Bacon beats Fries.

But really, in this race, is anyone a loser?

Ha! Come on, you have to agree this is funny.

Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are

“Later in the hour we’ll tell you how to spot and avoid an Obama supporter by looking for clues on their messenger bag.”

I’m off to the mall to sell razor blades so people can scrape off their “Question Authority” bumper stickers. Just remember: Dissent is still the highest form of patriotism. Except now it will be practiced by the lowest form of people.

- James Lileks

Tonight at the end of the season premiere of Law & Order, as McCoy is walking away from the lecturn after a press conference, a reporter can be heard shouting, “Mr. McCoy, is it true you’ve been asked to join the Obama Administration?”

To be honest, I actually have been watching all day for hints of the election results in prime-time shows. With the extremely quick turn-around digital editing has provided, networks can now easily make shows seem quite timely. I suppose they recorded the woman saying both “Obama Administration” and “McCain Administration,” much like Seinfeld did with the Dinkins v. Giuliani mayoral race in The Non-Fat Yogurt.

UPDATE: Whoa… South Park didn’t just settle for a pre-recorded “either outcome” shout out. The Nov. 5th Episode is filled with Obama’s speech and McCain’s concession speech. These boys must have stayed up all night to get this one through. Here.

Despite the rest of the country’s lurch to the Left in this year’s election, the Tennessee General Assembly has moved decidedly to the Right, rewarding Republicans with the majority in both houses since the years immediately following the Civil War. More here.

6:09: My prediction: Tomorrow, the MSM will stop hating McCain. He’ll become a favorite again, and analysis of his campaign will even be sympathetic.

6:19: 41 minutes until the campaign ads stop. Finally.

6:21: Looks like so far, McCain has the lead in both electoral college and popular vote (8 to 3, 53% to 46% respectively). I guess the polls close early in the racist states.

6:28: Ace: Biggest loss of the night? Megyn Kelly is not wearing the glasses. I thought she was saving them for the rally night.

6:30: Teh Burl is drunkblogging. More…

WOW. Is this the hope, change, and unity that we were promised? Since when have the Black Panthers provided polling center “security”?

Something to help you relax and breathe.

The ticket to win the election come November will be the ticket who is speaking a message, not responding to what the other ticket says. Historically, the “we’re not the other guys” argument wins very few elections, and right now, Obama/Biden are on the defensive. You can see the results in the polls — taking into consideration, of course, that the Republicans are experiencing a convention bounce.

I’m not declaring a winner so much as pointing out that whoever is consistently on the offensive for the next 60 days will win the election. If the Democrats want to take it, they’d better quit merely responding to John McCain. And while McCain does seem to have lifted him campaign theme directly from Obama’s playbook, he also appears to be getting away with it. Responding with, Nu uh! I said that first! won’t win it for you, Barack, and you might want to layoff with the McSame rhetoric, while you’re at it. Apparently 54% of likely voters aren’t buying it. Time to change strategies.

So, in keeping with the Dems’ constant comparison of their ticket leader with the Republicans’ veep, I present this Nielsen report. Apparently, Obama’s speech garnered an impressive 38.4 million viewers. Certainly nothing to sneeze at. But the still virtually unknown Palin pulled in over 40 million. I submit that this obviously doesn’t bode well for the Obama/Biden ticket, but could even end up being a problem for McCain if he doesn’t play his cards right. I suppose, though, if there are enough people like me out there — people hoping that, at most, he’s a one-term president that can launch her into an 8 year term and are voting for the ticket because of that hope — he doesn’t really care.

UPDATE: Despite the complaints of Democrats about how much of a meanie she was in her speech, Rasmussen released these polling results on 9/5/08:

Fifty-eight percent (58%) of voters say that Palin’s speech helped McCain’s chances of becoming President while only 10% believe it hurt those prospects.

And this:

Forty percent (40%) now say that Palin is ready to be President, if necessary. That’s up from 29% last week. Forty-nine percent (49%) say the same about Biden.

However, following the Wednesday night speech, voters are fairly evenly divided as to whether Palin or Obama has the better experience to be President. Forty-four percent (44%) of voters say Palin has the better experience while 48% say Obama has the edge. Among unaffiliated voters, 45% say Obama has better experience while 42% say Palin.

Think about that. Only 40% of voters think Palin’s ready for the Presidency. Impressive for a newcomer perhaps, but damning for Obama considering that same poll revealed that people are divided on who’s got more experience — comparing a Presidential candidate to a Vice Presidential candidate! Clearly not a glowing endorsement of Obama.