Best show ever.

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Wednesday November 05, 2008 · 3:56 PM PST

2008/11/05 · 15:56

Wow! What an ending. Although it's really only a beginning.

It had everything...

Suspense. It was media manufactured, but suspense nontheless.

Drama. The stories, the history, the tears and cheers.

A happy ending. With everyone coming together at the end to make America great again.
Yea us! We won!

And the best part, we all get puppies!

Best reality show ever.

Finally!

jCal

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Tuesday November 04, 2008 · 10:01 AM PST

2008/11/04 · 10:01

Although this election has been a non-stop whirlwind of excitement, I'm glad it's finally over. We have work to do people.

What a show its been! We may never see an election this interesting again. The entire world is focused on the grand finale. And now we get to do our little walk on part in the show, our collective 15 minutes of fame.

Only don't expect it to go smoothly.

jCal

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Thursday October 30, 2008 · 5:38 AM PDT

2008/10/30 · 05:38

Why should you vote?

Because you live in a democracy. End of story. I can't understand why people don't vote. Okay, let's say it's because they feel their vote won't make a difference. Well, if you feel that way, let me ask you a question...

Have you ever played the lottery? Or more specifically, have you played in the past four years?

Chances are that you have, because you hope to win. Well the odds are greater that your individual vote will decide this election, than it is that you'll win the lottery.

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Thursday October 23, 2008 · 11:30 AM PDT

2008/10/23 · 11:30

Could it be fraud?

In a scene straight out of an upcoming Simpsons episode, early voters in West Virginia, Tennessee, and Texas have had their electronic vote for Obama switch to McCain in front of their eyes.

Here's a video of the vote flipping from West Virginia (from October 27, 2008).

The WV counties affected, so far only Putnam and Jackson, use the ES&S iVotronic touchscreen machines. In both counties, Republicans are responsible for overseeing elections. Is this a hint of the excitement we have in store for the grand finale of the World’s Greatest Reality Show: Who wants to rule the world?

The outcomes of some of the election fraud investigations from 2004 are just now reaching trials. Check out this very interesting story on electronic voting machines that is getting almost no attention, with the warning that...

"There is already a plan in play to swing the Presidential race to John McCain, who he claims will win by 3 electoral votes and 51% of the popular vote."

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Wednesday October 22, 2008 · 12:30 PM PDT

2008/10/22 · 12:30

Could it be greed?

A lot has been written about problems with electronic voting machines, whether physical or software-based. While I don't doubt that attempts have been made to alter election results, many of the problems with machines may be attributed solely to greed.

It seems that the most popular voting machines are poorly made, and tend to break down easily. To increase their profits, the companies appear to have cut corners on quality. This is a common trait of greedy companies. Michael Shamos, a computer scientist at Carnegie Mellon University who has examined voting-machine systems for over 25 years, estimates that about 10 percent of the Diebold touch-screen machines fail in an election. Think about that. Would you keep going to a bank if their ATM machines had a 10% failure rate? How about taking that train, or an airplane?

The voting machines failures resulted in long lines and frustration. However, there were not any stolen votes as a result, unless you count someone who had to leave before voting (which has happened). Although machine malfunctions have sometimes been concentrated in areas of low income, which tend to disproportionately affect Democrats.

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Tuesday October 21, 2008 · 3:06 AM PDT

2008/10/21 · 03:06

At this point, it's hard to believe that the eternal soap opera we generously call an election is approaching closure. This nation, indeed the entire world, is beyond ready for change. It has become imperative. Are you registered to vote? Are you sure???

This election has resembled a high school atmosphere. Not my actual high school, but a stereotypical movie high school. McCain represents the school bullies (the rich kids). Obama represents the other students (he's part nerd, part popular, and part minority). The nation's media has failed us (not my actual media, but the mainstream media that most rely on). This is the most important election this nation may ever have. And it may be stolen once again. But you have to expect all types when the winner rules the world.

We are at a distinct crossroads in our history. People on both sides of the political spectrum believe that if the other side wins, it will be the end of America as we know it, perhaps even the world. That is pretty profound. I'm not sure how we can bridge that divide. It's almost as if we're being used in an intricate game of divide and conquer. Weird show, huh?

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