Gas Bandit's Political Thread V: The Vampire Likes Bats

GasBandit

GasBandit

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Bubble181 said:
Don't forget to vote, folks

After a recount, Virginia's house of delegates has changed from a 51-49 Republican majority to a 50-50 split. The recount found a Democratic win with a one vote difference. Surprisingly, it isn't being contested by the Republicans.
There are two other districts still undecided, so this may prove inconsequential if those tip the other way, the article's optimistic (as a left-leaning site) that the Democrats won't lose one and might just win the other one.
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Aaand it's back to a tie.
 
Dave

Dave

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I saw the ballot in question. It's the right decision. The democratic and republican candidates each had the ovals filled in, but the person put a line through the one for the democrat. So it looks entirely like they filled in that one, then drew a line through it and then filled in the other.
 
Gruebeard

Gruebeard

Dave said:
I saw the ballot in question. It's the right decision. The democratic and republican candidates each had the ovals filled in, but the person put a line through the one for the democrat. So it looks entirely like they filled in that one, then drew a line through it and then filled in the other.
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The decision-making that went on there is weird to me.

It seems idiotic to me that it's in the recount judges' power to determine the intent of a vote when the ballot is spoiled.
 
AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Sparhawk said:
He is still the largest shareholder and Chairman of the Board. He will also still be appearing in the commercials.
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I'm not sure what the point is then? His involvement is part of the reason why their stock took that hit.

The other part is their expensive, garbage pizza and I think changing that needs to happen too...
 
bhamv3

bhamv3

Gruebeard said:
The decision-making that went on there is weird to me.

It seems idiotic to me that it's in the recount judges' power to determine the intent of a vote when the ballot is spoiled.
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This reminds me of this passage from Dave Barry's book regarding the 2000 election and recount:

Years from now, when history students look back on the presidential election of 2000, they will remark: "Boy, was that ever historic!"

They will be using the word "historic" in the sense of "stupid." They will find it hard to believe that the official procedure for filling the world's most important job involved, at one point, low-level Florida politicians sitting around squinting at pieces of cardboard, trying to figure out what on earth the voters were thinking when they did whatever they did in the voting booth.

DEMOCRATIC OFFICIAL (holding up a ballot): This one looks to me like it has a dimple. See? Next to Gore's name?
REPUBLICAN OFFICIAL (squinting): I wouldn't call that a dimple. It's more of, like, a spot.
DEMOCRATIC OFFICIAL: OK, but it could very well be an intentional spot, and it's definitely next to Gore. I think it's a Gore spot.
REPUBLICAN OFFICIAL: I don't know that I would go so far as... wait! It's moving!
DEMOCRATIC OFFICIAL (looking closer): My God, it is! It's... it's some kind of bug!
REPUBLICAN OFFICIAL: It's crawling towards Bush! It's a Bush bug!
DEMOCRATIC OFFICIAL: Wait a minute! Now it's crawling toward... Buchanan!

(The two officials exchange meaningful looks. After glancing around to see if anybody is watching, the Democrat brushes the bug off the ballot, onto the floor. The Republican stomps on it.)

DEMOCRATIC OFFICIAL: So that's one vote for Gore...
REPUBLICAN OFFICIAL:And one for Bush.

(They nod, then pick up the next ballot.)


DEMOCRATIC OFFICIAL: Now on this one, when I hold it at a certain angle, I'm definitely seeing a shadow. See it? Next to Gore?
REPUBLICAN OFFICIAL: You're making that shadow with your finger.
DEMOCRATIC OFFICIAL: Yes, but it's an intentional shadow.
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strawman

strawman

I'm certain he knows the contents of the article. For some it'll read as sarcasm, for others it'll read as laud and honor because they don't read further into it.

I suspect it'll cause the newspaper to change how it presents such editorials in the future.
 
PatrThom

PatrThom

Krisken said:
Proof Corporations aren’t people. THEY ARE BETTER THAN PEOPLE.
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They certainly have more money than real people, and therefore attract more suitors.
I've already kinda spoken to this, earlier.
In the linked post PatrThom said:
I am not saying that corporations are Evil. They are not (see my statement above about no conscience/free will of their own). They are in no way more Evil than scorpions, guns, chemicals, or explosives...it is how they are used which matters.
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--Patrick
 
@Li3n

@Li3n

PatrThom said:
I am not saying that corporations are Evil. They are not (see my statement above about no conscience/free will of their own). They are in no way more Evil than scorpions, guns, chemicals, or explosives...it is how they are used which matters.
--Patrick
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But, since "corporations are people, my friend", using them would be slavery... and thus evil.
 
PatrThom

PatrThom

@Li3n said:
But, since "corporations are people, my friend", using them would be slavery... and thus evil.
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Hmm.
Maybe, since corporations are "people" who are literally incapable of making their own decisions, there should be something that appoints a legal guardian/conservator for every corporation the same way we do for developmentally disabled adults, someone NOT employed by the corporation whose job is to make sure that employees of said corporation are not able to use their position within the company to cause the company to do things that are not in that company's best interest?
Hmmmmmmmm...
(yes I realize conservatorship is already a thing)

--Patrick
 
PatrThom

PatrThom

Roy Moore files request for restraining order to block certification of Doug Jones, claiming potential tens of thousands of fraudulent votes were cast.

The judge tossed it.


--Patrick
 
Tress

Tress

I hear that Moore has been complaining that there were too many African-American voters in the election, so it must be fraud.
 
@Li3n

@Li3n

Meanwhile the local establishment likely doesn't want anyone to actually look at the votes, or we might find out Alabama is not as red as you'd think.
 
DarkAudit

DarkAudit

Didn't help his case that his primary "expert" was a big-time conspiracy theorist and most actual election fraud experts weren't willing to go anywhere near this one.
 
PatrThom

PatrThom

blotsfan said:
Is Mickey Mouse about to expire again?
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Not until 2023 by most estimates. They have moved to incorporate Mickey into their logo in the hopes of making it a trademark case instead of a copyright one, but of course the courts will have their day.

Really, you can expect them to try and ram through anything that favors a company over the consumer while they have the chance. Considering how many dollars came from entertainment, media, or distribution, it’s no big surprise.

—Patrick
 
Eriol

Eriol

Eriol said:
This was an interesting article contrasting the 2009 Iranian unrest, and the current ones: How Iran's recent protests are different from the 'Green Revolution'

For somebody who knows NOTHING about what's happening right now, this was a decent start IMO.
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Interesting reading more about this in the opinion section: Iran reminds us of the dangers of Islamism. And given the Hijab conversation in the other thread, this section was interesting:
As Iranian women tore off their hijabs in protest on Thursday, the Friday edition of one Toronto paper carried a large photograph of two women in hijabs on the cover of its “insight” section, with the title #ACTIVISM.

For many Iranians in Canada, it could not have been a worse insult.
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So when the price of eggs jumped seven times and bread became a luxury because of skyrocketing costs, the slum dwellers of Mashhad came out on the streets to protest.

They were soon joined by political activists of every shade, from Maryam Rajavi’s MEK, to women’s groups belonging to the “White Wednesday” anti-Hijab movement, to monarchists, to Marxists. It was a perfect storm.
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I had to google it, but White Wednesday is well summed-up by this BBC article: Why Iranian women are wearing white on Wednesdays
Using the hashtag #whitewednesdays, citizens have been posting pictures and videos of themselves wearing white headscarves or pieces of white clothing as symbols of protest.

The idea is the brainchild of Masih Alinejad, founder of My Stealthy Freedom, an online movement opposed to the mandatory dress code.

Before the 1979 Islamic revolution many Iranian women wore Western-style outfits, including miniskirts and short-sleeved tops, but this all changed when the late Ayatollah Khomeini came to power.

Women were not only forced to cover their hair in line with a strict interpretation of Islamic law on modesty, but also to stop using make-up and to start wearing knee-length manteaus. More than 100,000 women and men took to the streets to protest against the law in 1979, and opposition to it has never gone away.
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Remember, totally not a symbol of oppression. Just ask those in Iran.
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blotsfan

blotsfan

Women being forced to wear the hijab is oppression. Women choosing to wear it isn't

And while there is definitely a valid point in that they are only choosing to wear it because of sexism inherent in Islam, why don't you get up in arms about the ultra-Christians here (well, in the US at least) that essentially force their women to dress modestly as well?
 
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