In Pictures: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
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I. Heart. New York. The LGBT community center is a polling place and you can take free “NYC condoms” with you after you vote.
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Yeah, I’ll admit it. I almost didn’t vote. The lines for District 104 stretched along 13th street, down 8th Avenue and down 12th Street. Frustrated, I left the line and called Bro saying, “I can’t believe I’m not gonna vote today, but the lines are so ridiculously long. Plus, New York is going to Obama anyway.” Bro cursed, yelled and demanded I get back in line. I Baracked it hard.
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Early in the evening watching the votes come in at a bar, a diehard McCain supporter seated to my right smiled smugly as she took off her coat and flaunted her bright red partisan clothing. (I gave her the Evil Death Stare.) A couple hours later all the Barack Obama supporters rushed out of the bar and flooded Times Square. The girl in the red dress put on her coat and, presumably, went home.
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Additional pics — including proof of my newfound love of thigh high stockings — are on my Flickr.
November 5th, 2008 at 11:36 am
Oh my god, I just spent the last ten minutes watching that damn chipmunk. It’s mesmerizing.
November 5th, 2008 at 11:37 am
I love love luv a woman in thigh highs.
Nothing like going on a drive, with a woman at my side. Reach over and slide my hand up her thighs, while driving. The thigh highs make for easy access and a verrry fun drive.
=)
November 5th, 2008 at 11:45 am
welcome to the new dawn…….
lamesabassman…….. now…. America can breathe again…. rock on…..
November 5th, 2008 at 11:47 am
I am so glad you VOTED. I heard about those lines up in Harlem but you did it. You keep it going and I am glad you gave the woman a STARE than say something snappy. Some people aren’t worth your precious time!
November 5th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
That sound you just heard was a national sigh of relief. I am buying an American flag today - my confidence in the judgement and intelligence of the American people has been restored.
November 5th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Now Ladies and Gentlemen, a stirring rendition of President-Elect Obama’s mood today:
Movin’ on Up by Jeff Barry and Ja’net Dubois - The Jeffersons Lyrics
Well we’re movin on up,
To the east side.
To a deluxe apartment in the sky.
Movin on up
To the east side.
We finally got a piece of the pie.
Fish don’t fry in the kitchen;
Beans don’t burn on the grill.
Took a whole lotta tryin’
Just to get up that hill.
Now we’re up in teh big leagues
Gettin’ our turn at bat.
As long as we live, it’s you and me baby
There ain’t nothin wrong with that.
Well we’re movin on up,
To the east side.
To a deluxe apartment in the sky.
Movin on up
To the east side.
We finally got a piece of the pie.
November 5th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
Amen……
lamesabassman……. this feels soooooo real…..
November 6th, 2008 at 10:10 am
You…actually saw a McCain supporter?
Cripes, I felt naked as the only dude without an Obama pin (I lost mine), and I was getting dirty looks for people misinterperting my anti-GOP shirt of an elephant trampling a person.
November 6th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Haha it must have been fantastic to be a part of that, lucky you! I stayed up till 5am to watch the results, I’ve been following this election for weeks now and I’m so glad Obama won. Yay!
November 6th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
@ Lauren: Isn’t is AWESOME?!?! :)
@ dkzone: I’m a fan. I don’t know why I didn’t discover these things earier?!
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@ lamesabassman: You said, “America can breathe again.” I’d add, “And so can the rest of the world, too.”
@ TheJennTaFur: I *ALMOST* didn’t. I’m glad I did, too.
@ Baba Doodlius: I know!! I felt soooo proud to be an American. :)
@ Anthony B: You’re too much.
@ lamesabassman: :)
@ Brendan McGinley: I know, can you believe it??? By the way, if you’re interested, New York magazine had a video called “Where to Find McCain Supporters in Manhattan” or something like that. Good stuff. Believe it or not, McCain supporters are EVERYWHERE. :) Some of them even read this blog. God love ‘em for it. All are welcome on the FBC … except, of course, those who strive to make others feel unwelcome. Those folks get kicked off the blog. :)
@ Darwin: Yeah, it was GREAT being in Times Square. The only other place I would’ve wanted to be that night was back in my hometown, Chicago.
November 7th, 2008 at 11:04 am
The lines were fierce but it made the victory even sweeter.
alicia
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November 7th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
happy :) i followed this night of elections with even more attention that i did in my own country’s presidentials :p but i’s comprehensible, due to the influence of us politics in the world. well, i really hope it’s a time of change, a change for good :)
November 10th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
@ Alicia: Yep. :)
@ Carolina Pereira: Couldn’t agree more. :)