Obama Wins Second Election

The results are in, and Barack Obama will reign as President for another four years.

UG readers were hotly debating the election in our candidate thread yesterday. It was a pretty close race, but in the end Obama won by a clear lead.

Musicians and celebrities have been reacting over Twitter, with some hilarious effects. But what is your reaction? Did the right candidate win? Let us know what you think in the comments and poll below.

Way to go Dave Grohl! @foofighters

— Jim Michaels (@TheJimMichaels) November 6, 2012

As Beyonce wrote - Take that Mitches!! #gobama

— Ernest (@ErnestStrafford) November 7, 2012

That's what happens when you fuck with Sesame Street.

— Adam Levine (@adamlevine) November 7, 2012

Goodluk America u just voted for economic & spiritual suicide. Soulless fools

— Ted Nugent (@TedNugent) November 7, 2012

moby.to/83pxji

— Wayne Coyne (@waynecoyne) November 6, 2012

Don't call it a comeback he's been here 4 years.

— LL COOL J (@llcoolj) November 7, 2012

Lets fight like hell and stop this great and disgusting injustice! The world is laughing at us.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2012

ROMNEY HQ looks like the chillout room at a RAVE. people laying all over the place on a massive comedown

— Mark Ronson (@iamMarkRonson) November 7, 2012

Comments

[pcb1992the2nd]

Okies now free healthcare pls

[Sparky-MMA]

no country has free healthcare, he wants to base it off a similar style to the NHS we have in the UK, its not free, but you have to have insurance, we pay National Insurance from our wage in the same way the US pay for their Health Insurance, he just wants to make it standardised. there is no such thing as 'free healthcare' someones gotta pay the Doctors and Nurses.

[ozzfest434]

True, but Canada has a somewhat "free health care" system and personally i think it's great!

[badfish_lewis]

It's anything but free. Everyone pays. On top of that, it covers only certain types of care. Plus there are long line ups everytime you go to an emergency room. However, it is leaps and bounds above the American system. You get in a car accident here (Canada) and the last thing you worry about is a bill.

[scorpio2billion]

Luxembourg does, in fact, have free health care for every citizen.

[milliorn]

Paid by taxes by who...? Don't answer, its obvious.

[pcb1992the2nd]

the point is its free for the person getting the healthcare, so f*ck the tax payers

[derek8520]

The person getting the healthcare has paid tax.

[Gerryco101]

He won with a 144 percent turnout

[masterofpuppies]

Is this site just for US readers? If so, fine. If not, are you going to cover every countries elections. Is this going to turn into a political website? Again, I have no problem with that, but I'd like to know. Thanks

[UGtom]

The majority of readers are based in the US, and several notable figures from the music world reacted to the election. Feedback is welcome.

[reversegenesis]

Given the size of the nuclear arsenal the US has at it's disposal I'm very interested in who's sitting behind that big red button.

[Wooohooo]

So who were the candidates for the last Russian election?

[godisasniper]

Putin, Putin, and Putin's bitch.

[sn00ze]

What other countries?

[samhell]

Was there any difference between them? If so, I didn't notice. Didn't matter who "won", America still lost.

[Hydra150]

http://i.imgur.com/9TbE8.gif

[samhell]

???

On some playground somewhere I assume this is considered humorous...

[Nakama]

Who let you back on this site?

[samhell]

If you cannot cope with my opinions have me banned.

[Hydra150]

http://i.imgur.com/Jp3aH.gif

[samhell]

Again, extremely hilarious... if I were 12.

[Hydra150]

I think the imagery of that joke would be humorous at any age.

[ihartfood]

haha, he's back!

[samhell]

Somebody has to keep you little socialists on your toes.

[Elderer]

FU Americans and your elections.
All over my internets,radio and newspapers.

[iommi600]

Shitstorm at 12 O'clock, I repeat, shitstorm at 12 O'clock...

[JuteJute]

I love how positive Ted is.

[shredder3386]

His spelling is about as good as his song writing too.

[introvert10]

How awesome is it to see the like of Trump and Nugent cry like little girls? Get your popcorn ready.

[zomgguitarz1234]

They always cry. Trump bitches all the time to fox news who idolizes him and shit.

[Obama FTW]

Obama said knock you out.

[terribleguitar]

I would vote for John Petrucci

[getawaygman]

we just voted in someone who favors radical redistribution policies

[tomlop]

I'm sorry, but the assertion that any major figure in American politics is "radical" simply makes me giggle. You want radical? How about the two members of the House committee on science who believe that "evolution is a lie from the pit of hell". Seriously, go **** yourself with your atom bomb.

[WalrusNutFart]

You do realize it's your country that chooses to cover the election right?

[5t4lky]

Man i´d like to know what mustaine thinks... (thinks, not sais...)

[introvert10]

Nothing

[Rockeagle540]

Doesnt matter who wins or not cause they are both owned by the banks

[introvert10]

Incorrect. Republicans are owned by the NRA.

[Nero Galon]

Oh Teddy... XD

[Mike Quall]

'Murica

[edgeyyz]

Trump should think before posting things on the internet. Everyone outside of the US that I've heard weigh in on this election thought Romney as president was the worst possible outcome for this election.

[edgarado]

I think the world has been laughing at Trump for a while now

[thenextkirk92]

Either way they we're inheriting turd

[whywefight]

I can't tell if you're staying in Skwisgaar's character, or just not proofreading your comment.

[thenextkirk92]

Both?

[whywefight]

Shut up Trump.

[gus_metallica]

The Black won what a surprise.lol Everyone thinks he is "cooler" and voted for him either because he is black or because he is popular and hang with rappers.

Although I don't think he is doing that bad of a job I don't see America moving forward that much within the next 4 years. Obama's run is similar to when you put a video game on pause, nothing bad happens but nothing good either.

[thenextkirk92]

"The Black"? Maybe he got re-elected because he did a good job the last four years? The state the country was in when he was first elected was atrocious to start with.

I'm still not sure if that first paragraph is serious tbh.

[SocksAndTrees]

"The world is laughing at us"

I really don't think the world cares.

[brnbasler]

They actually surveyed a bunch of countries, and every country but Pakistan preferred Obama.

[Elcosto]

I never got surveyed

[oftenbanned.]

Yeah Trump.. no buddy! The world is laughing at you! Thats what he should have said.

[yoman297]

I would have voted for Matt Bellamy... because The 2nd Law is so overhyped to be that way.

lol

[thenextkirk92]

Matt Bellamy is english.

[crazyhorse174]

!?

...is about all I can muster in reply to this comment.

[Musefan161]

I think LL Cool J wins out of those, for better or worse

[RichieJovie]

Dear USA if you feel a large breeze heading your way it's the rest of the world breathing a sigh of relief that you didn't elect the moron, I mean mormon.

[karstaag666]

I hope southpark make an episode out of this and take the piss out of nugent and trump

[Fwenx]

Geez, Trump really does have his head up his bottom. The world either doesn't care or was rooting for Obama. I don't want to say that Obama is the perfect candidate but I'd go with him any time as well. Oh yeah, the rest of the world was indeed laughing, but they were laughing at Romney.

[samhell]

I'd listen to Trump. He's a guy with money who knows how business works. People like him are the ones who really create jobs, despite what Obama or Romney thinks of themselves. You don't have to agree with Trump, but you can't argue his business success.

I know quite a few people who own businesses who said they aren't hiring anyone until Obama is out of office. Well, its a lame principal but now it looks like we have to wait 4 more years for some more jobs to open up. These are private non-publicly traded companies too.

[Comeback Kiddd]

He filed for bankruptcy at least twice for his business? I wouldn't consider that knowing how a "business works." I respect your opinion but check your facts

[samhell]

So what you're saying is that even though he inherited his business from his father, he didn't actually grow his worth to over 3 billion dollars? Huh... interesting...

[Fwenx]

What kind of nonsensical policy is that for your business? What use is it not to hire people just because you don't like the president? That has nothing to do with anything. If you don't hire people because the economy is bad, that's a reason. If you need new people you need new people, so you hire new people. Apart from that fact, indeed as others have said, Trump's business success isn't without doubt at all. And my personal opinion of what I know of him (which is little, because I don't live in America) is that it is an immense douche, who half the time doesn't know what he is talking about, definitely in terms of politics.

[samhell]

I agree that its nonsensical but it is actually happening.

[Fwenx]

And so what is your point with that?

[samhell]

If you have to ask you'll never know. I can't force you to think... Oh wait, thats what all this socialist government is for, to do the thinking for you.

[Fwenx]

A very weak answer, because you stopped making sense as well. Guess I am feeding the troll after all. You dissappoint me.

[jakka93]

This isn't music news for Christs sake. I know who won the election, it's all around me and I don't even live in America. I come here to read about music not elections.

[connor494]

i think the world is very pleased about Obama actually, i can speak for everyone in the uk i know who thought the possibility of romney even being a candidate was absurd, Obama is a boss

[spiff-corgi]

Donald Trump is right about one thing. The world is laughing at America. We're just laughing because when every other country in the world was polled, the only one that would actually have voted Romney in was China... and you almost did too America.

[the_bonelessone]

See what your favourite musicians said about the election.... like Donald Trump....

[Mouloudo]

Nugent is really a moron, he " loves" america but insults the american people if democracy speaks, go live in north korea, playing with your big guns and your small d**k

[Hydro_O]

What? No Dave Mustaine comment? This is an inside job!

[LedZeppelin14]

Honey Badger don't care!

But in all seriousness, Trump's a complete idiot.

[de-fexxx666]

Lol, Ted Nugent.

[SkepsisMetal]

The Education sector must be cheering that a Republican isn't running their budget.

Just going by Nugent's post at least.

[TheMansonMan]

Vote Quimby

[DethDefiler]

Because this is obviously music related.

[AcdcTXfan]

I'll admit that I like Obama as a person. But since he's been in office, unemployment has gone up, and so has the national debt. And apparently we want to give him ANOTHER four years.

By the way, I'm not trying to start a debate here, so if you start arguing with me, I won't reply.

[colster6000]

I see what you did there, posted a naive, simplistic comment and then ran away before anyone could call you on it!

[Darth Wader]

Ted Nugent, haha, awesome!

[Craig_Christian]

No TRUMP the world is laughing at YOU!!!

As an English citizen I just want to thank any and all of the Americans that voted Obama, You Only got rid of one nut-job four years ago, the thought of another put the fear of God in me, thankfully you seem to have a lot more sense these days.

[diehard666]

he isn't gonna do any better than last time

[captainsnazz]

tad pls

[kobochok]

Ted Nugent Butthert

[robo37]

I love the way UG tries to make it relevant by throwing in a picture of Dave Grohl.

[samhell]

Looks like my reply function has been disabled. Well played UG, well played.

[Hydra150]

Nope.

[samhell]

It was just Chrome... the most incompatible browser on earth.

[Hydra150]

I'm using chrome, and I can work it fine. I don't even work in IT.

[jannick]

ahh this guy

when do you NOT complain? -.-

[Aralingh]

Which is why it's laughter, not empathy.

[Mr Winters]

Delicious republican butthurt

[LazyHardRocker]

Funny how Nugent's comment has the worst grammar. Seems like a poster child for investing in education.

[tuggyt]

I don't think Donald Trump has the slightest idea of what the world thinks of us

[Camron62\m/]

I think Mark Ronson's tweet is just great.

[Shread_6009]

Oh trump. We're not laughing with you, we're laughing at you.

[sweetestbaboon]

The piece that LL Cool J tweeted is my drawing!
How funky-cool is that?!
See more of my artistic shenanigans @ sweetestbaboon.blogspot.com
¡Muchas gracias!

[TylerHerod]

Kony 2012

[crzycrz]

Ted the the ****ing hick

[samhell]

That is a bad thing?

[--ESTRANGED--]

Ted Nugent is only butthurt because Obama is part black. If he was white, Ted wouldnt have a problem.
This is clearly the issue with alot of southern states in the US too. Rednecks.

[Oddsbodkins]

,,,and the rest of the world breathes a big sigh of relief.

[--ESTRANGED--]

oh and Donald Trump clearly wanted Romney in power, rich kids together, looking after eachother on the tax front.

[Rule Britannia]

Donald Trump can go drink his own cum.
I'm glad Obama won (though I don't live in the U.S.

[RoadRunner939]

I am very relieved Obama won, and I do not even live in the USA. But I do care about Freedom and other people, and a president who is against gay marriage and against abortion and who doesn't care about poor people is bad for a nation and bad for the people in that nation. America has a horrible healthcare system and suffers from a lot of poverty. And the conservative republicans don't want to change the system. At least Obama is trying, though he is of course blocked by Republican congress members who will vote against every democratic motion. Furthermore Romney has no sense of foreign affairs whatsoever.

The USA are saved for 4 more years, let's see what Obama can change now that he finally cleaned up the mess Bush left him with.

[PsiGuy60]

Funny how most of the anti-Obama comments I've seen on the Internet are in piss-poor grammar and misspelled. I'm not a native English speaker but isn't it 'good luck', not 'goodluk'? Come on Ted, it's only 2 button presses more to not seem like an idiot.

To say nothing about the non-famous portion of the Internet where apparently 'obama suxx romney 4 preziddent' is acceptable.

[City_Machine]

huh, what election? I was playing Halo 4

[martijnsurf]

lets see what dave has to say about this

[GenerationKILL]

If Barack Obama wants to reinstitute global likeness and faith in America again, he'll do the smart thing and insist the US puts a man on Mars like Kennedy did to instigate the race to the moon, within his new term.

Everyone felt good as a society to watch what Felix Baumgartner just did, so imagine the unified feeling everyone would have if it was a broadcast of man stepping onto the Mars surface in 3 years.

I hope he can use these 4 years to remind the world why America is your friend, not the enemy, as they've become for so long.

This coming from a Canadian, btw.

[Hydra150]

I think that's a tad more that four years out of reach.

[colster6000]

Depends entirely how much money and resources you throw at it, which is going to be the problem given america's current economic position

[scawti]

Wow, I never knew Donald Trump was a musician. I mean, if he isn't, he really has no place in that list...

[Ardolino_Cool]

So what was the difference between the two? Yeah I am in the UK, however the majority I saw from the election build up was celebrities talking about politics knowing nothing about it, and two men trying to be more popular and insulting each other as opposed to talking about what they are going to do...still America won't change. Obama can't save America, the American people need to save America and form a third party that actually represents the working class Americans.

[samhell]

Most people here in America feel the same way and yet we still vote for the status quo. Whats the definition of insanity again?

[jannick]

NOT disabling your reply botton...

[Rands2113]

I find it funny how the west and east costs of the states are mostly all Democratic and the insides are all Republican. That is a Country divided if I do say so myself.

[Smokinjoerules1]

Rather him than a mormon in charge...

[beau05]

I came here to watch the republitard butthurt flow, hah! glad I wasn't disappointed.

Anyway, I saw a clip of how Obama said, "Gay, straight, democrat, republican, we all deserve a chance at the American dream", this is why the 'rest of the world' likes him, its not because he is cool or black, its because he believes in equality for all (from what I can tell anyway). Sure unemployment is high, but the way I see it you are only as strong as your weakest link, and by giving equal opportunities to all, I think he is on the right track to earning the US some massive respect. NZer out, chur!

[papachili]

free anal care for everyone! go black pople vote obama cuz' hes black. be tolerant

[Riggy]

Inb4 Mustaine says something retarded regarding Obama winning.

[Chronologo]

Between Obama and Romney I prefer Obama, I'm not from the US, but I like to know what's happening around the world.

[noahi9]

You voted for Obama, you are not an American.

[Eclectic Lizard]

CA-NA-DA! CA-NA-DA!

[clown372]

Does he play the guitar?

[introvert10]

hmm

[baumaxx1]

I have to laugh at Trump's comment. No Donald... the whole world is laughing at you and plenty of fun was made of Bush. People seem to take Obama pretty seriously.

... and Ted Nugent is oblivious to the fact that the GFC started back in 2007/2008 and sub-prime loans were a stupid idea. Economic suicide happened a long time ago.

[dream_theater24]

America, wait, the world is safe for another 4 years. I'm from Australia and I was actually scared that Mittens was gonna win and rape several middle eastern countries.

[ferilyne]

Where's Mustaine's rant?

[jrtrtj]

No Donald Trump, the world would be laughing at us if Romney would have won. The world is pleased with us, for now.

[Kassidy]

I assume at some point this site will get back to reporting on guitars and music, rather than tenuously tying in the election results for the US at every possible turn. I quite frankly don't care what people in the music industry are tweeting in relation to the Republicans or Democrats, and if I want to know about the election I'll go on to just about any other news site out there. I come here for guitar and music related news (and not gossip, BTW).

If you are going to insist on going down this road of political BS, that'll be one less reader you have to worry about (not that I get the impression that UG cares about the readers of the news section, given the overall lack of response I perceive from threads on the forum concerning the news content).

[$hithappen$16]

LL Cool J tweet was hilarious

[scorpio2billion]

Romney wanted to deregulate the economic structure, while Obama wants to undermine the social structure. There was no acceptable choice in this election. The only good that may come from this is that the GOP may die.

[soulgrenade]

I heard Obama wants to ban guitar websites. We are screwed.

[jpk6044]

No tweet from Dave Mustaine? I was looking forward to hearing the drivel spewing from that assclown's piehole.

[PuckMugger]

I don't agree with everything Uncle Ted says, but I do agree with the hunting lifestyle that he lives. Conservation and hunting has been in our family for generations and it is right and righteous.

[zomgguitarz1234]

I'm looking at Yahoo's comment section on Obama winning and it's just so bad. I can't believe people are so ****ing stupid.

[BurlingtonRock]

the LL Cool J tweet is pure gold

[diskothek]

Music News: Obama Wins Second Election

What?

[Vrstone87]

I'd vote for Honey Boo Boo over Obama or Romney...justsayin

[korn_dawg]

I must have missed Donald Trump's new cd, gotta go find that.

[alexmc23]

Ted is a f***ing class film.

[rhino1957]

I now relize how Our One-Big-Ass-Mistake-America got in. Nobody on UG understands politics.

[samhell]

Or life beyond their basement walls or sitting in front of their computer screens. When Atlas shrugs, what will they do?

[jhart08]

where do you people come up with this stuff...I sit firmly in the middle political wise, and the stuff spewing out of some of these comments (both sides) is just completely false. If there's anything wrong with American politics, its you people saying the most idiotic things about the other candidates. Wow.

[noahi9]

One Big Ass Mistake America. Oblamo. Read between the lines, if you voted for that useless piece of shit just be prepared for the worst. Time for us Americans to get that cocksucker out of the White House.