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Good Journalism Talking Points Memo
Good Journalism
Talking Points Memo tackles the South Dakota situation. Vote fraud is serious. However, distinguishing how serious is important.
Pakastani Connection to North Korea
Pakastani Connection to North Korea
Great, the Pakastani’s apparently gave the North Korean’s the equipment to produce U-235. And got missiles in return.
Why would there be an
Why would there be an increase in registrations?
Comparing raw numbers often leads to embarrassing statements by people who don’t have any traing in research. One of the sillier examples can be found at Real Clear Politics today. Their argument is that because there is a big upswing in Democratic registrations there is a higher likelihood fraud is being committed because in similar years, rates didn’t increase that much.
One problem: this year is different. Democrats are actively trying to register people on the Reservations. One would expect that when one party increases registration efforts more than the other, the party putting out more effort will be more successful. The number increase is as expected given there is a new ‘treatment’.
Additionally, voter registration is only open for 3 MORE DAYS! The Real Clear site indicates that the number go through November, but the registration cut-off is Monday. We are near the end of registration!
Real Clear continues with
Are these registration numbers proof of vote fraud? Of course not. But with recent evidence from the ongoing investigation suggesting that in certain counties as many as 1 in 10 registrations are invalid, just based on the data I’ve collected there could be upwards of a thousand fraudulent registrations in South Dakota by election day. That, my friends, would be a serious case of vote fraud. – TB 6:09 pm
Thousands? 1 in 10 would be less than one-thousand, but very seriouss. However, are we really seeing an increase that means all 8900 are affected by 1 in 10 ballots with problems? No–the 1 in 10 number comes from one county with about 1000 registrations. And not all of those are necessarily bad as Talking Points Memo points out. So given that we know of three people defrauding both the State of South Dakota and the SD Dems, we may have a series of bad registrations linked to a bad incentive system, but little evidence that it is widespread or a conspiracy. And the state Democratic Party is trying to help out.
This is a problem, but it is hardly the scandal that indicates massive vote fraud. It appears to be a scandal of individuals trying to get paid extra by the registration. And the increase in numbers is hardly shocking given the efforts.
File Under: God has a
File Under: God has a sense of humor
There is a call to pray for God to shift the US judiciary
I kid you not.
The problem a Christian Nation
The problem a Christian Nation
Charisma News reports that most Americans aren’t True Christians TM.
This then begs the question of what a Christian nation is.
Little Gary Bauer Defends Falwell,
Little Gary Bauer
Defends Falwell, Robertson, Franklin Graham and Jerry Vines. No surprise, but it is a neat little trick. He says Jerry Falwell isn’t the problem when Falwell calls the Muslim Prophet Muhammed a terrorist. He then says the problem is jihadism. First, let’s stipulate that jihadism can be peaceful conflict within oneself, but clearly he is talking about violant Islamists. The problem with Little Gary’s argument is not all Muslims are the problem as the foursome of studidity tried to claim. If they had made critical comments of specific forms of Islam there wouldn’t have been a problem.
Poking holes in Sacred Cows
Poking holes in Sacred Cows
I can think of three mixed metaphors that could be involved above. How about you? Anyway, Steve Chapman argues the Cuban Missile Crisis was mishandled and applies it to Iraq. It is good reasoning and while I disagree, he makes an excellent argument.
What should be interesting is the linguistic pirouette the administration makes to distinguish between Iraq and North Korea. There are significant differences to be sure, I’m just skeptical the administration can communicate them.
The Geriatric Crowd doesn’t Get
The Geriatric Crowd doesn’t Get the Boondocks
And Don Wycliff offers some perspective.
Illinois School Deficits Increase J-Ry
Illinois School Deficits Increase
J-Ry and Blago are lying or stupid if they don’t plan on addressing a tax increase for school funding.