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.

[LittleJohnnyEdwards]

Wow, before it was a hot spot according to MSM.

[Bush gal in LA]

Just turned to CNN. I cannot believe it ! Even CNN is showing long long lines of shia and sunni Iraqis standing in long lines waiting to vote! All singing and happy, very happy! This is unbeleivable!

[NorCalRepub]

"YES! Man, what's with that WIG on Christianne? Is she trying out for the role of Helen Thomas in The West Wing: The Musical?"


.......either that or Mr. Ed......

[Dolphy]

The anchor led with something about problems and then the reporter is standing in front of people clapping with joy. Oh, they are happy now, they have bad news in Baghdad but they go to the reporter and he shows long lines at the polling place.

[SevenofNine]

YOU ARE EVIL LOLOL
ROFL

Hey Ted Kennedy going start in next Star Wars movies OHHH I wouldn't mind see that

[Right_in_Virginia]

I love the Iraqi people for having more guts than I would probably ever have........

Mega, mega dittos!!!

[SlowBoat407]

CNN - tempering the exuberance in Baquba with grim reports from Baghdad. Bleah!

[faithincowboys]

God, it sucks to be them. They should be ashamed that they are
hoping for bad news. They want the Islamist terrorists to thwart a democratic election... how good can they feel about themselves?

[nicmarlo]

He don't need no steeekin porno sites...he's a real man with a real woman who loves him and admires him.

[BigSkyFreeper]

I did notice she has HUGE....nostrils. (Supposedly a sign of someone who spends money out their nose, BTW.)

That's why she advertises the same damn album every year.

[Allegra]

Keep a helmet on when you go outside for your cig break!

Oh, believe me, that is mandated right now. We can't step outside a hardened building without our vests and helmets on and haven't been allowed to for the last few days.

[arasina]

Having you here to post updates from Iraq is fascinating! Provides a unique viewpoint not available through any other medium. Just wanted to add my thanks for your reports.

[bootless]

"Gee, too bad their democracy couldn't begin nice and peacefully like OURS."

Exactly! And other KSFO talkers (including Freeper David Gold) have been talking about how long it took Germany to have free elections after WWII, as well as Japan's post-war history. With the terrorists trying to suppress independence on a daily basis, I think the citizen Iraqis are doing pretty damn well.

[NorCalRepub]

haha....you got 'em confused....xanax is a tranquilizer, more like they spiked his coffee with black beauties

[TomGuy]

hehehe

Deskguy on CNN is trying to find a reporter who has bad news. Camera swings to lady reporter. They can't hear for all the clapping and jubilation.

Poor deskguy turns report over to another, who is giving negative commentary.

[Still the lines of voters increases]

[scoastie]

it is the women who will turn out the vote....they are the real power force behind the scene..now they will have the chance to exercise this power...

[SevenofNine]

Sound like Jewish wedding party from Fiddler on the roof LOL!
OH how wrong is that compare to Arab celberation to Jewish wedding party LOL!

OV VEY

[CAluvdubya]

Thanks for the update Allegra. From what we are seeing, things are going OK. Voter turn out is increasing!

[Right_in_Virginia]

Is anyone else as nervous as me? I can't sleep even though it's 1:30 am here.

Elated would be more like it for me. I won't sleep for hours (and it's 1:30 am here, too).

[Darkwolf377]

So can you and anyone else with access to live pics tell us what the polling places look like? What are they saying about turnout?