The Iraqis are voting – December 15, 2005

Awesome! Iraq the Model is blogging the vote so make sure to check their election day post often for updates and photos.

No word yet on what Howard Dean thinks of the democratic process taking place there today – yet.

PM Update: Voting was extended for an hour in Iraq thanks to the high turnout. (Hat tip: California Conservative)

Michelle Malkin has an Iraq election link roundup.

Update II: Mickey Kaus references a post from Juan Cole in which Cole states the following:

The only way the vote will happen at all is that the US military has forbidden all vehicular traffic, so everyone has to walk for the next few days. This tactic prevents carbombings from disrupting the elections, but it is a desperate measure and not a sign of an election that could be certified as free and fair.

Riiiight. If it wasn’t this it’d be something else that signified to the usual suspects the elections “could not be certified as free and fair.”

(Hat tip: Ace)

27 Responses to "The Iraqis are voting – December 15, 2005"

Blogs for Bush: The White House Of The Blogosphere says:

December 15, 2005 at 11:39 am

High Turnout In Iraqi Election, Violence Low

Freedom and democracy are on the march… Iraqis voted in a historic parliamentary election Thursday, with strong turnout reported in Sunni Arab areas and even a shortage of ballots in some precincts. Because of the large turnout, the Iraqi election…
tommy in nyc says:

December 15, 2005 at 11:50 am

Well it is good news that there was not much violence today in Iraq. I would hold off on how well the elections went until I see the results. The Iraqi people might have elected a bunch of fanatics who hate america.
PCD says:

December 15, 2005 at 12:00 pm

tommy, I told you, John Kerry won’t win in Iraq either! ;->
Baklava says:

December 15, 2005 at 12:27 pm

Tommy,

I’ve already seen how well the elections went. They had to extend elections an hour because there was so much VOTING. Sunni’s that boycotted the last election were out in big numbers this time. Some wrapped in the Iraqi flag and waving their purple finger proudly.

Tommy wrote, “ fanatics who hate america” You mean if they listened to your rhetoric.. .Oh that was low I shouldn’t’ve said that. I know you love america you just think that conservatives (even though you don’t know what conservatives think and believe) have the wrong ideas. It’d be better if you asked us what we think instead of getting your information about what we think from the sources you get them from.
PCD says:

December 15, 2005 at 12:34 pm

Bak,

You forget Tommy has “Scam”America broadcasting right from NYC, that is when they aren’t scamming Boys and Girls clubs for operating funds, as his source.
Baklava says:

December 15, 2005 at 12:50 pm

I listened to an hour of that once. It was hard to follow any logic. You’d have to be deranged..
tommy in nyc says:

December 15, 2005 at 12:59 pm

Well at least the folks on Air America aren’t stoned on the airwaves like that obese poilitical liar Rush Limbaugh. Well I will admit some of Air America’s are zooted. It was a good day in the fact that is was mostly a peaceful election. The hard part is what is going to come next so ‘m not going to speculate at the moment.
PCD says:

December 15, 2005 at 1:07 pm

tommy, you aren’t current. Jerrold Nadler and Charles Rangel are obese. Rush got his weight down.

Now, if sobriety is something you judge people on, you have a lot of condemning of Ted Kennedy to do or are you going to be a hypocrite?
PCD says:

December 15, 2005 at 1:09 pm

Also, tommy, recite Rush’s lies. I don’t think you have any that aren’t just liberal myth or, as ususal, spin and lying on your source’s part.
tommy in nyc says:

December 15, 2005 at 1:15 pm

Spare me about the getting high bit. First off I do it from time to time. Secondly Chappaquidick was over 30yrs ago. Thrid off fat Rush used to talk trash saying all junkies need to locked up …..except for him apparently. So there are enough thieves,drunks and ethically challegened people on both sides of the aisle. We should wait and see who the Iraqi people voted for before everyone starts going ga,ga that the election went smoothly. Last thing they need over there is a religious party running the show.
PCD says:

December 15, 2005 at 1:20 pm

tommy, you are the one that brought it up. You can’t stand being slapped down, don’t start trash.

Secondly, Kennedy still drinks to excess. Recently his wife, Victoria, said she’s gotten him down to 1 bottle of wine and only a couple of cocktails in the evening. With drinking that much in the evening, who’s to say he isn’t crocked all day?
tommy in nyc says:

December 15, 2005 at 1:23 pm

Well youse guys were the ones to bring up scam america not me dude. Besides it don’t matter that much right now anyway.
Baklava says:

December 15, 2005 at 1:35 pm

Nope what matters is that the Iraqi’s are voting and their lives are improving in SPITE of your and Air America’s rhetoric. HA!
PCD says:

December 15, 2005 at 1:40 pm

tommy, you went in to your oft-discredited rant on Rush. You got slammed and you are hurting and just looking to get back because your worldview is all wrong. Your people are out of power and being shown as buffoons and ignorant children. You can’t take the fact for every complaint you have 10 can be shoved back into your face about your side.

Again, when told to list Rush’s lies you went on a personal attack of Rush. Just like a Clintonista. You say one thing, then visciously and personally attack when stood up to.
PCD says:

December 15, 2005 at 1:54 pm

Baklava,

The Liberal Democrats are reacting to an upraised purple finger like normal people react to an upraised middle finger.

Also, the left wing blogs are largely silent. I wonder if it because the left isn’t getting their way or the fact that they were wrong about Iraq and can’t celebrate Iraq’s freedom because it is the last thing they wanted.
Baklava says:

December 15, 2005 at 2:00 pm

You know. The same thing happened with Afghanistan elections and freedom.

I for one think that great progress in the world is happening. And all due to lessons learned from 9/11.

We were blissfully ignorant about the hatred of America and obsessive and incessant lies about America. I cannot believe what passes for well thought out speech by these terrorists types who at the end of their little diatribes say, “death to America” at the same time they are praising Allah.

Daniel Pipes in my book is a leader in this area. He is a Middle East expert who tries to help Muslims weed out those who have hijacked their religion. Other people must be allowed to coexist. They can’t have a policy of kill the infidel.
tommy in nyc says:

December 15, 2005 at 2:05 pm

Give me a break PCD the fact he was calling for mandatory sentances foe drug runners when HE HIMSELF WAS BREAKING THE LAW IS CHUTZPAH. GET REAL DUDE. AND STOP WATCHING FOX.
PCD says:

December 15, 2005 at 2:13 pm

Baklava,

Your post brings up somehing I’d like to explore. The left loves to bash Israel anytime it can. Iran wants to wipe out Israel. Do American leftist Jews think the world will stop killing Jews at America’s shores?

I really think Jewish politicians who ignore Iran, want to cut and run in Iraq and Afghanistan, should be asked, “Do you believe you and your family will be spared when the world starts killing Jews anywhere and every where once Israel is destroyed?”
PCD says:

December 15, 2005 at 2:26 pm

Tommy, just because you are a druggie and you feel put upon doesn’t mean I’ll let you slide with a mischaracteriaztion of Rush. Now, find and post some quotes from RUSH’S SHOW IN CONTEXT, not edited, distorted, and spun by your druggie websites.

Also, where’s Rush’s lies that you complained about. So far you’ve posted nothing but your anger at being subject to be put in jail yourself.
Baklava says:

December 15, 2005 at 2:34 pm

No need to go down this path PCD…

Days like today show leftists that their sources of info are inaccurate. Accusing someone of being a druggie doesn’t help our cause.

It used to be there were scarce sources of alternative information and they were ridiculed by the dominant press. Every year that has passed since 1988 has been a fabulous rebirth of conservative ideas being hoisted around.

Leftists can choose to ignore the ideas, call it hate, discredit it but we actually now have the upper hand. It was Democrats largely in power from FDR to 1994 (with a few Republican Presidents but democrat controlled Congress, state legislatures, and majority Democrat Governors.)

While the nation is now majority Republican controlled governors, state legislatures and Congress and finally with the year 2001 a Republican in the White House also, we need to stay confident (even though the governing is to the left of center still) that we are gaining the upper hand and treat all rank and file leftists with as much respect as we can (lord knows I fail at this also).

We need to pursuade and convert. Find ways to get into the debate of ideas and solutions…
tommy in nyc says:

December 15, 2005 at 2:40 pm

PCD you must be deaf at the moment I’m working so I’m not going to waste my time looking up the archives of his propaganda. also for the last time did the fat slob have a help pick up drugs for him? the answer is yes.end of story.
PCD says:

December 15, 2005 at 2:54 pm

Tommy, you are the one who admitted getting high, but you focused your hate on Rush. You don’t have an accurate quote and you won’t admit that.

Now as to Rush, if he did anything illegal, he’ll be dealt with. I notice you omitted admitting the help tried to blackmail Limbaugh. Oh, but that doesn’t matter to you. Just get Rush because you can’t refute him.

Tommy, you’ve said a lot of liberal ranting here. You said stop watching Fox. Why? Because you can’t refute what they say? Because I don’t agree with your distorted views? I read, listen, and I decide.

I will say this, if your boys had their way, Iraq would be handed back to Hussein TODAY and our troops to leave and never return no matter what. You can’t refute that.
steve says:

December 15, 2005 at 4:05 pm

Hopefully, the Iraqis have finally realized that the way to get the US out of Iraq is to take a month long vacation, return and declare Peace and ask us to leave. bush and the rest of the neo-cons are insane. Peace
Baklava says:

December 15, 2005 at 4:36 pm

Nice name calling Steve… Shows you aren’t interested in peace.
Lorica says:

December 15, 2005 at 8:45 pm

Bak when you are constantly being proven wrong, what alternative do you have but to start the name calling. Steve soon will be taking his ball and go home to suck on his thumb and pout. Yes soon Iraq will be free, our troops will be coming home, and we can start to truly honor the men and women who lost their lives to bring peace to this world. Even in the midst of this success the left still want to see defeat. I listened to Murtha today repeat his troops out now diatribe, and I had to think to myself if we do this chonologically we should leave Kosovo before Iraq. – Lorica
Iowa Voice says:

December 16, 2005 at 7:28 am

Iraqi Election Update

It appears as though the Iraqi elections were a stunning success:

Up to 15 million Iraqis — including large numbers of Sunnis, who boycotted the January elections — voted in historic parliamentary elections Thursday to establish a permanent democra
A Blog For All says:

December 16, 2005 at 10:49 am

Let the Counting Begin

Media criticisms aside, the elections were hugely successful. The Iraqis have much to be proud of this morning. Television reports have indicated that anywhere from 10 to 11 million out of 15 million potential voters have actually cast ballots

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