It's Obama Time
With 98% of electoral precincts reporting (and McCain having conceded), yes we know that Mr Obama is de facto President-Elect. But they've only just now called North Carolina for the Democrat, which puts him at 364 electoral college votes versus McCain's 173.
That may seem like a landslide to you, but it's only the [...]
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
[04:30 am]
Yes, we did
It's about time. We waited up long enough (eight years, actually).
He defied McCain/Palin, the GOP, Diebolt, history and the Bradley Effect. Obama is President-Elect. You could say: So what?
You could say the Democrats are almost identical to the Republicans. You could even say that it doesn't matter which figurehead is nominally in [...]
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Black is white
No doubt RTÉ, BBC and others will be providing us with special TV and radio reports on the U.S. elections but for the genuine immersive American experience, the internet is your best bet.
There are plenty of online talk shows but National Public Radio (NPR) should have the most sober discussions.
Those pranksters FOX News [...]
No candidate behind in the Gallup poll at the end of October has ever won the presidency. [link]
It's like this. If McCain wins–if they steal this election like they did the last two–and yet there is no revolution in the streets, then the 'sheeple' of America frankly deserve all they get.
Unfortunately we will get sprayed [...]
Puppets © photo credit: 7-how-7
It's not often I get stumped by a simple question. Maybe you can answer this one.
The U.S. elections are a joke, this we know. For example, Diebold and other voting machines are clearly rigged. It's such common knowledge that even the mainstream network CNN ran a special about it.
If you still [...]
I did a cartoon double-take when I read this headline:
Ireland has faith in touch-screen voting machines despite concerns in other states
What?? Surely we know better after the debacle that surrounded the near-introduction of these monstrosities. Thankfully, the article continues:
Secretary of State Betty Ireland is standing firm in her support of electronic voting machines, despite security [...]
