The Tubes Are In Mourning...

Ted Stevens loses his re-election bid.

That's 58 for the Dems, counting Whatsisname in NH (apologies to Granite Staters) and Joe "Wrist Slap" Lieberman, with MN and GA still to be determined.

More on Blue NC

I received an email from a good friend of mine that sums up my feelings about my state perfectly, and with his permission I am posting it below:

Finally!!!!!!! For the better part of almost 18 years I have though a LOT about moving. I planned for years to move out West, perhaps to Phoenix. I’ve flirted several times with moving to Canada. I’ve thought about moving to Spain. I once even considered packing up and heading to New Zealand. All because I wanted to live in a place with people who value things like I do: personal freedoms for everyone and strong beliefs in equal rights for every single person, a commitment to the betterment of all people by helping those less fortunate no matter where in the world they are, and a deep sense of environmental stewardship and responsibility for our precious Earth. Now I don’t have to move. In 9 of the last 10 Presidential Elections, North Carolina has voted Republican, we’ve been a bright, ruby-red gem in the glittery Republican crown. It’s been almost 40 years since our state elected a Democratic nominee. So it is historic that we have turned our state Blue. I now have a new Democratic Senator representing me. I now have new Democratic Congressional leaders representing me. And I also (still, but a new one) have a Democratic Governor representing me. And most of all, our state voted for Barack Obama to support us all! I have always loved North Carolina, but I’ve never been prouder and happier to live here – and in America – than I am today. We truly live in a greater world today, there is hope for everyone. John Magers

Carolina Blue

Is that not the most beautiful thing ever?

The Associated Press declared Obama the winner after canvassing counties in North Carolina to determine the number of outstanding provisional ballots. That survey found that there are not enough remaining ballots for Republican John McCain to close a 13,693-vote deficit. North Carolina's 15 electoral votes brings Obama's total to 364 — nearly 100 more than necessary to win the White House — to McCain's 162. Missouri is the only state that remains too close to call, with McCain leading by several thousand votes. Obama's win in North Carolina was the first for a Democratic presidential candidate since Jimmy Carter won the state in 1976.

(AP)

Oh, one thing. It must be noted that the blue is a beautiful Royal (aka Duke) Blue, not that faded blue they use at that other school.

Celebrate Good Times, Come On!!

Obama supporters hangin' out at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

UPDATE 1: Party in the streets of DC.

UPDATE 2: Blue Gal did this kick ass video montage:


UPDATE 3:

And Now The Work Truly Begins

President-Elect Obama (how sweet the sound) begins solidifying his transition team today, and will probably begin announcing staff and Cabinet picks soon. Who will he choose to fill the spots? How will he deal with the New Depression? And let's not forget the truly existential threat of our time:



(picture h/t to Cap'n Dyke)

For Posterity (and so's I can find it later)

Fun With Math

According to the 2006 estimate from the Census Bureau, there are 6,740,374 people of voting age in North Carolina.

According to the State Board of Elections, there are 4,876,543 registered voters in North Carolina.

According to the poll results from yesterday, 4,216,993 people voted for President in North Carolina.

Candidate	Votes for	%age of vote
Barack Obama	2,101,986	49.85
John McCain	2,089,826	49.56
Bob Barr	25,181	0.59

So that means:

62.89% of eligible NC voters voted and,
86.47% of registered NC voters voted.

Can you say "Wow!"?

The Night America Grew Up?

Congratulations, President-Elect Obama!

(screen cap from the livestream of Obama's Victory Rally)

Wow

Technology is cool:

Fired Up! Ready to Go!!

Speech from 3 November, 2008

Dont Foreget Two Voat Tommorow

Why? I'll tell ya.

Everbody exagerrates virture.[sic]

Quote of the Morning

"They call him a socialist for embracing a principle that's rooted deeply in the teachings of the Christianity that they wear on their sleeves but cannot find room for in their hearts." - Joseph L. Galloway | McClatchy Newspapers

Today's Parroted Message

Ben Sargent, Austin American-Statesman

Just Say No... to Republicans

She Is One Crazy Bitch

Betty White on The Late Late Show....




BTW, Betty is not the Bitch in the title. Watch the video.

Unclear On The Concept?

Lee Judge / The Kansas City Star (September 5, 2008)

Joe Six-Pack, You Betcha

Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi nails it perfectly:

Here's the thing about Americans. You can send their kids off by the thousands to get their balls blown off in foreign lands for no reason at all, saddle them with billions in debt year after congressional year while they spend their winters cheerfully watching game shows and football, pull the rug out from under their mortgages, and leave them living off their credit cards and their Wal-Mart salaries while you move their jobs to China and Bangalore.

And none of it matters, so long as you remember a few months before Election Day to offer them a two-bit caricature culled from some cutting-room-floor episode of Roseanne as part of your presidential ticket. And if she's a good enough likeness of a loudmouthed Middle American archetype, as Sarah Palin is, John Q. Public will drop his giant-size bag of Doritos in gratitude, wipe the Sizzlin' Picante dust from his lips and rush to the booth to vote for her. Not because it makes sense, or because it has a chance of improving his life or anyone else's, but simply because it appeals to the low-humming narcissism that substitutes for his personality, because the image on TV reminds him of the mean, brainless slob he sees in the mirror every morning.

And, as if to prove Taibbi's point, we have this comment on the article:

dang! with tat B-minus Hawaii prep school kid on the other side of tat fence clinchin' to names like Khalid al-Mansour, Bill Ayers, Tony Rezko and Rev. Jeremiah Wright tat Palin lady from what you write fits right nicely in tat big picture. Maybe tat Matthew Franck fellow wus lookin' for a pin and not a needle in tat hay sack.
Aenold Glasow said, "It is harder to conceal igorance than to acquire knowledge." With tat neither one could be a hair on a gnats a!!. Sad tat Shawnee Chief Tecumseh ain't still around.

The quote in that quote, by the way, is Arnold Glasgow, and the word was, duh, "ignorance".

Read the whole thing here.

Palin Aphabet

A is for Apocalypse, which we're hoping to have
B is for Bailout, so the haves can have more
C is for Christ, ya we like him a lot
D is for Doncha know, doggone it
E is for English only, no heathen tongues here
F is for Free Markets, except for cases of B
G is for God, who created Earth 6000 years ago
H is for Heathens, who'll be left behind
I is for Ice caps, which cover our oil
J is for Jews, we'll perfect them for A
K is for Killing, those wolves from the air
L is for Libruls, hated by G
M is for Money, second only to G
N is for Neo-cons, beloved by G
O is for Oil, drill baby drill
P is for Palin, of course
Q is for Queers, who G really hates
R is for Republicans, the real chosen ones
S is for Shoutouts, to 3rd graders during debates
T is for Taxes, which must be cut back
U is for Uranium, which powers nukular bombs
V is for Virgin, which my daughters all mostly are
W is for Wasilla, which I ran really bad well
X is for X husbands of sisters, who get fired by me
Y is for Younger, which my running mate isn't
Z is for Zero credibility, which I hide by being folksy

The End Times Are Here

Lions are lying with lambs, and 80-something bluegrass legends are doing radio spots for Barack Obama.

Pretty damn cool if you ask me.

And if you don't know who Ralph Stanley is... well, I'll forgive you this time. You know his voice, though....



(h/t to Brian at Incertus)

::Snort::

(found at Bark Bark Woof Woof)