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  • giovanni tiso,

    Oh, and 24 minutes after poll closing and they still AREN'T calling Kentucky for McCain? That's just crazy.

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report Reply

  • Gareth Ward,

    Apparently they've got live holograms too.

    Yeah it's cool - this was their live discussion with McCain
    And they're going to this to explain his climate change policy

    Auckland, NZ • Since Mar 2007 • 1727 posts Report Reply

  • TroyHoward,

    From http://blog.indecision2008.com/ (A Daily Show website)

    POSTED BY: Matthew Tobey

    Is Obama President? Not yet, but that hasn't stopped some forward-thinking Republicans from getting an early jump on pushing for his impeachment. ObamaImpeachment.org exists. Though if the proprietors' fact-checking skills are as strong as their spell-checking ones, I don't think Senator Obama has much to worry about.

    If you're upset you missed the boat on the URL, fret not. ImpeachPresidentZacEfron.net is still available.

    Hmmm... Can we impeach a Prime Minister?

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2006 • 78 posts Report Reply

  • Craig Ranapia,

    I got you a little pressie. I look at it when I feel sad.

    Awww... I don't real Italian, but having seen(and been unimpressed by) Dario Fo's Accidental Death of An Anarchist I wonder if that chap should be quite so jolly. (And just for the record, I wouldn't find Fo's Brecht-and-water didactics any more attractive if he was a right-winger.)

    North Shore, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 12370 posts Report Reply

  • JohnAmiria,

    yeah, it made me laugh too ... it was the last one I read, as if someone had got to the last of their chalk and thought "Dammit, I'm gonna say what I really feel"

    hither and yon • Since Aug 2008 • 215 posts Report Reply

  • giovanni tiso,

    I don't real Italian, but having seen(and been unimpressed by) Dario Fo's Accidental Death of An Anarchist

    Do you think it would be possible for me to buy back my introduction to you?

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report Reply

  • Robyn Gallagher,

    CNN.com reports "If Obama wins, the bull gets slaughtered". Some Kenyan villagers will kill a bull to feast upon if their lad wins. Oh noez! Vote McCain! Save the bull!

    Since Nov 2006 • 1946 posts Report Reply

  • giovanni tiso,

    Quick people: Sky News, right now, the glasses of the panelist sitting at the far left. Quick!

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report Reply

  • TroyHoward,

    " Oh, and 24 minutes after poll closing and they still AREN'T calling Kentucky for McCain? That's just crazy. "


    Yeah and they haven't called Indiana for Obama. That's even crazier!!


    BTW - Is there a PubAddress pool on when CNN et al will call it?

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2006 • 78 posts Report Reply

  • JohnAmiria,

    weird - I previewed but a whole page turned up. Anyway, off to watch the teevee now. I don't have a lap top so I'll see y'all later.

    hither and yon • Since Aug 2008 • 215 posts Report Reply

  • giovanni tiso,

    Oh noez! Vote McCain! Save the bull!

    If somebody tells Sue Kedgley, I'll personally punch them hard on the thighs.

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report Reply

  • Craig Ranapia,

    Oh, and 24 minutes after poll closing and they still AREN'T calling Kentucky for McCain? That's just crazy.

    To be fair, Giovanni, I think the nets have actually learned the lesson that you can be first and still lose after the Florida call fiasco in 2008, and the horribly unreliable exit polls that were "leaked" four years later. (BTW, Nate Silver has ten good reason why exit polls should be ignored anyway - and we should be thankful it's illegal for media outlets to conduct them here.)

    North Shore, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 12370 posts Report Reply

  • Craig Ranapia,

    yeah, it made me laugh too ... it was the last one I read, as if someone had got to the last of their chalk and thought "Dammit, I'm gonna say what I really feel"

    As long as nobody really feels inspired to write Who's your Daddy? Helen's Your Daddy! in a public place. Because that's the kind of weird that should only be shared between consenting adults in private.

    North Shore, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 12370 posts Report Reply

  • Russell Brown,

    The early results from Indiana were supposed to break for McCain, until centres like Gary came in. They don't seem to be.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report Reply

  • giovanni tiso,

    Yeah and they haven't called Indiana for Obama. That's even crazier!!

    Except Indiana is a toss-up state and Kentucky an extra solid McCain state, the kind of state I would have expected to be called immediately. But maybe they're just being more cautious than in primary season.

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report Reply

  • TroyHoward,

    Hey another website to be checking out is FARK.com.

    News aggregator - with THE BEST headlines. eg:

    Illinois is tense with heightened election day shenanigans: IL police take aggressive rooster into custody.

    and:

    Fox reports voter intimidation by Black Panthers in Philadelphia. Still no confirmation on disruptions caused by Black Vulcans, Black Eagles, Storms, Power Men, Blades, Bumblebees, Static Shocks, Spawns, Lobos, Bishops, Cloaks or Harlem Hammers

    and:

    Early evening election thread - cable networks begin their election night programming at 5 PM EST. Have nothing to talk about for two hours.

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2006 • 78 posts Report Reply

  • Jake Pollock,

    Giovanni:

    Kentucky has variable closing times in its polling booths I think. A time zone runs through it. So they can't call it before Western Kentucky closes, even if they count the vote.

    Raumati South • Since Nov 2006 • 489 posts Report Reply

  • Hadyn Green,

    The early results from Indiana were supposed to break for McCain, until centres like Gary came in. They don't seem to be.

    Quick people: Sky News, right now, the glasses of the panelist sitting at the far left. Quick!

    Gack! what a time to pop out for lunch!

    I need to know... what was going on with the glasses?

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 2090 posts Report Reply

  • Don Christie,

    CNN says ~80% turnouts in Indiana and Missouri.

    Woah. If anything like that is reflected across the US then can I be the first to say "democracy is the winner".

    What %tage are of adults registered?

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 1645 posts Report Reply

  • giovanni tiso,

    I need to know... what was going on with the glasses?

    Nothing, really, I just thought he was commenting on the Nixon re-election for a minute... indescribably ugly 70s glasses. Cannot be overstated. I haven't fully regained my vision yet.

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report Reply

  • Craig Ranapia,

    Kentucky an extra solid McCain state

    Wouldn't be too sure about that. Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell is in a genuinely competitive race for like... the first time ever. But I think you're right, and the nets are just being more cautious about making early calls. And with good reason.

    North Shore, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 12370 posts Report Reply

  • Russell Brown,

    CNN exit poll:

    McCain gets 72% of white evangelicals.

    Bush got 78%.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report Reply

  • TroyHoward,

    11 Fictional Presidents You’d Likely Vote For Over Obama & McCain!

    11. Diane Steen, Mafia! (Christina Applegate)
    10. President Lindberg, The 5th Element (Tom “Tiny” Lister)
    9. James Dale, Mars Attacks (Jack Nicholson)
    8. Nathan Petrelli, Heroes (Adrian Pasdar)
    7. Stewie Griffin, Family Guy
    6. Thomas “Tug” Benson, Hot Shots: Part Deux (Lloyd Bridges)
    5. Thomas J. Whitmore, Independence Day (Bill Pullman)
    4. James Marshall, Air Force One; (Harrison Ford)
    3. Merkin Muffley, Dr. Strangelove (Peter Sellers)
    2. David Palmer, 24 (Dennis Haysbert)
    1. Josiah Bartlett, The West Wing (Martin Sheen)

    from geeksofdoom.com

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2006 • 78 posts Report Reply

  • giovanni tiso,

    These are the exits that are doing the rounds, leaked to mydd. As Nate Silver says, an unreliable instrument, but anyhow:

    Florida: Obama 52 McCain 44
    Georgia: Obama 47 McCain 51
    Indiana: Obama 52 McCain 48
    Iowa: Obama 58 McCain 42
    Michigan: Obama 60 McCain 39
    Minnesota: Obama 60 McCain 39
    Missouri: Obama 52 McCain 48
    Nevada: Obama 55 McCain 45
    New Hampshire: Obama 57 McCain 43
    New Mexico: Obama 56 McCain 43
    North Carolina: Obama 52 McCain 48
    Ohio: Obama 54 McCain 45
    Pennsylvania: Obama 57 McCain 42
    Virginia: Obama 55 McCain 45
    West Virginia: Obama 44 McCain 55
    Wisconsin: Obama 58 McCain 42

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report Reply

  • Gareth Ward,

    the Florida call fiasco in 2008

    Oooooh, you know something we don't Craig? =>

    Auckland, NZ • Since Mar 2007 • 1727 posts Report Reply

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