Comments on: Your One-Stop Shop for Election Fraud

Your One-Stop Shop for Election Fraud

wendell — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 01:05:56 -0800

Fixavote.com Election Consultants "provides unparalleled results by focusing on the outcome rather than the process. Using state-of the-art technology, we overcome the challenges of competition and ensure election results for our clients." (To make it even more evil, it's Flash-based) A food-for-thought satire or something more? When A reporter called the site's 800 number, the person who answered "said that he had been contacted by representatives of about 30 political campaigns to date." (I'm thinking sting operation to catch dishonest idiot politicians. Whad'ya think?)

By: delmoi

delmoi — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 01:09:29 -0800

I'm sure this is a dupe, although I can't prove it... Maybe I saw it on metachat.

By: sfts2

sfts2 — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 01:13:08 -0800

brilliant...

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 02:15:52 -0800

Satire?

By: ryanrs

ryanrs — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 02:19:45 -0800

Blazecock, one of the authors of that paper, Ed Felten, is quoted in the PC World article. Take a look.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 05:49:23 -0800

Ars Technica just had a thing on this too: How to steal an election by hacking the vote

By: taosbat

taosbat — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 06:14:55 -0800

...the fine print: "Guarantee does not include precincts that use non-electronic voting equipment."

By: taosbat

taosbat — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 06:38:04 -0800

Can This Machine Be Trusted?

By: psmealey

psmealey — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 07:40:30 -0800

This machine kills liberals.

By: taosbat

taosbat — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 08:37:34 -0800

U.S. Investigates Voting Machines' Venezuela Ties

By: interrobang

interrobang — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 10:40:14 -0800

U.S. Investigates Voting Machines' Venezuela Ties That, to me—especially being the top headline on the Drudge Report right now—is absolute proof that the Republicans are going to steal the elections. Look, they'll say, we caught those commies trying to fix the election for the Demmycrats! Luckily, we caught this in time. It's their modus operandi: take what is your own problem, and blame it on the other guy. Bush is a draft dodger, so we'll question Kerry's military service. We're the ones who're connected to the owners of the voting machines, so we'll pretend it's the Democrats who steal votes. This headline killed any hope I had left.

By: clevershark

clevershark — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 11:08:02 -0800

"EXCLUSION: guarantee does not include precincts that use non-electronic voting equipment" (at the bottom of the text located on the top right of the page) And indeed, the repugs ARE going to suddenly develop official doubts about the validity of the landslide they'll be buried under. That's the reason why Sludge and his ilk have suddenly become interested in the accuracy of voting machines. They didn't give a shit in 2004, but all of a sudden it's a subject of interest? Yeah, right.

By: taosbat

taosbat — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 11:13:57 -0800

Eewwhh! I had no idea Drudge and I had a link in common. I'm going to take a shower.

By: spazzm

spazzm — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:00:27 -0800

"...dishonest idiot politicians." Redundant.

By: clevershark

clevershark — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 22:04:34 -0800

Doubly so even.