obama wins!!!!!!!

Pitch Black · Post by **Pitch Black** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 4:50 am

^^^agreed. but even worse we are now out of Baileys, so its just going to have to be champaign. (frequent flyer miles ROCK!)

Boarding in 45mins. Awaiting the Man Himself to speak.

Gonna be a messy flight!

djsynchro · Post by **djsynchro** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 4:50 am

Anyhoo... this is just fantastic... so inspiring after all that fear crap of Bush hey let's elect a black guy with brains way to go USAAAA!!!!!!

forge · Post by **forge** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 4:54 am

djsynchro wrote:McCain and Clinton wanted it so bad they lost their principles, Obama never did cross over all the way to the dark side of the force.
McCain's conceding speech was great. His supporters scare me though, so much anger, and he did have a hand in that.

that was really it - he was positive all the way and never lost his rag - this is why it's so exciting, it's like a turn from the oppressive fear oriented shit of the Bush years

smutek · Post by **smutek** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 4:56 am

the_planet wrote:Gotta say though, McCain's concession speech was pretty fucking excellent.

I agree.

Cyberstar · Post by **Cyberstar** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 4:58 am

This is a historic night WOOT!! time for a round o' drinks

smutek · Post by **smutek** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:00 am

forge wrote:.....the oppressive fear oriented shit of the Bush years

The United States (and the world) still has to make it through 76 more days of Bush.

He isn't running for office and he can't harm his party any more at this point, so these last few months could possibly be the worst.

sparklepuff · Post by **sparklepuff** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:03 am

McCain says Obama: his crowd boos.

Obama says McCain: his crowd claps.

Homebelly · Post by **Homebelly** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:13 am

I've been quite cynical this whole election.
I'll continue to be cynical, probably for another four years.
But this result is so much better than the idea of having Palin
so close to the throne.
It also has overtones of any number of good things to come.

Way to go USA.
Congratulations and god speed along the road to recovery.

weeddigger · Post by **weeddigger** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:19 am

I love that Obama barely smiled in his acceptance speech...

Great stuff...

beats me · Post by **beats me** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:19 am

sparklepuff wrote:
djsynchro wrote:McCain and Clinton wanted it so bad they lost their principles, Obama never did cross over all the way to the dark side of the force.
McCain's conceding speech was great. His supporters scare me though, so much anger, and he did have a hand in that.
I second all that.

I predict the next 4 years is going to thrust the seriously ignorant and scary into the spotlight because the McCain campaign and fear of a black president broke the chain off their cellar door. It will be a period of painfully fake political correctness.

Pitch Black · Post by **Pitch Black** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:21 am

I love how he invoked the 106 yo black woman in his speech. The Anti-Joe-the-Plumber.

forge · Post by **forge** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:24 am

weeddigger wrote:This automatically makes Americans seem a whole lot more cool than we have been yesterday and for the last few years...

yes. yes it does.

forge · Post by **forge** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:25 am

smutek wrote:
forge wrote:.....the oppressive fear oriented shit of the Bush years
The United States (and the world) still has to make it through 76 more days of Bush.

He isn't running for office and he can't harm his party any more at this point, so these last few months could possibly be the worst.

lame duck congress though.... but yeah, a long time to have an unrestrained bush/cheney combo with nothing to lose

OvertoneZero · Post by **OvertoneZero** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:27 am

I'm already cool... if I get much cooler things could get out of hand

ethios4 · Post by **ethios4** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:33 am

Wooohooo!!
Lots of people said the US would never elect a black man for president, and here we are!