from MSNBC, which I always wanted to hate but which has, too often, far, far too often, taken up the slack that CNN has left as it happily knits itself into a fluffy, news-free straightjacket.
Man 1, Machine 0.
That’s at least one vote that can’t be interfered with; too bad the same cannot be said of the others in the machine. Or, indeed, the rest of the US.
“He came in here very peaceably and showed his ID, then he got on the machine and just snapped,” volunteer Gladys Pezoldt told the Morning Call of Allentown.
It’s bad enough now, but in ’08 I anticipate the Republicans will install special red hotline phones on the machines, you know, just in case the voters need any help.
Or strangling voters. Whatever works, eh?
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/politics/10264850/detail.html
Well it apparently doesn’t always love Republicans too–they’re bitching about “pre-programmed” machines. In one instance a candidate (albeit a female who doubtless shouldn’t have been voting, according to the traditionalists of the GOP) was prevented from lodging her ballot.
But the fact that these machines are supposed to be taken seriously in a democratic election is just ridiculous.
If they ever introduce ballot-free voting machines in Canada, I think I’ll start mailing my ballot directly to the candidate I don’t vote for, complete with a dusting of white talcum powder–just so he won’t get it stuck to his hands, right?
Diebold: Machines that vote–so you don’t have to.
I like that tag line. Some photoshop wizard should do up a pamphlet.
Not mine, I fear. Think I got it out of here. Ah yes.
More on voting machines here, featuring Keith:http://www.toostupidtobepresident.com/shockwave/recountdown.htm
That’s a good video, I must say. The liver spots are a masterful touch.
“electile dysfunction”
heh heh
Stole that from fark, actually. They’ve got the best headlines, I must say.