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2012/09/04 04:56:17
Subject: Chuck Norris threatens ’1,000 years of darkness’ if Obama wins
There, i fixed my statement in the OP, as I have been corrected, Chuck is being a lunatic.
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2012/09/04 05:02:05
Subject: Chuck Norris threatens ’1,000 years of darkness’ if Obama wins
Mannahnin wrote: Maybe he's concerned about other young voters, rather than himself personally.
I was listening to a story on NPR about voter registration drives in Florida, I think? They were talking about how the state had made a law requiring all registration forms to be submitted within 48hrs, rather than 14 days, and all or nearly all of the organizations who do outreach to youth and poor populations found it too logistically difficult and expensive to meet the requirement, so their registration drives were almost completely shut down. The law was (I think) recently overturned by a court, but perhaps too late.
In the 13 month period ending the August before the 2004 and 2008 elections, the Dems averaged 200,000 new voter registrations in Florida. For the same period for this election, it was 11,000. That's like a 95% drop. Now obviously some of that can be attributed to other factors, like lower Dem enthusiasm going into this election, but that's still really dramatic and pretty disturbing.
I get that Voter-ID is trying to ensure an accurate voting system... but, the States need to provide an official state ID (ie, non-drivers ID) like in Missouri... 'cuz, if they don't, then I certainly see the objection to that N. Carolina law (Utility or Driver's license only?).
But, that part about submission within 48hours? That's assinine... Could it be that registrations deadline within 48hours of polling??? <-----[edit] nevermind, just read that link....
Oh no, it's quite well-known at this point that the voter ID laws are not to "ensure an accurate voting system". It's a non-solution to a non-existent problem.
"Pro-Second Amendment? The Castle Doctrine, it's done," Mr. Turzai told the gathering of party activists. "First pro-life legislation -- abortion facility regulations -- in 22 years, done. Voter ID, which is going to allow Governor [Mitt] Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania, done."
I wouldn't call it a "non-existent" problem...
See the chart of what Manny referenced earlier:
That's very odd...
2008 seems out of whack...
2012 seems just as bad...
if there's true voter supression, then the law book needs to be thrown around.
Mannahnin wrote: Maybe he's concerned about other young voters, rather than himself personally.
I was listening to a story on NPR about voter registration drives in Florida, I think? They were talking about how the state had made a law requiring all registration forms to be submitted within 48hrs, rather than 14 days, and all or nearly all of the organizations who do outreach to youth and poor populations found it too logistically difficult and expensive to meet the requirement, so their registration drives were almost completely shut down. The law was (I think) recently overturned by a court, but perhaps too late.
In the 13 month period ending the August before the 2004 and 2008 elections, the Dems averaged 200,000 new voter registrations in Florida. For the same period for this election, it was 11,000. That's like a 95% drop. Now obviously some of that can be attributed to other factors, like lower Dem enthusiasm going into this election, but that's still really dramatic and pretty disturbing.
I get that Voter-ID is trying to ensure an accurate voting system... but, the States need to provide an official state ID (ie, non-drivers ID) like in Missouri... 'cuz, if they don't, then I certainly see the objection to that N. Carolina law (Utility or Driver's license only?).
But, that part about submission within 48hours? That's assinine... Could it be that registrations deadline within 48hours of polling??? <-----[edit] nevermind, just read that link....
Oh no, it's quite well-known at this point that the voter ID laws are not to "ensure an accurate voting system". It's a non-solution to a non-existent problem.
"Pro-Second Amendment? The Castle Doctrine, it's done," Mr. Turzai told the gathering of party activists. "First pro-life legislation -- abortion facility regulations -- in 22 years, done. Voter ID, which is going to allow Governor [Mitt] Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania, done."
I wouldn't call it a "non-existent" problem...
The Bush administration spent record amounts of time, money, and effort in pursuing voting irregularities.
They found, at best, two prosecutable cases of in-person voter fraud.
Do you really think it's a problem which requires laws to be put on the books or is it far, far more reasonable to look at it as the crock of crap that it is?
2012/09/04 05:10:19
Subject: Chuck Norris threatens ’1,000 years of darkness’ if Obama wins
Mannahnin wrote: Maybe he's concerned about other young voters, rather than himself personally.
I was listening to a story on NPR about voter registration drives in Florida, I think? They were talking about how the state had made a law requiring all registration forms to be submitted within 48hrs, rather than 14 days, and all or nearly all of the organizations who do outreach to youth and poor populations found it too logistically difficult and expensive to meet the requirement, so their registration drives were almost completely shut down. The law was (I think) recently overturned by a court, but perhaps too late.
In the 13 month period ending the August before the 2004 and 2008 elections, the Dems averaged 200,000 new voter registrations in Florida. For the same period for this election, it was 11,000. That's like a 95% drop. Now obviously some of that can be attributed to other factors, like lower Dem enthusiasm going into this election, but that's still really dramatic and pretty disturbing.
I get that Voter-ID is trying to ensure an accurate voting system... but, the States need to provide an official state ID (ie, non-drivers ID) like in Missouri... 'cuz, if they don't, then I certainly see the objection to that N. Carolina law (Utility or Driver's license only?).
But, that part about submission within 48hours? That's assinine... Could it be that registrations deadline within 48hours of polling??? <-----[edit] nevermind, just read that link....
Oh no, it's quite well-known at this point that the voter ID laws are not to "ensure an accurate voting system". It's a non-solution to a non-existent problem.
"Pro-Second Amendment? The Castle Doctrine, it's done," Mr. Turzai told the gathering of party activists. "First pro-life legislation -- abortion facility regulations -- in 22 years, done. Voter ID, which is going to allow Governor [Mitt] Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania, done."
I wouldn't call it a "non-existent" problem...
The Bush administration spent record amounts of time, money, and effort in pursuing voting irregularities.
They found, at best, two prosecutable cases of in-person voter fraud.
Do you really think it's a problem which requires laws to be put on the books or is it far, far more reasonable to look at it as the crock of crap that it is?
Link for info concerning voter fraud. Is a non partisan source OK to post here? We all know non partisan is code for liberal..or so says a friend of mine. Interesting parts in there address supposed the accounts of voter fraud where the accusations were baseless and proven wrong pretty regularly. I think this was a topic a while ago as well.
As for the OP. Chuck has been saying cray cray things for a long time, no surprise here. The closer it gets to election time we will see more stuff like this. YAY.
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2012/09/04 06:08:27
Subject: Re:Chuck Norris threatens ’1,000 years of darkness’ if Obama wins
Since when was Chuck Norris the most respected man on the Internet? I always thought he was respected in the same way a rubber chicken was: the centerpiece for a great running gag, but nobody really holds it in esteem.
2012/09/04 06:39:29
Subject: Chuck Norris threatens ’1,000 years of darkness’ if Obama wins
Kanluwen wrote: Oh no, it's quite well-known at this point that the voter ID laws are not to "ensure an accurate voting system". It's a non-solution to a non-existent problem.
"Pro-Second Amendment? The Castle Doctrine, it's done," Mr. Turzai told the gathering of party activists. "First pro-life legislation -- abortion facility regulations -- in 22 years, done. Voter ID, which is going to allow Governor [Mitt] Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania, done."
For what it matters, an average of polls in Pennsylvania has Obama up 48-41. So not only is Turzai a cheating gak who's undermining Democracy for the sake of winning, he's also a loser.
I mean, cheat and win and you may be an donkey-cave but at least you gotta respect that guy can get gak done. But cheat and lose and what are you?
Read the sub-heading - "no evidence of any ballots cast in their names".
So you have a clerical problem... which no-one has used to cast any fraudulent ballots.
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2012/09/04 11:31:33
Subject: Chuck Norris threatens ’1,000 years of darkness’ if Obama wins
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2012/09/04 11:39:40
Subject: Re:Chuck Norris threatens ’1,000 years of darkness’ if Obama wins
So now Clint Eastwood is a nutjob along with Chuck Norris.....wonder who the DNC has line up actorwise thats not calling for the death by drowning for the republicans
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2012/09/04 11:46:17
Subject: Re:Chuck Norris threatens ’1,000 years of darkness’ if Obama wins
Jihadin wrote: So now Clint Eastwood is a nutjob along with Chuck Norris...
Well, no one has done that to Clint, they just criticized, and rightly, the bizarre performance he put on. He is still well liked and respected by almost all, but that doesn't mean his speech wasn't a bit of a head-scratcher.
Jihadin wrote: wonder who the DNC has line up actorwise thats not calling for the death by drowning for the republicans
It rings a bit hollow to criticize partisan slander while you are soaking in a tub of it you filled by your own words, including this very post. If you want to see less demagoguery and demonizing it would help start by not doing either of those things. Saying "everyone on the other side of the aisle is a dumb donkey-cave and they keep calling us dumb donkey-caves, which is mean and they only do it because they are dumb donkey-caves" undercuts the message a bit.
To wit, don't be the thing you profess to dislike.
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2012/09/04 14:09:47
Subject: Chuck Norris threatens ’1,000 years of darkness’ if Obama wins
Kanluwen wrote:There's a reason the Republican party and its adherents are looked upon less than favorably...
And it's people like Ronald Reagan
Fixed that for you but you can be forgiven in your ignorance.
jordanis wrote:watch as Chuck is right and Obama will bring around 1000 years of darkness... i know its preposterous, but if you told an alien that we had a man directly responsible for 6 million deaths, they would say thats preposterous too...
jordanis wrote:There, i fixed my statement in the OP, as I have been corrected, Chuck is being a lunatic.
You however may not, you posted this here without bothering to watch it.
1. Chuck Norris didn't say "1,000 years of Darknes" his wife Gena did.
2. Gena made it clear she was quoting Ronald Reagan
3. Even if you didn't bother to watch it the article makes both points clear. The paragraph starts: "Quoting Ronald Reagan"
For everyone that said Chuck is a lunatic this article was written for you, mostly in hopes you wouldn't read past the headline. Success. Good work to all of you rallying to the cause, finding witty YouTube videos, and making snarky comments about crazy pants nonsense and voter ID. Gena Norris thanks you for your time.
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2012/09/04 14:25:13
Subject: Chuck Norris threatens ’1,000 years of darkness’ if Obama wins
Yeah yeah, and Chuck Norris agrees with the statement which is why he decided to release the video with the statement in it. He didn't edit it out, he didn't say to her "now now, that's a bit crazy", he didn't do anything to counter the statement at all. He decided to release the video because he agrees.
But hey, way to hide behind your wife.
2012/09/04 14:31:40
Subject: Re:Chuck Norris threatens ’1,000 years of darkness’ if Obama wins
To take a quote that was from a speech about standing up to Russia/Communism and apply it to a vote for Obama still seems a bit nutty. Regardless of who said it, Chuck was in the video and therefore endorses it.
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He’s claimed in recent years that the Christian savior character Jesus would have been aborted by his mother if “Obamacare” were available 2,000 years ago,
Why would this be a bad thing? I mean the whole point was the he was here to die for our sins right? That seems like cutting to chase to me, getting things done more quickly and efficient without having to wait on big-government executions to do the job for him.
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2012/09/04 14:48:39
Subject: Re:Chuck Norris threatens ’1,000 years of darkness’ if Obama wins
Crazy guy says something crazy.
People point out this is crazy.
Some people try to defend this, possibly crazy.
Talk about voter rights.
People imagine voter fraud.
Turns out they do so because they conflate voter registration fraud with voter fraud.
This will likely be brought up again because these people are incapable of learning.
I'm sad.
2012/09/04 15:20:11
Subject: Re:Chuck Norris threatens ’1,000 years of darkness’ if Obama wins
I read this as Chuck Norris is so mad at the thought of another four years of Obama he is going to punch out all the light bulbs.
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2012/09/04 15:27:14
Subject: Re:Chuck Norris threatens ’1,000 years of darkness’ if Obama wins
He’s claimed in recent years that the Christian savior character Jesus would have been aborted by his mother if “Obamacare” were available 2,000 years ago...
Well, there certainly haven't been any messiahs born in the UK since the 1967 Abortions Act.
That counts as scientific proof by Norris-esque standards, doesn't it?
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2012/09/04 17:17:57
Subject: Re:Chuck Norris threatens ’1,000 years of darkness’ if Obama wins
English Assassin wrote:Well, there certainly haven't been any messiahs born in the UK since the 1967 Abortions Act.
That counts as scientific proof by Norris-esque standards, doesn't it?
I'm sure it does by the standards of Bill "You Can't Explain That" O'Reilly.
2012/09/04 17:24:16
Subject: Re:Chuck Norris threatens ’1,000 years of darkness’ if Obama wins
I'm sure that any day now he'll be there protesting for better social security and childcare facilities for single mothers, just in case they are carrying the next messiah.
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2012/09/04 17:45:29
Subject: Re:Chuck Norris threatens ’1,000 years of darkness’ if Obama wins
For the nest Messiah to be born God has to say the word "please" to Chuck. WHo's already scared Saint Peter witless by saying to him "You in my spot"
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2012/09/04 18:12:24
Subject: Chuck Norris threatens ’1,000 years of darkness’ if Obama wins
Chuck Norris is, and always has been, a gakky actor, a mediocre-at-best martial artist, and a complete moron.
This hardly changes any of that.
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2012/09/04 18:15:27
Subject: Chuck Norris threatens ’1,000 years of darkness’ if Obama wins
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Interesting parts in there address supposed the accounts of voter fraud where the accusations were baseless and proven wrong pretty regularly. I think this was a topic a while ago as well.
i know its preposterous, but if you told an alien that we had a man directly responsible for 6 million deaths, they would say thats preposterous too...
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