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Posts Tagged ‘Election 2008

Well shoot

Posted by: Nic on: 05.04.2009

I’m home sick, and as is my wont when I have free time and the weather’s crappy, I’ve been roaming around the Internet. Since I called out of work, I don’t want to be posting on Facebook or Twitter, even though, realistically, sneezing and coughing shouldn’t mean that I can’t type, right? But better not [...]

Lighten up, Francis.

Posted by: Nic on: 11.12.2008

My mom is understandably super happy about Obama’s win. It really shows her how far we as a nation have come. My mother grew up in segregated South Carolina. Only her youngest brother (last of my grandparents’ 10 surviving children), ever went to school with white children, and then I think only in the last [...]

But does he have the big Mo?

Posted by: Nic on: 11.06.2008

So North Carolina has been called for Barack Obama, too, meaning that Missouri is the only remaining unclaimed state. The Associated Press, via the Boston Globe, announced this with a bit of a flourish. For those of you who can’t be arsed to click the above link, the final paragraph in the article reads as [...]

Senate news

Posted by: Nic on: 11.05.2008

We know what happened in the presidential election, but what happened in some of the other races I’ve been following? First we’ll start with the good news: Elizabeth Dole, hate- and fear-monger extraordinaire, was defeated by her opponent, Kay Hagan! I’m proud of North Carolina not only for ousting Dole, but also for going for [...]

What the world is saying

Posted by: Nic on: 11.05.2008

Here are some international reactions to Barack Obama’s election as the 44th United States president: Argentina (in Spanish) Australia Brazil (in Portuguese) Canada China Costa Rica (in Spanish) France (in French) Egypt (in Arabic) Germany (in German) India Indonesia Israel Italy Japan Jordan (in Arabic) Mexico (in Spanish) Nigeria Russia South Africa South Korea United [...]

Hell yeah!

Posted by: Nic on: 11.05.2008

I didn’t want to play Jinxy Jane yesterday, but I’m glad that I can now, without reservation, say that Barack Obama is the president-elect of the United States! I was asked at the party I attended last night, with all possible apologies and courtesy for the question, what Obama’s win meant to me, a black [...]

Out of the mouth of babes

Posted by: Nic on: 11.04.2008

I am now cracking up at Satanski, my 3 year-old nephew, who just said to me, “Tomorrow, when Barack Obama wins, I’m going to have a party!” I am guilty of fearing a jinx, but I don’t mind if he feels comfortable enough to say it. Never let it be said that I inflicted my [...]

Vote!

Posted by: Nic on: 11.04.2008

Hey, Americans! Get out and vote your conscience! Remember that there’s more going on today than voting for the next president of the USA. Make sure you know what other races are going on in your area, and if there are any law changes/Constitutional amendments/referendum questions you need to think about. I voted at 6am [...]

The one where everybody lies

Posted by: Nic on: 11.03.2008

I was talking last night to a good friend who lives in Virginia, when she brought up the election. I know that she’s usually pretty indifferent to politics and her husband are generally skews right, so I wouldn’t have introduced the subject at all. But once she asked me who I was voting for (Obama) [...]

Time Capsule

Posted by: Nic on: 10.31.2008

This is what Richard Pryor thought a press conference with the first black US president would be like:


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