Official Prediction Thread
Ok guys. It's not too early or too late so lets all go on record. Actually you can revise your prediction in this same thread later on, up until the night before the election. Let's do it!
Feel free to include anything you want like the popular vote percentages, electoral votes, state surprises, senate and house results, etc.
Submitted by Ender on Mon, 2008-11-03 08:20
Comments :
Stinerman's prediction
President
Obama - 311
McCain - 227
Senate
D: 58
R: 40
I: 2
House
D: 260
R: 175
Specifially, Obama takes Kerry states + NV, CO, NM, IA, OH, and VA. In the Senate, the Democrats pick up VA, NM, CO, NH, AK, OR, NC, MN, and GA.
I never broke the law; I am the law! --
George W. BushJudge DreddI'm listening to...
check the update on the story
Feel free to add other predictions like the popular vote!
"To discuss evil in a manner implying neutrality, is to sanction it." AR
Popular vote is meaningless
So I don't usually make predictions. However, I can be pursuaded to say that Nader and Barr with both get 2,000,000 votes. Which will come in 3rd is an open question.
I never broke the law; I am the law! --
George W. BushJudge DreddI'm listening to...
Here goes.
Obama -- will win more than 330 EV. I say 353.
Senate:
D - 60 R-38 I-2
House:
D - 265 R - 170
Obama will break 52% of the popular vote. 52.1%
The koolaid is tasting pretty good this morning.
A politician is an arse upon which everyone has sat except a man -- e e cummings
Contrarian
McCain 269
Obama 269
Rioting and Martial law in 17 states. Thousands devoured by locusts. Paris Hilton on Larry King. "Aliens" awake from long dormancy in New Mexico and prove that we're actually the ones who crashed at Roswell, not them. MTV and Country Music Television swap station identifiers. Cannibalism on the Rhine and, ironically, cannibal Rhinos learn to sail. Dogs and Cats living together.
That's how I see it going down.
I came. I saw. I posted.
Veni, Vidi, Bitchy.
LOL ...
kudos, that's pretty decent prognosticating. :)
I'm the Bugs Bunny of Swords Crossed!
-4 Strongly Disagree - 0 Meh - Strongly Agree +4Some surprises
McCain loses Arizona.
Chambliss loses in Georgia.
qui tacet consentire
Palin/McCain with a surprise victory over overconfident Dems.
GR laughs his a** off watching the aftermath in the Democrat party.
I'm the Bugs Bunny of Swords Crossed!
-4 Strongly Disagree - 0 Meh - Strongly Agree +4hehe
that's my hope! I am going to think about my comprehensive predictions :)
"To discuss evil in a manner implying neutrality, is to sanction it." AR
Oh, and this is a real prediction ...
Democrats claim the Republicans stole the election and tampered with the vote count. (I predict this latter part no matter what the final outcome.)
I'm the Bugs Bunny of Swords Crossed!
-4 Strongly Disagree - 0 Meh - Strongly Agree +4Yeah well if the Republicans lose a close race...
...we'll be hearing a lot of moaning about ACORN, that's my prediction ;-p
skymutt: accept no substitutes!
LOL, gee skymutt ...
I guess we're both going WAY out on a limb, eh?
I'm the Bugs Bunny of Swords Crossed!
-4 Strongly Disagree - 0 Meh - Strongly Agree +4of course they'll moan about ACORN
"on the verge of maybe perpetrating one of the greatest frauds in voter history in this country, maybe destroying the fabric of democracy."
In my expert opinion, you should do what I tell you to do.
there's always tampering
I'm pretty much convinced that there's always some tampering going on....not necessarily enough to sway the election, but there's always somebody up to something (on each side)
In my expert opinion, you should do what I tell you to do.
Well, agreed I guess ...
that's why skymutt and I made our respective "predictions". We are both pretty certain that we can come back after it is over and say see, I was right! :)
These predictions are rather like predicting that lightening will strike somehwere in the US at some point in the future!
I'm the Bugs Bunny of Swords Crossed!
-4 Strongly Disagree - 0 Meh - Strongly Agree +4GR gets hit by lightning,
GR gets hit by lightning, wakes up fluent in English, and joins the Democratic Party.
I predict that GoRight continues using the term "Democrat Party"
...irrespective of whether he is hit by lightning or not.
skymutt: accept no substitutes!
Dude, it's spelled "Democrat party."
Get it right next time.
I'm the Bugs Bunny of Swords Crossed!
-4 Strongly Disagree - 0 Meh - Strongly Agree +4Picky, picky
When people quit putting capitals in my name when it is CLEARLY all lowercase ("skymutt", bingo!, "Skymutt", meh; "SkyMutt", bah, "Sky Mutt", argh!), I will pay more attention to my own peccadilloes in the area of capitalization ;-)
skymutt: accept no substitutes!
Now this worries me ...
Are you actually on my side on the whole "what's up with the captalization" police meme? :)
I'm the Bugs Bunny of Swords Crossed!
-4 Strongly Disagree - 0 Meh - Strongly Agree +4I gotta be honest...
I kinda skimmed those threads... enough to get the gist of what was going on, but I didn't actually bother to read everybody's logic on the finer points. So I don't know if I agree with you or not.
On the general issue I don't get bothered by the use of "Democrat party"; it expresses contempt for the Democratic Party, and is a way you choose to express your opinion-- it is what it is, and when I see some of the vicious vulgarity that I see used sometimes to label political opponents, "Democrat party" seems rather benign by comparison.
If 'Republic party" sounded good, I'd probably use it on occasion when taking potshots. Unfortunately, it doesn't roll off the tongue nicely. I never use labels like Rethuglican Party, don't like 'em.
skymutt: accept no substitutes!
As it should be ...
you have taken the reasonable path on this specific set of threads. I suspect most people have done the same.
In this specific case, I mean to say that I think that much ado about nothing is being made of the capitalization meme in these threads and/or its significance to what we do here on a regular basis. In other words, who cares about the capitalization? You seem to agree.
For my part in all of this I am simply having fun at my opponent's expense because he seems to care a great deal about the topic as he keeps running on and on and on about it. I find his arguments on the topic amusing and so, being one to enjoy a good show, I wish to keep them at the forefront for as long as possible. I don't expect that you much care from this perspective, nor do most others.
I'm the Bugs Bunny of Swords Crossed!
-4 Strongly Disagree - 0 Meh - Strongly Agree +4Of course you never know,
he could be doing the same as what you claim to be doing. In which case you both have a sort of symbiotic relationship based on the delusion that you're stringing the other along, and that the other really cares deeply about the issue, meanwhile everybody rolls their eyes.
Don't get me wrong I don't think it's a bad debate to have
I've just been a little amazed at the extent of it, one would think that all other issues centered on this one issue. And quite frankly GR, you look just as silly in the debate ( well, probably sillier, since you're likely wrong) as BR.
Luckily my self-esteem is not tied to how ...
people perceive me on political blogs. I can't speak for BR on that point. :)
I may look sillier that BR in your eyes, but it most definitely NOT because I am wrong on any of the points I have made in these threads. On those I am absolutely correct.
I'm the Bugs Bunny of Swords Crossed!
-4 Strongly Disagree - 0 Meh - Strongly Agree +4My predictions:
Obama wins by 4% in the popular vote, by 337-201 in the electoral college (losing IN and FL, winning everywhere else he currently leads).
Dems (+I) pick up 8 Senate seats (win GA, NC, OR, AK, etc, but not MN).
Dems pick up 29 house seats (ouch).
By the way, if you need more prediction fun, the Forvm is also holding
a contest.
Come, my friends. 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world -- Tennyson
Add 1 more vote to that!
Underlying all arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. ~M. Friedman
McCain/Palin are gonna need a whole lot
of people to feel that way, with not a lot of time left to win over voters... it's a steep uphill climb at this point.
Come, my friends. 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world -- Tennyson
my prediction
McCain wins 295 -243 (also wins popular vote 51-47)
Senate Dem 55 - Rep 43 (D +3) (2I)
House Dem 245 - Rep 190 (D +10)
Oh and McCain wins - NV, CO, FL, NC, VA, OH, MO, MT, ND, PA
Stevens is out, Coleman hangs on same as do many others. Anti-Obama turn out (not Bradley effect) is unprecedented.
"To discuss evil in a manner implying neutrality, is to sanction it." AR
I mean this with all due respect
But I'd like what you're smoking. You're either guessing what you want to happen rather than what you think will happen or else you simply aren't in touch with reality. There are no polls which show McCain anywhere near striking distance in PA or VA.
My guess of 311 for
McCainObama is conservative. I can see him getting over 400 EVs on election day.I never broke the law; I am the law! --
George W. BushJudge DreddI'm listening to...
McCain = Obama
in your last sentence, I would guess.
I came. I saw. I posted.
Veni, Vidi, Bitchy.
Yes
Thanks and fixed.
I never broke the law; I am the law! --
George W. BushJudge DreddI'm listening to...
I'll take the far end of the prediction
and predict an absolute blowout for Obama, approaching or surpassing 400. Margin of >5% in the popular vote, although not enough Democratic moment to push the Senate to 60 outright. Prop 8 wins a narrow victory in CA, and I spend the next few months in legal limbo because the state's embroiled in lawsuits over whether to apply it retroactively.
Saint, n. A dead sinner revised and edited. - Ambrose Bierce
Retroactivity
Based on the plain language of the amendment, I don't see how your marriage will stand if Prop 8 passes. That sucks. :-(
That's my amateur lawyer opinion, at least.
I never broke the law; I am the law! --
George W. BushJudge DreddI'm listening to...
The state said they won't apply it,
but I don't see it surviving a lawsuit. That gives a few good months of marital bliss before we're downgraded.
Of course there's still a tiny part of me hoping it doesn't pass at all. :)
Saint, n. A dead sinner revised and edited. - Ambrose Bierce
Standing would be an issue
It may be hard for someone to have standing to require the invalidation of someone's marriage. That's something to hope for, I suppose.
I never broke the law; I am the law! --
George W. BushJudge DreddI'm listening to...
And let me add...
It just now hit me how important an issue like this is to you.
Elections hardly ever are about issues that hit so close to home. The most I ever have to worry about is local tax levies that might require the landlord to raise my rent next year due to the increase in property taxes. Something as personal as a marriage is much more intimate than a tax increase. Granted you'll always be married to your husband based on your mutual promises to each other, but all the legal rights and benefits associated with state-sanctioned marriage will be gone.
Here's to hoping Prop 8 fails!
I never broke the law; I am the law! --
George W. BushJudge DreddI'm listening to...
Much appreciated.
We're doing the best we can out here.
Saint, n. A dead sinner revised and edited. - Ambrose Bierce
I didn't know you were married
I'm sorry to hear that, purely from the perspective that you might not be soon through no choice of your own.
I came. I saw. I posted.
Veni, Vidi, Bitchy.
I am smoking the bowl of optimism
And believe that Obama's support is overstated due to the great enthusiasm of his supporters.
"To discuss evil in a manner implying neutrality, is to sanction it." AR
Good answer
:-)
I never broke the law; I am the law! --
George W. BushJudge DreddI'm listening to...
"Originalist" Judges ftw
Smoking a "bowl" violates interstate trade even if you got everything through intrastate trade....
In our society, people are rewarded for pretending to be certain about things they're clearly not certain about. -- Sam Harris,
Since we are indulging
in hallucinogenics ....
Obama 411, McCain 127
But ... the U.S. Supreme Court orders recounts in 22 states that went for Obama, declares McCain winner. Vice President-elect Sarah Palin then invokes 25th Amendment and takes oath as president.
qui tacet consentire
LOL. And after Sarah becomes
LOL. And after Sarah becomes president, Todd leads Alaska secessionist effort, leading to Civil War II (and some wild grudge f--ks).
You have given me hope for the future!
:)
I'm the Bugs Bunny of Swords Crossed!
-4 Strongly Disagree - 0 Meh - Strongly Agree +4For the record, here's 538's current picks:
Obama: 344 with 52% of the popular vote
McCain: 194 with 47% of the popular vote
Dems: 57 seats in the Senate
Reps: 41 seats in the Senate
If you haven't been to the site before, it's worth checking out
for the sophistication of its analytical tools, although its pro-Obama bias isn't like to win over some of our more conservative users.
Also worth the time: this article
on Overdetermined that talks about the problem of averaging polls as a way of predicting results.
Saint, n. A dead sinner revised and edited. - Ambrose Bierce
My prediction
I'll go with Obama 349 - McCain 189, which is Obama winning all the tossup states (including GA, MT, ND) except Ohio and Florida. Those are the two states that Republicans have always expected to be close, so they've got a strong vote fraud machine set up. ;)
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Charles J's Expert Analysis
Here's my predictions, 5 days out, which I may modify before Tuesday morning:
Popular Vote:
McCain will get the bulk of those undecided voters. There's no way he'll get 44-46% come election day. Obama's numbers are at a ceiling I think.
Electoral College:
Obama holds all the Kerry states (including PA, "stunning" all the pundits, who apparently not only have very little knowledge of statistical sampling, but also a serious lack of trust in the word of the American voter).
Obama pickup states: IA, NM, NV, CO, Soviet Virginia, OH*
Obama will NOT win FL, because..well, it's Florida. The polls giving him NC are overstated, and those "tossup" states like IN, MO (and any state showing Obama average below 50%) will be safely be in McCain's column just before Election Day.
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Senate:
The Democrats will NOT get 60 seats, giving the R team a silver lining to find comfort. The Senate race in GA will end up in a runoff. McConnell will be safe.
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In closing, I'd just like to see what happens on Tuesday when the Real American® John McCain doesn't get all the voters in Real America. And inexplicably, Dick W. Morris will still have a job.
*Disclaimer: I am not sure about Ohio. Obama seems to be getting some traction in Joe's state, but I don't know. Talk to me on Monday.
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Ohio
McCain will make it closer than the polls show. Detroit invented white flight, but Cleveland made it an art form. There is still a lot of latent racism in Ohio. And just speaking generally, Ohio's large cities are very segregated on basis of where a river runs through the town, with Cleveland and Dayton being especially bad.
I never broke the law; I am the law! --
George W. BushJudge DreddI'm listening to...
Obama 406-132
Obama not only gets all Florida, Ohio, Missouri, and North Carolina, he also snags Georgia, North Dakota, Montana, and Arizona.
Popular vote: 54%-45% as the voters decide overwhelmingly to wipe the slate clean and start fresh.
58-41 in the Senate as Mitch McConnell gets Daschled.
Democrats pick up 26 House seats. Jean Schmidt goes down to humiliating defeat :-)
skymutt: accept no substitutes!
November 4/5, 2008: Obama
November 4/5, 2008: Obama wins big. People pour into urban streets. Someone decides to take advantage of the disorder to break a store window and steal something. A lot more people decide that's a pretty good idea.
December, 2008: Palin gives interviews claiming that the McCain campaign screwed up royally and was afraid to let her do her thing. Does she think they would have won otherwise? "You betcha! We would have won some of those silly socialist blue states as well as all the real states."
January, 2009: Thousands of teenage boys who spent some of that Christmas check from Auntie Whatever on the Who's Nailin' Paylin video find out that it doesn't really star Sarah Palin and are disappointed...briefly.
Sometime, 2009: Sarah Palin's daughter gives birth. Baby's father still around for appearances while the spotlight is on, but doesn't marry the girl...ever. Christian fundamentalists heap praise on both daughter and mother for the teenager giving birth out-of-wedlock. Daughter becomes poster child for abstinence-only sex "education".
Summer, 2009: John McCain (er, I mean Mark Salter with input from John McCain) writes book about how someone with a sincere belief that he's the best candidate for the nation can end up rationalizing his abandonment of just about every principle and conviction he holds in his effort to win. He hopes for redemption via this confession and public apology. People don't buy it (neither the book nor the apology).
Fall, 2009: The people in neighborhoods where stores were looted a year ago complain that there aren't enough stores in their neighborhoods, attributing it to racism and insisting that the government do something about it.
Fall, 2010: Mitt Romney announces, while campaigning in support of Congressional Republicans, that he's an Evangelical Christian, that he always has been, and that any quotes of him that indicate otherwise have been taken out of context. Ashley Todd, now a Democrat, scratches a "W" on her cheek and claims a small white woman mugged her and scratched an "M" on her face for "Mitt Romney".
2012: George W. Bush still looking for someone to ghost write his memoirs.
June 22, 2009:
Bush moves to his million acre ranch in Paraguay, thus confirming my favorite conspiracy theory ever!
The story appeared in 2006
It gained fresh legs earlier this year
And who was in the Oval Office visiting Bush just this week? Why, it was Paraguy's President Fernando Lugo!
Hmmmm......
/tinfoil
skymutt: accept no substitutes!
Wonkette also reports that
What the hell is an "announced ten-day secret diplomatic mission"? And starring Jenna Bush as the "secret diplomat" no less?
Skymutt, you can never again mock my Clinton Body Count diary. Ever! :)
On the other hand, this story is one of the more credible pieces to be found on DailyKOS ...
I'm the Bugs Bunny of Swords Crossed!
-4 Strongly Disagree - 0 Meh - Strongly Agree +4They probably meant "unannounced"...
They were probably rushing to finish the diary and publish this bombshell!
skymutt: accept no substitutes!
You see, Obama cannot be the Messiah.
Why do people always seem to think Jesus is of their nationality?
In our society, people are rewarded for pretending to be certain about things they're clearly not certain about. -- Sam Harris,
Whether Jesus is God
is a huge argument in theological circles.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity
I came. I saw. I posted.
Veni, Vidi, Bitchy.
Or
Nov. 5, 2008, McCain wins. People pour into urban streets. Someone decides to take advantage of the disorder to break a store window and steal something. A lot more people decide that's a pretty good idea.
December, 2008. Palin gives interview in which she taunts the media for not defeating her, and she gloats that Democrats can never win, and she gloats and gloats....
Janruary 2009, well okay, whatever.
Sometime 2009. Sarah Palin's daughter gives birth. Which ticks off culturally liberal folk, who are upset 1. because kids from conservative homes are required to be perfect angels who never have sex. 2. If they do mess up and have sex ( I guess they feel like someone stole their idea) and have a child- the baby should have it's skull punctured, and if that doesn't kill it they should abadon it in the hospital to die from lack of care. The Baby will be born into a loving extended familly, which really will make folks mad, because stories where kids from conservative homes, get pregnant and then don't have an abortion just aren't supposed to end well. All of this will make the people who brought up the issue sorry they brought it up in the first place, and they'll decide never to bring candidates kids into politics again - okay, maybe I'm dreaming on that last part.
Summer 2009. John McCain will write a book about how you can't be a perfect idealist and win an election- see third parties and perhaps McCain 2000
Other than that I suppose I'll go with your predictions.
lol. ok, good response. I
lol. ok, good response. I won't ruin it by getting into a serious debate over the points.
One of your better decisions ...
now all you need to do is generalize this decision to all of your posts.
I'm the Bugs Bunny of Swords Crossed!
-4 Strongly Disagree - 0 Meh - Strongly Agree +4Or maybe....
Sometime 2009: Sarah palin's daughter gives birth. "Culturally liberal folk", by definition respecting the distinction between politics and the personal and family lives of politicians, take this event in stride and wish the Palins nothing but the best. A few rabid partisans on both sides try to further their political agendas by spinning this event, and generally make themselves look like fools in the process.
skymutt: accept no substitutes!
Well that's a more narrow
Well that's a more narrow definition of culturally liberal than I used. Unfortunately rabid partisans dominate our political dialog - makes for more entertainment.
Is this actually true in general ...
or just within the subset of people who are political junkies?
I'm the Bugs Bunny of Swords Crossed!
-4 Strongly Disagree - 0 Meh - Strongly Agree +4Remember when I called Super Tuesday EXACTLY right?
Well... take this to the bank:
Obama 364
McCain 174
Obama 52.1%
McCain 45.7%
Other 2.2%
I survived the Bush Administration
Would someone please look at my Halloween post carefully?
Actual results (now that NC has been called for Obama and MO has been called for McCain):
364-174
I hit it exactly.
Actual Percentages:
Obama 52.5 (I was off by 0.4)
McCain 46.3 (I was off by 0.6)
Others 1.3 (I was off by 0.9)
I'm not too humble to admit I'm a genius.
I survived the Bush Administration
I am suitably impressed
Now if you had called the Nebraska 2nd as well I would have been flat-out scared.
Come, my friends. 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world -- Tennyson
Nah. This is just proof that he has connections ...
to the Democrat fraud machine that is now controlling outcome of the elections. This is evidence that the election was fixed, IMHO. :)
I'm the Bugs Bunny of Swords Crossed!
-4 Strongly Disagree - 0 Meh - Strongly Agree +4My Predictions
I don't expect a blowout in the presidential race but Obama will still prevail with relative ease. The Dems will not get the official 60 in the senate, but Sanders will allow us to throw Lieberman out.
I'm interested in seeing if Prime Mover's predictions are accurate since he was so damn close during the primaries. I'm glad he posted his results so now I can actually get some work done instead of reading the news all day. But I'll post mine anyway.
Here goes:
Senate
59 Democratic Senate seats
39 Republican Senate seats
House
260 Democratic House seats
175 Republican House seats
Prez
329 Obama Electoral Votes
209 McCain Electoral Votes
52.8 Obama Popular Vote Percentage
46.9 McCain Popular Vote Percentage
We are all mediators, translators. - Derrida
hey bud!
Good to see ya! Hope you are doing well. I know you are excited about tomorrow :)
"To discuss evil in a manner implying neutrality, is to sanction it." AR
I waste a lot of time
during the political season. I know on Thursday I will get a lot more done. Why Thursday, you ask. Well, on Wednesday morning I predict I will be nursing a hangover from the bottle of champagne if Obama wins or drowning my miseries in a bottle of bourbon if he doesn't.
Of course, the former option is preferable. :-)
Good to be back. The place looks good. Nicely organized.
We are all mediators, translators. - Derrida
Good to see your name
I hope your wife and kids are well.
Miss you around here.
Best wishes to the Yes. We. Can. crew!
A toast to a bright future with a clinking of the champagne glasses.
I'm only half stupid
Did you go to any rallies?
I got my mom and brother up from Denver to see him here in Fort Collins. I wish I could hang out here more, but I am buried with other obligations at the moment. The wife and kids are doing great. Here are a few recent pics:
We are all mediators, translators. - Derrida
wow beautiful kids
Amazing photos, thanks man!
"To discuss evil in a manner implying neutrality, is to sanction it." AR
Hi Specter,
nice to see you again, and what wonderful pictures (I took the liberty of editing your comment to display them).
Come, my friends. 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world -- Tennyson
Will you do it again?
I did not refresh my page when I came back to my office and screwed them up again. See what happens when I take a sabbatical?
We are all mediators, translators. - Derrida
Not your fault, for some reason it was
entering your comment with input format "testinput" instead of "full html" and so the img tags were being stripped.
Come, my friends. 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world -- Tennyson
thanks man
I'd say good luck but that would be disingenious... I might need to buy some beers for tonight (I don't really drink at home).
"To discuss evil in a manner implying neutrality, is to sanction it." AR
Hi Specter!
Good news-- you'll be able to start in on the bottle of champagne by about 9PM EST tomorrow night... this one's going to be over early. I'll be doing my part tomorrow, cancelling out Joe the Plumber's vote in Ohio. Heck, he might not even bother to vote-- he didn't show up for McCain's rally the other day, probably because he's tired of being used as a campaign prop. If he doesn't vote, then I can repurpose my vote to cancel out GoRight, but there again, GoRight could still break for Barr at the last minute to send McCain the RINO a lesson that his type need not apply for the nomination in the future.
skymutt: accept no substitutes!
Cute, skymutt ...
you keep hoping that I'll do the right thing (from your perspective at least) one day, don't you? :)
I'm the Bugs Bunny of Swords Crossed!
-4 Strongly Disagree - 0 Meh - Strongly Agree +4You don't know the lengths I will go to get you to vote for Barr
Heck I might Photoshop a black Bob Barr. You just don't know what I might have up my sleeve ;-)
skymutt: accept no substitutes!
It isn't hard
I was able to get my Mom in Indiana to vote for Ralph Nader (and he's only a write-in there). Of course that isn't too much of a proposition seeing that she voted for Perot twice and Badnarik last year.
In fact the last time she voted for a major party Presidential candidate was Dukakis in '88.
I never broke the law; I am the law! --
George W. BushJudge DreddI'm listening to...
Man, that really would leave a bad taste in your mouth ...
I can understand why she's voting the way she is.
I'm the Bugs Bunny of Swords Crossed!
-4 Strongly Disagree - 0 Meh - Strongly Agree +4You think that's bad
She voted for Mondale in '84.
I never broke the law; I am the law! --
George W. BushJudge DreddI'm listening to...
Hi Specter ...
glad to here things are going well. Hope the will continue to do so ... but I am still pulling for a suprise Palin/McCain victory! :)
I'm the Bugs Bunny of Swords Crossed!
-4 Strongly Disagree - 0 Meh - Strongly Agree +4Hi GoRight.
I hear you participated in grammar debates. I will have to look up those threads sometime.
We are all mediators, translators. - Derrida
Here it is folks! This
Here it is folks! This prediction is straight from God himself, and that's God with a capital "G". So depending on your level of faith (in God and in me as his messenger), bet the house or bet your buddy $1.
Obama: 341 (see states below)
McCain: 197
Obama's wins are below. He will certainly win these. He will certainly win no more than these. The Lord has spoken through me.
Treehouse of Horror the Republicans.
It's time for the GOP faithful to conjure up Tom Turkey.
In our society, people are rewarded for pretending to be certain about things they're clearly not certain about. -- Sam Harris,
Only difference between God's
Only difference between God's prediction (posted above by me at God's request) and Karl Rove's prediction http://www.rove.com/uploads/0000/0051/McCain-Obama_11_3_08_FINAL.pdf
is that Rove gives North Dakota to McCain, which means that the result from North Dakota will tell us who, if either, truly exists: God or Satan.
Umm, what else are those voices in your head telling you to do?
I'm the Bugs Bunny of Swords Crossed!
-4 Strongly Disagree - 0 Meh - Strongly Agree +4God tells me not to respond
God tells me not to respond to your comments by pointing out all your errors and assorted absurdities, while Satan encourages me to do so, and both of them have the same rationale: It's cruel to you and wastes my time (a lose-lose). As you can tell, sometimes Satan is more persuasive. Oh well, God will eventually redeem you for your suffering with eternal life in paradise (well, assuming you acknowledge his existence; otherwise you're gonna burn in Hell with me, and by the way, if I'm down there with you, they won't need the fire to make it Hell for me).
As always with all your posts ...
how rational of you. :)
I'm the Bugs Bunny of Swords Crossed!
-4 Strongly Disagree - 0 Meh - Strongly Agree +4Well, if God is perfectly
Well, if God is perfectly rational, I can just outsource my rationality to Him, right? Alternatively, if God makes rationality moot (since His ways are just beyond our comprehension and render our thoughts insignificant at best), then in that case, too, it's best to just go with what God says, right? And fortunately for me, He speaks directly to me very clearly (usually appearing in person, but sometimes via text message if He's having a particularly busy day. Oh, but only I can see the text message and he leaves no record of it). And there have been times when I've doubted His existence, but He reassured me of it, and who would know better than Him, right? So there ya' go :-p
The insteresting "rational" position here ...
is your apeal to a supernatural being. But now that I think about it, isn't this really just another example of you relying on substance that was provided by someone else? :P
(This is meant in good fun, BTW)
I'm the Bugs Bunny of Swords Crossed!
-4 Strongly Disagree - 0 Meh - Strongly Agree +4Not just to "a" supernatural
Not just to "a" supernatural being. To THE supernatural being. And He is "The Truth", so case closed, right? By the way, He is my empty Pepsi bottle. He created the universe, He is omniscient and omnipotent, and He tells me what he commands everyone to do and not do (and what the respective punishments are). Oh, and He told me which states Obama will win and which he'll lose. Pepsi Bless America!
Guessing is fun
Using the Rocky and Bullwinkle method of divination ----
Obama 312 / 52%
Takes CO, MN, PA, MO, OH, vand VA
McCain 226 / 46%
Takes NV, NM, MT, ND, AZ, IN, NC, GA, FL
Rocky and Bullwinkle method of divination?
What is this and how does it work?
I'm the Bugs Bunny of Swords Crossed!
-4 Strongly Disagree - 0 Meh - Strongly Agree +4Tis a classic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7mmrF-4rUE
(I can't figure out how to embed, grrr)