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"Normally when you see a black man or a woman president, an asteroid is about to hit the Statue of Liberty." -- nm - John Stewart Nov 5, 07:55
Popular Vote tally: Largely can thank California for the spread -- (link) - budice Nov 5, 07:54 1
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Could you imagine Obama now saying, "I've got political capital and I'm going to spend it!" - nubby Nov 5, 07:47 13
- Always bet on black......Once you go black.... -- nm - budice Nov 5, 07:49 12
  - here's something i don't get... Obama is as much white as he is black. Why is he slotted only into the 'black' pigeonhole? -- nm - Andie Nov 5, 07:51 11
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      - that's true, he IS definitey African American, in the truest sense. -- nm - Andie Nov 5, 07:59
    - I heard he's also half Republican ... -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 07:56 2
      - OMG, does he do yoga??? -- nm - Amy--voted for only two winners Nov 5, 07:56
      - and socialist! -- nm - oblique Nov 5, 07:56
    - Historically in this country if you had one drop of what used to be termed 'Negro blood' you were considered Black. - Diva Nov 5, 07:54
    - legacy of the one drop rule. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 07:53
    - Plus he is what, like the 27th lawyer we have had for a president? -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 07:53
    - If blacks where the social majority in this nation, he would probably be considered white. - celedhrymandias Nov 5, 07:52
    - He's not a pureblood, you filthy muggle. -- nm - Draco Malfoy Nov 5, 07:51 1
      - ding -- nm - budice Nov 5, 07:53
Is the OR Senate still at 75%, or is CNN just gone to bed? -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 07:47
Some interesting comments on the news - "Why Obama and not Keyes? Obviously, the man has something going for him other than being black" - CrankYanker Nov 5, 07:46 13
- Do we know who the new Senators from IL and DE will be? -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 07:49 6
  - early spec has Jesse Jr and Beau Biden. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 07:51 2
    - I'm not suggesting either are unqualified, but yuck to the nepotism. Nmbreagen - Name Withheld By Request Nov 5, 07:53 1
      - thank you. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 07:54
  - Speculation is around Jesse Jackson Jr for Obama & Biden Jr or Lt Gov John Carney. -- nm - Michael Bloomberg Nov 5, 07:50 2
    - Hmmm, not a big fan of nepotism. -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 07:52 1
      - I sure am! -- nm - Dumbya Nov 5, 07:56
- ah, the good old strong third party candidate bit. that's ALWAYS good for a laugh... - x Nov 5, 07:48 1
  - Why ya looking at me? -- nm - Michael Bloomberg Nov 5, 07:49
- another thing he's got going for him is he's not crazy. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 07:47
- Cuz Keyes is batshit crazy? -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 5, 07:47 2
  - The standard white voter impression of him. As opposed to Obama -- nm - budice Nov 5, 07:49 1
    - He ran in Maryland a few times. He's not in the mainstream of ideas. - Will Hunting Nov 5, 07:51
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- Not so great - 3 for 8. -- nm - TaurusII - I voted (early) Nov 5, 08:00
- 2 for 5 - con_carne Nov 5, 07:58
- 2/6. Voted Clinton in 96 and Obama 08. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 07:54 4
  - No wait...2/5. - JaxSean Nov 5, 07:58
  - dang - ty97 Nov 5, 07:56 2
    - *snork* -- nm - TaurusII - I voted (early) Nov 5, 08:00
    - seriously. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 07:57
- I'm 1 for 3. -- nm - emoticreature Nov 5, 07:53
- 2/3 -- nm - Ender Nov 5, 07:51
- in five federal elections I've voted for the winning candidate in my riding once, and the overall winning party once (though not in the same election) - mafic Nov 5, 07:49
- 3/5 -- nm - Mr. Havens Nov 5, 07:48
- I voted for Bush 1, Clinton twice, didn't vote, Kerry and Obama. So I'm 4/5. -- nm - Jim Nov 5, 07:48
- 2 for 4. -- nm - kelly Nov 5, 07:48
- 3 for 3 -- nm - Redmond Nov 5, 07:47
- 2-for-3 -- nm - nubby Nov 5, 07:46
- 4 for 5 - oblique Nov 5, 07:46 1
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- 2/4 -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 07:46
- 0 for 5. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 07:45 2
  - Heh. -- nm - nubby Nov 5, 07:47 1
    - well yes, there's that, but I'm talking Canadian fed. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 07:52
- I voted for George H.W. Bush way back when. I think that's it. - Callisto voted (early) Nov 5, 07:45 1
  - (and this one now, of course) -- nm - Callisto voted (early) Nov 5, 07:46
- 2/4 -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 07:45
The Democrats are in power. - con_carne Nov 5, 07:43 2
- And now they are going to get all the heat. Dems can't blame anyone now, and point fingers. The Bush Pinata is leaving office. - Redmond Nov 5, 07:46 1
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Wow, just over 30 boards yesterday. -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 5, 07:43 2
- *berymanders* -- nm - Dano Nov 5, 07:44 1
  - "Free grants 4 Republicans"? -- nm - mara Nov 5, 07:45
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- I noticed that this morning...something like 117 million by my count. -- nm - Mel Profit - Votetastic! Nov 5, 07:50 1
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- The One Tree Hill effect. -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 5, 07:41 3
  - Chad Michael Murray is fucking them all? -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 5, 07:42 2
    - I'd get on that bandwagon -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 07:46
    - ...except for RC -- nm - Dano Nov 5, 07:43
My former boss whom I love dearly ran for an office and lost last night. What should I say in an email to offer my condolences without stinging? -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 5, 07:37 9
- Happy Birthday (to you!) -- nm - oblique Nov 5, 07:40 1
  - just so he doesn't forget for tomorro w :) -- nm - oblique Nov 5, 07:40
- Commend him/her for taking the chance to take an active role to make things better instead of just complaining about things. -- nm - Dano Nov 5, 07:39 6
  - Great, thanks a lot! -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 5, 07:42
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  - *nods* nice. -- nm - Andie Nov 5, 07:40
  - And that you admire her/him for doing it -- nm - mara Nov 5, 07:40
  - I like this -- nm - Redmond Nov 5, 07:40
  - Absolutely. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 07:40
so for all the fallout 3 players, did you see the pennyarcade comic strip about the game. -- (link) - tRuMaN Nov 5, 07:37 1
- *sigh* all this fallout 3 talk is torture. but I guess I've waited 10 years for that game, so what's another one? -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 07:41
according to my phone, its 34 degrees in Boise idaho right now -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 5, 07:33 5
- It's only 29 here. The foothills already have almost a foot of snow on them, it's fallen the last 2 days. - Trish Nov 5, 07:39
- According to my thermometer I had three missed calls last night. -- nm - Redmond Nov 5, 07:34
- Why is your phone in Boise? -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 07:33 2
  - its on vacation I guess. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 5, 07:34
  - he stalks crash -- nm - budice Nov 5, 07:34
REB2 Jax: America has a blue wang and a blue heart! -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 07:33 1
- I guess that makes California the blue ass. -- nm - budice Nov 5, 07:34
MMmmmmmm ... bed. G'night ST/TT. - ReluctantCynic Nov 5, 07:31 5
- While you sleep, Gordon Smith will take the election. -- nm - Redmond Nov 5, 07:35 4
  - You just shut the heck up right now! - ReluctantCynic Nov 5, 07:36 3
    - If Gordon Smith wins by a single vote, you can thank me later :) Sweet Dreams\ -- nm - Redmond Nov 5, 07:37 2
      - *shakes fist in Redmond's general direction* -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 5, 07:38 1
        
        Your guy got the Redmon'ds Girlfriend vote though. -- nm - Redmond Nov 5, 07:39
I expect that Dubya appearances will be popular at gun shows. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 07:29
Prolly one of the better newsbites: Colin Powell's comments on Obama's win -- (link) - budice Nov 5, 07:29
While watching the rally last night, I couldn't help think: "I hope Obama never takes advice from Jesse Jackson or Oprah" - oblique Nov 5, 07:28 44
- the BF said that Jesse was crying because he was thinking 'that should have been me!!' -- nm - Andie Nov 5, 07:37 3
  - I said the same thing to my GF :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 07:39
  - That was my very first thought as well. -- nm - Redmond Nov 5, 07:39
  - I said that to my sis and she got pissy with me. heh-heh-heh... -- nm - Diva Nov 5, 07:38
- And that Spike Lee! C'mon. Where there are cameras--there will be celebs. -- nm - Amy--voted for only two winners Nov 5, 07:35
- you felt sullied by Oprah? that's kind of bizarre -- nm - decline Nov 5, 07:33 14
  - can't stand her - oblique Nov 5, 07:34 13
    - and yet Obama could do worse than to heed the advise of a self made billionaire - decline Nov 5, 07:38
    - yeah, I'm with you on that one. I admire the good she's done, but I've always felt it's all only to further her own celebrity, and for charitable - mafic Nov 5, 07:36 11
      - She was quite the ground breaker in her own right. - Trish Nov 5, 07:43 2
        
        absolutely, but I will always question her motivation. - mafic Nov 5, 07:53
        
        Me too. I just hate her - oblique Nov 5, 07:48
      - She's so much *less* worthless than most celebs. -- nm - Amy--voted for only two winners Nov 5, 07:37 7
        
        maybe, she's certainly louder about it at any rate. there are plenty of people out there that do as much or more good than her, but don't feel the - mafic Nov 5, 07:44 2
        
        maybe they should. - znufrii Nov 5, 07:46 1
        
        maybe, but with Oprah it's always about Oprah, not the act. -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 07:51
        
        For me, the attachment of celebs to politicans cheapens them to me. They don't add value -- nm - oblique Nov 5, 07:39 3
        
        George Clooney wouldn't campaign for Obama because he didn't want to hurt his chances. i respect that. -- nm - Andie Nov 5, 07:45 2
        
        I think it's sad you can't support your candidate. And, the fact that this story was published puts their names together anyway. -- nm - Amy--voted for only two winners Nov 5, 07:47 1
        
        i know what you're saying, and i agree with the 'sad' part. but, i think a lot of people think 'i don't care what you think Alec Baldwin/George - Andie Nov 5, 07:49
- Jesse Jackson will always be where the cameras are. ABC pointed out that - Redmond Nov 5, 07:32
- No worries on Jesse Jackson. they can't stand each other. -- nm - Remlik Nov 5, 07:30 1
  - Well, Jesse Jackson hates Obama's nuts, at least. -- nm - nubby Nov 5, 07:33
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  - Speculating here, but maybe racists are more highly motivated and better organized than your standard nutters? -- nm - TWuG Nov 5, 07:31 9
    - The last two presidents to get shot at were Reagan and Ford. I don't know that the odds are higher, but I do have concerns. -- nm - pmb Nov 5, 07:37
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      - Agreed on that, but if I'm Obama one of my first orders of business to up the budget and staff of the secret service. -- nm - Inigo Nov 5, 07:37
      - I don't want to speculate about it either, at all. Back burner worry for people personally, sure. Fair. - TFox Nov 5, 07:34 5
        
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        You asked why as though you didn't comprehend the underlying rationale. -- nm - TFox Nov 5, 07:35 3
        
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        It's not specifically the A-A thing - there were a lot of people riled up by crazy comments in the election. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 07:42 1
        
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  - Because the last president from Illinois also got shot. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 07:31
  - C'mon. I don't want to talk about this at length, but c'mon. -- nm - TFox Nov 5, 07:30
- Oprah sullied the event for you? She's a TV personality. -- nm - TFox Nov 5, 07:30 1
  - I build sand castles of hate for that woman -- nm - oblique Nov 5, 07:33
- I think that last line in your IM is a legitimate concern for a lot of us. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 07:29 5
  - (particularly *him*.) -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 07:29 4
    - why? particularly for him? - colin Nov 5, 07:32
    - a little bit less for him, I think. Or at least, I hope. He gets to see the SS's plan, after all :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 07:30 2
      - Most people see the President surrounded by 5 or 6 guys in suits and dark glasses. It's what they *don't* see that keeps the President safe. -- nm - TWuG Nov 5, 07:32 1
        
        Exactly what I'm saying. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 07:33
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- How dynamic is the world/interactions? That is the part that intrigues me most but if it's just running around exploring, not so much -- nm - oblique Nov 5, 07:36 1
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- yeah I found that place early. It was really cool to go through it. -- nm - Remlik Nov 5, 07:32 1
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Dawson, there's a lot of talk that the Senate will not seat Stevens. And since it's only 55-56 seats for the Dems, there's no real reason to do so. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 5, 07:28 9
- Heh, when I mentioned how crazy this seemed to me, last night, Vermin acted like I was some kind of idiot for thinking that way. - Trish Nov 5, 07:51
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  - I think they were making sure that the seat would remain Republican not necessarily that it would be Stevens. -- nm - Dano Nov 5, 07:35
  - Oh, it's insane, but I spose there's the argument to be made that voting for him keeps the seat when he is forced to leave. - Will Hunting Nov 5, 07:31 5
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      - Does the argument that he's not legally convicted until he's sentenced hold water? -- nm - Dano Nov 5, 07:36 1
        
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    - I think a lot of it is the personal loyalty he's built up throughout his career bringing home the bacon for his state. - znufrii Nov 5, 07:33 1
      - To me it's just another case of certain people thinking they are above the law and holier than thou. You are a servant of the people a jury of - HdnAgnda Nov 5, 07:36
Let it not be lost that someone called mafic a witch because he does yoga. -- nm - Diva Nov 5, 07:25 17
- I think all the women, and some men, just want mafic-cam to track his every move -- nm - budice Nov 5, 07:31 1
  - at $12.99 per month -- nm - zork Nov 5, 07:31
- man, i miss all the good stuff....nm - x Nov 5, 07:31
- To be fair, he was spellcasting during down dog. -- nm - Amy--voted for only two winners Nov 5, 07:29 1
  - that's the somatic component for Charm Friends -- nm - zork Nov 5, 07:31
- It's a strange sort of faith that can't take anyone *else* believing differently from you. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 07:29
- Those people are so misguided. Of course he's not a witch, but he is a warlock. -- nm - Redmond Nov 5, 07:28 1
  - Going all over the world and practicing those hammock magicks... *has Palin's minister ward off all the evil* -- nm - Diva Nov 5, 07:30
- It's a bizzare notion, because really, what is yoga, but a form of physical prayer? -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 07:27 4
  - the rub for her was that it's not christian prayer. -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 07:32
  - well, it is religious if you get really down to it.... - colin Nov 5, 07:30 2
    - yeah, my old yoga teacher was always on about how if you don't have the right mindset, you're not really doing yoga, you're just stretching. - mafic Nov 5, 07:39
    - shoot - yoga feel good. strengthening and stretching my limbs feel good. Aligning my chakras feel good... -- nm - Vincent Vega si Nov 5, 07:36
- "Stretching and building strength?? Burn him!!!!" -- nm - Andie Nov 5, 07:27 1
  - Your kundalini what?!!! *douses mafic* -- nm - Diva Nov 5, 07:28
- That's a sentence I never thought I'd be writing. -- nm - Diva Nov 5, 07:27
- he turned me into a newt! -- nm - colin Nov 5, 07:26

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