Finally!! MSM coverage of e-voting!!

[annabanana]

There is an EXCELLENT report about voting machines out of WTAE-TV, Channel 4 in Pittsburgh. I wish more cities has someone payingthis much attention!!
(Jim Parsons deserves an "atta boy" from us)

http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/7161565/detail.html

[Nutmegger]

1. Ummmmmmmmm

:wow:

[ClassWarrior]

2. The mainstream media has been covering it for a long time.

The mainstream media - Democracy Now!, the Progressive, etc.

I think you're talking about the Corporate Media.

NGU.

[annabanana]

3. yes of course... (picky, picky). . . . .sheesh.. . . . . eom

[ClassWarrior]

5. This is real. You call it picky. I call it our survival.

Never Give Up.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

4. Thanks for telling us . . . perhaps the dam is starting to give way.

[annabanana]

6. the reporter is named Jim Parsons..

I poked around on the site and wrote some real nice feedback to him... He should be cloned, and it was the best report i'd seen on TV about e-voting anywhere... and I wished that journalists in some of the bigger markets could do it as well as he had...

...shined all over the guy...

[CrazyOrangeCat]

9. Yes, I wish it would spread and go (duck now) Mainstream.

;)

[eppur_se_muova]

21. That's Money$tream, not Mainstream. nt

[mikelewis]

7. Kicked and Nominated... and give feedback to the station...

I left them a very nice letter thanking them for their work. They did a very good job, informative and clear.

Here's the feedback form... I hope anyway. If this doesn't work right, just click the contact button on the left side of the page.
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/station/index.html

[annabanana]

8. thanks. . . eom

[insane_cratic_gal]

10. Pittsburgh is currently looking down the Barrel of evoting

I've written the election board, so have others from various other orgs pointing out all of the issue with E-voting and the lack of confidence PA residents have in them.

In 2004 Westmorland had issues with the touch screen, and an over-count I believe.

It's great to see it though.. I truly hope the board takes notice of it. Because the more people know about e-voting the less they trust the system. They shouldn't trust them.

I never understood what is so difficult about creating a a Federal Non partisan testing lab with experts for ALL electronic voting systems to be tested .. that means OPEN Code, if they want the lab to sign confidentiality agreements, so be it. But it has to be open for examination. It's the only way to assure the public trust in the voting process.

I know it takes money but I don't understand why this hasn't even been discussed. then again we can't get any sort of federal anything related to voting and voting rights.

[Zinfandel]

11. Most people are NOT even concerned with electronic voting! Fucking media..

Unfortunately, most people don't see electronic voting machines as a major issue, Shit, television hasn't even talked about it, so it must not be an issue!

Hahaha, say the republicans...

When the republicans can continue to hold power and allow just enough Dem's in office as is the case now, they can keep most people from getting wise and believing there is a problem...always keep just enough Democrats.

Keep the Dem's believing the republicans won because of morality, gay marriage and that the Dem's are too liberal, (and the stupid democrats believe their GOP enemy).

While the republicans continue to pass all their bullshit laws, legislation, spying etc., and no democrat can call them on it because the republican have complete power, because of their fucking electronic voting machines...We all know the republicans own the media so that's out of the question to expect it to be made widely known...

And if the Dem's go to the court...the republicans are putting in their judges to say to the Dem's, FUCK YOU!!!!

But most people don't see their republican owned voting machines as something to be too concerned with...surely not in their neighborhood, maybe some other neighborhoods, perhaps.

[Nothing Without Hope]

12. Thread from yesterday on the pressure on PA to move to e-voting - LINK:

especially with Diebold:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x413192
thread title (2-17-06 Election Reform): "New voting machines a crazy idea"
Comment/excerpt: “Locals in PENNSYLVANIA are getting the squeeze-play with regards to electronic voting machines.” Especially Diebold, which is pushing a ‘sale’ price…”

[EFerrari]

13. That's great! Out here, the Sec of State is about to recertify

Diebold and NADA in the paper today about yesterday's announcement.

[Rainscents]

14. He did an excellent work!

Hey MSM corporate whores, this is the way it's done and now, go do it!

Thanks for posting this... K&N!

[annabanana]

18. Maybe we could send this clip to our presstitutes...

with a little note,
"This is "journalism" boys and girls, can you say "journalism"?

[Rainscents]

22. There you go! LOL

[upi402]

15. I emailed them -PRAISE

:kick:

[Peter Frank]

16. K & R... n/t

[stickdog]

17. Kick

[Paradise]

19. thanks. done. n/t

[Paradise]

20. Team 4 feedback page:

http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/team4/index.html

where you can thank Jim Parsons for "Team 4 Investigates Electronic Voting".

[jen4clark]

23. Beautiful News!!

Great find annabanana!! Slowly but surely the truth is seeping out!


There is an important ACTION ALERT happening RIGHT NOW and going to Tuesday!

Please check it out - it only takes 5 emails, 5 faxes, and/or 5 phones calls and we can make a HUGE difference in California, which in turn will make it easier for the rest of us to kick the bum e-vote equipment out of OUR states!!


Pirates Plunder California-- Make 5 CALLS now to save it

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/2/19/134751/152


I posted it in the Election Reform forum here, since ms in la doesn't post here:

5 Phone Calls and/or Emails to Save California

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x413529