Comments on: Welcome to Double-Reverse Vote-Fixing Theatre

By: viktor

viktor — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 09:46:35 +0000

I think the mdeia has got its bearings about it back. After 9/11, the media lost their spine and Fox News came to primacy. But there has been a backlash against that behavior in the media. So the killer poll #’s would be used by the media to say “hey, why would he need to steal the election”. Also, Fox news is no longer being competed against by the other cable outlets, so they are now stickly going fo rthe liberal dollar. So Fox News will only carry this hysteria and everyone else is fimly positioned as the anti-Fox. finally, Barack Obama does appeal to the better angels, both of the media and the country, so he will be both calming and able to dismiss such allegations with the Bully Pulpit.

In Obama, we have one of the most thorough and adept statesmen in a while. I’m pretty sure he will do just fine. He’s whethered Wright, Rezko, and then all the false stories.

Then again, the American ppl’s judgement has been $hIT in the recent past, so who knows.

By: sus

sus — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:17:59 +0000

Idunno. The machines in West Virginia are switching from Obama to McCain. There’s definitely a problem… but… I can’t figure it out. Back to paper?

By: Doug Rogers

Doug Rogers — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:24:25 +0000

No, if they were really clever they’d flip votes from Obama to Nader or McKinney in close states. Then they can turn the election to McCain and at the same time put the blame on the independent leftist voters who they most want to marginalize. The Democrats would start whining again and become more intransigent then ever about moving to the left. Perfect, no?

By: Dan Van Riper

Dan Van Riper — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:59:19 +0000

This is NOT paranoia. The vote switching to Obama has already been reported happening in early voting in Tennessee. Keep this post handy, folks. In a month or so it may seem very prescient.

The simple sad fact is that no one seems to want to acknowledge the simple facts right before our eyes. The so-called “Help America Vote Act” and the imposition of electronic voting devices containing secret software has destroyed fair elections in our country.

The mass denial is a bizarre phenomenon, a kind of collective voluntary stupidity. Let’s hope this time around Americans are finally tired of choosing to be stupid.

By: Djerrid

Djerrid — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:18:39 +0000

Damn you scary, Bonesparkle! And just in time for Halloween, too.

By: fikshun

fikshun — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:37:01 +0000

I like your paranoia. It’s got a plausible angle. The only sand I can see in that would be things like 1) who takes the fall at Diebold and 2) they really want the 2008 White House so they can replace some Supreme Court justices (speaking of long term thinking).

I’m afraid they don’t see the 2008 election as unwinnable yet. I think they think they can use the Bradley effect to try to explain away a lot vote stealing. They only need a few per cent in these swing states. With McCain and the RNC pulling out of states, I’m more concerned that they’re just playing possum.