Round three: CO, NM; Update: Fox calls Ohio for Obama; Update: CNN calls Iowa for Obama; Update: Fox calls Virginia for Obama; Update: Denver Post calls Colorado for Obama; Update: NBC calls the election for Obama

posted at 9:06 pm on November 4, 2008 by Allahpundit

At this point I’d be shocked if either of them mattered, but the polls have closed so here’s a new thread for results.

As I’m writing that, CNN calls Minnesota and Michigan for The One.

Update: Turns out my prediction was too conservative: I had Ohio going for McCain. Fox calls it for The One. And with that, the hour of reckoning is at hand.

Update: I said in this post over the weekend that under no circumstances could Maverick lose more than one among Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Virginia. Unless the network projections are drastically wrong, he’s already lost two. According to MSNBC, with both PA and OH in the ledger, Obama has 195 EVs with 55 still to come from California. Florida would put him over the top.

Update: Ohio’s the first red state from 2004 to flip, incidentally, and the only one Obama needs thanks to its high EV number. He can win the election now simply by holding Kerry’s states.

Update: The nets will be appropriately cautious about calling Florida early after the fiasco eight years ago but Obama’s leading steadily by 150,000-200,000 votes with 60 percent reporting and the bellwether counties don’t look good. If that flips, we’re approaching landslide territory.

Update: Obama wins New Mexico, unsurprisingly.

Update: The polls are closed now in Nevada and Montana too, but neither will matter. CNN calls Iowa for The One.

Update: With 84 percent reporting, Obama’s now ahead in Virginia by 13,000 votes.

Update: With 91 percent reporting and a lead of more than 50,000 votes, Fox hands Virginia to The One. That gives him 220 EVs, according to my tally. California will put him over the top.

Update: More blood on the floor: The Denver Post says Colorado belongs to The One. We should have a call on California from the networks within the next five minutes, and that should wrap things up.

Update: And there’s California, and there’s the election.

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A Saudi manchurian candidate is president thanks to the Saudi owned media and election fraud.

SaintOlaf on November 4, 2008 at 11:13 PM

You forgot the Saudi-owned politicians

econavenger on November 4, 2008 at 11:15 PM

Grue:

Great minds think alike.

Maybe Obama will invade Pakistan looking for Obama and when he doesn’t find him and we are stuck there fighting Paks we can say Obama lied and people died.

Terrye on November 4, 2008 at 11:15 PM

John McCain is a great American, and I will not trash him.

Shotgun Messiah on November 4, 2008 at 11:13 PM

He lost it all when he pushed the shamnesty and then he didn’t have decency to drop out of a primary in a party where most of the people detested him.

progressoverpeace on November 4, 2008 at 11:15 PM

A divorce is coming and divorces always end ugly.

The idea we can dislodge this man in 4 years is a complete and utter farce.
A marxist once in power stays in power.

kangjie on November 4, 2008 at 11:14 PM

Regretably very true. One man, one vote, one time.

johnsteele on November 4, 2008 at 11:15 PM

Well y’all; it’s been a decent fight, but with all the money, lies, and spin The One has thrown at us, we have been beaten. …
Achilles on November 4, 2008 at 11:14 PM

Why can’t you guys recognize the country is tilting a bit more to the left? Why does it have to be lies and spin?

mycowardice on November 4, 2008 at 11:16 PM

Congratulations to President Obama.

God Bless America,

and

God Help America

kam582 on November 4, 2008 at 11:16 PM

Terrie > Israel, Iraq, Georgia, Pakistan, Colombia, the entire European East. Others will lose, too, tjey just dont know it yet.

Clemycali & Darth Executor > Romania had no choice but to succumb to socialism. Stalin had decided for Romania, as he had decided for the entire central and eastern Europe. The sad thing is that the United States had chosen socialism in free elections. As of this moment, America is on a path of great “transformation” because The Obamessiah will make sure they it will be changed forever. It’s a sad day, fratilor. The triumph os ignorance and stupidity.

Imperialistu on November 4, 2008 at 11:16 PM

I want to personally thank the Hillary Puma democrats

this thing would have been a dumb and dumber landslide without them. they truly put their party first and crossed the line. they saw how wew were being slighted just like they were.

NC,VA, IN, OH FL still close

yesterday Obama gave McCain the finger, the next four years he gives it to all of us.

who are the gullable idiots on our side voting Obama in?

Eisenhower said ” A country that values it’s privileges above it’s principals soon has neither”

audiotom on November 4, 2008 at 11:16 PM

They just started driving around DC blowing horns and yelling and whooping…hopefully it won’t get any worse…

DCJeff on November 4, 2008 at 11:12 PM

Better load your guns just in case….

UltimateBob on November 4, 2008 at 11:14 PM

If they riot over the Phillies win… what do you think is gonna go down tonite? I am glad I moved out of L.A.!

beththebaker on November 4, 2008 at 11:16 PM

Tune into Rush tomorrow to hear him rightfullly tear McCain and the RINOs a new one

Rush should look into the mirror first. He and the talk show radio did everything they could to upset McCain. They didn’t like it, they shield for Bush for 4 years and now they are going to blame McCain? Why? He did the best he could.

clemycali on November 4, 2008 at 11:16 PM

I’m done with Hot Air.

Screw you people. The people who run this site.

You have intellectually deficient cowards who run moderate your chat and I’m banned for expressing an opinion, which has been expressed dozens and dozens and dozens of times on this thread alone by, well, dozens of people.

But seejanemom talking about her panties getting wet after Barack Obama’s grandma dies and her posting those comments in the relevant thread?

No. THAT’S not a banning offence.

Hot Air, your standards sicken me. You don’t apply them in anything like a logical or fair way, so screw you. You may be great politics, but your traditional internet bulletin board cliquish bullcrap.

Christoph on November 4, 2008 at 11:16 PM

Obama isn’t my President.

And i’m not going anywhere.

clearbluesky on November 4, 2008 at 11:14 PM

Obama is not my Commander in Chief and I’m not going anywhere.

hawkdriver on November 4, 2008 at 11:16 PM

Turnabout is Fair Play, Bingo. You had eight years to wish hell on our guy. Now it’s our turn.

*eats*

Grue in the Attic on November 4, 2008 at 11:11 PM

“dissent is the highest form of patriotism”tm…..

sven10077 on November 4, 2008 at 11:16 PM

ANYWAY – I shall run to the neighborhood mosque tomorrow and beg for a place to kneel.

Ugly on November 4, 2008 at 11:16 PM

I have faith that we will get through the next 4 years (I don’t see any way that Obama gets a second term)…

…but it’s not going to be pretty and the next president will have a lot of work to do undoing the damage done by Obama and his socialist cronies.

I weep, though, for the ignorance of the average American who bought such “deep” platforms as “hope” and “change.”

Hopefully, the American public will wise up very quickly and the non-Conservative Republicans get thrown out of office and replaced with true conservatives.

Go Gov. Palin in 2012!

Religious_Zealot on November 4, 2008 at 11:16 PM

Dear Gloating Liberals:

You set the precedent for how to react to losing elections, and it’s being reflected times ten by your opposition tonight. And you’re setting the tone for Obama’s presidency now by taking on a “payback” attitude. Note well what you are seeing here and at other conservative sites: deep, deep anger and a rejection of our elected leadership, just like you guys did the last two elections, times 100. Take how you guys felt when you thought the 2000 election was “stolen” from Gore and multiply it by 1,000. Then add guns. That’s what you’ve sown, and that’s what the country will unfortunately reap.

I’d seriously tone it down if I were you, Democrats. I’d try to at least pretend to be a little gracious and act a teeny bit like you believe Obama’s lies about inclusiveness, bipartisanship, and an end to divisive politics in America. You’re the party of touchy-feely kumbayah-singing and buying the world a Coke, right?

aero on November 4, 2008 at 11:16 PM

ClassicCon:

Bush and McCain have both put their asses on the line for this party. Maybe the party let them down, not the other way around.

Terrye on November 4, 2008 at 11:11 PM

How so? Seems to me they spent more timing sticking a middle finger in my face than fighting for the party ideas they claim to be a supporter of? Thanks to supporters like you, with collapsible convictions for easy storage, we fielded a candidate that handed Obama a landslide. What a big colosul waste ef everyone’s f’n time.

ClassicCon on November 4, 2008 at 11:16 PM

Well, looks like we’re fuKed.

Shameful. McCain lost to a one term communist nobody with no experience and a promise to raise taxes, kill future combat systems, unilaterally reduce our nuclear arsenal and kill the missile defense system. U.S. enemies are sharpening their horns and wringing their hands in anticipation of their next attack.

Well done America, you’ve just elected communism. Enjoy.

Claypigeon on November 4, 2008 at 11:17 PM

pray the stock market tanks tomorrow. Down 1000 points would be nice.

Sean on November 4, 2008 at 11:01 PM

Dude…

That’s what libs do when they lose. Because you disagree with this election does not mean we should act like they do when they lose.

Buck up, the sun will come up in 4 years.

swami on November 4, 2008 at 11:17 PM

America rejected the C- candidate and embraced the C+ candidate.

Let’s see where it goes.

Dave Rywall on November 4, 2008 at 11:17 PM

Did I hear Rove say that electing 0bama will be great thing for the nation?

LegendHasIt on November 4, 2008 at 11:17 PM

Comrade Bo will be my President. Unless someone finally forces him to release his birth certicate. Or prosecutes him and everyone on his campaign fund raising team for all the fraud and illegal contributions he took. Oh wait, nevermind. The scumbags a Democrat so nothing will happen tom him.

Sporty1946 on November 4, 2008 at 11:17 PM

Ok time to regroup and get some conservatives elected in 2010. Burr in Nc runs for reelection in 2010. We need a strong primary challenger.

unseen on November 4, 2008 at 11:17 PM

Well goodnight friends. Remember, contra Pilate, truth is still truth. And as bad as things seem, many good men and women have lived in times far worse and have borne freedom and independence in their hearts, forging a way for themselves and their loved ones. We will do the same. See you tomorrow, HA family.

Weight of Glory on November 4, 2008 at 11:17 PM

I was just able to register yesterday and so excited to do so but as of right now I don’t think I can read/talk politics for a while. With that said…see ya’all tomorrow. :)

Ozark_sky on November 4, 2008 at 11:17 PM

If tonight will make Jesse Jackson STFU…. well that’s still not worth it

CanDoEZ on November 4, 2008 at 11:17 PM

Obama isn’t my President.

And i’m not going anywhere.

clearbluesky on November 4, 2008 at 11:14 PM

Obama is not my Commander in Chief and I’m not going anywhere.

hawkdriver on November 4, 2008 at 11:16 PM

DITTO!

christene on November 4, 2008 at 11:17 PM

Now it is time to unbrand the party from the image of McCain and return to its roots. Never again should we have a RINO foisted upon us because “he can win”.

Valiant on November 4, 2008 at 11:17 PM

America has survived invasion (war of 1812) the Civil War, the Great Depression, Nazism, the Communist Threat, and even Jimmy Carter. America will survive Barack Obama. Plan for the backlash in 2010 and be prepared with a true conservative in 2012.

Agent of the Cross on November 4, 2008 at 11:17 PM

“every American should be proud tonight” Karl Rove

It’s really sad that so many people here are trashing McCain. He ran a great race and is a great American. Conservatives still have lots to live for. Democracy is all about changing the government in a peaceful and civil way. The pendulum will swing the other way again and Conservatives can go back to the people, learn and listen, and come back stronger for the country. We need both sides.

lexhamfox on November 4, 2008 at 11:17 PM

oh for crying out loud Jaun Williams is crying

boomer on November 4, 2008 at 11:03 PM

I don’t have a problem with that…. like it or not this is a big moment for Black people.

joest73 on November 4, 2008 at 11:17 PM

My Hot Air friends–been lurking awhile before registration opened. I’ve learned much from reading your posts–and shared many laughs, too. Many thanks for keeping my spirits up.

My dad has been gone for 10 years now and, while I miss him every day, I am thankful he is not alive to see this day. The economic meltdown in September would have made him nuts, but the thought that a man with this kind of resume’ could become president would have been the worst imaginable outcome in his book.

A member of the Greatest Generation, he encouraged me to join the Air Force and supported me every step of the way for my entire career.

Time to re-group and plan for the future…

MyFathersDaughter on November 4, 2008 at 11:10 PM

Daughter – I share your sentiments. Except – I still have my dad, fortunately. And, like your dad, mine taught me all this, also. But, my dad voted for Obama!!

I’m pretty much lost here.

pbundy on November 4, 2008 at 11:17 PM

I just poured myself another triple.

Goodnight friends. Thanks to all that fought the good fight.

Now Playing:
Iron Maiden – Run to the Hills.

Kai on November 4, 2008 at 11:17 PM

White man didn’t start slavery. Was the Africans that was into slavery big time. They sold them to us. Africans sold their own. This is hard for me to take this. All the years I have lived. Watching how our Country was turning into a Socialistic Country. I would tell people but they were blinded. My grand kids are small. I don’t want them to grow up in a Country like this. We have a Man that is not a American. He has disdain for our Country and his wife also. A man that worked for BO’S campaign told a reporter that BO is very close with Ayers. That they are in contact a lot. Why didn’t the news say anything about that? I am not happy and tears are making it hard to see the keyboard. I am not going to sit quietly. I won’t accept this empty suit man.

sheebe on November 4, 2008 at 11:17 PM

progressoverpeace:

That is ridiculous. If most people in the party detested McCain then they should have nominated someone else and the man who won the election makes him look like Tancredo. God, what a bunch of crybabies. McCain tolerated years of physical and mental abuse at the hands of the enemy with less whining and bellyaching.

Terrye on November 4, 2008 at 11:17 PM

Let’s see where it goes.

Dave Rywall on November 4, 2008 at 11:17 PM

Let’s roll.

Ugly on November 4, 2008 at 11:18 PM

The fault lies not in our stars but in ourselves

William Amos on November 4, 2008 at 11:18 PM

More than just Democrats had to have voted for Obama. People who voted GOP in 2000 and 2004 crossed over. We shouldn’t immediately assume we know all the reasons why that happened or that it means the country is careening madly off a cliff.

I refuse to be like the Bush haters, unhinged because my side lost. And I’m not going to sink into despair. I am hoping that we get some new leaders in the GOP, some new voices on the conservative side and that we come out of this better and stronger.

Maybe we have to spend some painful time looking at ourselves, at what it is we truly believe and figure out how to articulate our ideas and persuade others that we have the best vision for the country. We clearly aren’t doing that.

Bennett on November 4, 2008 at 11:18 PM

Wonder what America will think when BHO puts Ayers, Rezko, Wright, Farakahn, and the rest in his cabinet. Then they really will be his advisers.

Ozark_sky on November 4, 2008 at 11:10 PM

They’ll think it’s great. They told us loud and clear tonight: They. Don’t. Care.

capitalist piglet on November 4, 2008 at 11:18 PM

Rush should look into the mirror first. He and the talk show radio did everything they could to upset McCain. They didn’t like it, they shield for Bush for 4 years and now they are going to blame McCain? Why? He did the best he could.

clemycali on November 4, 2008 at 11:16 PM

Nope, Rush went to the mat for him in spite of his differences with him.

hawkdriver on November 4, 2008 at 11:18 PM

Manley Rash

You will always have my admiration for at least keeping the stink of urine down if nothing else this past week.

BL@KBIRD on November 4, 2008 at 11:18 PM

I have to admit, it’s nice to see a black dude reach the top. But did it have to be this black dude??

Condolences to you all. Roe v Wade is in place for at least another 50 years, your taxes are going up, your energy prices are going to balloon, and you can expect your political speech to start getting monitored and prosecuted. On the plus side you may get free health care…(I mean, free discounting the aforementioned taxes…)

Also there is a good chance Iran will now press full steam ahead on the nukes. I give it 12 years before one goes off in a major US city. 8 years before one goes off in Israel.

Gaunilon on November 4, 2008 at 11:18 PM

Well, the good news is that the rest of the wrld will now love us again. Oh yaaaay! Now we can join them in their socialist mediocrity.

Tony737 on November 4, 2008 at 11:18 PM

Ed, Manly and Treacher all did everything possible to help America pull this thing off, and for that we owe them a debt of gratitude. My hat is off to all three of you. It didn’t work out for us, but we fought the good fight. God bless you all, and may He watch over America for the next four years.

Poor_Knight on November 4, 2008 at 11:18 PM

Congratulations, President-Elect Obama.

Now you have to lead. We will now judge you by your actions, not your words.

rw on November 4, 2008 at 11:18 PM

phatman, I didn’t vote for him. I don’t believe in ANYthing he believes in. He doesn’t believe in the Constitution that he’ll be sworn to defend, nor the blind justice that should steer the Justices that he’ll appoint. He doesn’t believe in the power of the individual, or the innate intelligence of the free market. I won’t support someone who believed America is great only AFTER he’s been elected. I believe in America because it has been, SINCE IT’S FOUNDING, the greatest nation on earth, no matter what loser people stick in the White House.

So don’t ask me to support that man. But I’ll gladly continue to support the Constitution, and where Obama defends it, I’ll support him. Where Obama rejects it, I’ll be shining a light.

hawksruleva on November 4, 2008 at 11:18 PM

I want my melting bunny!

lorien1973 on November 4, 2008 at 11:18 PM

J. Jackson, crying lol

abinitioadinfinitum on November 4, 2008 at 11:18 PM

Thank goodness this election is finally over. Next week starts the longest second longest presidential campaign in history.

Here comes McCain to concede. Crap.

Tennman on November 4, 2008 at 11:18 PM

Oh this is going to be heartbreaking.

Mattpat11 on November 4, 2008 at 11:18 PM

Lets take what little good news there is.

Coleman seems to have pulled up on Franken. Still much more close that it ever should have been. Fingers Crossed!

OBQuiet on November 4, 2008 at 11:19 PM

Jessie Jackson’s crying because America’s not racist anymore.

WisCon on November 4, 2008 at 11:19 PM

What in Obama’s very thin history makes you think he’s a centrist?

johnsteele on November 4, 2008 at 11:14 PM

Nothing. I don’t think he is. Some of his advisors are, and i hope he listens to them rather than his radical leftist advisors. Clinton seemed too evn though he was dragged into it. He listened to Rubin and Summers and not to Reich. I’d rather not see great depression 2.0 so I hope Obama repeats the pattern.

phronesis on November 4, 2008 at 11:19 PM

Well, this is what happens when you have 30 years of unchecked left-wing domination of education and the media. The Left’s long march thru academia and the networks has accomplished what the Sixties radicals set out to do in ’68. The only way we will win this country back is to begin fighting them in the schools, universities, newsrooms and studios. It might take 20 years though because we have a generation that has been bought up to hate America. Just look at the scum who comment at Daily Kos, Huff Post etc. etc, look at the anti-American crap churned out by Hollywood. This was a coup d’etat…forget 2012, forget 2016 this is a decades long struggle…we’ve lost the education wars, the culture wars and the media wars…

Son of Albion on November 4, 2008 at 11:19 PM

Christoph on November 4, 2008 at 11:16 PM

Dude…

you’ve had one too many. Turn the computer off and go to bed.

swami on November 4, 2008 at 11:19 PM

Well, as I told my nephew tonite, a few RINO republicans got beat. This is an opportunity to run REAL conservatives against the new Dems when they are up for re-election. They will be in the difficult position of defending more seats than the conservatives.

And Rush said things along this line a few days ago. It is time to rebuild the conservative movement from the ground up.

karenhasfreedom on November 4, 2008 at 11:19 PM

For those of you saying that Obama is not your President, here’s a thought, why don’t you take your un-American asses someplace else?

phatman on November 4, 2008 at 11:10 PM

here’s a thought… he can be president… but he’s a fraud… you don’t get respect because you’re a fraud… it is earned… i respect the office… but i cannot respect someone who gets there through unchecked fraud. no, sorry.

Fozzy Bear on November 4, 2008 at 11:19 PM

He lost it all when he pushed the shamnesty and then he didn’t have decency to drop out of a primary in a party where most of the people detested him.

progressoverpeace on November 4, 2008 at 11:15 PM

…because border enforcement derangment was leading the gop to victory of course.

eh on November 4, 2008 at 11:19 PM

All aboard to Galt’s Gulch, last call…

*eats*

Grue in the Attic on November 4, 2008 at 11:11 PM

Exactly, my friend.

I am John Galt.

They ain’t ridin’ me like a friggin’ mule. Let’s see how they do with the initiative and ambition dial turned way down low.

Screw ‘em.

Ya know, that Yuri Bezmenov interview was exactly right. Crustchev had it, sadly, exactly right.

Uncharted terrain.

techno_barbarian on November 4, 2008 at 11:19 PM

This is amazing. People are crying and cheering at the same time in Brooklyn. I never thought I’d live to see this. Our country has had such an egregious past with race relations, but this once again vindicates those who have always had faith in America.
crr6 on November 4, 2008 at 11:13 PM

you aren’t one of them.

Daemonocracy on November 4, 2008 at 11:19 PM

Manley Rash

You will always have my admiration for at least keeping the stink of urine down if nothing else this past week.

BL@KBIRD on November 4, 2008 at 11:18 PM

+1

abinitioadinfinitum on November 4, 2008 at 11:19 PM

McCain supporters booing Obama’s name.

How classy.

Dave Rywall on November 4, 2008 at 11:19 PM

oh shit

mccain’s resignation speech

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

audiotom on November 4, 2008 at 11:19 PM

McCain giving it to O

Ugly on November 4, 2008 at 11:19 PM

Did we at least stop 60 senators? Tell me we still have the filibuster.

gophergirl on November 4, 2008 at 11:19 PM

I don’t believe McCain’s giving up that easily!

4shoes on November 4, 2008 at 11:19 PM

lexhamfox:

Very true.

Terrye on November 4, 2008 at 11:19 PM

Well, Fox11 LA obviously doesn’t know what the hell they’re talking about.

Glad to see Palin standing with McCain.

The Ugly American on November 4, 2008 at 11:19 PM

swami on November 4, 2008 at 11:17 PM

you like 52% of the americian people have no idea what is coming. DOw 1500 by 2012. Dow 7,000 by jan 21st

Syria is massing 3,000 troops on the border with lebonon.

Isreal is firing up their plans.

the ballon will go up shortly. Russia is gunning their tanks. It begins
God have mercy on us

unseen on November 4, 2008 at 11:19 PM

Well, the good news is that the rest of the wrld will now love us again. Oh yaaaay! Now we can join them in their socialist mediocrity.

Tony737 on November 4, 2008 at 11:18 PM

Not likely…. they will revel in our decline..

beththebaker on November 4, 2008 at 11:20 PM

Interesting that a guy who says he is banned still manages to post.

LegendHasIt on November 4, 2008 at 11:20 PM

test

GRANDLAKE OK on November 4, 2008 at 11:20 PM

In that case, all I can say is:
May God grant our new Commander-in-Chief the wisdom to lead us well.

joewm315 on November 4, 2008 at 11:20 PM

George Soros must be celebrating

atxcowgirl on November 4, 2008 at 11:20 PM

I can’t believe how many people are so damned stupid for voting for Obama because he is black or they think he is going to save them.

STUPID STUPID STUPID!

The United States of Stupid people deserves him!

upinak on November 4, 2008 at 11:20 PM

Obama will NEVER be my President.

The country has finally reached a tipping point. There are now more idiots than there are sensible people.
This country is about to get everything it deserves.
When the honeymoon ends with this “president” and this “congress”, it’s going to end very badly.
Mark my words.

FiveWays on November 4, 2008 at 11:20 PM

Dave:

Don’t talk to me about classy. The left gave that up long ago.

Terrye on November 4, 2008 at 11:20 PM

McCain tolerated years of physical and mental abuse at the hands of the enemy with less whining and bellyaching.

Terrye on November 4, 2008 at 11:17 PM

And he has allowed a Communist to take over the US.

If he hadn’t ripped the NC Republicans for their LEGITIMATE and important ad about Wright …

Just wait, BHO’s own supporters are going to start calling him the dreaded ‘Hussein’. They love the idea of President Hussein. You’ll see.

progressoverpeace on November 4, 2008 at 11:20 PM

Israel is on its own.

Cicero43 on November 4, 2008 at 11:20 PM

He lost it all when he pushed the shamnesty and then he didn’t have decency to drop out of a primary in a party where most of the people detested him.

McCain had the courage to see that the hispanics ar a growing minority in this country and the GOP if it wants to be relevant in the future needs their vote. Don’t blame McCain. Why don’t you blame Bush? Why don’t you blame Cheney that found himself endorsing McCain when he was suppose to be silent? Do you really believe that the democrats are not going to use in their advatage the hispanic vote? Be sober. I might be drunk. And sad but I still realised that the GOP and the conservative moevement is dead and burried. And they died with Mccain tonight. No more excuses, no more fingerpointing. Its over folks. And Manly. Where the hell are you? You coward.

clemycali on November 4, 2008 at 11:20 PM

2pm – 10pm STARVED for info. I received not a single word at work. Rushed home to run into this thread.

Ouch!

Here we are. No turning back. No what-ifs. No shudda-beens.

It is day one. Only 1,445 more to go before we are all back here again.

Limerick on November 4, 2008 at 11:21 PM

How classy.

Dave Rywall on November 4, 2008 at 11:19 PM

How classy indeed that the Black Panthers stood at the steps of a voting spot with weapons.

CLASS

Ugly on November 4, 2008 at 11:21 PM

I’m not worried about Obama being the next president of the United States. I’m worried about him being the last president of the United States.

Race will be novel for 72 hours after his inauguration. We then have 4 years of waking up each morning and saying “Holy crap! There is a socialist in the White House!”

kurtzz3 on November 4, 2008 at 11:21 PM

but this once again vindicates those who have always had faith in America.

crr6 on November 4, 2008 at 11:13 PM

Not at all. Being prejudice means you judge someone based on something superficial, like race. In this election we had people who refused to vote for a him because he’s black and even more people who voted for him specifically because he is black.

That, if it proves anything, would prove we’re still very much prejudice.

Esthier on November 4, 2008 at 11:21 PM

Why’s McDole talkin’ about our ‘racist past’? Didn’t we fight a WAR to end that system?

Tony737 on November 4, 2008 at 11:21 PM

Well, the good news is that the rest of the wrld will now love us again. Oh yaaaay! Now we can join them in their socialist mediocrity.

Tony737 on November 4, 2008 at 11:18 PM

Uh … the world will only love the leftists that voted this clown in. They’ll still hate the rest of us. In fact, I wonder when the purging will begin?

darwin on November 4, 2008 at 11:21 PM

poor guy
he looks upset

gannak on November 4, 2008 at 11:21 PM

In that case, all I can say is:
May God grant our new Commander-in-Chief the wisdom to lead us well.

joewm315 on November 4, 2008 at 11:20 PM

Piss on that!

Don’t ever ask God to grant that piece of sh!t anything!

FiveWays on November 4, 2008 at 11:21 PM

My Hot Air friends–been lurking awhile before registration opened. I’ve learned much from reading your posts–and shared many laughs, too. Many thanks for keeping my spirits up.

My dad has been gone for 10 years now and, while I miss him every day, I am thankful he is not alive to see this day. The economic meltdown in September would have made him nuts, but the thought that a man with this kind of resume’ could become president would have been the worst imaginable outcome in his book.

A member of the Greatest Generation, he encouraged me to join the Air Force and supported me every step of the way for my entire career.

Time to re-group and plan for the future…

MyFathersDaughter on November 4, 2008 at 11:10 PM

Daughter – I share your sentiments. Except – I still have my dad, fortunately. And, like your dad, mine taught me all this, also. But, my dad voted for Obama!!

I’m pretty much lost here.

pbundy on November 4, 2008 at 11:17 PM

Bless both of your hearts. To the lady in the Air Force, God Bless You for being there for all of US in America. And pbundy, don’t feel lost. I know I do right now. The shock will wear off. There is this wonderful place to come to. It makes me feel not so lost. Right now it is comfort to me. There are great people in here.
Hugs to the both of you.

sheebe on November 4, 2008 at 11:21 PM

McCain = CLASS ACT

Ugly on November 4, 2008 at 11:21 PM

O.K. PEOPLE

SUCK IT UP AND BEGIN WORK FOR 2010

ThePrez on November 4, 2008 at 11:22 PM

I wonder, by the end of The One’s term, will he have as much paraphernalia as Bush does mocking his presidency? (i.e. joke books, calendars, bobble heads)

*sigh* If I don’t try to find something to look forward to, I’ll probably get an ulcer.

Interesting times ahead…

Claire_hat1 on November 4, 2008 at 11:22 PM

McCain had the ammo, but did not pull the trigger.

A weakling.

Allowing a scumbag to seize power to “fundmentally change” the country.

Good riddance.

profitsbeard on November 4, 2008 at 11:22 PM

Congrats to President elect Obama. I hope that his presidency won’t be as far to the left as I feel it will be. If he is unable to control the liberal congress and helps them to pass lasting and devastating legislation I’m afraid of where we might be a couple of years from now.

the_stoics on November 4, 2008 at 11:22 PM

Here we go.

Time to rebuild.

Cherish our citizenship and give it the admiration it deserves…not going to the lowest bidder.

WE will rebuild.

HornetSting on November 4, 2008 at 11:22 PM

Exactly, my friend.

I am John Galt.

They ain’t ridin’ me like a friggin’ mule. Let’s see how they do with the initiative and ambition dial turned way down low.

Screw ‘em.

Ya know, that Yuri Bezmenov interview was exactly right. Crustchev had it, sadly, exactly right.

Uncharted terrain.

techno_barbarian on November 4, 2008 at 11:19 PM

Damn FORKING straight.

*eats*

Grue in the Attic on November 4, 2008 at 11:22 PM

Did he at least win Arizona? I hope he won Arizona.

Mattpat11 on November 4, 2008 at 11:22 PM

May they all get drafted into Obamas youth army.

I SOOOO can’t wait until the dems bring the draft back, lol. I “Hope” that “Change” doesn’t take long. You wanted change, you got it, suckers, lol.

xblade on November 4, 2008 at 11:22 PM

Come on you guys! Quit crying like weak ass liberals! Yeah this sucks big time and Obama will probably do some serious damage but about half of the country still voted against him. As long as half the people still have some sense, the country has a chance to pull out of this mess.

kongzilla on November 4, 2008 at 11:10 PM

You’re right! Never will I whine like a little wimpy liberal. Our country is not going to blow up, either! It may suck for a little bit, but it won’t be long before the tides turn back.

Oink: blacks have been voting (D) for years. They turned their back on the party that gave them their freedom, and on the party that fought against Jim Crow.

And what have they gotten from the Democrats for their overwhelming loyalty? Nothing. They’re still poor, undereducated, more likely to be victims of crime. And now they’ve elected B. Obama, a Hawaiian ivy-leaguer. Maybe, just maybe, in 4 years the scales will finally fall from their eyes.

hawksruleva on November 4, 2008 at 11:10 PM

Ha Ha Ha! Scales fall from blacks’ eyes?! Almost all of them are where they are for a reason. Think I am being racist? Come to where I live and you’ll see just how wonderful they can be (/sarc>.

reddxero on November 4, 2008 at 11:22 PM

Did we at least stop 60 senators? Tell me we still have the filibuster.

gophergirl on November 4, 2008 at 11:19 PM

That’s a false measure. Democrats said they would use the nuclear option whenever necessary.

lorien1973 on November 4, 2008 at 11:22 PM

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