Remember Joe “the Plumber” Wurzelbacher? Unfortunately, so do the good folks at Christianity Today, who decided to let him announce that he would never let “queers” near his children. Furthermore, he claims to have gay friends who, despite his opinions, are going to “do their thing.” Wurzelbacher, however, declined to specify whether “their thing” included “eating children.” Read More ›
It’s pretty much a done deal: Barring some juicy scandal, Hillary Clinton will be nominated as Secretary of State after Thanksgiving, according to aides from the Obama camp. The Wall Street Journal reports that “the Obama transition team has resolved the financial disclosure issues surrounding the work of her husband, former President Bill Clinton, and the president-elect feels comfortable moving ahead with the nomination.” Does this mean that we’re now officially out of interesting political things to talk about until the inauguration? Read More ›
Yet another map of how the country voted. View Image ›
John McCain made his first post-election appearance on The Tonight Show last night. McCain has a long chat with Jay — is this a snub to Letterman? Watch Video ›
While President-elect Barack Obama enjoyed a few days with his family after a hard-fought election, speculation swirled in the nation’s capital around potential administration appointees.
If you factor in population and percentage of votes by county you get this bloated, bulbous monstrosity. That’s also a fitting description for the whole electoral process. Click through to see more. View Image ›
Newsweek uncovers the truth about the McCain/Palin campaign dynamics, threats on Obama, and the hacking of the Obama campaigns files. Dun dun dun.
Ron Paul. Aaaaaand scene. View Image ›
The best part about the election is all the little statistics and maps about how counties/states voted. Here are the states that are either solidly Blue or Red. Diversity reigns supreme in Oklahoma. Tulsa here I come! Read More ›
Check out a list of all the ballot measures throughout the country. Looks like everyone hates the gays.
Patrick Moberg’s illustration of all the U.S. Presidents. View Image ›
It wasn’t just America who celebrated Obama’s win last night. Check out this amazing collection of photos taken from around the world, showing the international community’s reactions (including one of Barack’s step-grandmother, Sarah Obama, celebrating in Kenya).
The Onion’s commentary on Barrack Obama’s monumental win.
When the game came to end, McCain gave a pretty classy final note from his side. Watch Video ›
Audacity won.
Asian stock markets rose Wednesday, tracking solid overnight gains on Wall Street, as uncertainty about the next leader of the world’s largest economy was lifted with Democrat Barack Obama’s elevation to the U.S. presidency.
The streak is broken. View Image ›
Did you ever think this day would come? Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States of America. Watch the slideshow and revel in this historic and emotional moment. Read More ›
Elizabeth Dole lost to the Godless Dem, Kay Hagan.
Here’s my election day experience, in pictures and words. Read More ›
Early indications show that many states are shattering voter turnout records today. Here’s a roundup of reports from some key swing states. Read More ›
Man on the street admits to CNN anchor that he’s voted “a couple times” today. Fraud or not, Ron Jones is a trip.
After months of threatening to run an ad dredging up Reverend Wright, a group called the National Republican Trust made a splashy ad buy at the eleventh hour, running it nationwide during Monday Night Football, SNL, and (inexplicably) The Rachel Maddow Show. Given the millions of dollars this cost, you’d expect some more strategic thinking about where the ad ran (like, a blitz in battleground states for instance), so what was their actual intention here? Read More ›
Celebrities: They’re just like us! If they didn’t vote early, they’re waiting in line with the rest of us peons to cast their vote - just like Conan O’Brien. So send in any and all celebrity sightings at the polling stations. (B-list actors and reality TV stars count too.) Read More ›
Democrat Barack Obama tells ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” it’s time for college football to pick a champion with a playoff system while Republican John McCain wants to put an end to performance-enhancing substances. Gee, let’s just wait until most people have already voted to start bringing up the REALLY pressing issues. Read More ›
Let’s try a collection of Election Haiku: Sum up your feeling about the election in a single Haiku…bonus for not using a candidates name… (Haiku is a short poem - first line 5 syllables, second line 7 syllables, third line 5 syllables) Read More ›
Reddit Top Link: Senator Obama, we ask that you PLEDGE TO STAND FIRM, AND NOT CONCEDE THE COMING ELECTION in the face of election irregularities, no matter how long it takes to contest such fraud. We’ve seen what happens when candidates concede in the past two elections…and it’s not good.
Even if you’re undecided, you know about the presidential race. What other issues will you be voting on in the booth? Another clever site from the League of Women Voters helps you figure out what other races and propositions you’ll be deciding on come election day.
A concise typographic guide to the 2008 election, with a few words yet to come. Ugh. Remember the yellow pantsuit thing, the $400 hair cut debacle? Can’t wait for this sordid mess to be over.
From reporting on voting conditions to just telling your followers who you’re voting for, the Twitterati are all over the election. “I voted today” seems more significant than “I had a sandwich for lunch, yum.” Read More ›
