WA Governor Race Ends

Republican Dino Rossi decided last night to not appeal yesterday's decision by Chelan judge John Bridges to let last November's governor election stand -- the closest in U.S. history -- which keeps Christine Gregoire, who won by 129 votes after two recounts, in office. The Republicans claimed that fraud and mistakes far exceeded the difference between the candidates, and that statistical analysis showed Rossi might have received more legal votes. Bridges concluded there were thousands of incorrect votes and other major problems, but that the Republicans didn't meet the high threshold of proof that the result was incorrect. He also said he feared current law will make elections problems even worse, and urged the government and voters to work to fix the system.

Comments

Re:So What?

[snorklewacker]

I predict that some people will try to mod me down to suppress the truth, but they will fail.

Then repost it, but for gods sakes, do any of the rest of us give a rat's turd about your fucking persecution complex? I may even agree with some of your points, but if I had mod points, I'd still stuff your whiny ass into the earth's fucking core.

This goes for all the "I'll probably get modded down for this" fucknuts out there as well.

Re:Definition of close

[Rayonic]

Who keeps modding this guy up? He's clearly a flamebaiting troll.

Re:So What?

[snorklewacker]

> Pull your head out of the sand and quit modding me as a troll.

I don't actually care about your content. I actually agree with some of it. I just want you to cease your fucking whining about moderation. How hard is that to understand?

I'm just making you an example. You're hardly the only one this is addressed to.

"convert or die" also a main theme of later Islam

[infonography]

in the first few hundred years Christian and Muslims lived side by side. Including a flowering of culture from the followers of Allah. During the expansions of Islam the mood changed. Much of the Crusades where reactions to Muslim incursions into Europe. (see Vlad Tepes the basis for Dracula) It taught them a lesson about respect for other cultures. Europe had more resources and population. Islam in general has outgrown that sort of stuff with a few exceptions. But then again we still have Pat Robertson and the Beast of Lynchburg (Jerry Falwell)

as to the other allusion please read this Godwin's Law FAQ