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klook

(12,174 posts)
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 07:18 PM Jun 2012

Florida Gov. Rick Scott says election officials thought he was dead

Source: Yahoo News - "The Ticket" blog (via AP)

Florida Governor Rick Scott revealed to a Tallahassee radio station Thursday that in 2006 he was removed from state voter rolls, because Florida election officials thought he was dead, according to the Associated Press.

"They said I had passed away," Scott reportedly revealed. "I said, 'Here's my driver's license. I'm here, I'm really alive.' So they allowed me to vote provisionally."

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/florida-gov-rick-scott-says-election-officials-thought-183535287.html



Advice to Florida voters: "Look alive!"
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott says election officials thought he was dead (Original Post) klook Jun 2012 OP
HEY! no Zombie threads in LBN!~ . . . n/t annabanana Jun 2012 #1
Oh, sorry. I already went there. freshwest Jun 2012 #10
Maybe he really *is* dead and the person we think is Rick Scott is an imposter? Ian David Jun 2012 #2
Perhaps he's dead and his body is just animated by forces from the underworld FiveGoodMen Jun 2012 #4
I demand to see the Undead Certificate! Wait Wut Jun 2012 #3
A drivers license proves nothing. secondvariety Jun 2012 #5
Well, his brain is.... 3waygeek Jun 2012 #6
I hope they checked a mirror to see if he had a reflection. tanyev Jun 2012 #7
Where's the proof? Politicalboi Jun 2012 #8
He's letting the cat out of the bag, isn't he? Lord Voldemort couldn't help himself. freshwest Jun 2012 #9
Can we get him impeached for lying about being alive? gregoire Jun 2012 #11
He is confusing the terms 'thinking' and 'wishing' dbonds Jun 2012 #12
He does look an awful lot like Lord Voldemort. Cass Jun 2012 #13
I sometimes make the same mistake when I see him on TV. dgauss Jun 2012 #14
Are we supposed to empathize w/you in this story, or are you w/those you're illegally doing it to? DRoseDARs Jun 2012 #15
Sorry Governor - You probably didn't "really" vote sgsmith Jun 2012 #16
"Rick Scott gets a shock at the polls when he’s told: You’re dead" klook Jun 2012 #17
They only thought it BE10sCoach Jun 2012 #18
Welcome to DU! aquart Jun 2012 #26
That's Not The Way The System Normally Works DallasNE Jun 2012 #19
Seriously. Ask him to produce the pollworker. aquart Jun 2012 #25
You can't always believe Turbineguy Jun 2012 #20
It's hard to tell. I mean he looks dead. underpants Jun 2012 #21
What? Brain dead doesn't count? marble falls Jun 2012 #22
you took the words right out of my mouth iamthebandfanman Jun 2012 #24
So his vote was stolen and not counted? sofa king Jun 2012 #23
If he knows about this sort of thing first hand as this seems to suggest mlevans Jun 2012 #27
Not him, just his soul. n/t Scurrilous Jun 2012 #28
It's easy to mistake him for Lurch... SacoMaine61 Jun 2012 #29
True, excerpt Lurch had more personality. (n/t) klook Jun 2012 #30
The jokes just write themselves. n/t Moondog Jun 2012 #31
No you twit, your wife was making comments about your performance in bed. n/t 8 track mind Jun 2012 #32
IMO most Republicans are already dead. mwooldri Jun 2012 #33

Ian David

(69,059 posts)
2. Maybe he really *is* dead and the person we think is Rick Scott is an imposter?
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 07:20 PM
Jun 2012

I don't think he should be eligible to vote or run for office until we have DNA evidence.

Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)
3. I demand to see the Undead Certificate!
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 07:20 PM
Jun 2012

It should state clearly on the form that Rick Skinhead is NOT dead and is really, truly, serially UNDEAD!

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
9. He's letting the cat out of the bag, isn't he? Lord Voldemort couldn't help himself.
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 07:38 PM
Jun 2012
He's disqualified from holding office, unless Florida wants to become the first state to join the Zombie Nation



Almost no witch or wizard dares to speak his name, instead referring to him by epithets such as "You-Know-Who", "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named" or "the Dark Lord".

Now we know his real name.

Thanks, klook. 'Look alive!' indeed.



 

DRoseDARs

(6,810 posts)
15. Are we supposed to empathize w/you in this story, or are you w/those you're illegally doing it to?
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 09:22 PM
Jun 2012

Voter purge for thee, not for me. Eh, Rick?

 

sgsmith

(398 posts)
16. Sorry Governor - You probably didn't "really" vote
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 09:22 PM
Jun 2012

Most election districts don't count the provisional votes unless they could possibly affect the outcome of the election. If there are 5,000 provisional votes and a 10,000 spread between candidates, the provisional votes can't swing the results.

klook

(12,174 posts)
17. "Rick Scott gets a shock at the polls when he’s told: You’re dead"
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 11:02 PM
Jun 2012

That's from the Miami Herald.

If you wade through the 'bagger comments, some of the others are pretty good:


  • That is funny ! Probably occurred after he declared himself dead after defrauded Medicare of the 1.7 billion dollars !

  • ...he's ALIVE !!!...really??..seen the movie >"night of the living dead"

  • How Rick Scott found out he was dead - Once upon a time, when he was a private citizen, Rick Scott was mistaken for a dead man. There was no mistake. He is a real stiff! Let me guess! He checked his own pulse?

  • I thought Harry Potter offed him with the elder wand!

BE10sCoach

(48 posts)
18. They only thought it
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 12:45 AM
Jun 2012

Scott is in fact dead, LOL, he's the zombie crook the idiots and dopes in Florida elected. Einstein's definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. So Florida, keep electing these "doofus" Conservative Republicans and see what changes in the Sunshine State, NOTHING!!!!!!!!

DallasNE

(7,404 posts)
19. That's Not The Way The System Normally Works
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 02:35 AM
Jun 2012

Yes, they check the local obit and attempt to match on name and date of birth and when they have a match they mark the person as "challenged". After the election they review the challenged list and when they haven't voted they remove them. Two problems sometimes happen. A clerical error where the mark "Jr" as challenged when it is "Sr" that passed away AND they live at the same address. More rare, two people with the same name and date of birth could be on the roll and they challenge the wrong person.

The normal process would be for the poll worker to call the central office to learn why the voter is challenged. When the reason is "deceased" and the person has a voter ID like a drivers license that shows name and date of birth then the person would be given an apology and handed a regular ballot. I suspect Scott is blowing a little smoke here to support his disenfranchisement ploy. No dice! Stop lying.

mlevans

(843 posts)
27. If he knows about this sort of thing first hand as this seems to suggest
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 03:48 PM
Jun 2012

How in the name of all the gods can he go ahead and do it to other people? Is this supposed to be a case of the "oh well, it wasn't so bad for me" sort of thing?

mwooldri

(10,305 posts)
33. IMO most Republicans are already dead.
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 10:04 PM
Jun 2012

Dead wrong that is on many issues.

This includes Mr. Scott.

So why the voter purge when he got purged himself? If he wasn't eligible to vote, how come he's the governor of Florida? ??

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