November 8, 2012 Was Diane Sawyer tippin' 'em back while broadcasting during the presidential election? It sounds like a joke, but maybe she needed it! I know I felt like having a drink or two with the two candidates we had to choose from. Twitterland was
November 7, 2012 Did you ever wonder what other countries think about the U.S.'s presidential elections?? The campaigning, the mud-slinging and all of the silliness in between. Examples...
November 6, 2012 Voter turnout for the 2012 election was steady and strong. As a matter of fact, some people were so determined to get to the polls that they wouldn't even let childbirth or death get in their way!
November 6, 2012 Ok...I've been watching the election all night. I made it through school and did pretty well in my government classes. But I'll be honest, I sometimes still get confused by the Electoral College. It really can be kind of confusing. So I looked for this video for us. It's a pretty good explanation of where the college came from and how it works.
November 6, 2012 See what some country stars are saying on Twitter!
While many people took to Facebook bragging about how much booze they stockpiled and how Hurricane Sandy wasn't very strong at all, the following heartbreaking scenes were happening in other places. It's awful. To give you a better idea of the destruction, we've provided before pictures as well. In case you thought maybe people like to swim down FDR drive.
October 30, 2012 The Queen Creek High School football team in Arizona is undefeated so far this year. The players are heroes in their school. But the reason that they're looked at so highly has nothing to do with their record on the field. It has everything to do with their kindness.
Hurricane Sandy crashed into the east coast on Monday night, and Trace Adkins was among a handful of country singers trying to stay safe in the Big Apple. Chely Wright and Billy Ray Cyrus also took to Twitter to describe what was happening as the 100-year storm flooded the New Jersey and New York coastline.
It seems to be tradition that whenever a major hurricane is bearing down on NYC and the rest of the Eastern seaboard, memes and spoof Twitter accounts will invariable pop up. However, the funniest Twitter account for the Frankenstorm, aka Hurricane Sandy is run by Elijah Daniel and will keep you laughing long after the storm moves away from your area.
October 29, 2012 Some people hear the word "storm," and they head for the hills. Others hear it and decide it's time to dance. Check out some of the best photobombs that have been taking place during the recent hurricane coverage.
Thankfully, Western New York won't feel the full effects of Hurricane Sandy, but with wind gusts of at least 30 mph, there's a pretty good chance a lot of Halloween activities around Western New York may be postponed until the storm passes. Officials are most concerned about loss of power and possible flooding. The worst stuff arrives tonight (October 29), but according to the Weather Channel hourly forecast, the wind will die down considerably by tomorrow evening.
Photos of Hurricane Sandy flooded social media sites throughout the day Monday, with Facebook, Instagram and Twitter users in the storm's path posting dramatic photos of waves, flooding and downed trees. (Some are fake, by the way.)
