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In reply to the discussion: Tin Foil theory about the Rove meltdown....someone Unhacked Ohio. And he realized he was fucked as.. [View all]Voice for Peace
(13,141 posts)43. I think you're right, or close, and should start writing the screenplay
to ensure your fortune before somebody else does...
you described it so well.
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Tin Foil theory about the Rove meltdown....someone Unhacked Ohio. And he realized he was fucked as.. [View all]
yourout
Nov 2012
OP
Sweet karma indeed. '04 was heartbreaking. It took a long time to get over that.
Doremus
Nov 2012
#120
that would be a level of political competence Democrats haven't shown in at least a decade
yurbud
Nov 2012
#88
I don't think ti was the Democrats. It was Bob Fitrakis, from the green party, who took Husted, the
robinlynne
Nov 2012
#209
Additionally they thought they were going to be successful in suppressing the vote
malaise
Nov 2012
#171
It was clear from Karl's sputtering and hair on fire demeanor that something he was
Grammy23
Nov 2012
#5
ah, now THAT seems plausible to me. Rather than someone unhacking the hacked software,
pnwest
Nov 2012
#47
There was a federal judge watching because lawsuits were filed in Ohio about the software!
robinlynne
Nov 2012
#211
It didn't exactly fail. the Judge said he was open to investigation after the eleciton if there were
robinlynne
Nov 2012
#212
they would have lost anyway, even with Ohio....so maybe someone unhacked it due to the futility and
amborin
Nov 2012
#114
I think you're right, or close, and should start writing the screenplay
Voice for Peace
Nov 2012
#43
that was a bizarre scene - she said "when we rehearsed this" as she was walking down the hall
central scrutinizer
Nov 2012
#59
I Know. She walks down there to basically ask, "You know that extremely important decision you just
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#164
I've been saying for some time I thought they had a "fix" in for Ohio. Something went wrong.
OregonBlue
Nov 2012
#12
Maybe the work of Anonymous should be spoken of in whispers or not at all
Voice for Peace
Nov 2012
#44
dang, forgive me Almighty Cat.. how could I do that, I'm ashamed as all my cats are now giving me
Voice for Peace
Nov 2012
#57
I just think that whatever was planned with Ohio ended up being moot--and the Ohio SoS
TwilightGardener
Nov 2012
#15
I do believe that Romney was convinced that they had suppressed enough of the vote to "win."
yardwork
Nov 2012
#39
nope. There was a lawsuit in Ohio. A judge was watching. The Ohio election website went off the air
robinlynne
Nov 2012
#41
but Husted had a judge watching him becuase Bob Fitrakis filed a lawsuit on monday morning.
robinlynne
Nov 2012
#53
I jsut posted a new OP with mark Crispin's analysis and Victoria Collier's of election night in Ohio
robinlynne
Nov 2012
#119
Wow, I just had a little frisson at your malapropism. I believe you meant "Husted" and not
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#128
This is from Mark Crispin Miller, an Election Protection advocate. one of the best.
robinlynne
Nov 2012
#65
I believe that word was passed to other SOS about the machines. When I went to vote in rural
LiberalArkie
Nov 2012
#127
They projected winning results because they own the voting machines. As Bush did, to steal an
robinlynne
Nov 2012
#162
Interesting remarks about "leftist pundits"; I remember when Jerry Rubin became a stockbroker.
WinkyDink
Nov 2012
#170
In 2004, I recall the time as being around 11 p.m. I remember going downtown pissed as hell at
lonestarnot
Nov 2012
#197
There's an article around here about how angry the federal judge was with Husted's people on Friday.
yardwork
Nov 2012
#94
Tagg Rmoney's company owns the OH voting machines. I guarantee you they tried to rig them.
kestrel91316
Nov 2012
#46
Exactly! I was convinced they were about to alter the vote count . . . But the Ohio SOS abruptly
Liberal In Red State
Nov 2012
#70
not by the AG. By a judge because of Bob Fitrakis'' lawsuit. Holder did NOTHING. election protection
robinlynne
Nov 2012
#104
80% of American votes are counted by private corporations, just as they are in Ohio.
robinlynne
Nov 2012
#125
the fix is possible all over the country right now. same as i Ohio. the same companies who "fixed' o
robinlynne
Nov 2012
#143
Not possible. They would need to 'fix' every swing state, and any state that was even close.
Ikonoklast
Nov 2012
#145
Private republican owned companies count 80% of American votes. Think about that for a minute.
robinlynne
Nov 2012
#163
They could not have "fixed" California - our SoS got rid of the bad voting machines
Merlot
Nov 2012
#155
not quite. the bad voting amchine company scans and counts the votes here in Claifornia. the same
robinlynne
Nov 2012
#161
If that were the case Rove would have known about it. What ever it was Rove sure looked shocked.
yourout
Nov 2012
#96
That is another reason I think someone undid the Hack. It's actually fricking brilliant if they did.
yourout
Nov 2012
#109
no. Read post# 97. It explains exactly what really happened. It is important for people to be aware
robinlynne
Nov 2012
#113
Bradblog reported this yesterday...and Fatarkis (sp?) will prosecute re: the patches
amborin
Nov 2012
#100
the entire state election server went down, I believe. Exactly as it happened in 2004.
robinlynne
Nov 2012
#108
and that is just Ohio. Private corporations count our votes here in blue states as well. And they t
robinlynne
Nov 2012
#138
link to a thread with Mark Crispin Miller's analysis of Ohio 2012, and what happened
robinlynne
Nov 2012
#122
Inspired by that look on his face, which was so, "Remote control ... not ... working!"
DirkGently
Nov 2012
#142
I'm specifically interested in the vote hacking accusation, because it is unsubstantiated.
D23MIURG23
Nov 2012
#191
You win the "Pristine Bullet Award." Or would you prefer the "Secret Government Syphilis Testing on
WinkyDink
Nov 2012
#227
Its only a false equivalency if the vote flipping conspiracy is resting on better evidence.
D23MIURG23
Nov 2012
#192
It was said pretty often before the election whoever won Hamilton County would win Ohio
Samantha
Nov 2012
#210
What I find delicious is that even though we may not know exactly what happened
libdem4life
Nov 2012
#216