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Kerry Concedes Election To Bush
WilliamGeorge points to this MSNBC story "that presidential candidate John Kerry has called George W Bush to concede the election. So it is over, and without a lot of extra fuss and recounts."
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FOUR MORE YEARS!
O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
7 more months until i graduate, then i'll join you there.
Spiral out. Keep going...
You obviously have different morals than some people so what are your morals based on?
Are you saying that abortion and homosexuality are morally correct based on your opinion instead of relating to a standard for all people?
Jonahweb.com has stuff.
Bush has...
Nationally:
- A 3.5 million vote (3%) margin
- An absolute majority (51%), the first since 1988
- The most votes ever received in any presidential election (though that's not necessarily relevant)
in Ohio:
- A 136,000 vote (2%) margin
- An absolute majority (51%)
- 100% precincts reporting
- Election results perfectly mirror exit polls (i.e., no tampering)
- Approximately 140-150,000 provisional ballots outstanding (according to Ohio Secretary of State)
- A statistically insurmountable lead
This time, it's clear.
Though, these campaigns are $300 million operations that have been going for almost two years, and when almost 60 million people vote for you, you have a duty to ensure that every vote counts - I won't fault anyone for that.
However, get ready for the Diebold conspiracy wackos to crawl out of the woodwork, because Diebold's chairman said in his capacity as a Republican party backer that he was "committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year." Really, really poor taste? Yep. Probably a fucking stupid thing to say when you're CEO of a company that makes electronic voting machines? For the *state* about which you're making those comments, no less? Yep. But don't forget one thing: the exit polls exactly and perfectly describe the 2% Bush margin. That's one thing you'll never see the Diebold conspiracy blogs mention. (In fact, somehow they're now saying that the some of the exit polls *don't* match...which will give further fodder to the Diebold tinfoil hat crowd.) They'll just fantasize about how a 13,000 person company secretly rigged the election, and that somehow, the mainstream media is "hiding" the story because it's in bed with Bush. Ahh, conspiracy theorists. Gotta love 'em.
And I didn't vote for Bush.
Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos!
Well Buddy, you're wrong.
This election is just amazing for me as a European. I cannot bring myself to believe that the US went for Bush - again.
Geez, looks like I won't be vacationing in California for another four years.