I'm really worried about this election.

Eduardo X · Post by **Eduardo X** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 11:51 am

Absentee Ballots missing in Florida
It seems like every day, there are a few stories about mishandled ballots or ripped/fradulant voter registrations. The teams of lawyers amassed for both sides makes me worry that we're going to see some horrible stuff in the courts, delaying the results for a long long time.
But, the way people are so riled up about Bush and Kerry makes me wonder if the election will go off peacefully. There's trouble brewing.
Do you think it will turn violent? And I don't mean coup-de-tat or military Junta, I mean riots.

Defiant · Post by **Defiant** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 11:53 am

AttAdude · Post by **AttAdude** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 11:55 am

He stole the first one just like this, why not try again.

Mabey that future guy was right after all. here comes the civil war.

Eco-Logic · Post by **Eco-Logic** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 12:05 pm

AttAdude wrote:He stole the first one just like this, why not try again.

Mabey that future guy was right after all. here comes the civil war.

Eduardo X · Post by **Eduardo X** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 12:07 pm

AttAdude wrote:He stole the first one just like this, why not try again.

Mabey that future guy was right after all. here comes the civil war.

I keep thinking the same thing about Titor.

Dirt · Post by **Dirt** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 12:12 pm

The USA is at least as corrupt as Mexico. We just hide it better.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 12:25 pm

Eduardo X wrote:There's trouble brewing.
Do you think it will turn violent? And I don't mean coup-de-tat or military Junta, I mean riots.

No, I don't think so. As long as it doesn't pre-empt our TV shows, few people pay it that much attention. Barely half of us can even be bothered to vote in the first place.

I am more concerned that terror attacks will disrupt an already-confused election sufficiently to invalidate the results, ushering in a long power struggle culminating in an appointed president (or one who refuses to relinquish power). If Al Qaeda has the capability to strike, this sure seems like the right time for it.

I hope that, a week from now, the idea will rank with the Y2K apocalypse in overblown silliness. Until then, I'm uneasy.

Eduardo X · Post by **Eduardo X** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 12:27 pm

Dirt wrote:The USA is at least as corrupt as Mexico. We just hide it better.

The people here are much more complacent, too.

Eco-Logic · Post by **Eco-Logic** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 12:31 pm

Ironrod wrote:to strike, this sure seems like the right time for it.

I hope that, a week from now, the idea will rank with the Y2K apocalypse in overblown silliness. Until then, I'm uneasy.

I completely agree Ironrod.

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 12:33 pm

There won't be riots, but I expect that there will be some fistfights at polling places. These will be blown all out of proportion in the media because they will make a great story.

CeeKay · Post by **CeeKay** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 12:42 pm

Dr. Peter Venkman : This election is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions.
Voter : What do you mean, "biblical"?
Dr. Raymond Stantz : What he means is Old Testament, Mr. Voter, real wrath-of-God type stuff.
Dr. Peter Venkman : Exactly.
Dr. Raymond Stantz : Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies. Rivers and seas boiling.
Dr. Egon Spengler : Four years of darkness. Hurricanes, volcanoes...
Winston Zeddemore : The dead rising from the grave.
Dr. Peter Venkman : Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together - mass hysteria.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 12:47 pm

What future guy? Nostradamus? I don't remember them every saying he predicted American Civil War? The last thing I remember they said he predicted was WWIII according Orsen Wells.

Oh and to this thread:

Listen, children, to a story
That was written long ago,
'Bout a kingdom on a mountain
And the valley-folk below.

On the mountain was a treasure
Buried deep beneath the stone,
And the valley-people swore
They'd have it for their very own.

Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgement day,
On the bloody morning after....
One tin soldier rides away.

So the people of the valley
Sent a message up the hill,
Asking for the buried treasure,
Tons of gold for which they'd kill.

Came an answer from the kingdom,
"With our brothers we will share
All the secrets of our mountain,
All the riches buried there."

Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgement day,
On the bloody morning after....
One tin soldier rides away.

Now the valley cried with anger,
"Mount your horses! Draw your sword!"
And they killed the mountain-people,
So they won their just reward.

Now they stood beside the treasure,
On the mountain, dark and red.
Turned the stone and looked beneath it...
"Peace on Earth" was all it said.

Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgement day,
On the bloody morning after....
One tin soldier rides away.

Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgement day,
On the bloody morning after....
One tin soldier rides away.

AttAdude · Post by **AttAdude** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 1:22 pm

LordMortis wrote:What future guy? Nostradamus? I don't remember them every saying he predicted American Civil War? The last thing I remember they said he predicted was WWIII according Orsen Wells.

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I was talking about this guy from the internet named John Titor. Do a google search for him. its some pretty interesting stuff. Basicly the guy claims to be from the future. One of his many predictions is that this election will spark a civil war in america, and that its a prelude to ww3 and nucular winter. He says you will know its happening when we start to witness waco/branch dividian style confrontations every month untill all out war breaks out. Definatly some hack on the net, but he is one of those guys, that rings kind of scary even tho you dont belive it.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 1:26 pm

Gotcha

Poleaxe · Post by **Poleaxe** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 3:35 pm

AttAdude wrote:He stole the first one just like this, why not try again.

Do you get tired of being a charicature?

Eduardo X · Post by **Eduardo X** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 3:56 pm

Poleaxe wrote:
AttAdude wrote:He stole the first one just like this, why not try again.
Do you get tired of being a charicature?

Do you get tired of being a charicature?

Scraper · Post by **Scraper** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 4:26 pm

John Titor is great, the lengths this guy had to go to in order to frabricate a story as good as he did is truely admirable.

Here are my three favorite quotes of his, both from 2000.

"It is a mistake to give anyone your unwavering belief...but you will find that out yourself in 2005."

"While you sit by and watch your Constitution being torn away from you, you willfully eat poisoned food, buy manufactured products no one needs and turn an uncaring eye away from millions of people suffering and dying all around you. Is this the "Universal Law" you subscribe to?"

"Perhaps I should let you all in on a little secret. No one likes you in the future. This time period is looked at as being full of lazy, self-centered, civically ignorant sheep. Perhaps you should be less concerned about me and more concerned about that."

Schroeder · Post by **Schroeder** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 4:30 pm

Eduardo X wrote:
Poleaxe wrote:
AttAdude wrote:He stole the first one just like this, why not try again.
Do you get tired of being a charicature?
Do you get tired of being a charicature?

Do you get tired of...wait...

Padre · Post by **Padre** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 4:54 pm

Eduardo X wrote:
Poleaxe wrote:
AttAdude wrote:He stole the first one just like this, why not try again.
Do you get tired of being a charicature?
Do you get tired of being a charicature?

Do you guys get tired of misspelling caricature?

Eduardo X · Post by **Eduardo X** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 5:00 pm

Padre wrote:
Eduardo X wrote:
Poleaxe wrote:
AttAdude wrote:He stole the first one just like this, why not try again.
Do you get tired of being a charicature?
Do you get tired of being a charicature?
Do you guys get tired of misspelling caricature?

What, why do you think we're talking about that word?
This is a NEW word, baby!

AttAdude · Post by **AttAdude** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 5:19 pm

Poleaxe wrote:
AttAdude wrote:He stole the first one just like this, why not try again.
Do you get tired of being a charicature?

Funny I often wonder the same thing about you.

Poleaxe · Post by **Poleaxe** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 10:59 pm

Padre wrote:
Eduardo X wrote:
Poleaxe wrote:
AttAdude wrote:He stole the first one just like this, why not try again.
Do you get tired of being a charicature?
Do you get tired of being a charicature?
Do you guys get tired of misspelling caricature?

Good spelling is for the almost intelligent. It's for people who study hard while the truly intelligent are leaping ahead to grasp concepts. Good spelling is for the process oriented while the truly intelligent are goal oriented.

Eightball · Post by **Eightball** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 11:57 pm

Poleaxe wrote:Good spelling is for the almost intelligent. It's for people who study hard while the truly intelligent are leaping ahead to grasp concepts. Good spelling is for the process oriented while the truly intelligent are goal oriented.

So, all of those 15 year old 7eet speakers on the internet are just masking their spelling mistakes due to their "goal orientation"?

Cool. I thought it was due to the massive failing of our educational system. What do I know?

Or to "smrt up" my post.

SO AL OF THOSE 15 Y3AR OLD 7ET SPAAEKRS ON TEH INTERN3T R JUST MASKNG THEYRE SPELNG MISTAEKS DUE 2 THEYRE GOAL OREINTATION

COL?!!?? WTF I THOUGHT IT WAS DUE 2 DA MASIEV FALENG OF OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM!!1! LOL WUT DO I KNOW?!!!!!? OMG LOL

Eel Snave · Post by **Eel Snave** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 3:06 am

I haven't had a good riot in a while.

I'm camping out for this one!

It's funny, my lovely wife (from Mexico) is disgusted by the corruption in her country, as are most, seemingly, but here we just kind of shrug and say "meh."

Plus, though, do we really want ballots in the hands of Floridians?

Spock's Brain · Post by **Spock's Brain** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 5:14 am

Good spelling is for the almost intelligent. It's for people who study hard while the truly intelligent are leaping ahead to grasp concepts. Good spelling is for the process oriented while the truly intelligent are goal oriented.

Thre are two classes of people; those who divide us into two classes of people, and the truly intelligent.

Poleaxe · Post by **Poleaxe** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 7:55 am

Spock's Brain wrote:
Good spelling is for the almost intelligent. It's for people who study hard while the truly intelligent are leaping ahead to grasp concepts. Good spelling is for the process oriented while the truly intelligent are goal oriented.
Thre are two classes of people; those who divide us into two classes of people, and the truly intelligent.

I've noticed that you are a very good speller...

Grifman · Post by **Grifman** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 8:01 am

Dirt wrote:The USA is at least as corrupt as Mexico. We just hide it better.

Yeah, right a country with one party rule for decades . . .

Grifman

jlu · Post by **jlu** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 12:25 pm

Um... Absentee ballots in Florida. Wouldn't they tend to be military, and tend to be Bush supporters? I seem to remember Gore wanting -all- absentee ballots being thrown out last time.

If anything, this seems much more likely to be a plot by the Democrats.

The Meal · Post by **The Meal** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 12:31 pm

jlu wrote:Um... Absentee ballots in Florida. Wouldn't they tend to be military, and tend to be Bush supporters? I seem to remember Gore wanting -all- absentee ballots being thrown out last time.

If anything, this seems much more likely to be a plot by the Democrats.

From the linked article in the alpha post of this thread:

Authorities are investigating the apparent loss of 58,000 absentee forms in Broward County while officials have said replacements are being sent out.

...

In 2000, Broward gave Al Gore his biggest margin among Florida counties. He won 67% of the vote there, while losing the state to George W Bush by 537 votes.

~Neal

Eduardo X · Post by **Eduardo X** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 12:32 pm

jlu wrote:Um... Absentee ballots in Florida. Wouldn't they tend to be military, and tend to be Bush supporters? I seem to remember Gore wanting -all- absentee ballots being thrown out last time.

If anything, this seems much more likely to be a plot by the Democrats.

This isn't a partisan issue. It is an issue affecting a lot of the country. Here in Colorado, 13,000 ballots went missing. There is fraud in Nevada, fraud in Oregon, fraud everywhere. It takes about 5 minutes to hack the new election machines.
Things are fucked, and it has nothing to do with Dems vs/ Reps.

And Grifman, the 1 party argument can be used to describe US politics. "2 parties for 150 years?

"

Mr. Fed · Post by **Mr. Fed** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 12:33 pm

Poleaxe wrote: Good spelling is for the almost intelligent. It's for people who study hard while the truly intelligent are leaping ahead to grasp concepts. Good spelling is for the process oriented while the truly intelligent are goal oriented.

Wurd. It's the same with basic grammar, boarderline literacy, minimal hygiene, using utensils, walking upright, and not drooling on onesself.

Poleaxe · Post by **Poleaxe** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 12:45 pm

Mr. Fed wrote:
Poleaxe wrote: Good spelling is for the almost intelligent. It's for people who study hard while the truly intelligent are leaping ahead to grasp concepts. Good spelling is for the process oriented while the truly intelligent are goal oriented.
Wurd. It's the same with basic grammar, boarderline literacy, minimal hygiene, using utensils, walking upright, and not drooling on onesself.

No, just spelling.

But I have some thoughts about bloggers and their need for attention also. Don't get me started.

Mr. Fed · Post by **Mr. Fed** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 12:50 pm

Poleaxe wrote:
Mr. Fed wrote:
Poleaxe wrote: Good spelling is for the almost intelligent. It's for people who study hard while the truly intelligent are leaping ahead to grasp concepts. Good spelling is for the process oriented while the truly intelligent are goal oriented.
Wurd. It's the same with basic grammar, boarderline literacy, minimal hygiene, using utensils, walking upright, and not drooling on onesself.
No, just spelling.

But I have some thoughts about bloggers and their need for attention also. Don't get me started.

What's the basis for the line between spelling and grammar, higher-intellectual-plane-wise?

bloggers and their need for attention

I'm pretty sure that's some sort of quasi-tautology, like "Kelric and his need to pad."

Poleaxe · Post by **Poleaxe** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 1:02 pm

Mr. Fed wrote:
Poleaxe wrote:
Mr. Fed wrote:
Poleaxe wrote: Good spelling is for the almost intelligent. It's for people who study hard while the truly intelligent are leaping ahead to grasp concepts. Good spelling is for the process oriented while the truly intelligent are goal oriented.
Wurd. It's the same with basic grammar, boarderline literacy, minimal hygiene, using utensils, walking upright, and not drooling on onesself.
No, just spelling.

But I have some thoughts about bloggers and their need for attention also. Don't get me started.
What's the basis for the line between spelling and grammar, higher-intellectual-plane-wise?

bloggers and their need for attention I'm pretty sure that's some sort of q ... d to pad."

None, really. But then just about everyone abandons good grammar by the time college is done. Truthfully, I glossed over the grammar part to get to the hygiene part.

Reading comprehension comments at this point would be somewhat obvious.

Poleaxe · Post by **Poleaxe** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 1:07 pm

I'm pretty sure that's some sort of quasi-tautology, like "Kelric and his need to pad."

It's tautological nature is probably not "quasi" at all.

Eco-Logic · Post by **Eco-Logic** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 1:08 pm

Poleaxe wrote:
I'm pretty sure that's some sort of quasi-tautology, like "Kelric and his need to pad."

It's tautological nature is probably not "quasi" at all.

Ah, but it's not actually tautological either.

Poleaxe · Post by **Poleaxe** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 1:22 pm

Eco-Logic wrote:
Poleaxe wrote:
I'm pretty sure that's some sort of quasi-tautology, like "Kelric and his need to pad."

It's tautological nature is probably not "quasi" at all.
Ah, but it's not actually tautological either.

Well, that would depend on what I actually had to say about bloggers and their need for attention.

Eduardo X · Post by **Eduardo X** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 1:34 pm

My favorite word is Usurp.
I pointed that out in another thread, and it was poignant, but it really is my favorite word.
Can you spell it?

Kael · Post by **Kael** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 2:02 pm

There may be rioting from about November 3rd to the 8th. But it will all have to stop when Halo 2 releases. Politics is all well and good, but there are more important things in the world.

AttAdude · Post by **AttAdude** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 3:07 pm

Kael wrote:There may be rioting from about November 3rd to the 8th. But it will all have to stop when Halo 2 releases. Politics is all well and good, but there are more important things in the world.

Amen brother, thats the truth.

PoleAxe,
i dont know if you know this man, but people are not always gonna agree with you, and that does not give you an excuse to sit there and throw little insults and jabs at every one. Try being nice, no one likes a dick.

Octopus Overlords

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