The 2006 American Midterm Election Day Thread

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Please to photoshop one-teared bald eagle into flaggy corner.

― suzy (suzy), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:29 (nineteen years ago)

another bush press conference @ 3

Now see, he's pushing it. Leave em wanting more.

"Rummy, STUFF HAPPENS"

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:37 (nineteen years ago)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/edwardiii/rumsfeld_elk.jpg

I'm just gonna post this every 50 messages.

― Edward III (edward iii), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:41 (nineteen years ago)

Bush actually did pretty well, I think. Fairly articulate, though still flailing about trying to cover his ass and spin the losses at points. He was right to smack down the reporter who asked him to explain the comments made two days ago about Rumsfeld staying on about forty-five seconds after he'd already explained himself. His justifications (hadn't met w/ people, made final decision, not wanting to announce it right before election) were valid.

He may have some surprises up his sleeve for possibly Schwarzeneggerification of last two years of his presidency, but I guess we'll see.

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:42 (nineteen years ago)

Tim, this is neither an R.E.M. nor Beatles thread.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:43 (nineteen years ago)

oh the lolz.

― researching ur life (grady), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:43 (nineteen years ago)

He has no surprises. He has no reason for living anymore - already "showed up his daddy" (two terms, captured Saddam = I R THE BESTEST take that Daddy who never believed in me), and there's no more elections for him to win. He's lost, adrift, a rudderless boat.

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:44 (nineteen years ago)

pearls of wisdom from Tucker Carlson last night

― kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:45 (nineteen years ago)

All that's left is for him to personaly shoot clinton in the face.

― researching ur life (grady), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:47 (nineteen years ago)

that Tucker Carlson transcript is amazing.

― researching ur life (grady), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:49 (nineteen years ago)

bye bye, Hastert

Rep. John Boehner (news, bio, voting record) of Ohio, currently the majority leader, is expected to run for leader, and Rep. Mike Pence (news, bio, voting record) of Indiana announced during the day he also will seek the post. Joe Barton of Texas has signaled he may join the field.

― kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:52 (nineteen years ago)

It was a riot of exampleless assertions, vague generalizations, and opinions masquerading as some kind of poor man's version of a David Brooks cultural critique.

Poor man's David Brooks??? Thats liked watering down sugarless kool aid.

― deej.. (deej..), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:52 (nineteen years ago)

All that's left is for him to personaly shoot clinton in the face.

― gwynywdd dwnyt fyrwr byychydd gww (donut), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:56 (nineteen years ago)

that Tucker Carlson transcript is amazing.

yeah i he seems to be trying to shift himself from party hack to some sort of meta-pundit to save his career. i saw him reporting from lebanese beach a couple months ago ponderously intoning abt how things can always get worse as if the is was some sort of deep lesson he had learned from iraq that he's going to share with us now.

― jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:58 (nineteen years ago)

John McCain Statement coming up at 3pm eastern (now)

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:59 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/08/vote.world.reax.ap/index.html

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:59 (nineteen years ago)

Seriously... did the Right have it this good in 1994?

― researching ur life (grady), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 20:00 (nineteen years ago)

http://crymoregop.ytmnd.com/

― milo z (mlp), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 20:01 (nineteen years ago)

One Frenchman, teacher Jean-Pierre Charpemtrat, 53, said it was about time U.S. voters figured out what much of the rest of the world already knew. "Americans are realizing that you can't found the politics of a country on patriotic passion and reflexes."

wait, a FRENCH guy said that???

― and what (ooo), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 20:01 (nineteen years ago)

Fave freakout quote from Atlas Shrugs

But let's not kid ourselves. The American people have been clubbed to death like baby seals by a drive by, jihad loving media and it took its toll. Years and years of lies and propaganda had its effect.

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 20:02 (nineteen years ago)

In Sri Lanka, some said they hoped the rebuke would force Bush to abandon a unilateral approach to global issues.

yeah, it's stuff like this that trips me out; the idea that other people are watching the live CNN Intl feeds and slavering over them minute-by-minute as much as we are here. (or even moreso, in some cases)

― kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 20:05 (nineteen years ago)

McCain, praising the change in DoD calling for bipartisanship yadayada

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 20:09 (nineteen years ago)

wait, a FRENCH guy said that???

I think the self-unawareness is part of the charm

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 20:16 (nineteen years ago)

McCain kind of waffled about Iraq's effect on the elections: first he said he had no doubt it was the major cause of lost Republican seats, but then he pointed to corruption as being a bigger cause. like there's no chance it could be both?

― horseshoe (horseshoe), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 20:16 (nineteen years ago)

it depended on the race

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 20:19 (nineteen years ago)

Linked from the Atlas Shrugs post: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1734672/posts

― Fleischhutliebe! like a warm, furry meatloaf (Fluffy Bear Hearts Rainbows), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 20:20 (nineteen years ago)

From the comments on that freeper post:

Conservatism is dead until we destroy the MSM.

― Fleischhutliebe! like a warm, furry meatloaf (Fluffy Bear Hearts Rainbows), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 20:21 (nineteen years ago)

what is the MSM?

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 20:23 (nineteen years ago)

Main Stream Media. Whee.

Press conference transcript is up.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 20:24 (nineteen years ago)

Rumsfeld/Bush/Gates press conference about to begin.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 20:26 (nineteen years ago)

And in the Oval Office at that. How very presidential.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 20:26 (nineteen years ago)

I love all the behind the scenes stage-managing BS here.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 20:27 (nineteen years ago)

WHERE IS VIDEO OF BUSH-BOT

PLEASE, SOMEBODY

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 20:27 (nineteen years ago)

Bush bot live here

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 20:28 (nineteen years ago)

earlier press conference here but the server seems to be overloaded, hey soon that will be your problem.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 20:30 (nineteen years ago)

i need to see this

― gbx (skowly), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 20:35 (nineteen years ago)

lol hay guys i just woke up... so who won? someone summarize everything for me

― (9ò_ó)-o Q(^.^Q) (Adrian Langston), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 20:37 (nineteen years ago)

Hacks replaced hacks.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 20:39 (nineteen years ago)

Ade, you're in for a treat!

― horseshoe (horseshoe), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 20:39 (nineteen years ago)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/edwardiii/rumsfeld_elk.jpg

Never forget.

― Edward III (edward iii), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 20:59 (nineteen years ago)

wow, i am! lmao rumsfeld.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/alanapost/udid.jpg

― (9ò_ó)-o Q(^.^Q) (Adrian Langston), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 21:07 (nineteen years ago)

Earlier "assessment" laffer:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/11/20061108-2.html

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 21:09 (nineteen years ago)

ok, this is puerile but this dKos comment totally cracked me up

― dar1a g (daria g), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 21:11 (nineteen years ago)

people on tv saying bush seized the newscycle by offing rumsfeld - but like really doesn't it just emphasize how much he got his ass handed.

― jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 21:14 (nineteen years ago)

CNN has called MT for Tester.

― Edward III (edward iii), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 21:15 (nineteen years ago)

during the bush press conference it did.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 21:16 (nineteen years ago)

Who can pay attention when there's a Bush press conference going on?

― Edward III (edward iii), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 21:16 (nineteen years ago)

It's a dead news cycle anyway, Dems be sleeping.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 21:16 (nineteen years ago)

So can we just say the Dems control the Senate now and be done with it? Does anyone expect any surprises in VA?

― Edward III (edward iii), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 21:18 (nineteen years ago)

IM IN UR CONGRESS

BEATEN UR PERMNENT MAJORTY

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 21:21 (nineteen years ago)

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