Election Projection Thread
by Evan on Nov 4, 2008 9:03 AM PST
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We can do this, right? The election considered as sport, not as politics?
Take a stab at predicting the results in the following categories:
1. Electoral vote
2. Popular vote, in percentages
3. Senate breakdown (currently 49-49-2)
4. House breakdown (currently 235-199 with one vacant seat)
Tiebreaker: total number of votes cast
Everyone chip in 100 McCovey Bucks, Lyle will tally up the results,* and whoever comes closest scoops the pot.
*no he won't
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EV: 393 d – 145 r
PV: 53.0% d – 44.9% r
Senate: 57-41-2 (eight dem pickups, with a runoff in Georgia
House: 261-173 (26 dem pickups)
Total votes: 133,746,212
by Evan on Nov 4, 2008 9:11 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Why would I not, Evan?
That’s all I’ll be doing at work, starting at 4am Central Time tomorrow. I might as well have some fun in my free time.
Am I mad, in a coma, or back in time? Whatever's happened, it's like I've landed on a different planet. Now, maybe if I can work out the reason, I can get home.
by Lyle on Nov 4, 2008 3:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Reverse Psychology FTW!
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by WalrusMan on Nov 4, 2008 3:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wha..?
Am I mad, in a coma, or back in time? Whatever's happened, it's like I've landed on a different planet. Now, maybe if I can work out the reason, I can get home.
by Lyle on Nov 5, 2008 3:21 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Aha, my reverse-psychology footnote jujitsu worked!
My own guesses were pretty far off, so feel free to NOT run the numbers. It could be December before we know who won some of those races anyway.
by Evan on Nov 5, 2008 12:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Here's my shot
EV: 302 d- 236 r
PV: 51.7% d- 45.9 r
Senate: 58-40-2
House: 265- 169
TV: 120,000,001
Todd Jennings: If he's on the DL, he can't suck as much, right?
by Speedforthewin on Nov 4, 2008 9:27 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
we all lose
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Nov 4, 2008 9:28 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
EV 332 d – 206 r
PV 52d 47 r
Senate: 56-42-2
House: 266- 168
TV: 130,000,000
by oldjacket on Nov 4, 2008 9:34 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I just bought a bunch of girl scout cookies, in fact.
Number of Thin Mints I will eat today: 7
by Evan on Nov 4, 2008 9:43 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Where do I put my vote in for pie?
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Nov 4, 2008 9:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Cookies want to raise my taxes. My vote is for Zingers.
Don't think, it could only hurt the ballclub.
by ResDog on Nov 4, 2008 9:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Zingers are old. Won’t last to see the swearing in.
by robbgin on Nov 4, 2008 10:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Twinkies
the old, reliable third party
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Nov 4, 2008 10:09 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I miss those commercials..
Hey, where’s the cream filling?
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by WalrusMan on Nov 4, 2008 11:17 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
dont look now
…but i heard twinkies have some skeletons in the closet. You didn’t hear it from me, but they’ve had some dealings with domestic terrorist snack foods. I’m looking at you snowballs.
Rafael Rodriguez: He likes the way Snrub thinks!
by BrianBokake on Nov 4, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Zingers are a seasoned veteran!
Don't think, it could only hurt the ballclub.
by ResDog on Nov 4, 2008 10:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Mmmmmmm zingers.
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by WalrusMan on Nov 4, 2008 11:17 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
EV: 312d 226r
Pv 51% – 44% -4%
Senate: 57/41/2
House: eh who knows.
TV 140m.
by FairweatherFan on Nov 4, 2008 9:45 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Gotta love the underdog
I think McCain pulls an upset.
Senate & House to go the ’crats.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Nov 4, 2008 9:51 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
My Projection - Big Party!
Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!
by j14 on Nov 4, 2008 10:06 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Most of the world agrees with this comment
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Nov 4, 2008 10:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My predictions
PAs: 375
AVG: .272
OBP: .343
SLG: .475
Oh, election projections?
EV: 295 D – 243 R
PV: 51% R 45%
Senate: 51 R – 47 D – 2
House: 228 D – 206 R
Total Votes" 130,154,023
by NeifiChicken on Nov 4, 2008 10:09 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
The most important day in our history?
Our meaning homo sapiens. I imagine the dinosaurs noticed when the meteor hit…that was pretty important.
Anyway, I’ve been giving it a lot of thought and thought there are many important dates in our history, I am pretty sure this is the biggest one. Never has there been more focus from the entire world, at the same time, on a single thing.
We have had wars, but communication was much slower and so when major events happened, the news filtered out slowly. There is no slow any more. Everyone everywhere (mostly) knows what is going on. Come 7 or 8 PST there will be a worldwide celebration.
I feel so grateful to be alive on this day, back in San Francisco (I just moved back from the dreaded OC), and having the clarity of mind to vote for Obama.
And:
EV: 406 to 132. I think Obama will pick up GA, MT, ND, MO AND AZ today. And hold all the others he currently leads.
PV 55 > 45
Senate 60 – 40
House 250 – 183
Total Votes: over 150,000,000
by positiveuphemism on Nov 4, 2008 10:20 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I disagree
I’d put the Apollo 11 mission above this election.
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 4, 2008 10:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I understand what you are saying.
I think you missed my point about the rest of the world focusing on the US. Also, we have much better communication now. Though, many people watched the moon landing, i’d wager it is a small percentage compared to the number of people throughout the entire world who are riveted on this election.
by positiveuphemism on Nov 4, 2008 10:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The Apollo 11 mission was a US event that captured worldwide attention. It was watched live all over the world non-stop for the entire length of the mission. It still stands as the pinnacle of mankind’s achievements.
I understand everyone’s exuberance over this election. Hell, I am a pretty happy camper right now myself. But I believe a little perspective is in order. This day, while historic, will be forgotten about when the next American Idol is chosen. The world is a different place now. Attention spans are shorter. I expect the world’s reaction to this election to be something like, “Obama won? Cool! Now how do I earn my next (applicable currency unit)?”
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 4, 2008 10:38 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Attention spans are shorter.
I’m sorry, were you talking to me?
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Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Nov 4, 2008 10:39 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Why are commercial breaks ~6-7 minutes long?
That’s our attention span. And it’s decreasing each generation. soon we’ll have 10 second commercials for every 30 seconds of TV.
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by WalrusMan on Nov 4, 2008 11:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Except back in the day commercial breaks were only 2 minutes long according to Chuck Woolery.
Speed, defense... and an almost fanatical devotion to getting picked off.
by SF Pete on Nov 4, 2008 1:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That used to be an FCC rule – no more than 2 consecutive minutes. You had to separate commercial breaks by some kind of program content (to the frustration of rookie news producers around the US, who would let their show go long, then want to cram two breaks together to make up for lost time).
Am I mad, in a coma, or back in time? Whatever's happened, it's like I've landed on a different planet. Now, maybe if I can work out the reason, I can get home.
by Lyle on Nov 5, 2008 3:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
frankly
there are more important times that we’ve had. this is an important one, for sure, but others surpass this.
The launch of netscape, the 2000 election, the first days of the bombing of Iraq all come to mind.
Mischievously implosive purple pitching staff.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Nov 4, 2008 10:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
There’s a definite tendancy to overrate the importance of the current moment.
I don’t if I’d put the launch of Netscape at the top of the list, though. Important, yeah, but no more so than a dozen other watershed moments in the computer industry.
The 2000 election was a lot more important in retrospect than it seemed in the days leading up.
What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC
by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 10:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
There’s a definite tendancy to overrate the importance of the current moment.
This is exactly correct.
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 4, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
There’s a definite tendancy to overrate the importance of the current moment.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever!
Don't think, it could only hurt the ballclub.
by ResDog on Nov 4, 2008 2:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
New sig!
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 2:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This is important!
Somebody is right on the internet!
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Nov 4, 2008 2:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Launch of Netscape.
NERD
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by WalrusMan on Nov 4, 2008 11:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
for economics
yes. yes, I am. It’s made the difference between a free press and a freer one.
Mischievously implosive purple pitching staff.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Nov 4, 2008 11:21 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Number of people watching = important?
I think your equation is a bit off. People love spectacle (which this is) but spectacle does not equal importance.
Plus, there’s always people like me who will deliberately ignore the media bloviation, and just wait until tomorrow when every will tell me who got elected. It isn’t that I don’t care, I just don’t see why knowing late at night is somehow better than knowing the next morning.
< /depressing cynicism >
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Nov 4, 2008 11:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know how late at night you’d have to wait this time, though. Especially if you’re on the west coast.
What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC
by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 11:02 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If you are watching, it is important to you in some way
That is what I was trying to express.
by positiveuphemism on Nov 4, 2008 11:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And a quick note from fivethirtyeight.com
If there is one shocker on election night in the presidential race, cast your eyes to Georgia. 1,994,990 people voted early in Georgia. 3,301,875 total voted in Georgia’s presidential race in 2004.
Let that sink in.
by positiveuphemism on Nov 4, 2008 10:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
MO might be the only state up for grabs at this point.
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
by bgunn on Nov 4, 2008 10:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s definitely one of the tightest. I’d put North Carolina in the tossup category too, though my suspicion is it’ll go for Obama. He’s slightly ahead in most of the polls there, and in the primary season, he outperformed the polls by wide margins in southern states with large black populations.
What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC
by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 10:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I did this in my LJ, so I’ll just link to that:
http://jcb9.livejournal.com/244743.html
What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC
by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 10:25 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
SPAM!
FREE RINGTONES!
#1 JUDY STEFFES FAN
My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Nov 4, 2008 10:34 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
DEAR HONORED SIR I AM JOSHUA BURNETT MY BROTHER IS THE DULY ELECTED BUT DEPOSED PRIME MINISTER OF LAGUVALUGISTAN WE MUST WIRE MONEY OUT OF THE NATION BEFORE IT IS SIEZED AND YOU WERE RECOMMENDED TO ME AS A TRUSTWORTHY PERSON TO PERFORM THIS IMPORTANT FUNCTION.
What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC
by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 10:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
LAGUVALUGISTAN's top export...
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
by bgunn on Nov 4, 2008 10:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ha! I was just typing random letters there. I had no idea I was so close to a real thing!
What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC
by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 10:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, the “istan” part wasn’t random, obviously.
What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC
by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 10:46 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
you done good…except it’s 10:48am and now I want a wee nip.
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
by bgunn on Nov 4, 2008 10:49 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hello!!
I heard there was scotch in this thread. I’m glad my sources were correct. Has anyone told Grant?
No, really, I have updated my blog this year: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
by Skaldheim on Nov 4, 2008 1:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
There’s only 750ml…
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
by bgunn on Nov 4, 2008 3:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sad story:
The Giants haven’t won the world series since Dwight Eisenhower was president.
Rafael Rodriguez: He likes the way Snrub thinks!
by BrianBokake on Nov 4, 2008 10:50 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Quick – find a former general to run for President!
What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC
by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 10:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
"Hey everyone... come see how good i look."
Rafael Rodriguez: He likes the way Snrub thinks!
by BrianBokake on Nov 4, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno. I’d feel better with someone as bald as Eisenhower. Don’t want to introduce unknown variables into the equation.
What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC
by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 10:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Could zombie Eisenhower get zombie Mell Ott to play rf?
Rafael Rodriguez: He likes the way Snrub thinks!
by BrianBokake on Nov 4, 2008 11:00 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think General Petraeus will be pretty bald soon.
Adopted son of in limbo Brad Hennessey. Beloved for a stolen base much like Dave Roberts
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Nov 4, 2008 11:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
true story
my International relations professor is leaving his job to become a senior adviser to the move in team when he takes over Centcom.
Mischievously implosive purple pitching staff.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Nov 4, 2008 11:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
EV: 388 d – 145 r
PV: 54.8% dem/44.1% rep
Senate: 57-42-1
House: 258-176
Total votes: 144,420,420
I’ve been thinking in terms of total voter percentage turnout, so 68.8%
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I’m your top prime cut of meat, I’m your choice
I wanna be elected
I’m your yankee doodle dandy in a gold Rolls Royce
I wanna be elected
Kids want a savior, don’t need a fake
I wanna be elected
We’re gonna rock to the rules that I make
I wanna be elected, elected, elected
I never lied to you, I’ve always been cool
I wanna be elected
I gotta get the vote, and I told you about school
I wanna be elected, elected, elected
Hallelujah, I wanna be elected
Everyone in the United States of America
We’re gonna win this one, take the country by storm
We’re gonna be elected
You and me together, young and strong
We’re gonna be elected, elected, elected
Respected, selected, call collected
I wanna be elected, elected
—Alice Cooper : Elected
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
by bgunn on Nov 4, 2008 11:00 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Projections
EV: 382 d – 154 r
PV: 56.0% d – 44% r
Senate: 58-41-1
House: 262-172
Total votes: 142,258,158
My adopted son Matt Downs. Lost in the wilderness of mediocrity.
by nvsfg on Nov 4, 2008 11:05 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
There can’t only be one independent, y’know. There are already two – Joltin’ Joe Lieberman * and Bernie “Williams” Sanders * – and neither are up for reelection.
- - Nobody actually calls them by these nicknames.
What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC
by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 11:08 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Auto-format fail
Thanks for changing my last asterisk into a circular bullet point for some reason, SBNation.
What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC
by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 11:17 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You meant that right?
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by WalrusMan on Nov 4, 2008 11:22 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My Bad..
Forgot about Bernie Sanders. You think I would remeber after all the “airtime” he’s gotten lately
My adopted son Matt Downs. Lost in the wilderness of mediocrity.
by nvsfg on Nov 4, 2008 11:22 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Another category to predict
How many robocalls will you receive today?
Three so far for me!
What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC
by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 11:20 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
And I hate to think how many I’d get if California were a swing state. Ye gads.
What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC
by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 11:21 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I got 3 yesterday! I haven’t even looked today.
We’re permanent absentee voters and voted something like 3 weeks ago when they sent out the ballots, so the robo-calls are just a waste of time here.
Then again, I’d guess they’re a waste of time anywhere. Would a recorded message / canned speech really influence how you vote?
by Merope on Nov 4, 2008 1:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I guess they must work, or people wouldn’t keep spending money on them.
What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC
by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 1:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
From Party Hacks..
or the "The Warranty on Your Vehicle is About To Expire " guys :-)
Did not get one this election season (2008). Living in a Swing State, I thought it would be much worse this year.
My adopted son Matt Downs. Lost in the wilderness of mediocrity.
by nvsfg on Nov 4, 2008 11:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
or the "The Warranty on Your Vehicle is About To Expire " guys :-)
Fuck those guys. Fuck them up their stupid asses. If I ever get the chance, I will violate them with the scratchy end of a rake.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Nov 4, 2008 11:48 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com. It's not being updated right now. Hope for more at your own risk.
by groug on Nov 4, 2008 11:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Add the “Saved by Zero” fucks to the list too. FUCK YOU TOYOTA AND FUCK YOU THE FIXX.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Nov 4, 2008 12:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t own a car and I get those!
I support Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.
by Takimoto on Nov 4, 2008 2:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, me too
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by groug on Nov 4, 2008 2:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
me three
i’m all ORLY MY CAR HUH? COOL
NOT
Still-proud, adoptive mama of Notgardo Alfonzo, who's back from the 50-game purgatory. He promises never to do it again. I couldn't get him to promise to hit, though. We're working on that with bribes of M&Ms, kind of like potty training.
by tk on Nov 4, 2008 3:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Good thing I’m in NY because I got one at about 9AM EST. If I was on the West Coast, there would be hell to pay.
Adopted son of in limbo Brad Hennessey. Beloved for a stolen base much like Dave Roberts
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Nov 4, 2008 11:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
AAAAArrrrrggghhhh
I don’t really care if you are blue, red or purple. STFU at work!!!! I am respecting the gift of the secret ballot BTW. Sorry, had to vent . Just had to file a complaint that I should not have to endure loud political radio- not news-on my breaks.
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. Rogers Hornsby
by igotnothing on Nov 4, 2008 11:43 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
As opposed to what, natural law? What do you mean “law of the state”? Aren’t all laws state created?
#1 JUDY STEFFES FAN
My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Nov 4, 2008 11:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
There used to be a party called the Natural Law Party on the ballot in California. They were pretty kooky. Believed that we could solve problems with yogic flying and transcendental meditation and stuff. They’re not on the ballot anymore, though.
What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC
by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 11:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Haha, that’s awesome.
Yogic flying will solve our problems!
#1 JUDY STEFFES FAN
My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Nov 4, 2008 12:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Do you have yogic flying?
Do you still have problems?
QED.
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN
by zenbitz on Nov 4, 2008 2:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Huh, I hadn't even noticed the NLP had gone away.
Doesn’t say much for their ability to use TM to solve world problems if it can’t even manage to get them elected.
Scott McClain: Great story, no place on the 2009 Giants.
by EliminateMe on Nov 4, 2008 12:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, they disbanded sometime between when I left California in 2000 and when I came back last year. The Reform Party has also fallen off the ballot. We still have, I believe, six parties on the ballot: Democrats, Republicans, Greens, Libertarians, Peace & Freedom, and American Independent. Who’re running Alan Keyes.
What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC
by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 12:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Election projection, what’s that section?
It’s a work in progress..
by Natto on Nov 4, 2008 11:58 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Tim Lincecum will be elected to the Hall of Fame on the first ballot. That’s the only prediction I feel comfortable making.
Also, he’ll heal the sick and give a cute puppy to every child.
No, my Crazy Crab bobblehead is not for sale.
by Kitspool on Nov 4, 2008 12:15 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
i like this conversation much better.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Nov 4, 2008 12:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The real question is:
Will he be the first unanimously selected player to go in?
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Nov 4, 2008 1:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Barry Bonds!
#1 JUDY STEFFES FAN
My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Nov 4, 2008 1:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s cuz I’m good, that’s why.
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Nov 4, 2008 1:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
my sister told me Libertarians live in a fantasy, ideal world
not that I’m a libertarian myself (I just voted kind of that way this election with the referendums/propositions and because Bob Barr is the major candidate who’s the least full of shit).
I guess protecting civil liberties and Constitutional rights are just a fantasy….
Adopted Giant: Aaron King
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by baetown415 on Nov 4, 2008 12:55 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
wow
I thought i would be the only one voting for Babar. Good to hear I’m not alone.
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 4, 2008 12:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
not that I’m a libertarian myself (I just voted kind of that way this election with the referendums/propositions and because Bob Barr is themajorcandidate who’s the least full of shit).
I guess protecting civil liberties and Constitutional rights are just a fantasy….
FYP
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by groug on Nov 4, 2008 1:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
major
as in, he was on the ballot
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by baetown415 on Nov 4, 2008 2:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
bob barr = asshat, not libertarian.
For people who who have known about bob barr for more than a month, he is a hypocrite, rightwing asshat, NOT a virtuous libertarian. When he was in Congress, he was a co-sponsor of and vicious advocate for the Defense of Marriage Act, which denied equality of benefits for people in same-sex relationships rather than marriages. Think what you want of that, but it’s NOT Libertarian: true libertarians believe this is nothing for the government to get involved in. He is for every single anti-abortion legislation AND an amendment to the US Constitution to ban abortion. Again, think whatever you want about abortion, but banning it is NOT Libertarian, and amending the Constitution to LIMIT freedoms of people is not libertarian.
He would annually file a motion in the House to impeach Bill Clinton… BEFORE Monica. It was just foil-hat insanity.
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by Mayor of 311 on Nov 4, 2008 3:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
say goodnight thread…
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
by bgunn on Nov 4, 2008 3:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
whether or not he follows libertarian “rules” doesn’t affect the fact that I’d vote for him for the stances he’s taken. Not being a democrat myself, if Obama was for things like lower taxes, and less government programs, I may feel inclined to vote for him.
If you’re accusing him of being hypocritical, then I can’t really argue with that since I don’t really know anything about him other than what he’s spoken of during this race.
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 4, 2008 5:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
1. Electoral vote
Dems 374, Rep 164
2. Popular vote, in percentages
Dem 52, Rep 46, Other 2
3. Senate breakdown (currently 49-49-2)
D 57, R 40, I 2
Georgia race goes into a runoff
4. House breakdown (currently 235-199 with one vacant seat)
I have no clue, I’ll guess 260-175
Tiebreaker: 135K
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by jponry on Nov 4, 2008 1:25 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
135 thousand voters?
man, i hope more people vote than that. i think more people saw high school musical three today than that.
Dodgers fans eat their young.
by redhornet78 on Nov 4, 2008 2:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Considering there were over 30 million early ballots, I think it’s a good bet.
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 2:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
facebook tells me 4,000,000 procrastinating college students have voted already
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by Takimoto on Nov 4, 2008 2:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
STUFFING!
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by WalrusMan on Nov 4, 2008 2:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yum.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Nov 4, 2008 3:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
uh, you know what I meant :(
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by jponry on Nov 4, 2008 2:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately..
This was not in the form of a question, therefore your original answer counts.
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by WalrusMan on Nov 4, 2008 2:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Electoral Vote: 279 R – 259 D
/cynical Giants fan who lived through Game Six
by Grant on Nov 4, 2008 1:33 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I’m gonna go with the upset too. I just don’t know anyone who is voting for Obama.
Why yes, I do live in Texas.
Don't think, it could only hurt the ballclub.
by ResDog on Nov 4, 2008 1:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You remind me of me when I was four, and living in Berkeley, and couldn’t understand how Reagan could be President when everyone hated him so much.
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 1:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I was just joking. I think the DFW area is actually pretty diversified. It’s all of us ‘gosh dern Californyuns’ balancing things out.
Don't think, it could only hurt the ballclub.
by ResDog on Nov 4, 2008 2:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah Texas and California pretty much cancel each other out
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Nov 4, 2008 2:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
plus will clark
california has 55 electoral votes; lincecum is #55
CA – TX = 22 EVs; #22 is the Thrill
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by i did my job on Nov 5, 2008 12:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Funny you mention this
I live in the good ‘ol Central Valley, where you are hard pressed to find ANY Obama or “No on 8” signs. Then, I go visit my brother in Davis, and it’s pretty much exactly the opposite. I find it both humerous and disheartening that I live in “liberal” California, am surrounded by raging conservatives, and yet my vote never really matters.
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 4, 2008 3:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I feel your pain
I lived in Modesto til about 2 months ago. Thankfully, I got a job in the city and was able to move.
Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!
by j14 on Nov 4, 2008 3:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
At least you are surrounded by mostly like-minded people in the Central Valley.
Living in Visalia, I’m a Progressive surrounded by hordes of Conservatives. I wouldn’t be surprised to walk out the door some day and find everything in Black & White, in some Leave It To Beaver/Twilight Zonesque sort of nightmare…
by Jakespaar on Nov 4, 2008 4:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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by nvsfg on Nov 4, 2008 5:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
1. EV: 360-178
2. PV: 53-47
3. Senate: 58, 39, 2
4. House: 280-255
all in dems favor
bringing you moral turpitude since 1963
by Idaho Nick on Nov 4, 2008 1:41 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
You guys need to knock off all this politerbation
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 4, 2008 1:49 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
1. 302D-236R
2. 52D -47R
3. Senate: 53D-46R-1 Ind.
4. 255-180
5. 131.324,351
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Nov 4, 2008 2:05 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
1. Electoral College: 293D – 245R
2. 52.5D – 46.5R
3. Senate: 57D-41R-2 Indies.
4. House: 258D – 177R
5. 125,555,555 Total Votes for President
McCain takes NV, MO, Indiana, Virginia, NC, Florida. Obama needs to take Ohio and hold one of NM or CO. Massive voter issues in Indiana and Florida.
Castillo got the DFA. Guestimate for Castillo DFA to come before the 2009 season = 2.
by kennv on Nov 4, 2008 2:25 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I’m refraining from making any predictions, but to make up for it, I’ll put in twice as many McCovey Bucks.
by Natto on Nov 4, 2008 2:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
One more prediction
I predict that James Carville will be elected the funniest looking man in America.
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 2:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Kirk Rueter has something to say about that
I support Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.
by Takimoto on Nov 4, 2008 2:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
His face all faces inward into one point near his nose
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Nov 4, 2008 2:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My guesses:
EV: Obama 326, McCain 212
PV: Obama 48.8, McCain 46.9
Senate: 57 Dem, 41 Rep, 2 Ind.
House: way too detailed for me; how about 257-177?
Votes cast: 141,000
As an insider, I really want to see Roger’s thoughts.
Am I mad, in a coma, or back in time? Whatever's happened, it's like I've landed on a different planet. Now, maybe if I can work out the reason, I can get home.
by Lyle on Nov 4, 2008 3:12 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Alright CBS News..
We can get the results now right?
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by WalrusMan on Nov 4, 2008 3:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I just realized..
I’ll only start to get results around 8 pm tonight here, and CA polls will close at 10 for me. I’m not gonna make it all the way.
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by WalrusMan on Nov 4, 2008 4:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What if the world could vote?
Not scientific but very interesting
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by j14 on Nov 4, 2008 3:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
One of the big polling firms – I think it was Galup – did polls of dozens of countries, and by their count, Obama lead McCain by a 3:1 margin.
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 3:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
meep
I am too busy biting my nails to type in any projections.
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by tk on Nov 4, 2008 3:52 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
This will be a landslide Obama victory of Reagan-era magnitude.
Good for the US. I am glad the people are doing the right thing.
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 4, 2008 4:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
BTW, the FOX news channel is serving up some delicious schadenfreude. Yummy!
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 4, 2008 4:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Where is the Gameday thread?
CNN has the score 8-3 McCain early.
Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!
by j14 on Nov 4, 2008 4:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
OBAMA IS ON PACE TO LOSE 391 TO 147
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by groug on Nov 4, 2008 4:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
it’s all over
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Nov 4, 2008 4:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
gain more states [Giants candidate]!
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 4, 2008 5:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Bunch of states just went to Obama
Obama leads 77 to 28 so far.
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 4, 2008 5:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
What a comeback!
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by j14 on Nov 4, 2008 5:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It will end up an ass-kicking.
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 4, 2008 5:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
BTW, Penn just went to Obama
The rest of the night is a formality.
Party time!
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 4, 2008 5:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not by CBS though..
It’s still “up for grabs.”
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by WalrusMan on Nov 4, 2008 5:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
FOX called Penn for Obama. That is a clincher. They wouldn’t give it to Obama unless they absolutely had to.
EV is 103 to 45 now.
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 4, 2008 5:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
OT
Appendectomies suck. How many people here have had one? Just a different kind of poll for today.
Insanity is just a state of mind.
by giants9107 on Nov 4, 2008 5:15 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Appendectomies for some, tiny American Flags for others!
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 4, 2008 5:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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by nvsfg on Nov 4, 2008 5:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ringo would be.
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by WalrusMan on Nov 4, 2008 5:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
I turn on Yahoo.com’s election coverage, and they’ve declared Obama the winner in Rhode Island, Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, & DC. According to them 0% of the precincts have reported and there have been no votes. Am I missing something, or did Yahoo just incorrectly update their coverage?
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 4, 2008 5:21 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
They always do that. It’s based on exit polling.
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by AndYourBirdCanSing on Nov 4, 2008 5:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
oh okay
you mean the same exit polling that incorrectly gave Kerry states early in the 2004 election?
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 4, 2008 5:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Exit polls made things look better for Kerry than they should’ve in 2004, but there weren’t incorrect network calls made based on them – for that, you have to look back to Florida in 2000.
In any case, Rode Island, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and DC are all Democratic strongholds on the Presidential level. Even if this were an election where McCain was expected to win big, Obama would almost certainly carry those states.
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 5:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
gotcha thanks
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 4, 2008 5:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Close states they won’t call based on exit polling.
States like Massachusetts for Obama or like Tennessee, etc for McCain are completely different.
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by jponry on Nov 4, 2008 5:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yahoo has Obama up in Pennsylvania 838-835.
OVER.
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by groug on Nov 4, 2008 5:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Never mind
It’s 838-833
BLOWOUT
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by groug on Nov 4, 2008 5:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
4% of precints reporting..
Call the election for them!
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by WalrusMan on Nov 4, 2008 5:26 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Even though..
They’re saying 102-45, popular vote this early is 50-49 Obama ahead. The worst thing that could happen is to have such a close race in the popular vote.
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by WalrusMan on Nov 4, 2008 5:35 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
That margin doesn’t include any votes from New York or California, and almost none from Illinois. The overall Obama popular margin will shoot up from the sheer number of votes in those states.
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 5:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Of course..
You could throw Texas into there. In fact McCain is up in the popular with .05% reporting. Call it.
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by WalrusMan on Nov 4, 2008 5:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
don't forget Alaska, guys
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 4, 2008 5:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Definitely..
47th largest voting population there.
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by WalrusMan on Nov 4, 2008 5:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
if you can see Russia from there
can their votes be counted?
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 4, 2008 5:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, if we can have a candidate born in the Panama Canal Zone, we can have voters from Russia, right?
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 5:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Communists.
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by WalrusMan on Nov 4, 2008 5:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Of course
I guess the democrats would be just fine including da Russians!
/ducks
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 4, 2008 5:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
/whispers
They aren’t socialists anymore.
by oldjacket on Nov 4, 2008 5:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
/screams
I CAN’T HEAR YOU! SPEAK UP!
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 4, 2008 5:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Democrats would be fine including just about every foreign country
.
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 5:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
except the dont know/refused is so high
that I think it’s pretty clear most of the rest of the world just doesn’t give a crap.
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 4, 2008 5:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Every indication seems to be otherwise.
If a pollster asked you for your opinion on an election in Benin, would you have an answer? Hell, what about if they asked you about Canada?
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 5:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Moose turd pie.
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 5:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Where?
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by WalrusMan on Nov 4, 2008 5:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
no
which is my point. the majority of the people probably either don’t know what’s going on, or the little they’ve been exposed to has been the US media’s constant hard-on for Obama.
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 4, 2008 5:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The majority of people worldwide, yeah. But the majority of people worldwide don’t have a television or an Internet connection. But in places that are more wired in, and among more educated people in other parts of the world, there’s a huge amount of interest.
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 6:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This
You should see the articles reprinted in the crappy newspapers here in Singapore. The front page of the Today newspaper had an “US Election Special” article so biased for Obama you’d think he was Jesus and McCain the Devil.
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Nov 4, 2008 6:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
wait
so was Grant’s front page post really about McCain, not Sabean?
Wait a second…whoa. I can’t believe I never saw it before.
MCCAIN = SABEAN!
/head explodes
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 4, 2008 6:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
California + New York + Illinois = 107 electoral votes
Texas = 34 electoral votes
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 5:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
John Glenn? What does he have to do with the election?
Wow he looks old. I guess he is.
*cue people lining up saying, “I remember when he went into space!” *
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by WalrusMan on Nov 4, 2008 5:40 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
People?
Is someone other than delorean going to say that?
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by groug on Nov 4, 2008 5:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I would make a Jeff Fassero reference if he was still on the Giants.
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 5:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Jeff Fassero references never get old
Unlike etc etc
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by groug on Nov 4, 2008 5:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You called for Jeff?
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by WalrusMan on Nov 4, 2008 6:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well....
I guess just me and delorean :-)
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by nvsfg on Nov 4, 2008 5:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He’s from Ohio, so automagically important!
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 5:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Heh heh.
Gotta love small town news.
“So here at the polls things are calmly calming down.”
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by WalrusMan on Nov 4, 2008 5:57 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Heh...
Calling Michigan for Barak Obama, even though it’s 53-45 McCain winning
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Given that McCain publicly conceded in Michigan weeks ago, that’s not much of a shocker.
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 6:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm just laughing at them..
How it gets called like that.
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by WalrusMan on Nov 4, 2008 6:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it’s a bit crazy, isn’t it? I’m just the sort who obsessively follows these things, so I’m filling in details on the assumption that not everyone else is as obsessive-compulsive as I am.
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 6:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The MSNBC map
has states broken down by counties. It make somewhat more sense when you can see the totals from major population centers.My adopted son Matt Downs. Lost in the wilderness of mediocrity.
by nvsfg on Nov 4, 2008 6:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
wow that is sweet
i’m very interested to see CA at the end of the day
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 4, 2008 6:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The official California Secretary of State returns webpage is usually pretty good for CA results: http://vote.sos.ca.gov/
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 6:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
but does it have a cool, interactive, color-coded map, hmm???
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 4, 2008 6:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Color-coded, yes, interactive, no. But it has ALL the results, including propositions and Congressional races, which is handy.
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 6:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
183 to 81.
Less than 100 to go!
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 4, 2008 6:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Ohio goes to Obama
This is an even bigger ass-kicking than I thought it would be!
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 4, 2008 6:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Is this trufax? I keep hearing people say that but I can’t find it anywhere.
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by jponry on Nov 4, 2008 6:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fox..
Again, must be true.
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by WalrusMan on Nov 4, 2008 6:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
like on the TV channel?
If so… lol.
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by jponry on Nov 4, 2008 6:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
post pics!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Nov 4, 2008 6:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
omg you look just like him
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Nov 4, 2008 6:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
They just did for Obama
Adopted son of in limbo Brad Hennessey. Beloved for a stolen base much like Dave Roberts
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Nov 4, 2008 6:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
They have now.
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 6:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I want them to update their little map thingy!
Until then, I won’t believe it.
by oldjacket on Nov 4, 2008 6:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
NPR just called it too.
It’s over.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Nov 4, 2008 6:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yea..
As the guy said..Obama is going to win the west coast and Hawaii. That gives him 271, and even if McCain wins the rest of the states he still won’t win.
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by WalrusMan on Nov 4, 2008 6:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
New Mexico goes for Obama
Not a surprise at all, but it’s a state Bush won in 2004 and where Gore won by fewer than 1,000 votes in 2000.
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 6:32 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Obama’s pulled nearly even in Virginia – with most of the votes in some of the strongly Democratic counties in Northern VA mostly uncounted. He’s also clinging to a small lead in North Carolina.
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 6:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
He’s leading in Florida, too.
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 6:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
the guy on CNN just showed how basically impossible it is for McCain now.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Nov 4, 2008 6:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
jack asses
Oops, did I type that?
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by SoFa King Mike on Nov 4, 2008 7:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And incidentally, the Democrats have picked up 4 Senate seats thus far.
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 6:40 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Pointless bitching
MSNBC just referred to Grant Park as being on the South Side of Chicago. In fact, it’s right smack dab in the middle of downtown.
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 6:41 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
And let me just say, I sure hope someone got FIRED for that blunder!!!!!
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 6:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
THE BLASPHEMERS!!
KILL THEM ALL!
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 4, 2008 6:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
like saying golden gate park's in san jose
banned
"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."
by i did my job on Nov 5, 2008 12:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I STILL BELIEVE IN BOB BARR
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by groug on Nov 4, 2008 6:57 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Alan Keyes in on the ballot in California – don’t count him out!!!!
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 7:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, you can’t make up that hairstyle.
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 7:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m batting 1.000 so far, and my picks that haven’t been called yet – Indiana and Missouri for McCain, Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida for Obama – are all leaning my way thus far.
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 7:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I forget what you predicted there. Was it Vaporeon?
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Nov 4, 2008 7:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I got it
So im a nerd, but so are you
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Nov 4, 2008 9:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Vaporeon was my first Eevee evolution, and to this day remains my favorite.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Nov 4, 2008 9:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
2012 doesn't seem that far away
Insanity is just a state of mind.
by giants9107 on Nov 4, 2008 7:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Amazingly, Barry Zito will still be on the roster
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Nov 4, 2008 7:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My prediction: Obama vs. Bobby Jindal
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 7:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Very realistic IMO
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by AndYourBirdCanSing on Nov 4, 2008 7:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, McCain and Palin will be Rich Aurilia?
by Natto on Nov 4, 2008 7:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, that would explain all the fake bunting.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 4, 2008 7:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Put some glasses and a red coat on Raquel and you got Palin
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by SoFa King Mike on Nov 4, 2008 8:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve never heard Palin cover the Buffalo Springfield’s For What It’s Worth.
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
by bgunn on Nov 5, 2008 9:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I was going to LOL at this
and consider it ironic that you likened Obama to the high-speed rail, considering when I went to bed last night Prop 1A was like 53% NO
Then I check the results before I posted to make sure I didn’t sound like an ass, and I see it passed by 53%.
Seriously, we want to spend $10 billion when we’re already asking the federal government for a $7 billion loan just to stay afloat? Yikes.
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 5, 2008 10:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I also questioned the logic of Prop 1A (at this time)
even though I very much agree with increased use of rapid transit
by Jakespaar on Nov 5, 2008 10:15 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Can Biden’s train smile like his car does?
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
by bgunn on Nov 5, 2008 10:22 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
JLOLhn?
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by WalrusMan on Nov 4, 2008 7:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
PaLOLin
We can all be happy if we never hear or see her again.
by chilibean_3 on Nov 5, 2008 8:46 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately, we haven't seen the last of her
Let me rephrase that. Actually, she’s pretty easy on the eyes. It’s the thought of her in some higher political office that is truly HORRIFYING!
by Jakespaar on Nov 5, 2008 9:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
McCain will concede at approximately 8pm. Shortly after the polls close in CA
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 4, 2008 7:56 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Says whom?
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 7:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
John McCain = Scott McClain
They’re both really old dudes who spent a lot of time in Asia who finally got their shot at the big time way past their prime, but ultimately, it’s back to the minor leagues for both of ’em.
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 7:57 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Network and cable networks calling the election over. Obama is being announced as the next president of the United States.
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 4, 2008 8:03 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Obama already has more electoral votes than Bush ever got. He’s also leading in Florida, North Carolina, Colorado, Nevada, and Indiana at the moment, but none have been called.
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 8:05 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Fox just called Florida for Obama
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 4, 2008 8:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You know what this means...
No more political ads! Yay!
by Merope on Nov 4, 2008 8:12 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Woot! Obama!
I am Cameron Wood and this is my son and business partner CW Culberson.
by camwoody on Nov 4, 2008 8:15 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
MSNBC reported that McCain called Obama and conceded.
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 4, 2008 8:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Prop 8 is the last big issue worth watching tonight.
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 4, 2008 8:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
That and a couple of Senate races.
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by jcb9 on Nov 4, 2008 8:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Check out the Jesse Jackson waterworks.
He get his nuts cut off?
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by SoFa King Mike on Nov 4, 2008 8:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
YAY~!!!!!!
Adopted son of in limbo Brad Hennessey. Beloved for a stolen base much like Dave Roberts
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Nov 4, 2008 8:24 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
My projection was correct - Big Party!!
Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!
by j14 on Nov 4, 2008 8:46 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
From Indonesia to Chicago to Kenya
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by SoFa King Mike on Nov 4, 2008 8:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Just saw the speech...
I have seen Obama speak in person before but…Wow. Just Wow.
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by nvsfg on Nov 4, 2008 9:31 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
He’s quite the orator
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Nov 4, 2008 9:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I didn’t vote for Obama in the CA primary and I voted for him because he wasn’t McCain but that speech was just incredible.
Adopted son of in limbo Brad Hennessey. Beloved for a stolen base much like Dave Roberts
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Nov 4, 2008 9:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
♥
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Nov 4, 2008 10:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That heart was for Biden showing up at the end, wasn’t it?
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by groug on Nov 4, 2008 10:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
HE GETS A PUPPY! :D
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Nov 4, 2008 10:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
FACT
The real reason Obama won Florida was
this video of Joe Biden being interviewed by a fifth grader.
by Gumbercules86 on Nov 4, 2008 10:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That kid is a G
=D
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by SoFa King Mike on Nov 4, 2008 11:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
no this kid is a G
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jhs8hHvolM0
by sam23 on Nov 5, 2008 1:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
He has the look of a celebrity alright…
Insanity is just a state of mind.
by giants9107 on Nov 4, 2008 11:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
:( PROP 8…
Adopted son of in limbo Brad Hennessey. Beloved for a stolen base much like Dave Roberts
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Nov 4, 2008 10:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
it really is a shame
Rafael Rodriguez: He likes the way Snrub thinks!
by BrianBokake on Nov 4, 2008 11:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I blame the idiots in Los Angeles.
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 5, 2008 5:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
ah
the answer to all life’s conundrums.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Nov 5, 2008 7:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Check out the lone bastions of rural sanity in Alpine and Mono Counties.
My adopted son Matt Downs. Lost in the wilderness of mediocrity.
by nvsfg on Nov 5, 2008 7:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that’s pretty much how I figured it in my mind. Disappointing.
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by marcello on Nov 5, 2008 9:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It sucks that it passed, but not too suprising.
by chilibean_3 on Nov 5, 2008 10:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That's really interesting
I’ve never seen that sort of break-down before
by Jakespaar on Nov 5, 2008 10:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Barack Obama won't stick at president
Check out The Examined Life. Or don't. Whatever.
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by Josh from Hollywood on Nov 5, 2008 1:56 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
You’re not predicting…
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by WalrusMan on Nov 5, 2008 5:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes he can!
#1 JUDY STEFFES FAN
My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Nov 5, 2008 5:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He can handle the rock.
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
by bgunn on Nov 5, 2008 8:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
early predictions for 2012
Unemployment will be at a 10-year high
Federal minimum wage will have nearly doubled
We will still in in Iraq
Sarah Palin will be a Republican candidate, to the horror of Republicans everywhere.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Nov 5, 2008 7:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Isn’t the world supposed to end in 2012?
It’s all starting to make sense.
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Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Nov 5, 2008 7:34 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
/laughs at the first one
(if you think that who the president is has much to do with the unemployment rate; you’ve been listening to too many TV pundits)
/doesn’t really believe the second
/thinks that the third may be the case
/the first part of the fourth is plausible, but isn’t sure about the second
by oldjacket on Nov 5, 2008 8:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
re: palin
I think after the initial “hey look our VP is a woman, maybe we’ll sway some left-wingers”, most Republicans came to the realization that she has even less experience than Obama, and is too easily mocked to make a serious run at the White House.
And by the way, I don’t listen to political TV, it disgusts me. I am just a believer that higher taxes for businesses and a higher minimum wage reduces the jobs available.
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 5, 2008 8:21 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Most of the Republicans I know adore her, and think it was the liberal media’s fault that she couldn’t say what magazines she reads. But then again, I’m from a small town so most of what I know are small-town Republicans. They don’t speak for the Mitt Romney wing of the party.
The national unemployment rate is basically set by the Fed plus or minus a random error.
You aren’t likely to see marginal tax rates high enough to affect National employment in the foreseeable future. And Obama’s economic team is made up of University of Chicago guys who are very knowledgeable about the effects of marginal taxes on economic growth.
by oldjacket on Nov 5, 2008 8:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
We shall see, I suppose
As a conservative I just hope they can come up with a better candidate than her in ‘12, that’s all. I’d prefer Huckabee, Romney, or Thompson over her, just looking at the also-rans of this year.
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 5, 2008 8:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
As a Democrat that values a genuine, fiscally conservative opposition, I agree.
by oldjacket on Nov 5, 2008 8:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Another Repbulican here who for the first time in my lifetime (32 voting years) voted Democrat in this election. In regards to 2012 the best Repbulican candidate I see is Bobby Jindal from Louisiana. This Obamacan is giving Barack notice that is he does not produce results by 2012 will return to my Republican voting roots.
by wilriv21 on Nov 5, 2008 9:02 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
what is a Bobby Jindal and what does he stand for?
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 5, 2008 9:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
from his wikipedia:
On June 25, 2008, Jindal signed the “Sex Offender Chemical Castration Bill”, authorizing the chemical castration of those convicted of certain sex offenses.
Sign me up!
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 5, 2008 9:18 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, he hates sex offenders? Way to take a stand.
by satyricrash on Nov 5, 2008 10:14 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I always thought that castration didn’t deter sex offenders?
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by xanthan on Nov 5, 2008 10:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know, but it’s a red herring issue. Like always.
by satyricrash on Nov 5, 2008 10:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well..
The Marathon City Referendum on referendums passed.
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by WalrusMan on Nov 5, 2008 6:27 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Along with the Raccon City Health Care Plan :-)
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by nvsfg on Nov 5, 2008 7:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
geez
even zombies get coverage now?
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 5, 2008 8:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't mean this as a what-if, or what-should-have-been
But why isn’t the presidential election decided by popular vote? I’ve never really understood why it would be a bad idea, especially since everyone would get the sense that their vote counted.
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 5, 2008 8:16 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
by Evan on Nov 5, 2008 8:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
When the country was first founded, less populated states fear that they would have little voice in national politics. Both the electoral college and the apportionment of the Senate are designed to give smaller states just a little extra pull.
I’m not sure using the popular vote would be such a bad idea either, but that’s the rationale.
by oldjacket on Nov 5, 2008 8:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I guess I just don’t see how a state like Montana, for example, gets much of a voice in the electoral college either. Just 3 electoral votes may be slightly more of a voice than they might get in a popular vote, but it seems like the lesser states are pretty much brushed aside as unimportant anyway.
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 5, 2008 8:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
/shrugs
I agree, but hey I’m a Californian.
It would be nice not to have to care about how corrupt states like Florida and Ohio count their votes.
by oldjacket on Nov 5, 2008 8:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
To citizens of Alaska
Re: Senator Ted Stevens
“You get the government you deserve”
by wilriv21 on Nov 5, 2008 8:39 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
the moose is loose
seriously…thats pretty shocking.
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 5, 2008 8:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not to mention the congressman, Don Young, who will probably be indicted too.
by Evan on Nov 5, 2008 8:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Don Young has yet to be indicted. Ted Stevens is a 7-time felon!
by wilriv21 on Nov 5, 2008 9:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Even better news for everyone...
We’ll soon get to see Condi Rice as 49ers team president!
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 5, 2008 9:04 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Well, the media's boy won.
Well, congrats, when you’re untouchable you tend to win.
Insanity is just a state of mind.
by giants9107 on Nov 5, 2008 11:33 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
And when you run one of the worst campaigns in the history of the country, you tend to lose.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Nov 5, 2008 11:49 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I enjoy how the media is too liberal when Republicans loose or it’s too conservative when the Dems loose.
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by xanthan on Nov 5, 2008 11:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Everything is always the media’s fault.
Everyone is responsible for their own fate – unless they are a politician from your own party.
by oldjacket on Nov 5, 2008 12:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Media gives what American wants.
Don't think, it could only hurt the ballclub.
by ResDog on Nov 5, 2008 2:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
English much? Egads.
Don't think, it could only hurt the ballclub.
by ResDog on Nov 5, 2008 2:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty much this.
Also, Bush was so awful that he doomed his whole party.
by chilibean_3 on Nov 5, 2008 12:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
From a Republican – he had plenty of help along the way
by wilriv21 on Nov 5, 2008 12:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
But I thought he was the decider!
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Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Nov 5, 2008 12:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm, let’s see. If you’re the Republicans, you’ve got:
- The most unpopular president in the history of opinion polls
- Massive losses to the Democrats in terms of party identification and voter registration
- A candidate who large portions of your base hate
- A running mate who your base loves, but who has a net negative approve/disapprove rating, especially among swing voters
- An economic mess, and your candidate has said he doesn’t no much about the economy, and that the economy is strong
- An unpopular war started by a President from your party
- A huge fundraising disadvantage
- An election cycle where you’re playing defense in both houses of Congress
All those factors definitely should’ve pointed to a huge McCain victory. It must’ve been the media!
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by jcb9 on Nov 5, 2008 12:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You are right in your snarkiness
But even putting all those things aside, I think it’s pretty clear the media, other than Fox News, is very left-leaning. I wouldn’t go as far as saying they won the election for Obama, but they do have an influence, however small it may be.
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 5, 2008 2:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think you’ve got Fox on the right and MSNBC on the left, and the rest of the mainstream media is pretty close to the middle. If that remaining media leans slightly left, I think it’s more than balanced out by the preponderance of far-right talk radio.
I don’t buy that the study that concluded there were more negative stories about McCain indicates media bias. I think the McCain folks generated a fair amount of negative stories for themselves with their leaks, internal squabbling, attack-oriented campaining and tendency to be more loose with the facts.
Yes we did!
by Goofus on Nov 5, 2008 2:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
George Stephanopolis alone
puts ABC nearly as far to the left as MSNBC. That a former Clinton aide is supposed to be giving unbiased coverage irks me (although not as much as letting the little snot moderate a debate).
I think you’re right about the McCain “strategy” being a negative campaign — they did too much of it themselves to be blaming the media for that. However, negativity came from the Obama camp as well (and has been coming from both sides in every election since I can remember). It’s politics, so you have to expect negative stories, and I didn’t really understand all the uproar over McCain doing it, since everyone usually does.
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 5, 2008 3:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe the fact that he promised he wasn’t going to run a negative campaign had something to do with it.
As for Stephanopolis, I think he’s just one of many “leaning” pundits and there are plenty that lean right. I don’t watch the broardcast networks much, but CNN alone has Ed Rollins, Alex Castellanos, Bay Buchanan, Leslie Sanchez , Bob Bennett and that Amy whatsherface.
Yes we did!
by Goofus on Nov 5, 2008 3:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
All you need to do is look at who owns the media.
GE, Disney, et al are not liberal or left-leaning.
Faux News tells alot of people they are, hence
the misunderstanding.
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
by bgunn on Nov 5, 2008 3:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m pretty sure I also saw Rudy Giuliani running analysis on ABC, so that probably balances things out.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Nov 5, 2008 4:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Except Rudy's not a regular, as far as I know
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by UnleashTheGore on Nov 5, 2008 4:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn’t know, because I don’t watch ABC regularly. So I’ll take your word on that.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Nov 5, 2008 4:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m okay with claiming that the media is biased (though I have my doubts about that), I just don’t want to hear any Republicans blaming the media for the loss.
Republicans have done pretty well for themselves in the presidency since the seventies, so if there is some massive bias to the media, then it doesn’t have much effect on voting outcomes.
Conservatives blaming the media (which they certainly know how to play) makes me want to call the wahmbulance.
by oldjacket on Nov 5, 2008 2:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't blame anyone for the win or loss
I blame McCain and Bush for losing, and I applaud Obama for exploiting the points that he should’ve. He had a very well-managed campaign.
Congrats to Obama for winning.
Insanity is just a state of mind.
by giants9107 on Nov 5, 2008 5:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think calling the media left leaning (or very left leaning) in your case has made the media more conscious about how it goes about reporting, and I think some of that criticism is due, due to the fact that after Watergate, every reporter wanted to be Woodward and Bernstien, and it got a little nutty after a while with that. But in recent years, it has been more fair, but the GOP have continued to maintain this “liberal media” narrative in order to have the media second guess themselves and be tougher on Dem candidates while going softer on GOP candidates. But we all should realize that we all have our own point of view we bring in to any story we see covered, and it is perhaps our own bias, rather than the media, that comes into play when judging coverage. ‘Cause I have seen it on both sides, rabid Dems foaming at the mouth over so-and-so not reporting about this or that that mirror rancor coming from the GOP perspective when they see something they don’t agree with.
by satyricrash on Nov 5, 2008 3:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
great points
we see and hear what we want to see when it comes to politics, I think.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Nov 5, 2008 3:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Aside from Faux News,
which I don’t consider a legitimate news organization, the mainstream media is biased towards whatever will bring in the most ratings. Sure, you can point out individuals that are liberal or conservative. However, the mainstream media is corporate controlled, and everything is about profit. On some subjects they lean to the left, and on others they tend to lean right. I think that this reflects what the majority opinions tend to be on those subjects, more than anything else. It’s all about bringing in the max ratings, and not upsetting the status quo. If that wasn’t true, we wouldn’t be constantly inundated by the constant barrage of completely unimportant bull shit, such as what was happening with Paris Hilton or Britney Spears.
I think that the main reason Obama got more press was because he is a much more interesting person. His story is unique, his campaign and accomplishments are unprecedented, and there was obviously much more enthusiasm towards his campaign worldwide. This interest wasn’t because of any media bias, any more than Bush’s extraordinarily low approval ratings were the media’s fault.
by Jakespaar on Nov 5, 2008 3:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't understand the hate for Fox News
At least they make a point of putting democrats and republicans on the same stage to discuss things. That’s more than can be said for Olbermann, no?
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Nov 5, 2008 4:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Other than Colmes, who does Fox News have from the “other side”?
Yes we did!
by Goofus on Nov 5, 2008 4:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
well
The only programs I really watch are Hannity & Colmes and O’Rielly (every now and then). You mentioned the former, and O’Reilly will almost always have a democrat and republican pundit to discuss whatever the topic of the day is.
I realize people may not like his yelling and ripping of the way far left, but I appreciate that he usually has both sides on to argue their points.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Nov 5, 2008 4:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What little I’ve seen of O’Reilly, it hardly appears he has them on to argue their points. All I’ve seen is having people on to yell over the top of them. The recent Barney Frank “interview” was a waste of time.
Yes we did!
by Goofus on Nov 5, 2008 10:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That's typical of O'Reilly
He’s a mean-spirited, dissembling, ranting, rude, angry, asshat. I’m not just saying that because he’s on the opposite end of the political spectrum from me. I’m sure most of you have heard what he said about SFO.
by Jakespaar on Nov 6, 2008 9:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He has a arrogance that annoys the hell out of me. He talks down to everyone.
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Nov 6, 2008 4:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's not news.
It’s editorial content or propaganda.
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
by bgunn on Nov 5, 2008 4:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly, it's Rupert Murdoch's Propaganda machine
If one didn’t know better, they might easily assume it was some sort of dark satire. “Fair & Balanced” – what an absolute joke! Watch Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism some time, if this isn’t obvious to you by watching the channel.
by Jakespaar on Nov 5, 2008 5:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The line between actual news and infotainment is blurrier than Tim Welke’s vision.
by Merope on Nov 5, 2008 5:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Paddy Chayefsky, prophet extraordinaire
“I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore.” Scary how right he was, in 1976.
Am I mad, in a coma, or back in time? Whatever's happened, it's like I've landed on a different planet. Now, maybe if I can work out the reason, I can get home.
by Lyle on Nov 6, 2008 6:22 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fox news lost me about 6 years ago. I had jury duty. Fox News was on in the jury room. This was the day that old guy had a heart attack or a seizure or whatever and plowed into the market/pedestrians down in southern california. Fox kept showing live feeds from the area, and the voice over kept going on and on about how it was a terrorist attack. Great reporting guys. Take a breath, get your facts straight, and THEN file a report.
by Merope on Nov 5, 2008 5:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My adopted son Matt Downs. Lost in the wilderness of mediocrity.
by nvsfg on Nov 5, 2008 1:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This must be what winning the World Series feels like
My wife has an uncle she never met because about 50 years ago, he was in a car accident and died after being refused treatment at a “white only” hospital. While there was certainly many reasons why we supported Senator Obama, I’m so proud of the huge step our country took yesterday.
Here we are last night at Jilian’s celebrating the big win:
Yes we did!
by Goofus on Nov 5, 2008 2:16 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I’m Goofus McClure. You might recognize my hat from the hit movie, “Dancing Goofus”.
Yes we did!
by Goofus on Nov 5, 2008 2:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Actually I think I recognize you from the David Byrne show at
Davies Symphony Hall in October. Probably not.
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
by bgunn on Nov 5, 2008 4:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That's terrible about your wife's uncle.
Fortunately, this country has made great steps forward since then. We’ve also taken some steps backwards over the years. It’s nice to be heading in a forward direction again.
by Jakespaar on Nov 5, 2008 3:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, way to go MCC
We have a lot of different points of view going on in here, and it hasn’t degenerated into Trollfest 2008
PIE FOR ALL!
by oldjacket on Nov 5, 2008 3:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I even refrained from hiding all of Lars the Wanderer’s comments this time!
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Nov 5, 2008 4:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You’re an idiot….screw you and your pie!
Yes we did!
by Goofus on Nov 5, 2008 4:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
and your mustache looks like a chinchilla!
by Evan on Nov 5, 2008 4:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Tom Selleck would have been a much better avatar choice.
Stache n00bs.
#1 JUDY STEFFES FAN
My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Nov 5, 2008 9:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hello
I’m Comment #400.
My handler had a felony DUI , which removed from him the right to vote.
Still , he feels better now than he did yesterday.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Nov 5, 2008 5:48 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Can't vote because of a felony?
Run for the Senate in Alaska!
Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com. It's not being updated right now. Hope for more at your own risk.
by groug on Nov 5, 2008 6:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
They've enough buffoonery already.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Nov 6, 2008 4:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My adopted son Matt Downs. Lost in the wilderness of mediocrity.
by nvsfg on Nov 5, 2008 10:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Huh.
“First-time felony offender can have rights restored upon completion of probation and restitution/fees/fines; after a second offense rights can only be restored by the judge who discharges him from probation.”
Ehhh , you did fine without me. But thank you , NV.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Nov 6, 2008 4:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd just like to point out
That I correctly called 49 of the 50 states – only missed Indiana. I also missed the popular margin by 1% – it was 7, and I guessed 6. I haven’t been wrong on any of the Senate races that have been called so far, though it looks like I (and everyone else) was probably wrong on Ted Stevens. And I may or may not have been right about Coleman winning in Minnesota – that’s going to a recount.
Anyway, I R JENIUS!!!!
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
by jcb9 on Nov 6, 2008 11:15 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
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