ELECTION DAY THREAD - HISTORY MADE. OBAMA IS PRESIDENT. McCAIN AM CRYING.

[Madrun Badrun]

anyways I'm going to go watch some black on blond stuff to celebrate and then get some sleep.  night!

 

[patrickula]

GOOD JON EVERYONE!!!

[Don Flamenco]

Lets all pray we get invaded by aliens so Obama could give a badass speech and I can sacrifice myself while saying "up yours"

I'm just a little anxious to get up there and whoop ET's ass!

GOOD JON EVERYONE!!!

Hell yes, good jon everyone indeed

[laesperanzapaz]

And congrats to the Obama supporters here and on GAF. The better candidate won.

Now comes the hard part. I hope he can fix this shit.

that's not gonna happen

teh best you can hope for, the best i can hope for, is to partially fix SOME of teh shit that bush and co. have unleashed onto the world and teh US

but until then

America just prevented oligarchy from maturing here

and yes, the much better candidate won

congrats obama

[TakingBackSunday]

I almost expected Obama to do a black power fist as he walked off stage, he toooootally looked like he was gonna do it 

[y2kev]

There is a god....and her name is michelle obama

[cool breeze]

The ban bet prematurely ended? Obama's magic knows no bounds!

Now if only that whole prop 8 thing didn't turn sour. 

[laesperanzapaz]

i just seen a couple fo people in Kenya saying things like "obama is better for kenya.  better for africa.  he gonna fix and/or help kenya alot.  he is gonna do many good things for all africans.'

lol

thats not happening.  i knew from early on that this amazing synergy of hope and high expectations will lead to great disappointment across many peoples in teh world who allowed themselves - very naively - to project their own wishes and imageries onto obama, who must've seemed like an inviting blank state to them

but thats tomorrow

tonight

....

i'm not gonna get any work done

[hyp]

go team amurrica!

[Mandark]

[Bloodwake]

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
YES

 

[HyperZoneWasAwesome]

Recently Convicted Ted Stevens and Under Indictment Congressman Don Young are Currently Winning Alaska Vote.

and I'm not really surprised.

[fistfulofmetal]

i can't wait to watch the movie adaption staring will smith

[Robo]

TIME FOR A NEW EVILBORE BANNER

[Bloodwake]

TIME FOR A NEW EVILBORE BANNER

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[ferrarimanf355]

I don't feel like registering on this site to rub it in, can someone else do it for me?

http://www.rr-bb.com/showthread.php?t=66754&page=10

The ignorance there is astounding...

[Robo]

Tonight was kind of crazy.  I was just getting out of a Deerhunter show in DC when the media outlets began declaring Obama the victor and the streets were going wild.  Police were blocking off sections of the street where people were celebrating, people were firing rockets out of their windows, everyone cheering.  Total madness.

And then my car caught on fire on the highway.

[ferrarimanf355]

Tonight was kind of crazy.  I was just getting out of a Deerhunter show in DC when the media outlets began declaring Obama the victor and the streets were going wild.  Police were blocking off sections of the street where people were celebrating, people were firing rockets out of their windows, everyone cheering.  Total madness.

And then my car caught on fire on the highway.

Wait, the niccas rioted because Obama won?

[Positive Touch]

so can we ban methodis now for voting yes on 8?

[Robo]

Tonight was kind of crazy.  I was just getting out of a Deerhunter show in DC when the media outlets began declaring Obama the victor and the streets were going wild.  Police were blocking off sections of the street where people were celebrating, people were firing rockets out of their windows, everyone cheering.  Total madness.

And then my car caught on fire on the highway.

Wait, the distinguished black fellows rioted because Obama won?

My car caught on fire because of gross negligence, not because of the crowds, if that's what you're wondering.

[demi]

So are you guys gonna ask for a refund for your Prop 8 donation?

[laesperanzapaz]

[youtube=425,350]DS8fhWaKTGs[/youtube].

[drew]

COSI PASSED

WE DID IT DEMITRIUS WOO

[demi]

TILTED HOUSE CELEBRATION

[Robo]

[youtube=425,350]DS8fhWaKTGs[/youtube].

Yep, that looks familiar.

[Van Cruncheon]

dino rossi gettin' spanked. i have no love for chris gregoire, but MAN i like seein' the state put their boot in rossi's face.

[Mandark]

What won this election was the packaging skills of David Axelrod, the swooning complicity of the media, the ruthless opportunism of Barack Obama, and the unprincipled thuggishness of his supporters.

Mmmmm hmmmm.  That's some good meltdown right there.

[brawndolicious]

so I guess the dems aren't going to get 60.

and of course prop 8 also lost.

this election sucked actually.

[drozmight]

dino rossi gettin' spanked. i have no love for chris gregoire, but MAN i like seein' the state put their boot in rossi's face.

that got called already?  I figured it would've been all close like last time.

[drozmight]

Maryland voters passed slots! SUCCESS!

Fuck yeah!

[The Sceneman]

what an awesome speech

[drozmight]

This seems really touching: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2008/11/04/vo.il.jesse.jackson.crying.cnn

Especially when you think he was there when MLK Jr. was shot.

Then again he also said he wanted to cut Obama's nuts off, so I donno.

[BlueTsunami]

Amazing 

[Fresh Prince]

My favorite moment was Biden coming out with the music in the background, giving this look and gesture to Obama as if to say, "Holy shit, we did it!  You crazy motherfucker, we did it!"

I half expected them to jump in the air and high five - then freeze frame and fade to black.

Anyone got a link to this?

[demi]

My favorite moment was Biden coming out with the music in the background, giving this look and gesture to Obama as if to say, "Holy shit, we did it!  You crazy motherfucker, we did it!"

I half expected them to jump in the air and high five - then freeze frame and fade to black.

Anyone got a link to this?

About 4:30

edit: This is CNN's version, the angle was much better in MSNBC

[Howard Alan Treesong]

[Fresh Prince]

Thanks demi.

[BlueTsunami]

Massachusetts passed the decriminalization of Marijuana. Change has begun 

[trippingmartian]

That victory speech was bad ass. Takes me back to the 04 DNC. I knew the man would be president someday.

[BlueTsunami]

Massachusetts passed the decriminalization of Marijuana. Change has begun 

Is it completely decriminalized, or do you still get a ticket and have to pay a fine if you're caught with it?

I believe you get a ticket and pay a $100 per (forget the exact amount) of Marijuana. No jail time though.

[Bloodwake]

Massachusetts passed the decriminalization of Marijuana. Change has begun 

Change we can all believe in. You still get a ticket and a fine, but shit, you can have an ounce on you.

AN OUNCE

[drozmight]

Massachusetts passed the decriminalization of Marijuana. Change has begun 

Is it completely decriminalized, or do you still get a ticket and have to pay a fine if you're caught with it?

I believe you get a ticket and pay a $100 per (forget the exact amount) of Marijuana. No jail time though.

Unless it's the DEA that pulls you over.   Then you're ass will be endlessly raped at a Federal Penitentiary

[BlueTsunami]

Here's the story on it...

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Massachusetts_voters_decriminalize_marijuana_1104.html

As Bloodwake said, 1 Ounce and lower is considered a small amount (for the petty crime). $100, get your weed taken away, doesn't get put on your record.

The amazing thing (as the article stated), a lot of the local politicians were against this. It was the voters that went against this opinion and voted for it. The system works!

[BlueTsunami]

They need to do this to DMT and other natural extracts. Though, that shit blows you away. It's not like you'll jump in your car and drive around on DMT though.

I believe DMT is a Schedule 1 drug too  :'(

[brawndolicious]

I was right, something funky DID happen with the black voters this election.  I just had no idea it was going to be on a non-presidential thing.  My guess is that this being the first election where a black person could win, most black voters were very anxious and voted completely on their fears for every other issue on the ballot.  The good thing is that they won't be like this in 2 or 4 years when this proposition comes up again and then I think gay marriage will be permanent in California.

I'm still going to now go into every election expecting some sort of socially disastrous thing to happen.

Something that Nate Silver could never, ever predict.

[drozmight]

You will also now be able to get a lethal prescription (doctor assisted suicide) in Washington.

One step closer to complete Swissification.

[Human Snorenado]

This election kind of sucks aside from Obama winning and Liddy Dole losing. 

-Prop 8 passes
-Alaska seems ok with sending Senator "Convicted Felon" Tubes back to the Senate just to see him get booted
-Michelle Bachmann, the odious Diaz-Balart brothers and all assorted other gross Congress critters got sent back
-Looks like Obama's not gonna have much in the way of coat tails- Senate races in OR and MN are too close to call but trending to the Republicans.

[Cormacaroni]

This election kind of sucks aside from Obama winning and Liddy Dole losing. 

-Prop 8 passes
-Alaska seems ok with sending Senator "Convicted Felon" Tubes back to the Senate just to see him get booted
-Michelle Bachmann, the odious Diaz-Balart brothers and all assorted other gross Congress critters got sent back
-Looks like Obama's not gonna have much in the way of coat tails- Senate races in OR and MN are too close to call but trending to the Republicans.

why are you still sober enough to type? enjoy it for fuck's sake! you can moan again tomorrow

[cloudwalking]

You will also now be able to get a lethal prescription (doctor assisted suicide) in Washington.

One step closer to complete Swissification.

you just need the cheese, watches and the mountains now!

assisted suicide, dairy products, timepieces, and the alps. the things that make this country so great.

[siamesedreamer]

After all the hoopla, turnout appears to be a big disappointment. Could it be that with McCain as the nominee conservatives stayed at home?

The REPs appear to stop the bleeding at 56 though (although I wish Stevens had lost). That's a bit of a surprise to me. I was expecting at least 58.

And what's with people in PA? A guy calls them racists and rednecks and they still overwheling vote him into office. smh...

[Don Flamenco]

They need to do this to DMT and other natural extracts. Though, that shit blows you away. It's not like you'll jump in your car and drive around on DMT though.

I believe DMT is a Schedule 1 drug too  :'(

whoa whoa slow down there.  we'll work on the incredibly strong hallucinogens after pot is legalized

[GilloD]

Brooklyn was INSANE. Fireworks! There was a crowd of like 300+ people at Bedford chanting and hugging and kissing. It was like the end of some war movie wherein we finally repeled the aliens or whatever. Then the cops came in riot gear and started roughing people up, but who cares! It was awesome

http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/archives/2008/11/barack_obama_ce.html Pics and stuff

[Brehvolution]

God damn I'm hungover as fuck.

I'll just hide in my cube today and hope nothing breaks.

Obama

[Phoenix Dark]

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I was right, something funky DID happen with the black voters this election.  I just had no idea it was going to be on a non-presidential thing.  My guess is that this being the first election where a black person could win, most black voters were very anxious and voted completely on their fears for every other issue on the ballot.  The good thing is that they won't be like this in 2 or 4 years when this proposition comes up again and then I think gay marriage will be permanent in California.

I'm still going to now go into every election expecting some sort of socially disastrous thing to happen.

Something that Nate Silver could never, ever predict.

Black people are the most religious race in this country; it's no surprise the community houses so much homophobia. This was going to happen regardless of Obama's presence

[Phoenix Dark]

For all the ink and money spilled on McCain's hopes of making inroads into the Jewish vote, exit polls suggest Obama won the demographic by a margin even higher than John Kerry's, and like Al Gore's and Bill Clinton's.

The exits currently have it at 78 percent to 21 percent.

Mandark, Willco, and Sara Silverman pulled through

[Robo]

Brooklyn was INSANE. Fireworks! There was a crowd of like 300+ people at Bedford chanting and hugging and kissing. It was like the end of some war movie wherein we finally repeled the aliens or whatever. Then the cops came in riot gear and started roughing people up, but who cares! It was awesome

http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/archives/2008/11/barack_obama_ce.html Pics and stuff

second picture

[GilloD]

Brooklyn was INSANE. Fireworks! There was a crowd of like 300+ people at Bedford chanting and hugging and kissing. It was like the end of some war movie wherein we finally repeled the aliens or whatever. Then the cops came in riot gear and started roughing people up, but who cares! It was awesome

http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/archives/2008/11/barack_obama_ce.html Pics and stuff

second picture

I'm moderately sure I know that guy. I'll have to call and ask, haha.

[ferrarimanf355]

Sackboy is celebrating. 
[youtube=425,350]kk7hLhz-0zs[/youtube]

[Kestastrophe]

Just as predicted my precinct (Kalamazoo #5) voted heavily in favor of Obama by nearly 3-1.

http://electionmagic.com/results/mi/K39results/K3900101000.htm

[Phoenix Dark]

Just as predicted my precinct (Kalamazoo #5) voted heavily in favor of Obama by nearly 3-1.

http://electionmagic.com/results/mi/K39results/K3900101000.htm

Washtenaw County
Obama 69.8%
McCain 28.8%