If this is true, then thank you, National Media. You rule our hearts and minds and you ruled justly.
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Congratulations Mr. Obama. You've won.
Hereby I declare that from me and those like-minded, that starting now and for the next 4 years, you will be given every ounce of respect, charity and support
that the media and the left have given President Bush, Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin.
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It certainly makes you feel like your vote counts when states are declared after... what, 15% of the precincts had reported?
Wait, no it doesn't.
-Morgan.
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Sense? What're you talking about, "sense"?
11-05-2008, 10:53 AM
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
Ha ha, nice, sober election based on issues? Not in Canada. The biggest issues in the last campaign were a pooping puffin, a sweater, a moustache, a
commercial, and President Bush.
Congratulations to the president-elect. I see our conservatives are as gracious as always, but meh, why argue? You lost. I'm not Obama and I don't feel
the need to reach across the lines. I'd love this to be another historic seismic shift in your country, but we'll see - I still suspect this is largely
just a backlash against one of the most unpopular presidents in history. I do admire the trick of pretending the media is anti-Bush, though. That's a
pretty good one. I still remember the slobbery blowjobs the so-called leftist media gave your commander-in-chief for the Mission Accomplished stunt. I guess
you weren't complaining then.
Incidentally, one other thing to celebrate:
On January 20th, for the first time in the last 20 years, there will be neither a Bush nor Clinton in the White House.
Now that's change I can et cetera.
(And nope, that's not a shot at Hillary. But still.)
(Edit: hell, come to think of it, it's actually been almost 30 years since there hasn't been a Bush or a Clinton in there. Cripes.)
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One of my best friends, Rei has been ecstatic. You
can see it in his livejournal here.
Y'know, as much as I still believe a horrible mistake has been made (mainly in terms of socialist, radical agenda)by the people as a whole. Rei's
enthusiasm is infectious. And y'know what? I'm glad for him. This is obviously FAR more important for him than it was for me. I can't really feel
it like he can, but knowing he's that happy... Well, hell dudes. Who am I to trample on that? Celebrate,
you've earned it in spades. I really mean it.
And, more importantly -- We just PEACEFULLY made a change in power that in almost every other country would have led to blood running in the streets and
violence unimaginable. That's something to be proud of. No matter that I don't like who we elected. Our system WORKS. It has ALWAYS worked, and, God
willing, it will continue to work.
As for we conservatives. We should be a LOYAL opposition. We should not express the conservative counterpoint of Bush Derangement Syndrome. We're better
than that. And we should prove it. We can honor this decision by the American people, be it ever so bitter. We can argue the issues from principle, not rancor
as we have always tried to do. This is not the end of all things. The republic still stands. Now we make sure that Obama does right by it.
That was a very good statement, Logan. Cheers to you, and I mean that. I hope the next few election cycles aren't nearly as divisive as the last few were.
Excellant link Logan. Tis a brave new world now.. and a new start.
