Wednesday: The day after yesterday…today for tomorrow.
Posted: November 7, 2012 Filed under: 2012 elections, Barack Obama, Elections, Fox News, Mitt Romney, morning reads | Tags: Obama wins 110 Comments
Four more years…
A picture is worth 47%
Obama Wins!
After only 4 hours of sleep in the last 38 hours, I am running on fumes. I don’t know, but I felt such a wonderful sense of relief after hearing that Obama made it to 270. At least women are safe…for now!
Last night my daughter stayed up with me, and she was very involved with the election results. She realizes both candidates suck, but she knows how important this election was to her, as a woman. I am so proud that she “gets” it!
As she was sitting here, she excitedly mentioned that she will be able to vote for the first time in 2016…and she said, “I hope it is for a woman.” I hope it is too. For all our daughters, grand-daughters, sisters and mothers.
Woman in labour, still makes time to vote for Obama
You’ve got to hand it to Americans, they do love them some democracy.
With reports of voter turnout exceeding the 2008 elections in some states, there were a lot of voting heroes in the 2012 presidential elections, but the greatest of them all must surely by Galicia Malone from Dolton, Illinois. The 21-year-old new mother made sure she got to the polling booth to vote for Obama, even after her waters had broken. Bust magazine certainly thought so, they named Malone their ‘Badass of the Day’.
And what a lovely example for her new daughter, born on the day that Barack Obama was elected for a second term as President. “I wanted this to be a stepping stone for my daughter,” she said.
So here are a couple cartoons for you this morning…there is a kind of theme going here:
Who knows, maybe there will be no reason to worry about recounts…even with Turd Blossoms help.
Anyway, here are a few more cartoons.
Please post lots of links today, I just am too exhausted to see straight at the moment. Thank you to all you fellow Sky Dancers…you’re fucking awesome!
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Yeah, it’s not for sale.
Obama will be the first Democrat to be re-elected with a majority of the popular vote since FDR
Wow!
You got me when you quoted your daughter – “I hope it’s a woman.” I’m still crying. Please give her a real big hug from me. You done good Ms. JJ.
Thank you Connie, I will give her a hug from all y’all…
Yes, JJ, that got me too. Your daughter gets it.
Me too!
How Conservative Media Lost to the MSM and Failed the Rank-and-File – Conor Friedersdorf – The Atlantic
I am still in zombie mode. My eyelids are so heavy. Y’all have a great morning!
Get some rest, JJ. At least your daughter is safe from the Todd Akins and Richard Mourdocks for now. We’ll have to work on getting rid of Paul Ryan and his ilk.
I suppose we have to have some wingnuts in there to remind us to keep up the fight. I’d rather see them go, the sooner the better. Ryan has learned from Romney, he’ll be changing his damn story every day for the rest of his career. I can’t stand Michele Bachmann either, but I am damn glad Joe and Allen West went down.
Hoping for the other two Montana and North Dakota to get on board…………
I feel as if I’ve finally taken a breath after what seems like an eternal campaign.
Woke up to bad news – Bachmann, the Evil Queen of Crazy, retained her seat. And Minnesotans are generally such nice, reasonable people. WTF?
My Congress person remains Daniel Webster (R) instead of former Orlando police chief, Val Demmings. We came close but fell short of sending a capable, competent African American woman to Congress. I’m bummed. But, this is a good day – The Romneys will retreat to their alternate reality.
Elizabeth Warren & Tim Kaine are about to come on Morning Joe. I’ve never Mika so animated, but I rarely watch the show. Scarborough surprised me when he said, “conservative is a political philosophy, lunacy is not a political philosophy.” He actually called out McMahon, Akin & Murdoch, plus Sharron Angle & Christine O’Donnell in the 2010 elections.
I can’t deny an overwhelming sense of relief. Not that Barack Obama won but that the agenda of an extremist party has lost.
But having said that, the “age of vigilance” must remain. Nominating lunatics and watching some of them elected – or re-elected in the case of Michele Bachmann as one example – leads me to believe that the public is content to continue to wear blinders where some of these fools are concerned.
The popular vote says it all. There is little daylight between Obama and Romney. This is an indication that half the nation remains unconcerned if that number is indicative of where some would have us go.
My anxiety over the past few weeks draws on that number. A man who lied as often and with as much facility as MItt Romney should never have been this close to winning the WH. Common sense should have dictated a slippage in the polls but it was just the opposite.
How could half the public line up behind such a miserable example of integrity and character was something I was unable to understand. And I still don’t.
Romney actually gave few a reason to vote for him but it was a nailbiter right up to the end. And let’s be honest: it was close.
The academics and political scientists will be “parsing out” the returns over the next few months, some of the blame will be placed on the quality of the challengers, but my interest will remain with those voters whose belief system turned this race into a cliffhanger right up until the end.
My questions are and will remain: how and why. It should never have been this close,
I think much of the blame for this being a cliffhanger goes to the Right Wingnut Media that has demonized this POTUS with wild, bizarre, bullshit, fearmongering, dog whistling and zenophobia. If the GOP wants to win they MUST get rid of the whackadoodles.
Don’t tug on SuperWoman’s cape
“Women voters favored Obama 55 percent to 43 percent – about the same split as four years ago when 56 percent of women voters preferred Obama and 43 percent supported Republican candidate Sen. John McCain.”
JJ….Great morning Post and love the cartoons. Thank you.
Obama got 70% of the Latino vote. It’s slowly dawning on the Repugs in power that they are going to have to change their message to be more inclusive. Big Tent lip service ain’t workin’.
Personally, I think the main reason the race was closer than it should have been is that WHITE voters turn out in higher percentages. The notoriously powerless in our society, people of color & women, don’t because their voices have been muted throughout our history. This election may boost their turnout in the future, realizing that although they don’t control the wealth, nor wield the power in everyday life, their vote carries as much weight as does their employer’s, or anyone else. They can make a difference & can participate in our democracy. This election, while far from perfect, has rekindled a bit of hope in me.
The medical marijuana question passed in MA, the assisted suicide question is still too close to call.
Krugman:
Heidi Heitkamp appears to have won the ND Senate race. That’s one more woman and Democrat in the Senate.
I am “over the moon” about the victories of these women candidates!
A woman won the Senate seat in Hawaii also, Mazie Hirono.
Me too!!!
Can we get a photo of all the women up, with their names/states?
Women winning Senate races will set record in January.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-11-07/women-winning-senate-races-will-set-record-in-january
Although she’s a conservative Democrat, I’m happy about Heitkamp and hope a recount, if any, doesn’t change the outcome. Rick Berg, her opponent, is a radical Republican.
She was ahead by nearly 3,000 votes after all were counted.
It looks like 2 races Dem Senators appear to have won, still haven’t been called, according to the MSNBC Senate Board, Heitkamp and Tester. When they’re called we move to 53 Dems + 2 independents in the Dem Caucus.
I’m glad Tester won. I hadn’t heard that yet. I’m so thrilled that my home state of North Dakota elected a women to the Senate!
I love Heitkamp. Big Ed had her on his show a lot and she is terrific. I’m particularly PROUD of Tammy Baldwin. FINALLY an Openly Gay Woman in the U.S. Senate.
Isn’t it wonderful? I think Barbara Mikulski is gay.
Elizabeth Warren was really great on Morning Joe. It’s a great day for women
She is truly wonderful. I’ve loved her since I first saw her on Bill Moyers years ago. Common sense, honest & REAL!
It’s also a great day for those of us in MA who can count on her as our first female senator!
Pat, I can’t tell you how thrilled and proud I am!
Congrats ladies……………..the message is loud and clear, together we can do just about anything.
Wall Street is having a big fire sale in preparation for Elizabeth Warren. They’re all getting ready for their come uppances finally!!!
I’ll bet Joe Walsh’s ex-wife is laughing her ass off this morning. Now he might have to get a real job.
I’d be thinking she laughed all the ballot box………..
Well, hopefully, the state can garnish his wages again for his kids.
Look at this you can go to the page to see the links:
The Roundup for November 6, 2012 | FDL News Desk
Which is probably why Fox News was holding firm on the outcome that Romney may be the winner.
When your side has actively disenfranchised, intimidating, and standing between the voter and the voting machine it must have come as a tremendous shock that it wasn’t working.
There must be an awful ot of “WTF?” dripping from their lips this morning when they have done everything within their power to defeat Obama by “hook or by crook” and to no avail.
Steve Schmidt the GOP political operative is making sense this morning.
The Republican Party must get itself together and stop the process where lunatics are passing through the primaries. He even ticked off names like Murdouck, Akin, Angle, and O’Donnell as examples of why the GOP got its “clocked cleaned”.
Steve must be hated by those on the Right as he is a contributor to MSNBC and gives a clear cut analysis of what is wrong with his party. Of course, he is the same Steve Schmidt who gave us Sarah Palin but I think he has spent the last few years trying to “redeem” that decision.
His belief is that you can’t run on “vaginal probes” and expect to win.
I’m trying to copy my favorite FB meme so far! Hope it comes through.
That is excellent!
I just watched Chuck Todd summarize the results by demographics, and he made no mention of women unless I missed it somehow.
And am I the only one who is already sick of the “reach out to Republicans” crap? Give me a break!
No kidding! That’s all we’re hearing now. If this were a Romney victory we’d be hearing about how the country wants change and that this is a mandate for Republican ideals. Obama wins and they’re all saying he’s going to have to work with Republicans now. BS!!!!
I hope Obama has learned that there’s no working with those people, we have to keep on stomping them.
There’s obviously a majority of Americans who are sick of the reach across the aisle surrender crap, after this election!
If they are going there, shouldn’t they also say it’s time for the Republicans to reach out to the prez & Dems? What this suggestion brings to mind is Lucy, Charlie Brown & the football. Lucy = Republicans & Charlie = the prez. Hopefully he has learned Lucy is just gonna yank that football away at the last minute?
I confess I don’t feel anything today. Maybe I’m just tired.
Beata,
What about the upset by Glenda Ritz for Indiana State Superintendent? She was supposed to lose but the teachers union went all out for her.
http://www.eaglecountryonline.com/news.php?nID=4568
NC went as I predicted: Romney and new republican governor (McCrory) from Charlotte. NC’s unemployment rate is the 5th highest in the country, 9.6%, and too many bought Romney’s lie that he would be handing out jobs post-inauguration. Obama lost the state by 96,000 votes or a little more than 2% of the vote. McCrory had a 6 to 1 cash advantage. He’s the first in modern history with a republican-led General Assembly.
I wish Bachmann and Ryan had lost, but I’m thrilled that Akin, Mourdock, and West got the axe.
I’m happy about the Senate wins by women: Baldwin, Warren, and McCaskill.
I’ll be watching NH with its all women cast.
It is a great day for America when the nutty far-right republicans are rejected by the voters.
True That…..It’s also a great day when Billionaires find out that unless they want to bankrupt themselves, they don’t have enough money to defeat the collective will of the American people. They couldn’t do it by slipping the bucks to GOP state legislators & governors to suppress the vote and they can’t do it by running over a billion dollars worth of dark money ads. Finally, average American’s put the plutocracy in time out.
II don’t mind listening to pundits who are reality based, sometimes they offer really interesting anecdotal info, but it’s time for the batshit crazy pundits like Dick the toe sucker Morris and Karl Koch Rove to STFU and get off the tube.
“What does this victory mean?” Mashable’s Chris Taylor wrote. “That mathematical models can no longer be derided by “gut-feeling” pundits. That Silver’s contention — TV pundits are generally no more accurate than a coin toss — must now be given wider credence.”
Our state’s newly redrawn Congressional district was just won by a woman Democrat, Susan DelBene.
Nice!
Great news!!!
News on the female victories is a very good thing, indeed. And though all the crazies haven’t been expunged, people like Allen West have been sent packing. BTW, Alan Grayson won his seat back in Florida. Grayson is the stridently, progressive congress person that the GOP loves to hate. Means the sparks will be flying next year! Warren’s win in MA is particularly sweet. The socialist [according to Mayor Bloomberg] is going to Washington! Good for her. And Tammy Duckworth taking out the odious Walsh made the night a thumbs up for reason and women’s rights. Not too shabby.
West is gone? Hip Hip hooray! Now if only he will fade into the wallpaper.
The wins of women is amazing – about time.
Congratulations Gentlefolk, you and your myriad friends, relatives, acquaintances etc did it! Great news. BTW, the Trump is having a meltdown. I do wish he would do something about his hair – it’s most distracting. Looks like a suirrel jumped on his head (I don’t usually make comments about a person’s appearance, but Donald, get real)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2229109/Election-2012-Donald-Trump-tweets-anger-following-disgusting-injustice-Obamas-election.html?ICO=most_read_module
Jeez, what a clown! My apologies to real clowns everywhere.
I was hoping the paddy wagon showed up at his place, and hauled his ass off to a mental institution.
Honestly Fannie, from those tweets I doubt that there’s a mental institution or psychiatrist/psychologist anywhere that could diagnose the man – too many syndromes. However they still do have padded rooms, so might be a good idea.
Isn’t it about time we put aside the canard that we are a “center right” country? The punditocracy may be but America clearly is not as a whole!
I agree Ralph. This country leans left. We had 3 ballot referendums supporting gay marriage that passed and a couple of marijuana initiatives that passed. Only the old confederacy and the cowboy states are holding on to 1950.
I think you meant 1850, not 1950.
AP has called the Montana Senate race for Jon Tester. One more Democrat coming back.
hooray
Did I hear a young blond female twit say on MSNBC that Roe v Wade is 50 years old and not in any danger? (Don’t tell me her name.) She has us boomers to thank that the damn thing passed in the first place. I won’t expound on all the other things she is indebted to my generation for, but I’d like to know what she and the younger generation plan to do to insure that Roe hangs around forever. I’m listening….
Don’t hold your breath, please. These young twits who expound on stuff have no idea what is was like to live in a time when there were no protections for women.
With Obama ahead by over 60K votes, I wonder why they haven’t called Florida to put the victory at 332 electoral votes?
Because it’s Florida, Ralph, and Rick Scott is looking for something, anything, to disallow those votes.
I was just reading the Miami Herald and they know Obama has won, though absentee ballots are still being counted. Guess it’s only a matter of how long Scott can hold out.
Scott needs to go ahead and count his numbered days. I think Crist is going to take a run at him next time and that will be the end of that.
Got that right, peregrine. I was thinking the same thing myself as I drove to work this morning. My state always has to be the fly in the election ointment.
Dick Morris: ‘I’ve Got Egg On My Face’
Hmmmmmmm! Where I come from we don’t call what you have on your face “egg”. Go suck a toe!!!!
Dick is THE PERFECT name for you, Morris.
🙂
The popular vote is now Obama 50 and Rmoney 48%. Votes are still being counted and I think it would be perfect if Rmoney wound up with 47%. Maybe tattoo it on his forehead.
OMG….Ralph, I hadn’t thought of that. That would be freaky coincidental.
Wouldn’t that be sweet – but tattoo it on Ann’s forehead as well – “You People” are angry.
We should all have it tattoed on our ass, so we can tell them to kiss our collective 47%.
We have that mystery “server” to thank for that cool display of the real Romney. I remain astonished that anyone was allowed into that Boca fundraiser with a cell-phone. The great 2012 campaign “Reveal” on video for posterity. The “reveal” on the LDS’s Church is nearly as bad.
I’m telling ya…..That server, she/he/they, whoever they are, deserves the Congressional Medal of Honor.
That server has the thanks of a grateful nation!
The shrill one is always right.
Paul Krugman: Wall Street’s Bad Investment Decision
This made me cry…I am only consoled by the fact that Elizabeth Warren won and that I won’t have to see Joe Walsh on the tv again lecturing us working people.
I hope Bill Clinton is thanked by Obama working to repeal the Bush Tax Cuts for the Rich. It is no coincidence that Thomas Peterffy spent millions so he doesn’t have to pay taxes…I mean how will he survive with 5.4 Billion dollars!?!
I also hope Obama doesn’t send Homeland Security after Occupy again, after all they are busy helping/working in Sandy Relief, they were never ‘terrorists’, just young people who expected change and saw their parents loose their jobs and their homes. Some thing needs to be done in respect to the increasing foreclosures…
Supposedly Obama called Bill Clinton and had a long conversation as soon as he got off the phone when Romney called to concede. It would be great to see that relationship last.
Yes it would, Clinton would be a great mentor since no one understands the job but people who have done it. Obama & Clinton working together is a win-win for all of us
Y’all gotta check this blog post out: Headly Westerfield’s: The Fox “News” Spin Cycle ► Episode One
These are something else!
BTW that link goes to a series of post…bet the fox nation is working overtime…
Fox News provides the evening’s entertainment – Opinion – The Boston Globe
U.S. Election: Donald Trump and Fox’s meltdowns after Obama’s victory | News | National Post
William Bradley: Moments: The Light Dawns on… Fox News
Karl Rove chastises Fox News for calling Ohio for Obama | World news | guardian.co.uk
Brian Williams on Donald Trump: “Well Past the Last Exit to Relevance” | Taylor Marsh
Those were good and funny 🙂
‘The Daily Show’ looks to 2016 (video)
If only!
I saw that! Hilarious & hopefully prophetic!
My Republican friends are so somber today. Not a peep about the election. Almost as if they think if they pretend like it didn’t happen, it will go away.
Great morning post! I hope you get some rest! Lovely to hear about your daughter. We parents need to teach our kids to fight for change. I’m proud to tell you that my 18 yo son is also looking forward to voting for a woman for prez in 16. So is my husband.
A great day for women, and I’m looking forward to seeing more voted in next time. I wasn’t surprised by the election, thought Obama would win, and yes, trusted Nate.
RalphB, love your comment about Rmoney possibly ending up with 47%! God that would be awesome!
What the heck Florida? Wow, that gov really doesn’t want to give FL to Obama, does he?
SoCal…..Hello….Aren’t we glad this one is over? There is some major shape shifting going on by the host at JWS, but I think he’s lost the folks who made up the bulk of his audience for good. It looks like the remaining folks, many of them ratfuckers, seem to be in their death throes. One person is even talking suicide. Unbelievable.
Have a great day and Peace.
I note that the Klown has decided to take a sabbatical. Who knows what that means?
Mouse, hello & Happy Wednesday! Yes, I am so happy & relieved that the evil empire was defeated. So many revolting repubs…getting the ass kicking they deserved! And am so happy about the women who won. Cried when I watched Warren last nite. Have high hopes for her and the others.
About JWS…agree with you about most of whats left being ratfuckers. I got treated like shit there myself and am glad that I abandoned that sinking ship in good time. Suicide?!?! Over an election loss? Good lordy.
RalphB, LOL about clown. You’re so funny! I am so hoping now that the final counts push Rmoney down to 47. Even 47.9 would work!
“Cried when I watched Warren last nite. Have high hopes for her and the others.”
It was a special night indeed. I loved seeing the 1st woman Senator from Mass. and the first openly Gay Woman Senator, Tammy Baldwin. It was something that I couldn’t have imagined even 10 years ago. I just hope we’ll see Hillary or another Dem Woman POTUS (don’t want any Palin, Bachmann loonies) in our lifetime. I think you have a better shot at being here for that than I, but it can’t come soon enough for our country. I hope to leave all of our children, but especially our daughters, granddaughters and great granddaughters, a world where equality in healthcare, education, hiring, promotion and pay is protected in the law.
“I note that the Klown has decided to take a sabbatical. Who knows what that means?”
That means that ratfuckers experienced a major FAIL last night. I expect a lot of them will drop out since their mission is over.
I’m still wondering how much the ratfuckers got paid to screw with peoples brains and stir their special brand of hate.
“…wondering how much the ratfuckers got paid…”
Mouse, I doubt if it was much. The resident paid troll & multiple identity bully on that former site admitted on another site that she made hardly anything. I remember one of her most abrasive comments on JWS was: “…screw abortion. I want wealth!” What an idiot. These people were used & will be tossed aside. The rich & powerful don’t share their wealth willingly. Why else would they fight the unions and fight minimum wage laws and fight having to provide insurance, among other things? Maybe a few of of the rf’er trolls will learn, but I doubt it and don’t really care. The day Rmoney announced the horrific Paul Ryan, I said on that site that they would lose. One or two others agreed. The rest blathered on, Faux News style, about how the R/R win would be a blowout. I’m so glad I’m outta there!
“I said on that site that they would lose. One or two others agreed. The rest blathered on, Faux News style, about how the R/R win would be a blowout. I’m so glad I’m outta there!”
I’m glad you’re outta there and I’m glad you were proven correct. I was gone well before the Ryan choice and didn’t follow the blog much after I left. I was basically hammered out of there when the blog and it’s commenters went so far off the rails I was disagreeing with every post and every commenter.
The posts here by the front pagers are incredible. Everyday I look forward to reading their posts and the opinions of the commenters. This is a great blog.
I just think 47% as Rmoney’s number would be so perfect. A kind of constant reminder that you can’t be a douche nozzle to that many people and still expect to get their votes.
Terry Gross did a terrific interview with Norm Ornstein today (audio up later). He laid the blame for the beginning of the nasty partisanship directly at Gingrich’s feet. Here’s a link for later: http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=11-7-2012 In the event anyone has forgotten, Ornstein is co-author of “It’s Even Worse Than It Looks.”