Iraqi Election~~~~~ Live thread.

All of us | Jan 29 2005 | Various Freepers

[Dog]

It is now 3 am in Iraq the polls will be opening in the next few hours as the world watches and hold's it breath. Iraq is about to undertake a historic vote.

Lets wish them well....... please post all comments and election photos to this thread.

[America's Resolve]

Geraldo reporting the polling stations are packed....they look "like Rocky" coming out of the polling place!

Hmmmmm. CNN said just a bit ago, bout midnight central, that turnout was nonexistent to light.

course, that's CNN for ya :)

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Somebody ought to put DU and DNC on suicide watch tonight.

[SevenofNine]

OH MAN report off Sky news shot were fire near polling place in Baghdad

I hate to say this but Baghdad is new Compton

[Socratic]

Thank you for your post on Julie Carpenter. I'm glad I checked back before going to bed. We certainly are living through historic times when anyone can be a hero in their own special way.

[PhilDragoo]

Shep Smith reported a rocket missed its target and went into the Tigris.

Deflected by prayer.

[faithincowboys]

I know. He's classic. It is must see tv when he gets like this.

[Soul Seeker]

I think we can tolerate your absence for a few minutes to do work, no more though. ;-)

WooHoo!! Vote, Iraqi's, VOTE!!

[AVNevis]

"Suicide bomber at a school polling station 303 with bombs straped to his vest, casulties. Polling stateion 3001 improvished explosive, no one hurt. Another one at Tallil (sp?) no one hurt."

Any locations of these polling places and is the first one you listed the one from Western Baghdad?

[BigSkyFreeper]

These are citizans in the a Sunni Triangle town who are turning out to vote in big numbers!

They're not listening to Zarqawi. GOOD!

[nicmarlo]

Imagine them hating FDR and cackling with glee that another load of Jews was sent to a death camp?

I cannot; just as I cannot imagine their glee with bombs going off now. What despicable souls they have.

[Radix]

"CNN showing very long lines at a polling place.

Senator Boxer will certainly want an investigation!

[Next_Time_NJ]

Lines, Im seeing lines of Iraqi's!! Looks like Ohio on Nov 2004! CNN reporting (wow..)...

[Darkwolf377]

Actually, you don't. But if you MUST see Christianna, remeber the mother in Throw Momma From The Train? Okay, now imagine how she looked when she was young. You're almost there.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Shep Smith reported a rocket missed its target and went into the Tigris.

Deflected by prayer.

Let's keep praying!!!

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Should be good advertising for the burlap bag industry.

[bootless]

Great points.

BTW, if you get a chance, tune in to Dr. Bill Wattenberg, one of the only voices of reason you'll find on KGO, online:

http://www.kgo.com.

They stream the programs (and archive them for a week) - and he's talking about the election now. He just said to watch FNC, you'll see the people mobbing into the polling places and voting with pride. On CNN, there's nothing but doom and gloom.

I sent him the picture thread of the Iraqi elections. He's a good guy.

[Dolphy]

Suicide bomber at a school polling station 303 with bombs straped to his vest, casulties

He didn't get in the polling place though. He was stopped by Iraqi forces. No civilian casualties.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

10 hours from now, Chalabi will be a part of Iraqi goverment. Someone in the temporary Iraqi goverment was talking about arresting him for libel, which is a typical Arab dictatorship-stlye maneuver.

Some of the Iraqi blogs have some pretty caustic comments about about the guy making the accusations against Chalabi...

But I don't know what the facts are!!!!!!!

[Repub4bush]

I'm lovin it! I might have to stay up all night, like on nov.2nd!

I am just so proud of these people!

Lord keep them all safe.

[milagro]

Amen!!