Yardies at home and farrin (part 9)

[clairern 0]

MY DAD IS IN FLORIDA AND HE SAID HE VOTED LIKE 2WKS AGO TOO

Some places have early voting and I voted two weeks ago also. I am paranoid about crowds so I was glad that it was offered here.

[JaHoney 3]

Now they are saying the electoral vote is `175 Obama to 76 Mccain

can someone please tell me, does the electoral vote count more than the other votes??? where is lita?? Yaads do you know??

[dillon 6]

OMG>...they are saying Michigans unemployment rate is 8.9%, but so far it looks like michigan has voted for McCAin ????

yeah this anticipation is killing me!!!!!!

NBC just said Michigan went to Obama

[JaHoney 3]

Classy he won Michigan, he took it at the last minute!!!!! WHOOP WHOOP!!

[Yaads 0]

As far as I understand whichever candidate wins the most electoral votes wins. Popular vote doesn't really matter. In 2004 Kerry won the most popular vote but Bush won the electoral so he got presidency. Someone correct me if I am wrong but I am pretty sure that is how it works.

[JaHoney 3]

Just saw it DIllon....LOL

[clairern 0]

When i had my second son, the epidural person poked a hole in my back cause she went to deep, well after i delivered my son by emergency C section i stayed in the hospital for 3 days when they sent me home i had a headache so bad i could not sit upright, and the boys dad had to take care of my son, i went back to the hospital 2x after delivery before they figured out the problem. I had to have a spinal patch to get rid of the headaches, as my spinal fluid was leaking out causing my brain to bump around in my skull giving me those headaches, HAving a baby is no joke

I'm never having another baby

Don't say that!!! Just don't let them go digging around in your back or make sure your anesthesiologist is not a newbie and practicing on you. What happen to the old fashion way of having babies??? No epidurals??? Those are really dangerous if the wrong person does it. On the other hand I have had two co-workers have them and chose their anesthesiologist and turned out fine.

[classychic77 0]

Classy he won Michigan, he took it at the last minute!!!!! WHOOP WHOOP!!

YAYYYYYYYYYY I was over here TRIPPIN to my friend (who is laid off no less.) I was mad.

[JaHoney 3]

i swear i really need to go to bed, but i dont think i would be able too and i really really want to have a drink but its too late.................

[clairern 0]

Speaking to Jah'love; her voice is strong and she's feeling much better.

Claire was right. She's hoping to be released tomorrow.

So happy to hear she is doing ok. Just tell her for me that she has to be very careful, because it can happen again. You know how we women push things aside and ignore signs that could really mean something detrimental to our health. I know she has a new baby, but she also needs to pay attention to her own body and the messages it is sending her. I hope all goes well from here for her though.

[Yaads 0]

Here you go Honey...a bit of light reading to help you pass the time

BTW it was in 2000 that Bush won by electoral vote not 2004

The Electoral College consists of 538 popularly elected representatives who formally select the President and Vice President of the United States.[1] In 2008, it will make this selection on December 15. The Electoral College is an example of an indirect election.

Rather than directly voting for the President and Vice President, United States citizens cast votes for electors. Electors are technically free to vote for anyone eligible to be President, but in practice pledge to vote for specific candidates[2] and voters cast ballots for favored presidential and vice presidential candidates by voting for correspondingly pledged electors.[3] Most states allow voters to choose between statewide slates of electors pledged to vote for the presidential and vice presidential tickets of various parties; the ticket that receives the most votes statewide 'wins' all of the votes cast by electors from that state. U.S. presidential campaigns concentrate on winning the popular vote in a combination of states that choose a majority of the electors, rather than campaigning to win the most votes nationally.

Each state has a number of electors equal to the number of its Senators and Representatives in the United States Congress. Additionally, Washington, D.C. is given a number of electors equal to the number held by the "least populous" state.[4] U.S. territories are not represented in the Electoral College.

Each elector casts one vote for President and one vote for Vice President. In order to be elected, a candidate must have a majority (at least 270) of the electoral votes cast for that office. Should no candidate for President win a majority of the electoral votes, the choice is referred to the House of Representatives.[5] Should no candidate for Vice President possess a majority of the electoral votes, the choice is given to the Senate.[6]

The Constitution allows each state legislature to designate a method of choosing electors. Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia have adopted a winner-take-all popular vote rule where voters choose between statewide slates of electors pledged to vote for a specific presidential and vice presidential candidate. The candidate that wins the most votes in the state wins the support of all of that state’s electors. The two other states, Maine and Nebraska, use a tiered system where a single elector is chosen within each Congressional district and two electors are chosen by statewide popular vote. U.S. presidential elections are effectively an amalgamation of 51 separate and simultaneous elections (50 states plus the District of Columbia), rather than a single national election.

Candidates can fail to get the most votes in the nationwide popular vote in a presidential election and still win that election. This occurred in 1876, 1888 and 2000. Critics argue the Electoral College is inherently undemocratic and gives certain swing states disproportionate clout in selecting the President and Vice President. Adherents argue that the Electoral College is an important and distinguishing feature of the federal system, and protects the rights of smaller states. Numerous constitutional amendments have been introduced in Congress seeking a replacement of the Electoral College with a direct popular vote; however, no proposal has ever successfully passed both houses.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Electoral_College

[JaHoney 3]

i was standing in vote line today behind these two old ladies who were saying that they hadnt seen election lines this long since they voted for Kennedy!!...LMAO.. i was like um i wasnt even born then... they were so cute....LOL

thanks yaads

[Yaads 0]

CNN is reporting McCain 115 Obama 174

[clairern 0]

mi gwan a mi yaad! if mi caan find some internet fi theif tonight mi wi be back pon line, if not have a goodnight all!!

Yuh haffi tief intanet inna BKLYN

[classychic77 0]

i swear i really need to go to bed, but i dont think i would be able too and i really really want to have a drink but its too late.................

Girl crack that bottle and have a little sip, this is history we are living