It’s almost midnight in Antwerp, Belgium (11:59 pm UTC+1), on one of those foggy Belgian autumn nights some of us wished we were somewhere else. My SO has fallen asleep in front of some ‘major’ soccer game on TV, I’m watching the video tsunami of US election news on my pc. With yet another network repeating the classic visuals and sound bites (”massive numbers”, “waiting in line”, exit poles”) I suddenly stumbled upon one local station that had discovered “a true early winner”: a “maverick’ that scored all the way to the bank.
I’m not sure if Sarah Palin ever knew what she started when she coined the word “maverick” (well, she ‘kind of’ borrowed it, out of context, as we’ve come to expect): little did she know that for most Dutch speakers “maverick” is only (and really nothing more than) a US jeans brand, a brand that was totally elated to hear its name all over the place, all of the time, on all channels, for free. Obama may well be the next US president when I wake up Nov 5th, but in Holland and Belgium, one ‘maverick’ already ran off with the grand cash prize: months worth of priceless advertising.
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Wakey, wakey! He did it! Maybe now we can move past these 8 difficult years and get our country back.
[Blog author: "It was 4 am in Belgium when Obama won California: i was sound asleep, in spite of all the local Obama parties. I'm real glad for the USA: it was touching watching all those tears of joy from people who not only wanted but so desperately needed change.
Obama inherits quite a mess: this morning Bloomberg TV not only showed another all-red day at the EU stock exchanges, they also showed what kind of obstacles he's facing. Well, let's wish him lots of wisdom: we're all interconnected economically: the US needs to get back on its feet. "]
Comment by Mr. Nighttime — November 5, 2008 @ 9:35 am |
It’s Obama and his children are getting a puppy
["Blog author: "You know Manic, that's exactly what I'm missing: a puppy
I'm watching the re-runs of last night, with all commentators stressing the huge task ahead. We're all interconnected and Obama needs to get the US back on its feet: my Belgian pension fund crashed to the floor just weeks after Wallstreet nosedived. I'm real glad the self-serving queen of Alaska basically convinced no one.
I'm checking the international news stations right now, noticing the Russians are the only ones really reacting in a negative way. "]
Comment by Manictastic — November 5, 2008 @ 10:04 am |
i am so damn happy this morning! dear world, we’re back!
[Blog author: "I share your joy Van!"]
Comment by furiousball — November 5, 2008 @ 3:43 pm |
[...] Early US elections winner: a true maverick It’s almost midnight in Antwerp, Belgium (11:59 pm UTC+1), on one of those foggy Belgian autumn nights some of us wished we were somewhere else. My SO has fallen asleep in front of some ‘major’ soccer game on TV, I’m watching the video tsunami of US election news on my pc. With yet another network repeating the classic visuals and sound bites (”massive numbers”, “waiting in line”, exit poles”) I suddenly stumbled upon one local station that has discovered “a true early winner”: a “maverick’ that scored all the way to the bank. I’m not sure if Sarah Palin ever knew what she started when she coined the word “maverick” (well, she ‘kind of’ borrowed it, out of context): little did she know that for most Dutch speakers “maverick” is only (and really nothing more than) a US jeans brand, a brand that became totally elated to see its name all over the screen, all of the time, on all channels, for free. Obama may well be the next US president when I wake up Nov 5th, but in Holland and Belgium, one ‘maverick’ already ran off with the grand cash prize: months worth of priceless advertising. [Disclaimer: I'm not affiliated with [...] [...]
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