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Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#38401: Nov 6th 2012 at 11:50:48 PM

Trump's twitter: "It is really a shame that Barack Obama may stop $5M from being generously donated to charity all because he refuses to be transparent."

Read: No matter what he does I'm going to keep moving the goalposts.

"Yup. That tasted purple."
Thorn14 Gunpla is amazing! Since: Aug, 2010
Gunpla is amazing!
#38402: Nov 7th 2012 at 12:10:01 AM

Someone please kick that man in the balls.

edited 7th Nov '12 12:10:09 AM by Thorn14

Talby Since: Jun, 2009
#38403: Nov 7th 2012 at 12:11:17 AM

Well done, you guys. I guess we can finally forgive you for re-electing the monkey.smile

pvtnum11 OMG NO NOSECONES from Kerbin low orbit Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
OMG NO NOSECONES
#38404: Nov 7th 2012 at 12:14:19 AM

Welp, now that that's over with, can we get back to running the country now?

...and what's with the lack of concession speech? That strikes me as either a hell of an oversight (I dun plain furgot) or arrogance (dude, I got this). Maybe both.

Happiness is zero-gee with a sinus cold.
KyleJacobs from DC - Southern efficiency, Northern charm Since: Mar, 2011 Relationship Status: One True Dodecahedron
#38405: Nov 7th 2012 at 12:15:37 AM

...what lack of a concession speech? Romney gave one two hours ago.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#38406: Nov 7th 2012 at 12:17:45 AM

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Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016
pvtnum11 OMG NO NOSECONES from Kerbin low orbit Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
OMG NO NOSECONES
#38407: Nov 7th 2012 at 12:20:15 AM

See, that's what I get for saying "screw this, I'm not reading thirty stinking pages" after reading some posts about his lack of speech.

Happiness is zero-gee with a sinus cold.
TamH70 Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#38408: Nov 7th 2012 at 12:22:56 AM

Hehe. Happens to us all. Obama took an extremely long time to make his victory speech too. Which was on just as I managed to get GTAIV Lost and the Damned loaded so the sound of Harley engines drowned him out.

Nettacki Since: Jan, 2010
#38409: Nov 7th 2012 at 12:49:25 AM

I'm glad that Obama's reelected and it's great that he looks like he's got all the momentum in the world, but I just recently watched this clip from The Newsroom and it hit me hard as to how this country is still kinda fucked up sometimes.

Topazan from San Diego Since: Jan, 2010
#38410: Nov 7th 2012 at 12:52:33 AM

@Nettacki You know what bothers me about that clip? He mocks the other two for giving empty, unsubstantiated praise to present-day America, which is refreshing. However, he then he gives an equally meaningless praise to the America of the past. Seems pretty hypocritical.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#38411: Nov 7th 2012 at 1:03:18 AM

Yes, we lead the world in Angel-believers!

Suck it Canada!

Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016
Enkufka Wandering Student ಠ_ಠ from Bay of White fish Since: Dec, 2009
Wandering Student ಠ_ಠ
#38412: Nov 7th 2012 at 1:08:31 AM

What bothers me is that his criticism of the liberal boils down to "You fail a lot," and fails to address the fact that there's been a bigass fucking concerted effort to make sure that the sorts of things liberals want is seen as immoral or destructive or impinging on very poorly defined "Freedom."

Very big Daydream Believer. "That's not knowledge, that's a crapshoot!" -Al Murray "Welcome to QI" -Stephen Fry
PotatoesRock Since: Oct, 2012
#38413: Nov 7th 2012 at 1:09:33 AM

And NBC is calling Allen West's defeat in Florida.

Morven Nemesis from Seattle, WA, USA Since: Jan, 2001
Nemesis
#38414: Nov 7th 2012 at 1:17:03 AM

Bachmann's lead has now slipped under a thousand again, with only 50.02% of the vote. This one is going to go to recounts and probably court cases, I'm pretty sure of it.

A brighter future for a darker age.
kay4today Princess Ymir's knightess from Austria Since: Jan, 2011
Princess Ymir's knightess
#38415: Nov 7th 2012 at 1:20:56 AM

Is it just me or is Romney's speech a hilariously ironic way to end his campaign?

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
SgtRicko Since: Jul, 2009
#38417: Nov 7th 2012 at 1:35:49 AM

He also praises the past America for going after great technological advances and being paragons of morality. And given that he referenced putting a man on the moon, that likely means he's talking about JFK's era of policy. America was still plauged by Jim Crow (aka segregation) laws, inequality, unfair laws, abuse of police power, etc. Oh, and there's also the fact that we were one of the last Western nations to abolish slavery, let alone give actual equal footing to other minorities.

EDIT: Wow, talk about getting ninja'ed! The post I made was in refferance to the video posted above about that's professor's rant, BTW.

edited 7th Nov '12 1:37:30 AM by SgtRicko

Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
#38418: Nov 7th 2012 at 1:36:56 AM

[up][up]Call me less than charitable... but... that smells like "sore loser syndrome". <sighs>

edited 7th Nov '12 1:39:21 AM by Euodiachloris

DutchBoy Hup, Holland, Hup! Since: Aug, 2012
Hup, Holland, Hup!
#38419: Nov 7th 2012 at 1:37:13 AM

[up][up][up] I hope Heitkamp holds the seat. It'd be amazing if the Democrats actually gained a seat in the Senate when a year ago everyone was predicting massive Democratic loses.

edited 7th Nov '12 1:37:29 AM by DutchBoy

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#38420: Nov 7th 2012 at 1:41:06 AM

The GOP incumbent just won the Nevada Senate Election.

And Montana's election is too close to call.

Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016
DutchBoy Hup, Holland, Hup! Since: Aug, 2012
Hup, Holland, Hup!
#38421: Nov 7th 2012 at 1:43:43 AM

So that means it's just Montana/North Dakota with uncertain results, with N. Dakota going to a recount. I have no idea what is taking Montana so long to count their ballots. They still have like, 40% to go.

entropy13 Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#38422: Nov 7th 2012 at 1:47:07 AM

[up]Yeah, and there's like, 1000 people in the whole state. Unless cattle/horses can vote in Montana...[lol][lol]

MidnightRambler Ich bin nicht schuld! 's ist Gottes Plan! from Germania Inferior Since: Mar, 2011
Ich bin nicht schuld! 's ist Gottes Plan!
#38423: Nov 7th 2012 at 1:54:03 AM

Obama: 49% of the vote, 303 electors
Romney: 48% of the vote, 206 electors

Your voting system is fucked up. Just sayin'.

Anyway, interesting to notice how all the "red" states (except Alaska) form one big continuous bloc, while the "blue" states (except Hawaii) are divided into four smaller blocs (West Coast, Northeast, New Mexico-Colorado and Florida).

edited 7th Nov '12 1:54:19 AM by MidnightRambler

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Thorn14 Gunpla is amazing! Since: Aug, 2010
Gunpla is amazing!
#38424: Nov 7th 2012 at 1:54:39 AM

Probably because Alaska and many red states has a lot of empty wilderness and farmlands.

And yes, our voting system is wack.

edited 7th Nov '12 1:55:00 AM by Thorn14

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#38425: Nov 7th 2012 at 1:55:51 AM

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Eh, it gets the job done.

.....most of the time anyways.

edited 7th Nov '12 1:56:22 AM by DeviantBraeburn

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