Re-Election..
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Re-Election..
Nonwithstanding the Ohioan provisional ballots (which I don't think will boost Kerry) seems like Bush won.. he even won the popular vote majority, so I can't argue..
I guess I'll slink back to my chair, not read papers for a while and nurse my ego back to health... heck, even the senate Republican Majority grew bigger...
Perhaps in coming years things will change..
Of course, you Bush Fans oughta be real happy.
I guess I'll slink back to my chair, not read papers for a while and nurse my ego back to health... heck, even the senate Republican Majority grew bigger...
Perhaps in coming years things will change..
Of course, you Bush Fans oughta be real happy.
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Emma_85 wrote:He's definatley won, Kerry's just conceded. 4 more years of Bush ... OMG...
http://www.blackboxvoting.com/
http://www.verifiedvoting.org/
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I guess I don't really care too much cuz as long as NAFTA is still in place, Canada gets screwed regardless of who is in office in the US. :)
although I do feel his effects on the world at large, and for that I am dismayed.
anyway, the REAL question is:
who watched Jon Stewart's election special last night? It was hilarious. :)
although I do feel his effects on the world at large, and for that I am dismayed.
anyway, the REAL question is:
who watched Jon Stewart's election special last night? It was hilarious. :)
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It was. I have to say I found some of it gut-wrenching, though.klewlis wrote:who watched Jon Stewart's election special last night? It was hilarious.
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The Uk paper, Daily Mirror, expressed what's on the minds of billions of people around the world with this front page headline:
How can 59,054,087 people be so DUMB?
Indeed!
Here's a video snippet to 4 more years of GWB:
www.hategun.com/features/mistaken/index.html
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How can 59,054,087 people be so DUMB?
Indeed!
Here's a video snippet to 4 more years of GWB:
www.hategun.com/features/mistaken/index.html
~PeterD
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Actually, the headline should have been "How can 59,054,087 people be so DUMB or PSYCHOPATHIC?"Episcopus wrote:Have you already subtracted the blacks
There's is a statistical study published in the highly- regarded British medical journal, Lancet, done by scientists at John Hopkins University, showing, at a minimum, 100,000 excess civilian deaths after the Iraqi invasion.
All these senseless deaths because some one with an IQ of a doormat had this wild hunch that Saddam was dangerous to the US. And the American electorate chose him for 4 more years --amazing!
"God Bless America"
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11/4/04: Edited slightly to clean up language. -Marie
Fanatical ranting is not just fine because it's eloquent. What if I ranted for the extermination of a people in an eloquent manner, would that make it fine? Rather, ranting, be it fanatical or otherwise, is fine if what is said is true and just. ---PeterD, in reply to IreneY and Annis
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Don't leave, cweb, we need you here. Remember that the arrogant are always brought down, in the end.cweb255 wrote:Economically conservative and socially liberal. But heck, I'm moving to Canada now. I don't think I can stand four more years of this hypocritical bible thumping *probably never even read the bible* neofascist.
We have work to do. The voting machines need to be repaired, and the poor misguided Bush voters need the wool pulled from over their eyes.
This is a marathon, not a sprint. We have not even begun to fight.
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Democritus is right, cweb. Stay and fight!Democritus wrote:Don't leave, cweb, we need you here. Remember that the arrogant are always brought down, in the end.
This is a marathon, not a sprint. We have not even begun to fight.
The majority of Americans are good people: less than 20% of the American population actually voted for bush -- i.e, the YAHOOS are in the minority! Sure, there is a lot of work to be done -- social, enviromental, economic, and strengthening the peace movement -- but it WILL be done, and the sooner when good people stay and fight.
~PeterD
p.s. besides, cweb, as great a country as Canada is, I think a boy from Tenn. might find the winters a bit cold.
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What do you mean only 20% voted for Bush? He had more votes than Kerry I thought?
I agree with the Daily Mirror headline, there was also a similar one on a German tabloid, but on a serious one too.
Die Bild: "Victory using the Schröder-trick" (i.e. they say he won the election the same way Schröder won it)
Die Zeit's headlines (very serious paper, i.e. thicker than most books): "The hated winner" and "The man who won anyway"
other newspapers:
Berner Zeitung (Switzerland): "After election-outcome (there is) cause for concern"
Tages Anzeige (Switzerland): "Threat of a oneparty-dictatorship"
Gazeta Wyborcza (Poland): "Bush's win is not good news"
Blikk (Hungary): „Four more years, another four years of war?“
I agree with the Daily Mirror headline, there was also a similar one on a German tabloid, but on a serious one too.
Die Bild: "Victory using the Schröder-trick" (i.e. they say he won the election the same way Schröder won it)
Die Zeit's headlines (very serious paper, i.e. thicker than most books): "The hated winner" and "The man who won anyway"
other newspapers:
Berner Zeitung (Switzerland): "After election-outcome (there is) cause for concern"
Tages Anzeige (Switzerland): "Threat of a oneparty-dictatorship"
Gazeta Wyborcza (Poland): "Bush's win is not good news"
Blikk (Hungary): „Four more years, another four years of war?“
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Hi Emma,Emma_85 wrote:What do you mean only 20% voted for Bush?
The population of the US is just over 300,000,000.
We can't be sure of that, especially in Ohio, the Buckeye State. All exit polls in Ohio had Kerry ahead by 5 points. What happened? Exit polls don't make mistakes. There were many irregularities reported in Ohio (as well as other key states) of voter intimidation, voided ballots in poor and minority precincts, not to mention the uncounted ballots. Plus, last year, the CEO of DIEBOLD, the company that makes the electronic voting machines (the ones that leave no paper trail!) promised the republicans that he would deliver Ohio to Bush. Don't you like a guy who keeps his promises?He had more votes than Kerry I thought?
Anyway, if you have some time, check out www.tompaine.com/articles/kerry_won_.pb and www.gregpalast.com/detail.cfm?artid=392&row=0 .
Take care,
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p.s. Question: How will the Americans conduct proper elections in Iraq when they can't conduct fair elections at home?
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PeterD wrote: Anyway, if you have some time, check out www.tompaine.com/articles/kerry_won_.pb and www.gregpalast.com/detail.cfm?artid=392&row=0 .
I couldn't get to the tompaine link, but got the gregplaast to load OK.
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jeff wrote:I edited your post because I don't like even the suggestion of bad language.PeterD wrote: All these senseless deaths because some one with an IQ of a doormat had this wild hunch that Saddam was dangerous to the US. And the American electorate chose him for 4 more years --amazing!
Sorry, Jeff. I should have bleeped out the entire word.
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That is incorrect, the exit polls have been wrong in the last 3 elections. I have been hearing that reported for two days by several of the major news organizations as well as various talk radio shows. They have reported that this time the exit polls were weighted 60-40 women because most of the people conducting the exit poll were women. Also, it was not scientific because no attempt was made to get a representative sample. Sounds like some errors were made to me.PeterD wrote:We can't be sure of that, especially in Ohio, the Buckeye State. All exit polls in Ohio had Kerry ahead by 5 points. What happened? Exit polls don't make mistakes.
Were is the evidence of these reported irregularities? Someone can report anything but that does not make it true. If there were problems, the news media would have reported nothing else for the past 2 days and Kerry would not have conceded.PeterD wrote:There were many irregularities reported in Ohio (as well as other key states) of voter intimidation, voided ballots in poor and minority precincts, not to mention the uncounted ballots.
Rumors and falsehoods like this have been circulating since 2000. Do you not think that the democrats and republicans would have had people examine the machines to see if they could be tampered with in any way? Do you really believe things like this or do you just say them to get someone to react? Better watch out for the black helicopters. (no offense intended, just having a little fun with you)PeterD wrote:Plus, last year, the CEO of DIEBOLD, the company that makes the electronic voting machines (the ones that leave no paper trail!) promised the republicans that he would deliver Ohio to Bush. Don't you like a guy who keeps his promises?
I will check out the link though to see what it says.
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I agree with Rhuiden on the exit polls. What people say when interviewed is not always true.
For example, most pre-election polls here are done via telephone. However, one of the groups who do polling do it via asking people face-to-face who they'll vote for. This poll always predicts a Labor win. It seems, therefore, that some people vote Liberal but never admit it (even to a stranger). These exit polls would have a similar problem.
For example, most pre-election polls here are done via telephone. However, one of the groups who do polling do it via asking people face-to-face who they'll vote for. This poll always predicts a Labor win. It seems, therefore, that some people vote Liberal but never admit it (even to a stranger). These exit polls would have a similar problem.
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Another thing I have heard reported about the exit polls was that they were conducted primarily in urban areas. Those are not very representative of the country as a whole. This brings the question....were these truly errors or were the polls purposely conducted in a manner to get a "desired" result?
The pollsters are professionals and are paid large sums of money to conduct their polls. I find it very hard to believe that they suddenly forgot how to do their job properly. The only possible answer then is that the exit polls were planned and conducted in such a was as to get the "desired" result. I believe they were trying to suppress the republican vote in much the same way as what happened in the Florida panhandle in 2000.
OK, so there is my conspiracy theory.
Rhuiden
The pollsters are professionals and are paid large sums of money to conduct their polls. I find it very hard to believe that they suddenly forgot how to do their job properly. The only possible answer then is that the exit polls were planned and conducted in such a was as to get the "desired" result. I believe they were trying to suppress the republican vote in much the same way as what happened in the Florida panhandle in 2000.
OK, so there is my conspiracy theory.
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Coming from a superb investigative journalist like Greg Palast, yes I do. Healthy scepticism keeps a democracy strong.Rhuiden wrote:Do you really believe things like this or do you just say them to get someone to react?
By the way, don't you think electronic voting machines that leave no paper audit trail is odd? These machines leave no permanent record. How do you verify if a vote was counted or not?
[Rhuiden, I have a feeling William's patience with us is running thin. ]
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Excellent...William wrote:No, I'm okay. Carry on...PeterD wrote:[Rhuiden, I have a feeling William's patience with us is running thin. ]
William
Now, as for the Ohio exit polls getting it wrong, I find that hard to believe. The people who conduct these polls are exceptional in their field; they are not first-timers; they are professionals; and, they asked the same question they asked in Florida in 2000: Who did you vote for? Remember the Florida count in 2000 when the exit polls showed that Gore won? When they finally got around to counting ALL the votes, Gore did win.
I am not saying this because I did not like the outcome of the election. True, it is no secret that I believe Bush to be a horrible president who simply got away with bloody murder (literally), by avoiding serious issues like the war, the economy and the environment, and usurping them with petty issues like god, gays and guns, etc. I thought Americans (and this fragile world) deserved much better than Bush or Kerry. No, I am saying this because it's strange that the pollsters tally did not match the total votes counted. And I simply ask, why not? Were not all the votes counted?
~PeterD
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What do you base this on? I have heard that 5 or 6 different news organizations did recounts after everything was done and Bush won each time. Had Bush not won, it would have been on the front page of every newspaper and on every news show in the world. I believe it is time for people to let this go.PeterD wrote:Remember the Florida count in 2000 when the exit polls showed that Gore won? When they finally got around to counting ALL the votes, Gore did win.
I think the answer is obvious. Pollsters do not ask every single person who they voted for. As I said in a previous post, it does not appear that they were trying to get a representative sample. First, the exit polls were concentrated in urban areas. Second, the exit polls were weighted 60 % women and 40 % men. Next, not everyone who is asked will respond to the exit pollsters and some who do will lie to the pollster. Combine these with the fact that on Monday (in the final pre-election polls) almost every major poll showed Bush winning 51% to 48% and the exit polls do not look very reliable.PeterD wrote:No, I am saying this because it's strange that the pollsters tally did not match the total votes counted. And I simply ask, why not? Were not all the votes counted?
Bush won with an overwelming mandate, the only question now is whether or not the Republican majority in the House and Senate will grow backbones and begin to implement the conservative agenda.
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It WAS frontpage news all over the world. The BBC even did a documentary on it. It's just that your mainstream media did not have the backbone to cover it. Check out www.gregpalast.com for the links.Rhuiden wrote:What do you base this on? I have heard that 5 or 6 different news organizations did recounts after everything was done and Bush won each time. Had Bush not won, it would have been on the front page of every newspaper and on every news show in the world.PeterD wrote:Remember the Florida count in 2000 when the exit polls showed that Gore won? When they finally got around to counting ALL the votes, Gore did win.
A 51 - 48 split of votes 'counted' is not exactly an 'overwhelming' majority. Remember, he has the support of less than 20% of the US population (i.e., 59m / 300m = < 20%).Bush won with an overwhelming mandate,
the only question now is whether or not the Republican majority in the House and Senate will grow backbones and begin to implement the conservative agenda.
Be careful what you wish for...you just might get it.
~PeterD
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Lol. That's a trip, I would rather have facism than communism . Have a good time in Canadacweb255 wrote:Economically conservative and socially liberal. But heck, I'm moving to Canada now. I don't think I can stand four more years of this hypocritical bible thumping *probably never even read the bible* neofascist.
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hahahaEmptyMan wrote:IQ, whatever. I am sick of people insulting Bush. Just because he does not speak like a pretentious bafoon does not mean he is not intellegent.classicalclarinet wrote:I thought it was an IQ-test?
check how inverse this is, just for you
http://media.skoopy.com/vids/vid_00323.mov
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Bringing the nation togeather.Episcopus wrote:hahaha
check how inverse this is, just for you
http://media.skoopy.com/vids/vid_00323.mov