Obama becomes the third black U.S. President. David Palmer and his brother Wayne from 24 being the other two.
A Jew has yet to win for President or American Idol. But a Jew has won Survivor!
Credit where credit is due, FOX News' Brit Hume was extremely gracious. He said this about our future president: "He may be dangerous but he's likable."
Nice that my kooky state (California) put him over the top but wouldn't it have been almost poetic if Hawaii was the deciding state?
Among the people told that election day had been moved to Wednesday was Katie Couric but she caught her bosses in the lie.
When John McCain is NOT the scariest member of a ticket you know you are really in trouble.
Now I can go to Europe and not have to apologize for being an American.
And I can sleep for the first time in eight years.
And exhale for the first time in eight months.
A President usually appoints those key people instrumental in getting him elected to key administrative posts. Will Tina Fey become Secretary of State or Secretary of Agriculture?
Very classy concession speech by John McCain.
Barack Obama's speech was stirring and (I'm not used to this from a U.S. President) articulate. It even brought tears to Oprah's eyes. Glad that Oscar producer Gil Cates wasn't producing. After 30 seconds he would have started the play off music.
I imagine Hillary Clinton re-enacted the Sean Penn breakdown scene in Mystic River. Might be a good night for Bill to crash at a friend's.
There is life after election for losing GOP candidates. Bob Dole has been the commercial spokesperson for Visa, Viagra, and Dunkin' Donuts. And of course McCain can always run for president of Second Life.
Joe the Plumber will go the way of Joe Millionaire.
But Sarah Palin will become a pop culture icon like Freddy Krueger, Chucky, and Faye Dunaway.
I don't have to move to New Zealand now.
In L.A. you got "I voted" stickers good for a freebie at Starbucks or a beach ball from the 99 Cent Store. No serious Southern California sports fan would be caught dead at a sporting event without his beach ball.
In Baltimore, voters got a free beer at Todd Conner's Pub.
But the best perk is -- if you live in New York, Los Angeles, or Seattle, you could have swung by Babeland, a chain of sex-toy shops, where voters received special discounts! (Not sure if that included "Penny Flame's Guide to Hand Jobs" or "Mr. Bendy".)
Hey! Bill Clinton called me yesterday! Something about No on Proposition 8. I tried to break in and say hello, ask if he needed a place to stay for the night, but he just kept on talking. I also wanted to tell him about the great deal at Babeland. Oh well, I'm sure he'll call back tomorrow.
Did you see the CNN holograms? It was like Princess Leia was right there in the studio, analyzing exit polls! Cool!!
On his radio show Tuesday Sean Hannity predicted a big upset win for McCain. It was just the latest in a long line of misinformation he dispenses on a daily basis to his large audience of simpletons and lemmings.
Please let this not mean we see more of Jessie Jackson.
Supreme Court Justices can step down now.
The Huffington Post can finally devote more time to Amy Winehouse.
What are the pollsters going to concentrate on now? I guess it's back to Family Feud questions.
Okay, let me get this straight - Hurricane Katrina destroys Louisiana. Instead of doing anything, George Bush attends a San Diego Padres game. Louisiana votes Republican. Huh????
Maybe now Air America can get on radio stations that have more than 12 watts and aren't above airport traffic stations on the AM dial.
When Mr. Obama learned that he had won I bet he said the same thing I say whenever a network picks up a television series of mine. "OH SHIT!!!"
God speed, Mr. President-elect. Congratulations, and now Oprah Winfrey doesn't have to return the dress she bought for the Inaugural. It's all good.
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