that last post

[thegreycat]

maybe didn't quite express, in spite of disappointing results here and there, what last night meant to me personally. i can't stop crying and i can't stop smiling.

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[ploaf]

There were a lot of joyful tears at our house last night, too. Isn't it funny how you can laugh and cry at the same time when the laughing isn't about anything funny and the crying isn't about anything sad?

Given the initial call of Florida to Gore in 2000 (and somehow, 1986 Bill Buckner factored in there, too), we didn't open the champagne at our house until McCain had spoken. But then, we got so excited for Obama to speak that we waited for him to address the crowd as well.

Favorite crowd image of the night: Jesse Jackson standing stock still and staring straigh ahead, tears streaming down his face.

[bakerloo]

There was some talk at the Big Top last night about Jesse's tears - I'm not convinced they were 100% joy. Those tears were "complicated," as Pedone said.

I doubt Jesse was thinking, "why can't us?"

[ploaf]

Really? My dad and I talked about it last night. I buy it as genuine and proud. There's some relief in there

[xequalsfun]

When they showed Jesse I said, "I can't believe those mics caught me saying we should cut this guy's balls off."

[thegreycat]

i actually still resent brokaw for that call of florida in 2000. i see it in my nightmares. yeah we're all traumatized, but honestly when they called PA so early I knew in my heart it was over.