# IF McCain is elected, reactions? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 4, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mccain-is-elected-reactions/462011 "2008-09-04T16:32:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mccain-is-elected-reactions/462011/41 "2008-09-04T19:25:09Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > I’ll have figured out whether to vote Liberal, Conservative, or NDP by then. > > (Why, yes, mainstream Canadian media, we _do_ have our own election buzz ramping up! Thanks for noticing!) Actually, our election will be over well before the Americans have theirs, so if you’re still figuring out who to vote for when McCain gets elected, you’ll be too late. ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mccain-is-elected-reactions/462011/42 "2008-09-04T19:25:28Z")
> [@Subterraneanus](#): > > _And so I go my fearful way betwixt heaven and earth and all their active forces; and all I can see is a monster, forever devouring, regurgitating, chewing and gorging_. — Goethe You really like that quote, huh? ---
**Author:** ![Subterraneanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Subterraneanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subterraneanus)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mccain-is-elected-reactions/462011/43 "2008-09-04T19:31:53Z")
> [@Lionne](#): > > You really like that quote, huh? _And so I go my fearful way betwixt heaven and earth and all their active forces; and all I can see is a monster, forever devouring, regurgitating, chewing and gorging._ — Goethe ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mccain-is-elected-reactions/462011/44 "2008-09-04T19:37:02Z")
My reaction would be a sort of dark satisfaction that yes, America really is as evil and stupid as I’ve said it is. Then I’d sit back and watch as it slides further towards self destruction. ---
**Author:** ![PeacePlease](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71c47a/32.png) [@PeacePlease](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeacePlease)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mccain-is-elected-reactions/462011/45 "2008-09-04T19:41:49Z")
I will begin learning the complete lyrics to “O Canada” and hope I can find some Canadian doper to marry me! ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mccain-is-elected-reactions/462011/46 "2008-09-04T19:42:47Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I’m going to rub camel shit in my hair and slash my chest. eeeeewwwwww. At least be sanitary and use camel piss. I hope McCain wins bacause then Der Trihs will be satisfied and that will make me happy. ---
**Author:** ![Sinaijon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@Sinaijon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinaijon)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mccain-is-elected-reactions/462011/47 "2008-09-04T19:46:59Z")
I, for one, will welcome our new maverick overlord ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mccain-is-elected-reactions/462011/48 "2008-09-04T20:01:04Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I’m going to rub camel shit in my hair and slash my chest. So, just an average week night for you, then? I intend to sit by my PC and take a drink every time I hear a head pop on the SDMB. I will be drunk on my ass in ten, fifteen minutes, tops. Same for me - just an average week night. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mccain-is-elected-reactions/462011/49 "2008-09-04T20:01:55Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > I will be drunk on my ass in ten, fifteen minutes, tops. > > Same for me - just an average week night. This explains much. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mccain-is-elected-reactions/462011/50 "2008-09-04T20:02:10Z")
> [@Lightnin](#): > > One thing that really kind of scares me is that the Republicans- and politicians in general- will learn that there really isn’t any accountability. I’m afraid that, given Bush’s example, McCain will claim the slightest win as a “mandate”. Yep. Will he think Americans want to make war on Islam? That worries me. It also worries me that despite McCain being “a good man”, he’s old and tired and will leave too much of the work to underlings. We don’t know anything about who his underlings will be. ---
**Author:** ![THespos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@THespos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THespos)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mccain-is-elected-reactions/462011/51 "2008-09-04T20:05:36Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > For those not in the know, after a McCain victory, \*\*Bricker \*\* will [fucking buy ad time on this board to crow about a McCain victory.](http://boardstest.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=481694) Not for nothing, but I would be surprised if it cost more than a few hundred dollars to buy an ad impression on every page served to non-subscribers for a month. I’m guessing that won’t bankrupt **Bricker**. As for me, I’d get very suspicious about Diebold voting machines for a while. If I were still single, I’d probably give serious thought to moving abroad. Since I’m not anymore, I’d probably just wince, get bitchy for a few months and then move on with my life. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mccain-is-elected-reactions/462011/52 "2008-09-04T20:07:27Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > So, just an average week night for you, then? Well, yeah…only I generally use dog poo and don’t slash anything. ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mccain-is-elected-reactions/462011/53 "2008-09-04T20:14:27Z")
I will be deeply disappointed. Then I will hope for a tax cut. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mccain-is-elected-reactions/462011/54 "2008-09-04T20:21:43Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Actually, our election will be over well before the Americans have theirs, so if you’re still figuring out who to vote for when McCain gets elected, you’ll be too late. Well, it all depends on whether Harper pulls the plug on Sunday or not, but yeah, it’s supposed to be October 14. 🙂 I’m just rolling my eyes over Palin getting huge blaring headlines on our newspapers every day. You know, _we_ have elected politicians too! ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mccain-is-elected-reactions/462011/55 "2008-09-04T20:26:32Z")
> [@](#): > > IF McCain is elected, reactions? A huge sigh of relief that Obama didn’t. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mccain-is-elected-reactions/462011/56 "2008-09-04T20:36:27Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > A huge sigh of relief that Obama didn’t. Cheer up. If he does win, it’ll be at least Inauguration Day before they come to take away your guns and haul your kids off to Queer Education Camp, so that gives you more than two months to plan your “blaze of glory.” ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mccain-is-elected-reactions/462011/57 "2008-09-04T20:40:54Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Cheer up. If he does win, it’ll be at least Inauguration Day before they come to take away your guns and haul your kids off to Queer Education Camp, so that gives you more than two months to plan your “blaze of glory.” Don’t forget the abolition of religion! All churches converted to “We Love Obama” centers! ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mccain-is-elected-reactions/462011/58 "2008-09-04T21:09:29Z")
He better enjoy Christmas 2008. Once Obama takes over, it’ll be outlawed. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mccain-is-elected-reactions/462011/59 "2008-09-04T21:12:19Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > Don’t forget the abolition of religion! All churches converted to “We Love Obama” centers! No, no - Death to Whitey. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mccain-is-elected-reactions/462011/60 "2008-09-04T21:18:54Z")
ONe thing that makes me feel good about this thread is that no matter who you all say you are voting for, or how snarky or silly posts may be, at least you all are voting! I don’t care which candidate a poster supports, as long as they vote for somebody. What really pisses me off is folks that complain about the state our country is in, then come to find out they didn’t even vote. My 103 year old grandmother, who’s still sharp, will be voting. I think her vote and mine will cancel each other out, but I’m not going to dis on someone who, in their\* first \*presidential election, was voting for Herbert Hoover. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mccain-is-elected-reactions/462011.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mccain-is-elected-reactions/462011.md?page=4)