tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20755638.post9022927443631251369..comments2023-10-28T04:06:59.629-05:00Comments on Plaisted Writes: Recounting HistoryMike Plaistedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184502941014520240noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20755638.post-17754119405595888522008-06-07T21:13:00.000-05:002008-06-07T21:13:00.000-05:00I can see it now -- Janeane Garafalo as Dee Dee My...I can see it now -- Janeane Garafalo as Dee Dee Myers, Amy Pohler as Hillary Clinton, Halle Berry as Michelle Obama. <BR/><BR/>It'll be about how a poor black couple from Chicago overcame attempts to steal what was rightly theirs, all so they could "get by" on about $500K a year -- dance lessons aren't cheap, you know!Prosqtorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06342261051433865570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20755638.post-27426480586998380352008-06-07T20:20:00.000-05:002008-06-07T20:20:00.000-05:00What was eerie was watching the move Recount right...What was eerie was watching the move Recount right before watching the Democratic Party do the same thing -- change rules again, back to what they had been. In part. But then also actually moving votes for one candidate into the column of another candidate who had taken himself off the ballot in a calculate move to appease other states. And then even counting write-in ballots, illegal in a state, suddenly all counted for one (and the same) candidate but no others.<BR/><BR/>And all really done, despite the Dems' "sunshine law," in a back room where they went for "lunch" for three hours, instead of one as announced -- only to emerge with these deals. The only thing different these days is that the back rooms aren't smoke-filled anymore. Political correctness rules, not the rules, bylaws, and even charter of the party.<BR/><BR/>That makes the Dems as corrupt as the GOP now. Wait for the book and the movie -- although, of course, once again both will come too late.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20755638.post-63917487504957142462008-06-03T22:08:00.000-05:002008-06-03T22:08:00.000-05:00Dad you forgot katrina. that suckedDad you forgot katrina. that suckedKen Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08821394152420587373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20755638.post-57682202710341176252008-06-02T23:40:00.000-05:002008-06-02T23:40:00.000-05:00Here are some links to educate yourself on the unc...Here are some links to educate yourself on the uncounted ballots:<BR/><BR/>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12623-2001Nov11.html<BR/><BR/>http://www.usatoday.com/news/vote2000/cbc/flcbc.htm<BR/><BR/>http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/florida.ballots/stories/main.html<BR/><BR/>http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/recount/<BR/><BR/>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/media/media_watch/jan-june01/recount_4-3.html<BR/><BR/>Lest you (and your son) think I'm biased, please note that the last three links are to CNN, The New York Times, and PBS -- none of which are particular fans of conservatives or Republicans.<BR/><BR/>The only way Al Gore wins a statewide recount in Florida -- and remember, he wasn't asking for that -- is if you count the "overvotes," where some moron both punched a selection on the ballot AND WROTE A NAME IN. These are by any standard improper votes.<BR/><BR/>It's time to move past 2000, Mike. Your guy lost the Electoral College, and your guy lost worse in 2004. We're in '08 now; maybe some of the bitterness should be purged?<BR/><BR/>(If only you had guns and religion to cling to, to help with the bitterness) ;)Prosqtorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06342261051433865570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20755638.post-25834381272539488062008-06-02T23:11:00.000-05:002008-06-02T23:11:00.000-05:00Let's ignore for the moment that several independe...Let's ignore for the moment that several independent recounts of the very rejected ballots Gore sought to have (improperly, in my opinion) counted revealed....Bush won Florida.<BR/><BR/>Even if you deny that (which I'm sure you will, if for no other reason than I asserted it), Gore made a tremendous legal error by only moving the courts to count certain counties' ballots. This legal strategy paved the way for the Equal Protection Clause-based decision by the Supremes. <BR/><BR/>See, when you peel back the bias, there is the law. Gore's team sought to do an end-run around counting rejected ballots in places it would hurt them, in favor of only counting in certain counties. This was far more abusive than the Supreme Court following the Fourteenth Amendment.<BR/><BR/>And making James Baker of all people out to be Darth Vader-esque is a joke. Baker continually surprises Republicans by not coming out with a McClellan-like book "telling all" about the Bushes. <BR/><BR/>I await your assertion that I give nothing but "Talk Radio Talking Points," while refusing to address my argument.Prosqtorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06342261051433865570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20755638.post-80935093015422394762008-06-02T12:51:00.000-05:002008-06-02T12:51:00.000-05:00Holy talking points.Holy talking points.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com