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In reply to the discussion: Anonymous and the Supposed Hack. [View all]MineralMan
(146,189 posts)43. The elections in Minnesota are fair, in the sense that they
reflect the will of those who vote.
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They would actually be a "fourth party organization," since Rover's Hackers would be the third.
villager
Nov 2012
#1
Rather than leap to snark mode (or why bother to reply?) it's not the final paragraph...
villager
Nov 2012
#5
But your point is... pointless, had Rove been allowed to hack/steal the actual election
villager
Nov 2012
#11
Exactly. Just claims. Yet the claims seems to have sparked some lively discussion
villager
Nov 2012
#17
More like a cadre of sceptics who want to see evidence before pouncing on something.
randome
Nov 2012
#27
Obviously. Whether you allow for the thing being debated to have happened or not.
villager
Nov 2012
#51
What they should have done, if this whole thing isn't a made up story (as I think it was)
pnwmom
Nov 2012
#25
'Risk exposure'? If they can send an anonymous email, they can send a printout of code.
randome
Nov 2012
#58
They should have sent info to the FBI and the White House as to how Rove had access.
pnwmom
Nov 2012
#42
Based on OP's speculation that Anonymous would be a "third party" if the claims are true
villager
Nov 2012
#97
I left off my original point that agrees with the last paragraph of the article.
louis-t
Nov 2012
#15
and I say, since it could happen, that you are right and we will never have fair elections again
librechik
Nov 2012
#21
Then we will never have fair elections. That the machines can be hacked is undeniable. nt
Bonobo
Nov 2012
#111
and why would they not call themselves Anonymous, as they always did before?
robinlynne
Nov 2012
#103
I think merely pointing out how easily these systems can be infiltrated is a great thing.
EOTE
Nov 2012
#9
Anonymous or anyone with a video camera, a Guy Fawkes mask, and an internet connection.
Mr. Mojo Risen
Nov 2012
#29
Uh, no. It has not "been pretty well proven that they stole the '04 election in Ohio with computer
RomneyLies
Nov 2012
#150
If true, was it interference with the election, or interference with the manipulators?
mainer
Nov 2012
#19
If you even *had* a point, please point it out... thanks in advance...
Ghost in the Machine
Nov 2012
#93
It's a joke that anyone believes Anonymous's completely self-serving pronouncements
pnwmom
Nov 2012
#59
Would it totally shake your world to find out that Anon actually saved us from Rmoney?
rhett o rick
Nov 2012
#68
Your asking the impossible, for some people here to keep open minds, hence the OP
bahrbearian
Nov 2012
#86
No an open mind examines all sides of an issue, and this issue has no facts either way.
bahrbearian
Nov 2012
#92
I certainly agree that we need to get the election system into a fair and free mode.
rhett o rick
Nov 2012
#63
As you can see from many reactions on this blog supposedly of "liberal minded persons", there are
rhett o rick
Nov 2012
#82
2000 was the Brooks brothers riot shutting down counting and the SCOTUS. Not hacking.
jeff47
Nov 2012
#105
So you think that the DoJ lacks evidence? They cant figure it out by themselves? That they or anyone
rhett o rick
Nov 2012
#120
Let me see if I got this right. If Anon publishes the evidence then it would be easy to fix the
rhett o rick
Nov 2012
#125
Let me say it again. The Republicans have been stealing elections for at least 12 years and
rhett o rick
Nov 2012
#158
After 8+ years of working for free, fair and verifiable elections, I want ...
Fly by night
Nov 2012
#91
Actually, in 93 of 95 counties, the Rethugs have forced us to use DREs ...
Fly by night
Nov 2012
#145
Like you, I don't believe for a second that Anonymous prevented Ohio from being stolen by Rove.
Vattel
Nov 2012
#137
You are avoiding the question. The questions is whether it would be okay to hack
Vattel
Nov 2012
#162
If you don't believe Anonymous' claims, then your post is moot and pointless. OTH, if
Phx_Dem
Nov 2012
#147
I love the way posters demand evidence that someone prevented another electoral
Vincardog
Nov 2012
#154