I'm like a kid on Christmas Morning right after I brushed my teeth, but before opening the presents.

This is so exciting seeing the waves of people voting.

It IS exciting, isn't it? Maybe we're not going to take it anymore.

I told you... there is a disturbance in the force...

a good disturbance!

I think we can actually thank George Bush for this one.

He has gone too far.

Change? Change? Anyone have some spare change?

It's kind of amazing how some call the current commander in chief a drug addict drunk but, give Obama a slide for being a drug user.

Yeah, absofuckinglutely amazing.

DONNER

I've always said the brightest blessings come from darkest days.

George Bush, after being the antithesis of everything good about America, turned out to wake up this country to turn a major page and start shining some light again?

I can't wait to see how bright we get. It's been 40 years since we stood on the doorstep of putting aside our remaining differences and going only who knows how high. My hope is we talk about how high we'll go instead of how much farther there is to sink.

It's kind of amazing how some call the current commander in chief a drug addict drunk but, give Obama a slide for being a drug user.

Obama quit when he was 19. He admitted it freely in a bestselling book.

Bush never did fill us in on his drug use, or much else either.

It's kind of amazing how some call the current commander in chief a drug addict drunk but, give Obama a slide for being a drug user.

Posted by Dalton at 2008-01-08 07:12 PM | Reply | Flag: Flag: (Choose)
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Nobody is giving him a "slide" he just took most of the critics ammunition by simply being a man and owning his errors.
Unlike Bush who lied about his arrest record..

Please, guys, don't celebrate too definitively yet! The uglies will still pull something nasty out of the hat. GWB is manufacturing a war with Iran even as we speak. Georgie has sent the market so deeply into the toilet that it may yet take martial law to drag us out. We're all feeling so euphoric that we don't know the Repubs are screwing us again. herm

It's kind of amazing that somebody would make such a dumb post as that, Dalton.

Have you been here very long, SITDOWN?

I wish there were a candidate in the mix that would make me want to celebrate!

Jomama- long enough to HOPE my irony is showing.

It's kind of amazing how some call the current commander in chief a drug addict drunk but, give Obama a slide for being a drug user.

Posted by Dalton at 2008-01-08 07:12 PM

it's amazing how stubborn political convictions can taint a person's judgement. W lies about and denies everything negative about his past and THAT is what people take him up on. It's the HYPOCRACY, see? If he were man enough to admit the obvious, he'd see a big bump in his poll numbers.

But, you'll just follow his lead and refuse to admit the obvious.

Hooray B.H.O.! Hooray for America! :-)

Clinton, Obama tied at 37% right now.

can someone tell me exactly what this guy will do for America besides.. bring HOPE?. Sounds like more hot air to me.

I wanted to say that the people of Kenya are listening to radios in villages across the country.

Obama has been spending a lot of precious time talking with the U.S. Ambassador, opposition leader, and has been trying to reach the president of Kenya too.

Remember JFK in Berlin? "Ich Bin Ein Berliner" He wont the hearts and minds of Germans til this day.

That's right Legio, you're such an astute judge of political character.

Does anyone have a link where the actual results post as they come in?

can someone tell me exactly what this guy will do for America besides.. bring HOPE?. Sounds like more hot air to me.

Posted by Legio at 2008-01-08 07:50 PM

try listening to his message and you will answer your own question.

Hope comes from his message of UNITY not FEAR. His programs actually make sense.

And always remember...he was the only one to ALWAYS be against the war in IRAQ.

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
oooooo!!!

Oh well.

9.63% IN: OBAMA 36; CLINTON 38; EDWARDS 16; RICHARDSON 4; KUCINICH 2...
9.96% IN: MCCAIN 37; ROMNEY 28; HUCKABEE 12; PAUL 8; GIULIANI 9; THOMPSON 1...

a tie with Clinton is a win for Obama...

Atleast Obama speaks about opportunity, and maybe he can govern reasonably. HRC platform scares the beans out of me, I have no idea what she stands for except anti Capitalism...

a tie with Clinton is a win for Obama...

The hell with a tie. He needs to "Superman dat 'ho."

OMG The rag is ahead!!!!!!

10%? Geez, wake me when it's 65% or so.

yea not good that Hillary is ahead but Jomama is right we have a long way to go yet...

I am going home and hopefully we will have some better news when I get there!

laters...

CNN already called McCain the winner!


Murphy

It's crazy they would call a race with only 12% of the precincts in--but they are..


Hillary is about 800 votes ahead of Obama..

Murphy

So far, Ghoulianli and Paul are neck an' neck...

Corky--is that you??

Murphy

"a tie with Clinton is a win for Obama... "

You think?

With the sort of expectations built up all day anything short of an enormous victory for Obama will be a big loss - think balloon deflating.

As for Clinton, any win, even small is huge given all the talk today about her pulling the plug.

No Murph, that's just another Gnubsy troll.


"a tie with Clinton is a win for Obama..."

ROFLMAO!!!

A 5 point loss would make her the new "Comeback Kid", lol!

After the buildup of expectations over the last few days, a tie with Hillary would be a huge disappointment for Obama!

Obama '08

Ha! Rudy just took the podium in Manchester congratulated the winners and then left to hop on a plane.

Still saying he has faith in his "all my eggs in one basket" Supa Doopa Pooper Scooper strategy.

Good luck with that sez Spud.

So on the Rep side?

Huckleberry won Iowa
Romney won Wyoming
McCain is gonna win New Hampshire.

Can you say Leaderless?

Spud can.

Spud seriously hopes these early results showing Hill slightly ahead of Obama are just a glitch and that when the other 90% come in.

Now it's Hill 40% Barack 36%.

Yipes!

Maybe folks actually fell fer her misty eyed performance yesterday?

Morons.

Be Well.

Democrats leading in votes nearly 2:1....

CNN just announced Hillary has 40%.

See, a woman's tears will work every time.

Maybe folks in NH actually didn't fall for fer Obama's: "I did not have sex with that war!"

Exit polls show her winning 60 percent of Dems.

He was a drug user. A coke head no less.

Huge turnout! See The Deciderer is uniter!

"He was a drug user. A coke head no less."

And yer a dolt. A pin-head no less.

Looks like Gnubsy has more than one handle tonight.

My mail is down, but if someone would copy their shortcuts and mail them to Rogers, he could take the trash out.

The tears musta worked cause she is pulling away--

The polls showed quite the opposite just Yesterday!

Spud--if you call the Reps leaderless--then the same standard is for the Dems--Obama won in Iowa and HC in NH..hhmmmmmm--right?

I heard that only Hillary is running in MI-for the Dems---is this true? Something about the DNC getting mad b/c they moved up their primary date??

If that is the case then she won those delegates.

Murphy

Fucks News says exit polls show her losing by a small margin.

More than a moral victory.

Corky: got your back.

T'anks, Bri.

"Who loves ya, baby!"

Looks like Rogers already got him.

That Rogers is quick!

At least according to Mrs. C.

Hey Corky--looks like a good night for Hillary.

Still too close--but with a few more precincts they will call the race.

Murphy

Hillary 40 and Obama 34..

This is some crazy stuff folks..


Murphy

Hi Murph

Fox says the reason they aren't callin it at over 20 percent is that exit polling says she loses by a small margin.

Which would still be beating expectations with a stick!

I would be almost as happy to see the look on the face of the collective MSM if it's real close either way, as I would anything else.

"Can you say Leaderless?"

Pot, meet kettle.

Gaaawwwwwd, either way if she wins or loses, EXPECT more Hillary fake crying jags....as they'll think it did the trick!

At least I am in good company, lol!

Ya'll betta watch out fer I Like Mike.

He's got that Southe'n charm.

I loved the NY paper headline after Iowa with a big close-up of Huckleberry with the caption:

SHAZAM!!

I loved the NY paper headline after Iowa with a big close-up of Huckleberry with the caption:


SHAZAM!!



Posted by Corky at 2008-01-08 09:07 PM | Reply | Flag:


Yes, Hillary's fake crying is so much more appropriate for you.

The winner tonight is McCain--he was no where 5 months ago--no money no staffers no nothing--

I don't care for him--I hate his Immigration plan--and he was less than candid about the amnesty part--or failed to explain it right..

That Mac is Back is pretty catchy though..

Hill at 39 and Obama at 35--ouuuuu..

Is it supposed to get closer?

So much for the blow out the polls showed..

Murphy

A lot of Dems could live with McCain instead of Bush any day.

I do love this counting real votes instead of caucuses and polls and the MSM spin thing.

I also like that term, "new ball game", should she even finish close.

Does McCain have a "wink tick" with his left eye?

He needs to wind it up.

And Cork--the Repubs could do worse. Mac is not my first choice.

I really like Hunter and believe it or not--Newt--the man is brilliant. But Newt did such a rotten thing to his wife-It should stay personal business and not for the media to attack--

I thought folks should have stayed out of Clinton's personal life--until he lied about it--Then that lying was personal to the country..

But Newt would blow away all of the Dems and the Repubs with ideas and direction and change for the country --for the better..

Maybe at the end of the primaries and there is no clear winner--the Rep convention will be brokered and in will come Newt and talk and gather the delegates and they go to him and he becomes the nominee.

That would be my fantastic night!

Murphy

I'm sure Mark Penn is cheering like alittle girl. If she looses, one of those heads in the garbage will be his, and Carville will be doing the cutting.

I like ya, Murph, but I draw the line WAY before I get to Newty, lol!

McCain's speech was terrible. All over the map and he looked exhausted. That's not the way to take advantage of a big win.

I'm surprised Clinton's ahead of Obama and may win the night. If I had to guess a reason, I'd say that a lot of women aren't ready to give up on the dream of casting a vote for a female president.

Wis,

Mark Penn turns out to have been right about the bounce, at least eh? Even Bubba said he was wrong about it, that it took 2 days not one.

Carville isn't leaving CNN.

Well it do indeed take all kinds...do you mean Murphey the Gingrich that shut down the government because he had to sit at the back of the plane ?

Rogers, she's winning 60 percent of Dems and winning in Obama country in the Lib west.

I lived in NH/Mass for years, and in NH they don't like the media or anyone else deciding their candidates for them.


McCain didn't give a speech that matched his comeback win.

-I'd say that a lot of women aren't ready to give up on the dream of casting a vote for a female president.



55 percent of married men will never vote for her. Both misogyny and racism are still breathing in America, but maybe this election will put both on life support.

I could certainly deal with McCain getting the GOP nod... I'm pretty happy about this.

I wonder what Edwards' support will look like after tonight. Clearly he isn't going anywhere so will he drop out? Will his support go mainly to Obama?

Hillary continues to prevail in NH with 50 percent of the vote in. So much for all these predictions of her demise...

Hillary in 08'!

So much for all these predictions of her demise...

Yeah, the talk of her dropping out seems very silly at this point

The talk of her being blown out seems very silly at this point.


FDR Dem! I am SO impressed you prefer Hil.

Hillary is the worst choice for the Country(well maybe not the worst)but she's way too devisive. Haven't we had enough of that shit since 1992?

We need someone who is completely different and in no way related to or has the same policies as the a Clinton or Bush.

A whole new direction.

60% in and she's still up two points...

This is pretty amazing given all the polls showing her down 10 points in several polls...

I'm watching Fox News here for the first time in years, and I heard something interesting. Much of John Edwards support comes from Unions... and tonight they're seeing a lot of Hil's support coming from Unions... that may show how his support will fall when he drops out.

why are people voting for her AT ALL ???? my god this nation is so fucked up.

Another familiar lead story is, "It's the economy, stupid!"

And one candidate has some strong familiarity with that issue.


Exit polls still say Obama will win, don't they?

"Is Anna Nichole still dead, Wolf?"

(Best Line of '07!)

But Newt would blow away all of the Dems and the Repubs with ideas and direction and change for the country --for the better..

Yeah, how'd that whole Contract with America pan out? Didn't happen, did it?

btw, Can CNN get any more "we love Obama"?

No, they are the Clinton News Network, haven't you heard?


I keep thinking that the Election Surprise this year will a vid surfacing of Chris Matthews trying to get a room with Obama.

I'm watching Fox News here for the first time in years, and I heard something interesting. Much of John Edwards support comes from Unions... and tonight they're seeing a lot of Hil's support coming from Unions... that may show how his support will fall when he drops out.

Posted by Rob_The_A_Hole


Edwards is not on the Michigan ballot, haha! What a dumbass considering it is such a unionized state.

Obama would have also benefited from being in Michigan, but he chose to campaign for prez of IA and NH instead.

Oh lord! Edwards again with his same depressing speech, I bet it's word by word the same depressing speech he gave in Iowa.

btw, Can CNN get any more "we love Obama"?

Posted by northguy3


Well, CNN loves Obama and Murdoch love Hillary. Hillary is Rupert's choice for the White House. He must be happy today.

Oh lord! Edwards again with his same depressing speech

Obviously you have to go with what works... lol.

"Obviously you have to go with what works... lol."

But that's precisely the point, it's not working.

Rob, after reviewing your last few posts; I have to ask, did the Dr. up your tranquilizers?

What's up with the new nice guy persona?

WHERE THE HELL IS WOBBIE??!!?!?!

But that's precisely the point, it's not working.

Posted by member2586


Sorry my sarcasm apparently came poorly across

ACCORDING TO FOXNEWS THE AP JUST CALLED THIS RACE FOR HILLARY...

My money is still on Hillary to be the next president. She's the establishment's choice. I don't know of one case where newcomers upset the status quo.

During her Senate years, Hillary spent a lot of time raising money for others. Now it's time to collect. That's how you get to the White House.

The AP just called the race for Clinton.

Kinda early, maybe.

How does this sound? Obama/Edwards?

Here's a frightening pairing: McCain/Guiliani.

WHERE THE HELL IS WOBBIE??!!?!?!

Posted by briwo


I guess New Hampshire didn't like the idea of paying reperations...

Damnit. The race isn't over yet for the Democrats. Now people have more reason to follow the campaign and visit the Retort.

Or maybe the talking head pundits aren't ready to admit what tools they are.

Here's a frightening pairing: McCain/Guiliani

I was just going to say that they should pair up now and dominate the rest of the primaries. They could then focus on trashing hillary and obama (which honestly isn't going to be that hard in the case of obama).

MSNBC also called it for Hillary

Right on, Rogers. This is great news for the Dem Party and for America no matter who wins.

OK, fer the Ol' DR, too!

Corky must be very happy.

Who's the Comeback Kid?

pretend to cry to get votes...

very presidential.

Can't wait to see her next presidential campaign of deciding between pads or tampons...

Hillary/Obama?

Obama/Hillary?

McCain/Romney?

Romney/McCain?

Who's the Comeback Kid?


Posted by Corky


John McCain by far...

Tampons, less chaffing when you're running from an assasination attempt.

'S'not about me, Bowa, but I think we'll have a better candidate no matter which one it is because we'll have a close race.

But I want to have it ALL!


Clinton/Obama '08!!

16 Years in the Presidency

John McCain by far...

For Sure..

Murphy

OK, maybe only 12!

Clinton/Obama '08!!

Please, please, please run with this ticket...

Oh sweet Jesus... if this would only happen...

I'm going on the record right now. Electing Hillary President will be only compounding the mistake some of us made with Chimpy.

All that crap has gotta go. Flush the fuckers out and get some fresh blood in there.

FOX and CNN have not called it yet.

FF BRI!

Armoured Pantsuits, Inc.

Obama/Edwards

Obama making his way to the podium... this will be interesting...

FOX and CNN have not called it yet.

Posted by Bowa


Fox just did...

This is going to be an interesting election.
I haven't decided yet, not even close. I've only decided who I'm not going to vote for.

The AP called it--

And Hillary won't pick Obama--I honestly don't think they can repair the words they have exchanged. And no one will pick Hillary.

She will pick Wesley--did you see him next to Alldull during the speech in Iowa? Yeah real changing going on..Of course, Wes looked really poorly--lost weight or something..

Here's Obama--and he has a 12 point lead over Hillary in SC..

Should be interesting..

Murphy

"Who's the Comeback Kid?"

McCain.

Watching Obama now.

Women/The Economy/Dems

And some NH'ers who don't like the media electing our Presidents for us.

Don't get "change" in a Convention drinking game or you're toast.

And for facts--NH has picked the eventual party nominee as follows:

Republicans 76%

Democrats 57%

Murphy

100 years McCain and neo-lib Hillary.


Sweet delicious wars. I want us to stay in Iraq for a thousand years. Hopefully one day my kids can die in a Middle-East shithole for nothing.

Nothing quite like some sweet Iraqi-American ceviche.

'S'not about me, Bowa, but I think we'll have a better candidate no matter which one it is because we'll have a close race.

Of course you do.

But I have to say I'm stunned that Hillary won.

Watching Obama now.

Posted by briwo


All this guy does is talk... he says "change" as often as Rudy brings up 9/11... gets annoying.

Also, is there anyone supporting him old enough to grow a beard?

Nooo, that wasn't scripted

LMAO... as soon as I hit publish the crowd erupts into "We want change."

douchechills...

Don't get "change" in a Convention drinking game or you're toast.

Posted by briwo


Holy crap... LOL! You'd be dead less then 2 minutes into an Obama speech...

Hillary/McCain

Hillary/McCain

Posted by briwo


Campaign slogan: Vote Team Sexy '08

OOOOO, shot at Rudy!

Campaign slogan: Vote Team Sexy '08

I was gonna say Vote Team Big Head '08.

OOOOO, shot at Rudy!

Why would he bother at this point?

Wait until Hillary starts critiziing Obama for his liberal voting record in Illinois. It's really liberal--

What's he going to do about the recession and the fed printing money and the deficit and the debt????

He just says we'll change it !! Great answer. The mob is fickle and we'll have to wait and see.


Murphy

Holy crap... LOL! You'd be dead less then 2 minutes into an Obama speech...

Obama's victory speech in Iowa was one of the best speeches I've ever heard -- that's a tough act for him to follow.

OOOOO, shot at Rudy!

Posted by briwo


I had to step away, what did he say about Rudy?

Oh uh... he's turning into "Pulpit Preacher" Obama here... "Yes we can." Uh, no... you cannot.

The "yes we can" and "promised land" stuff seems like a transparent attempt by Obama to connect himself directly to ML King.

He said: We will not exploit the terror of 9/11 for votes.

Or something like that.

I'm kinda buzzed.

First words of the song as he left the podium:

"Like a fool I went and stayed too long."

Yup.

Bowa: agreed, and did you catch the JFK reference?

The "yes we can" and "promised land" stuff seems like a transparent attempt by Obama to connect himself directly to ML King.

Posted by Bowa


I thought the same thing... and it was kind of embarassing.

Some dude talking on H&C just said 17% of GOPers and 19% of dems made up their minds at the polls and that's what gave hillary the win.

Rob, if that's true that doesn't bode well for Obama.

I WANNA hear the first TV pundit to say,

"Ladies and gentlemen, we obviously had no clue at all about anything we were saying about this race.

Please ignore any future comments we might have.

Thank you."

I hope McCain enjoys tonight's 15 minutes of fam
because he's history the minute he hits South Carolina.

Rob, if that's true that doesn't bode well for Obama.

Posted by briwo


Agreed...

Oh here comes ol' nails on chalkboard voice to the podium...

She must love it in the dumper or can suck a mans eyeballs through his cock for Bill to stay with this mess...

Well NH went for experience versus change.

And Hillary was the hostess with the least..for 8 years and is not experienced. But the Dems won't pick Richardson--so there ya go..

Now we have to listen to --oh wait --is she going to cry again!? This is so scripted.. uggghhhh!

Murphy

fam = fame

The "yes we can" and "promised land" stuff seems like a transparent attempt by Obama to connect himself directly to ML King.

As the first black American with a real chance to win the presidency, he is connected directly to MLK.

I like the sweep of Obama's rhetoric. It's Reaganesque.

This makes SC even more fun.

She's gonna fucking cry again...

Bowa: agreed, and did you catch the JFK reference?

Missed that...but I sort of glazed over when he got into sounding too much like a preacher.

I give up about trying to make any predictions for either party at this point -- this race is crazy -- seems like anything can happen now.

Glad I'm not watching anymore.

As the first black American with a real chance to win the presidency, he is connected directly to MLK.

I see your point, but I don't see why he was taking his speaking style... tone and rythm seemed identical...

Glad I'm not watching anymore.

Posted by briwo

Not to get all fruity on everyone, but what the fuck is she wearing?

The crowd doesn't know when to cheer here, but Hillary Clinton is warmer than I expected her to ever be after her robotic Senate campaigns. And she appears to have figured out that a backdrop of pale, aged Clinton hacks is not the best decoration for an election night speech.

A tapestry with thistle?

Hill is boring--get peppy or something..


Murphy

She's gonna fucking cry again...

It helped her win New Hamsphire. Whatever works. *tears*

But Newt would blow away all of the Dems and the Repubs with ideas and direction and change for the country --for the better

"Yeah, how'd that whole Contract with America pan out? Didn't happen, did it?"

Sure it did. And it got soundly thrashed. Of the eight main components of the Contract With America, exactly zero became law.

Newt is hoping to duplicate this success across the entire country.

I see your point, but I don't see why he was taking his speaking style... tone and rythm seemed identical...

That's always his style. He builds up to moments where he's on the verge of preaching, then dials