This is AMERICA. We don't do "sense" here. We do Non-Sense.
Anyway: yes, nation-wide news services "call" it before all the votes are in, before even 1% of the votes are in, before even the ballots close in
some states. Why? It makes better television, that's why. It's what they did in 2004, 2000 (to their chagrin when they called it for Gore), and so
on. It's what they do and have done for years and years. You want sensible people doing this? Move to Canada, where they have nice, sober elections
based on issues and not ones based on crazed cults of personalities and hate rallies. Where they don't talk about lipsticked pigs and million dollar
makeovers.
Also, to put paid to the myth of the liberal media. Don't you think it. The media is neither left nor right, but rather a laughing sadist ready to prop
you up just to see your gasp and choke on a hangman's noose. They picked up on Obama because he had the better story. And so did Palin. Better, simpler
story equals more media coverage. POW turned Statesmans is a good story, but not nearly as sexy as First This-and-That.
Anyway. Can we make a thread on the main board about having a new president? Is there a point where it moves beyond "politics" and into
"history"?
You know, like "USA has new President-Elect. Obama victorious after liberal ivory tower elite communist terrorist muslims run by zionists force american
people at gunpoint to vote for him. Small child cries" as its thread title.
-murmur
Anyway: yes, nation-wide news services "call" it before all the votes are in, before even 1% of the votes are in, before even the ballots close in
some states. Why? It makes better television, that's why. It's what they did in 2004, 2000 (to their chagrin when they called it for Gore), and so
on. It's what they do and have done for years and years. You want sensible people doing this? Move to Canada, where they have nice, sober elections
based on issues and not ones based on crazed cults of personalities and hate rallies. Where they don't talk about lipsticked pigs and million dollar
makeovers.
Also, to put paid to the myth of the liberal media. Don't you think it. The media is neither left nor right, but rather a laughing sadist ready to prop
you up just to see your gasp and choke on a hangman's noose. They picked up on Obama because he had the better story. And so did Palin. Better, simpler
story equals more media coverage. POW turned Statesmans is a good story, but not nearly as sexy as First This-and-That.
Anyway. Can we make a thread on the main board about having a new president? Is there a point where it moves beyond "politics" and into
"history"?
You know, like "USA has new President-Elect. Obama victorious after liberal ivory tower elite communist terrorist muslims run by zionists force american
people at gunpoint to vote for him. Small child cries" as its thread title.
-murmur