Overheard: Election Night Joy

Woman wearing Obama T-shirt, yelling to friend over music: “This is the best night of my life.”
Friend: “Better than your wedding night?”
First woman: “A million times better.”
—Overheard election night at local restaurant

Bachmann Survives Election

In a curious turn of events, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) survived the election and will continue to represent Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District after all. This, after suggesting that Barack Obama had anti-American views in an exchange three weeks ago with MSNBC host Chris Matthews on Hardball. Looking to the near future, Bachmann has said that [...]

Word of the Day for 6 November 2008: Repudiate

re·pu·di·ate   (rĭ-pyōō’dē-āt’) 
-v. 
to reject emphatically
See for example, what the majority of voters did to the GOP on 4 November 2008

Random Anagrams for 6 November 2008

Today’s anagram category is anything “about Obama’s win”. Regular bonus points this time: we’re running low. Contact Baffled if you need an answer key.

Irish Cot
Arcane Manic Fair
Dependence Rut
Retested Pencil
I Stew Gnats

Quantum of Solace

Conservatives stinging from yesterday’s losses are planning to get together to plan the movement’s future, and so far, it doesn’t look like that vision includes John McCain.
According to CNN, McCain, who made a poorly-received appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference last year, was not included on a list of major movement figures invited to [...]

All Palin, All the Time

Admit it: we are going to miss having Sarah Palin coming at us on TV and radio at all hours of the day and night. The historic victory for Barack Obama in the November 4th election has banished Palin back to Alaska where she remains governor, pending the ultimate fallout from recent and ongoing ethics [...]

Random Anagrams for 5 November 2008

The category for today’s anagrams (only three this time) is “election”. Triple mega bonus points for all correct answers. Contact Baffled for an answer key.

Aim Bacon Cam
Soviet Camera
Samba Wino!

Baffled Poll

The results of the Election 2008 Baffled Poll roughly mirrored those of the presidential election recently “called” by CNN: Senator Barack Obama won our poll too (57% to 43% of the popular vote). We don’t have an Electoral College here at Baffled, so we’ll have to live with the popular vote (there’s an idea). Now [...]

Random Anagrams for 4 November 2008

Today’s anagrams are all media political hosts or commentators. Impossible bonus points on offer. Contact Baffled for an answer key.

Girlish Beacon
Ace Curio Kit
Lone Mink Breath
Hail Bum Shrug
Inane Shanty

Best Election Sentiment

From the perspective of the Democratic Party, the best election quote or sentiment was one made over 200 years ago by the French writer and philosopher, Voltaire. If the Democrats haven’t adopted it already as an opening prayer for conventions and major party occasions, they should.
Voltaire said this: “I have never made but one prayer [...]