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Suasoria · Chanel

Election Results are IN and it's Obama...

Teresa · Kate Spade

whether I agree with him on issues or not, I can't help but think its cool we have a black president. It's about effing time, anyway.

Kelly · Hermes

I, for one, am super pumped that he won! I just felt relief when I heard the news. I'm not afraid of the man who is supposed to lead our country anymore (well, you know, once January rolls around...)

I stood in line for about 2 hours to vote. Apparently all the computerized machines somehow all broke, so they dragged out the one old machine they had for backup. So it took for-ev-er. And then I was completely airheaded and didn't remember to close the little door after writing someone in, so I kept hitting the "Vote" button and getting angry at it for not working.

I did see a sign posted that was interesting: apparently in Kentucky it's a law that you can't stay in the booth for more than two minutes if anyone is waiting behind you.

Suasoria · Chanel

Just an addendum for people who are probably sad their team didn't win:

There are many people here I love whose opinions are different than mine. These values we hold, such as politics or religion, might make us feel temporarily disconnected from people, but I'm challenging myself to understand that it's the connections that are real, whereas those values are not.

In other words, I'm starting on a path of evaluating what personal opinions I'll allow to make me feel alienated from people I care about. (This might be the dawn of a kinder, gentler Su.)

Hermes

I think we're in for exciting and interesting times. I particularly like the upswing in morale among the majority of the voting population, and am hopeful that the positive vibe will trickle into the global perception of our country financially and socially.

I did not vote for Obama, but as I said before, I thought he would win, and regardless of who won I truly felt everything is going to be OK. I'm not thrilled about the country going in a socialist direction, but also as I've said before, the majority of campaign promises rarely see fruition.

Congrats to the Obama supporters! smile

Farrah · Marc Jacobs

I cried for a half hour when they announced that he won. I have been a huge Obama supporter since day one. I think the thing that excites me the most about the whole thing though is that people are actually excited about politics again. Whether people voted Obama or not, they at least took the time to get involved and make their voices count. That is one of the great freedoms we have as Americans that people seem to throw by the wayside. His acceptance speech inspired me once again and energized me even more. I would like to say that I loved McCain's speech too. He was very classy and acted as honorably as people would have expected him to given his track record. The media outlets were saying that the guy that gave that speech was the John McCain that people grew to love over the past 2 decades and that many people did not see over the past few months: I agree. I have always liked him as a person and a policitican and I know he will continue to do great things for our country and I really do believe that he meant it when he said he would be there for Obama.

Now for the important stuff though: What kind of puppy do you think Sasha and Malia are going to get

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tara t · Marc Jacobs

Now for the important stuff though: What kind of puppy do you think Sasha and Malia are going to get

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i'd like them to get a french bulldog like my pup, but i think they will go for something more traditional....

i say beagle.

i don't want to talk about politics anymore; so i chose to answer the dog part blankstare

Farrah · Marc Jacobs

tara t wrote:

Now for the important stuff though: What kind of puppy do you think Sasha and Malia are going to get?

i'd like them to get a french bulldog like my pup, but i think they will go for something more traditional....

i say beagle.

i don't want to talk about politics anymore; so i chose to answer the dog part

Oooh, I would totally be on board with a French Bulldog. That is the kind of dog that we plan to get when we add to our family. We aren't sure what color yet though. Probably black like Vinny so that the hair all over our condo is all the same color, ha! In that vein, I would also vote for a Pug seeing as how they are great family dogs and love to snuggle like my dude wink

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The BF thinks that they are going to go traditional as well, but he is betting on a yellow lab. Beagle sounds a little better to me because I think the girls would rather have a smaller dog. It seems that boys are more into the big dogs. JMO.

XtinaStyles · Marc Jacobs

D wrote:

I think we're in for exciting and interesting times. I particularly like the upswing in morale among the majority of the voting population, and am hopeful that the positive vibe will trickle into the global perception of our country financially and socially.

This is a good point and I agree. Maybe we will see a rise in those who have felt forgotten or neglected, maybe we will see a rise in entrepreneurs, the economy, education, etc, etc. and it can all go up.

I am thrilled, shocked and scared at the results. Either way, I always felt like anything would be a welcome change.

Elle · Hermes

Su - I think some polling places were issued voter lists from 2004, which explains why newer voters wouldn't be on the list. Tim Robbins (Susan Sarrandon's partner) had the same issue for some reason, and fought for 2 hours at his polling place to get a regular ballot. He was on the radio telling people not to give in and to bring video cameras to document any snafus for proof later. Some places were also using IDs to verify address, which isn't allowed.

But we won anyway!

I wonder if provisional ballots will change the outcome of Prop 8, once they're counted, if they're counted .... ?

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

ETA: Our senate race is still out, as of 9:45 am local time. Waiting, waiting ... still only 77% of precincts reporting ....

-- Edited by Elle at 12:46, 2008-11-05

Claudia · Gucci

There was no line when I went to vote. I was in and out.

I didn't vote for Obama, but I am still optimistic. I really loved McCain's speech. I thought the crowd that was there was very rude, when they were booing. I thought it was totally inappropriate.

ETA: Isn't this cool?

-- Edited by Claudia at 12:26, 2008-11-05

kmd · Kate Spade

I was also very disappointed in the John McCain crowd. Totally inappropriate, and I think McCain was disappointed in their booing, as well. I really appreciated his graciousness and sincerity, I've always liked and respected him.

I am thrilled about the Obama win and I think we'll see a big turnaround, confidence-wise, in the American people.

gingembre1 · Kate Spade

I was suuuuuuuuuuuuper excited last night! I thought it was amazing and incredible the way that people celebrated in the streets. In my memory there has never been this kind of sense of hope, excitement, and relief.

Whether or not Obama is able to follow through on his promises, I think that the hope and promise he has injected into the American people is pretty valuable.

blink · Coach

I participated in early voting the week before and I had to wait about 20 minutes, but it was right at lunch time, so I anticipated that.

I am pleased that finally the Democrats have a chance again. I was so disappointed with my country in 2004 with Kerry's loss. I was truly stunned that Bush was re-elected. I hope this election will compell new Republican leaders to emerge, as the current Republican leaders have failed to drop the whole neo-con thing that the rest of the country has apparently chosen to reject.

However, I have long felt that Republicans have been grossly misrepresented by the likes of Rush Limbaugh, Dennis Prager, Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin, Sean Hannity and more. I respect Republicans like John McCain and I know we would have been so much better off if he had won instead in 2000.

On conservative radio this morning I heard one (Prager, I think) say that Obama had better not push too many liberal agendas because this is still a "right of center" nation like it was in the Reagan years. I found that statement to be totally dismissive of what has just happened here. Out. of. touch. As long as guys like that are any major influence on the party base, I don't know how they are going to re-emerge to power.

Kel · Coach

D wrote:

I think we're in for exciting and interesting times. I particularly like the upswing in morale among the majority of the voting population, and am hopeful that the positive vibe will trickle into the global perception of our country financially and socially.

I did not vote for Obama, but as I said before, I thought he would win, and regardless of who won I truly felt everything is going to be OK. I'm not thrilled about the country going in a socialist direction, but also as I've said before, the majority of campaign promises rarely see fruition.

Congrats to the Obama supporters!

Well said. I couldn't agree more.

cahabo · Kate Spade

Claudia wrote:

ETA: Isn't this cool?

-- Edited by Claudia at 12:26, 2008-11-05

I got a kick out of this!

Anyhow, very excited to see what is to come! And oh yeah, YAAAAAAAAY!

subwolley · Kate Spade

I voted for Obama and I am so excited he won. It was awesome celebrating last night and watching history in the making with so many other people. Everyone was cheering and crying and it was just a great sense of unity among fellow Americans. I thought it was also cool seeing other countries excited for Obama's victory.

McCain's concession speech was fantastic. I thought it was the best I ever heard. I had much more respect for him after listening to his speech. I was also disappointed in the McCain crowd booing the mention of Obama.

Kelly · Hermes

I was really disappointed in the crowd boo-ing during McCain's speech, but I like that he told them to stop. I also really liked his concession speech - very classy. But Palin almost looked like she was going to cry!

-- Edited by ttara123 at 18:27, 2008-11-05

kmd · Kate Spade

She sure did look that way, tarat! I just heard on Fox news that the McCain team said she had a lot of tantrums, too. And, didn't know that Africa was continent.... ayeyeye.

Cortney1982 · Chanel

ttara123 wrote:

But Palin almost looked like she was going to cry!

I noticed too! She was probably going to miss her wardrobe, the national spotlight and the celebrity treatment.