Slog - Comments on A Deal http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/a_deal A deal has been worked out between the Obama and Hillary camps with regard to the roll call vote this afternoon. But the details are still fuzzy. Via the AP's Nedra Pickler: Democratic delegates began marking their presidential nominating ballots Wednesday, making the unprecedented choice between a black man and a white woman. But only a limited number of the ballots were expected to be counted in an afternoon roll call before Barack Obama was declared the party's presidential nominee by acclamation. With the convention balloting just hours away, delegates still were waiting to hear which states would participate in... Copyright 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:26:35 -0800 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:19:43 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Slim While Nedra Pickler writes about an unprecedented choice between a black man and a white woman, she fails to point out that Barack Obama was educated in a radical Madrassa.

]]> Slim http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/a_deal#c1114768 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/a_deal#c1114768 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:53:06 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle The deal was worked out a couple of days ago, actually, I sent you the SlogTips.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/a_deal#c1114778 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/a_deal#c1114778 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:58:52 -0800 Comment by josh I still don't get why a roll call vote would be so catastrophic. Everyone knows that Obama is going to win and they'll be happy about it once it's settled. What's wrong with a little stage-managed drama?

]]> josh http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/a_deal#c1114781 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/a_deal#c1114781 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:00:41 -0800 Comment by annie @2: You're wrong. The deal was BEING worked out a couple of days ago, but this is the newest and most correct info out there.

@3: Agreed.

]]> annie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/a_deal#c1114790 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/a_deal#c1114790 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:09:46 -0800 Comment by Tony @1: a**hole
@3: agree

]]> Tony http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/a_deal#c1114859 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/a_deal#c1114859 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:08:25 -0800 Comment by Banna So do we still refer to the Obama supporters as the cult, or is it finally OK to refer to delegates who would vote for their woman if they found her trunk found with decapitated remains of her teenage poolboy in her trunk?

]]> Banna http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/a_deal#c1114861 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/a_deal#c1114861 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:08:29 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle No, the public announcement was that it was still being worked out, but there's a lag time between the actual deal and the announcement of the actual deal.

I also agree a roll call vote would be kind of fun, but that Clinton should ask people to change their votes early, and states could do something like say "The Great State of Pennsylvania, with a massive delegation pledged to vote for Senator Hillary Clinton in overwhelming numbers, proudly follows her desires and casts 90 votes for Obama and 10 votes for Clinton."

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/a_deal#c1114981 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/a_deal#c1114981 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:24:33 -0800 Comment by Slim @5 Sorry, too soon, that was a lame attempt at a Nedra Pickleresque non-sequitur.

]]> Slim http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/a_deal#c1115052 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/a_deal#c1115052 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:19:43 -0800