Secrets of the City

I’ll be watching in the comfort of my own home with a few friends and many, many drinks.

Going to the Bob Dylan concert, so no watching for me. Its bad for your health to have so much drama, just relax, and worry about moving to Canada if things go badly.

Me, a bottle of vodka, and a shot every time the phrase “swing state” is used.

Going to a friend’s house, then (hopefully) dancing in the street.

Drinking Liberally is hosting an election night party at the 331. Half price taps (including guiness) 1.50 premiums, 2.50 margs and tallboys. Raleigh will be there with her tacos, and we’ll be giving away copies of Goodnight Bush and Chicago 10. Starting at 6 pm and going till it’s over or the bar closes!

the gym, prolly stub & herbs for beer, Dylan Concert, some chichi publisher’s house party in Kenwood, home.

Watching at home with wife, wunderhound and pricey bourbon. May stop by 331 on way to say “hi” the the Power Baby’s mum.

stop in before 8 and you might catch a glimpse at the power baby herself…if she ever gets back to standard time.

I plan on voting in the morning before work because I’ll probably be at the office until at least 7. Then Mr. mb and I will watch from the comfort of our couch while eating the dinner he is going to prepare.

Think the Smitten Kitten’s going to do this?

We don’t have a tv, so we’ll be listening to coverage on MPR. Although 331 sounds kinda fun.

This.

I heard First Ave is having some combo of dancing and campaign coverage. The 331 sounds good, too.

Im having a little election party at my place  drinks, snacks and Wolf Blitzer.

I’ll just be chilling at my brothers house, holding my 3 month old baby niece.

First, I need to get a couple hours off on Wednesday morning. If I can pull that off, we will probably go out. If not, I’m staying at home and only staying up to midnight.

And yoga.

kc, I’ve got a meeting scheduled for 8:30 on Wednesday. I told the admin who schedules it to make sure I’m not on the agenda because I’m not coming in.

I went and scheduled a meeting on Wednesday, so I have to come in. I don’t know what I was thinking.

I’ll be blissfully doing Asian calligraphy until 8:00 pm.

Wherever the most racial transcendence is occurring. I’ll also be eating the red, white and blue Jell-o cups that they sell at Cub(s) and yelling, “America, fuck yeah!”

We will either be at home or in St Paul for the DFL Victory Party at the Crowne Plaza. Nothing like drinking free Teamster beer.

I’m going to watch it on TV at home.

Bixby, are you coming to save the motherfucking day?

CINF is preparing a delicious meal, we are drinking lots and lots of wine, and watching the coverage at home, with our cat.

What are the cat’s predictions?

I’m doing what all good Democrats do. I’m sacrificing a goat to the dark lord. I’ll smother the blood upon my naked body and dance upon my pentagonal altar until the sun comes up. What? Am I the only one?

Why should tomorrow night not be like any other night, right Douglas?

More importantly, has the cat transcending species?

I think someone needs to go to the main GOP gathering, and if/when FOX calls it for Obama, jump up shouting “WHOOO!” and doing a happy dance.

Bixby, are you coming to save the motherfucking day?

It depends going to be a long week, so I might just be up for saving the fucking day. The motherfucking day seems like entirely too much work.

I just cannot watch talking heads for that long of a stretch, so I will be checking on the coverage during TV timeouts and in between periods of the Wild-Sharks game I will be watching.

I really hope I’m not as shocked as the time Jesse won.

C-Span is sometimes a good place to watch election coverage. They take phone calls. Highly entertaining phone calls.

I plan on watching the Daily Show’s Indecision 2008 special and watching Anderson Cooper get increasingly annoyed by his panel of talking heads as the night goes on. If tomorrow is anything like the primary’s Super Tuesday, I expect to hear something even better than AC saying he wants to be Donna Brazille’s “boo”.

Bixby, I want Cooper to tackle the asshole with the big weird map while he focuses on the turnout in Bumbleshit, Arkansas.

If tomorrow is anything like the primary’s Super Tuesday, I expect to hear something even better than AC saying he wants to be Donna Brazille’s “boo”.

I wish CBS would bring Dan Rather back for a one night only performance.

I want James Carville and Michele Bachmann to make a joint guest appearance.

I’d also like to see them fire John “The Map” King and replace him with Fred Armisen (sp?) [skip to 1:46 in]

I really hope I’m not as shocked as the time Jesse won.

I almost died when Jesse won!

No really, I almost did. It was right after Hurricane Mitch in Nicaragua. I was living there and attending school. School was cancelled due to the mass destruction, so I decided to get out of town to visit my friend Kimberly in another town. I took the bus down, and of course I ate the street food, because it was so good. I also waded through Raw Sewage to get there.

A couple days later I was SICK! I held off as long as I could, but eventually I was rushed to the hospital. I was dehydrated and I had amobeas and parasites. Afterwards I found out that if I would have waited 12 hours longer I probably would have died.

So lying in my hospital bed on day two I started to feel better. I turned on the TV to CNN. There was Jesse Ventura, our new Governor. I was shocked. I thought I was dreaming. But no, it was true. Jesse Ventura had won. I couldn’t believe it, but I also couldn’t explain why I was so riled up to my nurses. My Spanish wasn’t good enough.

That’s the only election I haven’t voted in since I was 18 and I regret it to this day.

There’s that election-predicting, species-transcending cat again! Weird.

I’ve got the hots for Fred Armisen.

Also watching the Comedy Central thing. The thought of going to a bar to watch results sounds terrible to me. But, that’s because I hate people so much.

Actually, I’ll probably just in a darkened room biting my nails, while watching this video to ease my anxiety about the future:

I, too, will miss Dan Rather. I will not watch TV, because I cannot stand to watch people say the same thing over and over and over again, which is what always happens on cable news during breaking news. It makes me want to go blam.gif. But I might sneek a peak at CNN to see that wicked cool Minority Report style map they got.

The cat threw up this morning on the couch, so I think he’s nervous. He votes for more pets, and less people picking him up.

How does the Alaska and Hawaii thing work? Do they have to wait until the polls close in those states before calling it or can they do it as soon as the polls close in Pacific Time (10 CST)?

They can call it before they close if the winner has enough electoral votes without those two states. I assume they will call it as soon as it can be called. The problem encountered in the past was calling states before the polls closed in those states.

Kwatt, I couldn’t agree more. The actual coverage is SO BORING.

Too bad one of the stations doesn’t have a continuous loop of this. They’d pull in more viewers than the Yule Log broadcast on Christmas day in NYC.

What kc said. I don’t remember who I heard say it, but one ofthe network guys said a few days ago, that they weren’t going to wait for every state to close before calling another state, or the election.

Among the first states called is Indiana, becaise the polls there close at 6:30. Also, states that have reliably voted for one party or the other get called sooner, once a clear trends is seen. DC gets called early, as does smaller states like Delaware, Rhode Island, etc.

This election might just give the newsies fits, as many formerly red states are toss ups or trending Obama. So how do you call it? History, or history-making? Everyone want to be first, but no one whats to be wrong and look like an idiot. Listen for the Associated Press call. When the AP calls an election, it’s like the Voice of God speaking…

This will either be a very short — or very long — evening, depending on how some of the swing states east of the Mississippi go. If even a few go blue, that’s likely the ball game. If they ALL go for McCain, open another bottle, it will be a long night.

The cat threw up this morning on the couch, so I think he’s nervous.

What does the cat know about the future that we don’t? Now I’m nervious.

Actually, I have been freaking out about this election for days. Back spasms. Can’t sleep. Hurry, Tuesday, hurry!

Indiana closes their polls at 6:30? That’s a bunch of crap. Not everyone can take off to vote and that doesn’t give people a lot of time after work to vote.

I’d be surprised if anyone in Indiana knows what time anything is. Bunch a hicks in that state. (shudders)

There are a few state legislative races I’m interested in, too, because I want a couple of people to lose. They’re democrats, though, which makes me feel weird because it’s one of the first times I’ve ever wanted a republican to win. It makes me feel kind of dirty.

Indiana closes their polls at 6:30? That’s a bunch of crap. Not everyone can take off to vote and that doesn’t give people a lot of time after work to vote.

Election day should be on the weekend, last a full two days and the election judges should be paid more than just a free sandwich (or whatever the hell they get). I believe there’s a proposed law to move election day to a weekend but I can’t remember the details.

The cat threw up this morning on the couch, so I think he’s nervous.

The explanation is plain as day, it’s a Republican cat.

The U.S. Constitution stipulates when the Presidential elections are held. Thus, any attempt to change it would require a Constitutional Amendment.

I’d love to be an election judge, but it would interfere with my ability to watch returns come in on the teevee. Election Night is better than Christmas! (Mostly because it doesn’t come every year – thank God for that.)

I’m taking Wednesday, Thursday and Friday off… just in case the revolution comes, I want to be able to stay home and watch MSNBC try to cover it.

Jane that video is hilarious.
CINF, wanting a republican to win is fine! it shows that you are actually studying the issues/candidates individually instead of towing the party line like os many of us do. congrats on that.

elections on a weekend? Silly talk.

We are doing a l’etoile magazine election night party at Clubhouse Jager – 2-4-1s all night, election coverage projected on the wall!

The U.S. Constitution stipulates when the Presidential elections are held. Thus, any attempt to change it would require a Constitutional Amendment.

Seeing the number of states that allow early voting, as long as you didn’t abolish the current Tuesday in Nov. date, I don’t think there would be anything standing in the way of a law requiring the states to also open up polls for a weekend.

There are a few state legislative races I’m interested in, too, because I want a couple of people to lose.

Why do you hate Democrats?

We vote on Tuesday because in 1845, by proclamation of President John Tyler, it was decided we would. It is not in the constitution. The Constitution says the states can decide when to vote.

And we vote on Tuesday because it allowed farmers to go to church on Sunday and then travel to the polling place on Monday to vote on Tuesday. It is in November because it is after the crops were harvested.

Watch it, kwatt — my mom’s in Indiana. In fact, she’s an election judge.

Speaking of election judges, look at this , AP via the PiPress. For the first time, MN got a full slate of election volunteers — 30,000 — and still others had to be turned away.

How about the footage of people waiting in line as long as 10 hours in some states to cast an early vote. Voter apathy? Not this time.

God Bless America!

After tonight, no more of those damned ads! We all win!

Voter apathy? Not this time.

Certainly not.

There are a few state legislative races I’m interested in, too, because I want a couple of people to lose. They’re democrats, though, which makes me feel weird because it’s one of the first times I’ve ever wanted a republican to win. It makes me feel kind of dirty.

Who cares how you feel, I want to know how the cat and its feline friends are polling. I’ve got tabby cats up by +2 in many states including several traditional calico strongholds. Although, I predict those ugly hairless cats could take some votes away from either kind of cat.

Also, I want to know who Winston the cat is supporting. He seems fed up with the usual politics:

Voter apathy? Not this time.

Certainly not.

Meh. Election 08: I could take it or leave it.*

*based on this shirt.

I’ll be biking around Lake Street with an American flag and yelling.

I prophesize street parties and much celebration in public places. Fireworks, etc. I’m going to be out in the middle of it!

Actually, I could probably watch the results at a bar/restaurant in the Southern town where I currently live called (no lie) the Right Wing Tavern. I’m guessing, however, that if I did that and had a few beers, I’d be leaving in a body bag.

Any bars or restaurants, aside from 331, having specials?

Well, I plan on driving to Indiana for some coffee and election results at Conservative Cafe.

I’m going to go watch the results come in at the Islamo-Marxist Bar & Grill.

Heh. I think that Crown Point, Indiana, is roughly where Cary Grant got buzzed by the biplane in “North by Northwest.”

If you are coming to Indiana, Bix, I’ll let my Mom know and you can stay in the guest room. She’ll take you to the nearby Waffle House for some biscuits ‘n gravy.

I’m going to go watch the results come in at the Islamo-Marxist Bar & Grill.

That’s in Columbia Heights, as I recall…

Not sure where I’ll be watching the coverage yet, but I do know that it should be pretty early in the broadcast that they break in to report that a person identified on mnspeak as “heb” just dropped dead from alcohol poisoning after overdosing on vodka – then they’ll speculate on whether or not he had already voted before dying and how that vote or loss of vote impacted the race.

Later in the evening I’ll be watching for the break in broadcast where they report a murder at the Right Wing Tavern.

No matter what the outcome of this election, all producers of alcohol will be winners on Election night.

No matter what the outcome of this election, all producers of alcohol will be winners on Election night.

Ethanol wins again. Sweet.

I’d be surprised if anyone in Indiana knows what time anything is. Bunch a hicks in that state. (shudders)

Ugh, Indiana. The only place worse than Canada if you ask me.

My cats are firmly voting Obama. They are quite divided on the senate race though. One for Franken, one for Barkley.

I project that the words “this” and “election” will not be used once on any network without a gratuitous “historic” wedged in there.

My cats are voting for Obameow over Mccainine. And there’s no way they’re voting for Bark-ley.

My joke headline for an Obama victory: Racist country ask black guy to clean up mess.

My dog is from Indiana, but he’s a true Blue Dog now. He may split the ticket to vote for Barkley. Al and Norm’s shouting scares him.

We were thinking of having a “Diebold Pint Night” at our place. You order a pint and the bartender rings it up — it could be $1 or it could be $20!

Free coffee tommorow at Starbucks if you got one of those red “I voted” stickers.

Free ice cream tomorrow evening at Ben and Jerry’s if you have “I voted” sticker.

I think there’s a problem with Ben & Jerry’s “find the nearest Ben & Jerry’s map” locator. According to the locator there are 2 of them – one a block and a half from my house and the other 2 blocks from my house. I’m sure I’d know if there were 2 Ben & Jerry’s shops that close to my house. I’d have gained so much weight by now I’d have to ride my lil’ rascal to get to them.

The Ben and Jerry’s map is cool because it also shows your voting location.

MSNBC has a story about all the free stuff you can get just for voting. Oh, Krispy Kreme, why did you leave us high and dry?

Bixby stole my link and repositioned it as her own. I want her Ben and Jerry’s as restitution.

I don’t have time to click on all links that everyone posts! Besides, I didn’t steal your link, I consider it reparations.

Now I’m just going to steal your ice cream.

You’ll owe me two Vermonsters which amounts to 40 scoops of ice cream.
I’ll also need a mule.

mnspeak Vermonster eating contest?

The last time I ate a Vermonster with a bunch of people in my dorm, I got so sick. Not from the Vermonster but from the germs that ended up in the ice cream after a bunch of people are all eating from the same bucket of ice cream.

We should have a MNSpeak Vermonster party (with separate bowls).

Good idea, CINF.

People here think they know their cats….

That’s funny.

People here talk in third person.

Now that’s funny.

Did Bixby just ask for 40 Scoops and a Mule? That’s racist.

It’s only racist if she asks for vanilla ice cream only.

It’s rassist to suggest that I’m rassist and would select only vanilla ice cream.

My Elitist Vermonster will contain the following:
40 scoops of chocolate ice cream
chocolate syrup
chocolate sprinkles
And absolutely NO WHIPPED CREAM! The last thing I need is whipped cream climbing to the the top of Vermonster, asserting it’s place in my tasty, monochrome society.

Also, it will be delivered to my table by a mule which, along with the Vermonster bucket, I will get to keep.