Comments on: How Many More… http://firedoglake.com/2006/10/26/how-many-more/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:39:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: FighttheFuture http://firedoglake.com/2006/10/26/how-many-more/#comment-351068 FighttheFuture Thu, 26 Oct 2006 23:18:06 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/10/26/how-many-more/#comment-351068 <p><a href="#comment-350532"><em>clif @<br /> 9 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p>…<br /> Silly us, we thought the country was about all of us, which included truth, justice, honor, and a shared responsibility. At least NOW we know the error of our ways.</p></blockquote> <p>Every generation discovers this. However, it is not an absolute; in any society. It’s all a matter of degrees. </p> <p>Still it is worse than it ever was, even the robber-baron days. Why? Technology. Technology’s side benefit is often efficiency; where one can do the work it used to take many. That applies to methods of control, too! A few can more easily control the world than ever before!! Voting, stealing elections used to be only a local thing with big party machine politics, and even then, it was less stealing than GOTV efforts (e.g. Chicago). Now, it’s quite feasible to steal an election at the national level, consistently. </p> <p>Very, very dangerous times. However, with proper resistance, and no doubt blood, the opportunities for a much better society are also present. </p> <p>In some ways, I am very glad for Bush and these criminal Repuglicans and timid Democrats and fascist corporations. They are forcing us all to re-examine ourselves and dream a better world, hopefully. Before them, we were, as a society, fat, drunk and getting even stupider in the garden of greed. Now we are biting the apple, and the real changes can begin.</p> <p>Very interesting times, our actions will decide if it’s a curse, or a blessing.</p> clif @
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Silly us, we thought the country was about all of us, which included truth, justice, honor, and a shared responsibility. At least NOW we know the error of our ways.

Every generation discovers this. However, it is not an absolute; in any society. It’s all a matter of degrees.

Still it is worse than it ever was, even the robber-baron days. Why? Technology. Technology’s side benefit is often efficiency; where one can do the work it used to take many. That applies to methods of control, too! A few can more easily control the world than ever before!! Voting, stealing elections used to be only a local thing with big party machine politics, and even then, it was less stealing than GOTV efforts (e.g. Chicago). Now, it’s quite feasible to steal an election at the national level, consistently.

Very, very dangerous times. However, with proper resistance, and no doubt blood, the opportunities for a much better society are also present.

In some ways, I am very glad for Bush and these criminal Repuglicans and timid Democrats and fascist corporations. They are forcing us all to re-examine ourselves and dream a better world, hopefully. Before them, we were, as a society, fat, drunk and getting even stupider in the garden of greed. Now we are biting the apple, and the real changes can begin.

Very interesting times, our actions will decide if it’s a curse, or a blessing.

]]> By: freepatriot http://firedoglake.com/2006/10/26/how-many-more/#comment-350969 freepatriot Thu, 26 Oct 2006 21:22:19 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/10/26/how-many-more/#comment-350969 <p><a href="#comment-350547"><em>TritoneSubstitution @ 20 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p>I’m taking the day off on the 7th and 8th and doing whatever I can to help GOTV. Won’t help much in Hancock County Indiana but I’ll do it anyway. I’m taking the 8th to drink, hopefully in celebration. Maybe I should drive out to Baron Hill country and volunteer there…</p></blockquote> <p>forget the drinking</p> <p>go to your local ROV Office (Registrar Of Voters) and observe the process, to make sure there ain’t no foul play</p> <p>voters have the right to observe the audits and logic and accuracy process</p> <p>I recommend that we do so</p> TritoneSubstitution @ 20

I’m taking the day off on the 7th and 8th and doing whatever I can to help GOTV. Won’t help much in Hancock County Indiana but I’ll do it anyway. I’m taking the 8th to drink, hopefully in celebration. Maybe I should drive out to Baron Hill country and volunteer there…

forget the drinking

go to your local ROV Office (Registrar Of Voters) and observe the process, to make sure there ain’t no foul play

voters have the right to observe the audits and logic and accuracy process

I recommend that we do so

]]> By: Sally http://firedoglake.com/2006/10/26/how-many-more/#comment-350938 Sally Thu, 26 Oct 2006 20:34:59 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/10/26/how-many-more/#comment-350938 <p>Realist (240), I’d kill myself for sure with that cane.</p> Realist (240), I’d kill myself for sure with that cane.

]]> By: Realist http://firedoglake.com/2006/10/26/how-many-more/#comment-350929 Realist Thu, 26 Oct 2006 20:28:42 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/10/26/how-many-more/#comment-350929 <p><em>I’m sure some of Steed’s umbrella-fighting tricks could be easily adapted for the cane</em></p> <p>You don’t need tricks if you have <a href="http://www.ltspecpro.com/88scm.html">the right cane</a>.</p> I’m sure some of Steed’s umbrella-fighting tricks could be easily adapted for the cane

You don’t need tricks if you have the right cane.

]]> By: George http://firedoglake.com/2006/10/26/how-many-more/#comment-350893 George Thu, 26 Oct 2006 20:02:43 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/10/26/how-many-more/#comment-350893 <p>#7: <em>It seems that our representatives in DC were bamboozled by the bad intelligence. Why, I don’t know. I mean, we were in the streets. I knew those photos Colin Powell took to the UN were BS. I have no special insight beyond that I knew W was the WORST President ever, a liar, and a bully.</em></p> <p>Exactly. It was clear as day what was going on from the very first.</p> #7: It seems that our representatives in DC were bamboozled by the bad intelligence. Why, I don’t know. I mean, we were in the streets. I knew those photos Colin Powell took to the UN were BS. I have no special insight beyond that I knew W was the WORST President ever, a liar, and a bully.

Exactly. It was clear as day what was going on from the very first.

]]> By: kirk murphy http://firedoglake.com/2006/10/26/how-many-more/#comment-350866 kirk murphy Thu, 26 Oct 2006 19:45:09 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/10/26/how-many-more/#comment-350866 <p><a href="#comment-350814"><em>UptownNYChick @<br /> 236 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p>Kirk<br /> Ok, here is goes:<br /> During the 2004 RNC convention, groups protesting the RNC used txt mob to communicate instantaneously. It uses text messaging to broadcast updates to cell phones. During the protests it alerted us to places we could protest, on-coming police round-ups, etc. It could easily be used to help coordinate GOTV and poll watching.<br /> <a href="http://www.txtmob.com/">here is</a> the web site.</p></blockquote> <p>UptownNYC -</p> <p>Love it! (Just saw it.) I’ll share it when GOTV/poll discussions happen here on fdl - I hope people pick up on your cue.</p> UptownNYChick @
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Ok, here is goes:
During the 2004 RNC convention, groups protesting the RNC used txt mob to communicate instantaneously. It uses text messaging to broadcast updates to cell phones. During the protests it alerted us to places we could protest, on-coming police round-ups, etc. It could easily be used to help coordinate GOTV and poll watching.
here is the web site.

UptownNYC -

Love it! (Just saw it.) I’ll share it when GOTV/poll discussions happen here on fdl – I hope people pick up on your cue.

]]> By: PoliticalTruthWatch.Com » How Many More… http://firedoglake.com/2006/10/26/how-many-more/#comment-350836 PoliticalTruthWatch.Com » How Many More… Thu, 26 Oct 2006 19:20:03 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/10/26/how-many-more/#comment-350836 <p>[…] Some things just can’t be improved upon. . .take, for instance, this post from Christy Hardin Smith over at FireDogLake. It is yet another clarion call for accountability from the President and Republican Congress, which undoubtedly will never come while they’re in office. Again, it’s time to have them make their way out of office and only YOU can force them out. . .vote. . . (Photo credit to REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque.  Great shot, which truly captures President Bush’s petulant mood through the entire press conference yesterday in one snap of the shutter.  Here’s my question, if the boss wants to call a presser less than two weeks before an election just to yell at reporters and fillibuster questions for an hour, do you (a) say “yes sir” and start making calls, or (b) try to talk him out of it?  My guess is (a) — thanks, WH staffers!) […]</p> […] Some things just can’t be improved upon. . .take, for instance, this post from Christy Hardin Smith over at FireDogLake. It is yet another clarion call for accountability from the President and Republican Congress, which undoubtedly will never come while they’re in office. Again, it’s time to have them make their way out of office and only YOU can force them out. . .vote. . . (Photo credit to REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque.  Great shot, which truly captures President Bush’s petulant mood through the entire press conference yesterday in one snap of the shutter.  Here’s my question, if the boss wants to call a presser less than two weeks before an election just to yell at reporters and fillibuster questions for an hour, do you (a) say “yes sir” and start making calls, or (b) try to talk him out of it?  My guess is (a) — thanks, WH staffers!) […]

]]> By: UptownNYChick http://firedoglake.com/2006/10/26/how-many-more/#comment-350814 UptownNYChick Thu, 26 Oct 2006 19:00:45 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/10/26/how-many-more/#comment-350814 <p>Kirk<br /> Ok, here is goes:<br /> During the 2004 RNC convention, groups protesting the RNC used txt mob to communicate instantaneously. It uses text messaging to broadcast updates to cell phones. During the protests it alerted us to places we could protest, on-coming police round-ups, etc. It could easily be used to help coordinate GOTV and poll watching.<br /> <a href="http://www.txtmob.com/">here is</a> the web site.</p> Kirk
Ok, here is goes:
During the 2004 RNC convention, groups protesting the RNC used txt mob to communicate instantaneously. It uses text messaging to broadcast updates to cell phones. During the protests it alerted us to places we could protest, on-coming police round-ups, etc. It could easily be used to help coordinate GOTV and poll watching.
here is the web site.

]]> By: rwcole http://firedoglake.com/2006/10/26/how-many-more/#comment-350799 rwcole Thu, 26 Oct 2006 18:53:41 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/10/26/how-many-more/#comment-350799 <p>The dems can figure out how to run and win in the south- the problem is that many of their biggest supporters are going to have big trouble with the candidates who will win there.</p> The dems can figure out how to run and win in the south- the problem is that many of their biggest supporters are going to have big trouble with the candidates who will win there.

]]> By: rwcole http://firedoglake.com/2006/10/26/how-many-more/#comment-350796 rwcole Thu, 26 Oct 2006 18:52:19 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/10/26/how-many-more/#comment-350796 <p>I agree with those who say that dems can never be a majority in this country if they are forced to cede the whole south to goopers. They need to take a few of the obvious states and hold em and at least be a factor in the others.</p> <p>Virginia, Tennesseee, North Carolina, Louisiana, and Arkansas are good places to start- and of course Florida- if that’s the south.</p> I agree with those who say that dems can never be a majority in this country if they are forced to cede the whole south to goopers. They need to take a few of the obvious states and hold em and at least be a factor in the others.

Virginia, Tennesseee, North Carolina, Louisiana, and Arkansas are good places to start- and of course Florida- if that’s the south.

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