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Come on, DL, that's not fair...

I did check out your contention. The system you mentioned (as being controlled by Jeb Bush) is a system developed by people with no political ax to grind, people intrerested in make the voting system work better, people with different political persuasions, but with a common goal. Their program worked fine. All deletions still need to be hand checked, and this is where inconsistencies are eliminated. Nobody was removed from the voter roles who actually belonged there.

I really don't mean to be in your face so much, but I keep getting half-researched things lke this thrown at me by you that simply cry out for correction. I can tell you sincerely that nobody I know and respect would tolerate any filtering system that tossed out valid voter names. The people I hang with make honor a way of life, even when it works "against" their specific interests.

posted by arGee on October 14, 2003 at 4:40 PM | link to this | reply

I HAVE Checked It Out...

..and there is NO QUESTION that names were deleted in their thousands.

You are funny. You want verifiable facts, and then when you're presented with them, you attack the messenger for having an obvious bias. You must be so relieved this only happens to those 'on the left'....

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posted by DamonLeigh on October 14, 2003 at 9:04 AM | link to this | reply

Too bad you choose to tell only part of the story...

The entire story includes cross checks to exclude just the kind of mistake identified in the article you quote. In fact, few, if any, actual voter name deletions happened. Go check it out, instead of relying on an obviously biased story written by a person with transparant objectives.

This is SPIN (in capital letters). Shame on you!

posted by arGee on October 14, 2003 at 8:01 AM | link to this | reply

Electronic Jim Crowing ain't just for voting either!

The Jewel camp was probably afraid that her free concert in Central Park might be a repeat of the Diana Ross crime fest years ago, so they made sure none of the nigroe fans from her website were told about the show.  How?  Why the auld red-lining tactics used by generations of klansmen in power...now electronically possible everytime you enter your zip code!

posted by ruddy on May 13, 2003 at 10:21 AM | link to this | reply