Gotten over your post-election 2008 hang-over, yet?

If you haven’t, there’s still plenty of news still coming out about what President-elect Obama hopes to do too keep some, if not most, of his campaign promises.  There’s also still a lot of post-mortem discussion about the McCain-Palin campaign.

Today, President-elect Obama will be meeting with Lame-Duck President Bush.  Can’t wait to hear what Letterman and Leno have to say about all that.  Hopefully, our late-night hosts’ jokes are more tasteful than the racially-tinged and hateful jokes I was told, all weekend, about Barack Obama and what a Obama White House may look or sound like.

Despite the end of campaign season, there is still plenty of news to chew on.  Keep in mind, we are still dealing, unfortunately, with the Bush Administration, which is a much more pathetic and valid (and proven) joke, than anybody could currently accuse Obama of intending to implement.  In other words, we are still dealing with the crap the old boss has dumped on us for nigh on eight years, so let’s focus on that and put aside, for the time being, the yet unknown crap the new boss may dump on us in the next four.

So, it’s Monday.  On top of today’s Ten Post Round-Up, we have the pleasure of our favorite Uncle, brought here by the medium of YouTube to review the news from the past week: Uncle Jay Explains: Nov. 10, 2008

Now, onto the Round-up:

• Come on people! Do you really need a psychic to tell you what you already know: Yes, the economy is going to get worse. It is likely that you will lose your job and/or your home before it is all over. It is also likely that if you keep your head up and keep a positive mindset, you will get a new job. That’ll be $10, please…

• Promises, promises: Obama to really close Gitmo?

• Obama’s already got a list of to-do’s 200 strong…

• Trickle up economics: AIG Edition…

• Not so fast: Obama may not actually be the FIRST black president…

• Henry Paulson tries to save Wall Street while giving the rest of us the shaft……

• Obama’s rise to power may also help the African-American community change its perceptions of itself…

• Big girls are gettin’ as much as their skinny counterparts: Sexyback Edition…

• Despite apparent win, the fight against Prop 8, in California, continues on!

• Despite losses on election night, the battle for our wombs, continues on, as well…

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(originally posted at: Dizzy Dayz)

It seems as if everybody is coming down from their collective presidential election hang-over.  President-elect Barack Obama has already begun picking the people who will be in his administration (much to the chagrin of many Progressives).  President Bush is continuing his lame-duck administration, unfortunately, that doesn’t include another lengthy vacation on the Crawford ranch.

Right now, I am feeling part, light-hearted and part, apprehensive.  We finally have a president who will bring change and I am confident that he will be a far better president than the guy who currently has the job, so I’m not stressing Obama, right now.  But, then, we still have GWB in office and the news isn’t good, as he’s trying to mix up as much crap as he can for his cronies before he exits, stage right.  I’m upbeat about what’s coming down the pike in 73 days, but I am anxious about what Bush is going to pull during the last throes of his administration.

I’ve managed to find some posts to reflect on in today’s Ten Post Round-Up.  But, it’s the weekend, so we need a far more upbeat video for the day.

Check out this remix of President-elect Obama’s acceptance speech: Barack Obama Song – Yes We Can

Now, onto the Round-up:

• Thanks to Obama’s election win, it’s cool to be black. How to milk it for all it’s worth…

• Do our troops really support their current Commander-in-Chief?

• We should probably curb our enthusiasm for the next president since our current president still has plenty of damage left to do and 73 days left to do it…

• Poor GWB can’t get no respect…no respect…

• Even the president’s dog is biting back…

• GWB’s abusive husband syndrome: It’s all our fault that he was such a lousy president; if only the American people had been more supportive, he wouldn’t have had to hurt us…

• His career was ruined, but at least he was exonerated: Eliot Spitzer Edition…

• Why some Republicans may be somewhat relieved that their guy didn’t get enough votes: Sarah Palin Edition…

• Something smells fishy in Georgia and I ain’t talkin’ about Atlanta!

• Isn’t this guy’s 15 minutes of fame up, yet?

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(originally posted at: Dizzy Dayz)

Well, the good news is, the presidential election is finally over.  Obama/Biden clinched it and McCain/Palin are slinking off into the sunset, but not without leaving a trail of “shoulda-coulda-woulda” in their wake.  We are very, very lucky that Bible Spice did not get anywhere near the Oval office in any kind of “official” capacity, is all I’m sayin’.

Of course, the bad news, if the blogosphere is any indication, is that right out of the gate, Obama has made a pick for Chief of Staff that not many progressives are very pleased with.  Too bad for Obama, that halo was starting to fit nicely.  It is kind of a relief to be reassured that our President-elect is, indeed, a politician.

No matter, so long as there is news, political or otherwise, there’s always today’s Ten Post Round-Up.  Unfortunately, or thankfully, in due time, we won’t have GWB or Bible Spice to kick around any longer.  So here’s hoping that an Obama administration will provide plenty of grist for the mill (…or not).

Anyway, if today’s round-up has a theme, it would be that “racism is not dead”.  It didn’t suddenly disappear because the US elected a black president.  President-elect Obama’s win does not reflect any more on the average person of color any more than Senator Clinton’s loss of the nomination reflected on the average woman.

There are still, in our midst, people who will continue to disrespect and denigrate people of color, no matter how much power other POC rise to.  Just because America elected a black man to the presidency does not mean that “we are even” for all the “sins” of the past.  I might add, it’s also no reason for non-POC to fear that POC are all going to suddenly rise up and exact our revenge for said sins.

What Obama’s win does mean is that with a lot of temerity, motivation, a positive message, and a lot of support, any man, regardless of race, can do whatever he puts his mind to.  His win proves that indeed, American’s can look past their baser judgments and elect someone whom they wouldn’t normally consider a worthy candidate.  But, it does not mean we are now entering a “post-racial” era.

We’ve come a long way, but we still have quite a ways to go to get to where we are going…

In the usual fashion, before we move on to the Round-up, please accept my YouTube offering, brought to you by “This Week In Blackness”: President-Elect OBAMA

Now, onto the Round-up:

• Obama to take over the worst job in the world? The Onion gets it!

• Obama’s win does not mean we have entered a “post-racial” era…

• There is still a lot of anti-racist work to be done…

• Change takes time…

• California LGBT community is not going down without a fight, despite passage of Prop 8…

• More Prop 8 news…

• Homeschoolers should be wary, but not fearful of a President Obama…

• We may celebrate Obama’s victory, but we also gotta remember that nearly half of voters actually thought Sarah Palin was a viable candidate (yeah, be afraid, be very afraid)…

• Five things that Sarah Palin can do, right now (cuz you know she ain’t goin’ away)!

• George Bush avoided having a sewage plant named after him, but, yeah, he still stinks!

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(originally posted at: Dizzy Dayz)

Before we just roll right into today’s Ten Post Round-Up, I just gotta say, “Wow!  Just: Wow!”.

Wow: At the voter turnout.  Young folks finally got off their humps to vote for a change. (No pun, intended)

Wow: At the fact, that despite all the shenanigans perpetrated by electronic voting machines and some “operatives” at the polls and some operatives trying to trick people into missing the polls, FINALLY, this was on election that they couldn’t flip.

Wow: At the fact that for whatever reasons: the economy, the war, civil rights (particularly for LGBT citizens), or women’s rights, even Americans who said they would never vote for a black person, voted for a man who is not only African-American, but also a man who has  a “funny” name.

Wow: At the fact that America and in the form of President-elect Barack Hussein Obama, has “bravely passed” one more milestone.

Now, I am not under any illusions that Obama is some kind of savior or any kind of saint.  He is a man; a human being with faults and failings.  He is a politician; and like any politician, he will do those things expedient to get himself re-elected.  But, the kinds of hateful things and racist comments I am seeing and hearing are making me wonder just want so many people are afraid of in an Obama presidency.  They wail “It’s because he’s a Democrat! He’ll give birth control to our children!”. They scream, “It’s because he’s a liberal, he’ll take away our God!”.  They thrash about all the while worrying that now “Black people will imprison us, to get us back for all those years of slavery!” (a completely ridiculous notion and not even worthy of comment, except to watch, astounded, at the ignorance of some people).

Make no mistake, a President Obama will be held to the same standard as a President Bush.  We will call him on the stupid policies he puts forward.  We will cry foul when a President Obama and the Democratic-stonghold in the Legislative branch try to put things forward that smack in the face of true American democracy.  Make no mistake, he’s not a saint, but he is our next president.

And, although, Dizzy is a registered Libertarian, I am not sad that a Democrat is our next president and I am proud to say that Barack Hussein Obama is the next President of the United States.  This is something that my grandparents and my parents marched for and stood up for, so many years ago.  I am proud to say that my country was finally able to look past the “politics of race” and vote for a “change” from the policies of the last eight years.  I am proud to say that my country was finally able to get off their asses and vote against another Bush presidency (no thanks, John McCain!).  I am proud that I can now tell my children that, indeed, it is possible for a kid with black skin or black parents, to be President.  I have never been more proud to be a citizen of the United States of America.

One last thing:  President Obama, if you &%$# this up, we will be on your ass like white on rice!  The American people voted for change, if you don’t bring it, we can sweep you out of the White House just like you were swept in!  Congratulations and all, but you better fly right or look for a new job in four years!

In the meantime, enjoy your honeymoon period, Mr. President-elect, you deserve it.

Now, onto the Round-up:

• We have come so far, but this is only the beginning…

• “This is a moment of history, 238 years in the making”…

• The rest of the world finds hope in an Obama Presidency!

• The meaning of President-elect Obama’s win…

• President Obama will change the face of hip-hop music…

• Lest we forget, we still have to deal with President Bush for 70+ days. Plenty of time to wreck more havoc on his way out of the White House…

• CNN went all Sci-Fi with their election coverage!

• Despite looking past their racism, a lot of people still couldn’t see past their religious beliefs in the voting booth…

• Apparently, it’s not too soon to start campaigning for 2012: Hillary Clinton vs Sarah Palin, anyone?

• In Colorado, an egg will NOT be defined as a person!

There’s Hope!

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(originally posted at: Dizzy Dayz)

Yippy! Hurray! It’s election day and we’re down to the very last nail-biting, brain-numbing hours of playing “Election Day Shuffleboard”. How can you NOT be excited?

Whether your candidate of choice wins or not, today’s election is historic on so many levels. We’ve got race, we’ve got sex, we’ve even got the crazy! And, very, very, long lines. And, of course, election machines that act more like those electronic gaming machines at your local casino (oh, you may think the odds are in your favor, but just watch as the machine eats your vote and gives it to the other guy!).

Oh, yeah! Can’t you smell the excitement in the air (or is that something else…)?

I’m not going to offer up any kind of arm-chair pundit predictions for you. I’m not going to predict the end of the world or a dawning of a new American century. I am going to offer you a list of things to help you wile away the hours between now and whatever time (or day) we actually find out who the next president of the United States is. So venture forth into today’s Ten Post Round-Up. It’s time to revisit the hi-jinx of this fading election cycle.

Of course, before we go there, I offer you this “Dear John Letter” from some of our nation’s children.

Now, it’s time to reminisce:

• Check out this compilation of some of the funniest pro-Obama videos from this election cycle…

• A reminder of things many of us would rather forget about this election cycle (namely, McAngryPants and Bible Spice)…

• Let’s take a moment to reminisce about all the ways McCain reminded us of our favorite crazy uncle!

• Unbelievable breaking news from the White House!

• A primer on what to look for while watching election results come in, today…

• A primer of ideas on how to pass the time if your candidate loses…

• So, you think Palin is nuts? Check out this list of the most insane people to ever run for president!

• Not sure if Sylvia Browne predicted the right candidate will win, tonight? Check out these links to more scientific predictions for our future president…

• What’s in McCain’s pretty little box? Apparently, he’ll only tell you on “one condition”…

• For Kicks: Guess this proud member of the Civil Rights Movement (trust me, his present movement is making him a laughing stock, although he’s dead serious about how he protests, these days)!

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(originally posted at: Dizzy Dayz)

It’s election eve and a lot of people are kind of feeling like it’s the night before Christmas. Sadly, tomorrow may be the day when a lot of people will discover whether or not there really is a Santa Claus. Many of us will sit under our television sets, waiting to see what results pop down the chimney. Many of us will likely go to bed, not knowing what Santa left. Many of us will wake up with coal in our stockings. Many of us may wake up with a “nightmare before Christmas“.

There is a lot of pre-election night chatter on the blogs, right now. I’ve managed to gather a few for you in today’s Ten Post Round-Up. One way or another, we are going to get change, tomorrow. Let’s hope that change does not include your vote flipping at the polls.

I’ve already voted, but some of you may need a little more motivation to get out tomorrow and get your butt to the polls. Jet posted this at Bring it On!, yesteray and I thought it was a perfect video reminder for you to get out and vote: Cuz we all need a President we can Freebase Cocaine with!

On with today’s round-up:

• It is absolutely scary how very hateful some people can be when it comes to the rights of others…

• There’s a lot to dislike about Sarah Palin, but is this really an appropriate way to express that?

• Candidate McCain does QVC?

• Believe it or not, there are apparently some people who are much smarter than you, so you should just stay home, tomorrow, and let them vote on your behalf! (headdesk)

• Hear what American teens have to say about tomorrow’s election…

• Old and Busted: Handing out toothbrushes to trick-or-treaters. New Hotness: Refusing to give candy to trick-or-treaters whose parents don’t support your presidential candidate…

• Bible Spice gets P*wnd: Canada Edition!

• D&D donations rejected by Christian charity organization…

• What your pet says about you…(hint: if your favorite day is “Caturday” you may be single)…

• Some things you might have missed while watching McCain’s campaign ads (Must See)!

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(originally posted at: Dizzy Dayz)

Good morning you ghouls and goblins and you imps of progressive political mischief (you know who you are).

Pull up your candy corn and morning cuppa for a special Halloween edition of today’s Ten Post Round-Up. There are only 4 days left before we experience some kind of change in the political, national, and international landscape.  If that doesn’t scare you, then nothing will!

But, honestly, you haven’t seen scary until you have checked out this YouTube.  It’s positively eerie: “Thriller”… with Legos

On with today’s round-up:

• Some things that make Halloween scary, but probably shouldn’t…

• Some kids’ costumes should be avoided this year…

• Dressing up the candidates so that they will scare voters into voting for the lesser of two evils?

• The Onion gets it: Why it’s important to respect all things Halloween (video)!

• Music for the Halloween soul…

• Old and Busted: Racy Halloween costumes. New Hotness: Eerily unsexy Halloween costumes…

• Bible Spice: How to make the scariest costume this year!

• Don’t let them trick you. Get thee to a voting booth, post haste!

• Houses you should probably avoid while out trick or treating…

• Halloween: When racists are free to dress in their true colors!

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(originally posted at: Dizzy Dayz)

I don’t have anything really snarky to say, today.  I’m plotting my post for tomorrow (specially Halloween edition) and so all the really cool stuff I could say about today’s post pretty much ended up on the cutting room floor.  So, take today’s Ten Post Round-Up with a grain of salt and your morning cuppa and remember that in less than one week, we WILL have a new president, whether you like him or not (Mwahhahahahaha!)…no, seriously.

As if you haven’t heard about enough polls, this election, take some time to check out this poll of the World of Warcraft online community: Election Duel! Obama V. McCain – Who Get’s Pwned?

On with today’s round-up:

• Would you be allowed to drive a motorbike under Vietnam law?

• An episode of big government FAIL?

• Who knew: Daylight Saving Time could save your life?

• Life imitates art: the planet Vulcan, found?

• Singing together is not just good for humans…

• A new Republican dating site?

• Is it really wise to take this with you on “bring your banana to work” day?

• Bible Spice gets a prophecy?

• Apparently, the poor economy has nothing whatsoever to do with the fact that you are broke and living in your car…

• Alternate reality or Fox News?

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(originally posted at: Dizzy Dayz)

Yay! I voted, yesterday. Now, I get to sit back for another week and try to tune out some of the political drama that continues on, unabated. We’ve got idiots plotting mass killing and assassination sprees. We’ve got morons creating hoaxes to scare people. We have people doing evil and disgusting things to get their point across. On top of that, we still have the idiotic blather to contend with in the media and on many a campaign trail. I’ll definitely be glad when it’s all over. Then it will be time to hold our breaths as we watch whatever fallout will occur once the results are in, in a week or so.

Meanwhile, I’ll have the Ten Post Round-Up to help me pass the time. Hopefully, most of the news coming in, next week, will be worth posting about.

If you aren’t tired and fed up with all the robocalls you may be getting, check out this YouTube: Obama Girl Robocalls

On with today’s round-up:

• Why the economy will get a lot worse before it gets better: Viscious Cycle edition…

• Hey! At least it’s not “Soylent Green”. Sadly, it still involves dead people…

• Continuing evidence that racism is alive and well in our country and in our very own communities…

• McCain involved in his own Chappequidic?

• New hope for those who need new hearts (Still no hope for GWB/Darth Cheney)!

• Palin: The very definition of a “Diva” (How’s that workin’ for ya, Mr. Mavericky?).

• A story to warm the cockles of your little black heart (no really…check it out…)…

• How free will our speech be in the future?

• Don’t get so excited about that Dow jump, it could still get a whole lot worse before it gets better…

• Stealing the vote: Caught in the act!!

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(originally posted at: Dizzy Dayz)

So, check this out.  I did not accomplish much, yesterday, but I did post to the blog, so please cut me some slack if you see a few dust bunnies around.  Some things are more important than muddy footprints, I tell ya.  Heck, there must be some kind of medal or free happy meal for me posting the Ten Post Round-Up two days in a row (tap-tap-tap…is this thing on?).

I just got what could turn out to be bad news, today, so I’m a little bummed.  But this YouTube from an up-and-coming news anchor has put a smile on my face, so I strongly encourage you to check him out: Great Kid’s News

On with today’s round-up:

• More evidence of how much Republicans really do love socialism: Ronald Reagan.

• Sad: Good credit no longer a guarantee that you get a decent line of credit.

• Forget Bill Clinton: AC/DC is the reason our economy is in the tank.

• Good News: If you “tweet” you ARE being watched.  Bad News: Because the US Army thinks you might be a terrorist!

• This has been another great moment in McCain-Palin: FAIL.

• Ever wonder why your prescription doesn’t seem to be working?  You might want to have a little chat with your doctor.

• Speaking of doctors, apparently a famous TV Doc is available for the right single lady…

• A whole lot of funny business going on with online presidential campaign donations.

• Outsourcing call centers may save some companies money, but they are costing the rest of us big time?

• Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday.  That’s one more hour of partying, this weekend, people!

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(originally posted at: Dizzy Dayz)