2008 Primaries Thread

Actually, I was quoting what McCain said just now.

(About Putin, not gabbnebb.)

roxxxzakkk seems a little light on reading comprehension - i regard hersheys as more edible kitsch than food (i prefer lindt excellence dark) and krackel is the kitschiest.

Edible kitsch!

see also: gnawing on a gnarden gnome

http://schools.bcps.org/schools/chs/catonsville/history/images/edible-shoe.jpg

if hillary ends up winning the nomination, it's going to be quite interesting to see gabb's contortions to justify his support for her nomination.

In his autobio, Michael Medved, the right wing film critic, has a mildly creepy section devoted to his Yale friendship with Hillary, who he was obviously in lurve with. He describes her as the nicest, warmest, smartest girl in the world, who stays up all night comforting him when he feels depressed--and then Slick Willy shows up and sweeps her off her feet.

Good lord, that's a vision I didn't need.

he wanted to give her his vast, right-wing (CENSORED)

the mind boggles at the historical implications of it all if this coupling HAD actually come to pass ...

SO NOT GONNA HAPPEN indeed ...

http://www.fraterslibertas.com/Images/Radio/medvedralphie.jpg

if hillary ends up winning the nomination, it's going to be quite interesting to see gabb's contortions to justify his support for her nomination.

dude, no contortions of any kind are required. this is all about who i think has the best chance of winning. i've admitted a) i could be wrong about that, and b) i like hil just fine and am happy to support her (probably happier than i would to support edwards, but obviously not as happy to support O).

get that mo-ron off m thread, xp

Breaking News 7:01 PM ET:
A.P. and Television Networks Project Obama as Winner in South Carolina

CNN: a "strong" win; unable to project 2nd place (probably to keep people watching, but who knows?)

Edwards "running third"

Second place -- 'decline to state'

hurrrrraahhhhh

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/01/26/exit-polls-bill-clintons-effect/

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Barack Obama routed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the racially-charged South Carolina primary Saturday night, regaining campaign momentum in the prelude to a Feb. 5 coast-to-coast competition for more than 1,600 Democratic National Convention delegates.

Former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina was running third, a sharp setback in the state where he was born and scored a primary victory in his first presidential campaign four years ago.

The Associated Press made its call based on surveys of voters as they left the polls.

About half the voters were black, according to polling place interviews, and four out of five of them supported Obama. Black women turned out in particularly large numbers. Obama, the first-term Illinois senator, got a quarter of the white vote while Clinton and Edwards split the rest.

why do they gotta go with "racially-charged"? can't they just say "hotly contested" or something. idiots.

Ah, the news media--they didn't say anything until voting was over, and the moment it was they projected a winner based on exit polls. Good try guys!

Ah, the news media--they didn't say anything until voting was over, and the moment it was they projected a winner based on exit polls. Good try guys!

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Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida will endorse John McCain

One more ...

CNN and MSNBC are projecting that Hillary Rodham Clinton will come in second; John Edwards will be third.

lolz @ Obama's dig at Strom Thurmond - best zinger of his speech

Good speech.

Reagan zinger also funny

http://www.dudehisattva.com/coulterobama.jpg

THERE'S ALWAYS SAMOA!!!!

"Shortly after the polls closed, Mrs. Clinton flew to Tennessee to hold a campaign rally as she looked ahead to the next round of contests. Her concession came in the form of a brief statement: “We now turn our attention to the millions of Americans who will make their voices heard in Florida and the 22 states, as well as American Samoa, who will vote on Feb. 5.”

yeah, right, obama is gonna CREAM her in samoa.

Meanwhile, . . . ughhhhh . . .. This could kill Mittmentum in Florida.

No racial politics here.

Okay, once again, no racial politics here, right?

I really like Bill Clinton, but this is a bit much. . .

Barack Hussein Obama is actually an anagram for American Samoa

Ok, but it really is an anagram for "American Saboa Bush K"

Americkcan Bossa Hub

I heard Obama's victory speech was very impressive. Anyone have a video link to it? YouTube doesn't have it posted yet.

2:1

Hillary: BARACK IS TALKING TO ME, AND I AM NOT LISTENING!!!! LA-LA-LA!!!

Edwards: I'm just thrilled to come in third!

Speech.

1. go here - http://www.c-span.org/videoarchives.asp?CatCodePairs=,
2. scroll down and click on the hillary speech
3. wait for the 'quiet' shtick to start (or the quiet-loud-quiet-loud shtick - she must be one of these emos you hear so much about)
4. see how much you can get through before you turn it off

Requisite "Homegirl Should Put Obama in His Place" HRC Friend: maybe i'm just cynical and not receptive to the whole obama inspirational thing...but i think we need a leader who can more than lead a pep rally

obv conflating the ability to lead a pep rally with only having the ability to lead a pep rally is a pretty absurd leap

Caroline Kennedy endorses Obama - http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/opinion/27kennedy.html?_r=1&ref=opinion&oref=slogin

this is probably stupid, but i had a minor euphoric moment this evening. and maybe it's shallow optimism, but damn, despite all the crap that's hosed up with the country right now, here is something bright and good. something actually changing for the better.

.. i just realized that we're freaking out and fighting over whether to elect a black man or a woman as our president.

dude guys... synchronize bongs and chug beers at will.
m.

"dude guys" = a++++