Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Favorite Election night/Nov. 5 facebook statuses:



These are real statuses from some of my 694 facebook friends (yeah, I’m that popular), but names have been changed so they don’t get mad at me. I have as many liberal friends as conservative ones, but the messages from the right are funnier, which is why there are more listed here—most of the Probama messages just say things like “Gobama,” etc…

John Doe, socialism, get the f*ck out of here, John McCain suspsended his f*cking campaign to complete a 700 billion dollar bailout proposed by the bush admin, socialism.

Jane Doe, for all those people who want to leave the country now...you are silly...also where are you going to go? The whole world loves OBAMA!!!

John Doe- is everyone ready for socialism?

John Doe is saying don't blame me, I voted for Mike Ditka.

Jane Doe is moving outta America! ASAP.

John Doe, all right time to put your money where your mouth is Obama.

Jane Doe, democracy, liberty, and unyielding hope ... that's the beauty of America. It's about time we lived up to this. Obama 08.

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John Doe, is Ross Perot 2012!

Jane Doe is available once more for dancing in the streets.

Jane Doe had a historical night. Obama won (!!!!) AND I saw Michael Phelps in the flesh @ Publix. No, seriously.

Jane Doe is loving everyone's statuses ..... and hopes she still has internet access to read them when her plane lands in some remote area of Canada.

Jane Doe wants a recount.

Jane Doe is all "Yes We Did!!!".

Jane Doe is wondering what happened to the American people? Costa Rica here I come!

Jane Doe thinks Levi is off the hook now...

John Doe is looking for jobs in the Caribbean.

Jane Doe, We're screwed.

John Doe, at least there will still be a filibuster.

John Doe feels bad for small business.

Jane Doe don't worry my friends '76 w/ Carter was the reason for Reagan in '80!

Jane Doe Buckle up, America. We're in for QUITE a ride.

John Doe can't wait to share the wealth!!!!

Jane Doe can't wait to stand in line for bread.

UPDATE:
I'll be updating this post throughout the day, because I keep seeing great ones...
also, follow girl woodie's example and leave some in the comments!!

John Doe is anticipating Palin's next career move: replacing Hasselbeck on "The View".

Jane Doe feels like the United States of America just won the superbowl.

John Doe is going to colonize northern Antarctica. Penguins and capitalism!

John Doe, hold on to your property people, because one day the government might think they are better suited to manage it than you.

Jane Doe has 46 remaining Gap, Inc. Friends and Family invitations for 30% off at Banana Republic, Gap, Old Navy, and Piperlime. Email me if you want one!


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Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Whoever Wins, We Lose

This short from College Humor shows us what the future will look like when either Obama or McCain wins the election... according to their opponents.



"Dad who married a box turtle" gets me every time

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When Is a Vote Not a Vote?

So I went to go vote today and was told by the volunteers at my polling station that my names weren't on the roll. This was my first election since I registered in New York State. Up until now I'd always voted absentee from my home state of South Carolina. I had checked repeatedly on the New York Board of Elections website to see if my registration had been added and I even attempted to call to talk to a representative there last week to see what the hold up was, as I'd sent in my registration weeks before the deadline. I spent 30 minutes on hold on my cellphone before I gave up.

I went to the polling station with an ungodly amount of ID on hand. I had my Driver's License, my passport, a recent utility bill with my name and address clearly on it. And because of the Board of Elections failure to post my registration to their rolls I had to cast a provisional ballot. Assuming the Board of Elections can eventually verify that they received my registration... it will be counted.

According to one commentator on The NY Times Cityroom blog:


 "People that registered on time, but at the last minute (myself), were not put into the system. There are approximately 200,000 people this happened to according to the NYC board of elections representative i spoke to. I called on friday to check on the status of my registration and was told that “due to the backlog, they wouldn’t have time to enter everyone in the system”. When i asked the extent of the problem, i was told 200,000 people. I don’t understand 1) how this could happen and 2) how the NYT could not think this warrented a story. I called the city room at the New York Times on Friday to report this problem. The editor(s) didn’t think it warranted a call back nor a story. In short, i was forced to fill out a provisional ballot."

It's amazingly disappointing that after taking the time to register in New York because it felt important to me to vote in person for this election, my vote may not count at all.  I feel like I did my civic duty today but sadly I don't feel like I voted. 

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Lando '08

When you go out to the polls today... consider Lando.



"Admiral Ackbar says, 'It's a trap!'"

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One part patriotic, one part pop culture.




I hope everyone votes, blah, blah, blah, It's your duty as an American, etc...

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Monday, November 03, 2008

Election Night Tools

For those of you who'll be obsessively watching elections night coverage like it's the super bowl (i.e dorks like me), here's some Election Night tools.

A map of poll closing times in EST


And here are links to live prediction market results and the most recent polls map where you can create your own electoral college map on Real Clear Politics. 

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Starbucks Gets Out the Caffeine Junkie Vote

According to this commercial, Starbucks is giving away a free tall cup of brewed coffee to those that vote tomorrow. All I want to know is... will they give me a soy latte if I vote for the candidate of Starbucks' choice? 'Cause I am so there. Yum!

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Puppies vs. Kitties

Natalie Portman and Rashida Jones are at it again, encouraging people to vote... for kitties. Not to long ago, they were saying the answer to the global financial crisis was puppies. Which is it ladies?





We here at Pop Cultured try to stay out of these kinds of divisive politics but I'm going to have to take a stand. Puppies '08! If puppies throw Karen Filippelli on the ticket I am even more there. 

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Sunday, November 02, 2008

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Saturday, November 01, 2008

Cake - Never There

A great song. A great viral video. This kid knows how to work a jump cut and a pair of aviators. He's not hard on the eyes either.

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Things That Exist - Theodore Rex

The other night, during an insomnia prompted channel surfing endeavor, I came across this gem of a film. According to wikipedia New Line dropped out of theatrical distribution on this bad boy after some negative reaction at screenings. Who could've predicted that? It thus became the most costly direct-to-video film ever at the time of it's Blockbuster debut. Without further ado... here's the movie where Whoopi Goldberg solves crimes with her dinosaur partner.

Theodore Rex (1996) 

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