Barack Obama Elected President!

[bandbfan]

I know an "undecided."

She's just not thrilled with either. She was a Hillary supporter. I think she'll end up voting for Obama, but it's more like a vote against McCain.

[Toups]

Family Guy clip.

[SnCCorinthos4ever]

I sometimes don't know who I will vote for even the night before. But I do know who I won't be voting for. But then again we have more than 2 people and/or 2 parties to chose from.

[Dr. Jay S.W.]

Yeah, I think it's time to get the discussion rolling. Toups, that family guy clip was hilarious!! I kind of thought they would go somewhere else at first with it, but it was funny just the way it was.

[Greg's GL]

Mornin' y'all.

I believe this will cost him. Not the election, but it's enough of a lifeline for the McCain campaign to run with for a few days. And they have already started it.

The McCain campaign throwing around the word "Socialist" based on this statement is enough to scare some voters into ticking the box next to his name. It's sad we've come to this - where one word can sway voters - but it's true.

My neighbor is undecided. She said it was because she thought her health care costs would go up under Obama. I talked with her a little while about his plan, but who knows if it swayed her. And the neighbors across the street usually vote Republican, but have said they aren't voting this year. Dunno why. They were surprised when we put out Obama yard signs up because (according to her) "You boys seem so conservative". I guess she pictured two gay guys throwing orgies 24 hours a day or something?!?! Anyway....

A friend emailed me this. It's good for a laugh!

McCain / Obama Dance-Off

[cct]

The funniest part of that video was The End when you-know-who comes out to play.

I'm glad you could take time out from your orgies to grace us with this lighthearted video.

[Roman]

Sorry.

I'm late getting in from my Communist Worker's Party meeting.

So, what's up?

[cct]

Ohio just went to Leaning Obama on the Real Clear Map!!! YES!

(give it a coupla days...this too shall pass)

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/ma...bama_vs_mccain/

[Roman]

Damn, Greg.

Don't make me laugh that hard this early in the morning.

From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann

*** Swing states swinging to Obama: Most of the national polls -- including our NBC/WSJ survey -- are now showing Obama with a double-digit national lead. And here come a slew of brand-new state polls that also suggest Obama is in command of this presidential contest. The University of Wisconsin’s Big Ten Battleground polls have Obama up 10 points in Indiana (51%-41%), 13 points in Iowa (52%-39%), 22 in Michigan (58%-36%), 19 in Minnesota (57%-38%), 12 in Ohio (53%-41%), 11 in Pennsylvania (52%-41%), 13 in Wisconsin (53%-40%), and nearly 30 in Obama’s home state of Illinois (61%-32%). Meanwhile, there are new Quinnipiac surveys that show Obama up five points in Florida (49%-44%), 14 in Ohio (52%-38%), and 13 in Pennsylvania (53%-40%). And finally, new CNN/Time surveys find Obama ahead by five points among likely voters in Nevada (51%-46%), four points in North Carolina (51%-47%), four in Ohio (50%-46%), and 10 points in Virginia (54%-44%). The lone state survey that shows McCain ahead: CNN/Time’s West Virginia poll, where McCain’s nine (53%-44%).

[Greg's GL]

Hey, NP. We needed a rest!

[Greg's GL]

Good Morning, buddy. Ya know, I try not to pay too much attention to polls, but crapola! This is hard not to take into consideration when the point spread is this far apart, ain't it?

[Greg's GL]

I wasn't going to post this article, but there are some quotes that just made me scratch my head in a "WTF??" moment.

McCain battles Palin backlash

They are primarily discussing her wardrobe issue. Here are a few head-scratchers....

Voters are more worried about the economy, you're right, Mr. Salter. So why is your campaign spending all it's time talking about Ayers and ACORN and calling Sen. Obama "risky"??

I have no words for this idiotic statement. GOP = Looking out for the "little guy"?? GMAMFB!

Is she serious?!?!? She's proud of being called a redneck?!?!? Let's check that out in the dictionary, shall we?

This woman could be President if McCain kicks the bucket, and she's proud of being uneducated and prejudiced?

<sigh>

[Roman]

Republicans Voting for Obama: In Their Own Words

There are a number of people in my life -- some family, some friends, some colleagues -- with whom I have never agreed upon anything political. Ever. These are my political opposites. My bizarre-o twins. And they have been my adversaries in countless debates; the kind nobody ever wins, but nobody ever seems to tire of, either.

Sadly, politics have become sort of a new sports league in modern culture. We don't really listen to each other's points of view so much as we pick a side and root for it. And just as with our favorite sports teams, our faith in our parties can become blind. I have had about as much success convincing my Republican father-in-law of my liberal points of view as I have had convincing my father, an Ohio State alumnus, to root for Michigan.

But over the last few months, something unprecedented has happened. Almost all these folks have told me that, for the first time ever, they are voting for the same candidate I am: Barack Obama.

Now, these are not casual conservatives. These are people who, each in their own way, are deeply committed to their conservative beliefs. For most, this will be the first time they have voted for a Democrat in their entire lives. And when taken as a whole, they represent a fair cross section of the Republican Party. Some younger, some older. Some fiscally driven, some culturally driven. But almost all, up until now, have been intractable. Yet here we all are, staring down the barrel of a remarkably nasty presidential election, all in a rare moment of agreement. I figured this simply could not be an anomaly. Perhaps this was a groundswell.

I started asking around and found a number of my liberal friends were having a similar experience. So we asked these folks if they would appear on camera and share with the world why they changed. It seemed to me that the most convincing argument a conservative on the fence could hear might not come from a liberal, or even from Obama himself, but instead, from one of their own; a conservative who had crossed over. So we turned on the camera, and they did the rest.

I fully expected the results to be compelling and convincing. And they are. What I didn't expect was the emotional wallop these unscripted interviews deliver. A combination of deep disillusionment with the last eight years, disappointment in John McCain's candidacy, and an undeniable draw to Obama brought these people to a political decision that was deeply personal and courageous. It became clear to me that these were more than interviews. These were confessions.

This is what democracy is supposed to be. These people actually listened, considered and were open to the possibility of change. They didn't support a candidate. They actually chose one. And while I'm happy this year they are voting for "my team," they also inspired me to be more open in my own political life.

I thought we were making an ad campaign about Obama. But I think we ended up making an ad campaign about the essential ingredient that makes democracy work: an open mind. We don't belong to our political parties. Our political parties belong to us.

Go to www.ConservativesForChange.com to see all of the videos.

http://www.conservativesforchange.com/

[Jess]

I know, I know. That is the absolute truth. :lol:

[Wales2004]

As the candidates spin, here is the new definition of elite (which is more like my definition of a snob):

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032553

It's almost kind of funny that Palin's wardrobe is getting more media attention than the McCain-Palin interview with Brian Williams. Except for some mention of their "tense" body language, there doesn't seem to be much interest in it at all.