The Final US Election Thread

[Don Corleone]

So I watched President-elect Obama's acceptance speech tonight and I was touched. He was focused, on point, gracious, and truly seemed to be making an effort to reach out tonight. Mrs. Corleone sat me down tonight and suggested perhaps I'd been drinking too much of the Kool-Aid in these past few days. I suspect, as always, she may have been right.

I do predict that taxes will go up for everyone who's household clears 70k or more, but now that the rational side of my brain has been restored to me, I can say that it's not really mine, I owe it to the next generation to leave a functioning economy to them and I do believe my new president will do his best to make that happen. If I lose my house, well, God provides.

I apologize for getting a little too full of piss down the stretch. I will not edit my prior post, as I don't want to pretend I didn't say what I said, but I will say I do not actually expect the worst. I will do my best to see that my new President's promises come true and I will not be partisan, I will work to fulfill America's promise. 2012 will be here soon enough.

[CountArach]

So I watched President-elect Obama's acceptance speech tonight and I was touched. He was focused, on point, gracious, and truly seemed to be making an effort to reach out tonight. Mrs. Corleone sat me down tonight and suggested perhaps I'd been drinking too much of the Kool-Aid in these past few days. I suspect, as always, she may have been right.

I do predict that taxes will go up for everyone who's household clears 70k or more, but now that the rational side of my brain has been restored to me, I can say that it's not really mine, I owe it to the next generation to leave a functioning economy to them and I do believe my new president will do his best to make that happen. If I lose my house, well, God provides.

I apologize for getting a little too full of piss down the stretch. I will not edit my prior post, as I don't want to pretend I didn't say what I said, but I will say I do not actually expect the worst. I will do my best to see that my new President's promises come true and I will not be partisan, I will work to fulfill America's promise. 2012 will be here soon enough.

That was a very gracious and well-put post Don. You have my respect

[JAG]

Gonna be damn interesting the next few weeks / months, to see who is in his administration.

[Divinus Arma]

Ever heard the term "Magical Negro"?

Hollywood's embracement of the magical negro is what paved the way for Obama. Not the civil rights movement.

Mother Abagail in The Stand
John Coffey in The Green Mile
Bagger Vance in The Legend of Bagger Vance
God (Morgan Freeman) in Evan Almighty
Morpheus in The Matrix
Lamont in American History X
Chubbs in Happy Gilmore

I'm sure there is a lot more.

Anyway. America now has a wise and all-powerful Magical Negro to help lift up the poor lost white man from his current predicament.

I know now that America will be safe and prosperous, a moral leader of the free world once again!

My prediction: Obama will be Prez for 8 years and go on to to lead the UN and oversee its rise to power. Then he will declare himself God before demanding we all tattoo ourselves.

Just kidding about the second part. But I do think he will go on to lead the UN as Secretary General and oversee its growth.

[Incongruous]

Although increadibly tasteless and perhaps borderline racist, I found that increadibly funny.

[Koga No Goshi]

perhaps borderline racist

Perhaps? ;)

[Incongruous]

Perhaps? ;)

Ok, it was racist, but tbh I am not sure whether or not he is being serious

[Heinrich VI]

THANK YOU AMERICA!

and off to bed - it's 7:30am here...

[Meneldil]

Maybe that's because I've been quite disapointed by politics, but I found the speech rather boring. Nothing but catch-sentences ("We can !", already tired by this one) and the usual lies served by any elected guy. I can't understand why people were looking at him as he was some kind of god.

But he at least had a good point. America shown us a great lesson of 'democracy' by electing an african-american.
European snobish and arrogant intellectual elites might think twice before criticizing the US for all and nothing now.

[Crazed Rabbit]

Well, let's hope he's a good president.

And I still hope Rossi is elected. Oh, please give me at least that.

CR
Edit: xkcd brings us inside the homes of CA and Lemur:

[LittleGrizzly]

[CountArach]

TBH... that's entirely true.

[CountArach]

I have to say it.

HOW IN THE HELL IS SENATOR TUBES STEVENS STILL WINNING!?!?!

[naut]

I have to say it.

HOW IN THE HELL IS SENATOR TUBES STEVENS STILL WINNING!?!?!

Well, despite the charges against him he's still a respected figure there. Plus the "Palin effect" probably has something to do with it.

[Xiahou]

I have to say it.

HOW IN THE HELL IS SENATOR TUBES STEVENS STILL WINNING!?!?!

Well, were I in Alaska, I'd probably vote for him with the knowledge/hope that once he goes to jail and resigns, Palin will get to appoint his replacement.

[Kagemusha]

Congratulations to US for getting a new president. Hopefully all the neocons and their unilateralistic policies will be thrown in the garbage and the new US government will turn the country back to US into the US, which the rest of the world has become used to know and love. Hopefully this change will also remedy the trans atlantic relations so US and EU can work together to fight off the world wide depression and any other threats glooming in the horizon. Hopefully this will mean real change.

[Louis VI the Fat]

Congratulations to Obama.
I'll celebrate if and when Obama shows sufficiently more practical, common, political sense than Bush - in office.

I just heard McCain's speech. Absolutely beautiful. America can be proud that a man like McCain has wished to serve it.

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I couldn't help but notice...everywhere I went today, I saw smiling Black faces. They walked prouder, more upright, laughed harder. Our Black security officer wore his tie straight, he stood upright most of the day, projecting welcome to our guests, instead of just sitting behind his desk.

There was nothing truly unusual about it, just a sense like...it reminded me of when France won the World Cup. You just notice it.

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Maybe that's because I've been quite disapointed by politics, but I found the speech rather boring. Nothing but catch-sentences ("We can !", already tired by this one) and the usual lies served by any elected guy. I can't understand why people were looking at him as he was some kind of god.

But he at least had a good point. America shown us a great lesson of 'democracy' by electing an african-american.
European snobish and arrogant intellectual elites might think twice before criticizing the US for all and nothing now.

I couldn't agree more.

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Now if only I was that guy that staked his reputation in 2004 on the then unthinkable prediction that - before the end of the decade! - America would be the hippest thing on the planet.

Wait...I am him.