White Panther Party: Voter Fraud Means Something Else

Kevin Drum comes to a conclusion about the right's obsession with alleged voter fraud:

In any case, nobody is suggesting we shouldn't police elections. What I am suggesting is that mountains of evidence demonstrate that the actual incidence of voter fraud is minuscule and nearly always freelance. Nonetheless, every two years Republicans whip up a towering hysteria over the specter of massive organized efforts to steal the election from them. Efforts that quite plainly don't exist. And since no party in its right mind would spend gobs of time and money fighting a tiny problem that affects virtually no actual election results, they must have some other motive for doing this. What might that be?

"We are all voter fraud police now", that's what it's about KEVIN! (eyes pop out of head and onto the Fox News station floor, followed by excessively foaming at the mouth while wearing a flag pin. A flag pin because that's what patriotism is founded on. Flags pins and making sure no robot mice get in the voter machines all ghosty-like)

If this election or any election doesn't follow the right's preferred narrative of "Take America Back" they have a clear bogeyman; the Others stole it.

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Ninja Thought

Dude, he's not king.

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Get Your Dunkin Friday

I was going to talk about my upcoming weekend here as per custom. Instead I was reading an entry by Angry Black Lady at Balloon Juice, put on my headphones and listened to B. Yung. I was blown away. This is what words can do. When B. Yung uses the words "I'm tired," you understand his exhaustion. It resonates with me now as we are four days away from the impending doom of the election. I'm tired of the nonsense. I'm tired of Republicans. I'm tired of the lies and I'm tired of the media reporting "both sides do it." I'm too tired, yet seeing this video inspires me. It reminds me of why I post to this blog and why I voted early yesterday. We have so much that is yet to be done and we can't let our country fail. As Angry Black Lady says, "It’s about people who have risen above the short stick they drew at birth, and it’s about all those people who have yet to achieve their potential." I couldn't agree more.

Here are your highlights:

BP and Halliburton knew cement was unstable - it's time for the Free Market Fairy to fix this!

More great news, US on track for fiscal train wreck

The election is being bought

Sierra Nevada for the win!

How about them Redskins? Ranked #2 in takeways thus far. A much welcomed change in the defensive approach (now cut down those big gains...)

Why are the Dems losing? The media and pollsters say it is their own fault. That's mostly true, but as the media plays tit for tat games with the political football Americans are more misinformed than ever before. Something has to be said for shows like these...

Chow!

I Voted to Put the Car in Drive

It was a simple decision. We have much work that needs to be done and it's become quite obvious that the Republican Party doesn't want to work. The Republican party wants to destroy President Obama. Their plans are to continue to set our country back, perhaps to the 1930's? I don't be one of those who waits around to find out. D - for Drive.

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Ninja Thought

Republican House of Pain

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Rick Bayless sticking up for the little guy.

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Get Your Dunkin Thursday

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Barack Obama Pt. 1
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Rally to Restore Sanity

I am so sore. Beaten and battered. Damn you physical therapy, damn you. As I mentioned yesterday was my first visit to physical therapy for an evaluation and assessment. I was poked and prodded by the therapist and her conclusion was...displaced disc(s). My back is crooked, which I thought had self-corrected after taking over a month off which means...therapy for at least two months. Hooray! The only plus side is I have to adjust my work schedule to allow commuting time to get to my appointments; I will be on an "East Coast" shift. MORE RAGE, MORE BLOGGING, WHERE'S MY PAIN KILLERS?!!

Here are your highlights:

Alexi Giannoulias debates the corpocrat Mark Kirk. Why is it anytime a veteran defiles his own record, it's the opponents fault for the scope of lies? Classic Republican: playing the victim.

Still not getting better. Foreclosures in crisis

John Bonehead hanging out with Nazi reenactors. GOP LEADER HAIL!

For those being pricks, Obama was right to go on the Daily Show

Arkansas School Board member wants gays to die of AIDS

President Obama in an engaging and often candid sit down with progressive bloggers. Oddly enough I did not get the call...guess the President doesn't appreciate photoshop?

Chow!