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eomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 08:51 AM Original message |
Did the Ohio recount amount to a criminal conspiracy? |
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OnTheOtherHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
1. very reasonable -- now, on illegal, conspiracy, and extraordinary... |
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Febble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 09:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Well at the very least |
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eomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 09:57 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Okay, but... |
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Febble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 10:03 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Oh, I wasn't arguing (in this instance) |
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eomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 10:13 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Okay, then I agree (in this instance) |
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Febble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 10:41 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Yes |
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eomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 09:53 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Point taken, but... |
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OnTheOtherHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 11:21 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. yes! no! auuggghhh! |
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eomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 12:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. The main thing (and maybe the only thing) that I really, really want |
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OnTheOtherHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 12:52 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. I think we agree on more than we disagree on, but-- |
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eomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 12:57 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I agree that we agree on more than we disagree, and in particular... |
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eomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 01:49 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Our sad history of ulterior motives. |
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OnTheOtherHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 02:51 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. excellent point; my take on wariness and assumptions is a bit different |
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eomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 03:53 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Fair enough. |
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garybeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
7. the first count was a criminal conspiracy. the recount was too. and |
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OnTheOtherHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 11:31 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. but... but... |
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garybeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 10:34 AM Response to Reply #10 |
30. what? |
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OnTheOtherHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 08:55 AM Response to Reply #30 |
46. sorry I missed your response |
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philb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-05 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
17. Yes, outright fruad was found in the recount effort |
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kiwi_expat (526 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 08:04 AM Response to Original message |
18. Under/over votes were not counted in the manual recounts. |
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OnTheOtherHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 08:33 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. "under/over votes were not re-examined" |
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kiwi_expat (526 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 09:06 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. I should have said "under and over votes were evaluated using the same... |
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OnTheOtherHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 09:38 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. there sure is a lot to juggle, isn't there? |
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eomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 09:51 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. My premise is that the rules should be precise and known in advance |
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OnTheOtherHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 11:32 AM Response to Reply #26 |
31. OK, that is a fair distinction |
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eomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 06:42 AM Response to Reply #31 |
35. We need to start over, to go back to basics. |
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OnTheOtherHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 07:09 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. be careful what you wish for |
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eomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 09:08 AM Response to Reply #37 |
47. I agree, but... |
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OnTheOtherHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 07:04 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. I think we agree, then, at least on the future |
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kiwi_expat (526 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 11:48 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. The original concern was determining if Kerry had won Ohio. |
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kiwi_expat (526 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 08:06 AM Response to Reply #23 |
50. Maybe the manual recount should be in three phases: |
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eomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 10:14 AM Response to Reply #20 |
28. I just read the full Cuyahoga observers' reports twice and can't find |
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eomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 09:15 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. It is my impression also that under and over votes were counted. |
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kiwi_expat (526 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 09:34 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. As I said in post #20... |
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eomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 09:41 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Silly and tragic at the same time. |
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OnTheOtherHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 09:47 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. I hope that's root beer -- I had better not get "loaded" too early |
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kiwi_expat (526 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 09:59 AM Response to Reply #21 |
27. Ashland county recount appears to include 66 under votes. |
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eomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 10:29 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Yes, I think Ashland is a county that chose to fudge rather than finagle, |
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kiwi_expat (526 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 09:58 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. I have to retract my accusation of a conspiracy re. not counting spoilage. |
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eomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 06:17 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. I agree there was diversity in the irregularities. But... |
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kiwi_expat (526 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 07:07 AM Response to Reply #34 |
36. I don't think Warren county forced the counts to be the same. |
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eomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 09:13 AM Response to Reply #36 |
40. Sorry, I have to disagree. Champaign County is the poster child for how |
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kiwi_expat (526 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 07:09 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. No matter how dirty the Champaign recount was, I still think that... |
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eomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 08:06 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. The machine was set to ignore the Nader column because |
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kiwi_expat (526 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 07:50 AM Response to Reply #34 |
38. At least two counties involved the observers in the precinct selection. |
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eomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 09:15 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Yes, that is why I said almost all rather than all counties (n/t). |
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kiwi_expat (526 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 06:36 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. That is why I said "at least 2" rather than just "2". |
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eomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 08:26 AM Response to Reply #42 |
45. I'm happy to leave it at "most" also. |
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kiwi_expat (526 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 07:11 AM Response to Reply #45 |
49. Cheers! (n/t) |
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philb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-03-05 09:08 AM Response to Reply #34 |
39. There was also a problem of not allowing check of poll voter signatures, |
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Time for change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
51. I believe it was a conspiracy |
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