kimmy Posted November 5, 2012 Report Posted November 5, 2012 (edited) I think a lot of members here will be watching the results on Tuesday night. Let's meet in the chat-room and discuss the results as they happen! Word on the street is that the chat-room limit has been increased, so there will be room for everybody! -k Edited November 5, 2012 by kimmy Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
Sleipnir Posted November 5, 2012 Report Posted November 5, 2012 (edited) Oh oh oh! Great idea! Count me in I'll be able to get into the chat a little before CNN starts announcing voting result. I can't wait Edited November 5, 2012 by Sleipnir Quote "All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure." - Mark Twain
bleeding heart Posted November 5, 2012 Report Posted November 5, 2012 I traditionally get drunk with my wife every Canadian and American Federal election. Sort of to genuflect to old-school democratic practices. So I'll have to take a pass on the chat. But who wants a druken bleeding heart stumbling around an otherwise intelligent discussion, anyway? Quote “There is a limit to how much we can constantly say no to the political masters in Washington. All we had was Afghanistan to wave. On every other file we were offside. Eventually we came onside on Haiti, so we got another arrow in our quiver." --Bill Graham, Former Canadian Foreign Minister, 2007
Sleipnir Posted November 5, 2012 Report Posted November 5, 2012 But who wants a druken bleeding heart stumbling around an otherwise intelligent discussion, anyway? We do Quote "All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure." - Mark Twain
cybercoma Posted November 5, 2012 Report Posted November 5, 2012 I traditionally get drunk with my wife Good times in the Maritimes! Quote
Michael Hardner Posted November 5, 2012 Report Posted November 5, 2012 This will be fun to watch. Quote Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase ! Michael Hardner
bleeding heart Posted November 5, 2012 Report Posted November 5, 2012 Good times in the Maritimes! Yep! It'll be fun--similar to Canadian elections, we'll have some drinks, and root for the Centrist wing of the Business Party over the reactionary wing of the Business Party. Quote “There is a limit to how much we can constantly say no to the political masters in Washington. All we had was Afghanistan to wave. On every other file we were offside. Eventually we came onside on Haiti, so we got another arrow in our quiver." --Bill Graham, Former Canadian Foreign Minister, 2007
Sleipnir Posted November 5, 2012 Report Posted November 5, 2012 (edited) This will be fun to watch. The election results or the conversation in the chatroom? Edited November 5, 2012 by Sleipnir Quote "All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure." - Mark Twain
Michael Hardner Posted November 5, 2012 Report Posted November 5, 2012 The election results or the conversation in the chatroom? The election results. I don't know how much fun the chatroom will be. And speaking of FUN -> try this interactive tool: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/11/02/us/politics/paths-to-the-white-house.html Quote Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase ! Michael Hardner
The_Squid Posted November 5, 2012 Report Posted November 5, 2012 (edited) I traditionally get drunk with my wife every Canadian and American Federal election. ------------ But who wants a druken bleeding heart stumbling around an otherwise intelligent discussion, anyway? ------------------ It'll be fun--similar to Canadian elections, we'll have some drinks, How is that different than any other night in the Maritimes??? Edited November 5, 2012 by The_Squid Quote
Moonlight Graham Posted November 6, 2012 Report Posted November 6, 2012 I might make an appearance in the chat room if I can. What a fun night it will be! Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
sharkman Posted November 6, 2012 Report Posted November 6, 2012 So I was talking to Jack in the chat room the other night. I'll see if I can get him to bring in some goodies for us all... Quote
TheNewTeddy Posted November 7, 2012 Report Posted November 7, 2012 I'm in the chat! I'm also playing a drinking game involving cups of sambuca (and water) and red and blue food colouring. When a D or a R wins a state, I take a sip from the proper cup! When one cup is empty, I win! Quote Feel free to contact me outside the forums. Add "TheNewTeddy" to Twitter, Facebook, or Hotmail to reach me!
TheNewTeddy Posted November 7, 2012 Report Posted November 7, 2012 The election results. I don't know how much fun the chatroom will be. And speaking of FUN -> try this interactive tool: http://www.nytimes.c...hite-house.html Chat rooms are excellent as the results roll in, as people can discuss their own conclusions as well as the conclusions drawn from the various media outlets they are watching. Quote Feel free to contact me outside the forums. Add "TheNewTeddy" to Twitter, Facebook, or Hotmail to reach me!
kimmy Posted November 7, 2012 Author Report Posted November 7, 2012 Chat is ongoing! There's cake! -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
Sleipnir Posted November 7, 2012 Report Posted November 7, 2012 16 people wow Quote "All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure." - Mark Twain
kimmy Posted November 7, 2012 Author Report Posted November 7, 2012 Update: we're out of cake, but the chat is still on. -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
kimmy Posted November 7, 2012 Author Report Posted November 7, 2012 (edited) Well, the election night chat is over. It was a lot of fun, and at one point we had as many as 17 people in the chat room. There were lots of laughs and some good discussion as well. Special recognition to Blueblood for sticking it out on what was not a good night for Republican supporters. The only downside, aside from running out of cake early, was some extremely disappointing conduct from Mr Canada. The entire moderating team showed up to deal with the situation! Here is actual footage of Mr Canada literally begging Greg to ban him: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv5CKYv9fEE Quite astounding, really. Thanks to everyone who joined in, aside from Mr Canada. -k Edited November 7, 2012 by kimmy Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
Guest American Woman Posted November 7, 2012 Report Posted November 7, 2012 There's another downside to the chat, imo - people who chose to be somewhere else other than the chat room miss out on the comments/discussion that otherwise would have been posted - it's a quiet morning on the board comment-wise following an election night. Quote
Smallc Posted November 7, 2012 Report Posted November 7, 2012 Kimmy, I'm watching Fox and Friends....all I can say is... It's so funny to watch them act all indignant. How dare people still blame Bush over Obama for the economy.... Quote
kimmy Posted November 7, 2012 Author Report Posted November 7, 2012 There's another downside to the chat, imo - people who chose to be somewhere else other than the chat room miss out on the comments/discussion that otherwise would have been posted - it's a quiet morning on the board comment-wise following an election night. A lot of the chat was things that had little lasting relevance ("Obama leading Ohio!" "They called Ohio!" "Romney leading Ohio!?" "How can they call it for Obama when Romney is leading?!" "Obama leading Ohio again.". etc...) and a lot of it was banter. It was fun for the people who were there at the time, but a lot of the discussion would be stuff that just wouldn't matter if you were reading it today. Blueblood and Bonam had a philosophical discussion about the role of government, and there was some discussion about how the Republicans need to change, but those will be ongoing topics. Kimmy, I'm watching Fox and Friends....all I can say is... It's so funny to watch them act all indignant. How dare people still blame Bush over Obama for the economy.... Tears? Any tears yet? I'll look for highlights later. What did Mr. C do? Dropped N-bombs, advocated for the murder of President Obama, literally pleaded for the moderators to ban him... they happily obliged. It was pretty gross, actually. -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
cybercoma Posted November 7, 2012 Report Posted November 7, 2012 Here is actual footage of Mr Canada literally begging Greg to ban him: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv5CKYv9fEE Quite astounding, really. Thanks to everyone who joined in, aside from Mr Canada. -k I'm literally LOLing over here because yes.... it was exactly like that. hahaha Quote
Smallc Posted November 7, 2012 Report Posted November 7, 2012 Tears? Any tears yet? I'll look for highlights later. She looked angry...I hope Elizabeth is on The View. Quote
cybercoma Posted November 7, 2012 Report Posted November 7, 2012 She looked angry...I hope Elizabeth is on The View. That's the one whose name I forgot last night! Quote
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