November 04, 2004

WHY THE LONG FACE?

John Kerry has conceded:

President Bush won four more years in the White House on Wednesday, pocketing a quiet concession from Democrat John Kerry that closed out a loud and long campaign fought over the war on terror and the economy.

It's all the fault of the voters, of course:

When asked what he planned to do if Kerry lost the election, [George] Soros said that he plans to enter a monastery for a time because he will need to contemplate what is wrong with the people of this country.

Goodbye, George. Please spare some time to contemplate, along with Mark Steyn, some electoral perfection:

A perfect hat-trick: a Republican President, Republican Senate and Republican House were re-elected for the first time since President McKinley and the GOP Congress in 1900. Daschle's so far behind even "late votes" from the rez won't do it, and Bush is on course to win more votes than any candidate in the history of the Republic.

G.W. Bush is the first presidential candidate since G.H.W. Bush in 1988 to win more than 50% of votes. Elected, not selected! Here's something I wrote for The Bulletin in advance of the result (with another piece premised on an unlikely Bush loss):

Take that, Lefties! After an unprecedented four-year propaganda war aimed at demolishing his presidency and ruining his chances of re-election, George W. Bush is set for another term in the White House. Consider the massed forces that opposed him: The New York Times, Michael Moore, CBS, billionaire George Soros and the army of zombie activists he funded, CNN, and The Washington Post, among many, many others. Dozens of creepy celebrities campaigned against Bush or raised funds for John Kerry's campaign, including Linda Ronstadt, Whoopi Goldberg, Matt Damon, Bruce Springsteen, the Dixie Chicks, Sean Penn, George Clooney, Susan Sarandon, Leonardo Di Caprio, Ben Affleck, Eminem and Martin Sheen. A new radio network, Air America, featuring hosts Al Franken and Janeane Garofalo, was launched with the express purpose of throwing Bush out of office. Anti-Bush books (sample title: The Empire of Ignorance, Hypocrisy and Obedience) clogged bookstores nationwide.

And that was only in the United States. Internationally, Bush was opposed by France, Germany, Phillip Adams, The Age, Osama bin Laden, the ABC, Mark Latham, the BBC, Helen Clark, a tragic sector of the British population that believes The Guardian and The Independent, Saddam Hussein, Noam Chomsky, The Sydney Morning Herald, the UN, many of my friends at The Bulletin, Hans freakin’ Blix, Greenpeace, SBS, Richard Neville, millions of unbathed nose-pierced half-educated protesters, Malcolm Fraser, John Pilger, and the homeless guy at my local mall who thinks Bush stole his pants.

And Bush still won. We all did.

UPDATE. John Edwards' concession speech was a graceless, bitter disgrace.

Posted by Tim Blair at November 4, 2004 04:42 AM
Comments

Ain't that the truth! Tim - I have thoroughly enjoyed three elections this year. 1st - Australia's re-election of John Howard, then Harmid Karzai in Afghanistan and finally George W. Bush winning MORE POPULAR votes than ANY president in American history. The spinning has already started with pundits (on the left) saying Bush is 'simple' and so are the 58 Million of us that voted for him. They still think WE'RE the problem (laugh). Oh well. I'll just keep smiling as freedom marches on and Hollywood elites get wrinkle lines!

Posted by: Kathleen A at November 4, 2004 at 04:49 AM

Thank you Tim, and all of your conservative blog friends out there for helping to get the real news out these past few months. I am soooo proud of my country for standing up to the unending onslaught of spin and biased news, and saying "Enough! You aren't relevant anymore and we won't buy into your B.S. just because you are on TV or in the papers!"

I just heard some wailing and gnashing of teeth, lol.

Posted by: spitfire9 at November 4, 2004 at 04:50 AM

Aye we all won! I can barely type or use Copy or Paste. Thank you Tim! Thank you Oz!

Posted by: ForNow at November 4, 2004 at 04:51 AM

This red state voter can tell you that there not a few of us who resented Mr. Soros trying to buy the election, Mr. Moore's propaganda, the nonsense from the Entertainment Industry and the blatant bias of the MSM.

As a result, I did something I've never done before: I voted a straight ticket and punched the "R". Maybe they'll get the drift and figure out they can kiss my rosy red backside.

Based on your post about Clark County, Ohio, I think you should call it the Guardian Effect, Tim.

Posted by: jhc at November 4, 2004 at 05:00 AM

Hopefully they're going to put up extra TSA guys to process through all the lefties leaving the country.

Next up! Jan '05 elections in Iraq.

Posted by: Syd Barret at November 4, 2004 at 05:03 AM

Say it! Say it! BUSH WON. BUSH WON.

Posted by: bc at November 4, 2004 at 05:05 AM

THANK YOU, Oz! Not to mention Tim, Andea, and like minded bloggers.

But let's not forget the American Voter who saw through the hate and feces flung by the left, and voted in Dubya!

Thank you, America! Four More Years!

For the "Anyone But Bush" crowd: Get over it. We have a country to run, and a war to fight. As the old saying goes, "Lead, follow, or get out of the way!"

And finally, a hearty FUCK YOU! to terrorists worldwide, regardless of their associations. But a special message for Osama bin Laden: please send your current latitude and longitude. The US military wants to send you a special thank you gift for your pathetic pre-election video, air delivery.

Posted by: The Real JeffS at November 4, 2004 at 05:05 AM

Tim, for the 3,446th time in the last 3 years, I'm very proud to be an American. This time, as much as anything proud for the way we scrap and fight and in the end cast votes and abide by the rules.

Having dispensed with that, I sure hope some serious gloating will ensue, and counting on you to as usual be a leader in promoting it and documenting the virtual head implosions among the array of folks you mentioned in your post.

The losers in this episode are among the most richly deserving losers in history.

Just listening live here now to Kerry's concession speech, gracious and dignified and blah blah blah and boy am I pissed and appalled that this sub-mediocrity ever got within a light year of the presidency during time of war.

Not to be ungracious in victory, especially to someone I've dealt with amicably and personally in years past, but to Teresa, I can only say .... "shove it, scumbag."

Posted by: IceCold at November 4, 2004 at 05:12 AM

The Real Jeffs. See my "poem" on another thread. I've had it with this division drivel! Don't tell Bush Senator Kerry. Tell Moveon.org. Tell ACT. Tell ACORN. Tell the Hollywood left. Tell Ted Kennedy and Algore. That's where the divison is coming from you pathetic clown. Just enough!

Posted by: YoJimbo at November 4, 2004 at 05:13 AM

Thanks to our Aussie friends for their support!
Now, let's go out and destroy that terrorist scum.

Posted by: BMC at November 4, 2004 at 05:13 AM

Thanks to the moron US voters Christopher Reeve is not going to walk again as John Edwards promised. You selfish bastards.

Posted by: Ross at November 4, 2004 at 05:14 AM

I'm watching the Kedwards concession speeches. Edward's speech was filled with vacuous platitudes, but Kerry started quite impressively strong, with a call for unity now that the campaign and election season is over. Then, he got into platitudinous mode for a bit too. But all in all, he's doing the right thing, IMO. I couldn't resist pointing at the TV and laughing a bit though. Was that wrong?

Posted by: Bloghorn Bleghorn at November 4, 2004 at 05:19 AM

Woo-hoo!

We did our part, Australia, just as you did yours. (Whew!)

Thank you for being our close friend.

Now lets go kick some serious ass!

Posted by: Barbara Skolaut at November 4, 2004 at 05:21 AM

There is joy in Mudville.

Mighty Bushie knocked it out of the park!

Posted by: EddieP at November 4, 2004 at 05:21 AM

Great job, Tim and Oz :D. Thank you for your faith in us!

I admit my own faith wavered early this morning when the Kerry/Edwards refused to conceed and announced that they were going to make sure that all of the "250,000" provisional ballots were counted, and I posted that worry in one of the topics below.

My apologies for that error in judgement. I was absolutely positive that the Dems would turn Ohio into another "Florida 2000". In my own defense, I live in Tallahasse, the Florida capital, and had reason to dread such shenanigans.

But it turned out that there were only 175,000 provo ballots in Ohio, and something like 40% of them were probably illegal (ie: there's no way a voting precinct can have a 110% voting-age adult turnout,etc). The remainder would not make up the difference in the polling.

ON Topic, Kerry just announced that "I had a vision for America..."

Trouble was, he never told us what that "vision" was! Just... "a plan..." LOL!

USA to Terrorists: UP YOURS!!!

Posted by: mamapajamas at November 4, 2004 at 05:21 AM

Bloghorn I think it is OK to laugh in the privacy of your own home.
But in public, be dignified & gracious!

Posted by: BMC at November 4, 2004 at 05:22 AM

edwards was a bitter turd, trying to position himself for 2008

kerry's speech was very classy and graceful.

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at November 4, 2004 at 05:23 AM

Fellow RWDB's, I fuckin' love you all. God bless you and your snarky determination to bury the left in its own angry vomit.

But I think I'm done watching politics for a long time, I'm soooo tired. The beast has been defeated for another four years. I'm going to go back to a strict diet of video games and comic books, and say so loudly, even tho it puts a target on my back for the snerds.

Posted by: Sortelli at November 4, 2004 at 05:23 AM

Any news on Michael Moore? I understand he was an honoured guest on the BBC's election night panel.

Posted by: Encolpius at November 4, 2004 at 05:24 AM

As Laura Ingraham said on the radio today, moneystery."

Soros will go into his moneystery.

Posted by: Sandy P at November 4, 2004 at 05:24 AM

Oh, yeah - almost forgot:

FUCK YOU, OSAMA BIN LOSER!!

Posted by: Barbara Skolaut at November 4, 2004 at 05:26 AM

So he finally conceded? Thank god.

I'll be able to read about the win in today's paper that means.

Posted by: Quentin George at November 4, 2004 at 05:26 AM

I am savoring Kookaburra Mode 5, and will do so for at least a solid 2 weeks.

I am the only Bush voter where I work, and I'm totally insufferable right now. There's a good chance that my coworkers will tell me to take a few days off just so I'll stop badgering them.

Posted by: TomK at November 4, 2004 at 05:27 AM

Have we heard the last of the "stolen" election now? Bush was selected and elected! Popular and electrol vote! The whole shebang!

Lets give Kerry some credit for conceding and not putting us through some Edward's inspired Lawyer hell.

Well done you guys! Your staunch allies here down under celebrate with you.

Posted by: Rob at November 4, 2004 at 05:28 AM

Well, I have to return to vent some more. Listening to Kerry now, I am appalled and enraged anew at his recitation of perhaps his most indefensible and invidious campaign line: that he would continue to fight to "restore America's reputation around the world."

The moral imbecility, reality inversion, and contempt for the blood and sacrifice of American and Australian and other true allied troops embedded in that particular line has been, for me, the most outrageous one of the whole Kerry horror-show.

Listen Sen. K, you condescending, clueless, and remarkably ignorant mediocrity -- just STFU and retire your idiotic, offensive catch-phrases.

OK, let's party .....

Posted by: IceCold at November 4, 2004 at 05:28 AM

WHY THE LONG FACE?

Heh. How long have you been saving that one for, Tim?

Posted by: Brian O'Connell at November 4, 2004 at 05:29 AM

Thank you, Tim. Thank you, Australia. Thank you, Andrea. Thank you, all of you who comment on this website.

Posted by: Polly at November 4, 2004 at 05:31 AM

I'm taking bets on how long it takes Tereza to divorce her boy-toy. The Loser...

Posted by: mojo at November 4, 2004 at 05:32 AM

and the best part is we keep mark steyn!

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at November 4, 2004 at 05:33 AM

Seems OBL now has to put up or shut up. He said in his last tape he's gonna whack the red states, so now we get to see the truth: he's fulla shit. Dubya et al are winning over there just like we won over here. OBL's got nothing left but mouth, and we can thank the Aussies, Brits, Poles, the Murkins and all those other fine folks who ignored the Kerrys and Moores and just wasted Islamofascism.

Posted by: gary at November 4, 2004 at 05:36 AM

4 more years of Bush!

4 more years of Mark Steyn!

This election result is the gift that keeps on giving! As I said before cant wait for the Howard/Bush photo op! We are proud to stand with you buggers but please - no more reality tv shows ok? Oh unless it involves a camera following Kerry around as Teresa kicks his ass. Like the Osbornes but much much more lame!

Posted by: Rob at November 4, 2004 at 05:37 AM

Five bucks says Teresa is glad her husband was defeated. I never had the impression she was that keen about her husband's candidacy.

Posted by: BMC at November 4, 2004 at 05:40 AM

Seems OBL now has to put up or shut up. He said in his last tape he's gonna whack the red states, so now we get to see the truth: he's fulla shit.

That reminds me. Isn't that another Michael Moore idea? After 9/11 Moore suggested that the terrorists hit the wrong people- most of NY and DC were Gore voters. So now Osama's thinking, hey I can use that.

Posted by: Brian O'Connell at November 4, 2004 at 05:43 AM

Thank God it's over at last. And we should all lift a glass, and get some rest, and enjoy this day, because there is still a lot of hard work and a long struggle ahead of us. Minus the dumb political ads, for a while anyway.

Posted by: Rebecca at November 4, 2004 at 05:48 AM

Thank you, Tim and Andrea. And most of all, thank you Oz, for all of your support over the years.

And thanks ought to go to the lunatic left, whose bitterness, bile and vomit turned off many voters.

And to the media idiot (Chris Matthews, I think)who said that Bush won because the uneducated people (South, etc.) voted for him: You can kiss my 138 IQ Irish/English/Scott/Welsh 11th generation Virginian BUTT!

Elizabeth
Imperial Keeper

Posted by: Elizabeth at November 4, 2004 at 05:50 AM

If Osama had really wanted to hurt Bush, he should have played on those Moore stories about links between the bin Ladens and the Bushes

Posted by: rexie at November 4, 2004 at 05:51 AM

Thank gode. I don't think I could have handled no Mark Steyn articles.

Posted by: Quentin George at November 4, 2004 at 05:52 AM

Heh, heh. Chirac has called Bush to congratulate him.

That must've hurt.

Posted by: Quentin George at November 4, 2004 at 05:54 AM

Chirac probably had to fortify himself with bordeaux first.
I would love to have been a fly on the wall for that conversation

Posted by: BMC at November 4, 2004 at 05:58 AM

Best Kerry Line (Spoken): "In American elections, there are no losers; the next morning, we all wake up as Americans."

Best Kerry Line (Unspoken): "I'm STILL a billionaire."

Posted by: Beryl Gray at November 4, 2004 at 06:01 AM

cheney's speaking.

hmm, nothing about deathcamps yet.

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at November 4, 2004 at 06:04 AM

YoJimbo, I thought I did the "Anyone But Bush" crowd. But I'll say it again:

Yo, ABB! See YoJimbo? What he said!

Posted by: The Real JeffS at November 4, 2004 at 06:10 AM

Mr. Bingley, how about my share of the Iraqi oil? I have a car that needs fuel.

Posted by: The Real JeffS at November 4, 2004 at 06:11 AM

now w's speaking.

did he just say "bow down and worship he that is satan, karl rove"?

heh

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at November 4, 2004 at 06:12 AM

yeah, for all this "it's about oiilll" stuff...dang it, where's my oil then?

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at November 4, 2004 at 06:14 AM

No, but someone will play the recording of Dubya's speech backward, and claim that he did.

Posted by: The Real JeffS at November 4, 2004 at 06:14 AM

>Best Kerry Line (Spoken): "In American elections, there are no losers; the next morning, we all wake up as Americans."

>Best Kerry Line (Unspoken): "I'm STILL a billionaire."

So's Soros! And Michael Moore, REM, Barbara Streisand, Eminem, etc. - they're all still as rich as pigs in muck!

Posted by: Scott Campbell at Blithering Bunny at November 4, 2004 at 06:16 AM

jeffs, i just did that with cheney's speech, and all i kept hearing was "paul is dead"

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at November 4, 2004 at 06:17 AM

Sure, Moore & his ilk are still rich. But in their case money did not buy them happiness ;)

Posted by: BMC at November 4, 2004 at 06:17 AM

I just entered this in Michele's limerick contest, and I thought you freedom-hating fascists might like it:

There once was a hero named Kerry
Full of plans and ideas he was very
Unafraid to take sides
Often both, based on tides
Dr. Frankenstein called his face "scary"

Posted by: Jim Treacher at November 4, 2004 at 06:19 AM

Bush, "...And Michael Moore will be processed to produce three hundred pounds of blubber and whale oil, which will go to my minions..."

Posted by: Quentin George at November 4, 2004 at 06:21 AM

For the second time in less than a month the silent majority has seen what is right and has spoken. Congratulations America and thank you for living up to my expectations of you as a country and people.

Kookaburra Mode 5 lives once again!

Posted by: Lofty at November 4, 2004 at 06:23 AM

Two things. No, wait, wait three things. No, no, no. FOUR thngs!!
1) "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition."

2) Can we treat Michael Moore like Cat Stevens and just refuse to let him back in the country?

3) Since this is Bush's first "election" (he was "selected" the last time), can't he run again in 2008? Against Hillary?

4) Chirac. "Congratulations, Mr. President. We look forward to working closely with you in the future in matters of mutual concern."
Bush. "Yeah. Sure. Whatever." click.

Posted by: JorgXMcKie at November 4, 2004 at 06:24 AM

Whoo hoo! Fantastic result. The silent majority rules again. Onya George, your clear commitment and guts got you well over the line. Kerry's vacilating and trying to be in 8 places at once was repudiated. No self respecting Septic is gonna vote for a preppy nerd and his foreign billionaire wife. I was never worried. 4 more years and lets get on with the job.

Posted by: Dog at November 4, 2004 at 06:24 AM

I will not gloat
I will not gloat
I will not gloat

Like hell. Pass the corkscrew.....
mmmmm..Aussie red wine, the perfect toast.
Thank you, America.

Posted by: Keith at November 4, 2004 at 06:31 AM

Aw, go ahead, Keith. Gloat! :-)

Posted by: The Real JeffS at November 4, 2004 at 06:32 AM

Well, this German here is very glad. You should have seen the consternation around me this morning! I am the only one I know who was rooting for Bush. I couldn´t even tell anyone. It was sweet.

Posted by: wf at November 4, 2004 at 06:43 AM

The Real Jeffs. My rant wasn't against you, it was directed at the "division" clowns. Sorry for the mis-understanding. My "poem" was to OBL and was along the same line as yours.

Posted by: YoJimbo at November 4, 2004 at 06:44 AM

I read your poem....a good one, my man! Before you know it, you'll be a famous poet!

:-)

Posted by: The Real JeffS at November 4, 2004 at 06:46 AM

To our oldest and most reliable friends, the Australians, thank you, thank you, thank you. If I could have you all over for drinks, I would, even though I'd fear for the furniture. God bless you all.

Posted by: Rhod at November 4, 2004 at 06:48 AM

Golly, those Republicans managed to get through the victory celebration without breaking spontaneously into the Horst Wessel song. And nary a swastika in sight. Ya think they could let their hair down now just a teensy, weensy bit.
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Brilliant campaign and get-out-the-vote. It also means the average downstate voter (gap-toothed yokel/trailer dweller no doubt) in Ohio has more sense than 90% of the self-proclaimed smart set that voted in DC and Manhattan.

Clue Pauline Kael. I don't see how Bush won; I don't know anyone who voted for him.

Posted by: Paul at November 4, 2004 at 06:48 AM

The Real Jeffs. Thanks, but if you're right poetry is dead! LOL

Posted by: YoJimbo at November 4, 2004 at 06:50 AM

Drinks all around!!

Posted by: Vince at November 4, 2004 at 06:57 AM

Best line I've read so far:

"Un-Redefeated!"

That oughta be a bumpersticker.

Thanks to Tim Blair, Andrea, and all the others here that kept my spirits up when the fuckers tried to grind us down.

We've got Howard, Bush, & Karzai. Let's keep it up for Blair (UK) and Allawi (Iraq).

Let's win this war!

Posted by: JDB at November 4, 2004 at 07:14 AM

That shiraz was great.
How come I'm seeing three of things?

Tommy Franks said, apropos of the recent events, that Mohammed Karzai can look like the manicured scholar, but in the run up to Kabul, the guy was chin-deep in the real fighting.

Blair,Howard, Karzai, now Bush. Who else do we need?
Never mind. We got'em all.

Posted by: Richard Aubrey at November 4, 2004 at 07:17 AM

That picture in the herald was wonderful..I couldn't have put it better meself?

Remember only 3000 died in the WTC attacks, many more died as a result of US imperialism, terroris and fascism.... and you are all complicit in milking one effect that is a mere blip on the radarof life, where as thge suffering impose dby the US corpoarte continues unabated...you guys should be ashamed of yourselves.....I know I am, and I know many more who feel the same!

Posted by: Mr Oz at November 4, 2004 at 07:19 AM

Maybe Tim can start a blogger/ internet fund raising effort to purchase one-way tickets to the worker's paradise of Cuba for the lefties who swore they would leave America if Bush won.

It would make great theatre if we ambushed these folks with their exit tickets with cameras running.

I'm in for $100.00

Posted by: perfectsense at November 4, 2004 at 07:20 AM

Soros should go back to doing what he does so well, -- bringing down the currencies of third world countries for his personal benefit.
A true socialist!
And Michael Moore, it's time to move to France , and enjoy the fawning of les petits poissons.
Because the big ones don't give a damn!

Posted by: davo at November 4, 2004 at 07:21 AM

A billionaire failed to buy an election. Citizen Kane bites the dust. Conspiracy theories are shattered.

Bush's supporters are 'brainwashed', but by what? Not by the popular media or Hollywood. Not by Wall Street. Not even by some recent ideological fad or demagoguery.

No, by Tradition. Old-fashioned values. Common decency. Generation after generation of goodwill and virtue, in word and deed.

The genius of the West lives on!

Posted by: Bruce at November 4, 2004 at 07:25 AM

Tim -
Good description of Edwards' concesssion speech. I predict students of political rheotric will be debating for years which was more offensive: the partisan red meat, or the puddle of syrup it was floating in. Much as I hate to say anything nice about Mark Latham, I thought he got the balance pretty well.

Posted by: Craig Ranapia at November 4, 2004 at 07:26 AM

I know it's over, but I'm still following the counting. Yahoo reports that *all* 2079 precincts have been counted in Iowa, and Bush leads by over 13 000 votes, 745,742 to 732,492 (50-49). Still hasn't been called, though.

Are they expecting an excess of 13 000 provisional votes to go Kerry's way (or postal votes, if any are to come in)? Or irregularities to the tune of 13 000 votes?

Bush also has a 12 000 lead in New Mexico, with only 13 precincts still to come in.

Update: C-Span report New Mexico for Bush. Don't know how official this is.

Posted by: Scott Campbell at Blithering Bunny at November 4, 2004 at 07:28 AM

Hey Tim--post your alternate reality Bush lost column! It'll be fun!

Posted by: sean at November 4, 2004 at 07:29 AM

Ozzy,

Only 3,000 died?? – Sounds like Oz is suffering so much he wish he was one of the murder victims?

US Imperialism?? – Get a dictionary. All we ask for is land to bury our dead after liberating countries.

US fascism?? – Where is the gulag Oz. Get a dictionary.

...suffering impose dby (daily?) the US corporate continues unabated?? – like giving people jobs and product they want to buy? I suggest you purchase typing lessons.

Oz go to the worker's paradise of Cuba to relieve your suffering. I hear they have great health care.

Posted by: perfectsense at November 4, 2004 at 07:31 AM

Mr Oz. You're right, Fascism did kill more than three thousand. We all studied WW11 in school. And "teroris" also. Just ask the people of Israel, Indonesia, Bali, Africa. As for the US "corpoarte" people, you talking about the people who gave you the internet you're using right now or the MRI machine or the evil drug industry that might prolong your life or what?

Posted by: YoJimbo at November 4, 2004 at 07:36 AM

Mr. Oz, you lost, now go away.

Posted by: Polly at November 4, 2004 at 07:39 AM

Tim, you're right. Edwards's concession speech was indeed graceless.

One thing sticks in my craw: Why did the Soon-to-be-Former-Absentee-Junior-Senator-from-North-Carolina promise to count all the provisional ballots in Ohio? There are some 100,000 of them, and Bush won by 136,483 votes! Smarmy and divisive.

After all, I suppose, it's just the Little People who have to verify and count those 100,000 provisional ballots, pointlessly. Fortunately, it's not Edwards's promise to make; it's that of the very competent Secretary of State of Ohio.

Posted by: Butch at November 4, 2004 at 07:41 AM

Even pollster John Zogby has conceded the election! LOL! How big of him! LOL! :D

Zogby Poll Site

Heading out to the nearest booze shop for some fine Australian wine :D.

Posted by: mamapajamas at November 4, 2004 at 07:41 AM

Yahoo now call New Mexico for Bush. I guess that's official (I don't have access to TV at the moment, so I don't know what they're saying). Only Iowa to go.

Posted by: Scott Campbell at Blithering Bunny at November 4, 2004 at 07:45 AM

You lot did the right thing. We we just following your fine example. ;)

Posted by: Kathy K at November 4, 2004 at 07:47 AM

Kerry's speech was very gracious, and showed a humanity that was less evident during the campaign. BUT barely noticed by the MSM was his statement that he did not keep fighting (i.e. no lawsuits) only because he had no chance. In other words, he WAS willing to do what Gore had done - had the odds been better. Unlike Nixon in '60.

Posted by: daniel at November 4, 2004 at 07:50 AM

Yeah, Daniel, Kerry made it clear that, if there had been any point in prolonging the vote counts, he would have done it.

I'm really glad that Bush won decisively, with a clear majority in the popular vote (the highest number in history) and a clear victory in the Electoral Vote. Now the 6,000 lawyers in Ohio can go home and start chasing ambulances again.

Posted by: Butch at November 4, 2004 at 07:56 AM

The coallition of the willing gets stronger and stronger, now let's allow W to finish the fantastic job he's started and see off these terrorists

Posted by: Ted at November 4, 2004 at 07:57 AM

The Ohio governmental web page reports 14,654 provisional ballots (from 97 of 99 counties). And Bush leads by 13,250. It's still possible, John! Don't give up! Don't send the ambo-chasers away yet!

Posted by: Scott Campbell at Blithering Bunny at November 4, 2004 at 08:00 AM

Mr Oz, the only reason you can call your self that is because of the Aussie U.S. alliance last century. Of course you lefties will deny this as you strive to rewrite history.
CONGRATULATIONS U.S.A.

Posted by: Paulm at November 4, 2004 at 08:11 AM

I was button-holed by an exciteable liberal friend at work last night, I suppose because I was the only republican he knew. He scolded me several minutes, dragging up every tinfoil-hat lefty theory out there. Bush and the neocons stealing Iraq's oil, missing rx or something being used by terrorists to build nukes,opening the treasury to corporate raiders, impoverishing the old and sick, etc. Then he said that it was people like me that were responsible for the ruin of America because we voted for our values rather than our economic interests.
The odd thing is that I live in Hawaii. I could have voted for Nader for all the difference it would have made in the election. Poor fellow. I'll find out tonight if he's calmed down any.

Posted by: Terry at November 4, 2004 at 08:12 AM

From the Times weblog:

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>Vote-counting machines have broken down in two small Iowa counties, delaying the final results for at least one day. Barb Huey, Iowa's Deputy Secretary of State, said that optical scan machines used to count votes in Greene and Harrison counties, which have a combined total of about 15,000 registered voters, need repairs. The state is also still in the process of counting several thousand absentee ballots. Mr Bush is reported to have a lead of 12,000 votes in the state, making it unlikely, but still just possible that Mr Kerry could win.
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Just possible that he could win, out of, say 20 000, votes, 16 500 (82% of the vote)?

The media's so over-cautious this election as to be all but useless. Imagine them reporting on Saddam's old elections. "Saddam has 100% of the vote, with 99.99% counted, so at this early stage it's too close to call".

Posted by: Scott Campbell at Blithering Bunny at November 4, 2004 at 08:13 AM

In my last-but-one post, I said there were 14 654 provisional votes in Ohio - I meant Iowa.

Glad that's cleared up, it's been hanging on my conscience like an albatross.

Posted by: Scott Campbell at Blithering Bunny at November 4, 2004 at 08:16 AM

"UPDATE. John Edwards' concession speech was a graceless, bitter disgrace."

Yes. It perfectly reflected the man.

Posted by: George at November 4, 2004 at 08:17 AM

Shit, I'm hung over this morning...

Still, it feels good! Good on ya, Yanks! And thank you for not letting us Australians carry the flag alone!

Cheers,

JPB

Posted by: JPB at November 4, 2004 at 08:34 AM

What did he say? I've been at work all day.

Posted by: Andrea Harris at November 4, 2004 at 08:37 AM

As an American woman and political junkie, my conscience compelled me to
Vote Bush/ Save Steyn and Vote Bush/ Save Mine in that order. First thing's first.

Many thanks to Tim and Andrea for their uncoerced, unbribed, and not too fraudulent alliance with the Right side of life!

Posted by: A at November 4, 2004 at 08:39 AM

I've got my copy of Alex Harvey's 'Tommorow Belongs to Me' on and I'm goose-stepping around the room... We Scots are a perverse lot.

Sorry it's on cassete so I can't share it with you.

Anyone got any bagpipes?

Posted by: Bruce at November 4, 2004 at 08:41 AM

Bruce,

No bagpipes, but, I do have an elderly incontinent cat that could be squeezed to approximate the sound.

Posted by: Joe Bagadonuts at November 4, 2004 at 08:55 AM

Right election, at the right time and right place: Howard, Karzai and Bush

Posted by: A at November 4, 2004 at 08:58 AM

Australia kept the faith with us. I'm glad we also kept the faith with Australia.

Posted by: Steven Den Beste at November 4, 2004 at 09:01 AM

JPB, even if Mr Bush had lost the election, we Australians would not have carried the flag alone. It would have just made it a lot more difficult for our friends in the U.S. to feel pride in their country's actions under Mr Kerry's incompetent management. However, I am sure they would have done their best, as always, and I certainly would not have envied these good people their trials and tribulations in such a situation.

Now that the majority have given Mr Bush the green light, he's got two clear years to fix up Bin Hiding and the other despots lurking in their holes before electioneering becomes an issue once again.

Thanks to Tim and Andrea for all that you have done and I look forward to many more "raids" such as we did on the Guardian.

Posted by: Lofty at November 4, 2004 at 09:06 AM

But don't ignore the pockets of resistance. Today's 6.30am bulletin on Radio National comprised:
1. Brief lead on US election, couched solely in terms of Kerry's defeat: only soundbite was Kerry.
2. Horror story from Iraq (more headless bodies).
3. Arundahti Roy's 'peace' prize, with generous quotes from her loony propaganda.
4. Refugee family to be deported from Oz. Much longer than the election spot, with lavish use of teary soundbites, etc.
5. Cricket results.
And this, the day after the 'no ABC bias' report has been handed down.

Posted by: cuckoo at November 4, 2004 at 09:08 AM

What really worried me about Edwards is that he would wind up chanelling the 275,000 dead voters who recently registered in Ohio all the way to the voting booth.

He's a spiteful little goon, the worst of his kind, trading on backwoods origins while desperately striving to Be Somebody.

Posted by: Gannymede at November 4, 2004 at 09:24 AM

Bruce:

I know. I was told by an Englishman on this blog that we have a chip on each shoulder and one permanently implanted in the arse. I personally have found that the last one poses the most trouble to sods like him.

Posted by: Rhod at November 4, 2004 at 09:28 AM

If you want to see some classic examples of the ethical and moral sickness, and intellectual bankruptcy, at the core of Leftism, check out dailykos. Truly perverse people.

Posted by: Paul Johnson at November 4, 2004 at 09:29 AM

Does anyone have a link to the John Edwards speech? I can't find it. Not even on johnkerry.com

Posted by: random at November 4, 2004 at 09:30 AM

ok, i'll start the gloating... HOW SWEET IT IS!!! :)

Posted by: rosceo at November 4, 2004 at 09:34 AM

I wanted to find an Aussie and rub his head for luck, but couldn't find any -- so I did the best thing I could think of Election Night, and had dinner in an Outback Steakhouse. IT WORKED!!!

What?

Posted by: Laura M. Hagan at November 4, 2004 at 09:44 AM

Arundahti Roy peace prize?

What has she ever done for peace? - apart from 'activism'.

Posted by: rog at November 4, 2004 at 09:44 AM

Will their be a highlights package of GWB's election campaign? Complete with Rathergate and other such gems.

Posted by: gubbaboy at November 4, 2004 at 09:48 AM

The best part about this is watching the absolute meltdown on hard left blogs. If half of it is to be believed, in four years time:

*Atrios will be in prison just for blogging.
*Homosexuality will be a capital offense.
*Slavery will be re-introduced.
*Minorities will be disenfranchised or repatriated.
*Women will be forced to become baby production factories.
*Everybody who does not convert to fundie Christianity will be put in camps.
*Every person in America will be forced to purchase a gun and shoot somebody innocent.

ad bloody infinitum. What a bunch of idiots.

Posted by: Emily at November 4, 2004 at 09:50 AM

cuckoo says:

And this, the day after the 'no ABC bias' report has been handed down.

Maybe we can put ABC privatization on the agenda?

If they flog it off at the same time as Telstra, the lefties will be so busy howling about this outrageous treasonous act that they won't even notice industrial relations, voluntary student unionism and all the other "controversial" measures that are being proposed!

Posted by: JPB at November 4, 2004 at 09:52 AM

Would love to read Edwards' speech if anyone has a link - need more laughs.

Posted by: Timbo at November 4, 2004 at 09:54 AM

Who cares about Edwards' concession speech? All we need to know is his hair was impeachable.

(Why dost Chris Hitch like him so?)

Posted by: A at November 4, 2004 at 09:56 AM

Paul: I went to kos for the first time before coming here just to add to my feelings of joy through reading their agony. Hard to believe people really think like that. Was especially surprised that this kos guy (or whoever runs the site) was apparently sending e-mails to the Guardian in the middle of the night last night. Is kos a UK based site or are these primarily American loonies?

Feel like I've been beat up the past 6 months with our left media hitting from one side and Kerry's hatred movement hitting from the other....damn I feel good now.

Thanks Tim and fellow supporters down under.

Posted by: tej at November 4, 2004 at 09:58 AM

CREAM IN MY COFFEE
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEH
GWB GO GO GO WHOOOPEEEEEEEE

Posted by: Rose at November 4, 2004 at 10:03 AM

This one really cracked me up - from Back Pages:e

"Those who are confidently forecasting a Democrat renaissance in 2008 might consider that the Dems haven't won 50% of the national vote in a presidential election since 1976. And as I write tonight, the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination is Hilary Clinton, the mere mention of whose name causes the majority of Americans south of the Mason/Dixon line to reflexively start cleaning their firearms."

Things must be looking really grim on the Left... ;-)

JPB

Posted by: JPB at November 4, 2004 at 10:06 AM

"This of course is also the same Arundhati Roy who ...illegally built houses in a restricted and eco-sensitive area. Pachmarhi district in Madhya Pradesh is a protected sanctuary for many endangered species of wildlife. It also encompasses a sanctuary and a National Park and is listed as an eco-sensitive zone. No one is allowed to construct new structures in the area. But Ms. Roy and her husband who apparently think they are above all laws have... construct(ed) ugly houses (there) not only for themselves but also for their high society buddies from Delhi right in the heart of the wildlife sanctuary!"

She is very peaceful in the forest. Therefore she is winning Peace Prize, yes?

I am also peaceful, therefore...

Posted by: Bruce at November 4, 2004 at 10:07 AM

Europe's reaction:

In Madrid, Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, a socialist, said his government "wishes to contribute to effective and constructive cooperation with the Bush Government."

Wow. I'd hate to hear what he would have said if Kerry had won.

Posted by: ilibcc at November 4, 2004 at 10:08 AM

John Edwards concession speach: link

You can almost imagine the venom dripping down his chin.

Posted by: madne0 at November 4, 2004 at 10:10 AM

Andrea

Is "Steve at the Pub" still banned ? I'd love to hear what he thinks about all this. Well...I mean in that car accident sort of way.

Posted by: Merlin at November 4, 2004 at 10:26 AM

You say Peace Prize
but I say Piss Prize, isn't it?

Yes. Too Much Piss.

So: Piss be upon you, my brothers.

Posted by: Bruce at November 4, 2004 at 10:29 AM

Divided My Ass!!!

The media has been harping on about the US being "divided" and having to "heal" (the subtext being that GWB created those divisions!!!)

what b/s if you look at the electoral college maps nothing has really changed since to 2000 election. so does that mean that Clinton "divided" the country also? Or conversly that Regan in 1980 was responsible for bringing 0the country together??

the only thing that has divided is the gap between the left and the democractic process

Cheers
Great Site Tim


Posted by: Battlestar Gallactica at November 4, 2004 at 10:29 AM

gubbaboy,
This is the best summary of the last three months I've see.

Posted by: Gel at November 4, 2004 at 10:31 AM

Not all of Steve's IPs are banned.

Posted by: Andrea Harris at November 4, 2004 at 10:34 AM

I don't think Dan Rather has called the election yet. He is holding out for UN inpectors to overturn the results.

Posted by: perfectsense at November 4, 2004 at 10:37 AM

(After having read Edward's speech):

The battle rages for the factory worker, the mill worker, who said "I want to work, I just want a job."

The battle rages on for the mother who sits in the emergency room with her daughter and wonders how she's going to pay the bill.

The battle rages on for the young person who has worked hard and who wants to go to college but doesn't have the money to pay for it.

It goes on for the young child who doesn't understand why they're treated differently just because of the color of their skin.

And it rages on for the mother who wonders why her son was sent over there who will not come home.

Good God. That is disgusting.

Posted by: Andrea Harris at November 4, 2004 at 10:38 AM

I was going to add "did Edwards lift that straight from some political tract dated 1968?" but then it occurred to me that the losers who will respond positively to this speech are the sort of people who will never be satisfied with any gain, and nothing will ever be good enough for them except their own dreams of having the entire universe cater to them.

Posted by: Andrea Harris at November 4, 2004 at 10:40 AM

The crumbling of the mainstream media's influence is as gratifying as anything else this election. Proof that capitalism works: if you suck enough, you will be replaced.
(Go bloggers!)

Posted by: lexine at November 4, 2004 at 10:43 AM

Obviously it's time to elect a new people.

Posted by: Alan at November 4, 2004 at 10:58 AM

"a graceless... disgrace"

Isn't that a redundancy? Then again, "Kerry/Edwards" is a bit of a redundancy anyway.

Posted by: equitus at November 4, 2004 at 11:01 AM

Thanks Madne0

Edwards' tackiness is even funnier than I had hoped.

Well done America.

Posted by: Timbo at November 4, 2004 at 11:11 AM

Andrea - ew. Too bad that mother in the emergency room is going to be treated by a doctor whose insurance has just tripled, and whose charges have gone up accordingly. Not that Edwards would know anything about that now, would he?

Posted by: Sonetka at November 4, 2004 at 11:15 AM

Has Michael Moore's site been hacked? I just visited it and all there was was a large picture of GWB!

Go check it out...

Posted by: Richard at November 4, 2004 at 11:16 AM

I'm a lucky man. I'm a life-long democrat, old enough to remember how to use a manual typewriter and a rotary phone. I voted for my first Republican president yesterday. I live in Florida. I feel really good today.

If you find yourself in a position to make a difference, you're very lucky.

As lucky as you are to be American (if you are.)

It's time to come together and get serious about what we all face. These are interesting times we live in, and we may find ourselves in a position to make a difference.

Thanks to our dear friends in Oz. Truer friends you can never have than these.

Posted by: mezzrow at November 4, 2004 at 11:21 AM

No Richard, the picture of him is made up of photos of, I presume, dead Americans. Just another slur on your President by this scum.

Maybe a photo should be made up of Moore created from all the dead citizens of Iraq that the terrorists have killed.

Posted by: Lofty at November 4, 2004 at 11:22 AM

April 25, 2004
Bush to Press: "You're Assuming That You Represent the Public. I Don't Accept That."


Amen.

Posted by: John L Devlin at November 4, 2004 at 11:33 AM

Mr Oz - I just bet you belong to one of the 'Hate-Howard' organisations.

Why dont you just bugger off to one of the leftie blogs, where bile and bitterness are the norm, and leave us to gloat in peace.

This is just like the recent election in Australia, where the media was shocked that Howard won so decisively.

Posted by: dee at November 4, 2004 at 11:43 AM

I just want to add my thanks for the support from Tim Blair and all you Aussie's down under.

Posted by: Frank Villon at November 4, 2004 at 12:01 PM

'Tommorow Belongs to Me' YES!!!

Halt Social Security! Halt Welfare! Destroy all US jobs! Cut all the trees! Divert all refinery production into the WHALE INFESTED OCEANS!

1st Exec Order: Any elderly person over 70 eating anything other than Alpo will be executed!

Posted by: arlo at November 4, 2004 at 12:06 PM

"Malcolm Fraser, John Pilger, and the homeless guy at my local mall who thinks Bush stole his pants."

Tim,are you sure that Malcolm Fraser didn't knock off the homeless bloke's pants?

Posted by: Lofty at November 4, 2004 at 12:07 PM

If it's any consolation, Mr Kerry, I voted for you before I voted against you.

Posted by: Jorge at November 4, 2004 at 12:10 PM

Oh yes, Arlo. And you can get anything you want at Alice's Restuarant, especially Alice.

But you know, this land IS my land, and your land from California to the NYT land.

Posted by: Bruce at November 4, 2004 at 12:23 PM

If you can stomach it, pop over to Daily Kos (soon to be Weekly Kos, I'd expect) and watch the moonbats shrieking before their heads explode.

Reminds me of that old film classic "Scanners".

It's funny, it's not the OOOIILLLLLLL!!!, it's not the JOOOOOOOOOZZZZ! it's not even the WOT. Nah, the real reason is that the USA has been taken over by "fundies" who hate gay marriage! True!

Posted by: Kaboom at November 4, 2004 at 12:25 PM

I think Dubya owes John Howard's speechwriter a beer.

Posted by: fidens at November 4, 2004 at 12:29 PM

I love this blog! I love all these comments! I love Australia and the US! I love how the US election turned out! I love making moonbat heads explode! (It's sort of like popping the bubbles in bubble wrap) I'm going to bed now and catch up on all the sleep I've missed.

Posted by: Rebecca at November 4, 2004 at 12:29 PM

Yes! Thank you, USA!

I'm still a little shocked that a lazy soulless self-aggrandizing vampire like Kerry could receive 48% of the vote, but then seeing how things go here in the Great White North, I guess I shouldn't be casting stones.

The vitriol on a lot of the lefty blogs is a little disconcerting - they really seem to believe things like "100,000 dead Iraqis", "economy in tatters", "here comes the draft" etc. ad nauseum. Geez, whose consent is being manufactured here?

I wonder if the birds are singing for Wolcott today.

And if it wasn't obvious before, Edwards proves today he is an asshat. Before his graceful concession, I never realized the life in the US is like a scene from a Dickens novel.

Finally, just a note to all the faux-concerned "celebrities" of screen and stage: SUCK IT!

Posted by: Crispytoast at November 4, 2004 at 12:29 PM

Hey Bruce,

Ya know, Ah've bin havin' uh reeyal hankerin' ta go up north an' club me some baaaby seeeyals. We kudn't do no seeeyal klubin' lessin we had us ah majortee.

Posted by: arlo at November 4, 2004 at 12:37 PM

Arafat is in a critical condition and reliable sources maintain that he has full blown aids.

Which leads to the question will he have a choice of gender when he gets to choose his 75 virgins?

Was this set up by Mossad?

Posted by: Asapi at November 4, 2004 at 12:40 PM

Good God, Lofty is right. They're probably the 1,000 that the left likes to parade around-they just couldn't wait for that last poor soul to die. Remember, Ted Koppel showed the pictures on national television. That's probably where they came from. Compliments of Fat Boy's "minutmen". And Kerry upbraided Bush over the divided country.

Posted by: YoJimbo at November 4, 2004 at 12:41 PM

I'm one of those voters that Kerry did not know existed, the silent moral majority. Being able to access the internet and read with accuracy his background was one facet of deciding he was not fit to command. The other was his very persona was troubling to say the least. One of the most 'american' things he was going to give away as such was our capability of defending ourselves. That dog just wasn't going to hunt. Kerry quite capably defeated himself. Bush's campaign team was very wise in sitting back and watching this guy sink his own boat. And this doesn't include the tastelessness of his wife's behavior or that of Elizabeth Edwards. Kind of like finding you've got someone else's used chewing gum stuck to your fingers.
The Left and the crumbling mass media are also very blind. There is approximately 85 million christians in the United States. We pretty much minded our own business up until now.
I would suggest any future politicos thinking of running for office check out the major and burgeoning broadcast companies. For example TBN.
This is most evangelitical and missionary in format, but they do have news programs as well as some historical and scientific educational programs. And they're growing.

But it's a great feeling, after voting for Bush I thought about our fellow voters Under OZ, and what we have in common with you good folks. So as a group now, we've been there and done that in re-electing our leadership. :)
So here's to you good mates!

Posted by: mshyde at November 4, 2004 at 12:44 PM

Sloppy reporting from the ABC (again)
Under the headline:
"Bush pledges to earn Americans' trust"
the following is reported:

President George W Bush is promising deeply divided Americans he will earn their support and trust, after winning re-election to a second four-year term over Democratic Senator John Kerry.

"A new term is a new opportunity to reach out to the whole nation," he said.

"When we come together and work together, there is no limit to the greatness of America."

Speaking directly to supporters of Senator Kerry, Mr Bush said: "I will need your support, and I will work to earn it. I will do all I can to deserve your trust."

Only Kerry supporters are Americans?
How's that for nuance?!

Posted by: markn at November 4, 2004 at 12:49 PM

Kaboom - are you serious? I can honestly say that gay marriage didn't even cross my mind for all of election day. I was voting on the war, personally. (Of course, Illinois didn't have a gay-marriage referendum, so there was no reason for me to think about it?)

Are they interpreting "moral values" to mean "anti-gay marriage"? Because wow, that's a pretty...open...phrase to get that from.

Posted by: Sonetka at November 4, 2004 at 12:52 PM

Depression at The Guardian. It reads like satire:

Dismally, people asked each other how long they had stayed up the night before. "Until 4.30am," said my friend Jim. "Long enough to start crying like a girl."

At around 11am, shock gave way to group therapy ...

"There's going to be a brain drain from this country which will leave the Red-State [Republican] morons to fend for themselves," wrote an American on the Guardian talk-boards.

I rang my cousin in Chicago. "I'm good," she said. "Well, no, actually, not great." "We thought we were going to win. Bruce Springsteen ... the youth vote ... "

(Springsteen? The youth vote?)

... the prospect of having Bush back in business made all the small, crap things in one's life worse.

... sense of powerlessness was also raised by American psychologists, who, anticipating high levels of disgruntlement among voters, were on standby yesterday ... Dr Robert R Butterworth advised those individuals who felt depressed and despondent ...


Posted by: ilibcc at November 4, 2004 at 01:02 PM

This is my contribution to the festivities.

This is a drawing I originally did in 2002 to celebrate Jeb Bush's landslide re-election as gov of Florida and the retaking of the US Senate in 2002, and updated for Aahnald's win in Cal-lee-forn-ee-a in 2003. Today I have updated it again :).

http://home.earthlink.net/~mamaswami/id8.html

My Contrabushun :D .

Posted by: mamapajamas at November 4, 2004 at 01:03 PM

Sonetka said:

Are they interpreting "moral values" to mean "anti-gay marriage"? Because wow, that's a pretty...open...phrase to get that from.
Well, to modern "liberals" human beings are naturally good, so therefore they don't need "false" systems of morality "forced" on them. See, all that will do is make Naturally Good Boys and Girls into twisted, confused little criminals who will grow up to get steady jobs, marry (and stay married! As if there was some sort of warm-body shortage!) to a person of the opposite sex -- often without ever having experienced any sort of relationship with one's own sex and surprisingly there are even people who make this rash life-long commitment to a single bedmate without ever having first had sex with anyone at all! And there is more -- these people, despite all the bestselling books and cautionary films actually dare to breed more children and raise them like themselves! -- but I don't want to cause any of you to have sleepless nights.



Posted by: Andrea Harris at November 4, 2004 at 01:08 PM

Mr John Kerry lost the US election because he was too tall, Psychologically and Physically,it is strange but true.

Posted by: robyn at November 4, 2004 at 01:10 PM

Sonetka,

Have a quick look at the main thread in Soon-to-be-Weekly Kos.

700+ comments on the "moral values" factor by shrieking moonbats .... a wonderful sight to behold.

See, it's the moral values of the racist white trailer-park trash of the mid-west that done them in.....

Hilarious stuff, but only for those seeking a sublime gloat who have strong stomachs.

Posted by: Kaboom at November 4, 2004 at 01:14 PM

Robyn-Explain Lincoln then. Andrea. It's too late. You've already put my disgruntlement index on the roof! For shame!

Posted by: YoJimbo at November 4, 2004 at 01:18 PM

A schadenfreude moment for anyone who wants one:

Stuck a Bush/Cheney sticker on my hat for the trip to work today. Got off bus. Schmuck in suit approaches. Exchange follows:

SiS: {shoots me finger}
Me: "Kerry just conceded."

You'da thought I kicked him in the heart...

Posted by: richard mcenroe at November 4, 2004 at 01:21 PM

This is terrible for America. While GW Bush has conducted the war on terrorism well and I totally support him on that front, from a domestic perspective he's f-ed up everything he's touched, just like his father. Jobs, eduction, health, stem cell research - he's got all that wrong. And while its important not to be seen as weak against terrorists (which too many leftoids do), the domestic issues are all too important as well.

Hopefully in this term the president will stop being a mummy's boy (god that family annoys me!!!) and do some things for real people.

Posted by: Raffi at November 4, 2004 at 01:22 PM

Australians, it is generally recognized, when not up their own arses because they produced a few swimmers, are generally up those of sheep. Now of course they are firmly wedged up the extremely putrid rear end of middle America (how ironic it's colored red) who are of course up the arses of anyone who offers them a facelift, tummy tuck, burger, $10, bible, gun...

You people are just h-i-l-a-r-i-o-u-s (and sad)

Posted by: baggie at November 4, 2004 at 01:30 PM
who are of course up the arses of anyone who offers them a facelift, tummy tuck, burger, $10, bible, gun...
The ideology of the working class strikes again! Posted by: Aaron at November 4, 2004 at 01:32 PM

Kookaburra Mode 5 for me: maximum gloat. Thank you America, thank you Bush voters.

All terrorist must die.

Posted by: David Blue at November 4, 2004 at 01:32 PM

richard mcenroe: "A schadenfreude moment for anyone who wants one"

That was the one I wanted - priceless! (laughing out loud)

Posted by: David Blue at November 4, 2004 at 01:40 PM

Baggie,

If you really work at it, now I mean really try...you could become distasteful..you're only slightly sickening as it stands...but please try little man, try.

Posted by: Merlin at November 4, 2004 at 01:43 PM

Me thinks that "Baggie" is somewhat disgruntled. Maybe he should stick that baggie over his head and take deep breaths. There, that's better. The troll quotient seems to be rising.

Posted by: YoJimbo at November 4, 2004 at 01:44 PM

Went to check out the progress of an author's book I am looking forward to and had to read this crap!

I am pretty good with words, usually, but no words can express how miserable, angry, and depressed I am feeling this morning over the results of yesterday's election. The exit polling makes it clear: this was a victory for bigotry and fear, a mandate bought with lies. I know from past experience that it is going to take me some time to shake off this depression.

Posted by: Sil at November 4, 2004 at 01:47 PM

Hey, baggie
I'm part of that "middle America", and I don't seem to have any ozzies up my arse!

What I do have though, is a deep, deep feeling of gratitude.....that I'm me, and not you!

Posted by: rinardman at November 4, 2004 at 01:48 PM

Raffi - sounds just like Tony Blair.

Trust me, Kerry would have been absolutely no better, though, on non-terrorism related stuff, and on some issues, like free trade, would have been much worse.

Posted by: PJ at November 4, 2004 at 01:50 PM

Well, I've despised Edwards' politics intensely ever since listening to his odious Dem primary speeches with all the class warfare "Two Americas" crap, but I didn't expect I would come out of the election disliking him more as a person than I've come to dislike John Kerry. But his ugly "concession" speech has done exactly that. John Edwards, please go to hell. I hope Jim Geraghty at NRO is correct that this will turn out to be Edwards' last appearance in the national spotlight, but I'm afraid he'll probably be back soon enough, shoveling the same load of pseudo-populist manure.

Posted by: PW at November 4, 2004 at 01:55 PM

Raffi, I have a lot of problems with Bush, too, but not as many as I had with Kerry. As for some of the problems with Bush you listed, here's a few comments:

"Jobs," Uh... we have a 5.6 unemployed situation. At virtually every other point in US history, that has been regarded as "full employment". The jobless rates in Europe average around 10-15%, depending on which country you're talking about. The "job loss" counts that the Dems kept yelling about were PAYROLL jobs only... government and industrial jobs. That count did NOT include the increase of 1.6 entreprenurial jobs under Bush. In other words, a whole lot of people left payroll jobs to go into business for themselves. The US economy is in GREAT shape!

"eduction, health," That was Ted Kennedy's education plan (one of my problems with Bush), but education has been a major problem for 30 years... virtually since the introduction of "The New Math". Why is it suddenly only BUSH'S fault? As for health, what is the president supposed to do about "health"? That is the Congress's business, and it is up to THEM to pass a bill the president can either sign or veto. Remember Hillarycare? Went down in the US Senate 100-0. Even Kerry voted against it! Bush doesn't have anything whatsoever to do with health care. He can only sign or veto a bill created by Congress.

"stem cell research - he's got all that wrong." No, the hoopla about stem cell research is all wrong. The proposed ban on "stem cell research" is only about FEDERAL FUNDING of embryonic stem cell research, not the research itself. The Feds could care less that California passed a ballot initiative to give state funds to embryonic stem cell research. Meanwhile stem cell research is going on as per normal with PRIVATE and corporate funding. The Feds don't care about that, either. It's only Federal funds they don't want going to it because of the next item... it may be yet another bogus pseudo-science!...

IE: REAL scientists who have been working on stem cell research say that they've been getting good results with ADULT stem cells, and virtually NOTHING with embryonic stem cells. Adult fat cells seem to be the best source. Maybe Michael Moore could be useful after all? LOL! So why are liberals so hot to use yet another probable pseudo-scientific angle? It ties in with the abortion "rights" issues.

"And while its important not to be seen as weak against terrorists (which too many leftoids do), the domestic issues are all too important as well."

The domestic issues are important, but if we don't get the terrorists, we may not HAVE a country for domestic issues to matter in, capice?

Posted by: mamapajamas at November 4, 2004 at 01:58 PM

Looks like Edwards wants to drive a wedge into the US with his divisive comments

Posted by: rog at November 4, 2004 at 01:59 PM

Time for more war - which nation next? Iran is convinently surrounded.

alphacoward blog

Posted by: alphacoward at November 4, 2004 at 02:02 PM

BTW, it didn't come to it, but wouldn't it have been supremely ironic if Bush had won due to Iowa's electoral votes, after the Iowan Dem primary voters were the ones who pretty much inflicted Kerry on the electorate at large in the first place?

Posted by: PW at November 4, 2004 at 02:05 PM

"The US economy is in GREAT shape!"

It's not. The overhang from the Clinton/Greenspan era boom is still there, unaddressed. The low unemployment rate is basically dependent on the Bank of China (and Japan) continuing to finance America spending way beyond its means - 6% of GDP at the moment. The end of that imbalance will probably be dreadful for American consumers and firms. But there's virtually nothing any President can do about the state of the economy, except to warn, to propose a budget that Congress will mutilate and to keep trade free.

I thought the BBC's article on the reaction of the Communist tyrants in Beijing was slightly amusing for its irony btw: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3978489.stm

Posted by: PJ at November 4, 2004 at 02:07 PM

Richard, er, no, Mike Moore's site definitely hasn't been hacked. The George W. head up there on the site is a composite image, made out of photographs of the soldiers that have been killed in Iraq. Entirely in keeping with Moore's anti-war message...

Posted by: TimT at November 4, 2004 at 02:09 PM

Bush gets to eat his own shit

Posted by: Al at November 4, 2004 at 02:09 PM

In John Edward's concession speech he is "fighting" and "battling" everything but terrorists. No wonder he lost.

Posted by: perfectsense at November 4, 2004 at 02:13 PM

Loved yak back today in Oz- of acid dripped from blooded lipsorry getting carried away agaaaain
One woman so distressed and can't wait for 2008 when Hillary will be running- absolutley wonderful woman she gushed-

Mark Latham on News -looking forward to'working with Bush Admin. and helping them with his advise on how to manage the American economy whch affects us all.
Wish I could tape it all to savour over a a double 'Makers Mark'

Below link worth reading and I totally agree with- very sadly as I really thought Colin was going to be a real asset not a real ass!
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courtesy Beth Goodtree

Friends,

Now that Bush has won, it is time to put the pressure on him to dump that Arabist/Islamist appeaser Colin Powell. This article demonstrates how Powell is a liability for the White House. It thoroughly erodes any credibility Powell might have left. This article also has the perfect suggestion for a replacement. Read "We Didn't Elect Colin Powell" here first: Jewish Indianapolis http://www.jewishindy.com/article.php?sid=3999

And if you agree that Powell must be replaced, do drop an email to the White House. While the prez may not read them, they are read and logged and he gets alerted if a trend seems to be developing. You may send him an email at president@whitehouse.gov

BTW, for those of you who read my last piece, "What the Bedpan Saw," I got it right! The day after that piece came out, it was revealed that all the Arabs are now scrambling for Arafat's ill-gotten dollars. (These yutzes are soooo easy to predict!)

Beth Goodtree

PS: A big howdy and a 'so sorry your preferred candidate lost' to Yasser Arafat and Osama bi Laden!!!!! :-D
-C

Posted by: Rose at November 4, 2004 at 02:14 PM

I promise I will be gracious in victory - NOT!
Hey, Aaron Brown on CNN just asked Bob Schiffer "how did we miss this "values" thing?" and "how come George Bush got it?" I was shrieking at the TV "because you think that New York and Los Angeles are the only two cities that exist in the world and you need to get out of your ivory towers in the big cities and get out here in the "flyover" country and then maybe, maybe, you just might get it" Out here with all us stupid hillbillies! Geez!
Thanks, Awesome Aussies!

Posted by: NashvilleCat at November 4, 2004 at 02:18 PM

GO to http://thecurrencylad.blogspot.com/
wonderful post; 'Looking Good'

and to OZ -- you forgot the 10 000 000 Ukrainians and Rawanda is within your 'living' memory then maybe not!!!!!!!

Posted by: Rose at November 4, 2004 at 02:20 PM

Hey, Aaron Brown on CNN just asked Bob Schiffer "how did we miss this "values" thing?"

Oh boy, they're looking at it as though it's a marketing trend they missed. Just what I expected last night...the lesson the Dems and their supporters will learn isn't that their message is unacceptable for the majority, but that they didn't pander hard enough.

Posted by: PW at November 4, 2004 at 02:24 PM

alphacoward — Eliminate the middle man, sez I!

ON TO PARIS!

Posted by: richard mcenroe at November 4, 2004 at 02:47 PM

The book predicted The End..

"If Its Not Close They Can't Steal It"

It wasn't
They didn't
Done Deal....

Posted by: JoJo at November 4, 2004 at 03:17 PM

>Divert all refinery production into the WHALE INFESTED OCEANS!

I want a T-shirt that says this.

Posted by: John Nowak at November 4, 2004 at 04:01 PM

Whups...

re my message: "The "job loss" counts that the Dems kept yelling about were PAYROLL jobs only... government and industrial jobs. That count did NOT include the increase of 1.6 entreprenurial jobs under Bush. In other words, a whole lot of people left payroll jobs to go into business for themselves."

That should read "1.6 MILLION entreprenurial jobs"

Sorry about that very significant boo-boo!

Posted by: mamapajamas at November 4, 2004 at 04:16 PM

Now that the election is over the USA canget on with more important things; like killing thousands of innocent iraqis. and maybe a terrorist if they're lucky.

Posted by: Darren Hynes at November 4, 2004 at 05:17 PM

Americans are a bunch of pussies. They still haven't got over getting their ass kicked in Vietnam. Despite all their firepower they were pathetic. The vietnamese were the heroes. Now they're looking for other defenceless countries to demolish. Land of the Free? What a joke! Should be called land of the paranoid moron.

Posted by: Darren Hynes at November 4, 2004 at 05:27 PM

Election night I was too tired to celebrate, after 12 + hours of working the Get Out The Vote in my county. But tonight after work, I am proud to celebrate by hoisting [for the first time] several glasses of fine Aussie Shiraz. Good stuff that. In any case, I am proud that the American people have followed the example of our Australian brothers and sisters, and stood up against both the Leftist weenies and the terrorists. God bless the voters of both Australia and America. We stand together, and terrorists should tremble in fear, for the wrath of free men and women is upon them. Pardon any typos, but the Shiraz is very good, and we are very happy here.

Posted by: Subotai Bahadur at November 4, 2004 at 05:37 PM

Psst, Darren...you're the paranoid moron. Hope that doesn't come as too much of a shock to you.

Posted by: PW at November 4, 2004 at 06:10 PM

Considering the content of your posts, and the nature of the discussion in the comments thread, and the fact that I'm about as slothful as the slothfullest bum on the face of this earth and can't be bothered googling for them, you should post links to the speeches, Tim.

Posted by: TimT at November 4, 2004 at 06:57 PM

Why would Soros be interested in the monastic life? He's Jewish.

Speaking of Soros, Gerard Jackson writes about him here.

Posted by: Anonymous at November 4, 2004 at 07:12 PM

"And Bush still won. We all did."

I know! Isn't it fucking excellent!? This would have to be a golden age for conservative politics, and at just the right time too.

We rule!

Posted by: Matt T at November 4, 2004 at 07:23 PM

Is this really the best gloating y'all can come up with? Look what Tim's buddy Adam Yoshida has to say:

"They [Democrats] mean nothing. They are worth nothing. There’s no point in trying to reach out to them because they won’t be reached out to. We’ve got their teeth clutching the sidewalk and out [sic] boot above their head. Now’s the time to curb-stomp the bastards,"

Now that's what I call a gloat. C'mon, Republicans! Stop being such girlie-men and tell us how you REALLY feel!

Posted by: pch at November 4, 2004 at 07:27 PM

REDNECKS RULE-YEAH.
Just a thought,I was reading today that the bush government has instructed the national park that contains the grand canyon to push some alternative literature about the origins of the canyon.
Apparently the government line is that god created it in six days!!!
Could one of you bushies please explain?
Are you all nuts?

Posted by: marklatham at November 4, 2004 at 11:01 PM

REDNECKS RULE-YEAH.
Just a thought,I was reading today that the bush government has instructed the national park that contains the grand canyon to push some alternative literature about the origins of the canyon.
Apparently the government line is that god created it in six days!!!
Could one of you bushies please explain?
Are you all nuts?

Posted by: marklatham at November 4, 2004 at 11:02 PM

REDNECKS RULE-YEAH.
Just a thought,I was reading today that the bush government has instructed the national park that contains the grand canyon to push some alternative literature about the origins of the canyon.
Apparently the government line is that god created it in six days!!!
Could one of you bushies please explain?
Are you all nuts?

Posted by: sean at November 4, 2004 at 11:02 PM

This has been great. I'm British and woke up on Wedensday morning not knowing what had happened. Checked the news pages and saw that Bush looked like winning and things just got better and better. It has been fantastic watching those dreary metropolitan lefties crying into their chianti.
I went onto Newshounds site last night. It was so funny. They really are a bunch of paranoid morons who are convinced that they are true intellectuals. I'd been feeling great anyway but looking at their poisoned, jaded comments, I felt even better.

Posted by: Craig at November 4, 2004 at 11:15 PM

Thanks, Craig. And to all the other supporters of the USA and conservative values worldwide, a hearty and humble thanks from this midwestern American for supporting us with your thoughtful comments and rock-solid belief in the powers of freedom and dignity and truth.
It's really sinking in today here, and I feel like I'm walking 2 inches off of the ground! What an incredible mandate! Nobody here in the news will say it, but when you look at the state races for governer and the US house and senate races it's been a real....yes I'll say it.... LANDSLIDE!!!!

Posted by: spitfire9 at November 4, 2004 at 11:49 PM

"and the homeless guy at my local mall who thinks Bush stole his pants."

Oh my God, now I have to clean coffee off my computer screen.

Genius....

Posted by: Tim at November 5, 2004 at 12:23 AM

"Why would Soros be interested in the monastic life? He's Jewish."

We Jews don't want that turd, and he obviously doesn't want us, either.

Posted by: Attila at November 5, 2004 at 01:08 AM

Now we can start getting ready for the "2008 Obama/Clinton" (or vice-versa) campaign crap. Personally, Obama and Osama rhyme a little too closely, plus they both vote for the same party, and Bill would be a scary "First Husband". Quick, lock up the interns and hide the cigars.

Congrats to our Aussie vicotrs down under.

Posted by: Bob at November 5, 2004 at 01:38 AM

Marklatham, being from the south, the standard line my friends and I use on people who call us rednecks, "I's ain't no redneck, I's a civilized redneck, which means I's ain't a pack'n, mus be yur lucky day."

But more to your point, can't explain what isn't there. But it does explain the frantic search of the grounds at the Moonbat Institute for Mental Health.

Posted by: Wilky at November 5, 2004 at 01:56 AM