AFTER A historic election victory, planned and executed by the most effective political team ever assembled in American history, the reelected President blasted out the news to the world.

..and it just keeps reverberating.

I’m a flaming liberal, as I told one Obama Team member on Twitter today. But my job now is to tell the story of our lives as bluntly and honestly as I can, no matter where the hammer lands.

The map I drew before the results came in was 323 for Obama, 215 Romney, picking Virginia and Florida for Obama. I didn’t weigh the Colorado pot measure effectively.

To all of you out there who were invested in the personal victory, from fans to Obamabots to loyal supporters, as well as the political triumph of Barack Obama, this is your day to enjoy the victory. It doesn’t come any sweeter.

The good guys won, which makes me very happy, because that’s the story I highlight 24/7 and have been doing for over 18 years.

@taylormarsh Thanks, and back at you! Happy to get to work w/ you along the way.

— Greg Greene (@ggreeneva) November 7, 2012

@taylormarsh True — but both jobs involve, in their own ways, making the world a tad saner. #Forward

— Greg Greene (@ggreeneva) November 7, 2012

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US elections: Social media’s top 10 comedy moments (via AFP)

The US presidential campaign may be a deadly serious affair, but Americans have taken to social networks to lighten the mood with a good dose of humor and sarcasm. Here are our top 10: – The hashtag #eastwooding went viral on Twitter after Hollywood star Clint Eastwood’s guest appearance at this year…

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THE PHOTO above is sobering [h/t reader/commenter mjsmith].

Of course, if you were in the line of Sandy you already know her power.

Andrew Kaczynski gathered the evidence and reported the story that went viral: How One Well-Connected Pseudonymous Twitter Spread Fake News About Hurricane Sandy.

And in the chaos around Hurricane Sandy, he veered into new territory: Trying to trick his media followers, and their followers and readers in turn, with fake news. He reported, falsely, on a total blackout in Manhattan, on a flood on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, and other things that didn’t happen. Two of his tweets garnered more than 500 retweets. One drew a rebuke from ConEd’s official Twitter account.

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THE PHRASE now joins “Big Bird” and “binders of women.”

The “horses and bayonets” line soon became the debate’s viral catchphrase, following “big bird,” “marlarkey” and “binders full of women” as the pull-out refrain that set the internet afire. The term followed the now-familiar routine of trending on Twitter (hashtag #horsesandbayonets), followed by a debate-inspired tumblr and a Facebook page . The creations mostly featured the inscrutable image of Romney mounted on a unicorn. [CNN]

Full quote from President Obama:

“You mentioned the Navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military has changed. We have these things called aircraft carriers where planes land on them, we have these ships that go under water, nuclear submarines, and so the question is not a game of battleship where we’re counting ships, it’s what are our capabilities. And so when I sit down with the Secretary of the Navy and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, we determine how are we going to be best able to meet all of our defense needs in a way that also keeps faith in our troops that also makes sure that our veterans have the kind of support that they need when they come home, and that is not reflected in the kind of budget that you’re putting forward because it just doesn’t work. We visited the web site quite a bit, and it still doesn’t work.” – President Barack Obama

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Republican convention planners appear to have a surprise planned for those tuning in Thursday night. Buried deep in the convention schedule released Monday is a vague reference to a mystery speaker scheduled for the event’s final evening. “To Be Announced” has a prime speaking slot late in the Thursday program. [Wall Street Journal]

BY THURSDAY NIGHT, Bain partners from Staples will have appeared, Chris Christie, Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio., former presidential candidates Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich, even Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, as the WSJ points out. George and Dick aren’t attending and wouldn’t make for a blockbuster closer for what Romney needs in a night that includes Sen. Marco Rubio.

So, who might it be?

National Review Online’s “Morning Jolt” and Jim Geraghty ask “Is it… Her?”

The more you think about the idea, the more it makes sense — whatever controversy and intense reactions Sarah Palin may bring to whatever she does, if there is one thing we know she does exceptionally well, it is give convention speeches! This wouldn’t mean turning her into an official Romney surrogate or putting her in a Romney cabinet or anything like that — just giving one of the Republican figures most beloved by the grassroots — or at least a large and vocal segment of the grassroots — a chance to fire up the base and discuss why it is so important that everyone pull out all the stops for Romney.

Say what you will about Sarah Palin, but the woman’s got show biz game.

However, Thursday will be the most widely viewed night of the week. What would finishing with Sarah Palin say to voters in swing states that Romney’s trying to reach?

If this happens, get ready for Kathleen Parker to write “What the *#@% Is Wrong With Republicans?” part deux.

The better, stronger, looking to the future choice is Liz Cheney.

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“If [Paul Ryan] wants to protect Medicare for his mother, he should thank President Obama for what he has done to extend the life of the Medicare trust fund. What President Obama did was strengthen the Medicare benefits to help Medicare beneficiaries and extend it more than 8 years.” – Robert Gibbs on Fox News Sunday

IT’S THE JACK RYAN plan of attack, which I’ve written about before.

If you know it’s coming, “Give them no place to go, nothing to report, no story.” Turn into your opponent’s point of attack and take the offense.

That’s what the Romney campaign is doing on Medicare since Paul Ryan came on board. The above web video “Our Generation’s Time” was sent out today by Team Romney.

Whether it works or not is another story, but it’s the smart play, maybe even their only play considering Ryan’s budget on Medicare is to remake it entirely for those under 55, not to mention the Republican plan for Medicaid.

The next pivot for Team Obama is to move the ball, push the point and ask what else does Romney-Ryan have planned for entitlements?

Another trending item today is the continued push to lower Vice President Joe Biden down to size, taking advantage of a Boston Globe editorial stating that Biden should apologize for his “put y’all back in chains” remark. Robert Gibbs had an answer for that, too.

Senior Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs on Sunday defended Joe Biden, saying a recent comment that GOP economic policies would put people “back in chains” was not racially motivated and claiming it was no different than how Republicans, including House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), speak of Wall Street reform.

[...] “I’m not going to get lectured by Mitt Romney or anybody on the Romney campaign about the tone of this campaign. This is a guy who’s flown all over this country saying he’s not sure if the president believes in America,” said Gibbs. “He’s auctioning off dinners with the birther-in chief, right-wing nut job Donald Trump, who still questions whether the president was born in the United States of America.” [The Hill]

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