I called it.

I knew they'd pull this bullshiat again.

And the Rove election playbook is alive and well.

Next up: fliers in everybody's mailboxes urging them to get out and vote on November 5th.

Well, when your campaign is desperate, losing badly, and completely lacking any message other than following the other campaign around and saying "yeah, what he said!", then I guess you have to stoop to tricks like this. I have to say that I'm not really *surprised* at this, only disturbed.

Sad thing is, most of the neocons will somehow justify this to themselves by thinking "it's okay, because liberal media".

This has been a staple of Republican campaign strategy for decades.

It's gotta be said though, this headline needs to be shot..

[Ironic] Republicans don't want criminals to vote.

Oh hell. It's ON!

standard operating procedures for spineless republican farks.

Despicable.

"Cause those coloreds, by gum they don't pay their tickets, don'cha know."

They're wasting their time. Black people don't vote anyway.

Need your candidate to win the election (part II)? Hang fliers is economically disadvantaged neighborhoods saying that unpaid parking ticket offenders and other scoflaws will be arrested at the polls

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Mondesire said that he didn't know who was circulating the fliers, but added, "I do know one thing for sure: They're not Democrats."

Pardon me for being skeptical (also, it isn't even my country), but some white guy going around the neighbourhood putting these up isn't the least suspicious? And if others were hired to do it from the 'hood, that can certainly be traced, right? It would be amusing to find out the source of the flyer for certain.

they pulled this bullshiat in baltimore last time: "make sure your rent is paid or you can't vote!"farking sleazy subhuman scumbags.

Dear Republican Scumbags,

Way. Too. Early.

This kind of thing only works well when you wait until it's too late to properly inform the community that your fliers are a bullshiat fraud. Now the city and the Obama campaign have a whole month to talk about what sleazy farkwads you are, and mobilize even more of the African American base against you.

You idiots can't even run an election scam right. You're so scared of Obama, you're like a 13-year-old virgin shooting your load before the girl's panties are even off. Pathetic.

Once again Philly sets the standard for hardcore.

The other rumor going around Philly was that if you were going through foreclosure, you weren't allowed to vote. It got to the point that it was addressed on NPR how bogus that was.

Problem - the folks who are likely to believe that kind of thing probably aren't listening to NPR.

The joke's on the arseholes who tried to perpetrate this: Philadelphians don't read anything.

Scumbags. I want to see them cry on election night - and not tears of joy.

Again?

I guess when you've got a tactic that works, there's no need to innovate..

Another advantage of Oregon's universal vote by mail.

Oh Anonymous... when will people learn to stop listening to those too scared to stand up.

Need your candidate to win the election (part II)? Hang fliers in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods saying that unpaid parking ticket offenders and other scoflaws will be arrested at the polls

Why do Republicans hate democracy?

Stay classy, you Republican farktards. Must suck to have to resort to these tactics at the farking beginning of October, because you know your candidates are giant failures on the issues. Pieces of shiat.

lilbjorn: Need your candidate to win the election (part II)? Hang fliers in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods saying that unpaid parking ticket offenders and other scoflaws will be arrested at the polls

Why do Republicans hate democracy?

This.

I don't understand - I thought the Dems had the cream-of-the-crop for supporters, so why is this an issue?

lilbjorn: Why do Republicans hate democracy?

Democracy has a well-known liberal bias.

I have a solution to this sort of thing. It's a little Cat's Cradle, but bear with me.

Free, fair elections are the basis of our government, and the most important part of our democracy (okay, republic, whatever.)

Therefore, election tampering is treason. Any intentional (I know, that's tricky) election tampering is punishable by the death penalty, or life in prison if you don't want to go that far.

I'm not very pro death penalty, but I do think that election tampering needs to be seen as a HUGE crime.

This was on our local news last week (Philly burbs here) and the people who are in the neighborhoods in which these fliers were distributed were saying things like "No one here believes this stuff, especially after 2004, it won't prevent us from voting."

This kind of thing is never a legitimate, campaign backed behavior. It happens every election, regardless of who is in charge, who is running, who is ahead in the polls, etc. Republicans scream voter fraud, Democrats scream voter suppression, and nothing ever changes.

And keep in mind the term coined for doing such things.....ratf*cking.

Nice to see Nixon tactics are still alive and well in the Republican party.

Oh that silly Anon...what will you think of next.

4Chan party van on its way to Philly no doubt.

/stay aways from my email address
//only use it for political emails and silly forwards
///not gassing up next week to damn the man

It happens during every election. The effectivness is usually negligable.

4th Yorkshireman of the Apocalypse: I don't understand - I thought the Dems had the cream-of-the-crop for supporters, so why is this an issue?

The right to vote in this country isn't limited to whoever you imagine to be the "cream of the crop".
Are you seriously saying that these sorts of tactics pass ethical muster?

They were spread by the Mayor. Know how many unpaid parking tickets just got paid?

4th Yorkshireman of the Apocalypse: I don't understand - I thought the Dems had the cream-of-the-crop for supporters, so why is this an issue?

I thought the Republicans were winning, why would they need to stoop to illegal and unethical tactics?

You know who else was a Maverick??

jso2897: 4th Yorkshireman of the Apocalypse: I don't understand - I thought the Dems had the cream-of-the-crop for supporters, so why is this an issue?

The right to vote in this country isn't limited to whoever you imagine to be the "cream of the crop".
Are you seriously saying that these sorts of tactics pass ethical muster?

Ethics? In politics?

I have no opinion on that - but I've been assured that all liberals are upstanding members of the community, as well as Mensa-level geniuses, so why would this be an issue?

(I personally think everyone should be allowed to vote, including ex-cons).

This thread is going to be full or lulz. Absolutely drunk with win!

South Philadelphia... that's in Pennsylvania, right?

I wasn't aware that Pennsylvania was in play this election.

4th Yorkshireman of the Apocalypse: jso2897: 4th Yorkshireman of the Apocalypse: I don't understand - I thought the Dems had the cream-of-the-crop for supporters, so why is this an issue?

The right to vote in this country isn't limited to whoever you imagine to be the "cream of the crop".
Are you seriously saying that these sorts of tactics pass ethical muster?

Ethics? In politics?

I have no opinion on that - but I've been assured that all liberals are upstanding members of the community, as well as Mensa-level geniuses, so why would this be an issue?

(I personally think everyone should be allowed to vote, including ex-cons).

While it IS true that liberals are generally much smarter and well educated than Republicans (not all conservatives are stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives) it is not true in every instance.

KeatingFive: 4th Yorkshireman of the Apocalypse: I don't understand - I thought the Dems had the cream-of-the-crop for supporters, so why is this an issue?

I thought the Republicans were winning, why would they need to stoop to illegal and unethical tactics?

I have no idea who thinks the Repubs are winning, but don't count me as one of them.

I suppose even if they were winning, it's still fun to keep the black man down, right?

Dafatone: I have a solution to this sort of thing. It's a little Cat's Cradle, but bear with me.

Free, fair elections are the basis of our government, and the most important part of our democracy (okay, republic, whatever.)

Therefore, election tampering is treason. Any intentional (I know, that's tricky) election tampering is punishable by the death penalty, or life in prison if you don't want to go that far.

I'm not very pro death penalty, but I do think that election tampering needs to be seen as a HUGE crime.

Let's not go death penalty, but I do agree: anyone that knowingly attempts voter fraud or voter suppression needs to go away for a long, long time.

North and West... my goof.

Comment stands, though.

From the letter --> "Allowing them to place face and name together and walla, gotcha!"

I guess that proves it was a republican: it wasn't written in french, it was written in freedom. At least it wasn't "wa la" I guess.

People are so dumb.

I'm not condoning these shenanigans, but if you're stupid enough to fall for this ploy, maybe you shouldn't be voting in the first place.

That story makes no sense. I mean really, who in those neighborhoods has enough education to read through that many paragraphs?

KeatingFive:
While it IS true that liberals are generally much smarter and well educated than Republicans (not all conservatives are stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives) it is not true in every instance.

That's what I was looking for - thanks. If I don't see that every once in a while, I start to gain faith in humanity, and that almost always leads to disappointment.

Mugato: "Cause those coloreds, by gum they don't pay their tickets, don'cha know."

They're wasting their time. Black people don't vote for white peopleanyway.

While we're generalising wildly, I thought I would FTFY.

Is this illegal? I mean I would imagine that doing it on election day at the polling place would be, but this is essentially starting rumors, not voter intimidation. Honestly, anyone dumb enough to fall for this and not show up probably has no business voting anyway.

And why the assumption that this will impact democrats negatively? Are democrats more ignorant and gullible? Are they more likely to be criminals? I thought that anyone voting for Obama had full command of the issues, and anyone voting for McCain was just uninformed.