tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post1146042098154965554..comments2023-11-03T06:44:41.540-04:00Comments on Wednesday whining: Special Edition: Election WhiningUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-26528694953041628022008-11-06T00:37:00.000-05:002008-11-06T00:37:00.000-05:00For the first time in my entire voting career, whi...For the first time in my entire voting career, which started in 1972 when I was 20 years old, EVERY single candidate and every proposition I voted for actually won. WON. I have always felt like a cursed voter, but today I'm floating on air. <BR/><BR/>Daughter, otoh, still sucks.margalithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09782326504951603071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-84096815335984531132008-11-05T23:31:00.000-05:002008-11-05T23:31:00.000-05:00minor itty bitty wee sma whine: Sore feet, sore kn...minor itty bitty wee sma whine: Sore feet, sore knees, sore hips. Flat feet suck.<BR/><BR/>AW: can't keep the smile off my face!Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-17030945578206444092008-11-05T16:09:00.000-05:002008-11-05T16:09:00.000-05:00Anti-whine: the obvious.Whine: I can't wipe this...Anti-whine: the obvious.<BR/>Whine: I can't wipe this smile off my face! (and that's ok.)<BR/><BR/>Seriously, a Prop 8 whine, but anti-whine on the Liddy Dole front. I used to like her...Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03792779327477619787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-40530146815616842382008-11-05T11:35:00.000-05:002008-11-05T11:35:00.000-05:00I'm sad about Judy Feder, too. I talked her up to ...I'm sad about Judy Feder, too. I talked her up to voters every chance I got but she lost as badly as Gilmore in our county.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-23035992635897336862008-11-05T09:53:00.000-05:002008-11-05T09:53:00.000-05:00I'm sad about Prop 8, also. But The Onion is cheer...I'm sad about Prop 8, also. <BR/><BR/>But The Onion is cheering me up. "Black Man Given Nation's Worst Job." Laughing and laughing.Madeleinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05389653184198589623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-14140417707598080752008-11-05T09:29:00.000-05:002008-11-05T09:29:00.000-05:00I'm awfully sad about Prop 8. And some of the peo...I'm awfully sad about Prop 8. And some of the people I was rooting for -- Judy Feder, Dennis Shulman -- lost. But all in all, I'm pretty happy.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09640027981607230423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-44158098690149634102008-11-05T01:02:00.000-05:002008-11-05T01:02:00.000-05:00My whine is that I have to go to bed before I keel...My whine is that I have to go to bed before I keel over in mid-step, and I don't want this night to end.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09640027981607230423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-10835103290215734012008-11-05T00:07:00.000-05:002008-11-05T00:07:00.000-05:00yes we can.yes we can.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-14027215616383290132008-11-05T00:04:00.000-05:002008-11-05T00:04:00.000-05:00AW most massive.The precinct I captained, the dist...AW most massive.<BR/><BR/>The precinct I captained, the district my husband represents, the county I live in, the state I live in, the country I live in elected the candidate I worked for...<BR/><BR/>I hope that we can all be one nation. I think we can.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-92085442515334192782008-11-04T23:34:00.000-05:002008-11-04T23:34:00.000-05:00McCain just gave a very gracious and healing conce...McCain just gave a very gracious and healing concession speech.<BR/><BR/>PK, I really hope that we as a country are moving to a place where we are working to find that common ground. I believe Obama has that idea at his core -- not that we all will agree on everything, but that we need to respect one another and work together.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-7000201993763227552008-11-04T23:31:00.000-05:002008-11-04T23:31:00.000-05:00Well, as I'm sure everyone knows, McCain conceded....Well, as I'm sure everyone knows, McCain conceded. I thought it was a good speech.purple_kangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543172194041505144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-62459777004753957952008-11-04T22:58:00.000-05:002008-11-04T22:58:00.000-05:00DH voted early. I stayed up late last night voting...DH voted early. I stayed up late last night voting, and he took my ballot to drop off for me this morning at a polling site. I know that my vote won't count for much, as I'm probably in the minority in my state on many of the issues and candidates I voted for. But I'm glad I voted anyway.<BR/><BR/>I'm impressed with how close the popular vote is, overall. I hope whoever wins will keep that in purple_kangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543172194041505144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-22782264324173369282008-11-04T22:34:00.000-05:002008-11-04T22:34:00.000-05:00Anti-whines: PA, OH, IA, NMAnti-whines on the way:...Anti-whines: PA, OH, IA, NM<BR/><BR/>Anti-whines on the way: FL, NC, VA (please!), CO, CA, OR, WA<BR/><BR/>Biggest anti-whine: it's over. Barack Obama is our next President!Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060437136014976663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-75109381237419897232008-11-04T21:59:00.000-05:002008-11-04T21:59:00.000-05:00aaack! woo! omg, i should not get comfortable be...aaack! woo! omg, i should not get comfortable before teh polls close!<BR/><BR/>but check it out: http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-22209828096880556322008-11-04T21:50:00.000-05:002008-11-04T21:50:00.000-05:00Thanks! My anxiety definitely needs "easiness." ...Thanks! My anxiety definitely needs "easiness." /faint/kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-79409313242578000362008-11-04T21:49:00.000-05:002008-11-04T21:49:00.000-05:00kathy a., the New York Times has a "dashboard" you...kathy a., the New York Times has a "dashboard" you can pop from the front page that has a tab with all the networks in a row. For easy anxious comparisons, of course.Madeleinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05389653184198589623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-56936164406043586112008-11-04T21:38:00.000-05:002008-11-04T21:38:00.000-05:00But CBS has O at 199, M at 124. Damn, but do I ha...But CBS has O at 199, M at 124. <BR/><BR/>Damn, but do I hate projections. I really do. This is why I held off looking for so long. They make me fireplacingly crazy.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-41947425483443984202008-11-04T21:36:00.000-05:002008-11-04T21:36:00.000-05:00MSNBC has Obama at 200, McCain at 85.MSNBC has Obama at 200, McCain at 85.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-1931144922087705152008-11-04T21:22:00.000-05:002008-11-04T21:22:00.000-05:00They say Liddy Dole lost in N.C. I used to have s...They say Liddy Dole lost in N.C. I used to have some respect for her -- like I did for certain other candidates in the past -- but she did some really horrible stuff during this campaign. <BR/><BR/>And they're calling Warner for the senate race in VA.<BR/><BR/>The Washington Post has Obama at 175 electoral votes, and McCain at 37. SFGate and LATimes and I think AP has it 175 to 46.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-55810498189842889852008-11-04T21:10:00.000-05:002008-11-04T21:10:00.000-05:00OK. I'm about to dive into reading the news. Cho...OK. I'm about to dive into reading the news. <BR/><BR/>Chocolate, anyone?kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-79678962927336464152008-11-04T18:43:00.000-05:002008-11-04T18:43:00.000-05:00i myself voted to give the gov. a FREE ticket to a...i myself voted to give the gov. a FREE ticket to alaska. it was the least i could do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-66228119588737421312008-11-04T17:41:00.000-05:002008-11-04T17:41:00.000-05:00All I have to say is PLEASE let Obama win, because...All I have to say is PLEASE let Obama win, because having Sarah Palin in any sort of control of this country scares the ever-loving shit out of me.KLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00432371404842970536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-19295643393129649952008-11-04T16:40:00.000-05:002008-11-04T16:40:00.000-05:00Snuggly Girl reports that in her (Canadian) elemen...Snuggly Girl reports that in her (Canadian) elementary school this afternoon, a loud chant of OBAMA! broke out on the way in from recess. It was so loud she ran into her classroom and shut the door.Madeleinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05389653184198589623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-83003394275052945252008-11-04T15:31:00.000-05:002008-11-04T15:31:00.000-05:00sarah, sending you a virtual voting sticker, with ...sarah, sending you a virtual voting sticker, with a couple more for your future voters! stickers for everyone!kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-58226522494855583502008-11-04T14:59:00.000-05:002008-11-04T14:59:00.000-05:00I voted early. For an election that means so much ...I voted early. For an election that means so much to me, that feels so monumental, I feel disconnected today. I voted early because I didn't want to wait with the 2 month old and the 4 year old. And that makes sense, still. But I doubt I'll vote early again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com