Something Stinks, but It Is Not in Denmark (Liberal Hypocricy)

Chron Watch ^ | 14 August 2004 | Dennis Campbell

[Lando Lincoln]

Lando

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

Don't confuse Maxine with facts... ;^)

[thoughtomator]

or sanity

[G.Mason]

Lando Lincoln, you are going to get the Freeper, half readers, in a tizzy!

This could get interesting. I'll stay tuned. ;)

[Lando Lincoln]

There are a few "half readers", aren't there? I had a tiny, tiny grin when I posted this. ;>)

Lando

[steplock]

Congresswoman Maxine Waters called for a congressional investigation into ''why those redneck barbarians were allowed out there in the first place.''


THAT was exactly the reaction the KKK was looking for Maxine, you dumb-a**!

[kddid]

The double standard is glaring. Democrats will come to the rescue of anyone in their party who makes "racist comments", but the Republicans do not save such people. I think President Bush was right. The minority community should make the parties compete for their votes. By blindly supporting the democrats, minorities are putting all of their eggs in one basket.

[SW6906]

And it only took six replies. ;o)

[steplock]

I usually scan stories and I read them according to the source. AP, Reuters, BBC, etc, I will disect to find the truth in them.

I admit I assumed since this was a "landolincoln" input, he had already cleared out the B.S. -- So from now on, I will NEVER trust this source again.

Land-o-Lincoln, by your attempt to insult the intelligence of the readers, you have lost credibility. You should have begun with a 'humor' or other tag.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I thought they were going to touch screens because Democrats in general were just too dam dumb to play with sharp instruments.
Even my 86 year old wheel chair bound mother-in-law can punch out the chad, but then she votes Republican.

[G.Mason]

"I had a tiny, tiny grin ... "

I was certain you did.

Seems Maxine is getting all the flack.

Life is good. ;)

[Lando Lincoln]

Ouch......everyone is a bit touchy these days. Actually, the topic is a serious one but the writer sets it up quite cleverly. I have posted nearly 675 threads and most, if not all, were properly "cleared" by this "discerning" FReeper. If you feel duped, I'm sorry. And, I'm sincere.

Lando

[catpuppy]

Get a grip. The article was a brilliant contrast of how the media treat statements differently, depending on who made them. That you failed to read carefully is not Lando's fault.

[nothingnew]

Aw c'mon. Lando stuned yer beeber. Get over it.

FMCDH(BITS)

[searchandrecovery]

When the California American Civil Liberties Union said that punch-card voting machines would ''disproportionately disadvantage'' African-Americans, Latinos, and Asians, we could only assume the ACLU agrees with our make-believe Grand Dragon: African-Americans and other minorities are ignorant and stupid.

Er, maybe this leap of faith at the heart of the article is wrong. Maybe the ACLU is saying that voting machines where the voter punches the card (as opposed to machine-punched) are more prone to inaccuracy or holes not being punched.

Note, this isn't what happened in Florida - that was dem's stuffing too many cards in the machines. And I hate the ACLU just as much as the next guy. But this article seems flawed.

[driftless]

Every morning liberals first adjust their halos, and then sidestep all the trash and garbage littering their house, run out into the street and accuse their Republican conservative neighbors of having untidy domiciles. They should look in the mirror when they choose to brand others as evil and racist hate-mongers.

[Christian4Bush]

BUMP

[catpuppy]

Er, maybe this leap of faith at the heart of the article is wrong. Maybe the ACLU is saying that voting machines where the voter punches the card (as opposed to machine-punched) are more prone to inaccuracy or holes not being punched.

Then the ACLU should have said so. What it said indicated precisely what the article's "leap of faith" implied: Liberal Hypocrisy in its most common everyday form.

[searchandrecovery]

You're wrong. According to the article, the ACLU "...said that punch-card voting machines would ''disproportionately disadvantage'' African-Americans, Latinos, and Asians...". Voter-punched machines are less accurate and less reliable than machine-punched machines. Lower income districts probably opt for cheaper machines. A case can be made for being "disproportionately disadvantaged" without saying that it implies minorities are less capable. Stick with what the ACLU actually says, vs. what the author of the article implies it means.

[catpuppy]

Voter-punched machines are less accurate and less reliable than machine-punched machines. Lower income districts probably opt for cheaper machines. A case can be made for being "disproportionately disadvantaged" without saying that it implies minorities are less capable. Stick with what the ACLU actually says, vs. what the author of the article implies it means.

Perhaps a "case can be made." It is you who chose not to "stick with what the ACLU actually says," but to add that "voter-punched machines are less accurate," and to assume that low income districts are minority districts and that low income districts probably would buy cheaper machines.

As you wrote, "stick with what the ACLU actually says." By doing so you may be able to grasp what they meant rather than having to defend what you hope they meant.