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[Halvie]

is this speech online yet?

 

[inner-G]

Chris Matthews & Doris Kearns Goodwin are saying awesome, amazing and inspiring things right now!

Its a new day in America!!

:lol

 

[MickeyKnox]

NYC has been nuts all day, that speech was fucking amazing.

What an amazing moment in time.

 

[besada]

I eagerly await the Day of Long Knives for the Republican party tomorrow. They're already beginning to hurl McCain under the bus and turn on each other. Such sweet, wonderful bliss.

 

[ZeoVGM]

How many gamerpoints is that worth?

338.

 

[D-Pad]

Ouch! :lol :lol

 

[thefit]

It just hit me right now. Free at last , free at last, thank god almighty we are free at last!

*cries*

 

[kairu]

seriously, that speech was amazing.

 

[AniHawk]

Hey CNN, 99% in in NC and IN, with leads for Obama.

Call it.

 

[ghibli99]

I haven't been on GAF all night, but have been glued to the TV. Catharsis is the only way I can describe what I'm feeling right now. This really is going to be one of those moments (in a good way) where decades from now, we'll remember exactly where we were and what we were doing. It feels like it's been an eternity to get here, and today felt like an eternity times ten, but damn, what a great feeling. I'm definitely sleeping well tonight.

And :lol @ that Hillary .gif!

 

[jrricky]

Gaf is easily impressed. But really, everything he said seemed expected? I don't know, I can't put my finger on it. Best way I can describe it is it's watching one of those moves where you already know whats going to happen... So I wasn't wowed at all. I'm not saying it was shitty...

Umm, people are impressed by his deliverance of the speech, the words in the speech are the gravy.

 

[ElectricBlue187]

is this speech online yet?

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/11/05/raw-data-barack-obamas-victory-speech/

 

[-Kees-]

I... I think Indiana is going to Obama. The only districts that haven't reported 100% lean heavily blue.

It is. I'm waiting for Chuck Godd to say those sweet words later tonight.

 

[TheClimaxan]

Okay, PoliGAF, I'm going to bed. It's been ONE HELL OF A night.


To all the PoliGAF regulars: <3 you.

But Dax. NC has yet to be won!

 

[TheClimaxan]

double post !

 

[C.Dark.DN]

why does fox news have puerto rico on it's coverage map?

 

[Danthrax]

speaking of which, isn't such an extraordinary event a good time to grant celebratory pardons to gaffers

FREE DEMI


and yeah, Crushed too, I liked him.

 

[TheClimaxan]

My god. After 8 freedom beverages it's time for bed.

 

[The Frankman]

Chris Matthews & Doris Kearns Goodwin are saying awesome, amazing and inspiring things right now!

Its a new day in America!!

we all can agree...

FREE BJORK!!!

 

[Shiggie]

Tim Russert

So many good people passed this year.

 

[witness]

Holy shit when he said "We will defeat you" =O

Now that is a man you fear.

 

[Marvie_3]

Franken is ahead by some 300 votes right now according to the strib.

I'm going by CNN's current numbers:
Coleman 717,040 43%
Franken 692,166 41%
62% precincts reporting

 

[Ventron]

Most legendary thread in GAF history.

Now lets hope Obama lives up to his promises

Spoiler

unlike a certain Aussie prime minister who shall remain nameless, Kevin Rudd...

 

[RadioHeadAche]

Future son: "Dad, where were you when Obama was elected president?"
Me: "Playing Team Fortress 2, son."

I hope the people playing Resistance 2 will say:


"Killing the Chimeran invasion for America"

 

[Rayven]

 

[MrDaravon]

Good job everyone!

 

[OmniGamer]

Yep! People are going nuts here in Crown Heights, Brooklyn!

Oh wow, we're neighbors...yeah tonight was the standard New Year's routine...don't go near the windows ;-)

 

[Jasoco]

The lady on CBS made an interesting point.

When WAS the last time the president had children in the White House?

I'm so happy. So so happy.

 

[DMczaf]

:bow :bow

 

[Hootie]

So now, PoliGAF, we rabidly discuss and speculate on cabinet positions!

 

[Y2Kev]

Obama is going to take Indiana, Missouri, and Montana. AND north carolina

 

[GhaleonEB]

How's Prop 8 going?

Looks like Franken and Tinklenberg are going to lose. Fucking Minnesota.

 

[typhonsentra]

So are they just not going to bother updating the maps anymore? McCain pretty clearly won Missouri and Obama North Carolina/Indiana as there aren't enough votes left to overturn the current victory margins.

 

[Gruco]

If any one state is impressing me right now, it's Colorado. We're currently up about 9% there, and I'm beginning to think that we've permanently brought this state into the blue state fold. That's a big win.

I was hoping for something similar from Virginia too. Sadly it looks like it'll be a simple 4 pt win. Still, 05, 06 and 08 are three important wins in a row.

The map has expanded though no question about that.

 

[Cloudy]

OMG @ the " Why wait, evict Bush now" sign :lol

 

[camineet]

That's so awesome

 

[speculawyer]

PROP 8?

Bigotry wins, it seems. :-(

Proposition 8 Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Choice Votes %
Yes 1,930,184 54.3%
No 1,622,334 45.7%

18% of precincts reporting

Updated 11/04 9:40PM

 

[Darkman M]

No sleeping for me tonight, What an inspiring speech by Obama tonight is electric all around.

 

[StoOgE]

So, I misssed Poligaf with my election party but, let me just say

 

[Shiggie]

Oh wow, we're neighbors...yeah tonight was the standard New Year's routine...don't go near the windows ;-)

I was hearing gun shots in brownsville here.

 

[Nabs]

 

[Rezbit]

Well from an outsiders (Australian) perspective, I thought that speech was epic! It was very uplifting. It really conveyed the message of "Yes, we just made history, but we're all Americans, and holy shit a lot of things are messed up, but we can change it! WE HAVE HOPE!" I just hope he does better for you guys than our great hope for change Kevin Rudd has done for us!

Anyway, you guys have come a long way, congrats.

 

[yuna55]

He's taking MO. St Louis has 7% to report, and St Louis City has another 50% to report! Not to mention Kansas City another 25% left!

I really hope we pull it out here in Missouri, even if it doesnt matter. The "feeling" here in KCMO is so heavily Obama that its hard for me to even imagine Mccain winning this state. It was insane at the poll.

Same here in St. Louis! How can 175,000 people rally for Obama in MO in 1 fucking day and he not win?! I don't even know how St. Louis is even connected to MO sometimes.

I hope he wins here. He won the whole fucking country, but I want him to win my state. Hasn't MO voted for every candidate that was elected president but 1 in, like, the last 100 years or something crazy?

 

[Y2Kev]

How's Prop 8 going?

Looks like Franken and Tinklenberg are going to lose. Fucking Minnesota.

Don't think enough votes have been counted from the more liberal areas to give you an accurate gauge, but not great on Prop 8 so far. 54/46ish split so far.

Franken

 

[Grug]

Mods can we have a separate specific thread for keeping track of meltdowns?:lol

 

[Particle Physicist]

Going down in flames. :-(

Proposition 8 Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Choice Votes %
Yes 1,930,184 54.3%
No 1,622,334 45.7%

18% of precincts reporting

Updated 11/04 9:40PM

do they just need the majority or at least 60% to pass (like in FL) ?

 

[TreIII]

guys remember back when Hillary said she thought she was the best to win the "crucial" states of Ohio, PA and Florida... and now we're sitting here, and Obama hasn't only won but he CRUSHED the opposition in a super mandate?

good times, good times...

Hey, yeah!

Oh yes, this was a good night for me and my family.

Even though my Aunt and Uncle were in South Carolina (which went red) they had the pride of serving as election worker volunteers from 6AM to close. That did me right proud...

 

[Speevy]

As much as I would have liked for my state to join the party, Georgia wasn't even close.




But I voted for the winner, so it's all good.

 

[Slurpy]

There's so many feelings I have right now.

All I'm gonna say is congratulations. I love you all.

There's no words that can adequately describe tonight. I feel blessed to have witnessed and been a part of it.

 

[AniHawk]

So how's Foxnews handling this?