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Posted: Nov 5, 2008 - 4:56pm

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Posted: Nov 5, 2008 - 4:26pm

Amazing photos of President Elect Obama

Photographers will appreciate these, regardless of who you voted for.
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Posted: Nov 5, 2008 - 4:05pm

 steeler wrote:
The Washington Post has announced that it will be circulating special commemorative editions of today's paper late this afternoon at certain chain outlets in the District.  There already is a long line outside one of those chain stores near where I work and the papers have not even arrived yet.

{#Eek}  
 
Obama's presidency is already having an impact: he's reviving the nation's newspaper industry.


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Posted: Nov 5, 2008 - 2:42pm

 rosedraws wrote:
I like what P4j said... I'd pay that for me and the lady behind me.    Not that I'm endorsing a poll tax or anything.  Anyway, it's very interesting to break it out as costs per vote.
 
{#Yes}  Ditto.  That spirit of sharing is an inspiration!


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Posted: Nov 5, 2008 - 1:43pm

 steeler wrote:
There is not a single copy of the Washington Post available for sale anywhere in the downtown area this morning, in the stores or in the distribution boxes — as of 8:30 a.m., when I first went to get one. *asterisk*  

When the networks began announcing Obama as the winner last night, I could hear cheering throughout my neighborhood and fireworks started going off.   

Saying it is a momentous occasion is an understatement.

Interesting to see what happens with this momentum.   

* (Unfortunately, it also appears that some folk took whole stacks of them out of the distribution boxes after paying only for one. The ship does turn rather slowly . . .)  


 

The Washington Post has announced that it will be circulating special commemorative editions of today's paper late this afternoon at certain chain outlets in the District.  There already is a long line outside one of those chain stores near where I work and the papers have not even arrived yet.

{#Eek}   
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Posted: Nov 5, 2008 - 12:59pm

edieraye wrote:
One interesting stat that I've seen floating around the 'net today is the cost per vote. Global Dashboard makes the point:
Here's an eye watering statistic. The election cost $4.2bn ($5.3bn if you include the congressional and senate races). 120-130m Americans voted. So that's nearly $35 spent for every vote cast.I'm not sure if that is higher or lower than I expected.


I think a lot of that money stays local, which is nice.  The big price tag on TV Air time is perhaps not so local, 'cause those are such huge megacorps now.

I like what P4j said... I'd pay that for me and the lady behind me.    Not that I'm endorsing a poll tax or anything.  Anyway, it's very interesting to break it out as costs per vote.

Also interesting is that I think the two camps (Dem/Obama vs Rep/McCain) spent fairly similar amounts of money.  I thought the Dems were way ahead, but it was just Obama way ahead of McCain.  McCain's shortfall was covered by the Republican Party.

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Posted: Nov 5, 2008 - 12:48pm

 cc_rider wrote:

And rightly so: riots are bad, no many who's doing it. But riots usually grow out of larger grievances, real or perceived. I would contrast those riots with Selma Alabama, where peaceful demonstrators were set upon with dogs and water cannons. Some people fall back on the lazy excuse of race, which ignores the underlying issues.

c.
 
I totally agree with you, but it wasn't until maybe 10 yrs ago, when I started taking another look at these issues, that i started to understand why they happen. Same thing with Bill Ayers. I remember the 60s and 70s, and they required drastic measures to bring about change. Watch Madmen to get an idea of what it was like for women. And now we have a wonderfully brilliant man as president who happens to have black skin.

But I don't think that this is an easy concept to grasp, and obviously not a philosophy that would be popular.

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Posted: Nov 5, 2008 - 12:37pm

 edieraye wrote:
One interesting stat that I've seen floating around the 'net today is the cost per vote.  Global Dashboard makes the point:
Here's an eye watering statistic. The election cost $4.2bn ($5.3bn if you include the congressional and senate races). 120-130m Americans voted. So that's nearly $35 spent for every vote cast.
 
I'm not sure if that is higher or lower than I expected.

 
I would have paid that at the door, both for me, and for the elderly woman behind me.

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Posted: Nov 5, 2008 - 12:36pm

 hippiechick wrote:
It's totally racism, and I understand it. The riots of the 60s scared these people.
 
And rightly so: riots are bad, no many who's doing it. But riots usually grow out of larger grievances, real or perceived. I would contrast those riots with Selma Alabama, where peaceful demonstrators were set upon with dogs and water cannons. Some people fall back on the lazy excuse of race, which ignores the underlying issues.

c.

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Posted: Nov 5, 2008 - 12:26pm

 cc_rider wrote:

I know, I know. I called it that way on purpose. But you knew that...

c.
 
Yep! I was just funnin you.

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Posted: Nov 5, 2008 - 12:25pm

Another example of the reaction the rest of the world has had to our election:

OMG Obama

(from Kill Ugly Radio)
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Posted: Nov 5, 2008 - 12:24pm

 owld_skipper wrote:
Be careful who you call a spade there fella.
 
I know, I know. I called it that way on purpose. But you knew that...

c.

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Posted: Nov 5, 2008 - 12:22pm

 edieraye wrote: 
And worth every cent.  MOF, when it comes to liberty and self-determination, that's a bargain!


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Posted: Nov 5, 2008 - 12:21pm

 cc_rider wrote:

I'll add what I left off the other post:

Racist Dimwits.

Sorry to throw your Aunt into that category, but I've gotta call a spade a spade. In a manner of speaking. And I have plenty of racist dimwits in my tree too.

c.
 
Be careful who you call a spade there fella.


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Posted: Nov 5, 2008 - 12:19pm

One interesting stat that I've seen floating around the 'net today is the cost per vote.  Global Dashboard makes the point:
Here's an eye watering statistic. The election cost $4.2bn ($5.3bn if you include the congressional and senate races). 120-130m Americans voted. So that's nearly $35 spent for every vote cast.
 
I'm not sure if that is higher or lower than I expected.
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Posted: Nov 5, 2008 - 12:17pm

 hippiechick wrote:
So I called my aunt in Daytona FL to talk about the election, and she was telling me about the big black men with billy clubs standing at the polls, and the voters were whispering that they were Black Panthers...
 
The Black Panthers are about as obsolete as billy clubs!  If your aunt really saw any Black Panthers, chances are that the now-old men were using canes or walkers to hold themselves up, not clubs.

My whole family hails from the Deep south, except for me.  I'm the only one who was born abroad, in California. I'm often shocked when otherwise well-educated, forward-thinking and loving people like these suddenly blurt out hateful, racist words.  But they do.  Even my mom, who has spent the vast majority of her 84 years in NYC (Columbia University), San Francisco (Berkeley and Stanford), Chicago (at Loyola and North Park University) and Jerusalem (at St. George's College) still surprises me with an out-of-character racist remark.


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Posted: Nov 5, 2008 - 12:16pm

 cc_rider wrote:

I'll add what I left off the other post:

Racist Dimwits.

Sorry to throw your Aunt into that category, but I've gotta call a spade a spade. In a manner of speaking. And I have plenty of racist dimwits in my tree too.

c.
 
It's totally racism, and I understand it. The riots of the 60s scared these people.

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Posted: Nov 5, 2008 - 12:08pm

Who will Obama pick? The latest scuttlebutt

I thought the idea of Bill Clinton as Secretary of State was rather inspired but not a move I would recommend.  And The Terminator?  Really?  It is interesting to see the names that keep popping up over and over.  I know I've been out of the loop for a long time when I have to look 90% of them up to find out who they are.
 
edieraye wrote:
 
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Posted: Nov 5, 2008 - 12:00pm

 hippiechick wrote:
I tried to explain that to her; they were possibly security guards hired to protect polling places. But the rumors ran rampant.
 
I'll add what I left off the other post:

Racist Dimwits.

Sorry to throw your Aunt into that category, but I've gotta call a spade a spade. In a manner of speaking. And I have plenty of racist dimwits in my tree too.

c.

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Posted: Nov 5, 2008 - 11:58am

 duchamp wrote:
I spent yesterday in the Montgomery, Alabama, area. Wish I had pictures!
 
I grew up in Montgomery. Sounds like yesterday was pretty interesting there!  c.

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