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posted at 8:15 am on November 3, 2008 by Allahpundit
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On damn, here comes the lunatic left.
winemkr on November 3, 2008 at 8:18 AM
From a business perspective, you should be cheering for Obama tomorrow!
lodge on November 3, 2008 at 8:18 AM
Oh
winemkr on November 3, 2008 at 8:19 AM
From a business perspective, you should be cheering for Obama tomorrow!
lodge on November 3, 2008 at 8:18 AM
See!
winemkr on November 3, 2008 at 8:19 AM
Cool. I have been living in Lexington KY for a week now and I can finnaly dump Austin. Shees, Alex Jones world wide headquarters and Obama signs every 30 feet.
RobertInLexington on November 3, 2008 at 8:23 AM
Oh Lord.
The astroturfers will be making it unbearable here tonight and tomorrow night.
Why, AP, why now?
BacaDog on November 3, 2008 at 8:24 AM
Fresh meat.
Ars Moriendi on November 3, 2008 at 8:24 AM
Shoot, I’m already registered. Hey, let’s play ACORN: I’ll register again!
S. Weasel on November 3, 2008 at 8:24 AM
Rush got his best ratings in the Clinton years. Trust capitalism!
lodge on November 3, 2008 at 8:25 AM
Thanks for letting me regisiter. I’ve been wanting to post since I found the site a couple months ago.
I’m in VA an hoping like mad that McCain wins VA tomorrow as I can’t stomach another major election (governor, senate, President) win by a Democrat in the Old Dominion ( Warner pretty much has locked up the Senate seat).
jonkk on November 3, 2008 at 8:25 AM
I did it years ago and never regretted it.
fluffy on November 3, 2008 at 8:25 AM
Send in the
clownsTrolls…Where are the
clownsTrolls?Frozen Tex on November 3, 2008 at 8:25 AM
Finally!!! I’m no longer lurking! Thank you, Allah!
rampage on November 3, 2008 at 8:26 AM
Awesome. I’ve been waiting to register for a couple of months now, since I found Hot Air. I don’t think there’s a site I visit more on the web at this point.
Oh, and if you didn’t know, Hot Air got a mention on Hannity and Combs last night, along with MM.
funsutton on November 3, 2008 at 8:26 AM
I put the word out at Ace of Spades HQ, so don’t be surprised if you get some morons.
Christoph on November 3, 2008 at 8:27 AM
Thanks. I have waited forever to get registered. I think this is my favorite site now.
MoGal on November 3, 2008 at 8:27 AM
Hurray! I’m no longer the Invisible Woman! :-)
Gina on November 3, 2008 at 8:28 AM
Finally open registration!!!
Let the final phase of “Operation Chaos” begin!!!
Go Mac/Sarah!!!
itchytriggerfinger on November 3, 2008 at 8:28 AM
Hey! It wasn’t just Trolls waiting in the wings. There are those of us that will gain satisfaction from being able to do more than laugh out loud and scream “Hell yeah!” at the screen.
FinallyRight on November 3, 2008 at 8:28 AM
I want to keep tabs on what they’re
thinkingfeeling without having to go to their awful sites.jgapinoy on November 3, 2008 at 8:29 AM
Well this is a surprise! Welcome to all the new Hot Heads! And by the way, you WILL be expected to furnish snacks and drinks for our celebration party. I’ll chip in some candy corn.
RushBaby on November 3, 2008 at 8:29 AM
No lunatic left here… finally I can post comments!
I look forward to adding my opinions and thoughts!
Hopefully you will be pleased with my addition to the group!
Fozzy Bear on November 3, 2008 at 8:30 AM
ok, I’m in. Now if I can only keep my passwords straight…
spudmom on November 3, 2008 at 8:30 AM
Expect DRywall, Trailboss, RogerWaters and other trolls to register under other screennames so these lying little crapweasels can return after Obama is defeated tomorrow and they lose their bets.
ManlyRash on November 3, 2008 at 8:31 AM
Ever tried to mow astroturf? Do you realize how aggravating that would make someone? It doesn’t grow back like grass. You mow it and it’s done.
Fire up the gas-guzzling mower.
Fozzy Bear on November 3, 2008 at 8:31 AM
Happily into the mix now!
MSReb81 on November 3, 2008 at 8:32 AM
Sort of like having a lunatic discharged from the asylum so he can live in your home. What could possibly go wrong?
ManlyRash on November 3, 2008 at 8:32 AM
Thank you for letting me register. I’ve been waiting for months, like others. I just wish it could have been earlier….I’ve had much to say but been unable to.
jcheney on November 3, 2008 at 8:35 AM
Only conservatives are allowed to register today. Registration for Liberals and Socialists starts tomorrow.
BohicaTwentyTwo on November 3, 2008 at 8:36 AM
THANK YOU!!!
gannak on November 3, 2008 at 8:36 AM
If you guys see any trolls, I’d appreciate it if you e-mailed us. We don’t follow all the comments so we need extra eyes and ears for that sort of thing.
Allahpundit on November 3, 2008 at 8:37 AM
thanks for opening this
tried to enroll for months
great job on the coal expose’
audiotom on November 3, 2008 at 8:37 AM
Thank you for opening registration!
nitzsche on November 3, 2008 at 8:38 AM
That’s nothing. WALNUT got me five times! Hi everyone.
MisterTurtle on November 3, 2008 at 8:39 AM
It’s about time
dangitt on November 3, 2008 at 8:39 AM
Welcome Newbies.
Spirit of 1776 on November 3, 2008 at 8:41 AM
A huge thank you for opening the registration. I’ve been glued to this site during the campaign. Lifelong CT Democrat – fierce McCain supporter, so no astroturfer here. Btw, 8 Democrat family members here – all voting McCain/Palin.
CTGal on November 3, 2008 at 8:41 AM
Welcome!
Saltysam on November 3, 2008 at 8:41 AM
Yummy… new trolls for breakfast.
CC – BHO: “my Muslim faith”
CapedConservative on November 3, 2008 at 8:42 AM
Finally, I could register. I’ve been joining all the debate chats the past few weeks. I look forward to celebrating a McCain/Palin victory with yall.
NicSteel on November 3, 2008 at 8:42 AM
Allahpundit on November 3, 2008 at 8:37 AM
ROFLMAO!!!
Saltysam on November 3, 2008 at 8:42 AM
Allah,
You are taking a big risk opening up comment registration the day before the election. How many trolls are we going to have deal with if The Emperor wins tomorrow? Answer: Too many.
Lance Murdock on November 3, 2008 at 8:42 AM
Whats up hot air? Been coming here for a while now. No troll here. Proud conservative hoping for a Mccain/Palin victory.
goldeagle11 on November 3, 2008 at 8:43 AM
And now I can finally thank ManlyRash and all the others for keeping my spirits and hopes up!
CTGal on November 3, 2008 at 8:44 AM
Oh my gosh I am so happy to be part of the loop now…which probably means I need to step away from the computer.
CarolynM on November 3, 2008 at 8:44 AM
Welcome to da jungle!
grapeknutz on November 3, 2008 at 8:44 AM
Ahhh… but if HA is on the ball, they will catch the duplicate IPs under multiple users and ZAP THEM ALL.
CC – BHO: “my Muslim faith”
CapedConservative on November 3, 2008 at 8:45 AM
Newbie here. Finally. And not a troll!
McCain/Palin ’08!
strosfan on November 3, 2008 at 8:45 AM
Have you decided when the Undecideds get to register?
manwithblackhat on November 3, 2008 at 8:47 AM
Checking in.
Mr Gus on November 3, 2008 at 8:48 AM
Thank you so much for letting me register. Hot Air has been my favorite site for many, many months now.
I’d like to thank all those people who have provided me with political insights and info I wouldn’t otherwise find in the mainstream media.
Must also thank all those of you, regulars, who have made me laugh with your amusing, yet informative comments.
Have to single out ManlyRush whose optimism has revived me many times over the various poll results favoring ‘that one.’ Thank you, sir.
mz.josephine on November 3, 2008 at 8:49 AM
Hatchlings will be strangled in the nest.
Akzed on November 3, 2008 at 8:49 AM
Like a farking hawk with an ear ache or something. You bet, Allah.
ManlyRash on November 3, 2008 at 8:50 AM
Thanks for opening registration!
I’m not with the “lunatic left”. Or at least not with the left, I guess the “lunatic” part will be open to interpretation.
Anyway, it’s good to be here.
Boudica on November 3, 2008 at 8:51 AM
*Open’s door and steps in, Waves!*
I am so glad to go form lurker to poster!
I live in Ohio now, but grew-up in a military household on the south western tip of Virgina. I was really happy to find HA this election!
I don’t know what I would have done if I’d been forced to watch the debates without HA!
SurgurNcream on November 3, 2008 at 8:51 AM
Just give me access to the ban hammer. I’ll take care of it for you gratis. You can trust me….I’m not like the others (LOL!)
TheBigOldDog on November 3, 2008 at 8:51 AM
Yay!! I can post!!! I can post!!!
No troll here..
McCain/Palin ’08!
SueM on November 3, 2008 at 8:51 AM
And then served up as appetizers at our McCain Victory Party tomorrow night.
ManlyRash on November 3, 2008 at 8:51 AM
You had to choose today, of all days. Do you know how many stupid, foolish liberals will join?
right2bright on November 3, 2008 at 8:51 AM
They wouldn’t ever get to the point of registering… since they can’t decide what to do.
Mcguyver on November 3, 2008 at 8:52 AM
Pay not attention to that BigOldDog on the porch. Pick me! Pick me! :-)
ManlyRash on November 3, 2008 at 8:52 AM
yay! another thank you here for ManlyRash from a PUMA
ginaswo on November 3, 2008 at 8:53 AM
Fewer than you think. They don’t pay much attention to this site, and the ones who do know that there’s no point wasting time trolling in a moderated comment system. If they act up, they’ll be banned immediately. Especially if you guys keep an eye out and e-mail us.
Allahpundit on November 3, 2008 at 8:53 AM
Symbols
Sometimes I think God speaks to us in symbols.
When Bill Clinton was president, I imagined the
leader of our nation standing before the world
with his pants hanging on his knees.
I felt ashamed.
Today we see a contest between:
1. an imperfect man – a hero, and servant,
with a genuine sense of obligation to the well being
and traditional ideals of America.
2. an imperfect man – brilliant in presentation; vacuous
in character. Near perfectly styled; near empty of substance.
Open-faced in glorious generalities; concealing and secretive in specifics.
Asking, daring, the nation believe his promises of everything, in spite
of a solid, verifiable history of little to nothing to inspire such belief.
That number 2. might become president, that nearly half of our nation has embraced such a person is a stark symbol – perhaps from God.
I am nonplused.
rydmn on November 3, 2008 at 8:53 AM
Thanks for opening registration, this is one of my favorite sites. Wish it was open to conservatives only though lol
beachgirlusa on November 3, 2008 at 8:53 AM
Finally! I’ve got my voice! (Didn’t someone elese say that? I can’t remember!)
Sailor on November 3, 2008 at 8:53 AM
Yay! No more lurking.
Let’s party. Go John & Sarah!
Greek Fire on November 3, 2008 at 8:54 AM
Very cool name. The Anglicized version is Boadicea, I believe. She led the rebellion against the Roman occupation in ancient Brittania, yes?
ManlyRash on November 3, 2008 at 8:54 AM
Thank you for letting me register. Hot Air has been my favorite site for many, many months now.
I’d like to also thank all those who have provided me with political insights and info I wouldn’t otherwise find in the mainstream media.
Must also thank those of you, regulars, who have made me laugh with your amusing comments.
Have to single out ManlyRush whose optimism has revived me many times over the various poll results favoring ‘that one.’ Thank you, sir.
Here’s to a McCain / Palin victory!
mz.josephine on November 3, 2008 at 8:54 AM
I bet I know the first person you’d ban. You know, I know…:)
TheBigOldDog on November 3, 2008 at 8:55 AM
reader of Hot Air since the election cycle, and now I join the fray!
theflyonthewall on November 3, 2008 at 8:56 AM
Yes because the consequences could be grave. Our ancestors conquered the ocean in wooden sailing ships and a wilderness continent with axe and musket… and Allahpundit might have to navigate to the “Manage Users” panel in WordPress and click “Delete”.
Christoph on November 3, 2008 at 8:56 AM
And we will, AP.
BacaDog on November 3, 2008 at 8:56 AM
It’s fun to comment, even though I don’t do it much. Welcome to all the newbs, anyway.
The Dean on November 3, 2008 at 8:56 AM
Free at last, free at last, no longer lurking quietly on the back of the bus… I’m tickled to be able to comment.
No troll- this has been my favorite election news site for some time. As a pro-life Christian (and proud mama of seven children, two by adoption, one of those with multiple special needs), I especially connect with Ed’s posts. And as the chief pessimist and cynic in my family (they say. I say realist), I really appreciate Allah.
DeputyHeadmistress on November 3, 2008 at 8:56 AM
Welcome all!!
KCB on November 3, 2008 at 8:57 AM
Thank you Allah!
President Obama on November 3, 2008 at 8:57 AM
Anyone undecided at this point doesn’t need to register on this site… they just need to READ.
CC – BHO: “my Muslim faith”
CapedConservative on November 3, 2008 at 8:57 AM
I have come late to the party…but have been glued to this sight ever since. I told my parents that I have been cruising the net looking for some “balanced news” since I only get what we call “the Farmer 5″ (over the air major networks…I don’t bother with cable). They told me that I needed to find “one site…you know…er…Michelle…” they couldn’t remember the name. Much to their amusement and mine, that is exactly where I ended up. I have been the family bleeding heart for decades. I can hear them now “Finally! The transformation is complete! It’s alive! IT’S ALLLLIIIIVVE!” Thank you guys for being the antidote to the evening news!
FinallyRight on November 3, 2008 at 8:58 AM
Great! Now ctdad can post under his own name!
ctmom on November 3, 2008 at 8:58 AM
AH dude, how long have you been here? How many people do you know who have been banned? This is the roach motel., Roaches check in but they don’t check out. Unless you defend Ann Coulter too frequently.
TheBigOldDog on November 3, 2008 at 8:59 AM
A lurker no more.
Go McCain/Palin!!
haikusrock on November 3, 2008 at 8:59 AM
Just posted to say:
Done.
Jeffrey Thomason on November 3, 2008 at 9:00 AM
It’s nice to be able to come out of lurker mode. This site has helped to keep me sane the past few weeks. I pray manlyrash is right in his insistance that McCain will win.
cashless on November 3, 2008 at 9:00 AM
Hooray! Now I can vent on my one island of sanity and comfort during this election!
patriette on November 3, 2008 at 9:00 AM
Welcome, fresh Hot Airs.
I daresay that the McCain admin is going to keep us all busy commenting.
This really does feel like graduating high school, finishing the 2008 election tomorrow 16 years after it started.
I wish all you newbs well. Let the sarc begin….now!
Doug on November 3, 2008 at 9:01 AM
I’M IN!!! Malkin AND HotAir?!?!?! I’ll never get any work done now! Of course, I will no longer have to work since Maobama will take care of me and my gas and mortgage.
vtskydiver on November 3, 2008 at 9:01 AM
yippie skippe, I finally got here. One day before elections but better late than never. Now I get to explode on the scene with my expert analysis. McCain -53 Obama – 49. Press- deseased. America- conservatively reformulated!!
katy on November 3, 2008 at 9:01 AM
Much appreciated, MJ. But there is still much to be done and we can’t sit on out hands.
Time to get out there and fight for Mac. Make phone calls to friends and family. Chat with neighbors. Take the elderly and shut-ins to the polls so they can vote. Talk to anyone you can who hasn’t planned to vote or who may still be undecided for whatever reason.
Do not pay attention to the polls. They are completely out of whack this year. Also, pay no attention to the Drive-By media. They are in the tank for Obama.
And for GOD’S SAKE please, please do not feed the trolls or water the astroturfers – and they will be out in full force to do everything they can to depress you. Instead, invite them to vote for John McCain.
Concentrate on getting out the vote. If you’re feeling despondent, then shout for me and I’ll buoy your spirits.
McCain will win this election, folks. But he won’t win if we don’t vote.
Now get out there and make it happen!
ManlyRash on November 3, 2008 at 9:01 AM
Welcome gang!
JeffreyLloyd on November 3, 2008 at 9:01 AM
Cool now we can have some fun separating the wheat from the chaff. Its going to be like whacking day. If you see a troll whack em and whack em hard.
Dreadnought223 on November 3, 2008 at 9:02 AM
Hey! Leave Ann alone! She’s smart… she’s got a law degree… she’s clerked for the court… I think she’s the perfect female replacement for Ruth “Buzzi” Ginzberg.
CC – BHO: “my Muslim faith”
CapedConservative on November 3, 2008 at 9:02 AM
Free at last…FREE AT LAST!!! THANK GOD ALLAH MIGHTY! FREE AT LAST!!!
birdhurd on November 3, 2008 at 9:02 AM
Thank Allah, It feels like home.
EZnSF on November 3, 2008 at 9:03 AM
Then come plused and do what you can to get J-Mac into the Oval Office.
ManlyRash on November 3, 2008 at 9:04 AM
You don’t?
My feelings are hurt. :(
I’ve been leaving you a lot of “love” comments…
Mcguyver on November 3, 2008 at 9:04 AM
nah…great entertainment..
jerrytbg on November 3, 2008 at 9:04 AM
I like the cut of your jib, katy.
ManlyRash on November 3, 2008 at 9:05 AM
Hi guys!
Thanks for opening up comments :)
Don’t give up!
I have never been this politically active in my life, but this election has motivated me to stand up and fight. Don’t get me wrong, I have voted in every election in which I have been eligible, even when I was registered independent and could only vote for ballot initiatives in primary races (I currently live in western PA). This election motivated me to change my registration to Republican, attend a McCain/Palin rally (I got to shake Sarah & Todd’s hands), volunteer at a Palin event (her special needs kids talk: she signed my volunteer badge :D ), and participate in phone banks (I HATE calling people I don’t know).
I have always liked McCain and voted for him in the primaries in 2000, but picking Palin was a lightning bolt for me and many, many others who have just grown weary of politics in general because it is always the same, and always distanced from our daily lives. Sarah is NOT the same old, same old. She is not just one of us, she represents the best in us: what we would hope to achieve in our lives if we could. My best friend in Ohio, who could barely be bothered to remember to vote in past elections, is now posting McCain signs on her lawn, attending Palin rallies with her daughters (with homemade t-shirts that say “Palin Girls Rule!”), and actively lobbying her friends and co-workers to vote McCain.
I never read political blogs before Palin was announced, though I followed Drudge, a variety of news sites (I have long given up on television news), and kept myself informed on the issues. I’m so glad I found this site, Ace, Hilbuzz, and others! I guess what I’m saying is, there are A LOT of people out there excited about this ticket who aren’t political junkies, or weren’t political junkies before Palin came into play.
Don’t listen to the naysayers! Don’t stop fighting! This is far to important!
vermillionsky on November 3, 2008 at 9:05 AM
Happy to finally be registered. I’ve been reading along for quite a while now.
Murf76 on November 3, 2008 at 9:05 AM
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