Friday, October 29, 2004
What scares me most about this election, other than the possibility of a lying, stupid doofus and his gang of thug henchmen being re-elected, is the opportunity for Election Challengers to disenfranchise voters here in Ohio.
The current adminstration feels that it needs Ohio to win; it cannot win Ohio without cheating; furthermore, their lackey (and statewide chairman of the party's re-election committee) is the Secretary of State of Ohio and therefore the state's chief election officer; ergo, the party of the administration has placed the Election Challengers in what have always been Democratic strongholds.
Why people cannot see this, and are willing to put up with it, makes me want to scream in horror. That the Secretary of State is able to so abuse his position should mean, I hope, that he will be through with public service at the earliest possible opportunity. There are, I am pleased to note, a few individuals who are trying to keep these people out of the polling places; we shall see if they are successful in their court challenges.
By the way, lest you make the flacid argument that "If you are a legitimate voter, you have nothing to worry about," be aware that this is not the goal of the Election Challenger. The Election Challenger is not there, really, to disenfranchise the legitimate voter (although that would be a bonus if said voter is a Democrat). The goal of the Election Challenger is to interfere with the process. The goal is to aggravate, and ultimately cause to leave in frustration, people who are waiting in line to vote while the challenges are going on. People in the affected areas have to pay babysitters, or have to work, or both - and have precious little time to vote as it is. Thus, if they are delayed ten minutes per voter by one estimate they will not stick around. That is the goal and the means of the Election Challenger. Again, for people to remain blind to this is incomprehensible.
I wish I knew how to fight this. As I mentioned, I am glad that there are people who do know, and are fighting it.
The current adminstration feels that it needs Ohio to win; it cannot win Ohio without cheating; furthermore, their lackey (and statewide chairman of the party's re-election committee) is the Secretary of State of Ohio and therefore the state's chief election officer; ergo, the party of the administration has placed the Election Challengers in what have always been Democratic strongholds.
Why people cannot see this, and are willing to put up with it, makes me want to scream in horror. That the Secretary of State is able to so abuse his position should mean, I hope, that he will be through with public service at the earliest possible opportunity. There are, I am pleased to note, a few individuals who are trying to keep these people out of the polling places; we shall see if they are successful in their court challenges.
By the way, lest you make the flacid argument that "If you are a legitimate voter, you have nothing to worry about," be aware that this is not the goal of the Election Challenger. The Election Challenger is not there, really, to disenfranchise the legitimate voter (although that would be a bonus if said voter is a Democrat). The goal of the Election Challenger is to interfere with the process. The goal is to aggravate, and ultimately cause to leave in frustration, people who are waiting in line to vote while the challenges are going on. People in the affected areas have to pay babysitters, or have to work, or both - and have precious little time to vote as it is. Thus, if they are delayed ten minutes per voter by one estimate they will not stick around. That is the goal and the means of the Election Challenger. Again, for people to remain blind to this is incomprehensible.
I wish I knew how to fight this. As I mentioned, I am glad that there are people who do know, and are fighting it.
Friday, October 22, 2004
This just cracks me up, no pun intended:
http://us.imdb.com/news/wenn/#1
Anyone who holds up Mr. Farrell as a role model has some serious issues with reality. A finer example of moral turpitude
and out-and-out degeneracy one would be hard-pressed to identify.
http://us.imdb.com/news/wenn/#1
Anyone who holds up Mr. Farrell as a role model has some serious issues with reality. A finer example of moral turpitude
and out-and-out degeneracy one would be hard-pressed to identify.
