US Election Night in London

[newbie]

Given that the USA are anything from five to eight hours behind the UK and even OUR elections aren't usually wrapped up until the early hours, there's no way I'm going to go and sit in a bar paying money to watch a TV and waiting for each state to declare results for hours on end.

Myself, I shall be mostly watching Sky/BBC/Fox News etc at home with beers, snacks and my bed close by. Seems the logical choice.

I was in the US when Clinton first got elected. The news came on and said, " bing bong, the polls have closed, Clinton has won by x%, more after the adverts".

electronic voting, they don't get anything like the same tension or fun we do.

 

[brix]

Do we really give a shit?

Clearly we do

 

[nino_savatte]

Where can I watch the US Election on the night of Tues 4th Nov?

Yates in Leicester Square are having a party but they are charging a ridiculous £35 to get in.

Charging to see election coverage? How queer.

 

[DotCommunist]

Do we really give a shit?

America is the dominant power on the world stage, an empire in all but name. The person running the show should be of keen interest to anyone who thinks about more than localised politics

 

[ajdown]

Fair enough then, I'm not interested in politics.

 

[tarannau]

I'm a bit bored of AJDown's remarkable, conveniently weird logic. If he's to be believed he's a bloke who gets on the same buses as here in Brixton, yet rarely sees a white face or hears English spoken. He's alarmed by, and won't eat Halal meat, but won't give a reason why. In AJ's world it's cyclists who cause the bulk of accidents and traffic hold-ups with their dangerous weaving in and out maneuvers. And so on.

This is however, another cracker - people are only going to vote in Obama because he's black. Query this remarkable claim and AJ's will backtrack, claiming no interest in politics, which begs the question why make the sneering, stupid assertion in the first place? There's a point when you wonder if AJ's using idiocy for effect, or if he's just a really unpleasantly stupid bigot.

 

[ajdown]

You don't need to understand it, you just need to accept that I have as much right to be here as you do, and if you don't like what I have to say, why not just ignore it instead?

Unfortunately 'showing an interest in politics' tends to make people think of the pathetic anti-capitalist anarchists that rage against the system, forgetting that if it wasn't the benefits system or daddy's trust fund, they'd actually have to work for a living and wouldn't have time to get involved.

I have explained everything numerous times, if you're too stupid to understand then it's not my fault really is it?

 

[tarannau]

You don't need to understand it, you just need to accept that I have as much right to be here as you do, and if you don't like what I have to say, why not just ignore it instead?

Unfortunately 'showing an interest in politics' tends to make people think of the pathetic anti-capitalist anarchists that rage against the system, forgetting that if it wasn't the benefits system or daddy's trust fund, they'd actually have to work for a living and wouldn't have time to get involved.

I have explained everything numerous times, if you're too stupid to understand then it's not my fault really is it?

Bless. Somebody who's claiming that people are only voting for Obama because he's black is calling me stupid. It's like being savaged by Jimmy Krankie
.
Loved the tired old anarchist rant mind, as if that logically followed or held any relevance to the discussion at all. Another winning bit of AJ logic there, not at all the repetitive nonsensical whines of an unpleasantly blinkered moron.

 

[Rollem]

Fair enough then, I'm not interested in politics.

 

[Citizen66]

I'm a bit bored of AJDown's remarkable, conveniently weird logic. If he's to be believed he's a bloke who gets on the same buses as here in Brixton, yet rarely sees a white face or hears English spoken. He's alarmed by, and won't eat Halal meat, but won't give a reason why. In AJ's world it's cyclists who cause the bulk of accidents and traffic hold-ups with their dangerous weaving in and out maneuvers. And so on.

This is the same AJDown that slagged off everyone involved in the drinking ban revelries yet felt compelled to spend his Saturday evening travelling over to the very same place in order to 'watch' what was happening, if not participate.

Weird.

 

[ajdown]

There's no harm in watching idiots making idiots of themselves by trying to make a point they cannot win. Plus, it was a facebook arranged meeting. They always fail. I predicted before it even started that it would turn nasty and get totally out of hand, and was totally right. It's what happens when you get a bunch of people together with copious amounts of alcohol.

I'm not sure that getting on one bus for a short journey to, and one bus for a short journey from, a particular location on a particular time when I had nothing else that needed doing is really such a huge deal, do you?

 

[se5]

Good find, cheers.

Are they starting the night with a homo-cowboy romp in order to empty the pub of republicans?

Do you know what time this place is open until?

Republicans? In Camberwell? Surely some mistake

I think the pub is normally open to midnight but I am informed by a friend who knows the landlord that he is expecting to carry on through the night until everythings completed/ all the customers have gone home

 

[Citizen66]

There's no harm in watching idiots making idiots of themselves by trying to make a point they cannot win. Plus, it was a facebook arranged meeting. They always fail. I predicted before it even started that it would turn nasty and get totally out of hand, and was totally right. It's what happens when you get a bunch of people together with copious amounts of alcohol.

I'm not sure that getting on one bus for a short journey to, and one bus for a short journey from, a particular location on a particular time when I had nothing else that needed doing is really such a huge deal, do you?

On a Saturday night?

I'd rather be out socialising than making an effort to go and 'observe' people that I have publicly expressed a distaste for. You sound just like those fuckers who slow down on the motorway at the scene of accidents in order to cop a decent view of the grizzly aftermath.

 

[ajdown]

I don't go out 'socialising' like most here do, because I find sitting in a noisy crowded pub incredibly tedious, not to mention paying through the nose for drinks.

 

[Citizen66]

I don't go out 'socialising' like most here do, because I find sitting in a noisy crowded pub incredibly tedious, not to mention paying through the nose for drinks.

But hanging around a packed railway station in order to witness inebriated teenagers smash the place up is somehow less noisy than enjoying a few drinks with friends in a lively bar?

Weird.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

GObama!

 

[TheRehn]

Hey everyone, here is a list of Election Night parties from the Democrats abroad website.
It lists Democrat-leaning and bi-partisan election night events run by other organisations in London + the UK http://www.democratsabroad.org/node/6632#attachments some are even free!

The Democrats aboard are also running their own election nights events around the world (scroll down to bottom for UK) http://www.democratsabroad.org/arti...dhu-join-your-fellow-democrats-and-watch-elec which might appeal to those definately Democrat.

Have fun whatever you do on election night, there is an Election
Night Pre-party Party in Bristol if anyone finds themselves there! (Only £2!) http://microplex.cubecinema.com/cgi-bin/diary/programme.pl#4063

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Cheers!

 

[Citizen66]

Oh, did he get banned in the end?

Ah well...

 

[Badgers]

Radio 4

 

[Crispy]

Epic de-lurk

 

[Isaac]

It gets worse. £125!? Oof!

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56th US Election Viewing party - £25 pp
Chicago Rib Shack, 145 Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7PA
4 Nov 2008, 8pm, extended license and will be serving a late supper (1:00am) and breakfast (6:30am)
Dress code informal, two large screens w/surround sound, extensive menu
Phone: 020 7591 4664
RSVP/More Info: [email protected]
Contact: Sarah Handy, 020 7591 4660

Progressive Vision Election Night party - £35.00 pp
Yate's Wine Bar, 30 Leicester Square, WC2H 7LA
4 Nov 2008, 8pm - 4am
THE BIGGEST US ELECTION NIGHT PARTY IN LONDON Late license until 4am. Buffet of food and snacks served through out the night. £10 worth of free drinks included with every ticket.
Phone: 020 7839 7967
RSVP/More Info: [email protected]
MUST PURCHASE TICKETS IN ADVANCE from http://www.progressive-vision.org/uselection/index.htm

Union of Jewish Students USA 2008 Election Night party
16 UWP – UJS Hillel Student Centre
4 Nov 2008, 11pm onwards…
Join UJS, students, friends and alumni to watch the results of the US Presidential election roll in.
Bring your own bottle
RSVP/More Info: [email protected]

The East Room in Shoreditch Election Night Party - £125
2a Tabernacle Street, London EC2A 4LU
9pm – 9am
The ticket price includes food, booze, coffee and pancakes right through the night from late dinner until dawn. There will be Champagne for the winners, tea and sympathy for the losers. There are just 250 tickets available at £125 each (£100 for members). Tickets are available on a first-come-first-served basis. Please e-mail [email protected] and declare your allegiance to your party and the flag and indicate the number of tickets you require.
http://www.thstrm.com/home/index.htm

 

[se5]

So did everyone have a good night?

Sun and Doves was very busy - apparently closed at 3ish but i had to leave at 1

 

[Ms T]

So did everyone have a good night?

Sun and Doves was very busy - apparently closed at 3ish but i had to leave at 1

I did. Went to a meedja party at the Frontline Club and met Naomi Wolf.

 

[beeboo]

oooh, get you!

I went to the Chicago Rib Shack party which was great fun - amazing atmosphere when the results came through. I only meant to stay until 2am but was still there at 5.30am for the acceptances speech. When they called it at 4am everyone went nuts, it was surprisingly emotional.