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"...and flip over and go into a downward dog..." -- nm - lileve Nov 5, 06:31
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- Ok dammit...you 2 and your Mutemath posts. I've never heard them, but you guys post about them enough... - Jim Nov 5, 06:36 1
  - I'm sure CQ will send you the whole CD. - JaxSean Nov 5, 06:38
- Yes, I listened to it twice on the way in this morning. - JaxSean Nov 5, 06:33 1
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Gordon Smith, Jeff Merkley only 82 votes apart. Wow! -- nm - Redmond Nov 5, 06:30 1
- *waves* -- nm - reluctantcynic Nov 5, 06:33
Going downstairs to get a photo for my visa. Should I look angry, or should I go more for the mug shot effect? -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 06:28 8
- "neutral expression" not that it matters, they'll give you trouble just for being american. - mafic Nov 5, 06:35
- The "extra cleavage" look. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 06:33
- Sexy! -- nm - lileve Nov 5, 06:31 1
  - I'm going to Algeria! they won't let me in. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 06:31
- Demure. -- nm - TWuG Nov 5, 06:29 1
  - oh yeah, right. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 06:30
- look goofy (or stoned) -- nm - decline Nov 5, 06:29 1
  - so, drunk driving maybe? -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 06:29
CCer's just started a bunch of games (different maps...all escalating of course) -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 06:27
I can't wait for a gay president and... - lileve Nov 5, 06:26 9
- I could be wrong, but I don't think we'll see it in our lifetime. - Jim Nov 5, 06:35
- (pssst... james buchanan) -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 06:30 1
  - But not openly while in office, right? -- nm - lileve Nov 5, 06:37
- I think we'll see a woman president first, then a openly gay president. - JaxSean Nov 5, 06:28
- I'm waiting for an atheist president. -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 06:27 3
  - I think a gay Hispanic woman president will come first. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 06:30 1
    - then a gay albino left-handed inuit president. -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 06:33
  - Not in my daughter's lifetime. -- nm - TWuG Nov 5, 06:30
- I think that might be a little ways away just yet. :) -- nm - Subversive Nov 5, 06:27
Interview for new job tomorrow...wish me luck - Beaker Nov 5, 06:22 4
- Tell Obama hi for me! -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 06:28
- Good luck!! -- nm - kelly Nov 5, 06:28
- dude..Luck! -- nm - Diva Nov 5, 06:26
- LUCK! -- nm - lileve Nov 5, 06:25
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- w. o. w. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 06:22
- That blows me away. Not that it passed, but that it's the black vote that helped it pass. -- nm - Jim Nov 5, 06:22 5
  - That part, unfortunately, isn't odd at all. I wish it were different. Hopefully someday it will be. -- nm - Diva Nov 5, 06:24 4
    - Well, I didn't think of ML's response below. That makes perfect sense. -- nm - Jim Nov 5, 06:32
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    - It took us 43 years to clear an ultimate hurdle yesterday. I hope we can overcome this discrimination in a shorter time frame. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 06:27 1
      - 43 years? umm more like 389 years...first slaves arrived in 1619 -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 5, 06:43
- f*ckers. -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 06:21
President Elect Barack Obama - amoxy Nov 5, 06:20
Dems win control of both houses in the NY state legislature. -- (link) - znufrii Nov 5, 06:19
Congratulations USA, that was an amazing night. McCain's speech was wonderful, and I think the feeling of optimism i'm getting is just a great thing - Andie Nov 5, 06:14 2
- you have elf.andie mail, btw. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 06:15 1
  - merci! -- nm - Andie Nov 5, 06:17
yup, still hoarse. -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 06:13
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- Very nice. -- nm - kelly Nov 5, 06:12
- well said. -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 06:11
- *golf clap* -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 06:11
- nicely said. (but what do you think of franken?) -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 06:11
Over 2.5 million voters and the Coleman/Franken race is coming down to less than 1,500. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 5, 06:07 7
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    - You know I'm pretty left-wing liberal wacko...but I really hope Franken loses. He's just a little too much of a tool for me. -- nm - Jim Nov 5, 06:33
- Every vote counts! -- nm - kelly Nov 5, 06:13
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  - Oh yeah. Results that close would be an automatic judicial recount up here. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 5, 06:11
- And some people say a single vote doesn't matter. -- nm - TWuG Nov 5, 06:08
also: Stevens is winning? what the fuck is wrong with alaska? -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 06:01 10
- And Don Young too. Can we just sell the state to Canada? - Don Homer Nov 5, 06:05
- I just woke up and saw that. Jeebus but that is a state full of extremely stupid people. -- nm - TWuG Nov 5, 06:04 8
  - The issues that affect Alaska are very different from the ones that affect the rest of the country and people voted accordingly. - Roger More Nov 5, 06:11 6
    - It is EXTREMELY STUPID to elect a guy who was just convicted of abusing his power. "Thank you, Ma'am, may I have another?" - TWuG Nov 5, 06:19 3
      - A majority of Americans did that 4 years ago. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 06:28
      - See my response to mafic below. - Roger More Nov 5, 06:27
      - not necessarily. If you believe he will be removed and replaced, you can be voting for *A* Republican rather than *that* Republican -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 06:27
    - yeah, but of the two people they elected last night to represent them in Washington one's a felon, and the other likely isn't far behind. -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 06:15 1
      - I'm not trying to justify the choice - just trying to explain it better than "extremely stupid people" - Roger More Nov 5, 06:20
  - Maybe they worded the question "Do you not want to vote to remove Ted Stevens? Y / N" -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 06:06
And lost in all of this, the C's went to Houston last night and won! -- nm - Diva Nov 5, 06:00 1
- Word. It made for great clicking back and forth stuff. -- nm - TFox Nov 5, 06:31
dang, looks like the only difference between my prediction and the outcome was McCain winning Arizona. - mafic Nov 5, 05:58
I have never been one to discuss politics here (I figure my other half does enough of that for the both of us) - but I just have to say this morning - kelly Nov 5, 05:54 5
- It's great to have a good feeling in your stomach, and know it's not just from a good meal. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 06:07 2
  - I'm in the same boat as you at the moment - I can't remember the last time I felt this good. -- nm - kelly Nov 5, 06:14 1
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- I'm cautiously optimistic, but I was surprised to notice the chill bumps I had when CNN called it for Obama. - ty97 Nov 5, 05:55 1
  - Yeah, I'm not even completely sold either and was surprised how affected I was. -- nm - Dano Nov 5, 06:01
I honestly haven't felt this good - for this long - in a very long time. - JaxSean Nov 5, 05:49 5
- that's cool....nm - x Nov 5, 05:55
- :)) It feels especially good to see Florida blue on the map. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 5, 05:54 1
  - It's too bad all our neighbors here are red. I was *hoping* Jacksonville (Duval) would go blue. - JaxSean Nov 5, 05:57
- That's awesome. -- nm - kelly Nov 5, 05:51
- omg - that's so sweet! -- nm - Diva Nov 5, 05:50
ST Poll: I ran out and bought 2 newspapers (local and NYTimes) to save. Are you saving anything material from this election? - JaxSean Nov 5, 05:40 11
- It's finally over. I am just glad I don't have to hear any more ads from lying liars. -- nm - Redmond Nov 5, 06:27 1
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- Nope. -- nm - lileve Nov 5, 06:20
- nope. just the memories of good food, good drink and good friends to share it with - znufrii Nov 5, 06:09
- mel procured a pin and some stickers from when he did some work with the campaign. I'm going to house this WSJ here as well. - Diva Nov 5, 05:52
- I don't think it will hit the Danish papers until tomorrow. -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 05:52 1
  - yum, danish....nm - x Nov 5, 05:52
- no...nm - x Nov 5, 05:50
- Just the celebratory condom wrapper... {nm} - Banzai! Nov 5, 05:42 1
  - *smokes a cigarette* -- nm - colin si Nov 5, 05:43
- i picked up the washington post this morning -- nm - prayformojo Nov 5, 05:41
Payroll services firm ADP says jobs fell 157,000 in October - with more than 75% of drop coming from goods producers. -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 05:39
Way to go Alaska! Not only is felon Ted Stevens reelected, but apparently corrupt Don Young is also reelected. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 5, 05:38
lmao. Terrible picture of Obama on the CNN front page -- (link) - ty97 Nov 5, 05:28 4
- I get the one of the 4 of them. what's wrong with it? -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 05:35 3
  - They changed it. The other pic was a pic of Obama in mid-sentence and he was making a funny looking face. -- nm - Jim Nov 5, 05:39
  - We got a hottie first lady! -- nm - HdnAgnda awake for now. Nov 5, 05:36 1
    - (she needs to hire a new wardrobe stylist, though.) -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 05:37
Heh - the scrolling results thing at Yahoo is declaring MI for Obama with 102% reporting. -- nm - Dano Nov 5, 05:22 2
- ACORN! -- nm - HdnAgnda awake for now. Nov 5, 05:31
- they trucked people in across the Canada border - Pippy Nov 5, 05:23
Now I'm confused. Who gets the rights to the phrase, "The man keeping me down"? {nm} - Banzai! Nov 5, 05:21
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- I don't get it. I mean what impact do two people of the same sex being in love and married have to do with the lives of these people who - HdnAgnda awake for now. Nov 5, 05:35 2
  - Because people suck. I think it all boils down to religion, and it's one of the reasons why I hate organized religion. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 05:37 1
    - it's ridiculous is what it is. -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 06:16
- While I'm ecstatic on one hand, I'm disappointed on the other. - JaxSean Nov 5, 05:32
- I have been looking - is it totally decided? -- nm - Pippy Nov 5, 05:19 3
  - (plus it failed in a couple other states besides CA, including a ban on gays adopting children in AR) -- nm - Don Homer Nov 5, 05:23 1
    - FL, NM, AR, not really surprises. CA was the 'marquee'. A right is being removed. -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 05:24
  - There are still a number to be counted, but doesn't look good. Down about 360k (52-48%). -- (link) - Don Homer Nov 5, 05:21
- We need a new and improved Supreme Court. (sorry, dude - though glad about the other things) -- nm - Don Homer Nov 5, 05:19
What's a *short*, celebratory thing to say to a major Obama supporter this morning? "Congratulations" doesn't seem quite right. Just a word or two. -- nm - mara Nov 5, 05:16 4
- "Yes We Did!" -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 06:11
- if someone is an Obama supporter there is no time for celebrations - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 5, 05:18
- "Rock on smartie!" -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 05:16 1
  - I want to give him a fist bump, but it seems too derivative. :-) -- nm - mara Nov 5, 05:17
so karl rove's election eve analysisl had the electoral vote call exactly right with 338 for obama....nm - x Nov 5, 05:14 2
- Not exactly. - ty97 Nov 5, 05:16 1
  - oh, ok. i just saw the tally on cnn was 338 at present. didn't know they didn't have 'em all....nm - x Nov 5, 05:17
"I don't think anyone could hate George W. Bush more than McCain." - Mel Profit Nov 5, 05:10 11
- Bush, Palin and the Economy did him in -- nm - Epiphany Nov 5, 05:14 10
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  - a terribly unclear and disorganized campaign sure didn't help....nm - x Nov 5, 05:16 8
    - He didn't have any good catch phrases or slogans, either {nm} - Banzai! Nov 5, 05:17 7
      - Get Used to Disappointment....nm - x Nov 5, 05:18 6
        
        the whole decade has been nothing but -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 5, 05:21 4
        
        Dunno...I made *killer* returns on my investments for the past 7 years up until a couple months ago {nm} - Banzai! Nov 5, 05:23 3
        
        if you didn't take the profits then, well, really you made nothing at all....nm - x Nov 5, 05:27 2
        
        I definitely have a differing opinion of the perception of this than others here, as I've stated before. I equate that to - Banzai! Nov 5, 05:33 1
        
        a credit card debt is a fixed, realized entity. a market profit isn't realized until it's cashed out.... - x Nov 5, 05:47
        
        But, but...we were already conditioned for that! {nm} - Banzai! Nov 5, 05:19
i do have to say, though, watching democracy in action (literally) ... - reluctantcynic Nov 5, 05:09
for all the sub-bush approval ratings for congress, unsurprisingly incumbents didn't seem to fare all that poorly... - x Nov 5, 05:08
Do you guys enjoy these? "[Friend] says well they did it, the anti-christ is here." -- nm - nubby Nov 5, 05:07 7
- "[Another] is mourning the death of a country and the birth of a socialist state. I hope i have a career in 4 years ... YAY socialized medicine !!" -- nm - nubby Nov 5, 05:11 6
  - Another wrote a note: - nubby Nov 5, 05:12 5
    - Jebus - who ARE you friends with??? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 5, 06:03
    - whoa....nm - x Nov 5, 05:19
    - Amazing that there are some people out there that geniunely think we just elected a terrorist -- nm - Epiphany Nov 5, 05:17
    - You have some f**ked up friends. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 5, 05:14 1
      - *looks around ST* - reluctantcynic Nov 5, 05:18
Stacy hit plaid on B2 -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 04:55 4
- she gets insider divorce intel but pays for concert tickets? I call mountains of BS. -- nm - all the classmates loves mandy lane Nov 5, 05:45 3
  - if there's one thing I'd believe about madonna it's that she knows how to fleece irrational fans. -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 06:05
  - maybe she calls the Madonna phone chat line, just $9.99 per minute! -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 05:58
  - I still say it's skags. -- nm - Jim Nov 5, 05:46
Employers announced 79% more job cuts in October over last year - and the most in nearly 5 years, said outplacement firm Challenger. -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 04:43 1
- challenger is basically for white collar workers who get laid off, they help job searching for execs, middle managers etc....nm - x Nov 5, 04:46
for those keeping track at home, i am still at the elections office. - reluctantcynic Nov 5, 04:39 9
- *runs in...naked and crazy... - Nekkid Crazy Mel Nov 5, 04:45 1
  - if i'd known this is what it took to get NKM back ... - reluctantcynic Nov 5, 04:49
- Is your guy going to win?? -- nm - Don Homer Nov 5, 04:40 6
  - Down 2 points, but 26% of the vote to go! -- (link) - ty97 Nov 5, 04:41 5
    - delman race is a toss-up. merkley should win his race, but ... - reluctantcynic Nov 5, 04:44 4
      - Who's Delman? Which is the most populous county? - ty97 Nov 5, 04:47 3
        
        mike delman is running for county commissioner in multnomah county. - reluctantcynic Nov 5, 04:53 2
        
        So..... - ty97 Nov 5, 04:55 1
        
        (spoilers) - reluctantcynic Nov 5, 05:02
Obama expected to announce Rahm Emanuel as Chief of Staff today. -- nm - nubby Nov 5, 04:34
Stevens is going to win in alaska??? And Franken just 800 or so votes down in Minn. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 5, 04:30 2
- Apparently the AP has called it in favor of Coleman in MN. :( -- nm - Don Homer Nov 5, 05:29 1
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Russia to move missiles to Baltic -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 5, 04:26
Yes, I did get a copy of the New York Times today. Print news may be diminshing but today is a day made for newspapers to keep. -- nm - HdnAgnda awake for now. Nov 5, 04:14
Elf Andie has gmail. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 04:10
538 says the Georgia results look like they might not be including the early voting, and Chambliss could face a runoff for the 60th Senate seat -- nm - Stewie Nov 5, 03:59 1
- That's an epic fail. How could they have not included that, when so many people early voted? -- nm - Don Homer Nov 5, 04:56
mmmm, my orange juice tastes extra sweet today, thanks Barack Obama! -- nm - dogbert183 Nov 5, 03:58
Dow Futures lower on pending passage of CA Prop 8 -- (link) - ty97 Nov 5, 03:44
i think vermin should write slogans for the gop. "get used to disappointment"....nm - x Nov 5, 03:33 1
- we have gotten plenty used to disappointment these last 8 years. -- nm - american public Nov 5, 03:55

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