Confidence Man
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No one cares if he's right or not, as long as he's reinforcing what his audience wants to believe. That's why people like him exist in the political sphere.
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United States Election: Nov 6, 2012 |OT| - Barack Obama Re-elected
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No one cares if he's right or not, as long as he's reinforcing what his audience wants to believe. That's why people like him exist in the political sphere.
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
nvr 4get
Dick indeed
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oh wow so Obama got the popular vote as well by quite a bit.
well that's decisive!
well that's decisive!
SteveWinwood
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weekend_warrior
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Battersea Power Station
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Doesn't really matter to True Believers. My dad, for example, thinks that it's because Dems come in after Republicans to reap their economic benefits...
As for TV, who won in coverage?
CNN was acting dumb as usual.
PBS - iffy.
ABC? - Drunk Diane Saywer. Nuff said.
Fox National TV - Ok, Rove star with his gaffes.
Fox News Cable - I dont know whats gaf's love of crazy chicks. Tears a Plenty Though. What happened to the Theme Song though - sounded poor as shit.
NBC National - 2008 GFX looked way more High End Than this years. why keep it 4:3 safe NBC? its silly. The FNIA set they used the last several years keeps getting bigger. Chuck (No Longer God) Todd was ok - funny comments on the weed...
MSNBC (Soon to be NBC News Network) Fox for the left but strangly lowkey.
CBS: Needed Charlie here - John Dickerson isnt a live action guy. Pelley was a bit nevrous but they kept it the vest and it worked for them. Next time use EVERYBODY. Theme Song best but GFX were nowhere to be found. *Winner by good long country mile*
CNN was acting dumb as usual.
PBS - iffy.
ABC? - Drunk Diane Saywer. Nuff said.
Fox National TV - Ok, Rove star with his gaffes.
Fox News Cable - I dont know whats gaf's love of crazy chicks. Tears a Plenty Though. What happened to the Theme Song though - sounded poor as shit.
NBC National - 2008 GFX looked way more High End Than this years. why keep it 4:3 safe NBC? its silly. The FNIA set they used the last several years keeps getting bigger. Chuck (No Longer God) Todd was ok - funny comments on the weed...
MSNBC (Soon to be NBC News Network) Fox for the left but strangly lowkey.
CBS: Needed Charlie here - John Dickerson isnt a live action guy. Pelley was a bit nevrous but they kept it the vest and it worked for them. Next time use EVERYBODY. Theme Song best but GFX were nowhere to be found. *Winner by good long country mile*
As investors bailed out of stocks, they shifted into safer havens, like U.S. Treasuries, pushing the yield on the 10-year note down to 1.63% from 1.74% late Tuesday.
Nah, I'd know it as the state that elected Jesse "Conspiracy Theory" Ventura.
Rich folk: OH FUCK NO TAX CUTS. Cya suckers!
Gonna start digging holes in my yard. Fuck
Gary Whitta
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Todd Kincannon is the guy who said that Romney would win because liberals are feckless trash too lazy to stand in a long election line. How'd that work out?
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Has PD popped in yet? Or did he take the night off?
Link
The Autumn Wind
CNN just did the same. Big win.
HerbertFish
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Markets getting absolutely crushed today.
SteveWinwood
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Jim Graves just conceded.
Well I knew not everything this election would go right.
Well I knew not everything this election would go right.
http://www.dickmorris.com/why-i-was-wrong/
"I completely and utterly fucked up by expecting the lazy poors to stay home, but they didn't! Minorities overwhelmingly supported the president. Therefore, the most important factor was....Chris Christie and the hurricane. Yup."
Jason's Ultimatum
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It's because of Germany. Not Obama.
Steve Youngblood
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CNNMoney said:
The same fiscal cliff that he would have had to deal with if he lost?
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
Alligatorjandro
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Bachmann won?
For shame.
For shame.
Nothing to do with Obama.
Hahahaha, oh man. Quality reporting.
Interfectum
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Knee jerk reactions from investors and easy headline fodder for the media. Not sure what else there is to see here.
I love that CNN graph too... they made it look so dramatic. lol
I love that CNN graph too... they made it look so dramatic. lol
HerbertFish
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And the elections. and Apple didn't help.
I'm going to post this here as well.
As a Romney supporter, or rather as a Republican since I have never been that enthused over Romney in the first place, this election says a great deal to me. I had said all along that this year would be the year that the majority of the population would indicate which direction the country would go in for the foreseable future. The differences between the two sides were even more vast than usual. I feel that this will now become the norm and it will continue to skew more and more to the left on almost all issues - fiscal, social, and even on foreign affairs. The makeup of the country, the electorate as a whole, is changing and morphing to the point where it is going to become harder and harder for conservative Republicans to win as we go forward from here on out.
I'm going to post this here as well.
One of two things will now happen over the next four years, and I'm not sheding any new light on it. I fullly expect Obama to try to push through as many things on his plate as possible, which is what he should at least try to do as president. Either the Republicans will put up even more of a wall to prevent it or they will try to purposely skew more to the center in hopes of showing a growing center and left of center public that they are still an option in 2014 and ultimately 2016.
I think Repubicans can still win, and I believe they will in 2016, but they will no longer be able to run campaigns as they have been doing. They are going to be forced to change, and with Romney likely being the final option of that generation, I expect to see that. They will not be able to run on repealing certain things that Obama has and will likely pass over the next four years. My money is still on Chris Christie for 2016, but it's going to be a whole new ballgame now.
No tears, no crying from me since I predicted an Obama win by a fairly large margin. I'm just saying, as a Republican, I recognize all of this and more people leaning my way need to wake up and realize it as well.
This country, it is a changin'.
As a Romney supporter, or rather as a Republican since I have never been that enthused over Romney in the first place, this election says a great deal to me. I had said all along that this year would be the year that the majority of the population would indicate which direction the country would go in for the foreseable future. The differences between the two sides were even more vast than usual. I feel that this will now become the norm and it will continue to skew more and more to the left on almost all issues - fiscal, social, and even on foreign affairs. The makeup of the country, the electorate as a whole, is changing and morphing to the point where it is going to become harder and harder for conservative Republicans to win as we go forward from here on out.
I'm going to post this here as well.
One of two things will now happen over the next four years, and I'm not sheding any new light on it. I fullly expect Obama to try to push through as many things on his plate as possible, which is what he should at least try to do as president. Either the Republicans will put up even more of a wall to prevent it or they will try to purposely skew more to the center in hopes of showing a growing center and left of center public that they are still an option in 2014 and ultimately 2016.
I think Repubicans can still win, and I believe they will in 2016, but they will no longer be able to run campaigns as they have been doing. They are going to be forced to change, and with Romney likely being the final option of that generation, I expect to see that. They will not be able to run on repealing certain things that Obama has and will likely pass over the next four years. My money is still on Chris Christie for 2016, but it's going to be a whole new ballgame now.
No tears, no crying from me since I predicted an Obama win by a fairly large margin. I'm just saying, as a Republican, I recognize all of this and more people leaning my way need to wake up and realize it as well.
This country, it is a changin'.
would have been sweet if she lost. Do her voters really buy her Muslim Brotherhood drivel ?
Investors are rightly worried that the way Obama would deal with it will be more harmful to their profit margins than the way Romney would deal with it.
Which is fine, the DOW at 13,000 doesn't represent the state of the economy anyway.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
GOOD MORNING! Aaaaah, tastes good!
So many great moments last night, but my favorite has to be watching Karl Rove's face melt on FOX News as the poll counters opened the ark in Ohio. So much denial.
Also, Dick Morris LOLZ
Nice!!
On a side note: Romney is almost at 47.9% he is .3% away from getting that magic number
SteveWinwood
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She got a shitton of money early on when she was "considering" running for president. Also there was a redistricting that gave her even more republican (crazy german catholics that moved from South Dakota) voters. And she was the incumbent. There were a lot of factors for her.
Ignatz Mouse
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Nicely said, and I hope you are right.
A more moderate GOP would offer some refreshing alternatives.
Steve Youngblood
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I get speculation and kneejerk hyperbole about the long-term implications of fiscal policy. But in regards to the current fiscal cliff? That rich-person-hating, socialist Obama was going to be addressing it even if he lost, as this particular "crisis" has to be addressed before the beginning of next year. Romney wasn't going to be dealing with it regardless.
TheContact
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that's not Obama's fault, that's conservative idiots on Wall street who REALLY don't care about the Country, and proves they ONLY care about money.
Hills would be a lock in the primary, but I am more interested in who the GOP decides to put up (and if they act like a bunch of tantrum throwing children).
"Yesterday sucked! Today sucks!" - Glenn Beck #republicantears
You didn't brew that.
GOOD MORNING! Aaaaah, tastes good!
You didn't brew that.
HerbertFish
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I really think Hillary would get crushed. She had high unlikable numbers to begin with iirc. That won't change. Doubt she would survive the primaries.
Benghazi is another black eye for her. Be hard to run when that's an easy talking point for the opposition. She's been seemingly out of the campaign picture the last couple months for this reason.
HerbertFish
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Jesus, this is stupid. That last part especially.
theviolenthero
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March 9, 2009 Dow Jones average:
6507.04
November 7, 2012 Dow Jones average (as of 8:22am pst)
12,932.12
Steve Youngblood
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I don't think she's as unlikable as the people who don't like her would have you believe. And Benghazi is practically a non-issue now. It certainly won't matter in three years.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Xdrive05
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I am insulted Washington is listed first in the thread title, considering Colorado legalized it first.
Which is actually what Hunter Thompson would be saying right now too.
I H8 Memes
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Great night overall, but disappointed to see that Michelle Bachman won her re-election. Probably the only way we will be able to get rid of her will be to drop a house on her. Can't believe that idiot is on the intelligence committee.
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