Getting giddy on election night: Diane Sawyer
Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos on ABC News. CREDIT: AP
Pundits and top-drawer journalists were out in force pontificating last night for election night 2012. Karl Rove was losing his mind on Fox News. On CNN, John King was working his magic fingers on the magic board, down to the county. The MSNBC crew was partying it up.
But the one personality getting the most buzz this morning: Diane Sawyer.
A few times, a seemingly giddy Sawyer slurred her words and mispronounced others, with a few oddly placed pauses to make people think something was amiss. Someone quickly created a “drunk Diane Sawyer” on Twitter, where comments about her behavior proliferated. Singer Josh Groban noted on Twitter, “I’ll have what Diane Sawyer is having.”
Perhaps she was just tired.
“OK,” she said at one point at about 10 p.m.. “I wanna — can we have our music, because this is another big one here? Minnesota, we’re ready to project Minnesota, rrright now. … Well, tonight we know that President Barack has won Minnesota.”
And here’s Karl Rove questioning Fox News calling Ohio:
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sana
November 7th, 2012
11:57 am
Who cares?
You people have no life
November 7th, 2012
12:12 pm
Victor Hill is reelected and Obama wins after crushing our kids with 8 trillion in additional debt. As The Regular Guys said….this proves that reality is optional for 40% of the population. How true. It will come home to roost though and the Occupiers who are raiding the treasury will soon (like their fearless leader aka Santa Claus) will be unable to to blame anyone other than themselves. Diane might have the right idea.
mystery poster
November 7th, 2012
12:24 pm
@You people
I feel sorry for you, it must be tough going through life so angry and pessimistic.
Whatever
November 7th, 2012
12:24 pm
Whatever it was – she will probably blame Bush.
George Robinson
November 7th, 2012
12:28 pm
Well look on the bright side you won GEORGIA and i wonder how in the hell is this state a Republican state with all of the poor ass black and white people in it.CASE CLOSED
Hambone
November 7th, 2012
12:37 pm
Saturday Night Live is going to have fun with this one.
See no evil
November 7th, 2012
12:44 pm
@George Robinson – It’s a republican state because of all the ignorant rednecks that still permeate the entire state and other states too. You are right though sbout one thing, why would poor people support a party that cares nothing about them? Republicans are constantly reminded by talking heads such as Limbaugh that poor equates to lazy and uneducated. I don’t get why they would support that?
yellowdog
November 7th, 2012
12:46 pm
guess what? se is a great journaist and entitled to be ever such a bit tipsy……..up all night etc. get over it; i agree with person who said most of you angry and pessimistic havr it tough. sunshine; i america; livce with it
ExWKLS Employee
November 7th, 2012
12:49 pm
@youpeoplehavenolife,
Seriously, friend, if you are quoting The Regular Guys for insightful political analysis, you may want to take a look in a mirror before accusing others of “having no life.” I used to work with the Guys, and I can tell you that it’s an act specifically desgned to make money off of gullible, arch-conservative souls such as yourself.
Now I’m headng to the the store to get you a box of Kleenex.
Blossom
November 7th, 2012
12:53 pm
I hope all those swing states that voted for Obama get what they ask for because it is not going to be pretty. God help us get thru these next 4 years of per Hell.
SpellChecker
November 7th, 2012
12:56 pm
@Durrrrr,
It’s spell check, not speel check….
Yara Williams
November 7th, 2012
1:02 pm
To all the inappropriate comments…ignorance is curable!
Tired of fighting
November 7th, 2012
1:07 pm
I sat in a restaurant full of Georgian’s last night watching the returns and it seems the majority wanted Romney to win, and sadly for 1 reason only. They could not stand the thought of putting the “black” man back in the white house! It had nothing to do with politics. It was disgusting to listen to the talk and realize there are so many registered voters who are clueless about what they are voting for.
Before anyone goes off on me, I support/appluade anyone who goes to the polls and makes an informed decision, whichever way they vote.
know your facts
November 7th, 2012
1:08 pm
@ you people-dont get me wrong I voted Republican straight across but under Bush the debt double and increased as a percentage every year. Under Democratics (Clinton and Obama) the debt raise as a percentage has decreased. Need to know your facts before you speak. It is better to keep your mouth shut and look like an idiot than to open it and prove everyone that you are.
History Buff
November 7th, 2012
1:08 pm
@You People. Hey, how about doing a little research before you spout off. Bush raised the debt ceiling $4,899T during his time in office and Barack $4,936T. However, Bush DID NOT put the war in Iraq and Afganistan on the books. Barack did for transparency. Most of Barack’s debt has come from cleaning up Iraq and Afganistan as well as the bailouts. Where were your complaints about the debt then. When Jimmy Carter left there was only 1 trillion dollars in debt. Ronnie Reagan ran it up as did George Herbert. Clinton balance the budget and did not increase the debt when he handed it over to Dubya. Again, where was your outrage especially when we found out there were no WMD’s in Iraq?
Susan
November 7th, 2012
1:09 pm
This was the most important election of our lifetime!! I am a working middle class American and I am wondering how in the heck did we elect him for another term!! I am worried about the next 4 years and if we will still be a nation or will we be so in debt to a foreign nation that we are no longer the United States of America. Not all red necks are uneducated, I know alot of rednecks, they work, pay taxes, and help support our government. In the past, people supported democrats, but anymore the party isn’t as important as the person and what they stand for. We all need to be praying for all of our leaders. God Bless America!!
CHET
November 7th, 2012
1:11 pm
It’s Like Christmas didn’t come this year for some of you idiots, huh?! NOW you know what Nov. 2004 felt like!!! DEAL WITH IT!!!!!
gg
November 7th, 2012
1:12 pm
lol.. “per” hell? Speel check?
james
November 7th, 2012
1:15 pm
Well I hope the Obama folks are happy…
The rest of us just need to take care of our
families and friends… Charity starts at home
and the government will take care of the rest
now more then ever.. RIP USA… It was a good
run…
Diane Terrell
November 7th, 2012
1:17 pm
Why do people make mountains out of a molehills? Get a life!
Hilliard McDermmit
November 7th, 2012
1:17 pm
Just so you all don’t forget. OBAMA is HALF black! Obama was raised by upper-class WHITE people in Hawai’i. BLACK unemployment is UP under Obama and BLACK income is DOWN. However, 97% of black folks voted for this failure of a president. He hasn’t done and won’t do squat for gays and marijuana users will still be prosecuted by the FEDS.
@see no evil – Don’t you realize that Obama and the Dems perpetuate and enable the poor mindset by giving them chump change, lowering the work requirement to receive welfare and giving away free cell phones!?
Sheila
November 7th, 2012
1:19 pm
We will all survive. There is no need for name calling. I understand everyone is not happy with the outcome. Let’s not forget we are all Americans and we are all in this together. For those that are not happy with our electoral process, you do have some choices still get up brush your teeth comb your hair, wash your face and get on with the business of living and be thankful for the life you do have. The American People have spoken.
Mamouian
November 7th, 2012
1:25 pm
Gotta just love the smug Democrats, having just elected the status quo. But, I suppose I’d be giddy too, especially if I was one of you waiting on a government check for my next booze and pot run. So, be happy with your dysfunctional government and cheer on the spending and taxing about to come your way.
What Hand outs?
November 7th, 2012
1:28 pm
What handouts? Republicans act like Obama is going to give away free TV house to house. If anyone has gotten a handout its the Banks and the special interest groups.
Kevin
November 7th, 2012
1:29 pm
I feel sorry for the mess Obama has inherited from the previous administration.
Good job!!
November 7th, 2012
1:29 pm
Can you smelllllllll what Barack is cookin? Here comes $600 billion in tax increases and spending cuts set to be implemented in 2013. Why go against our leader when he gives away so much and spends our country into a deeper recession. We are likely to hit our debt limit by the end of this year but have no fear because Obama is here. He will increase our debt limit like he did last August (raised it by $2.4 trillion and he has almost blew through all of that borrowing authority in only 15 months).
Bwahahahah...
November 7th, 2012
1:30 pm
Why are you guys so angry?
Patty
November 7th, 2012
1:35 pm
Personally, I’m surprised at how something as important as the presidential election has become a pissing contest. Respect for other’s opinions and a measure of dignity use to be the badges of the US electoral process. Now it’s just name-calling with little to no facts.
Joe
November 7th, 2012
1:36 pm
History Buff, on Fox News they said thats not true. Any time race, and religion are introduced into politics it is a scare tactic, because that is the easiest way to affect the masses. Some how we manage to keep falling for it.
ramblingbuzz
November 7th, 2012
1:41 pm
Good job……….Yep just totally ignore the fact that the debt ceiling has been raised numerous times under the W, Clinton, HWB, Reagan and previous administrations. But it was never an issue until the Tea Partiers got to DC and started acting like raising the debt ceiling was the end of the world.
snoopy
November 7th, 2012
1:43 pm
I’m truly sad for my country today.
Sheila
November 7th, 2012
1:44 pm
Mamouian, Why is that you think all democrat are waiting for a check to purchase booze and drugs?
ramblingbuzz
November 7th, 2012
1:47 pm
Only in the bigoted South could re-electing a (minority) president generate so much hatred. Didn’t any of you read the exit poll results that 60% of the people who voted thought GWB was just as responsible as Obama for the national debt? One thing’s for sure, the country survived 8 years of Reagan and Bush. I’m sure we’ll make it through 4 more years of Obama. If you don’t think so, try your luck in Costa Rica, Canada, Mexico or some other country.
Dum-Bass
November 7th, 2012
1:48 pm
Hambone said, “Saturday Night Live is going to have fun with this one”. It would be hilarious for them to do a spoof of it showing her and Barbara Walters(Baa Baa Waa Waa) having a conversation. Maybe with a “translator” in between them.
Mao Tse Tung
November 7th, 2012
1:48 pm
They need to go ahead and make the switch to David Muir, while they still have a little credibility left.
Light
November 7th, 2012
1:51 pm
“Wow” is all I can come up with for the negativity here. I pray for you to have peace in your heart and mind to know that we are all in this together and that we are all connected, and everyone is going to be okay. The right decision was made last night.
ColumbDawg
November 7th, 2012
1:52 pm
Pill Popper!
Jeff
November 7th, 2012
1:53 pm
Ramblingbuzz, you and people like you are an enemy of the constitution and to the US, Obama has used executive order over 900 times on issues that should have gone through Congress.
I am sure your like every other Obama voter and your only concern is what do you get, Who now has to pay you? This nation is divided and near a civil war and people like you started it.
Jeff
November 7th, 2012
1:53 pm
Ramblingbuzz, you and people like you are an enemy of the constitution and to the US, Obama has used executive order over 900 times on issues that should have gone through Congress.
I am sure your like every other Obama voter and your only concern is what do you get, Who now has to pay you? This nation is divided and near a civil war and people like you started it.
Gentleman Jim
November 7th, 2012
1:54 pm
The Regular Guys are still around? Did they complain when George Bush started two wars and lowered taxes at the same time?
Big Bird
November 7th, 2012
1:57 pm
Who’s out of work now. HaHaHaHaHaHa
William
November 7th, 2012
1:58 pm
Maybe people are tired of Republicans hateful, spiteful and mean attitudes
Zane Smith's Teeth
November 7th, 2012
1:58 pm
Lots of rednecks lost their job and received unemployment (some of these posters). Why didn’t you turn down that Government handout??? How many old people that voted for Romney receive social security or Medicare? Think you paid for those benefits with your crap job for 30 years?? Guess what, what you put into that was used up in the first three years of you collecting! These are our biggest “handouts” people and everyone is too eager to get theirs while they continue to act like it’s Georgia in 1962 instead of 2012.
EastATLDawg
November 7th, 2012
2:00 pm
If Obama was truly interested in working with both sides he should start by calling Bush and asking him for advice on how he created a record 52 straight months of job growth instead of constantly blaming him!
You are what your record says you are! Own it and try to do something different in your second term. The debt, ObamaCare and the fiscal cliff is going to lead to massive inflation and interest rates that rival the pre Reagan years!
William
November 7th, 2012
2:01 pm
No Jeff. It’s people like you, Fox News and your talk radio gurus who spread the hate that has divided this country
Ryan
November 7th, 2012
2:06 pm
Is there something wrong with being a Democratic redneck? Just wondering.
ramblingbuzz
November 7th, 2012
2:07 pm
Jeff…..Only in your hate filled mind is this nation near a civil war. The rest of us accept the election results if even we don’t like them, just like we did in 2000 when the Supreme Court voted GW Bush the President. Even though he did not win the popular vote and his brother was controlling the election results in Florida. Bu hey, don’t let historical fact get in the way of your mind fantansies.
Who Cares
November 7th, 2012
2:11 pm
For all you ignorant ass racist wanna be slave owners, news flash you are the minority! You don’t like the new developed and diverse US then take your racist asses out of the country and good riddens!!
SocialWorkerNDunwoody
November 7th, 2012
2:26 pm
WOW!! It is soooooooooo easy to hide behind a computer and type this trash. But I am willing to bet none of the racist idiots that are posting stuff are man or woman enough to say it out in public, to their non-white coworkers, the worker @ Subway or anyplace else for that reason. Grow some balls and STAND BEHIND WHAT U SAY!!! I will and dare anyone to approach me. And for the record, I am a White, Gay, male who happens to be an Independent. And I voted for the President because I felt his plan made more sense than Romney. so there
The Truth
November 7th, 2012
2:31 pm
After last night we give up! We’re now for Bigger government, more rule$/regulation$, more food stamp$, more people on the dole, less coal, more wind mills. , third world status is coming.
And blame everything on Pres. Bush.
To Tell the Truth
November 7th, 2012
2:39 pm
What a MORON!! All the media suckin up to Barry!!! This makes me SICK!!! How the hell can America re-elect Santa? Failed economic policies etc!!!!!
Unreal!!!!
To Tell the Truth
November 7th, 2012
2:48 pm
@Tired of fighting you got it backwards as this is the only reason that Blacks voted. They vote based upon skin color only!! What else? Unemployement as high as it is, more on welfare and food stamps in the history of the country. Black radio encouraging Blacks to go out and vote for Barry and this is not considered Racist? Give me a break! Blacks all will stick together no matter what the facts are!
Enough Said!!!!
JPwoodstock
November 7th, 2012
3:03 pm
@You people
Perhaps you forgot which president and congress got us into this financial mess and two wars. Stop revising/forgetting history. BTW, how strange that Dubya and Chaney were nowhere to be seen or heard during the campaign. Could it be they would remind you and other forgetters how we got here?
snottrocket
November 7th, 2012
3:05 pm
The funny thing about this election is that right wingers are thinking now in 2012 what left wingers were thinking the day after the election in 2004: people are stupid.
I couldn’t disagree more. People liked where things were going at the time so they decided that 4 more was okay…of course by the end of the second term, they were too preoccupied by fear-mongering to notice that the economy was going to hell, banks were about to die and be angry.
Why? Because there are two kinds of listeners: those who see the rhetoric for what it is, roll their eyes and research the outrage that they’re presented with and those who take it all in at face value as the be all-end all and begin spreading the un-vetted information they’ve been given.
Fact: talk radio pundits are ENTERTAINERS first and foremost. They’re not teachers..they’re not gurus..they’re not “ministers of enlightenment”. ENTERTAINERS. It’s a valid market because people like to be outraged.
So, this whole thing can go two ways…washington can start coming to terms and show that they’re making an effort to bring the land of sweet madam blue back to it’s former glory or they can spend the next 2-4 years being stubborn and we fall further into a hole becomes more challenging for us to get out of.
Right now, people need to start focusing on putting pressure on their representatives in congress and the senate to make this machine work again. Quick gloating and/or whining. Pressure. Make them work for us or work on firing them. Simple as that.
Seriously why?
November 7th, 2012
3:19 pm
I was raised in Alabama, have lived in both California and Georgia.The most racist people I’ve ever met lived in California, but they were not true Californians. They were northerners just passing through. Georgia is not full of rednecks….obviously you’ve never been to Georgia if you believe that. I am not a redneck. I work and I have never received any form of government assistance. Who I voted for? The person that I thought was most qualified, based on his experience..nothing to do with race or religion.
ZinoDawg
November 7th, 2012
3:28 pm
Until the GOP gets out of bed with the Religious Right this will be the outcome in future elections as well.
We need a party that is fiscally responsible but socially tolerant to the rights of gays and women. But the power brokers in DC will make sure that never happens.
done
November 7th, 2012
3:31 pm
a 30sec ad to see a 24sec clip? I don’t think so
Highlander
November 7th, 2012
3:40 pm
I was going to post something but after reading quite a few of the ignorant, hate-baiting comments from BOTH sides (!), I’ve decided to abstain.
Tap Out
November 7th, 2012
3:43 pm
Winning feels good.
burntgrassroot
November 7th, 2012
3:52 pm
On Tuesday, November 6, 2012, the United States of America elected its President. The US Constitution assures that majority rules, and minority rights are protected. It is every citizen’s responsibility to exercise the rights that the US Constitution assures, be informed (e.g. President Obama has issued 141 Executive Orders not 900 per The American Presidency Project http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php ), and to diligently hold our elected representatives accountable as they serve, not lead, the American people.
We as a nation have too many real problems to solve to allow politicians, pundits or contrarians to drive the conversation, create confusion or be self-serving. Members of the legislative, judicial and executive branches get a check whether or not they serve the citizens’ interests. It is the university (unified diversity) of the US citizenry that contributes to the success of this political experiment called America–we must each work with our own hands with the goal of success.
“Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.” Gal6.7,9-10
Anti-Socialism
November 7th, 2012
4:14 pm
I do not give two Sh&*ts if Obama is black, brown, purple, straight, gay or bi-sexual. What I do care about is his Socialism agenda. He strongly agrees and has said it publically hundred plus times that he believes in wealth distribution which is the core Socialistic value and is NOT what our country was based on. Couple that with Obama-care (Socailized medicine), trillions of dollars in debt and higher taxes and our country is doomed. Why can not people just admit and own what they are – if you support Obama you believe in Socialism-period.
MArum
November 7th, 2012
4:28 pm
Lack of sleep is the best natural high in the world.
Mama Says
November 7th, 2012
4:38 pm
Hey idiots !
Obama won Ohio, Florida and Virginia by a point.
this is hardly a victory for you guys, lay off the pipe and look at the numbers.
it is essentially evenly divided. YOU are not in any appreciable majority wake up. Mr. Wonderful in your eyes barely got 51% of all the voters, and he is God remember ?
Ben Franklin
November 7th, 2012
5:13 pm
Obama is an inexperienced silver tounged liar and the people that voted for him are mindless sheep that can’t think or do for themselves. bahhh bahhh
TG
November 8th, 2012
10:31 am
Did you people really enjoy Bush’s presidency that much that you would want to repeat it? I’m curious, can you name a Republican president who was actually good for your quality of life? If you look at all the graphs (MATH) and numbers, the economy and the country as a whole seems to grow more under Democratic presidents. So I’m trying to understand what makes Obama so much worse than Bush or Bush’s dad or even Reagan (who busted the defict wide open and created a huge drug culture and more poor folks in the process?) When you wax nostalgic about “your” America, to what are you specifically referring?