U.S. Election Night 2008
- Primula Baggins
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It was the McCain I could have supported as president. Generous, unifying, and patriotic in the best way. I am glad we still have him in the Senate.
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
Primula Baggins wrote:It was the McCain I could have supported as president. Generous, unifying, and patriotic in the best way. I am glad we still have him in the Senate.
I am glad he went out like a man.
Waiting for Obama to speak.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
- TheEllipticalDisillusion
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That definitely was a classy McCain speech. I'm glad he went out with an integrity that he seemed to lose during the last couple months of this election.
Jesse Jackson was crying.
I have to say, this must be a partially bittersweet victory for Obama since his grandmother died yesterday morning before she got to see her grandson succeed to the most important job in America.
Jesse Jackson was crying.
I have to say, this must be a partially bittersweet victory for Obama since his grandmother died yesterday morning before she got to see her grandson succeed to the most important job in America.
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Glad to see the outcome. Celebrate tonight and now Obama will have to fill his cabinet and begin transitioning. Unemployment, two wars, a housing market that continues to crumble ie the economy in general are great campaign angles, but now comes the challenge of managing all of these issues. I have confidence that Obama's administration can resolve these issues over time.
1. " . . . (we are ) too engrossed in thinking of everything as a preparation or training or making one fit -- for what? At any minute it is what we are and are doing, not what we plan to be and do that counts."
J.R.R. Tolkien in his 6 October 1940 letter to his son Michael Tolkien.
2. We have many ways using technology to be in touch, yet the larger question is are we really connected or are we simply more in touch? There is a difference.
J.R.R. Tolkien in his 6 October 1940 letter to his son Michael Tolkien.
2. We have many ways using technology to be in touch, yet the larger question is are we really connected or are we simply more in touch? There is a difference.
- TheEllipticalDisillusion
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But it is not unusual for the dyed in the wool supporters to have that kind of reaction; it's a letting off of steam, that is all.Rebecca wrote:It was a really good speech. Except for when the crowd booed when he talked about Obama near the end there.
McCain's concession went beyond the civil and polite; it was really very healing and supportive. I'm way over here in the antipodes, but I have hope.
I feel much like the day when I watched Nelson Mandela walk to freedom. The emotional punch is the same.
Really, awe-some.
Mornings wouldn't suck so badly if they came later in the day.
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She looked kind of preggers in that outfit, but who am I to judge?! Just look at Hillary before the White House and after, there is a world of difference . Not that Michelle needs works she's not bad looking where as Hillary...well...
...the embers never fade in your city by the lake
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