See other (s)Elections Articles
Title: Illinois Gubernatorial Candidate's Name Misspelled As 'Rich Whitey' On Electronic-Voting Machines
Source:
[None]
URL Source: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/ ... electronic-voting-machines.php
Published: Oct 14, 2010
Author: Eric Lach
Post Date: 2010-10-14 20:18:33 by DeaconBenjamin
Keywords: None
Views: 150
Comments: 6
There are typos and then there are complete and utter catastrophes. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the name of Green Party gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney is misspelled "Rich Whitey" on electronic-voting machines in 23 wards -- "about half in predominantly African-American areas." The error only occurs on screens voters would see when they are reviewing their choices (Whitney's name appears correctly on the initial screens), but officials say the error cannot be corrected before election day. Jim Allen, spokesman for the Chicago Board of Elections, told the Sun-Times he expects 90% of votes on election day to be cast on paper ballots -- minimizing the number of voters who would see the misspelling. "I don't want to be identified as 'Whitey.' If this is happening in primarily African-American wards, that's an even bigger concern," Whitney told the Sun-Times. The paper says he's considering legal action. "I don't know if this is machine politics at play or why this happened." The latest Rasmussen poll shows Whitney drawing just 2% of the vote.
Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest
#1. To: DeaconBenjamin (#0)
"Don't blame me, I voted for Rich Whitey!" Will it play in Peoria?
"Fear of death is form of stasis horrors. The dead weight of time." - William S Burroughs
tee hee
The noblest man will marry the lowest daughter of a base family, if only she brings in money. And a lady will share her bed with a foul rich man, preferring gold to pedigree. Money is all. Good breeds with bad and race is lost. -- Theognis
deleted
The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
Then it is just an honest mistake. I suspected foul play until I read he was only polling 2%.
Now, if somebody would just program Illinois voting machines to read "Kiken- Vermin" in place of "Rahm Emanuel"....
__________________________________________________________ lol.....that's funny.
"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. ... We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of." Edward Bernays, Father of Public Relations
#2. To: DeaconBenjamin (#0)
machine politics
#3. To: DeaconBenjamin (#0)
#4. To: DeaconBenjamin (#0)
The latest Rasmussen poll shows Whitney drawing just 2% of the vote.
#5. To: DeaconBenjamin (#0)
"This man is Jesus,” shouted one man, spilling his Guinness as Barack Obama began his inaugural address. “When will he come to Kenya to save us?"
-Schweizerische Schuetzenzeitung (Swiss Shooting Federation) April, 1941
#6. To: DeaconBenjamin (#0)
'Rich Whitey' On Electronic-Voting Machines
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest