Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Dana
::nod: and how many of those suspected felons had names like Bob Brown? On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 3:13 PM, Maureen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In 2000, Florida did a purge of supposed felons from the voter roles. > Problem is, they also purged people with names similar to felons. > > Most of us hav

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Maureen
In 2000, Florida did a purge of supposed felons from the voter roles. Problem is, they also purged people with names similar to felons. Most of us have written database queries. Would you really want voter roles purges using this as the criteria? delete * from voteroll where name like ('suspecte

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Dana
yep ;) just interested in increasing the number of peple this applies to... On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 2:48 PM, Scott Stroz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And if they show up at the polling place they are entitled to vote. > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 4:42 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> right.

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Scott Stroz
That being said, I still think this kind of act, regardless of who the perceived beneficiary is, are scum bag tactics by someone who, to me, seems desperate On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 4:29 PM, Scott Stroz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would say if you have a warrant which could lead to your arrest,

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Scott Stroz
And if they show up at the polling place they are entitled to vote. On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 4:42 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > right. I am not in favor of DWI or of having warrants. But people > should get to vote. > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 2:31 PM, Scott Stroz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Dana
right. I am not in favor of DWI or of having warrants. But people should get to vote. On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 2:31 PM, Scott Stroz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That being said, I still think this kind of act, regardless of who the > perceived beneficiary is, are scum bag tactics by someone who, to

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Scott Stroz
I would say if you have a warrant which could lead to your arrest, regardless of the offense, that would make you a 'criminal'. Of course there are other things that could make you a criminal as well, such as the aforementioned underage drinking, 'recreational' drug use, etc. On Wed, Oct 29, 2008

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Dana
if failing to pay parking tickets makes you a criminal, then yes. On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 2:23 PM, Scott Stroz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, so maybe my logic was a bit off. Let me see if I can get this straight. > > This favors Republicans becasue there are more criminals at these schools > w

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Scott Stroz
Ok, so maybe my logic was a bit off. Let me see if I can get this straight. This favors Republicans becasue there are more criminals at these schools who have outstanding warrants who might be inclined to vote Democratic than those who might be inclined to vote Republican. Did I get it right thi

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Dana
there was a lot of this in Albuquerque last election and the Kerry campaign was just not ready to address it. The Obama people say they are ready this time. We'll see. On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 8:34 AM, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://hamptonroads.com/2008/10/phony-flier-says-virgi

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Larry Lyons
>> >I fail to see how this would benefit any single party over another. > Scott, To start off with in this election cycle university students are overwhelmingly pro-Democrat and pro-Obama. Secondly, Drexel had a huge registration drive, put on by the Obama campaign. Suppressing this vote may go

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Ian Skinner
Scott Stroz wrote: > Following that logic might lead one to also assume that people who would be > voting for the Democratic candidates at these schools would be more likely > to have outstanding warrants than those wo would be voting for the > Republican candidates. Not necessarily. I see the lo

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Judah McAuley
On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 12:31 PM, Scott Stroz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I fail to see how this would benefit any single party over another. This was targeted toward college students. Take a look at polls that break down voting preference by age and you'll see why it strongly favors one party ov

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Judah McAuley
That would be sad to call that logic. How about logic that says that students are more likely to have unpaid parking tickets (which was specifically mentioned in the letter as something the cops would be looking for) because they tend to be going to places with less available parking (like, say a

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Scott Stroz
Following that logic might lead one to also assume that people who would be voting for the Democratic candidates at these schools would be more likely to have outstanding warrants than those wo would be voting for the Republican candidates. On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 3:40 PM, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROT

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Ian Skinner
Scott Stroz wrote: > I fail to see how this would benefit any single party over another. I would guess that most colleges tend to have a democratic leaning student body. Not all students and not all colleges. But many. ~| Ad

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Scott Stroz
> > The flyer reads like a friendly letter to fellow students relaying a > warning from an "Obama supporter": "He informed me that on the day of the > election there will be undercover officers to execute warrants on those who > come to vote based on the anticipated turnout," writes the anonymous s

RE: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Loathe
Yeah that would be a fitting punishment, in the town that they tried to steal the vote from. > -Original Message- > From: Scott Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 11:41 AM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: Phony election flyers surf

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Larry Lyons
Another case of GOP dirty tricks, the local registrar in Montgomery County, Va. — home to Virginia Tech University and the site of a sizeable Obama voter registration drive — issued two press releases incorrectly suggesting that students who register to vote at their college could lose schol

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Larry Lyons
Another report on GOP related dirty tricks this election season: http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=5963751 'Tis the Season of Election Dirty Tricks: Scaring Student Voters Flyer Warns of Undercover Police Presence at Polls on Election Day By AVNI PATEL Oct. 6, 2008— Election officials and watchdo

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Jerry Johnson
As they said last night on Colbert, after the election runoff between McCain and Obama next Tuesday, the winner gets to compete in the final against Hillary. On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 11:48 AM, Judah McAuley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wait...when's the real election?

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Judah McAuley
Wait...when's the real election? On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 8:46 AM, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:29 AM, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I didn't actually realize it was targeted at Democrats. > > > Sure it was targeted at democratsit told anyone w

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread G Money
On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:29 AM, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I didn't actually realize it was targeted at Democrats. Sure it was targeted at democratsit told anyone who was planning to vote for Democratic candidates that they should vote on November 5th. So whomever perpetra

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Scott Stewart
I really wish we could bring back the stocks Jerry Johnson wrote: > I didn't actually realize it was targeted at Democrats. > > And I don't truly believe it is limited to just Republican dirty > tactics (the extreme left wing Democrats are just as mean and > righteous as the right) > > But I think

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Scott Stroz
I don't think this would qualify as treason. And rather than shot, I think a more fitting punishment would be to become some one's bitch in prison. Being shot is just so...sudden. On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 11:03 AM, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would (literally) like to see the peo

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Jerry Johnson
I didn't actually realize it was targeted at Democrats. And I don't truly believe it is limited to just Republican dirty tactics (the extreme left wing Democrats are just as mean and righteous as the right) But I think these people (like that Repub dirty tricks phone call guy from NH) should be a

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Larry Lyons
Any bets that these fliers were distributed in majority Democratic electoral districts? It looks very similar to the bogus fliers that were distributed in the last state election in democratic party majority districts. Given the sleaziness of the Virginia Republican Party (we just received some

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread G Money
I wouldn't downplay the potential for this flier to cause problemsremember, hundreds of people are still taken in by Nigerian scams every year.think of how many times you are forwarded bogus stuff in email from people who take everything they see on face value??? On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 9:

RE: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Loathe
esday, October 29, 2008 11:04 AM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia > > I would (literally) like to see the people who made and > circulated these tried and shot for treason. > > There is nothing worse from a government standpo

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Jerry Johnson
I would (literally) like to see the people who made and circulated these tried and shot for treason. There is nothing worse from a government standpoint that purposefully sabotaging democratic elections. On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 11:00 AM, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wouldn't downplay th

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Scott Stewart
Yeah, gotta agree there Scott Stroz wrote: > While this is a scumbag tactic, I have to say if you are dumb enough to fall > for it without verification, too bad. > > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:34 AM, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > >> http://hamptonroads.com/2008/10/phony-flier-sa

Re: Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Scott Stroz
While this is a scumbag tactic, I have to say if you are dumb enough to fall for it without verification, too bad. On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:34 AM, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > http://hamptonroads.com/2008/10/phony-flier-says-virginians-vote-different-days%20 > > -- > Scott Stewa

Phony election flyers surface in Virginia

2008-10-29 Thread Scott Stewart
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