tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post3038586449721618855..comments2024-03-27T15:44:43.564-08:00Comments on What Do I Know?: Is The Election Going To Be Electronically Stolen?Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-18857748533878494232012-10-29T02:44:09.162-08:002012-10-29T02:44:09.162-08:00Having watched ballot counting here in Britain, as...Having watched ballot counting here in Britain, as they use alternative voting in local elections, it uses observers and long, complicated step-by-step, count verification going well into the next day. They could use machines, but they don't. <br /><br />I was strongly in favour of computer balloting in the past when it all seemed inevitable -- after all, it was progress. Heck, it meant we got results before turning in for the day. <br />But yet, maybe, just maybe new information can and does change minds.<br /><br />Can we handle the paperwork and personnel necessary for hand counting? Let's ask.Jacob Dugan-Brausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287631724339961459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-61193313118678148162012-10-29T02:15:35.127-08:002012-10-29T02:15:35.127-08:00It's time to go back to paper ballots, everywh...It's time to go back to paper ballots, everywhere in the US.<br /> <br />Bipartisan counting teams, public observation of the ballot counting, and tally techniques ensure that ballots are not tampered with and are counted correctly.<br /><br />Yes, ballot counting will take a little longer. Too bad if the cable news pundits have to wait a day or two for accurate results.<br /><br />That's the way to stop election fraud, rather than preventing citizens from voting because they lack a specified picture ID.HarpboyAKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-73176424244303462002012-10-28T22:36:25.998-08:002012-10-28T22:36:25.998-08:00Yes, my little note was meant to be temporarily se...Yes, my little note was meant to be temporarily seen, like a wisp of verbal flotsam -- erased moments after passing from view -- but now, it's trapped for the sake of conversational continuity. <br /><br />What can one do in these fora? (forums for non-Latin purists, which I am, but since they use Latin so much here in the UK, I have to watch how I put these things). How do we write things we only wish to regret and not have seen moments later without first knowing their affects?<br /><br />A smaller quandary. Hope site meter is back to robust health today!Jacob Dugan-Brausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287631724339961459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-11506718098983429862012-10-28T17:23:29.346-08:002012-10-28T17:23:29.346-08:00Iaato - It's true. Alaskan liberals can tell ...Iaato - It's true. Alaskan liberals can tell Obama that while they consider him better than Romney, they are also disturbed by some of the actions he is or isn't taking - lack of work on global climate change; Guantanamo; drones; etc. by voting Green. There is almost no chance Alaska will give its electoral votes to Obama, so Dems who switch to Green essentially send a clear message to Obama without risking anything. While Obama is troublesome on a number of issues, the future Supreme Court appointments alone, will make a significant difference depending on who gets elected. <br /><br />Jamie, thanks for the link. Maybe when Forbes publishes things like that, it will convince a new set of folks to be skeptical. Here's the <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2012/10/20/romney-family-investment-ties-to-voting-machine-company-that-could-decide-the-election-causes-concern/" rel="nofollow">link for those who think cutting and pasting is too much work.</a><br /><br />Phil and Jacob - sigh. is the "/s" a snark alert? I've been thinking about - apropos Jacob's mention of a certain cyclist - of a post on lying. So much to comment on. . .Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-15767799994760952462012-10-27T23:48:39.122-08:002012-10-27T23:48:39.122-08:00Steve, come on. Suspecting there could be election...Steve, come on. Suspecting there could be election computer voting fraud in the USA is a bit like the odds of finding a competitive bicyclist duping hundreds of officials for years about his blood doping through the use of wide-spread, step-ahead of testing technologies, supported by the complicit guilt of his team members.<br /><br />Conspiracy think. I thought you were above that.Jacob Dugan-Brausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287631724339961459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-40307123234564666702012-10-27T12:47:40.422-08:002012-10-27T12:47:40.422-08:00There is no way anyone can possibly manipulate any...There is no way anyone can possibly manipulate any voting electronic machine. The problem that we really need to worry about is tens of millions of blacks and Latinos falsely voting for Democrats. No money whatsoever should be spent investigating these totally safe machines that are proven to be the best way to vote yet.<br /><br />And WTC 7 just came falling down because or a small diesel fire somewhere inside.<br /><br />And GMO foods and Fukushima radiation are not harmful. Rather, they are good for you and for everyone else too. <br /><br />People who believe otherwise should immediately be reported to the government agencies assigned to monitor dangerous thought patterns.<br /><br />/sPhilip Mungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14601488767955084836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-26777034801603601302012-10-27T10:41:33.772-08:002012-10-27T10:41:33.772-08:00Forbes has published an alarming (if not damming) ...Forbes has published an alarming (if not damming) article outlining the red flags over $Rmoney investments and his campaign backers with links to voting machines:<br /><br />http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2012/10/20/romney-family-investment-ties-to-voting-machine-company-that-could-decide-the-election-causes-concern/<br />jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929486289400863627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-49680211894736594462012-10-27T08:49:33.947-08:002012-10-27T08:49:33.947-08:00Thanks, Steve. I really believe that there was som...Thanks, Steve. I really believe that there was some monkey business in the last two elections--there was a lot of incriminating evidence outside the MSM for states like Ohio. As you say, cognitive dissonance about our American exceptionalism prevents us from seeing it. The discrepancies between votes and exit polling data is the biggest red flag, to me. Digital voting without a paper trail is way too convenient for those who would want to manipulate things. <br /><br />That said, the presidential vote in this election is a Pepsi or Coke vote for the status quo. I'm voting my values for president, voting green platform. As a liberal Alaskan, there is no reason for me to vote for either party.Iaatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519168404846962768noreply@blogger.com