TODAY’S TOP STORIES / 5th November


by Douglas Johnson    
November 5, 2008 at 2:36 pm

President-Elect Barack H. Obama.

And more…
Brown hails ‘inspirational’ Obama
Why Obama won
GOP: Deep in the Wilderness
Times: Full video and text of speech

Elsewhere…
UN caught in new DR Congo clashes
Stocks rise after Obama victory
Trauma rife in Afghanistan troops
Devolution body to take evidence

Election Netcast Special / by Douglas Johnson

YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! (Ahem.)

Next Left - tries to find the essential reads of the election.

Shiraz Socialist - The Reagan Coalition is dead. At last!

Plattitude - exercises the inner Obama.

Penny Red - rather sums up how I felt last night.

Pickled Politics - has pictures from an Obama office on election day, and a fitting reaction to victory.

Bob Piper - wishes that we had the same chance to vote for change in 2010.

Socialist Unity - Obama isn’t Blair, and this won’t be a New Labour style disappointment; the campaigns were different, and so will be the terms.

Stroppyblog - Melanie Phillips isn’t happy. Oh dear. (YES!)

The Yorksher Gob - has three pleasing open letters.

Rayyan Mirza - has some thanks to say.

Daily Kos - has pretty pictures.

More later, when I’ve had some sleep. Tips very welcome in the comments!

· About the author: Douglas Johnson is an angry London student, socialist and member of the Green Party. The bulk of his anguished ravings can be found at Scribo Ergo Sum, which he edits.
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at 3:05 pm on November 5, 2008
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     sarah

Thanks so much for the link to the speech! I heard great reports about it, but couldn’t watch it live.

at 9:48 pm on November 5, 2008
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     Jennie Rigg

Somebody should tell Bob Piper to vote Lib Dem ;)

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