Comments on: Inconceivable! http://firedoglake.com/2006/10/15/inconceivable/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:58:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: luzeelu http://firedoglake.com/2006/10/15/inconceivable/#comment-337523 luzeelu Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:32:46 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/10/15/inconceivable/#comment-337523 <p>Your Inconceivable! title reminded me of the anti-war march in September 05. As we walked along, we kept noticing a man & wife and the man looked <em>so</em> familiar. Several of us kept wondering where we had seen him. Finally figured out that it was the guy from the movie, Mr. Inconceivable himself! (Sorry, don’t recall the actor’s name.) Just an interesting little aside…</p> Your Inconceivable! title reminded me of the anti-war march in September 05. As we walked along, we kept noticing a man & wife and the man looked so familiar. Several of us kept wondering where we had seen him. Finally figured out that it was the guy from the movie, Mr. Inconceivable himself! (Sorry, don’t recall the actor’s name.) Just an interesting little aside…

]]> By: TheGris http://firedoglake.com/2006/10/15/inconceivable/#comment-337240 TheGris Mon, 16 Oct 2006 06:44:31 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/10/15/inconceivable/#comment-337240 <p>Agreed, MS. Lamont is running too cautious. He’s not attacking Lieberman and calling Lieberman out for what he is — a lying, Bush Republican.</p> <p>Lamont’s gone soft, and if he doesn’t change, fast, he’s going to lose.</p> Agreed, MS. Lamont is running too cautious. He’s not attacking Lieberman and calling Lieberman out for what he is — a lying, Bush Republican.

Lamont’s gone soft, and if he doesn’t change, fast, he’s going to lose.

]]> By: MS http://firedoglake.com/2006/10/15/inconceivable/#comment-337177 MS Mon, 16 Oct 2006 06:01:12 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/10/15/inconceivable/#comment-337177 <p><b>What do you think about Arianna Huffington’s dismay at Lamont’s campaign?</b> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/help-save-ned-lamont-wri_b_31755.html"> Arianna says: Help Save Ned Lamont: Write His Concession Speech Today</a> </p> <p>Do you think that Lamont has softened his campaign since winning to fit the consultants’ advice? That he has become gun-shy and does not sufficiently stand up against Joe?</p> <p>Arianna thinks we should write Lamont’s concession speech now.</p> <p>This is important. Also see Krugman (via Kos) on <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/10/15/224831/01">Krugman: Lieberman & Party Affiliation</a></p> <p>Do you agree with Arianna that Lamont is blowing it? If not - why!?</p> What do you think about Arianna Huffington’s dismay at Lamont’s campaign? Arianna says: Help Save Ned Lamont: Write His Concession Speech Today

Do you think that Lamont has softened his campaign since winning to fit the consultants’ advice? That he has become gun-shy and does not sufficiently stand up against Joe?

Arianna thinks we should write Lamont’s concession speech now.

This is important. Also see Krugman (via Kos) on Krugman: Lieberman & Party Affiliation

Do you agree with Arianna that Lamont is blowing it? If not – why!?

]]> By: denise http://firedoglake.com/2006/10/15/inconceivable/#comment-336656 denise Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:10:07 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/10/15/inconceivable/#comment-336656 <p>I remember him saying something very similar on Election Day 2004 or the day before. I interpreted it as meaning the fix is in.</p> I remember him saying something very similar on Election Day 2004 or the day before. I interpreted it as meaning the fix is in.

]]> By: Theatre and Politics ~ As It Happens - About Performance on the boards and from behind the bullet-proof teleprompters. » And in the Role of Donald Rumsfeld . . . Wallace Shawn http://firedoglake.com/2006/10/15/inconceivable/#comment-336561 Theatre and Politics ~ As It Happens - About Performance on the boards and from behind the bullet-proof teleprompters. » And in the Role of Donald Rumsfeld . . . Wallace Shawn Sun, 15 Oct 2006 21:10:58 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/10/15/inconceivable/#comment-336561 <p>[…] You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Leave aReply […]</p> […] You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Leave aReply […]

]]> By: rwcole http://firedoglake.com/2006/10/15/inconceivable/#comment-336505 rwcole Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:20:31 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/10/15/inconceivable/#comment-336505 <p>When americans are scared, they want a “tough guy”. When they are not scared- they want a “nice guy”.</p> <p>The next president will be the product of the american psyche at the time.</p> When americans are scared, they want a “tough guy”. When they are not scared- they want a “nice guy”.

The next president will be the product of the american psyche at the time.

]]> By: masaccio http://firedoglake.com/2006/10/15/inconceivable/#comment-336496 masaccio Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:14:14 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/10/15/inconceivable/#comment-336496 <p>Albert is a smart, decent man. I talked briefly to him at a meet and greet, and it seems that he does not like politics that much, and lacks that basic charm that so many other politicians have. Of course, I’ll take smart over charm any day, but I’m not sure everyone thinks that way.</p> Albert is a smart, decent man. I talked briefly to him at a meet and greet, and it seems that he does not like politics that much, and lacks that basic charm that so many other politicians have. Of course, I’ll take smart over charm any day, but I’m not sure everyone thinks that way.

]]> By: MayDaze http://firedoglake.com/2006/10/15/inconceivable/#comment-336494 MayDaze Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:12:38 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/10/15/inconceivable/#comment-336494 <p>It’s a little lonely at the new thread…come on over!</p> <p><a href="http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/10/15/face-the-snark-18/">http://www.firedoglake.com/200.....-snark-18/</a></p> It’s a little lonely at the new thread…come on over!

http://www.firedoglake.com/200…..-snark-18/

]]> By: seepeesate http://firedoglake.com/2006/10/15/inconceivable/#comment-336492 seepeesate Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:11:53 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/10/15/inconceivable/#comment-336492 <p><a href="#comment-336477"><em>rwcole @ 88</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>Gore timid in 2000? I don’t rembember that. Boring- yes- timid “no”.</p></blockquote> <p>I dunno. I thought he was timid.</p> <p>If the choice is between Hillary and Gore, please let it be Gore. I could vote for him. I can’t imagine any circumstance where I could vote for Hillary.</p> rwcole @ 88

Gore timid in 2000? I don’t rembember that. Boring- yes- timid “no”.

I dunno. I thought he was timid.

If the choice is between Hillary and Gore, please let it be Gore. I could vote for him. I can’t imagine any circumstance where I could vote for Hillary.

]]> By: TheGris http://firedoglake.com/2006/10/15/inconceivable/#comment-336488 TheGris Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:09:29 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/10/15/inconceivable/#comment-336488 <p><a href="http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/10/15/inconceivable/#comment-336480"></a><a href="mailto:Mommybrain@89">Mommybrain@89</a> & Impeachment <a href="mailto:Happens@91">Happens@91</a></p> <p>How about instead of better hackers, if we could do some hack prevention? For example, if voters could create their own paper trails. “<a href="http://thegris.blogspot.com/2006/09/count-your-own-vote-could-we-use.html">Count your own vote</a>” so to speak. In this scenario (described at the link) a voter would create a photo record of their vote on the e-voting machine, upload to the web, and you’ve got a receipt. The problem of course is that not everyone is handy with a cell-phone camera and Flickr.</p> <p>Another method would be an 800-line. Think American-idol voting. You call in after the vote and record who you voted for. This way, voters could have a 3rd party record of who voted for whom, in case of a lot of curious 51-49 scenarios. </p> <p>If anyone thinks this will stick, let me know..</p> Mommybrain@89 & Impeachment Happens@91

How about instead of better hackers, if we could do some hack prevention? For example, if voters could create their own paper trails. “Count your own vote” so to speak. In this scenario (described at the link) a voter would create a photo record of their vote on the e-voting machine, upload to the web, and you’ve got a receipt. The problem of course is that not everyone is handy with a cell-phone camera and Flickr.

Another method would be an 800-line. Think American-idol voting. You call in after the vote and record who you voted for. This way, voters could have a 3rd party record of who voted for whom, in case of a lot of curious 51-49 scenarios.

If anyone thinks this will stick, let me know..

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