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Post by The Doctor on Nov 4, 2008 23:05:25 GMT
I'm all settled for the long night. Just had some carrot cake and the first pepsi has been deployed.
-Ralph
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Post by karla on Nov 4, 2008 23:09:52 GMT
haha, your idea of a vigil is surrounding yourself with food and drink
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 4, 2008 23:24:53 GMT
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 4, 2008 23:51:19 GMT
I should have bought some cherry coke. I really didn't plan this out very well.
Andy
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 4, 2008 23:51:33 GMT
no chocolate either.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 4, 2008 23:55:24 GMT
I have tortilla chips and dip primed and ready for when the first results start coming in.
Meanwhile, on the Beeb, Jeremy Vine has a very exciting touch-screen map!
-Ralph
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Post by Hero on Nov 5, 2008 0:14:31 GMT
I've been reading blogs from American friends that people have waited up to 6 hours to cast thier vote. I hope whoever wins, it will work out for the best and happiest result.
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 5, 2008 0:45:56 GMT
Results are slow in coming in. Very intriguing!
-Ralph
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 5, 2008 1:00:02 GMT
Yay!
I have Cherry Coke. Love having a 24 hour petrol station around the corner. Once the subway opens it will be like a fantasy land.
I can enjoy the night now.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 5, 2008 1:07:33 GMT
Results coming in fast now. Pennsylvania went to Obama!
Obama doing well thus far.
Second pepsi deployed.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 5, 2008 1:22:10 GMT
A boys choir in Phoenix is now singing to cheer up the Republicans. The crowd seem unwilling to develop joy.
-Ralph
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 5, 2008 1:22:55 GMT
Its fun watching Jeremy Vine poke McCains cheek.
Andy
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 5, 2008 2:03:35 GMT
Yay Minnesota.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 5, 2008 2:13:45 GMT
FOX have called Ohio, but ABC haven't as yet. If Obama carries Ohio it could be all over. Florida is still touch and go.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 5, 2008 3:21:36 GMT
The US Republican Ambassador in the BBC studio is increasingly losing the plot. He's going to bust a blood vessel in a minute.
Virginia and Florida looking tight.
-Ralph
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 5, 2008 3:29:08 GMT
God it just shows how timid most US journalists are towards their government officials if he thinks that interview warranted a sacking.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 5, 2008 4:01:35 GMT
Obama just won!
-Ralph
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 5, 2008 4:14:42 GMT
Woot woot!
Andy
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 5, 2008 4:15:13 GMT
Want to know if Al Franklin has won.
Andy
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 5, 2008 4:48:38 GMT
Gore Vidal is fantastic.
Andy
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 5, 2008 5:18:40 GMT
Good speech by Obama.
Andy
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Post by legios on Nov 5, 2008 7:30:49 GMT
Sadly I couldn't sit up and watch this live, but to wake up this morning and discover that Obama won now that was really something. We have just experienced a genuinely amazing historic moment. For the first time in its existence the people of the US have elected a non-"old white bloke" to the highest office of the land, I wasn't entirely sure that as a nation they were ready to do that yet - I had thought that it might take another term or two before they were ready for something that radical. Whatever happens next America has already demonstrated great change.
We've just seen a culture execute quite a major shift in front of our eyes, which is an amazing thing to see.
Karl
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Post by karla on Nov 5, 2008 7:51:04 GMT
thank goodness for that!
lets hope he doesn't get shot
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Nov 5, 2008 8:29:59 GMT
My idea of a vigil was sleeping from 10.30 till 2, then watching the telly in bed from 2 till 3.30 by which time I was confident enough of the result to go back to sleep again.
The Reublican Ambassador really wasn't a fan of the BBC, was he. I liked Simon Schama calling Dimbleby a "wuss" for not being prepared to call the overall result until Obama had 270 votes.
Martin
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Post by Hero on Nov 5, 2008 8:35:41 GMT
How often are the presidential elections?
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Nov 5, 2008 9:04:21 GMT
Normally every four years. And you can't be President for more than eight years. (So George W Bush couldn't stand this year because he's already won two elections and had his eight years.)
If Obama does well he'll win again in four years time, and have to step down in eight years time.
Martin
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Post by Mark_Stevenson on Nov 5, 2008 9:15:37 GMT
This is brilliant. I'm so happy!
Mx
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Nov 5, 2008 9:41:10 GMT
I was becoming rapidly more annoyed with the former ambassador simply because he was showing the most blinkered and incredible narrow minded viewpoint. Still it was funny watching him squirm
Thank goodness America voted in the right man.
Andy
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Post by Nigel on Nov 5, 2008 9:45:37 GMT
I think we woke up to a different world this morning. An America that can elect a black President is a changed America. I hope that the whole world will be the better for it. Regardless of how good a President Obama turns out to be (we can't see the future, any leader can only be judged with hindsight), this is an historic moment.
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Post by grahamthomson on Nov 5, 2008 10:03:50 GMT
Was it Churchill that said; "You can always count on Americans to do the right thing — after they've tried everything else."
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