Based on early results, it appears that 72% of people standing near polling places and 40% of popular retweets are lying motherfuckers.

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
Mr @petersagal didn’t know what a phlebotomist was (called on @waitwait). Revoke his public-radio card.

Melody Kramer @mkramer:
@GlennF One of Peter’s former associate producers is a volunteer phlebotomist now.

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
@mkramer I’m sure he was terribly hurt [EMOTICON] My mom worked as a phleb. at one point.

Melody Kramer @mkramer:
@GlennF She. (It’s me.)

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
@mkramer This gives you oceans of grief you can needle him with.

@GlennF @mkramer I always confuse phlebotomy with trepanning. Probably why I haven’t spent much time with Mel recently.

I was blocked from voting in Philly numerous times, GOP would file against all Penn students en masse before every election.

I “solved” this problem because Philly kept me registered under 3 misspelled names at 4 addresses. When one was blocked, tried another.

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
Still suspect @boingboing corrupted geography to make New Dorp Beach exist. bit.ly/SrrqZw

.@GlennF Thanks to Mark Twain, I discovered there’s a town called Portendick in Mauritania. Must visit.

First time I’ve listened to NPR live in a long while. Usually it’s podcasts at 2x speed. Neal Conan sounds like he’s on megadose of Xanax.

Rob Griffiths @rgriff:
The iPad mini makes a perfect added monitor for the MBP on the treadmill desk, via Air Display.

@rgriff Really? This is why I WASN’T going mini. Isn’t it too small?

Rob Griffiths @rgriff:
@jeffporten However, keep in mind I think an 11″ MacBook Air has a very usable screen size.

@rgriff I’m on a 13 Air. Might upgrade to retina if I need even more space.

Rob Griffiths @rgriff:
@jeffporten Yea, I’m contemplating a 15″ Retina at some point, to run at native resolution. Current treadmill Mac is 15″ MBP w/ hi-res.

Marco Tabini @mtabini:
I’ve been watching someone try to pair their mouse via Bluetooth for the last ten minutes. Wondering when I should mention that it’s USB.

@mtabini Depends. Is he bigger than you?

Darby Lines @Angry_Drunk:
Given that U.S. electoral system will never let a 3rd party candidate win, voting 3rd party is just a way to feel superior to everyone else.

@Angry_Drunk Agreed, with major exception: when one of the Big Two declines, a 3rd party becomes a 2nd party. True since 1820s.

Darby Lines @Angry_Drunk:
@jeffporten True, but I think that already happened, it’s just that the Tea Party took the GOP’s name too.

@Angry_Drunk I’d expect Democrats to become new center-right, and hoping for a new Liberal party to spring up. Yes, I tilt at windmills.

Darby Lines @Angry_Drunk:
@jeffporten You and me both.

Darby Lines @Angry_Drunk:
Given that U.S. electoral system will never let a 3rd party candidate win, voting 3rd party is just a way to feel superior to everyone else.

@Angry_Drunk It’s not a bad idea to support a 3rd party if you think GOP will lose its base in next 2 decades or so.

Darby Lines @Angry_Drunk:
Given that U.S. electoral system will never let a 3rd party candidate win, voting 3rd party is just a way to feel superior to everyone else.

@Angry_Drunk Agreed, with major exception: when one of the Big Two declines, a 3rd party becomes a 2nd party. True since 1820s.

Darby Lines @Angry_Drunk:
@jeffporten True, but I think that already happened, it’s just that the Tea Party took the GOP’s name too.

@Angry_Drunk Tea Party likely a short flash in the pan. Unless you have Grangers and Populists in your neighborhood.

@Angry_Drunk I’d expect Democrats to become new center-right, and hoping for a new Liberal party to spring up. Yes, I tilt at windmills.

Darby Lines @Angry_Drunk:
@jeffporten You and me both.

Darby Lines @Angry_Drunk:
The GOP are true conservatives. They just want to bring back the voting processes of the 1860’s.

Andrew Laurence @atlauren:
@Angry_Drunk funny that some our greatest public works were achieved during eras of crippling taxes, vote buying, and graft.

@atlauren @angry_drunk Ever read Plunkett of Tammany Hall? He explains all that. Great book.

Andrew Laurence @atlauren:
@jeffporten @angry_drunk wish listed. Thanks! (And it looks like a community-converted Kindle edition is free!)

@atlauren @angry_drunk Published in 1908, IIRC, so it’s before the Mickey Mouse copyright extensions.

Michael T. Rose @MikeTRose:
Wow MT @ToddKincannon Avg Dem voter is feckless trash with a low IQ, no attention span. Not someone who will typically stand in a long line.

Jeff Carlson @jeffcarlson:
@MikeTRose If you have to declare yourself the modern Mark Twain, you’re not.

@jeffcarlson But I already have the white suit and I’m growing the mustache!

John Aravosis @aravosis:
Romney emails black Democrat today, telling him to vote tomorrow americablog.com/2012/11/find-w…

@aravosis John: good article, but not that part. Email can be delayed, and it arrived after midnight.

John Aravosis @aravosis:
@jeffporten Chinese Jeeps

@aravosis (PS: we met in 1994 in Cleveland Park Starbucks when you were working with the other Tim McVeigh. If that jogs your memory.)

John Aravosis @aravosis:
@jeffporten Would have been 98. Oh. That’s intg. Because I never go up there, I do vaguely remember seeing someone there.

@aravosis That was me. We talked AOL outreach, IIRC. I get to say I knew you before you were Twitter-famous. :-)

Anil Dash @anildash:
To Sergey Brin: there are great ways to pursue a post-party political system. A Google+ post isn’t one of them. Get engaged! You can help.

Jason Kottke @jkottke:
@anildash Wait, your default answer to everything is “blog about it” and when Brin does, you pooh pooh?

Anil Dash @anildash:
@jkottke answer changes if you’re a billionaire running one of the biggest companies that’s ever existed & your blog post isn’t actionable.

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
@anildash @jkottke Brin is also making an absurd suggestion. Parties aren’t going away. The effort to have viable 3rd party candidate failed

@GlennF @anildash @jkottke 230 year US track record: 3rd parties only succeed when the second party is already dying.

Governor Christie @GovChristie:
We have opened up all state roads and we are now assisting in clearing county and local roads.

.@GovChristie Heading back to Atlantic City to retrieve stored luggage and find a poker game. Nice work.

John Aravosis @aravosis:
Romney emails black Democrat today, telling him to vote tomorrow americablog.com/2012/11/find-w…

@aravosis John: good article, but not that part. Email can be delayed, and it arrived after midnight.

John Aravosis @aravosis:
@jeffporten Chinese Jeeps

@aravosis (PS: we met in 1994 in Cleveland Park Starbucks when you were working with the other Tim McVeigh. If that jogs your memory.)

John Aravosis @aravosis:
@jeffporten Would have been 98. Oh. That’s intg. Because I never go up there, I do vaguely remember seeing someone there.

@aravosis That was me. We talked AOL outreach, IIRC. I get to say I knew you before you were Twitter-famous. :-)

John Aravosis @aravosis:
Romney emails black Democrat today, telling him to vote tomorrow americablog.com/2012/11/find-w…

@aravosis John: good article, but not that part. Email can be delayed, and it arrived after midnight.

John Aravosis @aravosis:
@jeffporten Chinese Jeeps

@aravosis No argument they’re lying motherfuckers. But what you posted doesn’t nail them. Glad to help you find the bit that does.

John Aravosis @aravosis:
@jeffporten Chinese Jeeps. Not my job to do their work for them ;)

John C. Welch @bynkii:
@GlennF @lexfri @dwiskus if you want a candidate perfectly aligned with your beliefs/needs, your only option is to run yourself.

Dave Wiskus @dwiskus:
@bynkii @GlennF @lexfri If you don’t see either candidate as being better or worse than the other, how do you choose who to vote for?

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
@dwiskus @bynkii @lexfri broken, but that doesn’t mean that their analysis of both candidates being the same is accurate, either.

John C. Welch @bynkii:
@GlennF @dwiskus @lexfri I find the “IT’S TOO BROKE TO BOTHER” types are mad that no one is reading their minds. Get over it.

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
@bynkii @dwiskus @lexfri I was deciding between Gore and Nader in 2000. I met the head of the ACLU at a conference. I asked him.

@GlennF I voted Nader in 2000 in DC, mainly to establish alternative to Dem party with 85% of voters. Wouldn’t have in competitive state.

Lex Friedman @lexfri:
@dwiskus but all these passionate, annoying posts exist because half of us are fighting for personal freedoms. And half for the bible.

Dave Wiskus @dwiskus:
@lexfri I get why someone would see no lesser of two evils and decide to stay home. And I think that’s a valid choice.

Lex Friedman @lexfri:
@dwiskus I think Obama and Romney presidencies would mean very different things for the next four years.

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
@lexfri @dwiskus Anyone who believes that gets what they deserve?

John C. Welch @bynkii:
@GlennF @lexfri @dwiskus if you want a candidate perfectly aligned with your beliefs/needs, your only option is to run yourself.

@bynkii Actually, that didn’t work out very well for Romney.