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PoliGAF Election Day 2008 Thread of A New Dawn in America (OBAMA ELECT)

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Cheesemeister

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Red Scarlet said:
I put that in Amir0x's OP, so now he will get angrier at me for screwing up his thread. :lol
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Awesome, thanks! Will you be joining us? I'll have to sleep at some point and will have to select a couple mods to keep it going.
 
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VALIS

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Leaving for the polls now. I wonder if I'm able to take a cell phone picture of my vote in the booth for a memento. I guess I'll ask one of the nice 95-year olds who seem to work the voting hall every single election.
 
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Cheesemeister

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VALIS said:
Leaving for the polls now. I wonder if I'm able to take a cell phone picture of my vote in the booth for a memento. I guess I'll ask one of the nice 95-year olds who seem to work the voting hall every single election.
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It's probably illegal.
 
Red Scarlet

Red Scarlet

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Cheesemeister said:
Awesome, thanks! Will you be joining us? I'll have to sleep at some point and will have to select a couple mods to keep it going.
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Probably not, irc wouldn't work at my other school and I have to write a paper and prepare a presentation for Wednesday, due to picking a horrible date to present.
 
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Rhindle

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12 hours to the the first polls closing.

Perhaps ~13 or so till the election result is a lock.

At this point, we're just looking for confirmation that poll numbers were not systematically off base. If we get early evidence that election returns in IN and VA are in roughly line with state poll numbers, that's going to be enough to call it.
 
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itsinmyveins

Gets to pilot the crappy patrol labors
Red Scarlet said:
Near the end of the last thread, someone posted a Sweden vote-map picture. But you guys are socialist and unfree and stuff.
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That's true! :p

I know that you're kidding, but about that whole "unfree" thing, which I'm thinking might be something being said quite often in discussion about welfare and governments versus freedom, I've got only one answer (which happens to be a quote from Noam Chomsky): Freedom without opportunity is a devil's gift.
 
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Cheesemeister

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Gary Whitta said:
Why would it be? Do you think they're going to frisk everyone for a cellphone before they're allowed into a voting booth?
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Because like airport checkpoints and immigration lines, photography would open up security risks.

shaft said:
Cmon USA, change your country!
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I'm pretty sure it'll still be the USA after this.
 
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jiggle

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Fired up and ready to go!
















to sleep
will be avoiding all poli media tomorrow until polls start closing n the eastcoast XD
 
Red Scarlet

Red Scarlet

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ItsInMyVeins said:
That's true! :p

I know that you're kidding, but about that whole "unfree" thing, which I'm thinking might be something being said quite often in discussion about welfare and governments versus freedom, I've got only one answer (which happens to be a quote from Noam Chomsky): Freedom without opportunity is a devil's gift.
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IIRC, Palin said what I did not too long ago. Could have been a random person on TV too.
Sweden is pretty cool as far as I know.

Cheesemeister said:
I'm pretty sure it'll still be the USA after this.
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Could be USSA.
 
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Gary Whitta

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Cheesemeister said:
Because like airport checkpoints and immigration lines, photography would open up security risks.
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What? Explain. Unless everyone who votes today has to pass through some kind of scanner and put their cellphone into a plastic tray before they're allowed into a voting booth you're full of shit.
 
Red Scarlet

Red Scarlet

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Gary Whitta said:
What? Explain. Unless everyone who votes today has to pass through some kind of scanner and put their cellphone into a plastic tray before they're allowed into a voting booth you're full of shit.
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Could be something like trying to photocopy a government document or something like that.
 
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camineet

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polls open in the east

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IT HAS BEGUN
 
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Cheesemeister

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Gary Whitta said:
What? Explain. Unless everyone who votes today has to pass through some kind of scanner and put their cellphone into a plastic tray before they're allowed into a voting booth you're full of shit.
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Basically, you don't want people casing the joint to see where the election tallying equipment is stored or processed. You don't want to invite any tampering.
 
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Gary Whitta

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Red Scarlet said:
Could be something like trying to photocopy a government document or something like that.
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My point is there's no way to enforce it without searching people for phones before they go into a voting booth.
 
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Gary Whitta

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Cheesemeister said:
Basically, you don't want people casing the joint to see where the election tallying equipment is stored or processed. You don't want to invite any tampering.
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Oh so now it's illegal to take a cellphone even inside the polling place, let alone the voting booth? LOL, where are you getting this crap from?
 
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rSpooky

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I cannot believe my friend send me this crap email about Obama about not liking the symbol of the American Flag ( it being a symbol of oppression)wanting to change the national anthem and crap here is a quote from it:

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"As I've said about the flag pin, I don't want to be perceived as taking sides," Obama said. "There are a lot of people in the world to whom the American flag is a symbol of oppression. And the anthem itself conveys a war-like message. You know, the bombs bursting in air and all. It should be swapped for something less parochial and less bellicose. I like the song 'I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing.' If that were our anthem, then I might salute it. "We should consider to reinvent our National Anthem as well as to redesign our Flag to better offer our enemies hope and love. It's my intention, if elected, to disarm America to the level of acceptance to our Middle East Brethren. If we as a Nation of warring people, should conduct ourselves as the nations of Islam, whereas peace prevails. Perhaps a state or period of mutual concord between our governments. When I become President, I will seek a pact or agreement to end hostilities between those who have been at war or in a state of enmity, and a freedom from disquieting oppressive thoughts. We as a Nation have placed upon the nations of Islam an unfair injustice. My wife disrespects the flag for many personal reasons. Together, she and I have attended several flag burning ceremonies in the past, many years ago. She has her views and I have mine". "Of course now, I have found myself about to become the President of the United States and I have put aside my hatred. I will use my power to bring CHANGE to this Nation, and offer the people a new path of hope. My wife and I look forward to becoming our Country's First Family. Indeed, CHANGE is about to overwhelm the United States of America ."
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/CRAP

I replied to him and all the other people on the mailing list to let him know the crock this story is :(
What is wrong with people? Edit : It is almost laughable in a sad sort of depressing way
 
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itsinmyveins

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Red Scarlet said:
IIRC, Palin said what I did not too long ago. Could have been a random person on TV too.
Sweden is pretty cool as far as I know.
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Well, it seems pretty obvious that Palin doesn't know her ass from her forehead :)

Sweden's got a bunch of issues, but all in all I guess it could be worse. And I guess it also depends on what you're looking for. Politics here are far more boring and, you know, not such a spectacle. I'd say that's mostly a good thing, but at the same time it's less entertaining :)
 
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Zep

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Cheesemeister said:
Because like airport checkpoints and immigration lines, photography would open up security risks.
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:lol What dee fuck are you talking about?

Sucks where you're at then...They don't ask for shit here.
 
Red Scarlet

Red Scarlet

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sp0rsk said:
I voted early october, around TGS I think.
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But you don't count, you live on like Jupiter.

ItsInMyVeins said:
Well, it seems pretty obvious that Palin doesn't know her ass from her forehead :)

Sweden's got a bunch of issues, but all in all I guess it could be worse. And I guess it also depends on what you're looking for. Politics here are far more boring and, you know, not such a spectacle. I'd say that's mostly a good thing, but at the same time it's less entertaining :)
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It looks like a pretty place, and seems to have one of the highest standards of living, and has pretty people, and ABBA!, smorgasbords, and tasty meatballs, but I'm guessing it's cold there and I'd be a grumpy gamer over there.
 
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polyh3dron

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Watching Scarbs and Buchanan act like Chicken Littles is fucking GOLD.

Also, Scarbs kept talking about a new kind of conservatism coming in after this election, talked about ending the Reagan era and going back to a Goldwater-esque era; basically describing Ron Paul Republicans but he couldn't bring himself to say Ron Paul's name.
 
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rSpooky

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Gary Whitta said:
Holy crap, people lining up to vote with umbrellas in the pouring rain from 4:30am in Virginia. This is not a regular election!
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yup , my wife is in line right now, while I am with kids. +1 Obama coming in!!
 
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Barrett2

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Gary Whitta said:
What? Explain. Unless everyone who votes today has to pass through some kind of scanner and put their cellphone into a plastic tray before they're allowed into a voting booth you're full of shit.
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There are general laws against 'intimidation' and things like that at polling places. In many states you aren't allowed to wear campaign clothing to polls, for example. So it wouldn't surprise me if some locations also didn't allow cameras, though I haven't heard of any laws like that.

Remember, the US has a long & glorious history of election problems. Just picture voting in Zimbabwe, but with more white people. Over the years we have passed a lot of laws to make voting less problematic. Prohibiting cameras could possibly be one of those.
 
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polyh3dron

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rSpooky said:
I cannot believe my friend send me this crap email about Obama about not liking the symbol of the American Flag ( it being a symbol of oppression)wanting to change the national anthem and crap here is a quote from it:

WARNING LOAD OF CRAP TO FOLLOW BELOW:
/CRAP

I replied to him and all the other people on the mailing list to let him know the crock this story is :(
What is wrong with people? Edit : It is almost laughable in a sad sort of depressing way
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Holy fuck, so THAT'S what Hank Williams Jr. was talking about.
 
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Barrett2

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Johnkers said:
Go America go!
Don't forget to not fuck up prop 8 either please!
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As someone raised Mormon, let me say I am very, very sorry that my religion is funding that garbage. That shit sickens me...
 
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Gary Whitta

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Johnkers said:
Go America go!
Don't forget to not fuck up prop 8 either please!
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That's the one that can still sour the Obama victory for me. The no vote is currently ahead in the polls but it's close enough that a travesty is still very very possible.
 
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Flesh Into Gear

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today is going to be fucking insane I can feel it. it's after 6 am here and my mom says she cant sleep because of the election.

apparently george costanza's dad from seinfield will be stumping for Obama at random polling locations in my area. WTF
 
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norinrad21

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Gary Whitta said:
Holy crap, people lining up to vote with umbrellas in the pouring rain from 4:30am in Virginia. This is not a regular election!
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Hopefully these people are coming out to vote for the right guy unlike 4 years ago :lol
 
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Gary Whitta

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Flesh Into Gear said:
today is going to be fucking insane I can feel it. it's after 6 am here and my mom says she cant sleep because of the election.

apparently george costanza's dad from seinfield will be stumping for Obama at random polling locations in my area. WTF
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Jerry Stiller, who is Ben Stiller's dad.

Serenity now!
 
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JB1981

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Welp.

Time to shower up, make some breakfast, get changed and head on over to the polls.

Will be interesting checking the websites while at work today. Good luck, everyone
 
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