[ale] Re: voting machines

[jdr at xcorps.net]

tfreeman at intel.digichem.net writes: 

> Give the nominal "rich" more money, and they will automatically spend it 
> in ways that produce jobs (apparently in India at first...) Assuming, of 
> course that they don't spend it on who has the bigger house at the beach 
> which the taxpayer gets to replace after a decent storm.

Well, you can't really "give" someone something that was theirs in the first 
place. Now to return to the topic, the people are being sold a bill of goods 
by the elections officials. For every one of us shouting the alarm, the goon 
squad has another geek who is being paid to contradict us. Georgia Secretary 
of State Kathy Cox will be the first to tell you that Avi Rubin's research 
was refuted by the State of Maryland...shortly after she finishes launching 
an ad hominem attack on him by questioning his credibility. Something about 
him owning stock in a company that is a Diebold competitor. Never mind the 
fact that it was part of a mutual fund rather than a direct investment...or 
so I'm told. She doesn't care to pursue the issue because the general 
public, by and large, could care less. I spoke with her last week and it 
literally gave me a headache. I could feel my IQ dropping just listening to 
her. I wasted my time, and I almost became stupid because of it. It will 
take me weeks to recover the intelligence I lost that day. 

Now strap on your tinfoil hats boys and girls, it's time for a conspiracy 
theory. Kathy Cox is reportedly considering a run at the Governor's seat! I 
don't care how innocent the whole thing may be, this situation deserves 
closer scrutiny than it is getting. Honestly, I don't think it is going to 
get it. 

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Jonathan Rickman