I've taken tomorrow off to recover from the voting process.  I figure I can watch the results all day on Bloomberg, vote after market close and commence to drinking.

What a great country we have!!

I just voted in my extremely liberal district.  The polling place is my son's school, so we walked to school together.  The lines were much shorter than I expected, but I also live in a place where white liberals were gung ho to vote early so they could talk about how early they voted with other white liberals. 
My polling place has always been well-run, so there were no glitches. 

For my district there were 7 paper machines and two electronic machines.  The wait was longer for the touch screens, so I voted paper.  The highlight for me was not voting for Barack, but voting against the retention of two judges that I think are absolutely awful.  Talk about activist judges!  One is clearly biased towards Jewish attorneys (and no, it's not just racist paranoia), and the other thinks she doesn't have to follow the law (even though it's worked in my favor on occasion, I still think it's not right).  Of course, usually no one votes for or against the judges, so they are usually retained as a matter of course.  However, I'm hoping that these two ass-clowns will get a slight ego-bruise in seeing that someone actually took the time to vote "no."

Also, my state wants to spend $80 millions dollars on a constitutional convention.  I voted "no" with the Republicans on that one.  Fix or enforce what we have, but don't waste taxpayer dollars on what is essentially a vanity project. 

And there you have it.  I took the day off, but have to go in for a birthday party.  Hopefully I'll be back home before people start converging on downtown Chicago for the big rally.

Come on, folks, it's Erection Day, let's try and liven it up around here.

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sofaking wrote:

I voted last Thursday.

Early voting takes so much of the fun out of it.  I could have gone in for early voting (like nearly 2 million (!) GA residents chose to do), but I kinda like to go stand in line on polling day and jaw with the other folks in line.

pALEPHx wrote:

McCain voted in the same place I'm about to head off to. Damn it all to tell with the newsvans.

Ohh I'll turn on the telly. Try to make a scene, remember gunshot are good for effect.

jesusluvspegging wrote:

I kinda like to go stand in line on polling day and jaw with the other folks in line.

That's what early voting was like. I stood in line for 45 mins and had a great time chatting with little old ladies and hippy kids. Today, by comparison, my family members who waited to vote got in and out quickly without much chance for commiseration.



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Scotty wrote:

jesusluvspegging wrote:

Come on, folks, it's Erection Day, let's try and liven it up around here.

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Holy shit!  HKG?>!?!?!?!?!

Yeah, when I'm not fighting for justice, I'm busy shaking it for dollars.  One form of whoring is as good as another.

I talk of freedom
you talk of the flag
I talk of revolution
you'd much rather brag
and as the decibels of this disenchanting discourse
continue to dampen the day

the coin flips again and again, and again, and again
as our sanity walks away
all this discussion though politically correct
is dead beyond destruction
though it leaves me quite erect

and as the final sunset rolls behind the earth
and the clock is finally dead
I'll look at you, you'll look at me
and we'll cry a lot
but this will be what we said
this will be what we said

Look where all this talking got us, baby.

On-topic, I walked in and out of the polls with no wait whatsoever.

They said there were lines big lines, earlier.

I went and voted around 11am. After the "early morning" folks but before "lunch hour". Always seems to work for me.

I got a cool sticker for voting. I felt real good, even though some old lady asked me, "you didn't vote for that awful negro, did you?" while I was walking out.

I replied, "have you seen his cock?". She turned white and sat down. She might have died. My polling location is one of those old-folks meccas. One of the biggest "over 50" deluxe villages in the state. I swear they get 8-10 ambulance runs a day, there. Even with having their own on-site medical facilities.

There must have been 7-8 hens crowded around on the benches where everyone was parking. I wouldn't be surprised if some of them weren't writing down license plates. One car next to me had tons of old punk bumper stickers on it. That had to amuse those old cows....

oh, what the hell.  i've had enough beers to listen to sean hannity.

I went down to the mail drop off center (we mail our ballots in Oregon).  I miss going to the booth with my slips of paper etc, I have to say.

I went with my son, who was voting for the first time.  He is a dual citizen, so we can always bolt back to Europe...heheheheheh.   anyway, the photographers and news people were all over him as was dropping his ballot in. I was cracking up.  We headed back to the digs, and he went out to see friends...

Exit Polls:

The states looking good for Obama:

Florida: 52 percent to 44 percent
Iowa: 52 percent to 48 percent
Missouri: 52 percent to 48 percent
North Carolina: 52 percent to 48 percent
New Hampshire: 57 percent to 43 percent
Nevada: 55 percent to 45 percent
Pennsylvania: 57 percent to 42 percent
Ohio: 54 percent to 45 percent
Wisconsin: 58 percent to 42 percent
Indiana: 52 percent to 48 percent
New Mexico: 56 percent to 43 percent
Minnesota: 60 percent to 39 percent
Michigan: 60 percent to 39 percent

The states where McCain is leading in exit polls:

Georgia: 51 percent to 47 percent
West Virginia: 45 percent to 55 percent

5 minutes until first Poll closings.... the tension builds

Emmeran wrote:

BBC calls S.Carolina for McCain

to clarify: 
with 0% reporting and Obama leading 57% to 42% MSN called it for McCain???



I am unable to comprehend.

I love the BBC -

PA is being called a 'Fatal Blow'

Illinois was just referred to as the state of 'wide loads and narrow minds'

Emmeran wrote:

I love the BBC -

PA is being called a 'Fatal Blow'

Illinois was just referred to as the state of 'wide loads and narrow minds'

We're the state that votes solidly democratic.  Fucking stupid brits.  They must be confusing us with Idaho.

Funny: I just ran into Cindy Shaheen outside my apartment.

orangeplus wrote:

Funny: I just ran into Cindy Shaheen outside my apartment.

I hope she takes Pelosi.

Emmeran wrote:

orangeplus wrote:

Funny: I just ran into Cindy Shaheen outside my apartment.

Did you punch her?

Did you fuck her?

even better


I ignored her

orangeplus wrote:

even better


I ignored her

2 ghey!

do not pass go, offer your * up for Taint's enjoyment

tojo2000 wrote:

Dmtdust wrote:

orangeplus wrote:

Funny: I just ran into Cindy Shaheen outside my apartment.

I hope she takes Pelosi.

Why would you want that crazy bitch to be in the Senate?  I'm not all that happy with Pelosi, but she at least seems stable and competent.

One reason: "Impeachment is off the table".

Fuck Pelosi.