Help! my friend is having an e-vote freak-out!

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Friday October 31, 2008 · 2:25 PM PDT

2008/10/31 · 14:25

So, my buddy is freaking out that the GOP will steal the election due to electronic voting machines w/o a paper trail in PA, VA, and FL. He's been looking at Veracifier and thinks that an e-vote steal may be the reason for McCain's big PA push.

This issue hasn't been a focus of mine, so I don't really have a good response for him. My web searches have poured back too much information. My searches here have revealed that the tag interface and search functions on the site are a bit janky (sorry, Kos!).

So, can the good folks here help me out with some information and opinion?

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Sunday January 01, 2006 · 12:06 PM PST

2006/01/01 · 12:06

My resolution is to write out a plan of how I can help to get a Democratic Congress in 2006 and then follow through on it. I don't know what I can do, but I'm going to calculate a budget of how much money I can give to campaigns, how much time I have to volunteer, and whether I can afford to take any time off from work for full-time political volunteer work later in the year. I'm going to plan for realistic goals that allow me to include political activism along side my family and work life--things I can actually accomplish, so that I follow through and make them happen.

What are the rest of your Kossacks planning for your year?

Seattle GOP voter challenges

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Tuesday November 08, 2005 · 9:12 AM PST

2005/11/08 · 09:12

so I just voted here in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle. When I was at the polling site I noticed "Semi-Irate Smarmy Suit Guy" talking with one of the election workers. As I was finishing, I heard the worker tell another that he needed to place 19 ballots in a special box, as they were being challenged. I had to get to work to save my experiments from failure so I didn't get to hear any more.

My question: is this just part of the 2000, often wrongly challenged voters, or is this another part of the WA GOP demonize King Co. Voter Intimidation Plan (TM)? Read More

Vigil newspaper coverage

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Thursday August 18, 2005 · 9:41 AM PDT

2005/08/18 · 09:41

I was surprised this morning to discover that the Cindy Sheehan vigils were the top story in the Seattle PI. A glance at the newstand on the way to work revealed that the Seattle Times, the Vancouver Columbian and the Olympian also had the vigils as page one news. What kind of coverage did the vigils and Mrs. Sheehan get elsewhere? Read More

Spin fight! GOP AND D's wanted nuke option

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Tuesday May 24, 2005 · 1:01 PM PDT

2005/05/24 · 13:01

So, it seems to be a MSM spin regarding "the deal" that the nuclear option showdown was created by both Republican and Democratic leadership. It's symptomatic of "he said/she said" style journalism that tries to either divide blame equally or place no blame at all--sort of the "pox on both their houses" approach.

and in this case, it's clearly untrue. Frist, at the command of Dobson and Rove, wanted to use the nuclear option to break senate rules in ordr to pack the courts. Reid defended the institution of the Senate. He offered multiple compromises to avert a nuclear showdown. Frist/Dobson/Rove wanted the nuclear option--end of story--this crisis was not created by both Republicans and Democrats, only Republicans. To portray it otherwise is untrue and says that there is no difference between Dobson/Frist/Rove extremism and the Democrats.

I say we document the occurances and start sending the emails. Read More

nuclear option GOP spin on NPR again

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Thursday April 28, 2005 · 7:30 PM PDT

2005/04/28 · 19:30

Today's All Things Considered contained a tortured attempt to appear as neutral reporters while kowtowing to GOP spin on "the nuclear option."

David Welna did a report on Frist's 5-day waiting period "compromise" on judicial nominations in which he referred to the nuclear option as "a term coined by a republican but now exclusively used by Democrats." Read More

Seattle-area Soc. Sec. Town Hall tonight

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Tuesday March 29, 2005 · 1:19 PM PST

2005/03/29 · 13:19

I'm re-running this from yesterday in the hopes that more Seattle-area Kossacks can make the meeting. it appears to be open-entry.

from the RNC email:

"What: Congressman Reichert's Social Security Workshop

When: Tuesday, March 29, 2005, 7:00 PM

Where: Bellevue High School
Performing Arts Center
10416 Wolverine Way
Bellevue"

more information in the Seattle Times article:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002223157_reichert29e.html Read More

Seattle area mini-Soc. Sec. Town Hall

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Monday March 28, 2005 · 2:44 PM PST

2005/03/28 · 14:44

I just got an email from the RNC regarding a Social Security Town Hall event with Rep. Dave Reichert tomorrow: Read More

WA Gov: local NPR show-Should Rossi concede

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Monday December 27, 2004 · 11:34 AM PST

2004/12/27 · 11:34

One of our locally produced shows on the NPR affiliate will be covering the WA Governor race later today--the topic is: "Should Dino Throw in the Towel"

they are soliciting listener comments (can be live, email, or recorded).

contact information and extended show information below the fold Read More

WA--King County ballots denied

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Friday December 17, 2004 · 4:13 PM PST

2004/12/17 · 16:13

It just came out that the 500+ uncounted King County ballots have been denied by a state judge in Pierce County.

The Republican argument hinged not on whether these were valid ballots, but whether it was too late to count them. Their previously agruements before the State Supreme Court (on a different case) cited the discovery of these ballots as a sign that the system worked and "spoiled" ballots did not need to be re-examined.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=6420&slug=WA%20Governor%20Recount
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building a frame: dependence on (Communist?) Chinese Govt.

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Thursday December 16, 2004 · 2:38 PM PST

2004/12/16 · 14:38

so, a conversation with a couple conservatives led me to wonder about a frame we might be able to use, but I need help figuring out the best form for it.

The frame idea is: Bush's Iraq and tax policies make us dependent on the Chinese government and givers them power over country--including foreign policy.

Obviously, this is unwieldy and needs work--if it can work--more on how it's worked so far follows. Read More

bookstore guerilla activism (

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Sunday October 17, 2004 · 6:38 PM PDT

2004/10/17 · 18:38

Here's something fun to do on the way home after helping out with GOTV efforts:

should you be popping by your local Barnes and Nobles (or Borders, or wherever) to pick up the great new Lakoff book, why not grab a few extra copies of My Life, Against All Enemies, or the 9/11 Commission Report and slyly plop them on top of the giant stacks of books being pushed by the big conservative publishers? maybe on top of Ann Coulter's new book--or Unfit for Command--or whoever you feel could use it.

This works well at your "big box" retailers such as Costco, too.

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