Kerry Concedes Election To Bush 5687
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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Oh Canada! (Score:5, Funny)
"...without a lot of extra fuss and recount"? (Score:5, Funny)
This sucks... (Score:1, Funny)
Time to buy my own private island.
I need directions . . . (Score:5, Funny)
Can someone tell me where I can sign-up for the upcoming Civil War?
one nation under god (Score:5, Funny)
All I need now (Score:3, Funny)
is the link to the Draft-Dodging HOWTO.
4 More Wars! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Oh Canada! (Score:5, Funny)
And the rest of the world... (Score:5, Funny)
Not over just yet (Score:3, Funny)
Well... (Score:3, Funny)
Two words
Welcome, friend! [cic.gc.ca]
Repent, for the Apocalypse Draws Nigh! (Score:5, Funny)
The only question in my mind is what form will the other two Horsemen take?
At least I don't have to update my .sig
Some silver lining.
Re:Oh Canada! (Score:5, Funny)
Well, you're better off than me. I still gotta learn to speak Canadian!
Four more years (Score:0, Funny)
moo (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Congratulations (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Now, let's all have a big Slashdot group hug (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Oh Canada! (Score:5, Funny)
Four years later and he's still here.
-Peter
Re:gore (Score:5, Funny)
-9mm-
Re:I need directions . . . (Score:4, Funny)
Re:TIME TO PLAY THE BLAME GAME, FUCKERS (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Now, let's all have a big Slashdot group hug (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Oh Canada! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Now, let's all have a big Slashdot group hug (Score:3, Funny)
Puff Daddy - Vote or Die (Score:1, Funny)
Re:"...without a lot of extra fuss and recount"? (Score:5, Funny)
urgent reminder (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Oh Canada! (Score:5, Funny)
If I was God, I'd be, like "Get the hell off me ya freaking Canuck! I've got better things to do than be your rug!"
Re:Now, let's all have a big Slashdot group hug (Score:5, Funny)
Re:All I need now (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Oh Canada! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Thank you Mr. Kerry (Score:1, Funny)
Re:I need directions . . . (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Oh Canada! (Score:5, Funny)
At least bush knows he won now (Score:3, Funny)
At least this time he knows he is.
I have to say the MSNBC headline was confusing:
"Kerry calls Bush to concede election" - I interpreted this as "Kerry calls on bush to concede election" mean Kerry asked bush to concede.
Sam
Re:All I need now (Score:2, Funny)
Hope this helps.
-Peter
How to Entertain Yourself until Thanksgiving (Score:5, Funny)
- Take up assault weapon collecting as a hobby
- Figure out how to best invest your $300 annual Bush tax savings to cover the social security benefits you'll never get
- Become rich, then get all your income from mostly untaxed dividends and capital gains income
- Join the guard and train for a one year tour of duty in Iraq
- Move so that the selective service can't find you
- Take some gay people and a girlfriend (work with me here) to Vegas. Taunt them by getting married and divorced inside of 12 hours.
- Make a sign saying "The Government should stay out of our lives!" and go protest in front of an abortion clinic.
- Pick up bow and arrow making to capitalize on the new corporate tax incentives
- Do something illegal, get arrested, and excercise your right to trial before 4 years of Bush-appointed, Republican confirmed Supreme Court appointees uphold the Patriot Act's elimination of right to trial.
Re:Now, let's all have a big Slashdot group hug (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Oh Canada! (Score:3, Funny)
Maybe these guys [google.com] will hire me.
Dear Canada (Score:3, Funny)
How do I move to you?
Sincerely,
Greg
If you are a USian threating to move... (Score:3, Funny)
I, for one, welcome our new american overlords! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Now, let's all have a big Slashdot group hug (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Sad sad day (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Oh Canada! (Score:3, Funny)
Move to Canada for 3.75 years, then swim south in fall 2008.
Re:Oh Canada! (Score:2, Funny)
Of course if you don't qualify as a Skilled Worker, you can always try the political assylum [cic.gc.ca] route :)
Re:Now, let's all have a big Slashdot group hug (Score:5, Funny)
Here's an idea (Score:5, Funny)
Insert standard disclaimer here (Score:5, Funny)
Oh no! (Score:0, Funny)
Dear America (Score:4, Funny)
Re:I need directions . . . (Score:2, Funny)
Feel free to join the |un|holy crusade. After that we will rejoin the Union, and do this again for other states in the center of the Union...wash, rinse and repeat.
Never did like that state anyhow
Subject (Score:1, Funny)
reality check (Score:2, Funny)
Re:A day of worldwide mourning (Score:4, Funny)
Re:TO: the world FROM: the USA RE: election (Score:1, Funny)
Thank you for your apology, it is greatly appreciated. Most of us quite like the USA, and we quite like many Americans. However, we don't really like that Bush fella and rather hoped you'd dump him like a DRM-crippled audio file. Wouldn't really matter who took his place, to be honest. But, I have to say, after you went and voted for him twice in a row, we do have to wonder whether we should reappraise our view of Americans. Anyway, it was your choice, so if it all goes tits up again we can blame you, the people, and not just your politicians. Have a good Thanksgiving.
Hugs and kisses,
Rest-of-world
Oh Canada! (Score:5, Funny)
The Canadian Anthem
"O Canada"
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.
Refrain
O Canada, glorious and free!
We stand on guard, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!
O Canada! Where pines and maples grow.
Great prairies spread and lordly rivers flow.
How dear to us thy broad domain,
From East to Western Sea,
Thou land of hope for all who toil!
Thou True North, strong and free!
Refrain
O Canada, glorious and free!
We stand on guard, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!
O Canada! Beneath thy shining skies
May stalwart sons and gentle maidens rise,
To keep thee steadfast through the years
From East to Western Sea,
Our own beloved native land!
Our True North, strong and free!
Refrain
O Canada, glorious and free!
We stand on guard, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!
Ruler supreme, who hearest humble prayer,
Hold our dominion within thy loving care;
Help us to find, O God, in thee
A lasting, rich reward,
As waiting for the Better Day,
We ever stand on guard.
Refrain
O Canada, glorious and free!
We stand on guard, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!
TO: the USA FROM: the world Re: RE: election (Score:3, Funny)
I think I speak for surprisingly many here in the world when I say:
YOU MANIACS. YOU BLEW IT UP. DAMN YOU. GOD DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL.
Wait... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Oh Canada! (Score:5, Funny)
The Future For Slashdotters (Score:3, Funny)
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/
But as for the whole election it think Bart Simpson said it best..
"I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. "
Re:Oh Canada! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Now, let's all have a big Slashdot group hug (Score:4, Funny)
Crap (Score:5, Funny)
I had my eye on this awesome 17" flatscreen display down at Staples
Re:Oh Canada! (Score:3, Funny)
The moon is a harsh mistress
Re:Oh Canada! (Score:4, Funny)
A Hand Across the Aisle to my Republican Friends.. (Score:1, Funny)
The election is over,
The results are now known,
The will of the people
has clearly been shown.
Let's forget the quarrels
and show by our deeds,
and give our new leader
the help that he needs.
We'll all work together,
May all bitterness pass,
I'll hug your elephant
and you'll kiss my ass.
Battered wife syndrome (Score:3, Funny)
"He took our jobs away and gave us lower paying ones in exchange. He sent our kids to die in a senseless war based on a lie. He's maxed-out the credit card. He's trashing the environment and the constitution. Our friends are wondering what's happened to us....
But he's our president and we just love how he doesn't change his mind!"
Re:Oh Canada! (Score:3, Funny)
Yeah! Thank God, they didn't win this time.
Re:Oh Canada! (Score:1, Funny)
I moved from the Northwest in February, and I'm currently quite happy in the UK, where even the most right-wing mainstream party (conservatives) are far more agreeable than Kerry and friends.
Hope you visit for christmas - I'm sure you'd love the climate. It rains a little, but those of you on the west coast are used to that anyway!..
Food is much better - popped next door to Belgium for some waffles yesterday; were delicious.
Hope that mad uncle Dubya is feeling better - is the verbal problem any better than it was?
Write me back - we miss you!
Much love,
The recently departed.
Re:Independant voting not spoilers (Score:1, Funny)
Voting for the person who lost does not mean your vote was wasted. The only way to waste a vote is to not vote.
It's sad that you feel a person wasted their vote because they voted for the person who lost. Real sad.
Plato/Socrates was right when he wrote Democracy is one of the worst forms of government. The populous is, generally, unintelligent and uniformed, and should have no business voting in the first place. You prove this point.
Re:Thank you Mr. Kerry (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Now, let's all have a big Slashdot group hug (Score:5, Funny)
Damn right. I had twenty quid riding on the outcome of the election. I said that Americans weren't so brain-dead and masochistic as to vote themselves another four years of Bush. My friend said they were.
I'm going to give up making bets whilst being stoned.
Re:Immigration, eh? (Score:4, Funny)
Correction:
ALL HAIL CANADA [www.iam.ca]
The preceding was a joke, eh.
Will Kerry be the good patriot? (Score:2, Funny)
France called... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Now, let's all have a big Slashdot group hug (Score:4, Funny)
I agree. Also, in the World Series, they should just add up the number of total runs for all the games, and declair the team that got the most runs in the series the winner.
Not "Team X won 4 games, Team Y, 3". It should be "Team X: 23 runs, Team Y: 24".
A great T-shirt (Score:4, Funny)
Damn, I wish I had bought myself one.
Re:Now, let's all have a big Slashdot group hug (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Now, let's all have a big Slashdot group hug (Score:5, Funny)
Somehow I think we'll manage.
Re:Now, let's all have a big Slashdot group hug (Score:1, Funny)
And by "doing something" you mean beat the crap out of some pathetic desert shithole and then declaring ourselves heroes? Is that all that counts? Moron.
A Concession Limerick (Score:3, Funny)
who couldn't sway those that were wary
With less votes than he needed,
the race he conceded,
and W ate, drank, and made merry
How to get the young to vote next election (Score:3, Funny)
On the day of Election:
(a) MTV and the other Teen Channels would not air anything other than patriotic music plus Beethoven.
(b) Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo would introduce a trigger to their consoles which will power them down on the day of the election and stay that way for 24 hours
(c) Instant Messenger software will stop working
(d) Any celebrity who has graced atleast a corner of the 3rd page of any teen magazine will be made to report to a pre-assigned voting booth for better youth turn outs.
(e) Bitchslap the celebrity till they agree to have orgies with young voters once they vote
(f) For the rural areas, pass around ammo and matches to burn candidate effigies.
A Post-Election Day Poem (Score:5, Funny)
The results are known
The will of the people
has clearly been shown!
So let's forget our quarrels
And show by good deed
That we'll give our new leaders
All the help that they need
Let's let bygones be bygones
And let bitterness pass
I'll hug your Elephant
And you kiss my...Donkey!
In all seriousness...can somebody post the text of that Bush loyalty oath? Since
Re:Now, let's all have a big Slashdot group hug (Score:5, Funny)
Left whinger?
Re:Now, let's all have a big Slashdot group hug (Score:3, Funny)
In the words of Samantha B (Score:3, Funny)
Our style of revolution centered less on bloodshed and gorilla warfare and more on the time tested strategy of not making a fuss. For example, at the same time you were declaring war on the English monarchy, we were enjoying privlidges granted to us by King George in the treaty of Versailles which gave us fishing rights off the coast of Newfoundland - provided we did not dry or cure fish on land. And by the way, we later got the right to dry and cure fish on land thank you very much.
All I'm saying is, there's more than one way to skin a cat. Not that I'm saying in any way that I'd like to harm a cat. Quite the contrary! I like cats... unless America wants Canada to skin a cat, in which case we'll gladly do it.
The point is, we took our time waiting for the Canadian moment to arrive rather than forcing it upon the world. We waited in the cold watching the US, most of Central and South America, Africa and Asia throw off its colonial oppressors. I think it was us and Belize that held out. And our patience ultimately paid off for in the glorious year of 1982 we took the bold step of getting permission from England to amend our constitution so we could amend our constitution without getting permission from England. Let freedom ring!
Now the only remnants of the tyrannical rule of Queen Elizabeth II are an appointed governor general who represents her in Canadian governmental affairs. And the Queen is officially still our head of state, plus she's on all our money, and when we take government job we have to swear a loyalty pledge to her. All in all, a small price to pay for an independence achieved without bloodshed, violence, glory or independence.
I'm sorry if this in any way seems like I'm bragging.
Kidding aside, as some others here have mentioned, there are times when I wonder about getting out. Many a morning finds me having coffee at my favorite local breakfast dive and staring across lake Erie... wondering if I'm up for a swim today. However, usually before my feet are wet I remember that I love my country. I also recognize the differences between patriotism and blind nationalism and often wonder how those differing animals became the same ugly beast that is our national symbol today.
To the chagrin of many friends, family, colleagues and associates I am under the opinion that four more years of President Bush is exactly what we need. If for no other reason than to have undeniable proof that change is essential, necessary and unavoidable. It is time to tear apart the useless mechanism of the Electoral College, it is time to cast aside elitist political agendas that form in the stagnant water of bipartisanism. It is time to educate ourselves in the language of our liberty and take the responsibility of keeping it alive and healthy.
One thing is for sure... one way or another, this hazy, incoherent notion that we live in a democracy needs to come to an end. Look it up folks... our system of government is a Federalist Republic. If you want Democracy... you're going to have to fight for it.
Like it makes a difference? (Score:2, Funny)
Face it. You all were fed a line... You had a choice of horseshit candidate #1 and horseshit candidate #2, and most of the people voted for horseshit candidate #1. Stop voting for what you think is the lesser of to piles of horseshit. Things are never going to get better while we still buy this ridiculous line of reasoning. Bottom line, more than %98 percent of the people who voted still voted for a pile of horseshit!!!
Half the country thinks their vote was for nothing and they lost. A lot of people who voted for the winner are sitting around thinking... "Whew... close call, pile of hs #1 might not be the best president, but at least we didn't get pile #2!!!"
Stop voting for piles of horseshit!!!! It doesn't matter which one you get, it's still horseshit!
Damn I'm glad I voted libertarian.
I for one ... (Score:2, Funny)
Thank you to Moveon.org (Score:0, Funny)
Special thanks to Micheal Moore, George Soros and Moveon.org. We appreciate your wacko left propaganda. It help Americans realize how far out the left really is.
Message to Canadians:
Cut it out with the penis envy; we've heard it already.
Message to Europe:
Fuck ya!
Re:Now, let's all have a big Slashdot group hug (Score:3, Funny)
How can we vote for a candidate who is dying. And that's the truth. Don't take my word for it, ask netcraft.
Would've? He probably did. (Score:2, Funny)
There are so many obvoius jokes that could be made on that statement, it's barely worth the post pointing out how many there are.
Re:Smacking Down the Hippy Liberals... (Score:1, Funny)
You spelled Dumbass wrong.
The real problem is with the rest of the world too (Score:1, Funny)
World leaders back 'whoever wins'
Doesn't this sound like something from the Daily Show or The Onion? Alas, it's a sad reality when the rest of the world doesn't have any balls. Where are all these highly opinionated Europeans now? Swallowed their tongues all of a sudden?
expatriation (Score:3, Funny)
Go ahead and blame me (Score:2, Funny)
Re:My generation (Score:1, Funny)
Pretzels (Score:2, Funny)
I plan on sending George a congratulatory bag of pretzels.
Iraq (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Now, let's all have a big Slashdot group hug (Score:4, Funny)
(Because its strawman argumentation which is not relevant)
Re:Now, let's all have a big Slashdot group hug (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Now, let's all have a big Slashdot group hug (Score:1, Funny)
Yeah, because it's assimilation. Not so smart now, are you? Dumb fuck.