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Buh-Bye Liddy Dole, Hello Western States

by Ken Layne  9:07 pm November 4, 2008

But he's ah Ay-rub!Your Barack Obama is leading by either 103 or 174 electoral votes, depending on whether you’re looking at our AP map or the CNN. Your kindly grandpa McCain has 49 electoral votes right now, says CNN, and McCain is at 34. There are new Democratic senators all over the place — New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina — and this is turning into one weird night.

9:01 PM — How about that Juli Weiner with her election-night liveblogging. How ’bout her? HENGHH?! HENGHH?
9:04 PM — John Sununu defeated … that is just weird.
9:06 PM — Ha ha, Bill Bennett believes that Obama’s win will mean, obviously, that there will be no more excuses for poor black kids in America. Buck up, lazoids! Jesus, well that is one way to see such a historical victory.
9:09 PM — Obama 175, McCain 76. This from MSNBC.
9:10 PM — And Florida, jesus, is this still really going that way? Hated Florida?
9:11 PM — Arkansas, 50%-48% for McCain … is this the “bad case of blue-itis” Mike Murphy is talking about?
9:14 PM — DirecTV has an “Election Mix” on Channel 102.
9:15 PM — A million years ago, your editor was watching that “news mix” on DirecTV, on Super Tuesday, and you people made fun of your editor’s teevee for being old. Now that you’re all poor, it’s not such a bad idea to be thrifty with the teevee, MMMHMMM?
9:18 PM — David Axelrod is on the ABC News. We sort of forgot about the networks! They get to do this, too!
9:24 PM — OHIO GOES TO BARACK OBAMA. (ABC News)
9:24 PM — GOP cannot win if it doesn’t get Ohio.
9:26 PM — But hey, MSNBC calls Louisiana for McCain, so that’s something!
9:27 PM — Chuck Todd is chuckling at the impossible path for McCain.
9:27 PM — And the DirecTV live blog (what?) says Hank Williams “Bocephus” Randall Junior is playing terrible music in Phoenix, at John McCain’s famous Victory Party.
9:29 PM — Obama up a bit in N.C., down a tiny 12,000 votes in Virginia with 70% reporting, and Barack’s up 171,000 votes in Florida with 55% reporting.
9:30 PM — And with that, your editor turns the deal over to your other editor, for more liveblogging hot sextoy action!


{ 134 comments }

Juan McMaverick November 4, 2008 at 9:11 pm

^^This is your brain on Drugs^^

simetrias November 4, 2008 at 9:11 pm

Call it already!!!! thirsty for my bubbly.

President Beeblebrox November 4, 2008 at 9:12 pm

How ABOUT Sarah Palin last night, hennngh? HENNGH? HOW ABOUT HER, HENNNNNGHHH???

InsidiousTuna November 4, 2008 at 9:12 pm

Hey, bee-tee-dub, guys, there’s a Wonkette chat going on at http://wonkette.chatango.com for secksie election funtimes.

smellyal8r November 4, 2008 at 9:12 pm

Why is Chuck Todd acting so weird? “It might not be as good a night for Obama as we might have thought…blah, blah, blah…” WTF Chuck? Trying to keep us tuned in instead of seeing if a Dexter rerun is on?

WestEdEd November 4, 2008 at 9:12 pm

test

Lazy Media November 4, 2008 at 9:12 pm

Booooo, Mitch McConnell will still be allowed to prey on interns, ABC sez.

WestEdEd November 4, 2008 at 9:13 pm

dsmmit let me post one time jesus

simetrias November 4, 2008 at 9:13 pm

Ohio!!!

Juan McMaverick November 4, 2008 at 9:13 pm

[re=165080]WestEdEd[/re]: FAIL

Neilist November 4, 2008 at 9:13 pm

Too bad the way the Rose Garden is going to be paved over for that new “Executive Basketball Court.”

But what’s history . . . .

wheelie November 4, 2008 at 9:13 pm

[re=165080]WestEdEd[/re]: Good point there.

hockeymom November 4, 2008 at 9:14 pm

Wallace just said to Britt “Come on over here, big boy.”

I’m kind of speechless.

Itsjustme November 4, 2008 at 9:15 pm

[re=165079]smellyal8r[/re]: bastid

Texas2Step November 4, 2008 at 9:15 pm

Please call Florida for Barry! PLEASE!!!

Chad San Marino November 4, 2008 at 9:15 pm

Jesus, I’d jump off a bridge if I was only relying on the NYT. They still have Michigan going to Walnuts and haven’t called Penn. Damned dead tree media, with their waiting on “facts.”

Strongy O' November 4, 2008 at 9:15 pm

Sorry, Weiner?

Czn939 November 4, 2008 at 9:16 pm

Julie the Intern rocks!

OffTheRecord November 4, 2008 at 9:16 pm

[re=165081]Lazy Media[/re]: Oh god. We fail at life. I new this was coming but I still has a sad.

tremendous November 4, 2008 at 9:16 pm

some bird on brit TV who is a GOP walnut lover claims a florida mccain insider told her florida is lost.

i have never heard of this woman but she looks like she’s tanked (if not in it)

slappypaddy November 4, 2008 at 9:16 pm

Sir, Juli’s mighty fine, sir! I’ll drop and give her fifty.

Bill Bennett’s got a point. Our guy The Mighty O and his Demo Hordes win this one, we snarkers are going to have to get off our smart asses and… fuck, I don’t know, do stuff, I guess.

simetrias November 4, 2008 at 9:16 pm

MSNBC says no way for McCain.

Darehead November 4, 2008 at 9:17 pm

Ay-rub you. Not.

But here we have the solution to this election’s persistent question. If Bush and Palin leave, and god willing, Michele Bachmann too, who will we make fun of? Dem folks der!

Alex Trebeks Girl November 4, 2008 at 9:17 pm

Sarah Palin just arrived to see Juan McCain in Pheenix.

The shit is so about to hit the fan. McCain is going to cut someone.

Harvey Birdman November 4, 2008 at 9:17 pm

[re=165079]smellyal8r[/re]: Chuck is a tease.

simetrias November 4, 2008 at 9:17 pm

Once Virginia flips, it’s ov-ah

Wonks Adventure November 4, 2008 at 9:17 pm

cisco networks just ran an ad on CNN that featured non-holographic business networking technology. awkward!

sansabelt November 4, 2008 at 9:18 pm

Anybody see Chris Matthews say “I like the way you hate sir” to Tom Delay?

Please explain.

Monsieur Grumpe November 4, 2008 at 9:18 pm

The night of too close to call.
Sounds like an episode of The Wild Wild West

simetrias November 4, 2008 at 9:18 pm

boo hoo sununu over for you

OffTheRecord November 4, 2008 at 9:19 pm

[re=165095]OffTheRecord[/re]: Jesus christ. I cannot spell at all tonight. Knew. Not new. I just need to pass out now.

FreshCliches November 4, 2008 at 9:19 pm

Sad Panda Hume calls OH for Hopey!!!!

InKnockYouUs November 4, 2008 at 9:19 pm

Eek David Axelrod is on every channel at the same time, answering stupid questions. What is Hopey doing???

23 Skidoo November 4, 2008 at 9:19 pm

Fox calls Ohio for Obama. Holy crap.

Czn939 November 4, 2008 at 9:19 pm

Dammit! And I almost got to go to the McCain rally.
Free booze! And a chance to see Walnuts call his wife a cunt when he loses!
GONE!

Monsieur Grumpe November 4, 2008 at 9:19 pm

Republican = sad

smellyal8r November 4, 2008 at 9:19 pm

Mike Murphy just said that Charlie Crist was “called back to Tallahassee for an important legal matter” and would not be at tonight’s McCain victory party in Florida. Ha. Charlie must wanna be Secretary of Tanning in an Obama administration.

yourwildhorses November 4, 2008 at 9:20 pm

I had the fortunate timing to switch to fox news right before they disconsolately said “We have just received news. That ohio. Has gone for Barack Obama.” Karl Rove now has to stutter on about how McCain must win Oregon.

Fox News is going to be so much more fun for the next 4 years.

off-white working class November 4, 2008 at 9:20 pm

fox called OHIO!!!!! OH OH OH OH

Flying Monkey November 4, 2008 at 9:20 pm

Apparently Senator “global warming is a hoax” Inhofe is safe, as is Saxby Chambliss. Plenty of pols to make fun of left! (And let us not forget Lieberman has 2 more years before we vote him out).

WagTehGod November 4, 2008 at 9:20 pm

Fixed News just called Joe The Plumber’s state for Obama. I knew he was in the tank!

Monsieur Grumpe November 4, 2008 at 9:20 pm

Anybody know what W is doing tonght?

simetrias November 4, 2008 at 9:21 pm

Bill Bennett: When the going gets tough, it gets tougher. WTF???

JoethePlumber November 4, 2008 at 9:21 pm

[re=165109]sansabelt[/re]: Oh yes! So good.
DeLay said that the democrats would ruin the economy by doubling the minimum wage.
I was impressed.

yourwildhorses November 4, 2008 at 9:21 pm

I swear to my nonexistant libtard god that this guy with the ugly awful orange tie is crying. His voice is actually cracking. Fox News has never been so fun.

Texan Bulldoggette November 4, 2008 at 9:21 pm

Fox just called OH for Barry. Can I finally breathe easy?

AfghanVet November 4, 2008 at 9:21 pm

Hopey is donning a bullet proof vest.

OzoneTom November 4, 2008 at 9:21 pm

No real surprises yet though.

AfghanVet November 4, 2008 at 9:22 pm

[re=165128]Monsieur Grumpe[/re]: Making reservations for Bolivia.

AngryBlakGuy November 4, 2008 at 9:22 pm

…WOOO-HOOOOOO, Ohio for Barry!

simetrias November 4, 2008 at 9:22 pm

[re=165128]Monsieur Grumpe[/re]: Drinking, smoking dope, doing lines and hos.

missd77 November 4, 2008 at 9:23 pm

gOhio, gOhio!!!!!

Czn939 November 4, 2008 at 9:23 pm

The FOX News Room must be going to hell behind the camera.

Bill_TX November 4, 2008 at 9:23 pm

OMGZ OHIO GOES TO HOPEY!!

hobgoblin of little minds November 4, 2008 at 9:23 pm

The folks over at Faux News are so fucking depressed right now. They are doing bits about the people behind their election center (or whatever they call it) so they don’t have to talk about Obama kicking McCain’s ass. And then they moved over to the “launch pad,” where that bastard Rove is trying his best to sound hopeful.

Deliciously fun.

P Drizzle November 4, 2008 at 9:23 pm

Ohio is ZOMG ZOMG ZOMG !

smellyal8r November 4, 2008 at 9:23 pm

Si su puede! in Chicago. I think Obama’s going to win Ohio and Florida, then all the sphincters on MSNBC will unlax and D Gregory will stop looking like he’s sitting on a stone…MSNBC just announced OH is in the tank for Obama.

echoroc November 4, 2008 at 9:23 pm

msnbc called ohio fer barry!!

AgentSparks November 4, 2008 at 9:23 pm

David Axelrod’s eyebrows get bigger with every network he switches to. Either that or I’m chugging this Pinot way too fast?

blader November 4, 2008 at 9:23 pm

Ha! Fuck all of you you fuckers!!

I was watching FAUX when Brit told Rove they just lost Ohio.

Sweet baby jesus what a sweet moment!!!

You should’ve seen Rove’s response.

“No worries, we’re good just so long as we win California.”

Pregnant Pause.

“Hey Brit, you wanna go grab a beer?”

Yeah, the Dark Lord is slayed!!! Live!!! On the TEEVEE!!

simetrias November 4, 2008 at 9:23 pm

CNN projects WVA goes to McCain. Didnt they call this hours ago? I’m getting antsy

smellyal8r November 4, 2008 at 9:24 pm

[re=165128]Monsieur Grumpe[/re]: Drinking again (finally) and thinking about blow…

InKnockYouUs November 4, 2008 at 9:24 pm

Hopey wins Ohio.!!!!!

simetrias November 4, 2008 at 9:24 pm

OHIO!!!! And big, too. Bubbly!

Texas2Step November 4, 2008 at 9:26 pm

If Barry takes FLA, we’ll be A-OK!

echoroc November 4, 2008 at 9:26 pm

[re=165128]Monsieur Grumpe[/re]: Upper Deckering all the loos in the White House

Czn939 November 4, 2008 at 9:26 pm

All of New England is with the trrrrists!

PerhapsSo November 4, 2008 at 9:26 pm

Major projection? Wolf Blitzer, you tease!

Lionel Hutz Esq. November 4, 2008 at 9:26 pm

Fox is calling Ohio as falling to the Muslim horde. Rove says that it is all but over.

missd77 November 4, 2008 at 9:26 pm

WTF Louisiana???? Seriously? Do. Not. Get.

Neilist November 4, 2008 at 9:26 pm

Four Dead In Ohio.

America Mourns.

Speed Ball November 4, 2008 at 9:26 pm

Once some maniac made a website called http://www.senatorobamas.com * with silly pictures, it was a long shot joke… AND NOW IT IS FUCKING AWESOME

*ken this is not a plug, im just extremely happy.

Darehead November 4, 2008 at 9:26 pm

Wyoming to John-Boy. Dey folks nebber forgave da Hollywood librals for Brokeback Mountain and Robert Redford.

simetrias November 4, 2008 at 9:27 pm

Blue paint got spilled. Yup. Red paint is gunna run, too, but not on the map.

Dr. Zoidberg November 4, 2008 at 9:27 pm

Sweet zombie Jesus, we took OHIO!!!!

yourwildhorses November 4, 2008 at 9:27 pm

Fox: schaedenfreude ftw

Lionel Hutz Esq. November 4, 2008 at 9:27 pm

FOX is saying that Indiana is not looking good for McCain.

Itsjustme November 4, 2008 at 9:27 pm

[re=165132]Texan Bulldoggette[/re]: YES! MSNBC also called it!

Czn939 November 4, 2008 at 9:27 pm

[re=165146]blader[/re]: I want to see Rove meltdown into goo!

yourwildhorses November 4, 2008 at 9:27 pm

Why is the foxy fox McCain lady still smiling?

simetrias November 4, 2008 at 9:28 pm

I am getting sooooo happy. ;-)

funkyj November 4, 2008 at 9:28 pm

when are we going to get an update on “bat shit” Bachmann? Go Tinkerbell!

AliBabaInBA November 4, 2008 at 9:28 pm

Just seent (one of my favorite words) John Bolton on BBC.
What a hateful shitstick. I going to guess that he can only cum when looking at videos of Jesse Helms.

Itsjustme November 4, 2008 at 9:28 pm

[re=165159]missd77[/re]: David Duke ring a bell?

smellyal8r November 4, 2008 at 9:28 pm

[re=165159]missd77[/re]: The Bush flooding of New Orleans sent all the Ds packing. Northern La. is all redneck country. Gods, guns, and Bush.

simetrias November 4, 2008 at 9:28 pm

I still wanna know why CNN accepts advertising from Fox.

echoroc November 4, 2008 at 9:29 pm

[re=165156]Czn939[/re]: we sure are! especially because that iraqi dude that owns falafel king in downtown crossing hands out dolmades dipped in hommus while you order. and pickles.

V572625694 November 4, 2008 at 9:29 pm

So what do we call that contiguous swath of red states from Texas up to the Dakotas and down through the old south? The Bitter Belt? The Bigot Belt?

What’s up with those folks, besides the fact they don’t like teh Blackz? Can we close all their military bases and stop giving them highway money, so they can revert to their original primitive status?

simetrias November 4, 2008 at 9:30 pm

Time to say the L word? No, Rachel, not talking to you….

quixoticfilibuster November 4, 2008 at 9:30 pm

ha.
“It looks like they just spilled blue paint”
OMG. oh hi oh! oh hi oh! oh hi hi hi hi yoso. (pardon the modest mouse reference)
okay, so what beer is everyone on?

OzoneTom November 4, 2008 at 9:31 pm

Strongy O’: Like in “Welcome to the Doll House”?

RobPetrified November 4, 2008 at 9:31 pm

Kosmas beat Delay/Abramoff pal Tom Feeney in Florida senate race.
Grayson beat Bush rubber stamp Ric Keller for the house.
Two more Dems FTW!
Sadly, the anti gay marriage/domestic partner amendment looks to be a done deal.
The bad guys won that one.

Lord Foppington of Dandyshire November 4, 2008 at 9:31 pm

Waiting for Fred Barnes and Bill Kristol to bring out the vat of cyanide laced Flavor-Aid for them all to guzzle instead of living under our new communist-muslin overlord!

Monsieur Grumpe November 4, 2008 at 9:31 pm

[re=165150]smellyal8r[/re]:
Maybe eating some pretzels? It would be the manly thing to do.

missd77 November 4, 2008 at 9:32 pm

[re=165177]Itsjustme[/re]: Riiight. My bad. Just find it very sad. Sick sad.

d4g33z November 4, 2008 at 9:32 pm

Born To Boogie!

Jr’s guitar is a bit out of tune…

simetrias November 4, 2008 at 9:32 pm

Bill and Hillary: Phew, we almost fucked up this election. Wait, we got fucked! Sup with that!

OffTheRecord November 4, 2008 at 9:32 pm

New Mexico too! Add California, Oregon, and Washington and Barry has 274. I have the Hope.

Czn939 November 4, 2008 at 9:32 pm

[re=165188]quixoticfilibuster[/re]: Ran out of JD, hate beer, all I got left is Smirnoff Ice.

smellyal8r November 4, 2008 at 9:32 pm

Man…just turned to Faux…Brit Hume sounds like he’s about to reach for a pistol under the desk for to kill himself. Haw haw

Dr. Zoidberg November 4, 2008 at 9:32 pm

[re=165162]Darehead[/re]: Hey now! I live in Wyoming…I did my part today, but gee-whiz, I’m only one person.

Lionel Hutz Esq. November 4, 2008 at 9:33 pm

So, how long until McCain commits sepuku?

Lazy Media November 4, 2008 at 9:33 pm

Walnuts’ lead in Virginia is down to 13k, and 3/4 of Arlington County STILL hasn’t come in. Buh bye, Walnuts!

Dreamer November 4, 2008 at 9:33 pm

I hereby vow that I will never utter a disparaging word against Ohio and Pennsylvania ever again!

smellyal8r November 4, 2008 at 9:33 pm

[re=165187]simetrias[/re]: lolz

Monsieur Grumpe November 4, 2008 at 9:33 pm

[re=165188]quixoticfilibuster[/re]:
Very good beer. Yeeeeeeeehaw!

Nigel November 4, 2008 at 9:33 pm

What’s the source / link for the video pictured at the top of the post? I’d like to share it. Thanks!

quixoticfilibuster November 4, 2008 at 9:33 pm

How weird is it to feel this kind of hope for the future of our country? wow. Things might actually get a little better. This feels so…. foreign! (But awesome.)

simetrias November 4, 2008 at 9:34 pm

VA, IN, NC…. what’s new there?

HottMcClellan November 4, 2008 at 9:35 pm

CNN calls it for OH, that makes my nipples hard.

quixoticfilibuster November 4, 2008 at 9:35 pm

[re=165205]Czn939[/re]: Be careful with that. Listerine might be a better choice.

smellyal8r November 4, 2008 at 9:35 pm

Arthur Jr will announce Sunday that Bill Kristol has been fired from the NY Times effective immediately to be replaced by anyone else.

Czn939 November 4, 2008 at 9:36 pm

Kansas went Red…
Will they ever learn that the Republicans don’t really like them as much as they pretend to?

smellyal8r November 4, 2008 at 9:37 pm

When will Walnuts come to the stage with the fateful “I have just called Senator Obama…” I’ve got to go to a homo election watch party tonite and it’s only 8:37 CST.

Lionel Hutz Esq. November 4, 2008 at 9:37 pm

[re=165196]Lord Foppington of Dandyshire[/re]: Fred Barnes is arguing that this is still a center right country, even if only 25% of the country wants to have anything to do with the Republican party, and Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity have been proclaiming this a socialist country if Obama wins.

Lazy Media November 4, 2008 at 9:37 pm

Virginia is down to 9k Walnuts lead, and the communists STILL haven’t had half their votes counted.

smellyal8r November 4, 2008 at 9:38 pm

Bachman barely leads Tinkleberg

Czn939 November 4, 2008 at 9:39 pm

20 min. till Comedy Central’s coverage thingy begins!

Hagar7 November 4, 2008 at 9:39 pm

They’ve turned off the news over at McCain HQ. I think they know. That they don’t want to know.

Lazy Media November 4, 2008 at 9:39 pm

Walnuts ahead by 2.5k in Virginia and slipping, slipping, slipping….

hobgoblin of little minds November 4, 2008 at 9:39 pm

[re=165246]smellyal8r[/re]: I think they’ll send out Trig. He’ll cry and that will be the sign they concede defeat.

smellyal8r November 4, 2008 at 9:40 pm

I guess Bill Ayers will be Sec’y of Treasury or Homeland Security, no?

Darehead November 4, 2008 at 9:41 pm

[re=165207]Dr. Zoidberg[/re]: I like Wyomingians, good sir/ma’am. The place has character. They also have a lot of Republicans. So this was expected. North Dakota looked pinky and almost bluish for awhile though. I really hoped they would go Hopey, but it was a Nopey. Yo well. Thanks for your vote yinnyhow.

smellyal8r November 4, 2008 at 9:42 pm

Phil Keating = Cato Kaelin? That is not right wing hair. Look out Shep Smith, Phil is on your tail (well, in a matter of speaking)

Lazy Media November 4, 2008 at 9:43 pm

Don’t worry about Florida. Hopey holds a slight lead, and Miami-Dade hasn’t come in AT ALL. For perspective, he won Broward by nearly 2-1; as goes Broward, so goes Dade.

blader November 4, 2008 at 9:44 pm

[re=165159]missd77[/re]:

Maybe you missed the news, but all the negroes drowned in a big hurricane…none are left to vote dem

smellyal8r November 4, 2008 at 9:45 pm

I have picture in picture, so I’m flipping back and forth. I have NEVER seen Fox this low-key in all my life. It’s like watching the wake for a very unpopular parent. “Well, he sure was salt of the earth.” “Sure was.” “More after this.”

oleDusty November 4, 2008 at 9:45 pm

?

Lazy Media November 4, 2008 at 9:45 pm

Ahhhh, shit. I wish I was at Morehouse right now. Surely some Nubian princess would decide she needed that other half of Hopey’s ancestry to snuggles with.

smellyal8r November 4, 2008 at 9:46 pm

[re=165289]Lazy Media[/re]: Hell, they are still VOTING in Dade County. Not sure when they can start counting, but people are still in line to “exercise their franchise” as they say…

Pop Socket November 4, 2008 at 9:49 pm

[re=165206]smellyal8r[/re]: Barnes & Williams are arguing over how big a commie Obama is going to be.

smellyal8r November 4, 2008 at 9:50 pm

Wow, Fox is still touring their magic set. Rupert paid for it, so we are going to see every Aeron chair they purchased.

gliberal November 4, 2008 at 9:52 pm

Where is Sean Hannity when you need to kick him in the nuts?

BobLoblawLawBlog November 4, 2008 at 10:20 pm

There is no God, Liddy, but South Dakota still loves abortions, if that helps.

Oh, who’m I kidding? No snark. Just tears. Of joy. What a pussy I am.

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