tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post3667432063221709347..comments2024-03-28T01:33:22.764-04:00Comments on The DiploMad 2.0: Voting Early (and Often?)DiploMadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-35258944209568233272018-10-24T02:55:11.683-04:002018-10-24T02:55:11.683-04:00Yep Br'er jk, Sometimes too, dem Good Actors j...Yep Br'er jk, Sometimes too, dem Good Actors jest have to steal a few lines from the Bad Guys, and make it even more salty, stick der tongue so far into da cheek dat the opposition thinks you gotta a half a pouch of chew in thar! Then SPIT! Have a nice Day Fellers~~~On Watch~~~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-17944763513319446702018-10-22T15:39:14.759-04:002018-10-22T15:39:14.759-04:00The answer might be, "if you want the positio...The answer might be, "if you want the position filled, you're welcome to fill it."<br />I could only do a part-time elected job, as I am not willing to leave my current employer.Doctor Weaselhttps://doctorweasel.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-77199271636702827612018-10-22T12:34:59.273-04:002018-10-22T12:34:59.273-04:00In WA state, it is all vote by mail. And there was...In WA state, it is all vote by mail. And there was no voter input as to whether or not we wanted this. You put your ballot in one envelope. It goes into a second envelope that you sign and can put your phone number on. The whole system is corrupt.And we also have "jungle primaries" where the top two vote getters in the primary move to the general, which means Dem vs Dem.Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13382050215676302342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-46323131798206413712018-10-22T11:36:25.357-04:002018-10-22T11:36:25.357-04:00Too Babs,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_alle...Too Babs,<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_alleged_Iran_assassination_plot<br /><br />And that, I would humbly suggest could, serve as advice to my President on how to respond to the Swamp's demand he "Do something!" in regards to the present circumstance.<br /><br />Just this once he could say, "I followed Obama's playbook (doing nothing) why y'all keep whinging?!!!" <br /><br />JKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-80527977715831137012018-10-22T09:54:20.887-04:002018-10-22T09:54:20.887-04:00Funky beat, but can we dance to it, and survive, r...Funky beat, but can we dance to it, and survive, reader#14+ ;(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-81460965029353324612018-10-22T09:44:46.101-04:002018-10-22T09:44:46.101-04:00Nice Catch babs, Mr Humire has obviously done his ...Nice Catch babs, Mr Humire has obviously done his homework, as well as the legwork to recognize the horde of well financed beasts, coming across our penetrable bordersin droves... Tks! On Watch~~~<br /><br />"Born in Virginia of Bolivian-American heritage, Mr. Humire is a combat veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps with deployments to the Middle East, Africa, and a multinational training exercise UNITAS in Latin America and the Caribbean. After leaving the military, he earned a degree in Global Affairs and Economics from George Mason University, which is renowned for the quality of its economic scholars. Mr. Humire has a unique blend of military experience, education in economics, and expertise in asymmetric warfare—offering a fresh perspective to U.S. foreign policy and national security."<br /><br />http://cpac.conservative.org/speakers/joseph-humire/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-21301805353404719512018-10-21T22:34:53.410-04:002018-10-21T22:34:53.410-04:00apathocracy: rule by the interested few and the ap...apathocracy: rule by the interested few and the apathy of many<br /><br />- reader #1482Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-72101766034738119652018-10-21T15:29:07.404-04:002018-10-21T15:29:07.404-04:00I have had the same experience as Diplomad -- look...I have had the same experience as Diplomad -- looking at a long ballot, and realizing that most of the candidates were running unopposed; no votes required.<br /><br />Then I realized that most of the unopposed candidates had been selected in primary elections in which maybe 5% or less of the electorate had participated.<br /><br />The reality is we do not have democracy -- we have the tyranny of a minority, pretending to be majority rule.<br /><br />This problem could be fixed, but that would discomfort the Political Class. It is tough to see how things could be changed, short of a revolution.<br /><br />Gavin Longmuirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-61402833984188847482018-10-21T15:10:53.310-04:002018-10-21T15:10:53.310-04:00OT but I really want to bring this video to the at...OT but I really want to bring this video to the attention of the Diplomad readers. It's an extended discussion with a really smart guy about the Iranian connection to the chaos in Latin America. <br />Since I know that Central and South America were the Diplomad's bailiwick for many years and that he has some strong opinions on the region and the role of the U.S. I sure would love hearing what he thinks of this discussion.<br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg_xr9WCwTkbabshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09262838137108787643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-86365228215970521472018-10-20T20:21:06.091-04:002018-10-20T20:21:06.091-04:00My point was mainly intending things like whether ...My point was mainly intending things like whether there actually was a 'valid ID' back at such point in time.. there wasn't a driver's license, or many of the other forms of IDs that we consider common today, so it's not a surprise that we *didn't* require ID in the past. But that doesn't make it a bad idea going forward with the changing times. Certainly there was something of the sort for land owners as documentation had to be maintained to pass down properties etc, but I'm not sure about everybody else.<br />Here's one claim on the historical evolution<br />https://nces.ed.gov/naal/lit_history.asp<br />Parental involvement is undoubtedly the strongest indicator of literacy and eduction in general. As time has gone on, parents have been pulled from their children both by economic and governmental forces.<br /><br />- reader #1482Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-54364106523109391782018-10-20T19:28:50.409-04:002018-10-20T19:28:50.409-04:00They do try. But it takes time. A lot of time.
ht...They do try. But it takes time. A lot of time.<br /><br />https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/11/us/politics/supreme-court-upholds-ohios-purge-of-voting-rolls.htmlColoCommentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-6409295562984295302018-10-20T19:26:22.482-04:002018-10-20T19:26:22.482-04:00He really should stick to sci-fi, though.He really should stick to sci-fi, though.ColoCommentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-44891101447500875482018-10-20T13:51:04.847-04:002018-10-20T13:51:04.847-04:00@reader #1482-
We are less literate now than we w...@reader #1482-<br /><br />We are less literate now than we were back in 1800, when almost everyone could read, write and cypher. They didn't have Common Core back then! <br /><br />"The reason why American literacy rates were so high, [99.7%] according to DuPont, was because every morning fathers were waking up and reading the Bible to their children – and the newspaper. That was what was making America a literate country." <br /><br />https://visionofliberty.wordpress.com/2009/08/27/american-literacy-in-1800/<br /><br />Alexis de Toqueville also commented on the literacy found univerally in America: "There is hardly a pioneer's hut which does not contain a few odd volumes of Shakespeare. I remember reading the feudal drama of Henry V for the first time in a log cabin."<br />Eskymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947922645001422523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-61304506004714361642018-10-20T12:33:11.059-04:002018-10-20T12:33:11.059-04:00Investors Business Daily says there are 3.5 millio...Investors Business Daily says there are 3.5 million more registered voters in US than living adults. Huston, we have a problem ...George W. Pottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15559745926094694653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-38820343818207549962018-10-20T06:01:56.917-04:002018-10-20T06:01:56.917-04:00Where is my like button?
Where is my like button? <br />Salvorhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264616398711474819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-50614895807597784012018-10-20T02:46:19.331-04:002018-10-20T02:46:19.331-04:00https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/national-review-2...https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/national-review-2/the-mccarthy-report<br /><br />Gollee Sarge, ya mean NRO still has a pulse?<br /><br />Granted, the #never Trump infestation/infection does appear to have subsided somewhat, most likely due to changes of personnel in the Emergency Room. I do get a kick out of Mac tho -- while his 'propping' style does get the motor running, he often seems to be one foot away from falling into the blade. Would agree with most of McCarthy's CONTEXT analysis of Jamals muslim BH affiliations etc, however Kevin just can't quite make it through, a reference to Trump's >demonstrated comprehension of realpolitick<, without going >>--->wide of the mark and regurgitate Progressive/GOPe anti-trump patter - which ends-up in his brown loafers. For my money Sultan Knish is much closer to the MOT viz Khashoggi. As for the actual-factual truth of the matter, it's a foregone conclusion that the American public, in general, under the spell of the Fake News Media can NOT process the TRUTH! Therefore they'll get the cup of soup they've been conditioned to swallow. The other 1/2 (+or-x%) of the electorate, Trump's Deplorables and such, they'll march on to the next field of battle, a little wiser and stronger still, I surmise!<br />On Watch~~~<br />"Let's Roll"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-80705019216565764412018-10-20T01:24:28.015-04:002018-10-20T01:24:28.015-04:00Diplomad -
I'm also former resident of Santa...Diplomad - <br /><br />I'm also former resident of Santa Cruz and now a resident of Catawba County for the past 4 years.<br /><br />I voted this afternoon and saw the tabulation of voters: Between Wednesday & Thursday, a total of 1311 people had voted at *one* of the five early voting locations in Catawba County.<br /><br />In Catawba County, there's ~ 45k Republicans, 35k "Unaffiliated", and 25k democrats. That means that in just 2 days, 1.2% of all registered voters in this county have cast a ballot.<br /><br />I'll be interested in the vote totals at that location by Monday morningAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-51673749483581712612018-10-19T22:09:01.012-04:002018-10-19T22:09:01.012-04:00I can totally understand why we *didn't* requi...I can totally understand why we *didn't* require ID to vote... heck, two hundred years ago, people could hardly read, and I'm not sure many people got birth certificates at all.<br />It's a new day though, and now we have attacks both electronic and in person.<br />I say: a) no early voting, b) no absentee voting but for those in the services, c) no electronics whatsoever.<br />While the Bloomberg report on Apple/Amazon and Supermicro/China might be overblown or incorrect, the reason it surfaced so easily, was because everybody in the electronics industry *knows* there are huge gaps in the hardware supply chain-of-custody. We simply cannot trust chips and boards to not be tampered with either before, during, or after assembly. That's true for devices made in China, and that's true for devices made in the US.<br /><br />We can futz around with banking and cryptocurrencies, but to have any reasonable sense of security, voting is just that *one* thing that we absolutely must do the old fashion way.<br /><br />- reader #1482Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-77529470267947630272018-10-19T18:56:14.728-04:002018-10-19T18:56:14.728-04:00Love Tom Kratman. This piece is also found here:
...Love Tom Kratman. This piece is also found here:<br /><br />https://accordingtohoyt.com/2018/10/18/the-song-of-lieawatha-by-tom-kratman/ColoCommentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-75008991387129194032018-10-19T15:07:01.407-04:002018-10-19T15:07:01.407-04:00I've never envisioned green card status to ext...I've never envisioned green card status to extend anything to a person abroad on behalf of the US government. I've always viewed it as more of an extended visa, but I certainly have very little such experience compared to the people here. Yeah, green card holders aren't required to leave the country if they lose their job, but if they commit any serious crimes, they'll be yanked, afaik. I'm not even sure if we should care if a 'dual citizen' traveling under their non-US passport should gain much assistance from the US either... but I suppose that's more silly details. Want to be American and have the rights and privileges and backing of the US government? Stay here and get your citizenship, renounce all others.<br />I see all kinds of problems with being involved in this khashoggi mess, no compelling reasons, and no upside.<br />If foreign policy is to benefit the US, I can't imagine arguments other than very abstract, speculative, long term ones for why we should be involved.<br />Should be able to look through that link tonight.. thanks!<br /><br />- reader #1482Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-65525479982651375622018-10-19T12:59:32.715-04:002018-10-19T12:59:32.715-04:001482?
I noted your comment on the preceding post ...1482?<br /><br />I noted your comment on the preceding post of October 17, 2018 at 8:54 PM. At that time wondering how I might offer some words pertinent without opening myself to any charges of betraying "confidences" (not to mention keeping my freedom in my elder years!).<br /><br />Anyway 1482, the opening 22 minutes of Episode 19 is a pretty good backgrounder:<br /><br />https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/national-review-2/the-mccarthy-report<br /><br />JK<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-46386794152214976672018-10-19T11:31:35.105-04:002018-10-19T11:31:35.105-04:00I've commented this before but it always needs...I've commented this before but it always needs repeating (sadly)…<br />Their is no excuse to have ANY electoral position an auto-win because no Republican is on the ballot. You should make a copy of your ballot and circle these uncontested elections, then after the election put a checkmark next to all the Democrat wins. Then go to the local GOP headquarters and raise hell as to WHY they had no one on the ballot. The least they could do is get their interns to file so a name shows up. Who knows...they may even win IF the people actually had a choice.<br /><br />You are in a special position Dip, because you are likely not recognized. So you can use that anonymity to state your case and offer a plan and help, then at the right time disclose exactly who you are and your bonifides to a shocked crowd who had no idea someone of your qualifications and experience was sitting on their doorstep the entire time. Shoot, you could probably 86 the local GOP boss and take over the organization yourself and fix them. <br />Any County Party Leader who allows uncontested electoral Offices to exist should be fired.KellyJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01342332734935313737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-56911820908277000812018-10-19T00:29:36.039-04:002018-10-19T00:29:36.039-04:00Early voting is an abomination. Whenever possible,...Early voting is an abomination. Whenever possible, everyone should vote on the same day, based on the same available information.<br /><br />I can’t convince my wife of this — not that I’ve tried very hard thanks to the need for marital harmony. She mailed in her “absentee” ballot the other day. I’ll wait until Nov. 6, thank you.<br /><br />Still, it matters. I wonder whether Trump might have ended up winning a popular-vote majority if early voters had known that on Oct. 28, 2016, James Comey would announce the reopening of his Hillary Clinton email investigation.<br /><br />(It’s funny how Democrats now view Comey as an anti-Trump hero even though he, more than any individual, including Trump himself, probably ensured Hillary’s defeat thanks to his July non-indictment announcement and his October surprise,)HarryBrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059207748863373981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-33550882109309620232018-10-18T21:07:33.555-04:002018-10-18T21:07:33.555-04:00...and For this we pray with mucho gusto!
OW```...and For this we pray with mucho gusto!<br />OW```Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-82949818995797558702018-10-18T21:02:26.631-04:002018-10-18T21:02:26.631-04:00..."So unfortunately, we will have to deal wi......"So unfortunately, we will have to deal with what we have."<br /><br />Photo ID works for me, GB! At least until the progressives and their media-mavens demand we submit to being implanted with microchips and plastic smiles!<br />On Watch~~~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com