What the Fark???

[Slap Shot]

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Can political tactics possibly become even more scurrilous than this?




This might be even worse than what Bush did to McCain in the 2000 primaries, and that was really despicable.

lulz

[Kepler]

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Can political tactics possibly become even more scurrilous than this?

Turns out the answer is: yes.

Sen. Mitch McConnell's campaign and its GOP allies are distributing a mailer to Kentucky voters with the title "ELECTION VIOLATION NOTICE."

It warns of "a possible fraud" and reads, "You are at risk of acting on fraudulent information." It says it's paid for by the Republican Party of Kentucky and authorized by the McConnell Senate Committee '14.

[Twitch Boy]

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Can political tactics possibly become even more scurrilous than this?




This might be even worse than what Bush did to McCain in the 2000 primaries, and that was really despicable.

AK is doing something similar. A shady group is mailing out letters with your neighbors' names, addresses, and whether they voted the last three elections, and is threatening to send another after the election.

People don't like it. Alaska takes personal privacy VERY seriously, even specifically delineating it in the state constitution.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

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Can political tactics possibly become even more scurrilous than this?




This might be even worse than what Bush did to McCain in the 2000 primaries, and that was really despicable.

Just got two of these from the "Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education Fund", which a quick Google search reveals is a state branch of a national pro-environment organization.

The hilarious part, is that one mailer shows I voted in the 2008, 2010, and 2012 general elections and gives my personal rating as "Good". However, the other mailer accuses me of being an infrequent voter ("You vote, on average, in only one out of every two elections") and implies I am a bad role model for kids. I actually agree with the latter part of that.

[St. Clown]

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Just got two of these from the "Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education Fund", which a quick Google search reveals is a state branch of a national pro-environment organization.

The hilarious part, is that one mailer shows I voted in the 2008, 2010, and 2012 general elections and gives my personal rating as "Good". However, the other mailer accuses me of being an infrequent voter ("You vote, on average, in only one out of every two elections") and implies I am a bad role model for kids. I actually agree with the latter part of that.

Does Michigan allow odd-year elections for local things like school bonds? While I vote every even-year election, those odd-year elections are sporadic for me, at best. That's very common, if you look at election turnout percentages. The second group's mailer might be taking those into account while the first group only considered the even-year elections.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

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Does Michigan allow odd-year elections for local things like school bonds? While I vote every even-year election, those odd-year elections are sporadic for me, at best. That's very common, if you look at election turnout percentages. The second group's mailer might be taking those into account while the first group only considered the even-year elections.

I should've mentioned it - yes, we do. Cities and school districts elect leadership in odd years, and since I do not own property or have kids, I typically don't bother voting in odd years (hence why I only vote 50% of the time). However, both mailers are from the same group, and the mailer that said my record was "Good" only seemed to count the general elections.

[FreshFish]

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wow, I just checked my voicemail on the home phone, and there was a message from Barack Obama himself! He wanted to make sure I went out and voted today. How thoughtful.

[ScoobyDoo]

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wow, I just checked my voicemail on the home phone, and there was a message from Barack Obama himself! He wanted to make sure I went out and voted today. How thoughtful.

That bastage.

[Kepler]

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wow, I just checked my voicemail on the home phone, and there was a message from Barack Obama himself! He wanted to make sure I went out and voted today. How thoughtful.

The GOP candidate for Gov did that to me. Guess he assumed Old White Male Equals GOP.

He should have cross-reffed education.

[joecct]

wow, I just checked my voicemail on the home phone, and there was a message from Barack Obama himself! He wanted to make sure I went out and voted today. How thoughtful.

And it was 70 in DC today. I thought he would be taking in another round of golf.

Maybe we need to develop GolfNow for Presidents? Book a tee time direct from the Oval Office. No waiting!

[joecct]

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@WTOP: Find a toilet, guys: Dutch govt moves to stop people from peeing on Amsterdam Royal Palace http://bit.ly/1E5vd5Y

[Kepler]

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Interesting.

Soap operas from South Korea have found an unlikely audience among Cubans, it's been reported.

The popular show Jewel in the Palace is the newest import on Cuban television, continuing the "implausible" success of Korean soaps in the country, the Chosun Ilbo website reports. Cultural differences seem to be part of the appeal for Cubans accustomed to watching dramatic Brazilian soaps. "The leisurely pace and somewhat stationary acting of the Korean fare apparently contrasts pleasantly with the endless high-octane histrionics of Latin American telenovelas," the website says.

[St. Clown]

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I'm curious as to why they're importing Brazilian soap operas in the first place, rather than any other number of the Spanish speaking countries that offer soap operas rather than Brazil's Portuguese.

[FreshFish]

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I'm curious as to why [Cubans are] importing Brazilian soap operas in the first place, rather than any other number of the Spanish speaking countries that offer soap operas rather than Brazil's Portuguese.

Here is a surmise: if they import soaps from Spanish-speaking countries, then Cubans will see how much better off all those people are than themselves, and become sullen and resentful. If you import a soap from a country that speaks a different language, that adds a "novelty" element that makes it less "real" to the viewers.

Who knows what goes on in the mind of an 83-year old dictator? (and I am referring to Raul, not Fidel, who is 88).




PS now if you really want to talk about a country run by "old white men"....

[St. Clown]

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I thought about that before asking the question, but Portuguese and Spanish are very similar, to the point that most native Spanish speakers should be able to figure out most of what the Brazilians are saying with little or no difficulty.