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kath

(10,565 posts)
9. Aww, how can you even *think* that - this is the greatest democracy in the whole world!
Sun Oct 21, 2012, 12:44 AM
Oct 2012

USA! USA! USA!

We went ahead and made them mad here in NM Warpy Oct 2012 #1
Congratulations! MannyGoldstein Oct 2012 #2
Needs to be done nationwide. ProfessionalLeftist Oct 2012 #3
That's why I vote absentee.... WCGreen Oct 2012 #29
In Ohio, absentee/early voting typically uses the same method of voting Ms. Toad Oct 2012 #36
Early voting is actually going to the Board of Elections in your county to vote. WCGreen Oct 2012 #68
In Ohio, all early voting is absentee voting. Ms. Toad Oct 2012 #70
Well, I vote absentee every election since 2000.... WCGreen Oct 2012 #81
Machines are one form of absentee voting Ms. Toad Oct 2012 #82
I thought that was really interesting too. pa28 Oct 2012 #4
I remember seeing that in Fadiman's film about the election process truedelphi Oct 2012 #25
People here are still pissed off about 2004 Warpy Oct 2012 #34
We have paper ballots here in MN. geardaddy Oct 2012 #89
Aw, Manny, don'cha know that "Democrats'" have to follow the lead of our "Democratic" President and kath Oct 2012 #5
After the Grand Bargain, Republicans will finally MannyGoldstein Oct 2012 #6
You have the words "Democratic" President and "Democrats" in quotation marks. blue neen Oct 2012 #7
What do you mean by having the dems in quotes? Regards uponit7771 Oct 2012 #56
K&R What could I add to the previous replies? It's almost as if there were only one agenda run by Egalitarian Thug Oct 2012 #8
Aww, how can you even *think* that - this is the greatest democracy in the whole world! kath Oct 2012 #9
You're absolutely right, I must have been possessed by evil, unpatriotic demons or something. Egalitarian Thug Oct 2012 #10
You're supposed to say "I got my mind right, Boss". kath Oct 2012 #11
You should see all the new scars I've got on my tongue from the last few months. Egalitarian Thug Oct 2012 #13
Or as Jon Stewart has been chanting "Lord, Please make it stop." truedelphi Oct 2012 #26
ROTFLMAO! Not sure if it was great comedy or a typo, Egalitarian Thug Oct 2012 #31
In 17 more days we get to re-elect President Obama, blue neen Oct 2012 #40
The dread comes from the fact truedelphi Oct 2012 #85
Preposterous! ronnie624 Oct 2012 #12
Sigh undergroundpanther Oct 2012 #17
I would certainly welcome a thousand or so international observers. n/t ronnie624 Oct 2012 #23
Me too. Arugula Latte Oct 2012 #66
"spineless" Democrats fought and got Ohio's early voting restored scheming daemons Oct 2012 #14
Yeah, some progress has been made against the recent mushrooming of vote suppression via "Voter ID" kath Oct 2012 #16
Now, now, now, Kath - truedelphi Oct 2012 #28
LMFAO L0oniX Oct 2012 #62
I am glad I've made you laugh truedelphi Oct 2012 #87
Good point. It's not like we MannyGoldstein Oct 2012 #18
what exactly did you want them to do? scheming daemons Oct 2012 #19
Fix it? Nt MannyGoldstein Oct 2012 #44
Simply addressing the issue would have been, (would be) at least, refreshing, IMO. Zorra Oct 2012 #60
The Democrts controlled all of Ohio's state government for 4 years Hippo_Tron Oct 2012 #65
It's not like we controlled the US Justice Dept in 2004. tinrobot Oct 2012 #21
However we had a damn majority of Democrats in the House and the Senate truedelphi Oct 2012 #30
Now, now, It's just astonishing good luck that an upper middle class housewife becomes a Egalitarian Thug Oct 2012 #33
So, you're bashing Democratic Senator Feinstein... blue neen Oct 2012 #38
No, it's nothing like questioning whether the President is a Democrat. Both she Egalitarian Thug Oct 2012 #41
Why are you so concerned about it? blue neen Oct 2012 #51
17 more days... Egalitarian Thug Oct 2012 #71
Yep! blue neen Oct 2012 #73
Except Feinstien isn't up for re-election this year Le Taz Hot Oct 2012 #46
So, it's okay to bash Democrats on a technicality during election season. blue neen Oct 2012 #52
I don't consider the U.S. Constitution Le Taz Hot Oct 2012 #57
The question of technicality was about DU's Terms of Service. blue neen Oct 2012 #74
Feinstein is never busier than during an election year - truedelphi Oct 2012 #90
Yep. Some people prefer to judge others rather than lift a finger themselves. treestar Oct 2012 #53
thank you!! his point could have been made without trashing the Democrats. nt progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #78
Rep. Kucinich: "An open and honest examination of the flaws in electronic voting Zorra Oct 2012 #15
And we all know undergroundpanther Oct 2012 #20
And they simply sell the voting machines to one another iemitsu Oct 2012 #32
Kucinich was not allowed into the nomination debates upi402 Oct 2012 #22
K&R (n/t) a2liberal Oct 2012 #24
Like clockwork. Summer Hathaway Oct 2012 #27
There are potential problems with electronic voting. Far more than just... Raster Oct 2012 #72
I wasn't commenting on the problem with voting machines Summer Hathaway Oct 2012 #76
OK then, I am confused... Raster Oct 2012 #77
Well, the good news is Summer Hathaway Oct 2012 #80
When I saw this it made perfect sense how that jerk Twitt was so confident about Ohio... Astazia Oct 2012 #35
Hart has voting machines in only two (2) counties. Ms. Toad Oct 2012 #37
This getting coverage in Forbes is huge. MSM media outlets may start to pick it up budkin Oct 2012 #39
Howard Dean was DNC chair in 2005, ProSense Oct 2012 #42
Howard Dean, Third Way persona non grata, MannyGoldstein Oct 2012 #43
Then it's possible for the "spineless Democrats" to overcome ProSense Oct 2012 #47
Blackwell is cheering his team MannyGoldstein Oct 2012 #48
And you're cheering for your team. ProSense Oct 2012 #84
Here's a synopsis of what it will take truedelphi Oct 2012 #88
Are Democrats naive? kentuck Oct 2012 #45
The rank and file follower can be quite naive. truedelphi Oct 2012 #86
blaming democrats for the smelly shit of republicans....okay. spanone Oct 2012 #49
Should Lincoln have fired his losing Generals? MannyGoldstein Oct 2012 #50
So Republicans aren't to be blamed? ProSense Oct 2012 #58
No. MannyGoldstein Oct 2012 #63
No, you don't support Democrats? ProSense Oct 2012 #64
One of us has difficulty with the English language MannyGoldstein Oct 2012 #67
Yes, the one ProSense Oct 2012 #83
Obama must be trending higher in the polls... SidDithers Oct 2012 #54
They will try to steal it. It's what you do when your ideas & policies only work for the 1%. CrispyQ Oct 2012 #55
Post removed Post removed Oct 2012 #59
RBInMian jury L0oniX Oct 2012 #61
I posted this comment on another thread abotu electronic voting fraud: tblue37 Oct 2012 #69
Aw Manny, bvar22 Oct 2012 #75
Seriously, where the fuck is the Justice Department? nt oxymoron Oct 2012 #79
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