Ha Ha!!

Just goes to show you that whatever the GOP accuses the Dems of doing is probably what they themselves are really doing.
It's the Rovian way.

hehehehehe

Rovian?

That would have been attack them with their own strengths.

This new iteration is attack them with your own weaknesses...

hubiestubert: Rovian?

That would have been attack them with their own strengths.

This new iteration is attack them with your own weaknesses...

the strength is the Dems ability to register new voters. that's what they are attacking with the ACORN nonsense.
Now their own registration efforts have been shown to be tainted with unethical and illegal administrators.

Not the first. Story was up a couple days ago about someone in ohio trying to vote with one of his 50 fake addresses.

/move along, nothing to see here

but..but....but...ACORN!

Goddammit, submitter, there's a difference between voter registration fraud and voter fraud. Just like with the ACORN thing, sure, if there was a crime committed, then fine. Whatever. Arrest/punish the perpetrator. But voted registration fraud is much less-severe than the other, which occurs ridiculously rarely.

FTFA: dozens of voters said they were duped into registering as Republicans by his firm....The voters said YPM tricked them by saying they were signing a petition to toughen penalties against child molesters.

Now how is this not the same thing? Are they trying to say Republicans won't toughen penalties against child molesters?

How does registering people as unwitting Republicans help? It's not like it gets Republicans more votes. In fact, it'd make Republican voting look less unified, if anything.

Atillathepun: How does registering people as unwitting Republicans help? It's not like it gets Republicans more votes. In fact, it'd make Republican voting look less unified, if anything.

Off the top of my head:

If they didn't catch it, it would prevent them from voting in the next Democratic primary. Also puts them on all sorts of Republican mailing sites...

Hobodeluxe: Ha Ha!!

Just goes to show you that whatever the GOP accuses the Dems of doing is probably what they themselves are really doing.
It's the Rovian way.

Actually, it's called projecting your actions onto others. But you're right, though. When the GOP accuses the Democrats of doing something, they usually are doing it and ten times worse.

Much like the ACORN story, the fraud victims here are the California Republican Party.

Atillathepun: How does registering people as unwitting Republicans help? It's not like it gets Republicans more votes. In fact, it'd make Republican voting look less unified, if anything.

Because "the firm was paid $7 to $12 for every Californian it registered as a member of the GOP", that's why.

darkhorse23: but..but....but...ACORN!


this^INFINITY

So theyre doing exactly the same thing.

But this was pro-American voter fraud, right?

DamnYankees: But this was pro-American voter fraud, right?

You betcha! *wink*

This is somehow the fault of ACORN and poor brown people.

it was actually bill ayers in a mask.

fark% cat ~gop/milkshake > /dev/null

We need to know the full extent of Senator McCain's relationship with YPM, who is now on the verge of maybe perpetrating one of the greatest frauds in voter history in this country, maybe destroying the fabric of democracy.

Mentat: maybe destroying the fabric of democracy.

What can you do to make sure your voice is heard on this topic? Vote, people, vote. If everyone who says they want to vote for a particular candidate actually do vote, voter fraud won't matter. It's only in a closely contested election that voter fraud would even gain a foothold.

So vote, people, vote!

Would the IRONY or the non-existent, but should exist, HYPOCRISY tag be better for this?

Somehow, someway, somewhere, this is bad....for Obama.

I voted on Wednesday and I'm going to vote again tomorrow.

If you RTFA, he wasn't arrested for fraudulently registering voters, he fraudulently registered himself so he could take the job collecting signatures.

Just because it was the Republicans that got caught, I'm sure everyone on both sides of the aisle will agree that this is clearly fraud and should not be tolerated.

Eddie Adams from Torrance: I'm sure everyone on both sides of the aisle will agree that this is clearly fraud and should not be tolerated.

I'm sure McCain will be in full repudiation mode, ASAP.

darkhorse23: but..but....but...ACORN!

petard, hoist, etc.

Hobodeluxe: Ha Ha!!

Just goes to show you that whatever the GOP accuses the Dems of doing is probably what they themselves are really doing.
It's the Rovian way.

Or better yet, McCain is and has been the change candidate from the start. AS of today he is and has been the middle class guardian.

You also have to take your opponents strengths and ideas that have proven to work and say they were yours all along.

This is the McSame way. In ways he is lower than Rove. He's Rove++.

Bob Balaban: I voted on Wednesday and I'm going to vote again tomorrow.

Vote Early! Vote Often!

Exodus2001: Or better yet, McCain is and has been the change candidate from the start. AS of today he is and has been the middle class guardian.

You also have to take your opponents strengths and ideas that have proven to work and say they were yours all along.

He already stole the change thing. Remember: "Change that you can believe in." It's old news.

Charge him with treason. There should be no f*cking with the election system.

This Is Bold Text: Charge him with treason. There should be no f*cking with the election system.

Hell, that is treason in my book. String the farker up, and lets find some more.

Bob Balaban: I voted on Wednesday and I'm going to vote again tomorrow.

Vote early, vote often.

sheikmagnet: Vote Early! Vote Often!

Protip: Read the farking thread before commenting.

Me = Fail

Finally!

It's the more systematic stuff that worries me, though.

Spin, Neocons. Spin until your heads twist off.

The legal system is IN THE TANK for Obama.

Hobodeluxe: Ha Ha!!

Just goes to show you that whatever the GOP accuses the Dems of doing is probably what they themselves are really doing.
It's the Rovian way.

Agree 125%!

This should be minted "The Rovian Doctrine".

As soon as some new unfounded accusation comes out of the Republican spin-machine you just need to look for this same activity within their own ranks. And you will find it 100% of the time. And magnified.

"Pre-emptive smearing" - working smooth since 1992.

Of all the states to pick, why California, which has the largest state population, and almost always votes Democratic?

If I were a Republican asshat, I would have done this in Florida, Virginia, or Ohio, where you could somewhat hide in the statistical noise of a close race.

And Republicans, don't ever bring up ACORN again after this shiat.

Pharque-it: The Rovian Doctrine

Protocols of the Elders of Karl.

1. Never speak ill of any other Republican in public.
2. Whatever we got caught doing, The Enemy did first so it's okay.
3. Any negative trait discovered in ourselves is to be projected onto The Enemy.
4. Never admit a mistake.

Its a librul conspiracy. Trying to blacken the names of good amuricans.

This guy was busted four (4) years ago in Gainesville, FL for the exact same thing... and He was hired by these same people.

The case in FL was much worse, but FL was in the bag for Bush (FL Gov JEB! Bush, et al)

America will only stand for so much before she revolts... too bad the GOP has been revolting for the last 20 years.

mainstreet62:
And Republicans, don't ever bring up ACORN again after this shiat.

Are you kidding? They'll use ACORN as an excuse to why it's fine if they do it too.

mainstreet62: Of all the states to pick, why California, which has the largest state population, and almost always votes Democratic?

If I were a Republican asshat, I would have done this in Florida, Virginia, or Ohio, where you could somewhat hide in the statistical noise of a close race.

And Republicans, don't ever bring up ACORN again after this shiat.

If it is done in CA, what do you think about the activety level of this type in the swing states?

Beautiful.

this is bad......for Obama

FTFA:

"State and local investigators allege that Mark Jacoby fraudulently registered himself to vote at a childhood California address where he no longer lives so he would appear to meet the legal requirement that signature gatherers be eligible to vote in California."

Any form of voter fraud should be treason.

Voter fraud or voter registration fraud.

Lionel Mandrake: The legal system is IN THE TANK for Obama.

Came here to say this, leaving satisfied.

Pharque-it: mainstreet62: Of all the states to pick, why California, which has the largest state population, and almost always votes Democratic?

If I were a Republican asshat, I would have done this in Florida, Virginia, or Ohio, where you could somewhat hide in the statistical noise of a close race.

And Republicans, don't ever bring up ACORN again after this shiat.

If it is done in CA, what do you think about the activety level of this type in the swing states?

That is what I'm worried about.

If they are that stupid to pursue California like that and get caught, the probability that they did it in swing states is even higher. This is exactly the reason why Obama supporters like myself will get out the vote.