Hackers Elect Futurama’s Bender to the Washington DC School Board [Semi-Sober-Live Thread]

PC World ^ | Mar 2, 2012 11:39 AM | Kevin Lee

[Bender2]

Hackers Elect Futurama’s Bender to the Washington DC School Board

By Kevin Lee, PCWorld
Mar 2, 2012 11:39 AM

Electronic voting has earned a pretty bad reputation for being insecure and completely unreliable. Well, get ready to add another entry to e-voting's list of woes.

One Bender Bending Rodríguez was elected to the 2010 school board in Washington DC. A team of hackers from the University of Michigan got Bender elected as a write-in candidate who stole every vote from the real candidates. Bender, of course, is a cartoon character from the TV series Futurama (and, of course, Free Republic!).

[Squantos]

That brassy blonde has nice bolts Bender !

[Bender2]

Re: That brassy blonde has nice bolts Bender !

And, Squant, she'll do it... without washers!

[cripplecreek]

[Bender2]

Re: Here is your campaign slogan: “YOU CAN BITE MY SHINY METAL ASS!!!!”

That 'campaign slogan' has been mine... since Tea Party Days! AND that's since the original Tea Party Days, ak!

[big'ol_freeper]

Should of happened long ago... "belch"

[Bender2]

Re:

That side effect is what happens, crip, when your hair of the dog... is really hair from a dog!

[Bender2]

Re: Should of happened long ago... "belch"

And don't think, big, that I don't appreciate you sneaking into D.C. from Mudderland... and voting 629 times for me!

[Venturer]

Idon’t know how wise I am , but I know what the DC schoolboard is made up of.

[ak267]

All hail Bender!!!

[Bender2]

Re: Idon’t know how wise I am , but I know what the DC schoolboard is made up of.

A wise man, Ven, knows shinola... when he sees and smells it!

[big'ol_freeper]

RE: And don't think, big, that I don't appreciate you sneaking into D.C. from Mudderland... and voting 629 times for me!

If I'd only have not passed out....

[Bender2]

Re: All hail Bender!!!

Just as long as it isn't "Heil Bender!" as I don't... want to be compared to Adolf, ak--

You could do worse, Bender-- They could compare you... to Obama!

Sorry, Adolf, we know both you and Obama and no way Bendy is like Obama... For one thing, he's not a teetotaling, Commie Liberal Democrat!

[Bender2]

Re: If I'd only have not... passed out

Well, now that you mention it, big... passing out in the hallway of the Senate cloakroom got me an extra vote from Olympia Snowe.

She was so unnerved at the sight of you... she pulled my lever instead of the Democrat's!

[Squantos]

Hopefully no synthetic petroleum products.....:p)

[Bender2]

Re: Hopefully no synthetic petroleum products.....:p)

Hey, Squanto, she only uses Extra Virgin... petroleum products!

[big'ol_freeper]

RE: "She was so unnerved at the sight of you... she pulled my lever instead of the Democrat's!"

Um....isn't that sorta like having Helen Thomas "pulling your lever"? Shiver.

[Liberty Valance]

Congrats Bendy ...
Remember to run a little gun oil thru ya later so ya don’t rust out from the beer.

;o)

[Bender2]

Re: Um....isn't that sorta like having Helen Thomas "pulling your lever"? Shiver.

Gadzooks, big! Don't ever... play the Helen Thomas card!

[Bender2]

Re: Congrats Bendy ... Remember to run a little gun oil thru ya later so ya don’t rust out from the beer.

Thanks for the advice, Liberty... and why are you always coming to the party dressed as Monty Walsh?

Well, I'll be away for awhile, campers, it is almost time for "Justified" on FX and "Southland" on TNT AND... the bar here has free beer for Come as a Pirate Night!

[Liberty Valance]

We'll see ya there, Bendy