm - Votin' Vermin Nov 4, 15:49 2
    - No no, those are merely pretty explosions. - Trish Nov 4, 15:51
    - I think she means buildings. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 15:51
  - you can't have treason ... without reason. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 15:48
- gunpowder, treason, and plot. - Beryllium Nov 4, 15:46
How are there votes counted in KY if the polls didn't close till 7? - Will Hunting Nov 4, 15:46 4
- *envisions volunteers counting tubes of KY* -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 4, 15:53
- There are probably some areas in the western portion that are in a different time zone so they don't close there till an hour later. -- nm - Ender Nov 4, 15:49
- if all the registered voters have shown up, can they close and start counting? - dogbert183 Nov 4, 15:48
- Their voting process must be smooth; I bet they just *glide* through the tabulations. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 15:47
Mom can't find a copy of Bioshock anywhere. - Will Hunting Nov 4, 15:44 9
- Huh? She isn't looking in the right place then. ;) -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 4, 15:48
- want me to look around for ya? -- nm - Remlik Nov 4, 15:46
- Target has it for 30 bucks. -- nm - Redmond Nov 4, 15:46 2
  - OOoooh thx. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 15:47 1
    - I saw it on an end cap not in the display lock up box. -- nm - Redmond Nov 4, 15:48
- I heard some of the polling places are giving out copies instead of the "I Voted" stickers. -- nm - Votin' Vermin Nov 4, 15:45
- When truman is done with my copy, I can have him send it to you. -- nm - David Nov 4, 15:44 2
  - I'll keep looking here. - Will Hunting Nov 4, 15:45 1
    - I just got GoW1 and I haven't finished it yet. I might not get GoW2 on launch day, but I might get it soon thereafter. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 15:46
We've killed HSX TT, haven't we? The most recent board there hasn't rolled since yesterday. - Mop Nov 4, 15:42 15
- The prior board hadn't rolled since Thursday night. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 4, 15:59
- They had ample warning. They decided to screw the pooch. -- nm - Redmond Nov 4, 15:47
- We didn't kill it just relocated. -- nm - the liioulu iwth caffeine Nov 4, 15:45 1
  - Vacation doesn't end! It just changes location! -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 15:49
- It's more than a little sad. D.Mac is posting there. You know he wants to post here. -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 15:45
- What is this... HSX? -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 15:44
- I wouldn't say *we* killed it. -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 4, 15:44
- They swallowed the cyanide pill. We just didn't rush to call 911. -- nm - David Nov 4, 15:44 4
  - It was euthenasia. (nm) - musubi Nov 4, 15:45
  - Excellent analogy, sir. Excellent analogy ... . -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 15:45 2
    - Seriously. It dropped to floor, gasping for air, we said "Thanks" (quite sincerely), and walked away. -- nm - mara Nov 4, 15:46 1
      - "Thanks. It's been real." *softly closes the door* ... heheh -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 15:48
- hsx killed tt -- nm - dogbert183 Nov 4, 15:44 2
  - ^5s! - Trish Nov 4, 15:45 1
    - yea, I'm all better. just in time to go back to work :) -- nm - dogbert183 Nov 4, 15:46
All I can say is, if Obama wins, I'd damn well be better off tomorrow morning than I am today! -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 4, 15:42 5
- The redistribution of wealth doesn't start until Jan. 20th. -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 15:44 2
  - Then I want him robbing banks under Presidential-elect immunity. -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 4, 15:47 1
    - Their CEOs got there first. -- nm - the liioulu iwth caffeine Nov 4, 15:53
- How do I forward my gas bill to the White House? -- (link) - Votin' Vermin Nov 4, 15:44 [youtube]
- If he wins, he won't be president tomorrow. So the only person who can make you feel better off is yourself. - Trish Nov 4, 15:44
anyone want to see what I've been working on? (site re-design) -- (link) - Guy Nov 4, 15:41
"It's just a popularity contest." -- nm - rollo Nov 4, 15:40
I was a good boy, and dropped off my liberal girlfriend's ballot today. - Redmond Nov 4, 15:40 17
- Where did you drop it off? If you were at the Mult. Co. Elections Office, you might've seen me. - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 15:44 2
  - The 11th and Belmont office. I didn't stop, I just dropped it in the ballot box from my car. -- nm - Redmond Nov 4, 15:50 1
    - I was there! Being an elections observer! - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 15:58
- This still doesn't change the "3 date rule". -- nm - Trish Nov 4, 15:42
- ...into the recycling bin! 'Good news, honey - I saved a tree!' -- nm - Votin' Vermin Nov 4, 15:42 1
  - Her Jeff Merkley Senate vote cancelled out my Gordon Smith vote. - Redmond Nov 4, 15:43
- Have we heard about this alleged girlfriend before? -- nm - mara Nov 4, 15:40 10
  - I never formally posted it. But there have been little bits and pieces coming out on the boards. - Redmond Nov 4, 15:41 6
    - Oh, right. Glad you've still got her fooled -- I mean, you're still together. -- nm - mara Nov 4, 15:44 3
      - She doesn't know about ST yet. She a friend of mine on facebook. -- nm - Redmond Nov 4, 15:45 2
        
        *goes to find and Friend this person* -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 15:51 1
        
        I'm thinking... - Votin' Vermin Nov 4, 15:59
    - Have you climbed K2? -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 4, 15:43 1
      - Yes, and I needed bottles of oxygen -- nm - Redmond Nov 4, 15:44
  - Don't you remember the three dates over a 2-day period? -- nm - budice Nov 4, 15:41 2
    - Which time? -- nm - nubby Nov 4, 15:43
    - Oh, right, that was Redmond. -- nm - mara Nov 4, 15:42
with 3 votes in for the state of maine, obama is leading 2-1 - dogbert183 Nov 4, 15:37 1
- It's going to be a really long night. - the liioulu iwth caffeine Nov 4, 15:40
And the other thing about the comuters going down where I live is that the ones at the libray are completely useless. - the liioulu iwth caffeine Nov 4, 15:36 4
- Of course the comuters are useless, they've been driving all day. -- nm - Votin' Vermin, torn Nov 4, 15:38
- no spell-czek at the libray? -- nm - peglegpete Nov 4, 15:37 2
  - It just doesn't work in the subject line. ;) - the liioulu iwth caffeine Nov 4, 15:39 1
    - :) or your name? iwth? :) -- nm - peglegpete Nov 4, 15:44
msnbc - 37 members of the Biden family arrived in Chicago on the same plane. -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 4, 15:35
Impeach Obama! -- (link) - mara Nov 4, 15:35 3
- well, now we know what fraskal has been up to -- nm - dogbert183 Nov 4, 15:40
- That's all kinds of crazy, righ there. -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 15:38
- You have to elect him first! -- nm - TaurusII - I voted (early) Nov 4, 15:38
That sucks, Hyde. I'm sorry. - David Nov 4, 15:31 13
- i still can't figure out how the incompent clowns managed it....nm - x Nov 4, 15:33 6
  - Write a letter of complaint to someone. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 15:34 5
    - they'd probably just think it came from some guy on park circle!....nm - x Nov 4, 15:36
    - Call CNN! Call RC! Call Obama! -- nm - nubby Nov 4, 15:36 3
      - I'm all over it. Say the word, Hyde, and I'll unleash hell. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 15:42
      - eh, just stay home next time. -- nm - Will Hunting si Nov 4, 15:38 1
        
        So thought this would be DH. -- nm - Todd Manning Nov 4, 15:51
- very similar problem happened to the guy owns Outback next me. He was pissed. But he went and drove and voted...took 2 1/2 hours out of his day -- nm - Remlik Nov 4, 15:33 5
  - This is why I early vote. If something goes wrong, I have some time to clean it up. - David Nov 4, 15:36
  - yeah, that's more dedicated than i was for sure....nm - x Nov 4, 15:35 3
    - he was super pissed. -- nm - Remlik Nov 4, 15:38 2
      - Bureaucracy disenfranchising people sickens me. -- nm - David Nov 4, 15:40 1
        
        I had an election judge try to send me home durimng one election. - the liioulu iwth caffeine Nov 4, 15:43
McCain down to 1.1%, per 538. -- nm - nubby Nov 4, 15:31 4
- They've also added a new chart: Safe Electoal Votes (nm) - nubby Nov 4, 15:44
- They're going to feel pretty stupid when he loses. -- nm - mara Nov 4, 15:37 2
  - Um, when he wins. -- nm - mara Nov 4, 15:37 1
    - FLIP-FLOPPER! - Remlik Nov 4, 15:40
Help me, Obi-Wolf Blitzer, you're my only hope. -- nm - Candidate Vermin Nov 4, 15:30 2
- btw, there aint no common law in this state....nm - x Nov 4, 15:32 1
  - sue! -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 15:32

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