The 2006 American Midterm Election Day Thread

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wait, i didn't dream this?

― a.b. (alanbanana), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:59 (seventeen years ago) link

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― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:01 (seventeen years ago) link

xpost

but none of those 3 were even as nutjob wacky as Alan Keyes

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:01 (seventeen years ago) link

is the press conference archived anywhere yet?

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:03 (seventeen years ago) link

were there any black republican candidates who won? 'cuz there was at least three big ass losses

that link was nothing short of embarassing, the epitome of self-loathing.

― don weiner (don weiner), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:03 (seventeen years ago) link

oh cspan.com

xpost me

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:03 (seventeen years ago) link

So, How Was the Bush Era for You?
I can't help but feel we just saw the end of it.
I kept waiting for Grady Little to come out and pull him away from that podium, but he never came...

hahaha ben domenech otm

― jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:04 (seventeen years ago) link

that link was nothing short of embarassing, the epitome of self-loathing

OTM, don.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:06 (seventeen years ago) link

x-post -- And he ain't alone.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:06 (seventeen years ago) link

http://cache.wonkette.com/assets/resources/2006/11/wikipediagraves.jpg

― jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:08 (seventeen years ago) link

Poppy Bush is shaking his head at Babs saying "I had some doozies, but shit."

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:09 (seventeen years ago) link

Republicans keep their balls in their spines!!!

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:09 (seventeen years ago) link

I wonder how much advice Grand Moff Baker gave the prez. Firing Rumsfeld is the kind of pragmatist decision only he could recommend.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:14 (seventeen years ago) link

THANK U MR BAKER I NEVER REALIZED I COULD JUT FIRE THAT DOUCHE HES ALWAYS SO MEAN TO ME IN MEETINGS

― jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:15 (seventeen years ago) link

omg another bush press conference @ 3 with rummy and the new guy!!!

― jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:17 (seventeen years ago) link

http://scoopsnoodle.com/lix/yay.gif

― jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:17 (seventeen years ago) link

oh man Rummy guaranteed to bring the ROFLZ

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:18 (seventeen years ago) link

http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/homepage/hp11-8-06c.jpg

"Leave me alone, you guys."

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:18 (seventeen years ago) link

in a surprising turn of events, rumsfeld was seen openly swigging from a large silver flask while whipping golf balls at the heads of reporters he didn't like

― kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:19 (seventeen years ago) link

oh man Rummy guaranteed to bring the ROFLZ

haha he'll be on some well where do you draw the line between getting fired and quitting you cant see you cant prove something doesn't exist when you look at it enough its not there you just see spinning pink dots on the horizon see i just blew yr minds right there u weak us press corps i crush u...

― jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:22 (seventeen years ago) link

omg another bush press conference @ 3 with rummy and the new guy!!!

its like christmas 6 weeks early.

― researching ur life (grady), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:23 (seventeen years ago) link

ha scarborogh n friends are trying to talk abt the press conference w/o cracking up

― jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:24 (seventeen years ago) link

"well where do you draw the line between getting fired and quitting you cant see you cant prove something doesn't exist when you look at it enough its not there you just see spinning pink dots on the horizon see i just blew yr minds right there u weak us press corps i crush u..."

hahahaha stop yr killin me!

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:24 (seventeen years ago) link

even buchanon is getting smirky

― jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:24 (seventeen years ago) link

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2006/11/08/world/08rums337.jpg

― Beth S. (Ex Leon), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:25 (seventeen years ago) link

Fox news is not giving up the ROFLS

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 19:27 (seventeen years ago) link

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

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

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 (seventeen years ago) link

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 (seventeen years ago) link

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 (seventeen years ago) link

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

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

oh the lolz.

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

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 (seventeen years ago) link

pearls of wisdom from Tucker Carlson last night

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

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

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

that Tucker Carlson transcript is amazing.

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

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 (seventeen years ago) link

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 (seventeen years ago) link

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 (seventeen years ago) link

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 (seventeen years ago) link

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

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

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

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

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

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

http://crymoregop.ytmnd.com/

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

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 (seventeen years ago) link

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 (seventeen years ago) link

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 (seventeen years ago) link

McCain, praising the change in DoD calling for bipartisanship yadayada

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

wait, a FRENCH guy said that???

I think the self-unawareness is part of the charm

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

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 (seventeen years ago) link

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