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Last week we celebrated Halloween, a day on which little people seeking goodies dress up and pretend to be things they really aren’t, like superheroes and villains.
In the adult world, we call that Election Day.
As you might have noticed from that remark, it’s easy — too easy — to get cynical after these endless months of politicking and campaigning. Even worse, there’s reason to fear that in an election as close as this one, the wrangling may continue or even intensify after final votes are cast today, with judges, lawyers and courtrooms trying to resolve what voters and ballots could not.
So in this moment of relative sanity and calm, in these few hours in the eye of storm in which all we can do is wait, let’s talk about better, more important things. Because as I was reminded again last week, there is no better antidote to cynicism than a gap-toothed little five-year-old standing on your doorstep, bag held open and a hopeful look upon her face.
Delightful in its own right, it brings back a flood of recollection for all or most of us. I still have dimming memories of being a young boy in costume, the paper bag clutched in my fists growing ever heavier from doorstep to doorstep. It seemed miraculous that we lived in a world in which people I did not even know kept giving me candy for no apparent reason. And though I don’t recall it directly, I know that somewhere back in the autumn shadows, my mother and father were hovering, keeping a warm, parental eye on us as we made the rounds.
In more recent Halloween memories, I have become that young father hovering in the background, watching as my own children toddle up the walkway in costume to knock on the door. And one part I remember vividly about those years were the older couples who would come to the door and coo and chuckle, charmed by the few minutes they got to share with children.
This year, with our children up and grown, we have in turn become that older couple, happy to see wide-eyed little ones on our doorstep. I can look at the child and see myself there, and look at the smiling parent and see myself there as well. Every Halloween we play out the same scene, with the same stock characters. But unlike the Bill Murray character in “Groundhog Day,” who is doomed to play the same role day after day, the passage of time gives us the chance to play every role in that tableau, to experience the tradition from every perspective.
Professional actors and actresses lucky enough to have long careers know that phenomenon well. They often find themselves playing different roles in the same classic plays, from the ingenue to the young mother to the matron to the grandmother. But it’s true in real life as well. As Shakespeare reminded us:
“All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts.”
Time allows you to experience life in the round, to see it and know it from every perspective. If time does bring wisdom, that is its source.
In the rest of that famous speech quoted above, Shakespeare writes of the seven ages of man, beginning with childhood and concluding in oldest age, when we turn again to childishness. It is a cycle, like so many other cycles, like the cycle of the seasons from late summer to fall to winter, and yes, even presidential election cycles. The end of one is the beginning of another.
And if that doesn’t frighten you, nothing will.
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Michael B
November 6th, 2012
8:50 am
Yes, Tall, but when the current incumbent assumed office we were in a much worse condition – on the brink of a second Great Depression, facing the cleanup of an unprovoked war that was paid for with a tax cut. If we knew which face of the current rival to believe, he’ll finish the cleanup by un-obstructing Congress, allowing some of the languishing proposals of the former to pass. Anyway, gotta run – I’m an actual job creator, not a Cayman Island imaginary one…….
indigo
November 6th, 2012
8:50 am
For over a year now, we’ve had candidates running and vying for the nomination. Today we’ll elect a new president. Before too long, we’ll have candidates vying for the white house and other offices in the next election. We’ll have endless Ads, polls, and tv commericals. 2016 will come and go andwe’ll haveanewlistofcandidatesvyingforelectioncommercialspromesesliesliesliesmmoreliesvotingnewpresidentmorecandidatescommericalsliesliesliesliespollspollspollsliesliesliesliescandidatescandidatespollspollspollspollslieslieslieslieslies
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Mick
November 6th, 2012
8:52 am
yaker
Quit belly aching, it’s every man, woman for themselves! We know the score, now it’s time for the real poll…no matter what – life goes on..I just might kayak this afternoon the weather has been so grand…
barking frog
November 6th, 2012
8:53 am
hsn
let me play. Hannity is one,
Jay is the other.
Butch Cassidy (I)
November 6th, 2012
8:55 am
kayaker 71 – “Prevailing against those that ignore many of the facts, manufacture their own, leave significant portions of accounts out of the narrative and distort the rhetoric just to benefit their candidate has become the norm. Unfortunately, many still call this journalism.”
Apparently you just discovered FOX NEWS.
Jm
November 6th, 2012
8:57 am
Two thoughts:
1. Both candidates are very decent people, and honestly either one will at least do an ok job, though I strongly favor Romney obviously.
2. I think the issue of race was almost entirely absent between the two candidates, and both deserve credit, but I think Romney did a stand up job of keeping the campaign about issues. And that was a huge service to America, but one largely unseen because of it’s absence.
United We Stand...Divided We Fall
November 6th, 2012
8:57 am
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kayaker 71
November 6th, 2012
8:59 am
Butch, 8:55,
Not only Fox but everywhere. This sort of “journalism” is pervasive in every facet of both the digital and the print media. You don’t know whom to believe, who is telling the truth, whom you can trust and worst of all, why they are doing it. Credibility is at an all time low…… and Bookman tells Halloween stories.
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 6th, 2012
8:59 am
“Apparently you just discovered FOX NEWS.
”
well played, sir
Doggone/GA
November 6th, 2012
9:00 am
“Today we’ll elect a new president”
Today we’ll elect a president. It’s too early yet to tell if he will be new or not.
gogators
November 6th, 2012
9:01 am
wow a liberal likes a pagan ritual and kids mooch off others to get treats what does that sound like?lawyers liberals mass media and unions have ruined this country its time we take back the leadership and clean up this socialists mess.when the truth about benghazi comes out the messiah and his regime will pay for their lies and incompetience.already voted god bless america hope it wakes up
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
November 6th, 2012
9:03 am
Has anyone seen an update on this change in early voting in Ohio?
Adrian Gray, who oversaw the Bush 2004 voter-contact operation and is now a policy analyst for a New York investment firm, makes the point that as of Tuesday, 530,813 Ohio Democrats had voted early or had requested or cast an absentee ballot. That’s down 181,275 from four years ago. But 448,357 Ohio Republicans had voted early or had requested or cast an absentee ballot, up 75,858 from the last presidential election.
Wonder if this really is the case..
Atlanta1
November 6th, 2012
9:03 am
I see where Granny is predicting anger from the Republicans when the President is re-elected.
Hmmm… I think it is fair to say that regardless fo who whens – there will be anger. This isn’t a Republican exclusive. I personally think Romney will win – but with that said, the following is great advice to all…
“I met those of our society who had votes in the ensuing election, and advised them. 1. To vote, without fee or reward, for the person they judged most worthy: 2. To speak NO evil of the person they voted against: And, 3. To take care their spirits were not sharpened against those that voted on the other side.”
-John Wesley, Oct. 6, 1774
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
November 6th, 2012
9:03 am
BTW,
Above numbers were as of last Tuesday.
Simple Truths
November 6th, 2012
9:04 am
Road @ 8:38
I agree with your part about reading about alternative solutions. I also think over the last few months, Jay has been offering up a breakfast, lunch and dinner menu of “haterade.” I think there are ways to offer alternatives and spark dialogue without demonizing. Jay’s blog goes beyond offering alternatives.
PS: I rarely read Kyle’s blog.
gm
November 6th, 2012
9:06 am
My 3 quesions to Pres Obama
1. Why did you have to save those people in Oh, Mich? you should have let them fail and brought more unemployment, even though you saved their jobs white males are still voting for the man who said let them fail, Obama was it worth it?
2. Why did you have to kill bin ladin? even though you have made America safe for the last 4 years southern white conservatives males dont care, you should have let bin ladin and his gang bring danger on all the southern states, who dont apprecicate the freedom because hate is in their eyes.
3. Why bring troops home from Iraq, you should have let more troops die, why have any concern with people who call you names, dont respect the office of the President, label you a communist, socialist, why not let another 4,000 die the same way W did?
President Obama win or lose people around the world think the conservative white males who hate you dont think these people are worth it, if Mitt get elected when he send their sons to die in another war while his sons take their summer vacations they will miss you.
Thank you President Obama”””’
ATL Tiger
November 6th, 2012
9:07 am
It ususally takes 10-15 minutes to vote at my precinct.
It took me 1 hour to get through the line to vote, and it was 45 degrees and raining. Line wrapped around the building. Great Energy!
Doggone/GA
November 6th, 2012
9:09 am
“I also think over the last few months, Jay has been offering up a breakfast, lunch and dinner menu of “haterade.” ”
And your “analysis” says FAR more about YOU than it ever will about what Jay writes.
TaxPayer
November 6th, 2012
9:11 am
Kayaker ISFox News, with a phase shift.
JKL2
November 6th, 2012
9:12 am
Vote for the things that are really important: skin color and revenge!
Vote obama: Nothing says bipartisanship better than a vote for revenge!
Simple Truths
November 6th, 2012
9:12 am
Doggone, blogspot is ready when you are.
td
November 6th, 2012
9:13 am
Very Nice article Jay.
Doggone/GA
November 6th, 2012
9:13 am
“Doggone, blogspot is ready when you are”
too late, I already have a blog there
Child, please
November 6th, 2012
9:15 am
One difference. If President Obama is re-electedm that will end his campaigning for the next election, which he’s been doing since he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (snark snark) vs. being a leader. Roll that back, he’s been campaigning since re-election since swearing in, not the 10 days of ideas and rhetoric that earned him that Peace Prize.
Road Scholar
November 6th, 2012
9:16 am
Simple Truths: I disagree. While some editorials have been very pointed, from both Jay and Kyle, and from other sources esp Fox News, it is our “job” to wallow through it all, and to decide for ourselves what direction this country needs to do. You should read Kyle; most times he is Jay’s counterpoint.
Many say the MSM including FOX is biased. I agree. Words mean different things to most people; let’s face it our society does not go around with a dictionary in their hands. Watch PBS. They discuss issues with experts from both sides of the divide and in more depth than the 30 sec clips Americans seem to prefer.
I’m off to exercise my vote not as a demo, or a repub, or as an independent…but as an American! May today be a day of peace because we don’t know what tomorrow brings!
Sherman captures Georgia starring Eminem
November 6th, 2012
9:16 am
most of Georgia has burned down….heard that he was spotted this morning in Savannah…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5-yKhDd64s
Granny Godzilla - Union Thugette
November 6th, 2012
9:17 am
Atlanta1
November 6th, 2012
9:03 am
I see where Granny is predicting anger from the Republicans when the President is re-elected.
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Pardon me?
Just where is that other Granny?
Mick
November 6th, 2012
9:18 am
jkl2
That’s the problem in a nutshell with the republicans this cycle. Take a word or sentence, twist it, bend it, reshape it to what you want to believe it to mean, then flog it to death. Meanwhile, the tortoise beats the hare…
ragnar danneskjold
November 6th, 2012
9:20 am
Well-written, compliments.
If you appreciate Python-esque humor, David Burge recounts his tour of each of these United States,
http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2005/05/my_united_state.html
indigo
November 6th, 2012
9:21 am
Headline – “hunter mauled by wounded bear”
Well, we get at least some justice today.
Jefferson
November 6th, 2012
9:21 am
Romney was a bad choice for the GOP, why settle ?
flagboy?
November 6th, 2012
9:25 am
Mick
November 6th, 2012
8:14 am
**We’re still 16 TRILLION dollars in debt**
Here’s the plan: Cut wasteful programs, attack fraud within programs, raise revenue, (taxes) target cuts totaling 2 trillion every year and we’ll be out of the woods in eight years! Can’t be that hard, right???
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Agreed. It’s a really good idea. New Year’s resolutions are good ideas too, but they rarely see the end of January. I don’t have enough faith in the people in Washington to do what you typed. No one in this election at least wants to give any specifics of the wasteful programs or the targeted cuts enough to make a real dent in the deficit.
i’m a tad bit cynical atm.
Liberal Nightmare
November 6th, 2012
9:25 am
Polling location near my zip pretty much empty this morning. Oh wait, over 70% republican, over 80% degreed professionals and median household income above 85K in my metro zip; they’re at WORK. I am willing to bet there’ll be long lines when it is time to get off WORK. Shouldn’t you libs be out with your “Hope” t-shirts making sure we righties aren’t out disenfranchising voters?? How long before Jessie and Al start using the “D” word this election?? Countdown to riot time….T minus 13 hours and counting.
deegee
November 6th, 2012
9:26 am
I find it amusing that over the last year republicans have been comparing a second Obama term to the apocalypse. I noticed today that a few of the most vociferous republican talking heads on the morning shows were saying that it really doesn’t matter at this point who our next president is. They still insist that Romney is going to win 300 electoral votes, but it really doesn’t matter too much who wins.
Doggone/GA
November 6th, 2012
9:27 am
“Romney was a bad choice for the GOP, why settle ?”
You know…it might actually be the other way around.
Liberal Nightmare
November 6th, 2012
9:29 am
“Romney was a bad choice for the GOP, why settle ?”
Whilst this is a very true statement, he is still light years better than the great divider. Mormon vs Moron, I’ll chose the Mormon.
George P. Burdell
November 6th, 2012
9:29 am
Are you sure that quote is from Shakespeare? I’m pretty sure it is a line from a Rush song.
On the Electoral College issue, I can see why some would prefer it be proportional and it does make some sense. However, I wonder how that would be done in practice. Would it be a straight mathematical calculation based upon percentage of the popular vote? Or, would it be based upon districts similar to how Representatives are elected now? The latter could lead to all sorts of problems with drawing up districts etc. not unlike the nonsense we go through now. Also, a proportional system might give rise to regional or one-issue voter blocs that could make sure no candidate got the majority. Then, it would be decided by Congress which could lead to a few big states basically having all the power of the federal government. Love it or hate it, the Electoral College does a lot of things well and just blindly changing it could lead to bigger problems than we have now.
Jefferson
November 6th, 2012
9:29 am
The GOP settled on Romney, that’s the why.
Jefferson
November 6th, 2012
9:30 am
You don’t know jack about light years, bud.
Bill Orvis White
November 6th, 2012
9:31 am
Greetings from up here in a Cleveland, Ohio library where some nice God-fearing gal let me get on her computer. I’m here with Roosevelt going around the polls to check for voter fraud. I’m thankful to say that we both helped some poll workers turn away questionable voters. I’m going to get in my pickup and drive around the Cleveland area continuing my important crusade and then it’s off to Toledo where we will stay the next and head back to Hattiesburg in the morning. I think that we are making a difference with A LOT of last-minute converts. Pray that we will bring Governor Romney over the top tonight and get this election over with and that President-elect Romney will quickly start his work tomorrow! Pray for us, folks. WE WILL WIN! Amen, Bill
td
November 6th, 2012
9:31 am
deegee
November 6th, 2012
9:26 am
I guess you have not been watching what the Democratic talking heads have been saying a Romney term would be like?
Mick
November 6th, 2012
9:31 am
flag
No pain, no gain. Look at your own personal budget, when the belt needs to be tightened, what choice do you have? You just do it – nike!!!
Brosephus™
November 6th, 2012
9:32 am
dB @ 8:30
That’s why you will forever be SfBA.
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on topic:
Make sure to enjoy this calm. Hopefully, people will reflect on the pettiness of the division that we inflict upon each other. I know that’s about as likely as getting milk from the teats of a bull, but at some point, we will have to begin to realize that we are all Americans and our ideas about what is good are as diverse as we are. We’ve gotten as far as we have because of common sense and compromise. The only way we’ll progress further is to continue that path.
Y’all have fun today and enjoy your civic duties. I have a 4 year old who’s chomping at the bit to hit the polling place when she gets out of school.
Doggone/GA
November 6th, 2012
9:32 am
“However, I wonder how that would be done in practice”
Some states already allocate proportionally…check ‘em out and see if they’ve had any of the problems you envision…which, BTW and for those who think a popular vote would better, would also occur if we went to a popular vote system.
Peter
November 6th, 2012
9:34 am
My thoughts are I hope the women of America know how important this race really is for their personal freedoms that the Republican’s want to take away.
I also think any person who believes in the safety of American lives, then they too would vote with Obama, hoping that the next war will not start in the next 4 years…..
911 happened under Republican watch…… they then invaded and SPENT… drove the economy into the ground all while bilking the US Treasury for a few.
If American’s have a short memory…then the Fox will yet again rule the Hen House !
Mick
November 6th, 2012
9:34 am
orvis
I rather have UN people observing the vote rather than a partisan like yourself…be careful not to step on any toes, you might get a fistful…
Wilbur
November 6th, 2012
9:36 am
Jay has been a voice of hatred and cynical division for months if not years. I don’t blame him for trying to skate away from his legacy here at the final hour but it’s like Cynthia Tucker who used to occasionally try not to sound like a race hater. She couldn’t sustain it because her true feelings always showed. Jay can’t sustain it for the same reasons.
Peter
November 6th, 2012
9:37 am
Greetings from up here in a Cleveland, Ohio library where some nice God-fearing gal let me get on her computer….. wow Bill no laptop in your house ?
Keep talking to yourself Bill and tell us how that works out for you !
Liberal Nightmare
November 6th, 2012
9:37 am
Does anyone else know where in the world you can find a populous that votes over 90% to one candidate? Lets see, N. Korea, the former Iraq under SH rule, and a certain German leader in 1930s. How does anyone get a 90% vote? Fear. Unemployment in a certain US demographic above 14% and stagnant while still voting over 90% for one party. Talk about a CON job.
flagboy?
November 6th, 2012
9:38 am
Mick, if I ran my own personal finances like the federal government, I would have been in jail for writing bad checks a LONG time ago.
Cosby
November 6th, 2012
9:40 am
To bad we have destroyed another section of the constitution…We, the People, do not get to vote for The President…the appointed members of the electorial college do and I think it is time that they voided out the popular vote and put a real statesman in the White House. We have had enough clowns!!!
Jeff
November 6th, 2012
9:41 am
I live in Florida now but I am born and bred in Georgia. I supported Jimmy Carter when he first ran for President.. But in his re-election bid I support Reagan and have gone republican every since. I was so proud of George Bush in his 1st term, I was disappointed of him in his second term.
With all this said I love this country third only to God and my family. I just can not agree with the money being wasted by our government on programs that have failed. Democrats only know one thing, Throw tax payers money at the problem, when in fact that may be the worst thing you can do. People in the top bracket I feel would pay the proper amount of taxes if it meant something, But in the end you have to cut spending several times more than any tax increases to make a dent in the debt. JFK said, “Ask not what your country can do for you but what can you do for your country” That needs to apply to both sides of the argument now.. For those who can not do for them selfs we will take care of, for those who can they must do as much as they can if that means 1% or 30%, they must do something to help, But the government has to make cuts in every area including defense and intitlements. Don’t hit those already on SS, but those under 55 must become less dependent on government. Look towards Belgium (I just visited there) and you will see how a craddle to grave government has not worked as its work force has aged and there are not enough workers to pay for those who are retired and their system is going to crash within 10 years and they will have tons of broken promises just when people depend on those promises. Its time the US, Fixed this problem!!
kayaker 71
November 6th, 2012
9:41 am
I can understand black America voting for Bozo the first time….. racial pride, making history, all that stuff. But the second time?
Doggone/GA
November 6th, 2012
9:41 am
“Mick, if I ran my own personal finances like the federal government, I would have been in jail for writing bad checks a LONG time ago”
But since the Federal government is NOTHING like your personal finances, your comparison means nothing.
Matti
November 6th, 2012
9:43 am
Personally, I find MacBeth’s soliloquoy more accurate:
….. Life is but a walking shadow; a poor player who struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more. It is a tale — told by an IDIOT– full of sound and fury…. Signifying: nothing.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
November 6th, 2012
9:43 am
I can understand black America voting for Bozo the first time….. racial pride, making history, all that stuff. But the second time?
Apparently you don’t understand the first. But no surprise there.
deegee
November 6th, 2012
9:46 am
I wonder why the highly educated voters in Liberal Nightmare’s area didn’t get up a little earlier and vote when the polling place isn’t so crowded?
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 6th, 2012
9:47 am
“But the second time?”
Jay
November 6th, 2012
9:47 am
Wilbur writes:
“Jay has been a voice of hatred and cynical division for months if not years. I don’t blame him for trying to skate away from his legacy here at the final hour but it’s like Cynthia Tucker who used to occasionally try not to sound like a race hater. She couldn’t sustain it because her true feelings always showed. Jay can’t sustain it for the same reasons.”
Other recent Wilbur offerings:
“Voter fraud has been a staple of democrat politics for generations.”
“45 days after the fact after weeks of BS from Obama blaming a video he knew was not the trigger and weeks of equivocating there OUGHT to be hysteria about a commander in chief being a feeble hairless weenie.”
“Democrats all want to destroy America.
They hate the country and its values.
They want the US to fail.
Democrats are all totalitarian statists
Democrats hate God
Democrats only want to murder their young
Democrats at economically stupid
Democrats love a culture of dependency.”
“Obama is a man without honor.
If he had honor he would not have headed off to a celebrity appearance just after refusing to send aid to an ambassador and his inadequate security team. A man of honor does not spend weeks blaming a video when he knows terrorists are guilty of the attack. A man of honor does not offer us snickering ads pandering to adolescents.
Can this man get any more shameful?”
Joe Hussein Mama
November 6th, 2012
9:48 am
K71 — ” Prevailing against those that ignore many of the facts, manufacture their own, leave significant portions of accounts out of the narrative and distort the rhetoric just to benefit their candidate has become the norm. Unfortunately, many still call this journalism.”
Yes. Like World Nut Daily, Powerline and Clownhall.
flagboy?
November 6th, 2012
9:49 am
Doggone/GA
November 6th, 2012
9:41 am
“Mick, if I ran my own personal finances like the federal government, I would have been in jail for writing bad checks a LONG time ago”
But since the Federal government is NOTHING like your personal finances, your comparison means nothing.
_____________________________
you should go back and read the exchange. I think you’ll see I agree with you.
Jay
November 6th, 2012
9:50 am
And “Back in the USA”, I believe every word I write. I would not write it otherwise. I have turned down other professional opportunities because I would not have been allowed to write only what I honestly believe.
I could not do this job under those conditions.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
November 6th, 2012
9:50 am
Again — great piece, Jay.
I have no children so I skipped the hovering in the background step and instead I’m answering the door to fewer and fewer trick-or-treaters. Also, I remember being out after dark as a youngster, while this seems to be over just as the sun goes down.
OBIWAN
November 6th, 2012
9:50 am
If Obozo wins there will be no issues, if Romney wins there will be riots…..Shows the character of the Obozo voters….
Keep Up the Good Fight!
November 6th, 2012
9:50 am
Oh noooooooessss Fox is already on the intimidating black man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jNXGAJX6KSk
Gotta love the “it appears he is at parade rest” by the 3 Peter mouthpiece.
Simple Truths
November 6th, 2012
9:50 am
Road Scholar @ 9:16
I think we are making different points. I agree with you that it is our job to wallow through both sides of the argument.
My point is, I don’t think it is responsible for any party to sow the seeds of hate and division. That will eventually yield a harvest that no one wants.
Liberal Nightmare
November 6th, 2012
9:51 am
My thoughts are I hope the women of America know how important this race really is for their personal freedoms that the Republican’s want to take away.
“I also think any person who believes in the safety of American lives, then they too would vote with Obama, hoping that the next war will not start in the next 4 years…..
911 happened under Republican watch…… they then invaded and SPENT… drove the economy into the ground all while bilking the US Treasury for a few.”
Ah, isn’t complete ignorance just blissful?
1. No intelligent woman actually buys into this, it is a liberal mindset and this argument moves no one in the middle which is the whole intention of the statement. Polls have shown it actually insults women for the dems to keep touting this as a reason not to vote right.
2. I would think those concerned most with safety would be our military who overwhelmingly support Romney.
3. You left out 9-11 was planned and trained for on a democrats watch who failed to take the threat seriously in the 90s.
Mick
November 6th, 2012
9:51 am
yaker
African americans will be voting full force this cycle, there’s the firewall that you despise most. Romney never really closed the deal, the lies at the end about jeep was his defining jump the shark, hail mary moment – pass batted down, no score…
kayaker 71
November 6th, 2012
9:53 am
Keep, 9:43,
I personally don’t care if our next president is purple with pink polka dots….. it just doesn’t matter. What matters is what he has in mind for the future of our country. He is a true socialist and he has no pride in America. In fact, he really doesn’t like America. he doesn’t believe in our heritage….. he has no reason to. About the only time he spent in this country as a young man was spent at Punahou School in HI getting high. His true roots lie elsewhere, somewhere in some Muslim mosque or perhaps in his beloved Indonesia….. certainly not as an American. But he fits right in to your plan, does he not? Take from the producers and give to the lazy who refuse to produce. Many very learned people have warned us against this kind of behavior but some just don’t seem to get it. And you are at the head of the line.
Soldier Mom
November 6th, 2012
9:53 am
I don’t think we will know the outcome until tomorrow or possibly Thursday. Not being cycnical but this is tight. As far as voting, I am proud to say we made it a family affair. Hubby and I voted with our twins (their first time) and they were so proud, as was I! Here’s a litle humor for today – LOVE George Carlin!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIraCchPDhk
deegee
November 6th, 2012
9:55 am
Completely missed the point, td. Both sides have been saying that the other side would take the USA into the dark ages. Today, the repubs are saying that the economy will get better regardless of who wins and things won’t be so bad after all, even though Romney is still going to win 300 electoral votes.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
November 6th, 2012
9:55 am
K71: And you are at the head of the line.
Well if your buffoonery puts me at the head of the line, let me proudly say: FIRST!
RW-(the original)
November 6th, 2012
9:55 am
Nice story.
You should really take that 8:50 from indigo down. It’s crashing browsers all across the land (well at least the part of the land that happens to be on this sub-section of comments)
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
November 6th, 2012
9:56 am
And: What’s up with this new page format?
It sucks!
Joe Hussein Mama
November 6th, 2012
9:56 am
Jay — “Wilbur writes:”
Bus. TED.
JKL2
November 6th, 2012
9:57 am
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I want this guy to have MY back
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Ambassador Stevens says,”What?”
Careful what you wish for….
getalife
November 6th, 2012
9:57 am
Finally it is over.
The gop will keep the house but the Dems win the rest.
Good enough for me.
stands for decibels
November 6th, 2012
9:58 am
It’s crashing browsers all across the land
oh, that’s what’s making my screen look all wonky. Of course.
thanks for the heads-up, RW–I hope Jay sees it.
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 6th, 2012
9:58 am
Jay – 9:47
ZING!
JKL2
November 6th, 2012
10:00 am
-I see where Granny is predicting anger from the Republicans when the President is re-elected
I predict rioting from the 47% no matter who wins. They are just that classy.
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 6th, 2012
10:01 am
“I personally don’t care if our next president is purple with pink polka dots”
yeah. because that’s SUCH an option
RW-(the original)
November 6th, 2012
10:03 am
stands,
I think we can fix it ourselves with about 18 more comments
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
November 6th, 2012
10:03 am
I personally don’t care if our next president is purple with pink polka dots
But what about those that want a pink candidate with purple polka dots.
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 6th, 2012
10:03 am
I predict rioting from the 47% no matter who wins. They are just that classy.
three words for ya, bub:
Brooks
Brothers
Riots
They BOTH suck
November 6th, 2012
10:03 am
Election Day / Super Bowl of the political sphere
A big thank you to all those who served or are currently serving in a military or police capacity. Your efforts play an integral part in keeping this country safe; which in-turn allows us to have great days like today.
Regardless of the outcome, election day in my opinion is one hell of a special day.
If you haven’t voted, please get out there and do so.
St Simons
November 6th, 2012
10:04 am
woikin for a client in Jacksonville today,
polling places turnout I saw was low, low, low
uh oh
F. Sinkwich
November 6th, 2012
10:04 am
“His true roots lie elsewhere, somewhere in some Muslim mosque or perhaps in his beloved Indonesia…”
I’d be willing to bet he couldn’t recite The Pledge of Allegience even now.
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 6th, 2012
10:04 am
“But what about those that want a pink candidate with purple polka dots.”
what about Sneetches withOUT stars???
Joe Hussein Mama
November 6th, 2012
10:04 am
L. Nightmare — “1. No intelligent woman actually buys into this, it is a liberal mindset and this argument moves no one in the middle which is the whole intention of the statement. Polls have shown it actually insults women for the dems to keep touting this as a reason not to vote right.”
“No True Scotsman” logical fallacy.
“2. I would think those concerned most with safety would be our military who overwhelmingly support Romney.”
As a disabled veteran, let me disabuse you of both of those notions. Our military’s tired and overburdened. The last thing they need to be worrying about now is *another* Republican war of choice, and that’s what Romney’s promised.
“3. You left out 9-11 was planned and trained for on a democrats watch who failed to take the threat seriously in the 90s.”
Incorrect. The first WTC bombers (1993) were found, convicted and imprisoned under the Clinton Administration. Clinton also wanted chemical taggants placed in substances that could be used in bombs; Congress refused to pass the legislation. A shame, too, because chemical taggants could have helped catch Tim McVeigh faster — as it was, he was only caught by blind luck.
Whereas Bush’s response to 9/11 primarily involved invading the wrong country and expanding governmment so that everyone getting on an airplane and their luggage receives a free Federal inspection.
Road Scholar
November 6th, 2012
10:05 am
Time to go vote in Brookhaven…from Driveway back to car…25 minutes!!!!1
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 6th, 2012
10:05 am
I’d be willing to bet he couldn’t recite The Pledge of Allegience even now.
coming from the guy who can’t even SPELL it …
rich.
JKL2
November 6th, 2012
10:05 am
gm- 3. Why bring troops home from Iraq, you should have let more troops die
He tried his best to keep our troops there but al-Maliki told him to pound sand and sent him running home with his tail between his legs. Leave it to obama to declare victory and take credit for something he was against and had nothing to do with.
bookman parrot
November 6th, 2012
10:09 am
today is the day of reckoning. did jay and his minions’ half-truths and diversions cause enough simpletons to vote BHO to “victory”. “victory” meaning that the lucifer libs and huge government will be able to run amuck and once and for alltime destroy what was a pretty decent country (not perfect; not close to perfect) and inflict the hidden agenda of retribution. will $6 – 8/gallon gas become the norm; will the deficit exponentially take off ever higher; will the libs steal your hard earned dollars from your 401k and pensions and redistribution to those that didn’t make good choices. just for LOL.. will the racists such as Joe Lowery, Al Sharpton,… Jesse Jackson, Jeremiah Wright enjoy the day or not…
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
November 6th, 2012
10:09 am
Zoot Suit Riot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IqH3uliwJY
curious
November 6th, 2012
10:09 am
Jay,
If Wilbur wrote all those things, he’s obviously deranged.
Just like reporting a child molester, you should report him to the mental health police.
stands for decibels
November 6th, 2012
10:09 am
Even taking your grotesque assertion about Iraq at face value…
Leave it to obama to declare victory and take credit for something he was against and had nothing to do with.
good thing *that* hardly ever happens with other elected officials.
Mick
November 6th, 2012
10:09 am
jkl2
Right, like you were at the end of the table during any pullout meetings? Your narrative needs some filler cause it’s not reality based…
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 6th, 2012
10:10 am
“Your narrative needs some filler cause it’s not reality based…”
filler? like Blogging Helper?
Joe Hussein Mama
November 6th, 2012
10:12 am
K71 — “He is a true socialist and he has no pride in America. In fact, he really doesn’t like America. he doesn’t believe in our heritage….. he has no reason to.”
Brothers! Oh, brothers! We have all gathered here, to preserve our hallowed culture and heritage! We aim to pull evil up by the root, before it chokes out the flower of our culture and heritage! And our women, let’s not forget those ladies, y’all. Looking to us for protection! From darkies, from Jews, from papists, and from all those smart-ass folks say we come descended from monkeys!
–Homer Stokes, O Brother, Where Art Thou?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190590/quotes?qt=qt0404076
F. Sinkwich
November 6th, 2012
10:13 am
“coming from the guy who can’t even SPELL it …”
I can recite it, unlike O’bozo.
I’m guessing you can’t either.