Oh well, the right guy won in the end. Gotta feel sorry for Gore and that other bloke who lost 4 years ago.
(Colonel DraculaTwo manky hookers and a racist dwarf,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 9:57,
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^ yep :(
Imagining what the world would have been like without that warmongering hick at the wheel makes me a sad panda.
(Droogis too orangey for crows,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 9:59,
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He still has a couple of months to completely fuck the world
(Colonel DraculaTwo manky hookers and a racist dwarf,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 10:03,
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I heard they had a recount
And somehow GWB won again.
(WholeGrainUsing the same sig since,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 12:10,
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the fantasy probably has nothing to do with what the reality would have been
but we'd have someone who takes Global Warming Seriously or at least doesn't believe it's God sending sky dragons to melt the ice and punish us all while they get to work on an Arc.
(bilbobarneybobsI'll be 14 in b3ta years soon.,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 9:52,
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he was indeed
obama wrote it
nicely JJ
(god save the queenmaking another unremarkable comeback,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 9:52,
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Should be on the Radio Four Today program web site
It bored me awake this morning
(JahledThree shades of black,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 9:53,
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It wasn't bad
but the crowd kept booing Obama's name. What an ungracious bunch of evil pseudo-facists the Republicans are..
(Finite"Aardvark sorted out my shit!" on,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 9:53,
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Forgive my relatively piss amount of knowledge on the subject
but it seems to me that McCain has the rotten job of being a fairly alright person (minus the politics) with a cunty party and a cunty secondary type woman.
(Captain Wowcurrently being a cunt in Infamous,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 9:56,
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that seems to sum it up well
you should write for BBC news
(HappyToastGroat froth,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 9:58,
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haha yes :D
(Droogis too orangey for crows,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 9:59,
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Her grammar is far too good,
though I do approve of a greater use of the word "cunty" on the Beeb.
I can't tell if that's a thinly veiled insult or not...
(Captain Wowcurrently being a cunt in Infamous,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 10:02,
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no!
a lovely, smiley nice comment :)
(HappyToastGroat froth,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 10:03,
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I should have added a smiley at the end there :D
In my efforts to seem a calmer person I seem to have reached a Manleyesque level of deadpan sometimes.
(Captain Wowcurrently being a cunt in Infamous,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 10:05,
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Exactly
Karl Rove used the nutty christian types to get the vote out for Bush, but now they've taken over the party, and support people like Palin who don't appeal to the majority.
With a bit of luck, the Repubs will be out of power for at least 8 years.
Thank christ the grown-ups are back in charge. Obama will probably end up disappointing, but today feels very, VERY good :D
(Finite"Aardvark sorted out my shit!" on,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 9:59,
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^that
he has inherited one hell of a mess, mind
(JahledThree shades of black,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 10:02,
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And Dubya
still has two months in which to finalize the whole fuck-up.
difficult to say really. Mccain had the job of HAVING to look like a nice guy, cos there was sooo much stigma attached to the party.
i'm inclined to believe that if he were to have won, he would've shown his true colours and turned out to be only a slightly more intelligent version of bush.
and the Palin pick was soooooo transparent, and obviously forced on him by a party that was low on cash and needed an opinion boost. but it hugely backfired because no-one notidced she is in fact, mentally retarded.
(Barbarossais not my real name,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 9:54,
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well - the Repulicans have left the finances in a bit of a state,
Obama got in mostly because he's not McCain so might not actually know what he's doing and it could all go terribly wrong and SP swoops in in 4 years and takes the job (after they've managed to put at least one stamp on her passport).
(maidenis filmed before a live studio audience,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 10:12,
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hahaha
this was always on of my fav bits of that program :D
(Rev. Jesse.broke his ankle,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 10:14,
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(bilbobarneybobsI'll be 14 in b3ta years soon.,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 9:48,
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I don't get all this electoral college gubbins
why can't they just count the votes and then tell us who won?
(Captain Wowcurrently being a cunt in Infamous,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 9:49,
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Obama: 25,122,265, McCain: 245
(bilbobarneybobsI'll be 14 in b3ta years soon.,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 9:51,
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:D
(Captain Wowcurrently being a cunt in Infamous,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 9:52,
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Worryingly, no -
60m voted Obama, 54m are mad fuckers. Makes me shiver.
(Frondsare waving gently on,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 10:42,
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That involves some kind of counting
which would take Mathematics or as the Americans say (Math!) science is not yet at the stage of being able to calculate that 1 person + 1 vote = 1 vote sheesh you'd have to be Albert Einstein or something!
(maidenis filmed before a live studio audience,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 9:52,
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I'm oversimplifying it, aren't I?
Damn my sensible head.
(Captain Wowcurrently being a cunt in Infamous,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 9:53,
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It's a lovely system in principle.
The essence of the idea is that you vote for people wise enough to decide who should be president disinterestedly. There's no reason in principle why members of the electoral colleges should vote along party lines, though I think that there's only been one instance in the 20th century when that has not happened.
The idea is that you modify the tyrrany of the majority and account for the fact that the average joe can't reasonably be expected to have a sound enough grasp of every issue. Voting, in effect, becomes a matter of nominating people to speak on your behalf from a more informed position.
/making-it-up-as-he-goes-along blog.
(Enzymeis powered by sunlight,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 9:54,
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I was feeling all informed till I got to the end.
(Captain Wowcurrently being a cunt in Infamous,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 9:54,
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...
I think that it's the way it works.
(Enzymeis powered by sunlight,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 10:02,
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I learnt about it at a level
it makes our system look really basic by comparison.
Basically each state is worth a ceratin amount of points... whoever gets the most points wins.
(Joe Scaramangawith a G-double-O-D vibration,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 9:54,
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Is it basically a form of proportional representation?
(Barbarossais not my real name,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 9:55,
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No, it's a two horse race
so there's no room for proportionality.
(Wasp Boxlike a nervous random stranger at a glory hole,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 10:01,
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Doh of course!
*needs to wake up*
(Barbarossais not my real name,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 10:03,
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I like my way better, damn it.
(Captain Wowcurrently being a cunt in Infamous,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 10:02,
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...And we know what points mean...
(The Great Architectis still waiting for his account to be deleted on,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 10:18,
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Exactly!
It's alot like Risk really, once you've got Asia you've got. . . Well, it's alot like Risk!
Oh dear that's put a pessimistic overtone to it all ;)
Let's hope he's no Blair.
(maidenis filmed before a live studio audience,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 9:16,
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That's been exactly my take on it all along
Remember: "Things can only get better!"
...makes you fucking sick now, doesn't it
(emveecruor deo cruoris,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 9:20,
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physical sick yeah
They have made out tha Obama is the next JFK - but I really don't think he will live up to that title - it may prove a sea-change in American Politics but as far as policies are concerned all of that has been overlooked for the fact that he's black/mixed race/African American and young. I don't care what politicians look like I only care that they deliver what they preach and what people expect from them.
(maidenis filmed before a live studio audience,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 9:30,
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though i did have a tiny bet on McCain just cos tyhe odds were so huge
(Joe Scaramangawith a G-double-O-D vibration,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 8:38,
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Did you see the actual voting count?
Rather than the landslide 'electoral college' thing, 350 to 160 or so, the per-person count is just 60m to 54m.
That's still waaaaay closer than I like. So the USA is only on probation at this stage - it's still stuffed full of freaky nutters who'll vote for mad incompetents.
(Frondsare waving gently on,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 9:04,
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which is wexactly why
i thought Macca might nick it
(Joe Scaramangawith a G-double-O-D vibration,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 9:39,
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5th November - Milkfloat Loot
(PagettyPolsomething something something,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 7:27,
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(gronkpan@vomitinglarry.bsky.social,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 6:15,
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Yeah it's still making me laugh when it's all mouth
but it's giving me the fucking fear when the irises are visible.
(mofaha┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 6:23,
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strangely enough I'm the other way around
I just read a fantastic analogy about the US election:
"It's like seeing your best friend get out of rehab, and you want to be as supportive as possible but you still can't forget that time they fucked a goat."
(gronkpan@vomitinglarry.bsky.social,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 6:27,
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prediction the second: there will be a palin family member doing porn within 4 years. real palin porn, not porn with a palin name on it.
(postbearhas metal knees,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 6:33,
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I don't think you're the first to predict that
Still, judging by the quality of the ones that have tried so far I think he'll be safe.
(gronkpan@vomitinglarry.bsky.social,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 6:36,
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yeah, that was hyperbolic of me.
i still think they'll try and there will be stronger, smarter efforts made by people who are more committed. racism is so very ugly and a strong motivator.
(postbearhas metal knees,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 6:43,
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It's weird
I mean, John McCain probably doesn't have 3 years left in him anyway, so it was a choice between natural causes and possible assassination.
WHAT A QUANDRY
(gronkpan@vomitinglarry.bsky.social,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 6:49,
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UH-OH GHOST GOVERNMENT.
(postbearhas metal knees,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 6:49,
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That would be a fantastic sequel to Bill Cosby's "Ghost Dad".
(gronkpan@vomitinglarry.bsky.social,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 6:50,
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i still want to see 'ghost pope' but i think they're still filming it.
'ghost pope' starring lindy chamberlain, with carlo rota as the man in grey.
(postbearhas metal knees,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 7:02,
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Lindy Chamberlain killed a babby.
(gronkpan@vomitinglarry.bsky.social,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 7:19,
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but she ate it politely, using the proper fork and everything.
(postbearhas metal knees,
Wed 5 Nov 2008, 7:32,
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