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kster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-18-08 01:37 PM
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Debunking Clean Election "CT" Spin one Troll at a Time...
DAILY KOS

by CIndyCasella

Thu Jan 17, 2008 at 01:39:39 PM PST

I didn't mean to stay up all hours the other night, but when I saw how a few DailyKos users were labeling decent, cognizant, and patriotic Americans with the monikers, "CT" and "lunatic," for requesting a NH recount and trying to have them "banned," I had to put my 2 cents in.

A number of years ago, I had the privilege of hearing Bev Harris, founder of Black Box Voting & American Patriot Extraordinaire, explain how easily electronic touch screen voting machines & optical scanners could be hacked, and I wanted to enlighten the folks, here on the DailyKos, taken in by the "CT" finger pointing trolls.

I say "trolls," because I definitely sense troll-like rabble rousing on DailyKos. These anonymous characters crawl out from under their bridges and comment all day long without cessation on multiple diaries, which is a full time job, probably with benefits, but few bathroom breaks and no lunch hour.

Wake up, and smell the "trolls," Kossacks! Don't be taken in by them!

CIndyCasella's diary :: ::

Experts skeptical of N.H. ballot-count conspiracy theory is an article I found on Bev's website that illustrates "CT spin," the McCarthyistic moniker of the new millennium, which along with "tin foil," is used to stifle (Archie Bunker's favorite reply to his wife, Edith) debate.

Herewith, I will attempt to debunk this article in hopes that those of you who have been suckered into joining the monkeys flinging "CT" at anyone who threatens to upend the powers that be, will next time push the "pause" button in your brain & stop and use it.


http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/1/17/123959/233
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riqster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-18-08 01:43 PM
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1. Read the whole article. Good stuff.
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papau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-18-08 01:44 PM
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2. More Bev Harris? - give me a break - The GOP have her stirring up dust so mandatory audits doesn't
get passed.

The only thing we need is mandatory random audits - and anything Bev touches slows that down - and it is my conclusion that phenomena is a correlation pointing to Bev and the GOP.
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riqster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-18-08 02:23 PM
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3. Bev is TPOSIAFPB, but the OPer is not
Edited on Fri Jan-18-08 02:35 PM by riqster
The rest of the article rebuts quite a few of the Hillbots' anti-election integrity talking points.
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papau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-18-08 02:58 PM
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4. but not one word on the only cure - audits - plus mis-direction head fake on error rates
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