The 2006 American Midterm Election Day Thread

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This is such a cave-in.

QUESTION TIME.

Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:10 (seventeen years ago) link

Red & Blue to Unite in cooperation

DJ Martian (djmartian), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:10 (seventeen years ago) link

Bush NOBODY BELIEVES YOU ANY MORE

dar1a g (daria g), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:10 (seventeen years ago) link

What's up with Bush's cadence in this speech? It's just a series of statements delivered one after another the exact same way. He sounds like a disgruntled eighth grader in speech class.

BrianB (BrianB), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:10 (seventeen years ago) link

"AMERICA WILL ALWAYS SUPPORT YOU without coffin photos"

Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:10 (seventeen years ago) link

Oh what a crazy two years this will be.

Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:10 (seventeen years ago) link

BLACK AND WHITE UNITE

dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:10 (seventeen years ago) link

DO NOT BE JOYFUL

stet (stet), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:11 (seventeen years ago) link

He sounds so defensive! This is ace.

stet (stet), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:11 (seventeen years ago) link

(Is Bush back on the wacky dust?)

Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:11 (seventeen years ago) link

NRO barely saying anything. I suspect they're drinking hard.

Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:11 (seventeen years ago) link

AGGIES! AGGIES IN THE PENTAGON!

kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:11 (seventeen years ago) link

Bob gates brings respect and managerial experience.

Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:11 (seventeen years ago) link

This is immensely more satisfying than a Grammy thread, if not as funny.

Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:12 (seventeen years ago) link

This guy fuckin' snorted a line before getting in front of the podium.

Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:12 (seventeen years ago) link

!?!?!!?!

Okay, I'm slackjawed.

Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:12 (seventeen years ago) link

i fired rumsfeld cause my dad n his friends are in charge now, so can i go?

jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:12 (seventeen years ago) link

he sounds totally defensive, his inflection is all exasperation. He's trying to concede defeat without conceding anything (a la troop drawdowns) and can't quite figure out how to do it.

Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:12 (seventeen years ago) link

The 'staying on' response -- W. T. F.

Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:12 (seventeen years ago) link

(Is Bush back on the wacky dust?)

No, he'd be displaying some degree of confidence then.

dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:13 (seventeen years ago) link

did Bush just basically say "I lied about Rum because..."

Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:13 (seventeen years ago) link

Bush is "assessing all the time... by myself" HAHAHAHAHA

Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:13 (seventeen years ago) link

there's a lot of constant assessing and assessment going on

Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:13 (seventeen years ago) link

wait so he just admitted to lying abt rumsfeld last week? this is not the bush i know and love.

jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:13 (seventeen years ago) link

My God...won't someone think of The Daily Show?

Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:13 (seventeen years ago) link

"I thought we were going to do fine yesterday... shows what I know"

dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:13 (seventeen years ago) link

"I've never met Gates. He'll make a fine DoD."


FRESH EYES!!!

Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:13 (seventeen years ago) link

He doesn't appear to have a clue what to say. It's really embarrassing to watch.

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:14 (seventeen years ago) link

The Daily Show is fucked. From the reports you guys are giving, how can the Daily Show top this?

gwynywdd dwnyt fyrwr byychydd gww (donut), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:14 (seventeen years ago) link

Number one on YouTube in a few minutes.

Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:14 (seventeen years ago) link

this is FUNNIER than the Daily Show!!!!!!

Curt1s St3ph3ns, Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:15 (seventeen years ago) link

squirm Dubya squirm

Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:15 (seventeen years ago) link

OH YOUTUBE I WILL LOVE U TONIGHT

gwynywdd dwnyt fyrwr byychydd gww (donut), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:15 (seventeen years ago) link

haha xxpost

Curt1s St3ph3ns, Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:15 (seventeen years ago) link

Jon Stewart should just run this in its full length, smirk and sign off.

Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:15 (seventeen years ago) link

SO fucked.

Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:15 (seventeen years ago) link

Has he just admitted the Republican party lost out because they're "unethical"?

dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:16 (seventeen years ago) link

"ARE YOU FUCKIN' LISTENING TO ME, DAVID?"

Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:16 (seventeen years ago) link

people voted Democrat because "they wanted their congressmen to be honest and ethical" xxpost

Curt1s St3ph3ns, Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:16 (seventeen years ago) link

both americans want a victory

Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:16 (seventeen years ago) link

"STAY THE COURSE!" Yay!

Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:16 (seventeen years ago) link

"My attitude was stay the course. It means do the job – er, the tactics. Er, fuck it."

Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:16 (seventeen years ago) link

YAY, WE ARE 'STAY THE COURSE AGAIN'

Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:16 (seventeen years ago) link

"My point is that while we are adjusting we will continue to adjust... we are constantly adjusting." (nb: I do this with my balls!)

rems (x Jeremy), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:16 (seventeen years ago) link

james baker is abt to appear and drag bush out b the ear

jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:16 (seventeen years ago) link

Has Dubya been watching The Office ?

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:16 (seventeen years ago) link

"Stay the course" doesn't mean "stay the course" silly, listen when I talk!

dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:16 (seventeen years ago) link

oh Jon will just rub his nipples on camera for like 10 minutes.

Stephen will probably be hiding under his desk.

kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:16 (seventeen years ago) link

the more and more people refer to it, its looking like this Baker-Hamilton Commission thing is going to be used as cover for troop withdrawals ("declare victory and run" scenario)

Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:17 (seventeen years ago) link

"Somehow it seeped into their conscience that my attitude was 'stay the course.'"

BrianB (BrianB), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:17 (seventeen years ago) link


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