Funny stuff about Maine

So I went to this website about the Maine caucus:

http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/2012/02/romney-wins-maine-caucus-and-cpac-straw-poll/

There were some great/funny comments on that page. Surfisher was classic. Here are some of them:



Surfisher
February 12, 2012 at 3:32 pm · Reply
Will —

Spot on! We used to send US observers in Nicaragua to monitor fairness of elections there.

Maybe it's time to ask some Nicaraguans to come here and do the same for us….




Surfisher
February 12, 2012 at 4:49 pm
Steve L —

The only way to prevent real voter fraud is to get a receipt.

When I invest into a product — buying a steak at the supermarket per say — they give me a receipt for my investment (shows the item code# and the date and time of my investment (purchasing in good faith, upon accountability by vendor, that I received the right product))!

Elections MUST be held to at least the same standard as buying groceries — when people invest into their Right To Vote, give them a VALID receipt for their investment!

If States can issue millions of Lottery Tickets weekly, that cannot be forged — why not be FORCED to do the same during the rare elections?!

Only way to prevent the "foul play, voter fraud" cry.




notMitt
February 11, 2012 at 10:51 pm · Reply
"A conservative, a liberal and a moderate went into a bar and the bartender says, 'Hey Mitt, how you doin?"



Surfisher
February 12, 2012 at 1:08 pm · Reply
LOIS — correct. But the media awarded a victory to Mitt. That is the perception they want (since even if Ron Paul is declared eventual winner in a few weeks, it will be "old news").

Since it is all perception (and not truth) that elitist believe win elections, it is the main media's job to create illusion (what they do best).

voting fairly

It's true, I would like my candidate of choice to become next president. Even if he doesn't become the next president, I'd be at peace as long as the "winner" won honestly. There have been allegations of fraud in many of the caucuses and primaries. Behind-the-scenes deals, dead voters, and miscounts have plagued the Republican party this go around. 

So what do we do? Vote in your precinct for honest, good, and wise people. After a time, the leadership will be slowly replaced by honest people. At that point, I can see the vote being more honest.

And I didn't even mention problems with voter machines. My brother and I were considering doing online voting for an international academic organization for which we worked. My brother joked that if the US can't get their voting right (e.g. fraudless/hackerless), then how can we expect to get it right either.

Here's a serious film about voter fraud:

"Hacking Democracy" (it's a documentary about 1 hour 20 minutes)