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Election Day Discussion
With the polls now already open in most of the country, this is the official on-topic place for all Slashdot readers to discuss the election itself. And get out and vote if you can. Also, if you haven't noticed, the Slashdot poll shows once and for all where Slashdot readers fall on the election. I'm off to vote in a couple hours. Wonder if we'll have Diebolds in my district.
First Vote!
Like always, it's a choice between a doosh and a turd sandwhich.
Finally, something to distract me. I want some extreme polazation in this thread people!!!
I forgot what it was like to turn on the TV or drive 2 blocks without being flooded with political ads. Yay! Finally back to real life. :)
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go out and vote for Bush and stuff...and stuff...
[insert redundant political rant here]
"I think, therefore I get paid."
I hope it's all decided quickly, so the Canadian who sits next to me at work can stop bitching about the election all day every day. I swear she cares more deeply about this than I do.
And, to her, no, I still won't watch F.9/11, thank you very much. I don't need any extra propoganda in my life.
Put identity in the browser.
Finally, an slashdot story that is non-American-centric!
The surprise isn't how often we make bad choices; the surprise is how seldom they defeat us.
A valiant attempt by the Slashdot editors to slashdot Slashdot itself.
"goatse? What's that? Anyone have a link?" - AC
Remember to vote, or P. Diddy will kill you.
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and I was disgusted to see that my candidate was not on the ballot. I truly believe he can "end global terrorism within 24 hours."
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My head just exploded.
You don't think Kerry is the better man, but you think he's better than the other man?
Are you sure you're not one of those undecided voter?
Slashdot gets worse every day... Pipedot: News for nerds, without the corporate slant
> don't bitch about the president during the next 4 years
Corollary 1: If they one you vote for loses, bitch continually for the next four years.
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
No Diebold in Dupage County, IL, I'm glad to say. :) We have the "fill in the oval, let the Scantron machine scan it" setup. I guess when your county is 90% Republican you don't feel the need to rig the election with a bogus computer voting system. ;)
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"Every artist is a cannibal, every poet is a thief."
They should mark voters thumb nails with a marker pen once they've voted. That'll fix it.
Oh, in that case it's OK then.
Down in southwestern VA, we get to use the old mechanical systems one more time. I love it. The tactile response of the levers and visuals of the little "x" next to the candidate/decision of your choice. But, really, it's the ratcheting and ka-chung! as you pull the lever to record your vote. It just _feels_ like you're inflicting justice with that pull.
Is it just my observation, or are there way too many stupid people in the world?
Sadly, when Bush wins, Moore simply has another four years of inflaming the angry left.
Stupid sexy Flanders.
has determined that George W. Bush has won, with 2% of the East Coast results tabulated (Bush - 56% // Kerry - 49%).
George W. Bush heartily thanks his allies
at Diebold for their assistance in bringing
these latest poll figures.
No, no, no, no. Get out and vote EVEN IF YOU CAN'T.
;-)
I agree with the sentiment about everyone voting, but I'm finding rather difficult to vote for the US presidency this side of the Atlantic.
Anyone got any recommendations as to how I can do so?
Tedious Bloggy Stuff - hooray?
castVote("Kerry");
while (countingVotes()) {
crossFingers();
}
if (getWinner().equals("Bush")) {
bendOver();
moveTo("Canada");
}
Two lawsuits have been filed in connection with the malfunctioning machine.
The Republican National Committee is charging that many of the votes present before the polls opened were from convicted felons and illegal immigrants, and wants those thrown out. They say the others should be kept - it's not the voters' fault their ballots wound up in a malfunctioning machine.
The DNC also filed suit, charging the RNC with trying to disenfranchise the alleged felons and immigrants, which are disproportionately Black and Hispanic, according to Census data. They want a corresponding number of overseas absentee ballots to be thrown out, to make it fair.
Libertarian Michael Badnarik and Green Party candidate David Cobb protested outside the courthouse, asking why there were no ballots on the machine for either of them and demanding equal access to the machines before the polls opened next election.
sigs, as if you care.
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a) Two or more slices of bread with a filling such as meat or cheese placed between them.
b) A partly split long or round roll containing a filling.
c) One slice of bread covered with a filling.
2. Something resembling a sandwich.
I forget. Which one of these is the Badnarik/Campagna slogan, again?
Obliteracy: Words with explosions
Wait a minute... something just occurred to me!
If some insidious government officials were to approve the installation an easily-corruptible voting system in order to co-opt the election according to their agenda, and if the mass media then convinced the masses that the election is really close and could go either way, then it wouldn't be quite so transparent when the election was rigged in favor of one candidate!
Holy crap!
Really? When my wife and I went to the State Fair (the first Saturday it was open) it was completely the opposite. Swarms of Kerry signs and stickers and I literally only saw two people with Bush signs.
When my wife remarked that there were much more people for Kerry than Bush, a random woman near us said, "Lord I hope so!" in perfect southern drawl.
I don't care what the analysts say, NC was a swing state this election and I believe it's swinging blue this year.
(1) He's also fiscally liberal!
Something for everyone.
Vote change, vote Libertarian
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
Bush was certainly keen on the draft. Of the Miller Genuine variety.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
At least you married one of them. So when the Gestapo comes, maybe they'll take it easy on you and the bruises won't last all that long.
Hopefully that "thing" was not a shredder...
Did you register to vote?
Did the Board of Elections "lose" your registration?
Did the out-of-state guy who helped you fill out the registration form show up to vote while you were there?
Did anyone challenge your registration?
Were all of the candidates on the ballot?
If you were using an electronic voting machine, did it work?
Are you sure?
Please note, your responses will not be counted if you are registered with the wrong party, not in a swing state or used an electronic voting machine.
they're biased against you.
I voted for kodos.