Reading the Op-Ed Page

[unforth]

One of my morning traditions of late is to read the NYTimes Op-Ed's. Here's a quote I thought was awesome from one of them:
"In Switzerland, an American was bathed in compliments comparing the election to the fall of the Berlin Wall." Read the whole article here, it has a lot of tidbits from around the world.

It also includes this wonderful quote from MLK JR. (who was himself quoting a previous source): “Lord, we ain’t what we want to be; we ain’t what we ought to be; we ain’t what we gonna be, but, thank God, we ain’t what we was.”

Edit: Also, a random thought - an examination of electoral maps suggest I live in a city tied for most liberal in the country (based on % who voted for Obama) - 85% of Manhattan folks who voted went Democrat - the only city I could find that matched it was San Francisco - I checked Chicago, Boston, Miami, LA, Seattle, San Antonio, Houston, Austin, Dallas, Las Vegas, Reno - can anyone think of any other cities that might be as liberal? I'll check them to - but it feels kinda nice to know that we're way up there (though our number goes down a bit if you take all five boroughs in to account - damn Staten Island actually went to McCain - I knew there was a reason I didn't think of them as "real" New Yorkers... :) )

Comments

[skygawker.livejournal.com]

I don't know where to check city vs. county, so I can't check the City of Detroit, but check them. I'd love to know what percentage of the city proper voted Democratic.

[unforth.livejournal.com]

Well, the results I'm look at are actually by county - but since Manhattan is it's own county, I can make sweeping claims about it. ;) As I'm sure you know, the county was 74% Obama.

[morbon-tg.livejournal.com]

I would suggest checking Hawaiian cities, as Obama won there by more than almost any other state I could find (with Vermont being up there too.)

[unforth.livejournal.com]

Good point - also, it made me realize that I neglected to check the cities in Ohio.

Honolulu - 70% Obama
Columbus - 59% Obama
Cleveland - 69% Obama
Cinci - 52% Obama
Indianapolis - 64% Obama

[corneredangel.livejournal.com]

Not that it's *ever* any different, but DC was like 93% Obama.

[unforth.livejournal.com]

Good point! DC was in fact 93%, rendering it the most Democratic city I've examined! I think they're hoping they'll get representation. Bah, our supremacy has been routed! :)

[ultimabaka.livejournal.com]

our supremacy? routed? nevvvvvaaa $

[ultimabaka.livejournal.com]

I saw this today - you might get a kick out of it:
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/5360/heh22222lh3.jpg

[unforth.livejournal.com]

That's tragic.

Cities

[(Anonymous)]

Minneapolis / St Paul?

Re: Cities

[unforth.livejournal.com]

Good point!

Minneapolis: 66%