Four Years Later, Woman Reconnects With Stranger Who Accidentally Texted Her on Election Night 2008

Four years ago, Stranger staffer Renée Krulich was celebrating Barack Obama's victory with millions of others across the country when she suddenly received a "random text of excitement" from someone she didn't know.
ICYMI: Jon Stewart Has a Thing or Two to Say About Election Night Coverage on Fox News
The moments after Fox News called Ohio — and thereafter the race — for President Obama will no doubt live in infamy.
Gangnam Style, Lil B, Bill Nye, Chuck Norris, and 'A Gay Dog' Got Votes: Your Ridiculous Ballot Write-Ins All in One Place
As Diane Sawyer would say, "People around the world diiiiiiiiiiie—literally, die" for the right to vote. How do some Americans choose to wield this power so many have sacrificed their lives to obtain? By voting for Santa Claus. Or Mickey Mouse. Or a Korean-pop dance style that mimics a constipated jockey riding a…
The Latest Businessweek Answers That All-Important Post-Election Question: Just How Horribly Will Obama Age in the Next Four Years?
With Newsweek going out of print in 2013, the question of which magazine will carry on the tradition of headline-grabbing covers must be asked.
Homophobic Troy Mayor Janice Daniels Recalled by Voters After One Year in Office
Janice Daniels, the highly controversial mayor of Troy, Michigan, will not finish out her term after losing a recall vote by a measure of 52.2% to 47.8%.
Los Angeles County Passes Controversial Measure Forcing Porn Stars to Wear Condoms
The measure formally known as "County of Los Angeles Safer Sex In The Adult Film Industry Act" has officially passed with 56 percent of voters casting their ballots in favor of mandating condom use in porn films.
Brian Williams on Donald Trump Last Night: 'Well. That Happened.'
Brian Williams thinks Donald Trump has "driven well past the last exit to relevance." He thinks he is "irresponsible." Brian Williams was not amused by Donald Trump's unraveled tweeting.
New Hampshire at Center of Big Night for Women in Government, Elects First Ever All-Female Congressional Delegation
New Hampshire added two women to its congressional delegation last night, electing Democrats Ann McLane Kuster and Carol Shea-Porter to represent the Granite State in the House.
Gawker Does Election Day 2012
Janna Ryan's husband Paul didn't get the big promotion he was after last night, and boy did it show on her face; she looked like the most miserable person in the world when she went up to hug Ann and Mitt on stage after Romney conceded the race. More »
Let's All Drink to Obama's Win
It's true: President Obama has been reelected, winning both the electoral college and maybe the popular vote, and destroying the hopes of millions and millions of rabid conservative Americans in the span of a few hours. Over the next several days and years and months everyone is going to offer their complaints and…
Watch Fox News Chew Its Own Leg Off in a Fury of Recrimination
After Fox News—like everyone else—called Ohio for Obama, Karl Rove challenged the decision on-air, causing what can only be described as a kernel panic. Fox News' decision desk, its institutional center of authority for making sound election calls, had issued its decision. And Fox News, in its capacity as a…
Forget Everything Else: Colorado Has Just Become the First State to Legalize Marijuana (UPDATE: Washington Follows Suit)
Toke 'em if you've got 'em: Mile High City NBC affiliate 9News has just announced that Colorado will pass Amendment 64, legalizing the recreational use and commercial sale of marijuana (up to 1 ounce) to residents over the age of 21.
Tammy Baldwin & Elizabeth Warren Elected to Senate, Richard 'Rape Is God's Gift' Mourdock and Todd 'Legitimate Rape' Akin Lose
Bad night to be an old white Republican man with a terrible understanding of science and rape: both Richard "Rape Pregnancies Are God's Gifts" Mourdock and Todd "Legitimate Rape" Akin lost their races; Mourdock was defeated by Joe Donnelly in the Indiana Senate race, and Claire McCaskill easily beat Akin to retain her…
