Thu Jun 14, 2012, 07:18 PM
klook (4,469 posts)
Florida Gov. Rick Scott says election officials thought he was dead
Source: Yahoo News - "The Ticket" blog (via AP)
Florida Governor Rick Scott revealed to a Tallahassee radio station Thursday that in 2006 he was removed from state voter rolls, because Florida election officials thought he was dead, according to the Associated Press. "They said I had passed away," Scott reportedly revealed. "I said, 'Here's my driver's license. I'm here, I'm really alive.' So they allowed me to vote provisionally." Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/florida-gov-rick-scott-says-election-officials-thought-183535287.html Advice to Florida voters: "Look alive!"
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33 replies, 4558 views
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| klook | Jun 2012 | OP | |
| annabanana | Jun 2012 | #1 | |
| freshwest | Jun 2012 | #10 | |
| Ian David | Jun 2012 | #2 | |
| FiveGoodMen | Jun 2012 | #4 | |
| Wait Wut | Jun 2012 | #3 | |
| secondvariety | Jun 2012 | #5 | |
| 3waygeek | Jun 2012 | #6 | |
| tanyev | Jun 2012 | #7 | |
| Politicalboi | Jun 2012 | #8 | |
| freshwest | Jun 2012 | #9 | |
| gregoire | Jun 2012 | #11 | |
| dbonds | Jun 2012 | #12 | |
| Cass | Jun 2012 | #13 | |
| dgauss | Jun 2012 | #14 | |
| DRoseDARs | Jun 2012 | #15 | |
| sgsmith | Jun 2012 | #16 | |
| klook | Jun 2012 | #17 | |
| BE10sCoach | Jun 2012 | #18 | |
| aquart | Jun 2012 | #26 | |
| DallasNE | Jun 2012 | #19 | |
| aquart | Jun 2012 | #25 | |
| Turbineguy | Jun 2012 | #20 | |
| underpants | Jun 2012 | #21 | |
| marble falls | Jun 2012 | #22 | |
| iamthebandfanman | Jun 2012 | #24 | |
| sofa king | Jun 2012 | #23 | |
| mlevans | Jun 2012 | #27 | |
| Scurrilous | Jun 2012 | #28 | |
| SacoMaine61 | Jun 2012 | #29 | |
| klook | Jun 2012 | #30 | |
| Moondog | Jun 2012 | #31 | |
| 8 track mind | Jun 2012 | #32 | |
| mwooldri | Jun 2012 | #33 |
Response to klook (Original post)
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 07:19 PM
annabanana (45,797 posts)
1. HEY! no Zombie threads in LBN!~ . . . n/t
Response to annabanana (Reply #1)
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 07:39 PM
freshwest (32,410 posts)
10. Oh, sorry. I already went there.
Response to klook (Original post)
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 07:20 PM
Ian David (68,666 posts)
2. Maybe he really *is* dead and the person we think is Rick Scott is an imposter?
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I don't think he should be eligible to vote or run for office until we have DNA evidence.
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Response to Ian David (Reply #2)
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 07:21 PM
FiveGoodMen (13,271 posts)
4. Perhaps he's dead and his body is just animated by forces from the underworld
Response to klook (Original post)
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 07:20 PM
Wait Wut (6,382 posts)
3. I demand to see the Undead Certificate!
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It should state clearly on the form that Rick Skinhead is NOT dead and is really, truly, serially UNDEAD!
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Response to klook (Original post)
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 07:24 PM
secondvariety (525 posts)
5. A drivers license proves nothing.
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He's obviously some kind of robot.
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Response to klook (Original post)
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 07:25 PM
3waygeek (2,034 posts)
6. Well, his brain is....
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does that count?
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Response to klook (Original post)
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 07:27 PM
tanyev (22,142 posts)
7. I hope they checked a mirror to see if he had a reflection.
Response to klook (Original post)
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 07:27 PM
Politicalboi (9,639 posts)
8. Where's the proof?
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And too bad they weren't right.
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Response to klook (Original post)
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 07:38 PM
freshwest (32,410 posts)
9. He's letting the cat out of the bag, isn't he? Lord Voldemort couldn't help himself.
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Last edited Thu Jun 14, 2012, 07:38 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1) He's disqualified from holding office, unless Florida wants to become the first state to join the Zombie Nation
Almost no witch or wizard dares to speak his name, instead referring to him by epithets such as "You-Know-Who", "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named" or "the Dark Lord". Now we know his real name. Thanks, klook. 'Look alive!' indeed. |
Response to klook (Original post)
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 07:43 PM
gregoire (192 posts)
11. Can we get him impeached for lying about being alive?
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Response to klook (Original post)
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 07:56 PM
dbonds (4,689 posts)
12. He is confusing the terms 'thinking' and 'wishing'
Response to klook (Original post)
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 08:41 PM
Cass (2,565 posts)
13. He does look an awful lot like Lord Voldemort.
Response to klook (Original post)
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 09:15 PM
dgauss (286 posts)
14. I sometimes make the same mistake when I see him on TV.
Response to klook (Original post)
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 09:22 PM
DRoseDARs (4,968 posts)
15. Are we supposed to empathize w/you in this story, or are you w/those you're illegally doing it to?
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Voter purge for thee, not for me. Eh, Rick?
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Response to klook (Original post)
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 09:22 PM
sgsmith (373 posts)
16. Sorry Governor - You probably didn't "really" vote
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Most election districts don't count the provisional votes unless they could possibly affect the outcome of the election. If there are 5,000 provisional votes and a 10,000 spread between candidates, the provisional votes can't swing the results.
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Response to klook (Original post)
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 11:02 PM
klook (4,469 posts)
17. "Rick Scott gets a shock at the polls when he’s told: You’re dead"
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That's from the Miami Herald.
If you wade through the 'bagger comments, some of the others are pretty good:
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Response to klook (Original post)
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 12:45 AM
BE10sCoach (39 posts)
18. They only thought it
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Last edited Fri Jun 15, 2012, 12:47 AM USA/ET - Edit history (1) Scott is in fact dead, LOL, he's the zombie crook the idiots and dopes in Florida elected. Einstein's definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. So Florida, keep electing these "doofus" Conservative Republicans and see what changes in the Sunshine State, NOTHING!!!!!!!!
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Response to BE10sCoach (Reply #18)
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 12:59 PM
aquart (67,682 posts)
26. Welcome to DU!
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Where venting saves the sanity of thousands.
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Response to klook (Original post)
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 02:35 AM
DallasNE (3,061 posts)
19. That's Not The Way The System Normally Works
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Yes, they check the local obit and attempt to match on name and date of birth and when they have a match they mark the person as "challenged". After the election they review the challenged list and when they haven't voted they remove them. Two problems sometimes happen. A clerical error where the mark "Jr" as challenged when it is "Sr" that passed away AND they live at the same address. More rare, two people with the same name and date of birth could be on the roll and they challenge the wrong person.
The normal process would be for the poll worker to call the central office to learn why the voter is challenged. When the reason is "deceased" and the person has a voter ID like a drivers license that shows name and date of birth then the person would be given an apology and handed a regular ballot. I suspect Scott is blowing a little smoke here to support his disenfranchisement ploy. No dice! Stop lying. |
Response to DallasNE (Reply #19)
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 12:57 PM
aquart (67,682 posts)
25. Seriously. Ask him to produce the pollworker.
Response to klook (Original post)
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 06:07 AM
Turbineguy (16,655 posts)
20. You can't always believe
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your eyes.
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Response to klook (Original post)
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 06:56 AM
underpants (105,663 posts)
21. It's hard to tell. I mean he looks dead.
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Response to klook (Original post)
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 07:54 AM
marble falls (2,102 posts)
22. What? Brain dead doesn't count?
Response to marble falls (Reply #22)
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 12:33 PM
iamthebandfanman (6,764 posts)
24. you took the words right out of my mouth
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and this isnt a meatloaf song
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Response to klook (Original post)
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 08:00 AM
sofa king (8,767 posts)
23. So his vote was stolen and not counted?
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Or is his the only provisional vote that was ever allowed?
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Response to klook (Original post)
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 03:48 PM
mlevans (842 posts)
27. If he knows about this sort of thing first hand as this seems to suggest
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How in the name of all the gods can he go ahead and do it to other people? Is this supposed to be a case of the "oh well, it wasn't so bad for me" sort of thing?
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Response to klook (Original post)
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 05:34 PM
Scurrilous (24,744 posts)
28. Not him, just his soul. n/t
Response to klook (Original post)
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 07:30 PM
SacoMaine61 (99 posts)
29. It's easy to mistake him for Lurch...
Response to SacoMaine61 (Reply #29)
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 08:30 PM
klook (4,469 posts)
30. True, excerpt Lurch had more personality. (n/t)
Response to klook (Original post)
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 08:40 PM
Moondog (4,756 posts)
31. The jokes just write themselves. n/t
Response to klook (Original post)
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 09:06 PM
8 track mind (1,345 posts)
32. No you twit, your wife was making comments about your performance in bed. n/t
Response to klook (Original post)
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 10:04 PM
mwooldri (6,008 posts)
33. IMO most Republicans are already dead.
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Dead wrong that is on many issues.
This includes Mr. Scott. So why the voter purge when he got purged himself? If he wasn't eligible to vote, how come he's the governor of Florida? ?? |

