Today was a big day for political change. Fidel Castro officially stepped down after several hundred years in office, which is a big deal even though things will probably stay much the same under his 76-year-old baby brother.
More dramatically, Musharraf’s party got utterly destroyed in Pakistan’s elections, and is now a teeny-tiny minority in Parliament. As The All-Seeing Eye Of Froomkin observes, it’s a bad time to be Dubya’s BFF. Hey, I wonder who else could be considered Dubya’s BFF…
Here’s hoping that the election in Pakistan is a sign of things to come in November.
WI Results (as of 9:35)
55% – Obama
44% – Clinton
(With 6% reporting)
56% – McCain
36% – Huckabee
(With 5% reporting)
WI Results (as of 9:20)
54% – Obama
45% – Clinton
(With 0% reporting)
64% – McCain
28% – Huckabee
(With 0% reporting)
Exit polls look heavily Obama and McCain; CNN has already called it for both of them.
(from CNN)
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McVain speaking – okay I hate to sound like a broken record but his forehead is frozen. Even when he tries to raise his eyebrows they just won’t go.
McCain thanks one child, doesn’t he have more than one?
Jayt!
How can Conservative News Network be calling Wisconsin for Crazy Train with 0% counted?
McCain: “Change is bad.”
… his forehead’s not the only thing frozen …
shame!
“Eloquent but empty call for change.” McCain blechh!
Well, this is certainly a fine results thread so far, I must say…
/Ed Grimley
Exit polls.
I’m getting pretty drunk off that new drinking game on “My Friends”. Sure can’t get drunk off what he’s saying…
jeebus, what an uninspiring speaker
(and piss-poor writing)….
Bush’s BFF getting crushed in Pakistan can only be good for Republicans…
McCain is promising more of the same (Bush) if he’s elected. Does he not have any access to any news other than FAUX? What a schmuck.
((( Eli )))
((( Martin Short )))
Gawd almighty. Can you imagine eight years of McCain?
McCain doing a nice job trying to mend fences round the world.
Hee. Hiya, Petro!
*shudders*
Cindy’s had to endure much, much more …
Just keep saying that, John. Just keep saying it.
This campaign brought to you by Botox.
-G
McCain’s just showing off. Showing he can pronounce nuclear.
I was watching him today…definitely frozen.
Well, this is certainly a fine results thread so far, I must say…
this result just in – McCain wins and gets the “speech” out of the with no loss of sleep, for his supporters, family, or friends…
Mr. McCain. George W. Bush is a hard act to follow. Crank it up, boy.
McBush says he’s for CHANGE- to restore america’s faith in govt.
He’s runnin away from Clusterfuck already- but no one will notice.
Ooo! Actual results! I’ll give it a few more minutes, tho…
Mrs. McCain has that Nancy Reagan “adoring look” almost right, but there’s something missing… Oh — she’s not smiling. (Well, neither would I if I were married to him…)
McCains’ forehead looks like one of those shiny globes I see on pedastals in old ladies yards.
-G
Bet Teddy is loving Mrs. McCains cherry outfit.
Ugh. It’s W all over again. Suicide bombers with WMD…military…terrah…terrah…terrah…
Small government balanced budget, BUT big military and police forces.
Go figure.
Botox – the scowl deception. The blinking betrays though…
McCain used to be able to show some emotion in his speeches. Is he over-medicated now to prevent his temper tantrums?
Does she at least look like she is in possession of all her faculties, and not under the influence of any, ah, Chemical Enhancements?
Hello Doc. Glad your here. ;0)
oh – now we’re gonna try to win the struggle for “The Soul of Islam” – McCain
who knew?
We are up to 15 my friends and counting….geeezzzz
do they really have to show this boring embarrassing speech?
“Tricks, lies and posturing…” Why is he saying nasty things about Bush? /snark
Exit polls show McCan’t winning heavily among stupid dumbfucks.
She made the mistake of getting baited into the Michelle Obama flad, so now her background is about to get ripped open again.
Smart move Mrs. McBush.
-G
Arrgh! the Stupid the Hypocrisy he just said he would save Social Security!
And she looks it…
;0)
Novocain
flap…not flad…..
-G
I’m hearing you.
Yes. They should show *every* boring embarrassing speech by McCain from now until Election Day.
Does she at least look like she is in possession of all her faculties, and not under the influence of any, ah, Chemical Enhancements?
umm – dunno – do Barbie-Dolls get stoned?
Yep Mrs. Cindy McBush has mucho skeletons in that that der closet.
Maybe she looks so pissed because she’s not on recreational pharmaceuticals. (She’s been there, done that, stole them from her own charity…)
Plagerism…he stole “experienced”…
They have no shame.
When will the MSM ask him about it? Modo had no problem going after Edwards for a haircut. Or is she among the Frozen?
When he says experience, it sounds like his dentures slipped.
Maybe they injected her whole face with botox.
Stand up to Bush calling your daughter a bastard jerk
In TX, will he be saying, “mis amigos?”
barak
msnbc projects obama
There goes the call for Obama
CNN may not have called it yet for Obama in Wisconsin, but if the folks at the Obama HQ are looking at the CNN exit poll data CNN has posted, they’ve got to have some very, very big smiles on their faces.
Here’s the top line of the data:
Men [43% of those voting]: Obama 61%, Clinton 35%
Women [57% of those voting]: Obama 51%, Clinton 49%
Quite frankly, unless there’s more to the exit polls than CNN has posted, I don’t see why they haven’t called it for Obama. CNN doesn’t have a margin of error listed for the polling that I can see — but I’m sure that the 61/35 split is well outside it and the 51/49 split is well within it.
Even so . . . they’re smiling at the Obama HQ.
McBush makin a positive outta bein nearly dead.
Obama wins WI–not surprising…
Lots of fun voting today :)
Obama wins
Hands Raven coke
Plagiarism?
;~P
rs Mc Cain has quite a story
http://www.salon.com/news/feat…../18/drugs/
Ding, ding, ding.
That is one of the things I find most revolting about him. Truly, he is revolting….or maybe we are revolting….
Now Hillary, do what is best for your country, go back to the Senate.
They’re far in advance of the bannana republic elections in the U.S.–they use verifiable paper ballots–we use hackable Diebold Touch.
No, not surprising at all. If he can get the people “up here” excited about voting for him, Hillary should be worried.
Dude!
Where ya been?
Not surprising–I said that this morning. Obama won MN hands down…As MN goes, so does WI, those neighbors separated by the St-Croix River…
Hillary needs to keep at it for another month or so. We need to see if Obama has distance legs.
Mo Bama
Haiatus
No no no, much too late at night!
Senator Clinton is such a sweet Jalapeno, Habanero, cheeze-head lovin’ woman–how could all those blue collars have abandoned her today?
Biodun, I don’t recall, how did Obama do in the Duluth & Northwoods? That’s the area most like “most” of Wisconsin.
Yup, you called it earlier.
I am now smiling a very big smile. In fact, to steal a line from Kipling in one of the Just So Stories (just so nobody can accuse me of plagiarism, doncha know), it’s a smile that runs ’round my face 2 times.
Isn’t technology wonderful.
Me, I’m holding out for the Diebold Phone – it doesn’t even need wifi!
Hey Mods. Would you strike my # 74. It is pretty mean spirited now that I see it.
-G
Wow, CNN is calling it early for Obama.
CNN projects Obama in WI
I kinda liked it. Maybe that’s why I’m not a mod…
Wisconsin doesn’t count.
Lahoma and I believe Obama will be our next president. And we support the new president.
Did you get my email?
With Rush.
Found out that employer didn’t like us DFH’s…
Noonan! Got stories for us? What was it like in Wisconsin today?
Might want to chill on that – ever heard of alcohol poisoning?
Persistent, aren’t we? I’ll be headed out for my caucus in about an hour and half from now!
You can go here for more detailed results than you’ll get from the national media.
Drinking all that beer her family got rich on distributing.
What the media rarely says–
Hispanic turnout in Texas in 2006 midterms–rock bottom.
African American turnout in Texas–high.
Delegates are proportional to that and most polls show Texas within the margin of error.
Absolutely…Look, my kids (19, girl; 17, boy) look like Obama, without going into details… They have tons of friends in college (girl) and high school (boy); and they know their friends parents (mostly whites; some blacks). They both told me that everyone but everyone they know–kids and parents–are all for Obama…
Theirs is the report from the field…Somethin’s happening in this country–
Ruh Roh , that don’t sound good.
Confession time–it’s icewater.
LS, have you checked that earthquake site (that I’m now addicted to)?
My lady told me Kerry would lose. And I didn’t believe her. She told me Gore wouldn’t win. I didn’t believe her. She just told me Obama would win.
I’ll dig something up…*g*
Heh, heh. I knew there was a letter missing…
I had never seen the stuff on Cindy. Addicted to painkillers stealing them and then it was covered up.
Anyone have anything on D/R ratio anywhere today? Dems still outa the ball park with turnout?
Not today. Mr. LS said it was starting up again yesterday…anything new?
I’m shitfaced already. Every time they called it for Obama, I had a double of Remy XO Excellence.
McBush wants to rebuild the trust in Washington including a Supreme Court that lacks the guts to give warrantless wiretapping’s legality a review.
GOP family values hug the guy who insults your daughter. Back up the man who lied about you and your daughter to get ahead. Say anything to become president principles be dammed.
Apparently, Wisconsin voters care more about the economy than fake plagiarism charges. Shocking!
Is it time yet to unite?
Even so, you could freeze to death. *g*
We already know St.McBush’08 is a BOT. But ever notice how much CindyBot looks a lot like LauraBot?
Our LeaderBot…how proud we should be…or so the wingnut tell us.
“Eloquent but empty”
seems to be the Repug’s new mantra.
Based on the votes counted so far, it looks like it would be a Dem landslide; but the Dem nomination isn’t as sewn up, so that might not mean much.
Lahoma is wise, and she’s right. I prayed Gore would win, and knew Kerry would lose. Obama can win.
Nice source–thanks.
just checking in – up in Canada on biz trip but w/ 3% reporting on both Ds and Rs it looks like a total of 26,000 voters D to 13,000 R
nice!
Hill’s speaking now…!
This crap about McCain’s wife’s looks is fucking stupid.
13 in a very short period of time.
Compared to illiterate,unintelligeable and empty Bush, it’s different.
As ND goes, so goes MN, goes WI….
just sayin’ *g*
She’s sounding rather hoarse…!
I check earthquakes usgs. gov almost everyday. Something weird is going on in Mexico near the border with SoCal.
I want to hear how McCain plans to pay for the war? Save Social Security etc all without (falling over laughing) raising taxes?
Gore did win. Kerry, too.
What’s up with the Cinton advance team? Cheney High School? WTF?
I agree.
here it is, chapter and verse; What price McCain’s Quest?
tp://www.groupnewsblog.net/2008/02/what-price-quest.html
5% precincts
56% Obama
43% Clinton
Hil “it’s about hard work” clearly implying that Barak is lazy.
Hey Eli…
Congrats…*g*
It’s to be expected. They’re spending hours and hours and hours every day talking in crowds. It’s a flat out wonder that either one of them can make a sound at all.
Well, I was #1 in my polling station – don’t know why the ladies didn’t run a test ballot through before me. They all know me, so maybe they figured I’d catch if something was wrong? :)
Took my classes up to visit the same polling station in the afternoon – they are seniors and some were eligible to vote there, they all did if they could, and they told their friends they all voted for Obama.
There were about 100 voters/hour at this station. It was a new location and combined two precincts into one, and it was new for both. On top of it, some people came to the school proper instead of the District office, but it was no big deal to redirect them.
My wife voted after school, and she was #430. My parents voted at a different location earlier in the day and said they were 300-something.
The funny part was watching the reaction from the poll workers when I brought in 25 students without warning them. There were 2 voters to register and the rest got a glimpse of how they register and what the machines were like.
Weather was just fine up here (probably “cold” for most of you, it was under 10 for the high, but no wind).
It’s going to be hard to have the kids talk about anything other than Obama tomorrow.
Oh, I had a mock primary today…
1 Write-in vote for Chuck Norris
Gravel = 1
Ron Paul = 4
Hillary = 4
Huckabee = 8
McCain = 9
Obama = 22
I did a double-take too…!
Solai…something’s up…there was just minutes ago a 4.7 and they are getting stronger…they’ve been at 2.5 for the past couple of weeks…
Here is the volcano which is where these are centered:
http://www.volcano.si.edu/worl…..m=1401-00-
Besides which she is very attractive/
Thanks for the detailed report, Noonan!
Headline that: Pro-Torture Candidate To Restore Faith in Govt.
Gives Freudian slip a whole new meaning…
the nomination or the general election?
prayer, drug-fueled optimism, and a morbid close mind.
I guess Obama’s youth let’s him endure the grind… 8-)
Thanks for that, snowbird. Didn’t know that Cindy had a problem.
I think H. Clinton is a little peeved because Obama makes it look easy.
I had a long talk with a former student about how he’s a former neo-Nazi and the number of kids in school that are following his old ways.
Not encouraging.
“Ready on day one”, sounds a hell of a lot like “Reporting for Duty” and she’s channeling McCain on FEAR.
What is McCain’s Secret Plan to win the war in Iraq? Why won’t he tell President Bush his plan? John thinks that we can still win in Iraq. John wants to keep troops in Iraq for 100 years. Why won’t the MSM ask John whats the Plan?
See me at #142.
LOL – thanks for that.
Clintons be gone. And your trivial petty values
Yeah, especially considering who she’s married to.
Yes…FB mail…I then sent you the Google info…Or are you talking ’bout my yahoo mail. if the latter, no haven’t checked yet…too busy *g*
(apologies for this, MODs, but an exceptional night…)
7% precincts
Obama 55%
Clinton 44%
Heh, another split screen…!
Two sisters, Zohre and Azar Kabiri face death by stoning
I’ll vote for whoever can save these two young women.
I wonder if we are a little out of touch here in America, worrying about our weight, our broad band service, delegates and all that. Our world is hemorrhaging before our eyes, and all we care about is rah rah partisanship. Life is more meaningful then that. Jane’s post reached my heart, and now I can sign the petition, go turn off the TV, fix some tea and read something in my big empty quiet house.
Tonight I am taking the side of somebody I will never know, somebody that will never give me a tax break or health care…..just these sisters. I hope they get to live.
Not much at all.
The comparison I’d like to see is how the Dem numbers compare with the 2006 general election results for statewide dems, the 2004 general election vote for Kerry, or the 04 WI Dem primary numbers. If these numbers are up from those three (and I suspect they are), that would be a very, very nice thing to see.
What’s up with the Cinton advance team? Cheney High School? WTF?
The Charles Manson High School was booked.
And Obama cuts Hillary off.
In the end, I just don’t like Obama. And him bigfooting Hillary just now is part of why.
I’m in one of those beauty and the beast marriages! Takes hidden talent.:)
Just checked my yahoo. In a word, no.
That’s interesting. USGS is just for earthquakes. Scary that they have no date of the last known eruption.
He knows how to box out too!
“McVain speaking – okay I hate to sound like a broken record but his forehead is frozen. Even when he tries to raise his eyebrows they just won’t go.”
Hmmm. Has he had Frontal Lobe Enhancement Surgery? Or is it just his botox-smoothed forehead is frozen?
Bob in HI
Hill horned into McCain’s speech…!
Dam right, cut her off. Grab the momentum and never let go. Yes we can!
Long story…not for this joyous thread. Been keeping up, but not able to comment much. Life has been sooooooo much better for me since then, however. I’ll be ’round more often now.
Thanks for remembering.
;~P
Yeah, I just hope she doesn’t retaliate by talking over him during his testimony at the Rezko trial!
Try this
Volcano World
Are you bragging?
I’m one lucky buckaroo!
I’m not waxing on for Hillary — and I voted for Obama. But he’s got a pissy streak that I just don’t like.
Rude.
Up-to-date Volcano Blog
http://volcanoworld.wordpress.com/
Heh…The majority of America is not the racist, hateful population that some would like us to believe…they are among us, but the are not us. LS
Obama:
“Houston, I think we’ve achieved “lift off”….
LOL!
I just went through FB, just this minute.
BTW for anyone interested, I have the TeeVee off and the tunes on. All I need to know I can find here.
Tunes – Good
TeeVee – Bad
;~P
12% precincts
55% Obama
44% Clinton
Yeah, but don’t worry– he won’t get far. The pukes aren’t keeping their powder dry for nothing. They know who they want to run against.
We are watching Obama. Kiddo is pleased. And I’m pleased when kiddo is pleased. Hello President Obama.
Goodnight.
L.
Looks like Obama is speaking to a very large crowd. Did anyone catch any information about the size of the arena or the crowd?
I’m in one of those beauty and the beast marriages!
boy, did I read *that* wrong the first time! lol….
And if you were not from here and you read FDL what would you thing about America?
Really? Obama walked on the stage of Cheney High School and took away Hillary’s microphone and started talking? Wow. The man’s more powerful than I thought.
What, Obama or his advance team are just supposed to stand around a teevee set waiting for Hillary to finish a filibuster speech? C’mon, guys….
Results by Congressional District are all for Obama. This is big because both Ron Kind and Steve Kagen (my guy) have pledged to follow the popular vote of their district.
Kind was on WPR this morning talking about why Superdelegates are wrong and his ideas about changing the process. It was worth the 1 hour to listen, IMHO. (Try the 2nd link if the 1st one doesn’t work. It’s the 8 AM show.)
Ditto
I’m so ugly the doctor slapped my mama!
Yes. Time for Hillary to concede for the good of the nation.
Obama has to feel like he’s Jesus Christ. The crowds, the adoration. It’s only natural. But, it’s going to his head. I want him to take a few more punches. Make sure he’s up to the battle.
All right, so we’ve got fake plagiarism, words don’t mean anything, he doesn’t want to debate, and now, he doesn’t time his speeches properly. Silly me, I keep thinking about the economy, the war and health care.
Am glad then. That info’s quite practical…I used it today…already producing some results, but wait a week for full results after Google has its next meta-tag sweep…
I wonder if any pollsters have checked what regular Americans think when they hear McCain’s speech I wonder if anyone is buying his we will win in Iraq, save Social Security all without raising taxes claims.
She wasn’t saying shit anyway.
I read that it was about 10,000 years ago, but is is on those fault lines…plus, when the magma rises, it causes constant low level quakes…
Some are calling it a “swarm” of tremors resulting from a 5.1 a couple of weeks ago (5.0 range is not very strong), but considering the location…I’m thinking that Cerro might be becoming active. There is very little to be found on the net about it. Something is bizarre though.
I think he said there were 20,000 in the arena when the little girl said the pledge of allegiance.
20,000 plus
She’s peeved because:
1) She realizes that she can kiss much help from Texas goodbye because it polls even and any Hispanic boost she thought she would get isn’t going to happen. Delegates are proportional to voting in 2006–where Hispanics hardly showed and African Americans turned out heavily.
2) She’s being told there is no way in hell she’s grabbing Michigan and Florida delegates.
3) Super Delegates and pledged delegates are telling Ickies and Bill “No” when they call.
4) She lost 2 more states she needed to win 60-40% and can’t do it anywhere else.
Don’t you have your bedtime coming up pretty soon?
That’s twice the size of the city I live in, and we’re the biggest town around here.
Thanks for these stats..egr…*g*
That spot you were talking about earlier is looking pretty lively again.
LS, you live near there?
Georgia-Kentucky on the big screen, Barak on the small and the lake in case I get bored.
That America wants change…that we are concerned about all peoples of the world, and that we are under the thumb of a radical administration that does not have the interests of ourselves or the world in mind.
He hits her every time he says NAFTA
He hits her with nuance.
Thanks, CTBob and newtonusr. He really does bring them in these days.
I’m in Texas.
15% precincts
56% Obama
43% Clinton
I haven’t seen a campaign like this since 1960, when Kennedy pulled it off against Adlai and Hubert. It’s remarkable. Whoever is managing his campaign has figured out the current American psyche to a ‘T’. All Mark Penn had was polling and stratified sampling based on the assumption of structural constancy in the electorate. What amazes me is that Bill knows better. If Hil wanted to win she should have made him her campaign manager.
Let’s hope that Obama keeps his streak. So far he’s pitching a no-hitter.
You might gather that.
LOl!!
They’re in separate locations…cable cut from one to the other..
There’s plenty to criticize Obama about, but in comparison to Clinton to claim he’s more “rude” or trying to “bigfoot” Hillary is kind of silly considering Team Clinton’s actions during this campaign.
This has been thankfully a fairly tame fight so far, which has been nice, but I feel Team Clinton tested the “negative” waters and found them to be most unwelcoming. The Clintons have lead in pettiness and old style negative campagining…by far.
Multitasker!
Let it be said right now…one hair on that man’s head gets harmed, and all bloody hell will break loose. I just have to say it.
Lil bit just barfed on the couch!
You figured no one else knew that huh?
Is she part cat? That’s what my creatures do, unless the Siamese yacks on my bed…
Odd for you to say that- I’m watching him speak and somehow Bobby Kennedy’s speech in California came back to me.
Of course. That’s why it’s so [fill in the blank] to say somehow Obama’s infringing on Hillary’s space/time continuum… I mean really. He’s got a big campaign event…and I’ll bet there’s a plane waiting to take him home to Michelle and the girls, and once it’s called for him, why wait.
Obama has regularly had crowds over 20,000 as far back as last Summer in Austin. I feel this is a huge part of the story in this campaign, but BigMedia has been trying downplay or ignore these attendance numbers to try to prolong the fight as long as possible, since ever extra week means millions more in ad revenue and ratings.
Nah, it’s the dried beef chews.
To me, Obama does seem rude, and he did bigfoot Hillary unnecessarily just now.
But I am perfectly willing for him to perform deeds to match his mouth. As I said, I voted for him (I just couldn’t vote for Hillary Clinton because of her record and the team she’s assembled).
Maybe I’m just too cynical. I’ve “lost my religion” and I don’t believe in America anymore, so I just can’t get into the Obamathon. But if he turns out to be anything near what he promises to be, I will be very, very happy.
I have found using an old spatula or such to scrape up before using cloths to clean up is very effective. Much less mess.
There is going to be no lack of a fight once Hil gets her hat.
Cool!
Hush. SSHHHH… Don’t even think that out loud…
Experience of cockers…. currently 2
Colors?
This guy has WONDERFUL cocker vids
My favorite was his duet with John Belushi.
It’s official. Obama in 2008 for me.
Tell it!