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Guess WHICH Palin?

Against my better judgment, I checked out Freeperland in the aftermath of 11/4/08. Gawd, is it just me, or is Freeperland one ugly, poorly designed Web site? Anyhow, one of the Freepi (TM Badtux) reposts some helpful advice from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review , a.k.a., The Richard Mellon Scaife Money-Losing Wingnut Daily . Scaife and company are trying to lick their wounds following the election and offer some helpful advice for their fellow Freepi, Scaife stooges, and wingnuts. The top of the list? Thin the RINO Herd . Big question: WHAT RINO herd? Even before Chris Shays lost his re-election bid, you can count on one hand the number of so-called RINOs left on Capitol Hill: Specter from PA, Snowe and Collins from Maine. Never fear, the author has concluded that the GOP is overrun with RINOs and has abandoned Reagan-style conservatism. The GOP has become an unprincipled, undisciplined, ineffective shell of its former self. It has a party structure controlled by lobbyists and spec...

All this talk about firsts in black history and black leaders, yet no mention of Thurgood Marshall. NAACP lawyer in the Brown vs. Board of Education decision. One of the guys who helped end Jim Crow laws. First black Supreme Court Justice. And the media ignores him. HELLO? What's going on here?

Courtesy of The Root, some advice for whites and blacks following the election.

For all the blather over San Francisco as a supposed liberal paradise, the place sure does attract some reactionary freaks. I mean, Michael Savage is based in the Bay Area. Michael. Savage. And now this moron compares Obama's election to...get ready for this... O.J. Simpson's murder trial . I am not making this up. Of course, the guy hasn't signed his name, which makes me wonder if The Shock Jock Formerly Known as Michael Weiner hasn't taken to posting anonymously online. Nah, probably not. There really are people stupid enough to write shit like this: Obama is President, good. I can't wait for all the black people to want their free cheese. The truth of the matter is he being part black will not help you. Get off your asses and solidify YOUR LIVES. Millions of black men will not be freed from prison. Ebonics will not be taught in our schools and basketball will not replace Math as a standard of national education. And oh goody, another idiot has followed u...

A humble request for the Precious Princess: Via Accordion Guy .

The projected winner in the Oregon Senate race is Jeff Merkley over Gordon Smith . It's a little sad that Smith lost. His cousins Mark and Tom Udall were just elected and the next Congress could've been a big ol' family reunion. Almost, anyway. Except that Smith's a Republican, while the Udalls are Democrats. Thus far, Georgia, Alaska, and Minnesota are still in vote-counting limbo.

Elizabeth Dole's concession speech: "I urge you also to join me in praying for God to guide and support Kay Hagan." Gee, Liddy, I thought you said she didn't believe in God. Just think: this lady could've been America's First Lady at some point. Makes you shudder, doesn't it?

That's what 2008's Economics Nobel laureate calls it. Last night wasn’t just a victory for tolerance; it wasn’t just a mandate for progressive change; it was also, I hope, the end of the monster years. What I mean by that is that for the past 14 years America’s political life has been largely dominated by, well, monsters. Monsters like Tom DeLay, who suggested that the shootings at Columbine happened because schools teach students the theory of evolution. Monsters like Karl Rove, who declared that liberals wanted to offer “therapy and understanding” to terrorists. Monsters like Dick Cheney, who saw 9/11 as an opportunity to start torturing people. And in our national discourse, we pretended that these monsters were reasonable, respectable people. To point out that the monsters were, in fact, monsters, was “shrill.” Four years ago it seemed as if the monsters would dominate American politics for a long time to come. But for now, at least, they’ve been banished to the wilderness....

The snark. Ah well...a handful of GOP cretins got re-elected: Boehner, Mean Jean, the execrable Michele Bachmann. Poor Michelle Malkin is fuming over the GOP; Ann Coulter is promising to go after the Republicans who supported McCain. Let the right-wing circular firing squad get down to business. And pass the popcorn!

Ann Telnaes does the best Palin caricature I've ever seen.

More from Huffpo. Virgil Goode and Marilyn Musgrave have been voted out. Good riddance.

CNN calls it for Obama. I've waited four years for this day.

The late, great Curtis Mayfield, with the Impressions, performing "This Is My Country."

New Mexico and Iowa have gone for Obama. If/when he wins California, Oregon, Hawaii, and Washington, he's got it in the bag. No wonder McCain's headquarters looks like a funeral.

No more GOP New Englanders in the House.

From a celebrity/pop culture discussion board: Didn't Palin say she prayed over the election? Well I guess God didn't want her in the White House!!

The guy on the screen looked really glum. Awwwwwwww....

WHEEEEEEEEEEEE! My favorite discussion boards are hoppin' tonight, as is Facebook. So far, Obama has 200 electoral votes to McCain's 124.

On CNN, they're reporting from McCain's Ohio campaign office. It's seriously glum. Meanwhile, outside CNN's office, it's like Christmas has come early. Me, I'm happy to be following the news on TV with Le Sweetie.

...would be if Mean Jean Schmidt, Michele Bachmann, and Marilyn Musgrave got tossed out of office this year.

OBAMA TAKES OHIO! OBAMA TAKES OHIO! OBAMA TAKES OHIO! OBAMA TAKES OHIO! OBAMA TAKES OHIO! OBAMA TAKES OHIO! OBAMA TAKES OHIO! OBAMA TAKES OHIO! OBAMA TAKES OHIO!

"There's no prize for second." Someone actually has a clue.

Tom Udall is projected to win the Senate seat in New Mexico, replacing Pete Domenici. That's four Democratic Senate pickups so far. The GOP gave up on New Mexico a while ago, making things much easier for Udall. I have to say, I'm fine with Susan Collins winning in Maine.

You just lost a Senate seat formerly held by Jesse Helms. Jesse. HELMS. You might not want to bring that up in future Viagra commercials. You are planning on more quality time with Bob, aren't you? PS: YIKES! What the hell is Tom DeLay doing on MSNBC? Tweety, quit inviting that prick onto your show. He's icky and nobody likes him! EW! EW! EW!

Jay Nixon wins the governorship of Missouri. So that's another Dem governorship. Note to Karl Rove: How does that permanent GOP majority look, dude?

Why, YES I voted. This morning. For Obama. I didn't need to mention that, did I?

The crowd at Team McCain in Phoenix looks like a gathering of Depressives Anonymous. If Florida goes for Obama (and he is leading thus far in that state) it would be perfect payback for 2000. To Jeb Bush and Katherine Harris: Suck on it, assholes. Liddy Dole probably sank her campaign with her sleazy little ad against Kay Hagan. Note for future politicians: Don't run attack ads painting Sunday school teachers as God-hatin' atheists. It could backfire. Enjoy your retirement, Liddy.

The suspense is killing me. Thus far, Obama leads in electoral votes. He's projected to win New Hampshire and Pennsylvania. In a word, OW for McCain. On CNN, they are reporting from Chicago and Phoenix, AZ. The gathered Democrats are all happy and enthusiastic and they are waving flags left and right. The Republicans in Phoenix are pretty somber. They have a boys' choir performing. Can't they get Charlie Daniels, at the very least. Le Sweetie is very happy that McCain lost Pennsylvania. "He busted his ass there and he got his butt kicked!" Hagan won North Carolina, which means soon-to-be former Senator Liddy Dole will have time to appear in Viagra commercials with Bob. John Sununu lost in New Hampshire; Jean Shaheen is the new senator. Mark Warner won in Virginia. That's 3 Senate seats for Democrats.