Official 2008 US Election Thread - Last Updated 4:16 AM EST

[QUOTE="kcpp2b"]

Hey guys remember, no more than 5 quotes in a chain or you'll be modded. Just a heads up ;)

Oh and... go Obama! lol

GabuEx

That's only a hard rule in System Wars, but I thank you for performing your civic duty nonetheless. ;)

Oh didn't know that.... hmmm me likes this board more now lol ME GRIMLOCK LIKE!

[QUOTE="freshgman"]

thanks. if the ban happens all the marriges are void. a lot of gays will be pissed. i will have to watch ellen tommorow

kcpp2b

I don't think ones that were married already are "void" but from here on after etc... They were talking about that on CNN

[QUOTE="kcpp2b"][QUOTE="freshgman"]

thanks. if the ban happens all the marriges are void. a lot of gays will be pissed. i will have to watch ellen tommorow

West-Coast-G

I don't think ones that were married already are "void" but from here on after etc... They were talking about that on CNN

Good for George Takei then lol He and Brad are still married... good for them. But I'm sure they're happy and sad today...

Indiana has FINALLY been called for Obama, although North Carolina is still for God knows what reason uncalled.GabuEx

I think New Mexico has shaken its crown as the worst state in the union for counting votes, eh? :P

Indiana has FINALLY been called for Obama, although North Carolina is still for God knows what reason uncalled.GabuEx

:lol: This makes no sense. WTH.

I think New Mexico has shaken its crown as the worst state in the union for counting votes, eh? :P

Ninja-Hippo

Not at all, actually; all the votes are counted in North Carolina (literally - it's at 100% reporting), but for whatever reason the networks are absolutely refusing to call it for Obama.

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]In other news, anti-abortion measures failed both in South Dakota and Colorado.battlefront23

What has America come to? :|

Its senses, obviously.

[QUOTE="XaosII"]

I cant wait to hear Bill O'Reily and Sean Hannity.

Ah, their tears will be like ambrosia to me!

MoonMarvel

:roll:

Too bad for you Bill has always been respectful to Obama.

I honestly think it's because he is afraid of being called a racist (I am neither saying nor implying that he is racist)

[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]

I think New Mexico has shaken its crown as the worst state in the union for counting votes, eh? :P

GabuEx

Not at all, actually; all the votes are counted in North Carolina (literally - it's at 100% reporting), but for whatever reason the networks are absolutely refusing to call it for Obama.

You're right actually. I checked the BBC and it says all votes have been counted, but isnt posting it one way or the other, though McCain has more votes (barely). Perhaps the networks are all too busy discussing Obama's victory to finish off the details? :P

[QUOTE="kcpp2b"][QUOTE="freshgman"]

thanks. if the ban happens all the marriges are void. a lot of gays will be pissed. i will have to watch ellen tommorow

West-Coast-G

I don't think ones that were married already are "void" but from here on after etc... They were talking about that on CNN

no they said that it would not be recognized if it passes

You're right actually. I checked the BBC and it says all votes have been counted, but isnt posting it one way or the other, though McCain has more votes (barely). Perhaps the networks are all too busy discussing Obama's victory to finish off the details? :P

Ninja-Hippo

McCain has more votes? According to official sources, it's Obama who's marginally in the lead.

Well things seem to have died down now. :) I'm off to get a couple of hours sleep before my lecture. Congrats on the uber-epic thread Gabu. See you in four years. :PNinja-Hippo

Haha, cheers. :)

Mark my words; he'll be worse than Carter.

battlefront23

If by that you mean he'll do exactly the opposite of what you and your ultra-conservative friends want, that's a very good thing.

Quick post before i disappear: :P

You're quite right about North Carolina. I was looking at the Missouri numbers, where it's come down to just a couple hundred votes. :o

Laters everyone.

[QUOTE="battlefront23"]

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]In other news, anti-abortion measures failed both in South Dakota and Colorado.pianist

What has America come to? :|

Its senses, obviously.

[QUOTE="battlefront23"]

Mark my words; he'll be worse than Carter.

pianist

If by that you mean he'll do exactly the opposite of what you and your ultra-conservative friends want, that's a very good thing.

[QUOTE="pianist"][QUOTE="battlefront23"]

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]In other news, anti-abortion measures failed both in South Dakota and Colorado.West-Coast-G

What has America come to? :|

Its senses, obviously.

[QUOTE="battlefront23"]

Mark my words; he'll be worse than Carter.

pianist

If by that you mean he'll do exactly the opposite of what you and your ultra-conservative friends want, that's a very good thing.

Agreed, btw love the Banksy!!!

OBAMAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just got back from Grant Park in Chicago, and wow, that was somethings. There must have been more than a million people there.

And as the chant there went: "YES WE DID!"

OBAMAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just got back from Grant Park in Chicago, and wow, that was somethings. There must have been more than a million people there.

And as the chant there went: "YES WE DID!"

Acemaster27

125k i heard were there....

[QUOTE="Acemaster27"]

OBAMAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just got back from Grant Park in Chicago, and wow, that was somethings. There must have been more than a million people there.

And as the chant there went: "YES WE DID!"

Mafiree

125k i heard were there....

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Had to be way more.

We were just marching through the streets on the way out. And even as I got on the L people were still piling out of there

Have they revealed who won yet?aaronmullan

[QUOTE="aaronmullan"]Have they revealed who won yet?Link256

Obama did. I hope oil prices don't become cheap or we'll run out of money xD

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[QUOTE="aaronmullan"]Have they revealed who won yet?gamingqueen

Obama did. I hope oil prices don't become cheap or we'll run out of money xD

I realised after I posted that he won, people had it in their blogs :P

Have they revealed who won yet?aaronmullan

You coulda just checked the second post in this thread. :P

[QUOTE="battlefront23"]

Mark my words; he'll be worse than Carter.

pianist

If by that you mean he'll do exactly the opposite of what you and your ultra-conservative friends want, that's a very good thing.

In your warped opinion, maybe.

Why is everyone so caught up in this election being historic?

If you voted for Obama simply because he was an historic candidate, you may have voted for the wrong reasons.

Final Electoral Count:

Obama: 364

McCain: 174

[QUOTE="aaronmullan"]Have they revealed who won yet?GabuEx

You coulda just checked the second post in this thread. :P

You should put Omaba won intsead of last update because last update means that more updates will come. The result is already out...

Why is everyone so caught up in this election being historic?

If you voted for Obama simply because he was an historic candidate, you may have voted for the wrong reasons.

harden007

Becuase he's the first black president to enter the white house. I think it is historical.

Now that McCain has been PWNED how the supporters feel about it?MojondeVACA

I think I speak for all of us when I say we're thrilled our candidate lost the election.

[QUOTE="harden007"]

Why is everyone so caught up in this election being historic?

If you voted for Obama simply because he was an historic candidate, you may have voted for the wrong reasons.

gamingqueen

Becuase he's the first black president to enter the white house. I think it is historical.

He doesnt even fall under the traditional american definition of black. He is half white and his dad is from africa. He is not a Descendant of an african brought over here hundreds of years ago.

It's only historic if you consider getting over pathetic hatred of a skin color historic.

[QUOTE="harden007"]

Why is everyone so caught up in this election being historic?

If you voted for Obama simply because he was an historic candidate, you may have voted for the wrong reasons.

gamingqueen

Becuase he's the first black president to enter the white house. I think it is historical.

I'm not saying that it isn't.

But race is not a good reason to vote for or against any candidate.

[QUOTE="gamingqueen"][QUOTE="harden007"]

Why is everyone so caught up in this election being historic?

If you voted for Obama simply because he was an historic candidate, you may have voted for the wrong reasons.

Guybrush_3

Becuase he's the first black president to enter the white house. I think it is historical.

He doesnt even fall under the traditional american definition of black. He is half white and his dad is from africa. He is not a Descendant of an african brought over here hundreds of years ago.

HAH! No! In American sociology which I took, it says, even if a person has one black ancestor it makes him a black person. So according to the traditional American definition of black, I am black too because my father's granma is black.

[QUOTE="Guybrush_3"][QUOTE="gamingqueen"][QUOTE="harden007"]

Why is everyone so caught up in this election being historic?

If you voted for Obama simply because he was an historic candidate, you may have voted for the wrong reasons.

gamingqueen

Becuase he's the first black president to enter the white house. I think it is historical.

He doesnt even fall under the traditional american definition of black. He is half white and his dad is from africa. He is not a Descendant of an african brought over here hundreds of years ago.

HAH! No! In American sociology which I took, it says, even if a person has one black ancestor it makes him a black person. So according to the traditional American definition of black, I am black too because my father's granma is black.

lol I am 1/128 black. How about that :P it might be 1/64 I would have to go look.

[QUOTE="gamingqueen"][QUOTE="harden007"]

Why is everyone so caught up in this election being historic?

If you voted for Obama simply because he was an historic candidate, you may have voted for the wrong reasons.

harden007

Becuase he's the first black president to enter the white house. I think it is historical.

I'm not saying that it isn't.

But race is not a good reason to vote for or against any candidate.

True.. you see I was shocked when I heard that he was only a sentaor for one term and I believe Mccain is more experienced too but Mccain was too much of a joke to win and Palin wasn't a good choice, Biden is.

[QUOTE="gamingqueen"][QUOTE="harden007"]

Why is everyone so caught up in this election being historic?

If you voted for Obama simply because he was an historic candidate, you may have voted for the wrong reasons.

Guybrush_3

Becuase he's the first black president to enter the white house. I think it is historical.

He doesnt even fall under the traditional american definition of black. He is half white and his dad is from africa. He is not a Descendant of an african brought over here hundreds of years ago.

It's only historic if you consider getting over pathetic hatred of a skin color historic.

not that i think voting for skin colour is a good idea, but surely if his dad is kenyan and his mum is american, that makes him more african american than most who claim african ancestory through dead realitves but have never been to africa?

[QUOTE="gamingqueen"][QUOTE="Guybrush_3"][QUOTE="gamingqueen"][QUOTE="harden007"]

Why is everyone so caught up in this election being historic?

If you voted for Obama simply because he was an historic candidate, you may have voted for the wrong reasons.

Guybrush_3

Becuase he's the first black president to enter the white house. I think it is historical.

He doesnt even fall under the traditional american definition of black. He is half white and his dad is from africa. He is not a Descendant of an african brought over here hundreds of years ago.

HAH! No! In American sociology which I took, it says, even if a person has one black ancestor it makes him a black person. So according to the traditional American definition of black, I am black too because my father's granma is black.

lol I am 1/128 black. How about that :P it might be 1/64 I would have to go look.

I have Afgan, Egyptian, black and Arab blood XD Don't worry though they say mixed people look the best and in my case, I believe so 8)

[QUOTE="Guybrush_3"][QUOTE="gamingqueen"][QUOTE="harden007"]

Why is everyone so caught up in this election being historic?

If you voted for Obama simply because he was an historic candidate, you may have voted for the wrong reasons.

gamingqueen

Becuase he's the first black president to enter the white house. I think it is historical.

He doesnt even fall under the traditional american definition of black. He is half white and his dad is from africa. He is not a Descendant of an african brought over here hundreds of years ago.

HAH! No! In American sociology which I took, it says, even if a person has one black ancestor it makes him a black person. So according to the traditional American definition of black, I am black too because my father's granma is black.

Well, if you believe that humanity evolved out of Africa, then we are all black, in which case every president has been black and this election is not historic at all.:shock:

[QUOTE="Guybrush_3"][QUOTE="gamingqueen"][QUOTE="harden007"]

Why is everyone so caught up in this election being historic?

If you voted for Obama simply because he was an historic candidate, you may have voted for the wrong reasons.

seriousley

Becuase he's the first black president to enter the white house. I think it is historical.

He doesnt even fall under the traditional american definition of black. He is half white and his dad is from africa. He is not a Descendant of an african brought over here hundreds of years ago.

It's only historic if you consider getting over pathetic hatred of a skin color historic.

not that i think voting for skin colour is a good idea, but surely if his dad is kenyan and his mum is american, that makes him more african american than most who claim african ancestory through dead realitves but have never been to africa?

lol I was actually talking to someone about that today with someone who is white but her family is from south africa.

[QUOTE="gamingqueen"][QUOTE="Guybrush_3"][QUOTE="gamingqueen"][QUOTE="harden007"]

Why is everyone so caught up in this election being historic?

If you voted for Obama simply because he was an historic candidate, you may have voted for the wrong reasons.

harden007

Becuase he's the first black president to enter the white house. I think it is historical.

He doesnt even fall under the traditional american definition of black. He is half white and his dad is from africa. He is not a Descendant of an african brought over here hundreds of years ago.

HAH! No! In American sociology which I took, it says, even if a person has one black ancestor it makes him a black person. So according to the traditional American definition of black, I am black too because my father's granma is black.

Well, if you believe that humanity evolved out of Africa, then we are all black, in which case every president has been black and this election is not historic at all.:shock:

Humanity evolved from three main races, Caucasian, black and Asian.

I knew Obama would win all along. First black president in the white house. Now that the first sign of the apocalypse has manifested. Whats next?lolKrunkMastaX

ITYF that happend 8 years ago!!!

dont you love ITYF its so much more smug than FYI

I knew Obama would win all along. First black president in the white house. Now that the first sign of the apocalypse has manifested. Whats next?lolKrunkMastaX