Diebold's evil twin?

[Manny]

So it turns out that the other evil, right-wing voting machine company has been acquired. By a company which in turn is said by some to have rigged elections. No, not in Ohio. In Venezuela! Hahahahaha! It has a Venezuelan parent company, too! Viva Chavez and free elections!

OK, funny part's over.

So does this now mean that more people on the right will be curious about, interested in, and/or making up conspiracy theories about electronic voting machines? Or what?

And how come I didn't know this until a year later?

 

[Nyarlathotep]

So does this now mean that more people on the right will be curious about, interested in, and/or making up conspiracy theories about electronic voting machines? Or what?

It depends largely on whether the head of that company publically vows to deliver votes to the Democratic candidate in 2008, like the Diebold guy did. If so, probably, yeah.

 

[Renfield]

Somebody call the UN! We need those election observers more then ever now.

 

[jj]

It depends largely on whether the head of that company publically vows to deliver votes to the Democratic candidate in 2008, like the Diebold guy did. If so, probably, yeah.

Uh, I don't think in the Deibold case you mean 'democratic', do you?

A question: What happens if this new company turns up convincing evidence of systematic e-vote cheating in the last election? What do you predict will happen.

Not saying they will, now, just asking "what if".

 

[Nyarlathotep]

Uh, I don't think in the Deibold case you mean 'democratic', do you?

A question: What happens if this new company turns up convincing evidence of systematic e-vote cheating in the last election? What do you predict will happen.

Not saying they will, now, just asking "what if".

No, I mean the company Manny linked to. He was asking if people on the right would begin being interested in "curious about, interested in, and/or making up conspiracy theories about electronic voting machines?" My response was only if someone high up in this company began promising to deliver votes to the Democrats. Like the CEO of Diebold did.

I have no idea what would happen in a scenario such as you describe. Too many variables.

For the record, I don't think that Diebold rigged the election, as I have seen no evidence that they have. However, It think the CEO of Diebold was a very stupid man for saying what he said. A voting machine company, a company that is so very closely involved with political decisions, should be impartial and for the CEO to make such a statment give the impression that it is otherwise.

 

[jj]

A voting machine company, a company that is so very closely involved with political decisions, should be impartial and for the CEO to make such a statment give the impression that it is otherwise.

A-RULE8ING-MEN!