"Condition of the machines"

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Tom Brosz — 2/13/2004 9:43:14 PM (archived)

The "machine" is a box with a frigging slot in it. You slide the card in, and make sure the holes in the bottom catch on the two pins. That's it. If your box doesn't work, they send you to another one, or a poll worker helps you place the card. If you screw up a card, you can get another one as many times as it takes.

Compare this to what it takes to keep a computerized poll machine working properly. This is progress?

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Media: "liberal? Sure we're liberal. What's your point?" - Tom Brosz - 2/10/2004 5:20:15 PM
- If it were true, it would make sense. - Bowser - 2/14/2004 2:18:52 AM
- re: O'Reilly - Raoul - 2/13/2004 10:21:46 PM
- Looks to me - Tony - 2/10/2004 6:56:49 PM
  - If Bush loses, I'll just blame it on the Diebold voting machines. ;) - Tom Brosz - 2/10/2004 9:31:22 PM
    - re: "Democrats' insisting" - that would be the courts - alcaray - 2/10/2004 11:27:48 PM
      - re: that would be the courts - Tom Brosz - 2/10/2004 11:43:27 PM
        
        Something really bad happened in '00 - alcaray - 2/11/2004 4:21:02 PM
        
        Yes, but fortunately the Florida democrat attempt to steal the election failed - ebnelson - 2/12/2004 2:07:33 PM
        
        OK you guys. I don't want to hear any more BS about how the hyper-polarization is all the liberals fault. (n/t) - alcaray - 2/12/2004 5:28:46 PM
        
        Agreed. It is only about 80% liberal fault (n/t) - ebnelson - 2/14/2004 11:51:41 AM
        
        You're using Ed as a data point? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/13/2004 8:10:12 PM
        
        All three o yas - alcaray - 2/13/2004 8:12:42 PM
        
        Preventing a theft is not a bad thing - Larry J - 2/11/2004 9:38:55 PM
        
        I was trying to be non-partisan and you had to ruin it. Maybe I'll switch sides... - alcaray - 2/11/2004 11:39:03 PM
        
        re: Maybe I'll switch sides... - Tom Brosz - 2/12/2004 7:30:17 AM
        
        Lack of physical coordination and inability to see well are not always hallmarks of stupidity. - Mary Anne - 2/12/2004 10:46:50 PM
        
        While the fact that the party that wrote the ballot in question hired a telemarketing firm to push the idea that they had voted wrong is evidence of? (n/t) - ebnelson - 2/14/2004 11:49:25 AM
        
        Irrelevant. - Tom Brosz - 2/13/2004 8:09:10 PM
        
        I will look forward to reading the text of your personal interviews with all of the people who had trouble voting in 2000, upon which you base your blanket conclusion of their competence. - Mary Anne - 2/13/2004 8:45:27 PM
        
        "Condition of the machines" - Tom Brosz - 2/13/2004 9:43:14 PM
        
        personal interviews with all of the people who had trouble voting in 2000 - Tom Brosz - 2/13/2004 9:40:37 PM
        
        And computers and screens are always the favorite familiar of the aged! ;-) (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/12/2004 11:33:50 PM
        
        Funny how the dem story only holds up if one ignores what the dems actually did (n/t) - ebnelson - 2/12/2004 2:09:34 PM

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