Keeping Suspense Alive! (9 PM Edition)

It's 9 o'clock - do you know where your candidates are?

McCain has lost Pennsylvania but networks have yet to call Virginia, North Carolina or Ohio.  Not to mention Florida and Indiana.

OOPS - Obama takes Ohio, per Fox, at 9:20.  My "Over by 10" call is coming together.  That said, some blonde Fox analyst just said its over for McCain.

EERILY PRESCIENT: Apparently Fox was the first to call Ohio.  That jibes with my Bold Prediction that Fox would be the first to call the night for Obama.

Comments

[kim]

Fah, it's all exit polls.
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[peter]

Tom, you are off by 34 minutes

[bad]

Wait til votes are counted...

[DrJ]

Sing with me now:

Glücklich ist, wer vergißt, was doch nicht zu ändern ist!

[Sue]

The thing that doesn't compute for me is the Hispanic vote. They went overwhelmingly for Obama.

[TCO]

If McCain had run against the Bush bailout, he would have had a powerful message and totally tapped a vein. He would be winning in a landslide. McCain is a RINO who does not understand or trust the free market or understand microeconomics. He also does not understand the pulse of the people. You all RINOs and McCain deserve your whipping.

[TCO]

I told you so. I told you so. I told you so.

[TCO]

Oh...and have fun struggling through a recession so that guys like Paulson can keep their half billion dollars of Goldman loot. So that you can bail out any bad bets they made.

[U. Grant]

"You all RINOs and McCain deserve your whipping."

All your base are belong to us!!!

[PD]

TCO,

You think there's a lot of RINOs posting here?

[TCO]

Even the funniest thing is that all those Goldman guys are Democrats! Ha. Ha. Ha.

[bad]

Has Brit Hume been drinking?

[Max Power]

"Oh...and have fun struggling through a recession so that guys like Paulson can keep their half billion dollars of Goldman loot. So that you can bail out any bad bets they made."

Sounds like a party.

[Sinbad]

"Even the funniest thing is that all those Goldman guys are Democrats!"

I am a professional comedian, and I don't find that the least bit funny.

[MayBee]

John McCain is such a good man.
What an incredible life. I hope he serves as inspiration for anybody going through a hard time, that feels he may not be able to hold on.

I am sad for him tonight. He would have made a great President.

[Regular Bob]

"I hope he serves as inspiration for anybody going through a hard time."

I envision a hard time for me over the next for years. If I have to look for McCain for inspiration, I might as well shoot myself now.

[cboldt]

-- If I have to look for McCain for inspiration, I might as well shoot myself now. --

I'm gonna inspire myself with Sad Sack comics.

[Extraneus]

Ugh. ODS for 4-8 years.

I'm not taking what they did to Bush lying down.

[centralcal]

Well, the scumbags have come out to play. Not only here, but now in the White House too.

Time for all those sorry folks under the bus to be resurrected and given new life. Well, except for Grandma.

[Jor]

Well, you got the time close to right. I'm surprised it Ohio was the state to put Obama over. I thought VA was going to be an easy call, and OH very tight, and dragging out. Obviously its the reverse. Obama needs to poach 2 of the following for me to really happy, NC, IN, FL, VA,

[DrJ]

Glücklich ist, wer vergißt, was doch nicht zu ändern ist!

Happy is he (or she) who forgets what he (or she) cannot change.

[Sara (Pal2Pal)]

President Hussein Obama, I feel sick.

[clarice]

NPR calls Iowa for Obama.

[clarice]

It really seems over to me--Calif and Oregon will certainly go to Obama.

[Mary Jane]

I will have to search eBay for Libs selling their used "He's Not My President" bumperstickers that I can buy on the cheap.

[Sara (Pal2Pal)]

Our polls don't even close for another hour.

[PD]

I imagine "Impeach Obama" bumper stickers will soon be for sale.

[Charlie (Colorado)]

Great TCO --- you're cheering the socialist because McCain wasn't sufficiently "conservative" for you.

I realize it's difficult for you, but try to think, would you?

[DrJ]

Glücklich ist, wer vergißt, was doch nicht zu ändern ist!

No replies. Not a single one.

Good night. And good luck to you all.

[TCO]

Charlie: I told you so. It happened like I said it would.

[Jor]

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[peter]

Look where crossing the aisle, McCain Feingold and the gang of 14 got the Repubs. A one way ticket to Palookaville.

[Ranger]

The real money will be in the "Don't Blame Me... I Voted For McCain" bumpter stickers... you'll have to wait a year or so, but they will be selling like hotcakes by 2010.

[Jor]

HAH -- I love cheney's endorsement of McCain at the last minute. I love TM talking about how Bush's awesome 8 years in office helped McCain win the presidency. 8 years of JOM approved policies -- apparently the country doesn't like them.

[Charlie (Colorado)]

Yeah, and you know what, TCO? You'll keep saying that until you figure out you got what you wished for.

And McCain will know that he fought to keep the US from going in the crapper in a massive depression, because that's what he does, whether it's to his advantage or not.

And then you'll change your handle and complain about what a bastard Obama is.

[Bill in AZ]

In spite of the inroads of alternate media that tries valiantly to offset the lies, obfuscations, and omissions of the MSM, it is apparent that the unelected, unaccountable media still runs this country.

Obama didn't win, and McCain/Palin didn't lose. This entire election, in fact the politics of the last too many years to count, have been choreographed by the media and a very few socialist puppet masters.

It would be comforting to blame this on weapons grade stupidity of the electorate, but most people are not even remotely aware of the control the media has over them.

We will get nowhere in trying to save the country that our founding fathers created until the media, as it exists today, is destroyed.

[peter]

It has to be pretty scary in Israel tonight.

[Charlie (Colorado)]

And in the mean time, the Ohio map on Fox has gone back to "too close to call."

[Jor]

Uh Charlie -- your Boy BUSH put us where we are today. BUSH crushed employment, the S&P, the deficit, New Orleans, etc. Seriously who are you kiding? Everyone knows who created the mess -- GEORGE W BUSH. Your Boy.

[sammy small]

Jor,
You ain't seen nothin yet.

[TCO]

I didn't wish for it. I wanted Palin to win. With McCain dying about Feb 1st from a stray Cheney duck-hunting pellet. I told you all that the bailout would kill McCain. It sapped all the heart of conservatism. And allowed the democrats cover for voting a trillion dollars to their shmuck NYC financiers.

[Charlie (Colorado)]

Uh, Jor, does having so few facts (crushed employment leading to, er, 6.1 percent unemployment? Try again) even bother you a little?

No, I didn't imagine so.

[Little Jimmy]

What free stuff is everyone hoping to get from Obama? It's going to be like 8 years of Christmas...without all that religious stuff.

I want a new car, a trip to vegas, hookers, unlimited smokes and a lifetime supply of Powermaster Malt liquor.

[PD]

There's one thing to be thankful for: Mort's not on FOX tonight.

[peter]

I saw this post at Stratasphere. I disagree with the last sentence:
So all McCain’s years of pandering to Hispanics got him nothing from them. They are natural Democrats outside of Cuban parts of South Florida - and even there they are moving left. The polls from New Mexico said Hispanics were motivated almost entirely by economic issues - spreading the wealth, etc. Though Hispanic hostility to Gringo wars also helped Obama. (The Mexican media - so popular in NM - portrayed the Iraq war as one between ‘browns’ and ‘whites’).

John Murtha got in too. His courageous stand on the war paid off.

The disastrous Iraq war and the name Bush have sunk the Republican Party. When the legacy of open borders is added that’s pretty much it for US conservatives. Frankly they deserve it. If Republicans want to recover they need to move well to the left or to play identity politics.

[Lori]

Uh Jor -- it was your democrats in congress and Carter and Clinton who decided that everyone needed to own a home regardless of their ability to pay for it that put us in this mess. It's well documented if you would choose to pay attention.

[Charlie (Colorado)]

TCO, you wished for McCain to lose. You don't get another option.

Oh, and here's a hint: if the credit crunch had continued, McCain would have lost by more.

Idiot.

[PD]

TCO,

Yes, you told us so. Would you like to say it a few more times, in case we missed the first dozen times?

Sheesh.

[Jim Ryan]

What free stuff is everyone hoping to get from Obama?

Jimmy, I'm getting $4K in tax credits. Which means my yearly income tax will move into negative territory.

Hey, business owners? Thanks for the change!

[Captain Hate]

The disastrous Iraq war and the name Bush have sunk the Republican Party.

You mean the war that was won but now will surely be squandered by Obastard?

[Bill in AZ]

The disastrous Iraq war and the name Bush have sunk the Republican Party.

speaking of media big lies...

[Jim Ryan]

If Republicans want to recover they need to move well to the left or to play identity politics.

DING DING DING DING DING!! WE HAVE A WINNER FOLKS!

AMERICA - AT LEAST YOU CAN STILL READ ABOUT IT IN BOOKS.

[Bill in AZ]

What free stuff is everyone hoping to get from Obama?

Can i has cuban cigars?

[Jor]

Yes -- big media lies -- the Iraq war sinking Bush. ---- What I love is how everyone is saying the republican party is an old white confederate mostly male party.

HAH. THE GOP is a regional, out-dated, backwards, unscientific party.

[Elliott]

And in the mean time, the Ohio map on Fox has gone back to "too close to call."

Really? Has CNN backtracked too?

[TCO]

PD: Ok.

[Lori]

Jor-"how everyone is saying"-how scientific of you.

[Jor]

Fox News on the verge of calling Florida.

[Jane Plumber]

Jor,

No one cares what you think. Why don't you go party with people who play on your playing field, instead of hanging out with losers like us? Or do you have no friends?

[clarice]

Chaco, I just looked at Fox and they have Ohio STILL for Obama.

[Jor]

Unfortunately I only know moderate republicans, who basically thought Obama should win. The RINOs you guys are shouting to purge to turn yourself into the all-white all-senior party. Unfortunately, I don't know enough confederate old white men -- mostly because I'm in silicon valley.

[Lori]

I'm cutting all ties with anyone who voted for Obama. Fortunately for me, no one in the immediate family voted for him so it won't be that difficult.

[Jor]

Fox News: Obama for Virginia. BOO-YA!

[TCO]

McCain selecting Palin (who is very conservative) drove him to being 3% up and favored by Tradesports. at 60-40 odds. The real message of drill baby drill resonated. If McCain had gone against the bailout, he would have been in Victory Lane tonight. Instead, he did the wrong thing, both policy-wise and politically...and helped give the Democrats cover for a 1 trillion wealth transfer. And killed the heart of the base.

[DrJ]

Glücklich ist, wer vergißt, was doch nicht zu ändern ist!

Good night all. F***ing a***oles.

[TCO]

And the heart of an issue that resonated with common people. and which allowed making a stand...for free markets. for not bailing people out (small or big) who make a bad bet.

[clarice]

We'll always have eachother. Won't we?

[Sue]

TCO,

Go eat dirt and die. If these idiots that voted for Obama did so because of the reasons you are claiming they deserve the country they gave us.

[Jor]

TCO -- Nobody liked the bail-out bill. Republican or Democrat. He would have won the base and independants leaning Obama. The problem was all the "washington wise men" said you must give Paulson a blank check. McCain is a true believer of washington wise men. The same ones that led us into Iraq. There was no way he was going to turn against it.

[TCO]

Jor: You are right. That's why he deserves to lose. He believes in the wisdom of men to control markets. And Paulson isn't even a smart financier. He rose to the top of Goldman through corporate politics. He's not even bright.

[prtymbl]

IF Murtha pulls this out, the WPA folks who he demeaned and dismissed deserve everything they are going to get. Unfortunately, the rest of the US is going to suffer as well.

Sheeple, sheeple, sheeple.....

[TCO]

Sue: I told you so. Should have listened to me.

[Jor]

Colorado for VA by Rocky Mountain News. BOO-YA.

Red states lost: VA, OH, NM, CO, IA, FL (almost done)
Red states on the brink: NC, IN

[Jor]

Obama is gonna be official in 8 minutes.

[Charlie (Colorado)]

Jor, I don't get the News projection at all. Among other things, the Colorado Sec'y of State was saying that due to all the mail in ballots, there was no chance anyone would really know the results in CO until tomorrow.

[Charlie (Colorado)]

Clarice, it may just be traffic, now the Fox map isn't loading at all.

[Thomas Collins]

The folks I am really sad for are the Millenials, the generation of my kids (who apparently voted for Obama in large numbers). Young adults have a lot of trouble getting decent jobs in socialist Europe. The Obama/Reid/Pelosi Axis of Statism may have enough of a Congressional majority to adopt Eurosocialist policies here. It will be young adults who will be among those most affected by the economic decline that will follow from these policies.

Now, on a brighter note,we are a resilient people. The Axis of Statism and naïve conciliatory internationalism need not be forever. Let us smile tomorrow and congratulate Obama's supporters. And let us also resolve to ourselves to employ a steely discipline and determination in our own lives to, in whatever way we can, undercut the Axis of Statism at every turn.

[Jor]

YES WE CAN

[Jane Plumber]

Unfortunately I only know moderate republicans, who basically thought Obama should win.

Well go hang out with them. No one wants you here shitting on the rug.

[Jim Ryan]

Charlie isn't it some crummy Java program that just doesn't work?

[Charlie (Colorado)]

TCO, I know this is a pretty fancy deduction for you, but figure it out: if you withheld a vote for McCain over the bailout, you voted for Obama --- who also voted for the bailout --- and who is also in favor of a lot of things you don't like.

Oh, and did you happen to nitice that the market is back up about 2000 points and the credit crunch has gone away? As predicted?

So you might as well change your handle now, because every time you complain about anything Obama and the D's do, I'm going to answer with "you voted for them, you idiot."

[TCO]

Jor: Rip their titties. They think they are conservative, but really aren't. Give them pain. They need more. More pain. Pain drives learning.

[Charlie (Colorado)]

It's actually a flash program, Jim. Since it's sitting there saying "Loading..." I suspect it's just demand.

[Charlie (Colorado)]

You voted for Obama, TCO.

[TCO]

Charlie: I'm three steps ahead of you. You're a dumb palooka. Just go cry yourself to sleep tonight. Papa-bama will be by to tuck you in and have his fun with you, ya RINO, later.

[Charlie (Colorado)]

TCO. I wouldn't continue to the sexual-abuse theme; you might recall what happened before.

[peter]

Fox calls the election for Obama. Tom you were only about an hour off. Very good job.

[Lori]

Thomas Collins--I don't feel sorry for the "kids" who voted for Obama. They will get what they deserve. I do feel sorry for the young adults who did not vote for Obama though, including my child and many of his friends.

[Jor]

Brit Hume: "The man didn't come across as a radical". NO F'N SHIT.

Anyone who saw him during the debates, read his books, or saw him -- knew the shit Fox, TM, talking about him being a marxist/communist/terrorist/atheist/islamo-fascist. L

Barnes rambling.

[clarice]

McCain called Obama and conceded.

[Dave]

Let's be gracious about all this and not start calling for his impeachment until 1/21.

[JJ]

Ah, four years of the next Jimmy Carter.

Howl TCO. Get used to howling. It's going to a long, painful four years for all of us.

What a miserable decision.

[Alcibiades]

We'll always have eachother. Won't we?

LOL Clarice, that's about the shape of it.

[Thomas Collins]

On a lighter note, enjoy the cruise, Jane. If you are on the one with Chris Buckley, remember to wear a Palin T-shirt when you go up to him and "accidentally" spill your drink on him.

JUST KIDDING (about the drink spilling, not about the Palin T-shirt). :-))

[bgates]

I wish the new President the best of luck defending the nation, on the chance that turns out to be something he has an interest in doing.

Looks like we get a chance to find out what he believes.

And in case he moves rapidly to Fairness the blog out of existence, I enjoy commenting with you guys.

[Mary]

TCO you are a credit to those who raised. They really taught you how to get along with others.

Now please leave.

[Alcibiades]

Let's be gracious about all this and not start calling for his impeachment until 1/21.

LOL, Dave.

Well at least we still have irony.

[Jane Plumber]

Chris has been banished. Well he withdrew, at least.

[bgates]

impeachobama.com has been taken already, by an Obama supporter (it redirects to a Google search for "Obama").

[Helen]

Dr J:
Ich bin nicht in der Laune bei so einen Katastrophe Operetta (und schon gar nicht Obamaretta) zu singen. Die Fledermaus, die Fledermaus, sie hängt mir wohl zum Hals heraus! Vergiß, hell!
Take your asterisks to bed, may you (and I) feel better in the morning.
Du -i -du.