OH NO! Not Again!

[chequita guevara]

Also, the purpose of the new voting machines isn't necessarily to make voting easier. It is to eliminate the chad problem. No chads, no problem.

BTW, the infamous Democrat who designed the Palm Beach county ballots, turns out she was a former Republican. Two months before the 2000 election, she quit the Democratic Party. Not that her party affiliation means anything really. Just thought you'd like to know.

Question? If Republican voters are theoretically smarter than Democratic voters, why do Republicans end up voting in the stupidest politicians? Six years back in a poll of the ten dumbest members of Congress by the members of COngress themselves (a Republican controlled Congress, let me remind you), all were Republicans. We now have one of the dumbest Presidents in recent history, when several more intelligent candidates were available in the primaries (Elizabeth Dole and McCain, Dole being the smartest one in the bunch).

[Boris Godunov]

Good point, che. I'd rather have stupid voters who vote in smart candidates than supposedly "smarter" voters who vote in chumps like W!

[chequita guevara]

Imran, don't know yet. Still tryin' to figure out the finances thing.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Che, intelligence doesn't always give you the best results. Kennedy was pretty smart and a horrid President.

And of course, I'd take Ike over Stevenson anyday.

I'd take honest and average than lying and smart.

[Q Classic]

eh, it could be the system. it could be.

but just maybe, just maybe, it's the voters and the volunteers.

i mean really? how hard is it to figure out how to turn one of those machines on? maybe it's the manufacturer's problem? the ones demonstrated in georgia had a simple switch in the back.

you know, it's not always the fault of "the system" or "the man"... sometimes it's just plain stupidity on the user's end.

in tech support, we call this OE when we're feeling generous, OHS when we're not.

[Bosh]

hmmmm, I thought that Kennedy had a fairly average intelligence but was just damn slick...

And yeah, Ike is probably a good example of "Dubya done right," just can't beat "I Like Ike"

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

Btw, che, when do you want to hang out?

Che's plan must be working well, in eventually changing you into a good little commie.

[Lefty Scaevola]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Wow, such a polite post. Yes, it was the county boards that got the machines. But my point still stands, for the people blasting the voters for somehow being stupid--it wasn't the voters, it was the process that failed:
So you can take your bile and choke on it.

You were the one LIBELING one body with the failures of another.

Blind as well. As you should be able to plainly see, my prior post you quote did say the voters were at fault, nor even did my quote of your prior post in it include the part about voters, only the part about it being the fault of the Florida Election commission.

[Lefty Scaevola]

Originally posted by walruskkkch
So few?

Yep, that is the one, too bad it was only a few % of the Democ-rats.

[SlowwHand]

Kennedy did some good things as President.
It's just what some people to acknowledge or not.
Both parties have good people that run.
Different times need different things.
If you think you can vote 1 party and come out ahead, you've lost already.

[OldWarrior_42]

Never vote "party".

Always vote qualifications.

This ends todays lesson, boys and girls. From a member of "The No Party Preference".

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Lefty Scaevola
You were the one LIBELING one body with the failures of another.

Um, no, I was just mistaken in my terminology. Perhaps you should wait for clarification instead lashing out with your putrid assertions first?

Blind as well. As you should be able to plainly see, my prior post you quote did say the voters were at fault, nor even did my quote of your prior post in it include the part about voters, only the part about it being the fault of the Florida Election commission.

But since the main point of my post was that it wasn't the voters, it was the system, I felt compelled to point out how people were ignoring that. But if you're free to jump to idiotic conclusions about my posts, I guess I can do so about yours, right? Right. Now you may officially get bent.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by OldWarrior_42
Never vote "party".

Always vote qualifications.

Nice...but rather a moot point in a party primary, eh?

[Lefty Scaevola]

That one part was true (and not disputed by me) does not change the other part being utterly false and a libel, but well in tune with your prejudices.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Lefty Scaevola
That one part was true (and not disputed by me) does not change the other part being utterly false and a libel, but well in tune with your prejudices.

First it was not libel, as my intent was not to be malicious, nor did I knowingly say something that was false.

Second, you've show your prejudices as much as anyone in all the threads, so playing high-and-mighty Mr. Self-Righteous about this is silly.

Finally, this is not libel at all, because it is true: You are a tool.

Good day sir!