Comments on: Tuesday Open Thread -#1

By: Honey01

Honey01 — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:38:23 +0000

Thanks for the perspective on Rachel.

By: Val

Val — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:07:16 +0000

pjamma – Good for you. I don't know who that guy thought you were but he should have recognized. LOL

By: Val

Val — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:05:17 +0000

MsKitty you read my mind I was about to highlight that same point myself. LOL

That the dems did win in 2004 but the election was stolen.

By: Tyren M.

Tyren M. — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:44:22 +0000

Voted north of Minneapolis. Took 30-40 minutes in line. Never felt better. Hoping to sweep Republicans out of Congress and Senate.

By: Texas_Girl_in_LA

Texas_Girl_in_LA — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:42:08 +0000

This is my favorite song in the whole wide world…and then some

By: rikyrah

rikyrah — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:57:03 +0000

TUESDAY OPEN THREAD #2 IS UP

By: Lewevelyn

Lewevelyn — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:55:23 +0000

bigassbelle,
I am feeling everything you have said. I am so nervous and anxious that I can hardly work or breath. I have to pray that I can make it through this work day with out screaming “THANK YOU JESUS.”

By: Nate_Wesley

Nate_Wesley — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:45:13 +0000

This morning, there was a caller to The Lionel Show who talked about his voting experience this morning, but he mostly called to tell a story about his appreciation for the Air America network. The caller mentioned that he had been a listener since the network signed on for the first time in March 2004, enjoying various shows, and remembering their election night coverage that November.

He specifically remembered the optimism that one of the hosts (still with Air America) had that night, and how that optimism gradually devolved into sadness and frustration. Later election returns came in for the state of Ohio, which we now know was stolen from John Kerry. And the particular host the caller referred to knew it. Paraphrasing: "I know first hand of her disappointment watching them steal Ohio, she's my daughter and she wouldn't let it go for a long time."

The caller was Rachel Maddow's dad. If we were still wondering what had been eating at her the last few days and causing her optimism for today to be decidedly measured, perhaps we know now.

By: bigassbelle

bigassbelle — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:43:13 +0000

I can't work. Can't do anything. This is incredible. So exciting :-)

By: bittersweet

bittersweet — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:32:25 +0000

My partner thinks I'm “gulping down the Kool-Aid” by being so excited about pics like these, but I don't care!!! I love seeing them together!

By: bubbables

bubbables — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:30:26 +0000

I'm so glad you held your ground. I live in a similar neighborhood. My husband and two sons were out at 6:30 a.m. and were met with a huge tent and tons of McCain/Palin signs right outside the door of the voting area here in PA. Seems like that shouldn't be allowed. They had five manned tables under the tent filled with 'helpful' volunteers. I guess we had about 200 people in line when the doors opened at 7 a.m.

By: Nate_Wesley

Nate_Wesley — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:21:58 +0000

Even Skip Bayless, the number one hater in sports, pointed that out on ESPN's First Take this morning.

By: Nate_Wesley

Nate_Wesley — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:13:49 +0000

Voted this morning around 7:30ish (central time) at the county's National Guard Armory. The place was busy, but not quite full. There was a line, but only because there were a lot of people like me whose last name began with a certain letter (three tables set up that way to get more folks signed in).

I filled in my broken arrows for Democrats, including one for the Obama-Biden ticket and Vivian Davis Figures (U.S. Senate race for Alabama). My voting trip took just under twenty minutes.

By: Texas_Girl_in_LA

Texas_Girl_in_LA — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:12:25 +0000

I think a lot of people will be doing the “stare down” today

good for you

By: Justice58

Justice58 — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:07:09 +0000

There you go! Do the stare down! lol

By: bittersweet

bittersweet — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:01:02 +0000

Sounded like the Gunfight at the OK Corral, and you won! Good for you for standing up for what you knew was right!

By: DWS2

DWS2 — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:01:01 +0000

Just voted with no problems. It took about 15 minutes.

I was getting the baby in her carseat this morning when a teen walked by. Now 99% of the time the white people in my neighborhood act like we are invisible so after 6 years I've gotten used to it. Imagine my surprise when I am greeted with “I hope you are going to vote for Obama! All those long lines are so inspirational! Obama Rocks!!!”

Within 30 minutes of getting back home, the doorbell rings. Obama canvassers just doing some last minute work! What a day and it's still early…

By: bittersweet

bittersweet — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:58:20 +0000

posted wrong!

By: Liza Diamond

Liza Diamond — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:56:04 +0000

I voted in Vermont at 7 this morning. Longest lines I've ever seen at my polling place, but still it only took 20 minutes. Paper ballots, as usual. Strange thing, though. Lots of signs for local elections just outside the door but not a single Obama or McCain sign. I guess everyone knows it's in the bag for Obama here. And everyone who has walked into my shop this morning has already voted, either today or early vote. Yay.

By: pjamma

pjamma — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:46:00 +0000

I voted!!!!! But it was not without a little drama.

I live in California in a largely white town. There were about 100 people in line with me this morning and I was the only black person. I went up to the guy who checks your info and presented my voter card and ID card. He tells me he can't find my name on the list. I said well it should be there. He asked if I registered on time and I said yes my registration info is on the card right in front of you. So he said well I don't have your name so you have to fill out a provisional ballot and I said no I'm filling out a real ballot so you figure it out. We stare at each other because we are at an obvious impasse. So other people come over to see what the problem is and the guy says I'm not on the list. Then he looks again and ta-dah, I was there. He said the list wasn't in alphabetical order (it was). Anyway, I voted and the old guy manning the table was rotated out of his position.