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Election Dirty Tricks About To Begin

An anonymous reader writes "ABC is warning that dirty election tricks are about to start. In the past, they've ranged from late-night robo-calls to voter intimidation. ABC has a pretty good list of what to watch out for as told by Allen Raymond, a former Republican operative, who was reformed after spending three months in prison in 2006 for pulling some of the stunts he now helps to prevent." To make this story timely, last week someone broke into a McCain campaign office in Missouri and stole a laptop computer containing "strategic information" about the local campaign.

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  1. Re:As opposed to.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Clean tricks?

    You know, the ones where the prostitute has had all their shots ...

  2. Mc Cain + Palin spam emails by ionix5891 · · Score: 4, Funny

    i am already getting

    Mc Cain + Palin spam emails

    for last few weeks

    tho im not from US :( stupid spammers

  3. Re:Dirty Blogging by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Reality has a well-known liberal bias.

  4. Try reading the article by ctid · · Score: 2, Funny

    You might learn something

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  5. Re:Country First? by jabster · · Score: 2, Funny

    Funny how often "Hope" & "Change" seem to involve stealing, lying, and trampling all over democracy, law, equality, justice and the Constitution...

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  6. Re:I'm already a victim of these tactics by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    The shocking part was that they somehow had my full name on the address label....

    Shocking? Where do you get the idea that you have any privacy or anonymity whatsoever, Paul?

  7. Re:As opposed to.. by Norwell+Bob · · Score: 3, Funny

    Clean tricks?

    Yeah. That's going to be on Cinemax, Saturday morning at 1:00, after the Red Shoe Diaries XXVII.

  8. Re:I'm already a victim of these tactics by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    It was a hatchet job meant to scare people about the evils of muslim extremism....

    Compared to the benefits of Muslim extremism?

  9. Re:Demagogues by quenda · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dictatorships are run by dictators. Monarchies are run by monarchs.

    So I guess the US is a country?

    Oh wait - that joke doesn't work in written form.

  10. Re:No, the real trick by deniable · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, it's not like their picking candidates for a beauty contest, now, is it?

  11. Re:No, the real trick by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Man, I wish more Europeans realized the irrelevance of their countries. The pointlessness of a N-party system based on false antagonisms and dichotomies.

    Sadly, there seems to be no hope in sight. At least they will apparently continue to not dominate the world, if we go by recent events.

  12. the real question to ask by neonprimetime · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nobody should be allowed to vote unless they provide their public key

  13. Re:No, the real trick by johneee · · Score: 4, Funny

    As a Canadian, I have to say that if the worst does come to pass... Well, let's just say that there is a whole bunch of concrete and razor wire standing by. Don't tell the americans about this though, they'd just get all pissy.

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  14. Re:I've seen dirty tricks firsthand by jrmcc · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not to mention how South Carolina knocked the only viable candidate out of the primary... Stephen Colbert!!!!

  15. Re:Country First? by decalod85 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Funny how often "Country First" seems to involve stealing, lying, and trampling all over democracy, law, equality, justice and the Constitution...

    It's "Country Club First". There, I fixed that for you.

  16. Re:No, the real trick by PopeRatzo · · Score: 2, Funny

    As a Canadian, I have to say that if the worst does come to pass..Well, let's just say that there is a whole bunch of concrete and razor wire standing by

    You think that'll hold the Alouettes fans?

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  17. Re:No, the real trick by Syntroxis · · Score: 5, Funny

    But wait!! She was great 'cause she winked at meeee!

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  18. Re:No, the real trick by mcvos · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, it's not like their picking candidates for a beauty contest, now, is it?

    Well, that would make the choice a lot easier.

  19. Technical problem by TiggertheMad · · Score: 2, Funny

    Whenever I am watching a politician on television, and they are appearing to be smart and articulate, I just turn the volume back up and that usually solves the problem.

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  20. Re:No, the real trick by Neeperando · · Score: 2, Funny

    I know! I just want to Give her a hug!.

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  21. Re:No, the real trick by wisty · · Score: 4, Funny

    "So Governor Palin, what is your favorite pizza topping?" "Well, I may not answer the question the way you want me to, but Obama has voted to raise taxes on 94 times. Baby."

  22. Re:dirty tricks by sc7007 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Homeless people have little to no stake in society or the future so their votes will tend to go in the most short sighted, self serving direction possible.

    Well, I assume they will vote republican then. You should be happy.

  23. Re:No, the real trick by Ortega-Starfire · · Score: 5, Funny

    >Yeah, but wasn't it one of those 2004 debates where Bush had that bulge from something under his jacket? Did anyone ever really find out what the heck that thing was?

    Yes.

    Remember, the democrats running were for gun control, so Bush was ready for them.

    If they had pulled out a gun during the debate that said "Replica" on the side of it...

    Bush would have pulled out a gun saying "Desert Eagle .50" on the side of it.

    Now run along, there's no pussy for you here.

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  24. Re:No, the real trick by Shakrai · · Score: 5, Funny

    At least Putin didn't rear his head into the debate.

    He's too busy invading Alaska while Palin is out of town and has her guard down.... ;)

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  25. Re:No, the real trick by Greyfox · · Score: 2, Funny

    Brain slug. Unfortunately the Republicans did not make good on their promise of brain slugs for everyone, providing them only to other Republicans.

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  26. Re:No, the real trick by santiagoanders · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Well, I may not answer the question the way you want me to, but Obama has voted to raise taxes on 94 times. Baby."

    "Wait, I know about the 94 times she is referring to, and that is completely false! Praise Obama, Amen."

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  27. McCain campaign office in Missouri by smchris · · Score: 2, Funny

    Good! Laptop burglaries at Democratic offices here in Minnesota every election like clockwork.

  28. Vote early, vote often by WillAffleckUW · · Score: 2, Funny

    First, send in your permanent absentee ballot early, before all the lies leak out.

    Second, use your key to hack the Diebold machine (renamed to protect the guilty) and change all the votes for McSame to Bob Barr.

    Third, watch the media go nuts!

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  29. Need Evidence by kenj0418 · · Score: 4, Funny

    To make this story timely, last week someone broke into a McCain campaign office in Missouri and stole a laptop computer containing "strategic information" about the local campaign

    Whoa there... I'm gonna need some pretty solid evidence if you want me to believe that the McCain campaign had strategic information.

  30. Partisan moderation by voraciousreader · · Score: 2, Funny

    First, "troopergate"? REALLY?

    God how desperate are you, no one gives a fuck about that nothing story outside of people who have a direct, vested interest in smearing the candidate.

    Second, please post the entire quote that proves what you're claiming she thinks is true.

    what the fuck are you mods smoking that open partisan slander rises to the level of insightful to you?

    And to answer the question, she's smart enough to get elected governor of Alaska, in addition to her previous achievements.

    But let's pretend like the work she's actually accomplished is somehow dispatched by some ridiculous nonsense, sure that's genius.

    I'd just to say a big "grow the fuck up" to those of you who think your sides talking points are useful in discussing the quality of a person's job performance.

  31. Re:dirty tricks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    What is it, exactly, that makes you think you're not on that lowest common denominator level?