tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post3299406560912416190..comments2024-03-28T23:33:45.139-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : Moscow Mitch is UpsetComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-52376670593844738612019-08-03T19:48:23.238-04:002019-08-03T19:48:23.238-04:00Republicans and vote stealing go hand in hand:
ht...Republicans and vote stealing go hand in hand: <br />https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/no-criminal-misconduct-found-in-nickolaus-investigation/article_0d156ae2-e9e7-11e0-96e5-001cc4c03286.html<br />Questions swirled about whether Nickolaus, who worked for Prosser when he was a Republican legislator, was trying to stack the election for her former boss.<br />...<br />She's a real beauty<br />https://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2011/apr/17/kathy-nickolaus/waukesha-county-clerk-kathy-nickolaus-says-errors-/<br /><br />Kathy Nickolaus, Waukesha County Clerk, In Hot Water Over Nearly $1 Million Mistake<br />https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kathy-nickolaus-waukesha-county-clerk_n_900502Jones, Jon Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09156079859977989586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-23797938191463687912019-08-02T08:46:42.029-04:002019-08-02T08:46:42.029-04:00https://wgntv.com/2018/11/07/glitches-keep-northwe...https://wgntv.com/2018/11/07/glitches-keep-northwest-indiana-county-from-counting-votes/<br /><br />VALPARAISO, Ind. —The commissioners in a northwestern Indiana county plagued by a mix of Election Day problems asked the FBI on Wednesday to investigate what they called "scores of alleged violations of Indiana Election Law" reported following Tuesday's election.<br /><br />Porter County has released no election results, and officials did not begin counting votes until Wednesday morning, more than 15 hours after the first polling places closed. The delay was holding up final election results in three state legislative races, those for House districts 4 and 19 and Senate District 7.<br /><br />The commissioners' office said in a statement late Wednesday afternoon that the commissioners had asked the FBI to investigate the alleged election violations reported "by poll workers, voters and the public." The commissioners' statement did not specify what those alleged violations involved.<br /><br />It’s like Stalin said, what matters is who counts the votes.Dark Avengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220642215040873632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-71102976361190101352019-08-01T06:11:44.708-04:002019-08-01T06:11:44.708-04:00Ah, Indiana, where the Republican Secretary of Sta...Ah, Indiana, where the Republican Secretary of State was convicted of illegal voting offenses, so they created a Voter ID and ballot purge law that address none of what he did...<br /><br />Indiana, whose voting snafus made National headlines in both 2016 and 2018...<br /><br />Indiana, whose machine certain do NOT meet those requirements...<br /><br />Indiana, who makes it difficult to get Voter IDs...<br /><br />Pull the other one, B.CenterPuke88https://www.blogger.com/profile/17770056621255249861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-16691343323537503242019-08-01T02:05:55.220-04:002019-08-01T02:05:55.220-04:00 So counties should face foreign attacks from coun... So counties should face foreign attacks from countries?<br /><br /> -Doug in Oaklanddinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-28282087612664076292019-08-01T00:47:36.864-04:002019-08-01T00:47:36.864-04:00That is a good list.
Here in Indiana we have all...That is a good list. <br /><br />Here in Indiana we have all that in our voting machines. <br /><br />And, oddly, we didn't need the Feds to pay for it. <br /><br />But we also have Voter ID, so you know Indiana cares about voter fraud. <br /><br />Other states, not so much. <br /><br />I'll agree that these measures should be implemented. But I don't think it is the Feds responsibility to fund it. <br />B https://www.blogger.com/profile/10586046436233366155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-59353671926583122262019-07-31T18:35:11.178-04:002019-07-31T18:35:11.178-04:00Well, let’s see:
1) Physical, paper voting receip...Well, let’s see:<br /><br />1) Physical, paper voting receipts<br /><br />2) Physically secure case without inputs accessible during the election.<br /><br />3) Third party validated software.<br /><br />4) Infrastructure designed for the ground up to be air-gapped.<br /><br />5) Secure anti-tamper systems.<br /><br />6) Market-wide interface standards.<br /><br />That s a decent start.CenterPuke88https://www.blogger.com/profile/17770056621255249861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-18744851700380327992019-07-31T16:30:50.061-04:002019-07-31T16:30:50.061-04:00CP:
Care to be not-so general and actually addres...CP: <br />Care to be not-so general and actually address what "security" you think needs to be mandated?<br /><br /> <br /><br />B https://www.blogger.com/profile/10586046436233366155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-5343671120652249582019-07-31T16:26:06.165-04:002019-07-31T16:26:06.165-04:00 Word from the intelligence community is that aski... Word from the intelligence community is that asking counties to defend themselves against hostile foreign state actors is risky.<br /><br /> -Doug in Oaklanddinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-16742030789100705572019-07-31T12:11:36.863-04:002019-07-31T12:11:36.863-04:00B., your argument ignored my comments on security,...B., your argument ignored my comments on security, care to try again?CenterPuke88https://www.blogger.com/profile/17770056621255249861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-88448208878341130942019-07-31T07:12:59.965-04:002019-07-31T07:12:59.965-04:00The above two comments are specious arguments.
S...The above two comments are specious arguments. <br /><br />Seriously. <br /><br />Do y'all think that, with the number of precincts in every state, that there isn't already a "large market"? <br /><br />The states decide the rules for elections, not the Feds. They are State elections for Federal offices. (also, BTW, in most states the same materials and equipment is used for state and local offices, in case you hadn't noticed).B https://www.blogger.com/profile/10586046436233366155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-34773029048721634062019-07-31T05:51:12.380-04:002019-07-31T05:51:12.380-04:00The Feds have a vested interest in local elections...The Feds have a vested interest in local elections for Federal Office. Also, as we well know, the larger the market, the more competition in pricing, if there is no monopoly. Local governments combine into buying cooperatives to get lower prices on cars, trucks and equipment, why not leverage this via the Federal Government for elections equipment, while also mandating certain minimum security and verifiability in the equipment.CenterPuke88https://www.blogger.com/profile/17770056621255249861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-50670496159715642112019-07-30T22:31:48.390-04:002019-07-30T22:31:48.390-04:00Federal election, Federal cash. Kinda makes sense...Federal election, Federal cash. Kinda makes sense, doesn't it?<br /><br />DaleDTWNDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10874818524204797652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-37547037064650340792019-07-30T19:44:25.136-04:002019-07-30T19:44:25.136-04:00Why should the Feds pay for election voting machin...Why should the Feds pay for election voting machines? <br /><br />That is the purview of the States. <br /><br />(not saying Mitch is anything but a politician, mind you,)<br /><br />B https://www.blogger.com/profile/10586046436233366155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-62348393557682466752019-07-30T19:25:23.478-04:002019-07-30T19:25:23.478-04:00Moscow Mitch got the grift. It took Deripaska awhi...Moscow Mitch got the grift. It took Deripaska awhile to spread enough money around <br />https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/15/business/rusal-russia-kentucky-aluminum-mill/index.htmlJones, Jon Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09156079859977989586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-64634461992372113482019-07-30T16:37:06.466-04:002019-07-30T16:37:06.466-04:00Fergus has seen the polling and knows that he may ... Fergus has seen the polling and knows that he may lose the 2020 election, and is trying to recreate every little thing that got him there in 2016, which may or may not work.<br /> He's not about to let go of the most reliable ally he had in 2016, but hasn't really considered what it might be like in a political world without the guardrails preventing foreign intervention, particularly after the fights he has picked with China, which is run by vicious fuckers who are every bit as capable of destabilizing an election as Russia.<br /> Mitch is simply a political operative who will do anything at all to amass power for his party, and doesn't give a rat's ass what it looks like.<br /> Just say "Merrick Garland" under your breath and you'll know how Mitch needs to be dealt with.<br /> I'm not generally a vindictive person, but I really want to see the look on Mitch's face when he loses the majority in the senate.<br /> He's an evil man.<br /><br /> -Doug in Oaklanddinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-29364361366408241462019-07-30T12:18:21.998-04:002019-07-30T12:18:21.998-04:00Is it beyond belief that Putin set up the Epstein ...Is it beyond belief that Putin set up the Epstein ring in order to gather kompromat on as many politicians and billionaires as he could? It would explain a lot of odd behavior from the last few years.<br /><br />But perhaps Putin is too moral for that.Nangleatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908938252272172718noreply@blogger.com