Very Late Night
Eschaton —

Morning thread
Eschaton — Sunday Bobbleheads Document the atrocities. ABC's "This Week" — David Axelrod, campaign adviser for Barack Obama; Rick Davis, campaign manager for John McCain. ___ CBS' "Face the Nation" — Axelrod; Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and John Ensign, R-Nev. ___ NBC's "Meet the Press" — Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.; former Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn. ___ CNN's "Late Edition" — Sens. Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Arlen Specter, R-Pa.; Govs. Tim Kaine, D-Va., Mark Sanford, R-S.C., Tim Pawlenty, R-Minn., and Deval Patrick, D-Mass. "Fox News Sunday" _ Davis; David Plouffe, campaign manager for Obama. Chick free. ...

Sunday Bobbleheads
Eschaton — Document the atrocities. ABC's "This Week" — David Axelrod, campaign adviser for Barack Obama; Rick Davis, campaign manager for John McCain. ___ CBS' "Face the Nation" — Axelrod; Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and John Ensign, R-Nev. ___ NBC's "Meet the Press" — Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.; former Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn. ___ CNN's "Late Edition" — Sens. Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Arlen Specter, R-Pa.; Govs. Tim Kaine, D-Va., Mark Sanford, R-S.C., Tim Pawlenty, R-Minn., and Deval Patrick, D-Mass. "Fox News Sunday" _ Davis; David Plouffe, campaign manager for Obama. Chick free. ...

Shorter David Broder
Eschaton — Shorter David Broder If only the black man had obeyed the white man.

Matt Drudge Still Rules Their World
Eschaton — I must disagree with the emerging "Matt Drudge has lost his superpowers" theme. He still rules their world. He still is America's Assignment Editor. Every day cable news talks about whatever Drudge and the McCain campaign (sometimes indistinguishable, sometimes not) want them to talk about. It is true that the McCain campaign has been awful. The puke they've been pumping through the puke funnel has been inane and often counterproductive. Drudge is only as good as the material he has to work with. He isn't powerful enough to convince the bobbleheads that his latest revelations are of earthshattering importance. But he's ...

Anecdote
Eschaton — Friend who lives a bit deeper in South Philly than I do reports that all the older Italian-American guys on her block, who were out chatting while she was doing work outside, are voting for Obama because McCain is just like that Bush guy. ...

World Fucking Champions
Eschaton — One day we'll grow up and wonder why people ever cared about this stuff. It was hardly on the scale of a wardrobe malfunction, but Chase Utley's dropping of the F-bomb on live TV and radio yesterday caused a stir among some Philadelphians. After proclaiming "World champions!" at the Phillies' celebration at Citizens Bank Park, the smiling second baseman leaned into the microphone and inserted a familiar two-syllable profanity between "world" and "champions." The crowd loved it, erupting into cheers for several minutes. Local TV and radio stations covering the event live, however, were less amused. ...

Prediction Porn
Eschaton — Poll Porn Final CNN national poll via email has Obama up 53-46 with likely voters and 55-42 with registered voters.

Poll Porn
Eschaton — Poll Porn Final CNN national poll via email has Obama up 53-46 with likely voters and 55-42 with registered voters.

Premature Postgame
Eschaton — During the primary, one of the things I found the most frustrating was the argument made my some, implicitly and explicitly, that Obama just Could. Not. Win. The Clinton campaign made it, as did many Clinton supporters. I don't like electability arguments generally, and I also couldn't see how it was in any way obvious that Obama would have more problems than Clinton in that area. People are free to have opinions on such matters, of course, but I was surprised at the degree of certainty which some people had about the subject. ...

The Coming War Between the UK and Iceland
Eschaton — Not really, but things are heating up. No one disputes that the economic troubles of Iceland are largely the country's fault. But there may be more to the story, at least in the view of Icelandic government, its citizens and even some outsiders. As grave as their situation already was, they say, Britain — their old friend, NATO ally and trading partner — made it immeasurably worse. The troubles between the countries began three weeks ago when Britain took the extraordinary step of using its 2001 antiterrorism laws to freeze the British assets of a failing Icelandic bank. That appeared to brand Iceland a terrorist ...

Stupid Or Dishonest
Eschaton — Stupid Or Dishonest No we'll never know the answer to that and they aren't mutually exclusive, but thinking about all the stupid shit the wingnutosphere has been obsessing about during this election makes me lean a bit more towards the stupid column.

Underused
Eschaton — The commuter rail system couldn't come close to handling demand for trips into Philadelphia on Friday, but for some reason it seems that the 100, 101, and 102 lines had at least some excess capacity. In the future this is something SEPTA should take into account and make sure to advertise their existence more when there are big events in the city. They require a switch to the El at 69th street, but they're still decent routes into the city.

The Supremos
Eschaton — I was talking with someone the other day about how oddly absent the Supremos are in this election. The candidates aren't bringing them up much. The press isn't bringing them up much. The next president will likely get to make 2, if not 3, appointments pretty much the day after he takes office. ...

Signs
Eschaton — ...more Philly pix here.

Blue Philadelphia
Eschaton — Needless to say, where I live isn't exactly typical. But it's nice. So many people are wandering around wearing Obama stickers and buttons. It isn't just that lots of people are voting for Obama, it's that it seems to matter to them. ...

Tick Tock
Eschaton — Tick Tock Intellectually I'm fairly confident that tonight will turn out well, though emotionally I'm starting to waver. I felt much better in 2006 with respect to the Dems taking the House.

McCain True Believers
Eschaton — McCain True Believers Probably not many in my readership, but maybe hat or chilibean are around. Running out of time to make your fortune betting on a McCain victory!

Exit Polls!
Eschaton — As many others around the internet have warned, these should be used for entertainment purposes only. Still we need to be entertained. Obama did well in early exit polls in Lancaster County, PA. ...

Tonight
Eschaton — Tonight Having people over to watch returns, but I'll still try to keep this place humming. For quick updates I put up a twitter feed to the left.

After 6
Eschaton — After 6 Nothing from Indiana yet...

With 1% In, Obama Winning Indiana!!!!!
Eschaton — With 1% In, Obama Winning Indiana!!!!! Exciting!!

Kentucky
Eschaton — Liddy MSNBC sez she's toast, though nothing reported yet. Kentucky projected for McCain by MSNBC. Vermont projected for Vermont by MSNBC. Score is M 8 O 3. Indiana is too close to call.

Liddy
Eschaton — MSNBC sez she's toast, though nothing reported yet. Kentucky projected for McCain by MSNBC. Vermont projected for Vermont by MSNBC. Score is M 8 O 3. Indiana is too close to call.

Congratulations Senator Warner
Eschaton — Congratulations Senator Warner Think I'll change my last name to Warner, move to Virginia, and run for that seat when he retires.

More Thread
Eschaton — More Thread Lotsa people here. Too hard to keep up.

Congratulations Senator Shaheen
Eschaton — Congratulations Senator Shaheen Sununu 2: Electric Boogaloo was a sequel which should never have been made.

Congratulations Senator Hagan
Eschaton — Congratulations Senator Hagan And I told you Obama would win PA, bitches.

OH NOES
Eschaton — OH NOES We lost Alabama! ...only 96 to go. Including CA.

Congratulations Senator Udall
Eschaton — Congratulations Senator Udall And, uh, Joe Lieberman? Suck on this.

Fox Calls Ohio for Obama
Eschaton — Fox Calls Ohio for Obama As does MSNBC. Kerry+Ohio=EPIC WIN

Obama Wins NM
Eschaton — Obama Wins NM Just in case it wasn't clear... IF YOU BELIEVE THESE PROJECTIONS we uh WIN I'll wait... a little longer to believe them.

House
Eschaton — House +4 Himes (CT4), Mary Jo Kilroy (OH15), Kosmas (Fl24), Grayson (FL8)

Iowa EATED
Eschaton — House +4 Himes (CT4), Mary Jo Kilroy (OH15), Kosmas (Fl24), Grayson (FL8)

Rocky Mountain News Says Colorado EATED
Eschaton — Rocky Mountain News Says Colorado EATED By Obama.

In Case You Weren't Paying Attention
Eschaton — MARS, BITCHES, MARS PRESIDENT BARACK FUCKING HUSSEIN OBAMA. OBAMA WINS. [image]

Virginia EATED by Obama
Eschaton — MARS, BITCHES, MARS PRESIDENT BARACK FUCKING HUSSEIN OBAMA. OBAMA WINS. [image]

MARS, BITCHES, MARS
Eschaton — MARS, BITCHES, MARS PRESIDENT BARACK FUCKING HUSSEIN OBAMA. OBAMA WINS. [image]

McCain Concedes
Eschaton — MARS, BITCHES, MARS PRESIDENT BARACK FUCKING HUSSEIN OBAMA. OBAMA WINS. [image]

Ha Ha
Eschaton — MARS, BITCHES, MARS PRESIDENT BARACK FUCKING HUSSEIN OBAMA. OBAMA WINS. [image]

Obama Speech
Eschaton — MARS, BITCHES, MARS PRESIDENT BARACK FUCKING HUSSEIN OBAMA. OBAMA WINS. [image]

In Case I Forget To Mention It
Eschaton — In Case I Forget To Mention It Holy fucking shit.

Overnight
Eschaton — Rock on.

Over Overnight
Eschaton — In Case I Forget To Mention It Holy fucking shit.

Good morning
Eschaton — Good morning As someone who watched it all on the BBC, I have one important question: Did Jane Hamsher actually get to talk to Eddie Izzard? Signed, Not Atrios

Heavens!
Eschaton — Heavens! That was an exciting evening, wasn't it?

Blithering Idiot Of The Day
Eschaton — Bye Bye Robin Hayes is out. Democrat Larry Kissell, the small-town school teacher who came within 330 votes of winning a seat in Congress two years ago, ousted five-term U.S. Rep. Robin Hayes Tuesday in a district beleaguered by the loss of manufacturing jobs. Kissell, a former textile worker from Biscoe, had 55 percent of the vote with 98 percent of precincts reporting, and Hayes, a Republican from Concord, had 45 percent. "I'm so excited", Kissell told about 75 supporters at his victory party at a Biscoe restaurant. The crowd erupted in cheers when a check mark indicating victory appeared next to his name on TV.

Celebrating At Philly City Hall
Eschaton — Bye Bye Robin Hayes is out. Democrat Larry Kissell, the small-town school teacher who came within 330 votes of winning a seat in Congress two years ago, ousted five-term U.S. Rep. Robin Hayes Tuesday in a district beleaguered by the loss of manufacturing jobs. Kissell, a former textile worker from Biscoe, had 55 percent of the vote with 98 percent of precincts reporting, and Hayes, a Republican from Concord, had 45 percent. "I'm so excited", Kissell told about 75 supporters at his victory party at a Biscoe restaurant. The crowd erupted in cheers when a check mark indicating victory appeared next to his name on TV.

Bye Bye
Eschaton — Robin Hayes is out. Democrat Larry Kissell, the small-town school teacher who came within 330 votes of winning a seat in Congress two years ago, ousted five-term U.S. Rep. Robin Hayes Tuesday in a district beleaguered by the loss of manufacturing jobs. Kissell, a former textile worker from Biscoe, had 55 percent of the vote with 98 percent of precincts reporting, and Hayes, a Republican from Concord, had 45 percent. "I'm so excited", Kissell told about 75 supporters at his victory party at a Biscoe restaurant. The crowd erupted in cheers when a check mark indicating victory appeared next to his name on ...

It Was All Just A Dream
Eschaton — Jeebus, people, did you not live through the first part of this century? Campbell Brown: For those people who have been worried about the possibility of one party controlling Congress and the White House, the last president to do that, of course, was....? John King: Ah, that was Bill Clinton, and... Brown: Jimmy Carter! Jimmy Carter had... Bill Clinton had Democrats in the House and in the Senate? King: Very briefly. Brown: Very briefly. [Crinkles her nose] Didn't go so well. King: No it didn't.

Holy Fucking Shit
Eschaton — Holy Fucking Shit I forget who originally wrote something like this (ripping off from unknown source), but it always stuck with me. Imagine it's 2001. George Bush has just been selected by the Supreme Court. You really don't like George Bush. Then some guy claiming to be from the future shows up and tells you that George Bush is going to fuck things up so badly that the next president is going to be a black Democrat named Barack Hussein Obama. You probably don't believe him. ...ah, Tom Tomorrow. ...

Pretty Amazing
Eschaton — Pretty Amazing Obama takes Indiana , probably takes North Carolina. The Mac probably will hold on to Missouri.

The Supremos
Eschaton — The Supremos As I wrote before, I was surprised about how little discussion there has been about the Supreme Court in this election. But it's a reason to be more than a little thankful.

Real Pro-America Americans In Real America
Eschaton — Deep Thought I bet there are a bunch of, er, retiring Republican staffers who are a wee bit annoyed that their bosses opposed extending unemployment benefits.

Deep Thought
Eschaton — Deep Thought I bet there are a bunch of, er, retiring Republican staffers who are a wee bit annoyed that their bosses opposed extending unemployment benefits.

New Senators
Eschaton — New Senators Aside from the wins (and hopefully more squeak through), there will be replacements for Obama and Biden, and probably a couple more at least as Senators find themselves with administration jobs. That's a good thing.

Might Learn To Like This Guy
Eschaton — Newsweek: When he was preparing for them during the Democratic primaries, Obama was recorded saying, "I don't consider this to be a good format for me, which makes me more cautious. I often find myself trapped by the questions and thinking to myself, 'You know, this is a stupid question, but let me … answer it.' So when Brian Williams is asking me about what's a personal thing that you've done [that's green], and I say, you know, 'Well, I planted a bunch of trees.' And he says, 'I'm talking about personal.' What I'm thinking in my head is, 'Well, the truth is, Brian, we can't solve global warming because I f---ing ...

Afternoon Thread
Eschaton — Afternoon Thread I think a lot of my African-American neighbors took the day off today. A lot of them out and about. ...original source for earlier time travel joke.

Generations
Eschaton — I think a lot of the talk about the difference in voting behavior by age cohorts (scroll down) has implicitly suggested that this was largely an age-race interaction. That is, older people are more likely to be, uh, discomfitted by an African-American president. I'd imagine that there was some of that, but I'd guess that the bigger effect was simply the age one. Obama actually didn't do too badly with seniors, and his attraction to young people, aside from the fact that they hate Republicans, was in part due to the fact that he seems like he has at least has one foot in the world they live in.

Fait Diver: The Puppy Episode Strikes Back
David E's Fablog — by David E | (Visited 107 times) [image] The most delightful part of President Obam’s acceptance speech last night came when he noted – “Sasha and Malia I love you more than you can imagine, and you have earned the new puppy that’s coming with us to the White House.” Well I love Sasha and Malia too. They’re teriffic little girls who have an exceptionally nice Mommy and Daddy. And the latter was quite gracious in noting that the Presidency he has just won is of a country consisting of – ““young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled. ...

Just a Few Words. . .
David E's Fablog — by David E | (Visited 60 times) inauguration“My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.” So come in my kitchen. . . ...