[ale] OT: just in case anyone's been hiding under a rock of late...

[Charles Shapiro]

Yeah, well, remember that the _reality_ based party keeps losing elections..

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/17/magazine/17BUSH.html?ex=1255665600&en=890a96189e162076&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland

-- CHS


On 5/12/06, Geoffrey <esoteric at 3times25.net> wrote:
>
> Charles Shapiro wrote:
> > Yeh, this was in the NYT as well.
> > http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/12/us/12vote.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
> >
> > I 'specially liked the quote:
> >
> > David Bear, a spokesman for Diebold Election Systems, said the potential
> > risk existed because the company's technicians had intentionally built
> the
> > machines in such a way that election officials would be able to update
> > their
> > systems in years ahead.
> >
> > "For there to be a problem here, you're basically assuming a premise
> where
> > you have some evil and nefarious election officials who would sneak in
> and
> > introduce a piece of software," he said. "I don't believe these evil
> > elections people exist."
> >
> > Phew. That makes me feel a LOT happier about the elections.
>
> Makes me wonder what kind of reality Diebold employee's live in.  Or, do
> you think this was the PC thing to say? :(
>
> --
> Until later, Geoffrey
>
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