2022 US midterm elections

[slyjoe]

Originally Posted by johnny karate

A reminder that the elections in Maricopa County - where most of these complaints are directed - is run almost exclusively by Republicans.

Republicans apparently stole the election from themselves.

And the two counties threatening to not certify the election (Mohave and Cochise) are heavily Republican, and if they don't canvas the votes by today they could have their votes tossed. Which would flip two positions from Republican to Democratic. ETA: A rep and superintendent of education IIRC.

Note: I don't see courts allowing these dumbass supervisors to disenfranchise this many voters. These supervisors are violating the law and could face criminal prosecution.

[mgidm86]

Originally Posted by slyjoe

And the two counties threatening to not certify the election (Mohave and Cochise) are heavily Republican, and if they don't canvas the votes by today they could have their votes tossed. Which would flip two positions from Republican to Democratic. ETA: A rep and superintendent of education IIRC.

Note: I don't see courts allowing these dumbass supervisors to disenfranchise this many voters. These supervisors are violating the law and could face criminal prosecution.

Please Republicans, give your party an enema. We can't afford one of our two parties to be this comically stupid.

I'm still hoping I will wake up in 2014.

[dudalb]

One of the few times Chochise County has made the national news since the Earps and the Clantons shot it out in Tombstone.

[slyjoe]

Originally Posted by dudalb

One of the few times Chochise County has made the national news since the Earps and the Clantons shot it out in Tombstone.

I don't think it's over yet.

The republican supervisors are trying to hire the attorney that represented the Cyber Ninjas in the 2020 election crap.

[bonzombiekitty]

Originally Posted by slyjoe

I don't think it's over yet.

The republican supervisors are trying to hire the attorney that represented the Cyber Ninjas in the 2020 election crap.

And he turned them down.

[slyjoe]

Here is a profile of the two MAGA supervisors holding up certification. Last I heard they were probably going to go to court alone.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news...w/69690420007/

Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd - both proudly ignorant. Of pretty much everything.

[slyjoe]

The judge forced the two supervisors present to certify the results, so they did right then and there.

The judge cited Judd's quote in the NYT about this being a voting machine cover story didn't go over well.

[Tero]

I don't know enough legal procedure stuff to know what these sanctions are

https://youtu.be/NobcISaWDuk
Meidas Touch
Kari Lake Lawyers SANCTIONED by Federal Court for FRIVOLOUS Lawsuit

There is some money involved, the lawyers for the clowns need to pay for....frivolous waste of court time?
OK yes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frivolous_litigation
up to 25 000

[a_unique_person]

Trump, the next Lost Cause.

[Armitage72]

Originally Posted by a_unique_person

Trump, the next Lost Cause.

When Trump finally dies, it will become like those old Weekly World News stories about JFK being alive and in hiding. They'll claim that Trump faked his death and is planning his triumphant return to office from a secret location. Any day now.

[Mike!]

"Sir, we've looked at all the viable options available to you, and we've concluded you should fake your own death and go into hiding, as the very best possible scenario for you."

[slyjoe]

Originally Posted by Tero

I don't know enough legal procedure stuff to know what these sanctions are

https://youtu.be/NobcISaWDuk
Meidas Touch
Kari Lake Lawyers SANCTIONED by Federal Court for FRIVOLOUS Lawsuit

There is some money involved, the lawyers for the clowns need to pay for....frivolous waste of court time?
OK yes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frivolous_litigation
up to 25 000

They need to pay for the state's lawyers. The state has 2 weeks to submit amount, and then the lawyers have 2 weeks to respond.

Why this crap doesn't take about 2 days is beyond me.

[Mike!]

Originally Posted by slyjoe

They need to pay for the state's lawyers. The state has 2 weeks to submit amount, and then the lawyers have 2 weeks to respond.

Why this crap doesn't take about 2 days is beyond me.

It takes time to translate Gibberish to Latin.

[mgidm86]

Originally Posted by Armitage72

When Trump finally dies, it will become like those old Weekly World News stories about JFK being alive and in hiding. They'll claim that Trump faked his death and is planning his triumphant return to office from a secret location. Any day now.

I'm thinking if I plan now I can monetize this. I keep kicking myself for not cashing in already with these jerkwads.

"Two Weeks Til The Resurrection" T-shirts.

Bobbleheads of Trump in a soccer uniform ("Trump Saves!")

Maybe a swastika crucifix.

[smartcooky]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...te-vote-latest

I have only two comments to make about this result

1. Almost 50% of Georgians really are so stupid they are unable to see that Walker has all the intelligence of a used cinder block?

2. It must have been so hard for all those white nationalist Georgia redneck voters to have only a choice between two black men.

[Pixel42]

Originally Posted by smartcooky

1. Almost 50% of Georgians really are so stupid they are unable to see that Walker has all the intelligence of a used cinder block?

There was a time when even stupid and ignorant people realised they needed someone reasonably intelligent and knowledgeable to run their country. These days a lot of them seem to have decided that no, what they really need are leaders who are just as stupid and ignorant as they are.

[Stacyhs]

Originally Posted by Pixel42

There was a time when even stupid and ignorant people realised they needed someone reasonably intelligent and knowledgeable to run their country. These days a lot of them seem to have decided that no, what they really need are leaders who are just as stupid and ignorant as they are.

That was before the GOP turned "educated and intelligent" into "anti-intellectualism".

[Segnosaur]

Originally Posted by smartcooky

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...te-vote-latest

I have only two comments to make about this result

1. Almost 50% of Georgians really are so stupid they are unable to see that Walker has all the intelligence of a used cinder block?.

Maybe they just wanted a congressman who could deal with important affairs of state... Like whether a werewolf could beat a vampire.

You know, the stuff people care about



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[Donal]

Originally Posted by smartcooky

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...te-vote-latest

I have only two comments to make about this result

1. Almost 50% of Georgians really are so stupid they are unable to see that Walker has all the intelligence of a used cinder block?

It doesn't make a difference. they voted for the (R). Tribalism is very strong.

Quote:

2. It must have been so hard for all those white nationalist Georgia redneck voters to have only a choice between two black men.

Are you kidding? Having a black guy spout all of their rhetoric is great. It lets them pretend they aren't racist. "I can't be racist, I voted for the ...African American"

[eerok]

America dodged a bullet, and I hope that's the end of Walker's political ambitions. That guy is an idiot.

[bonzombiekitty]

Originally Posted by smartcooky

1. Almost 50% of Georgians really are so stupid they are unable to see that Walker has all the intelligence of a used cinder block?

Here's the important thing that a lot of people seem to be ignoring/forgetting. For a very substantial portion of the Republican voters in GA, his (lack of) intelligence isn't a problem. If anything, it's a feature. He'll vote the way the party tells him to. He doesn't need to think, argue, come up with his own ideas, or aspire to be remarkable. He'll do what he's told. That's all that matters.

If he had won, they'd get someone in the senate that would be a reliable vote for whatever they want while giving a veneer of "we're not racist, we elected a black senator!".

[TragicMonkey]

Originally Posted by eerok

America dodged a bullet, and I hope that's the end of Walker's political ambitions. That guy is an idiot.

I see him as a near-future candidate for vice president!

[Donal]

Originally Posted by bonzombiekitty

Here's the important thing that a lot of people seem to be ignoring/forgetting. For a very substantial portion of the Republican voters in GA, his (lack of) intelligence isn't a problem. If anything, it's a feature.

It's why lawyer, Rhode Scholar, and Oxford University attendee John Kennedy does a Foghorn Leghorn impression and rambles about "elites".

[Armitage72]

Originally Posted by Donal

It's why lawyer, Rhode Scholar, and Oxford University attendee John Kennedy does a Foghorn Leghorn impression and rambles about "elites".

To be pedantic, as a Senator it would probably be more accurate to say that he's doing an impression of Senator Beauregard Claghorn, the character that Foghorn Leghorn was a parody of.

Yes, I know most people have never heard of Senator Claghorn. That's a joke son.

[Suddenly]

Originally Posted by smartcooky

2. It must have been so hard for all those white nationalist Georgia redneck voters to have only a choice between two black men.

The group you speak of have no more trouble with a black guy doing their bidding as a senator than they do a black kid scoring touchdowns for the Bulldogs. As long as they stay in line there isn't a problem.

The whole southern cultural tradition is built around getting black persons to do their work for them, so, yeah....

[trustbutverify]

Originally Posted by Suddenly

The group you speak of have no more trouble with a black guy doing their bidding as a senator than they do a black kid scoring touchdowns for the Bulldogs. As long as they stay in line there isn't a problem.

The whole southern cultural tradition is built around getting black persons to do their work for them, so, yeah....

There's nothing more useful to KKK sympathizers than a black front-man.

[dudalb]

Originally Posted by a_unique_person

Trump, the next Lost Cause.

The most telling sign is that Rupert Murdoch has washed his hands of Trump.

[dudalb]

Originally Posted by Armitage72

To be pedantic, as a Senator it would probably be more accurate to say that he's doing an impression of Senator Beauregard Claghorn, the character that Foghorn Leghorn was a parody of.

Yes, I know most people have never heard of Senator Claghorn. That's a joke son.

Iroice the most people nowdays don't get that Foghorn Leghorn was a parody of Senator Claghorn from the old Fred Allen Radio show.

[The Don]

Originally Posted by dudalb

The most telling sign is that Rupert Murdoch has washed his hands of Trump.

For all that he likes to portray himself as a "kingmaker" who forms public opinion, IMO Rupert Murdoch merely reflects public opinion in order to keep his media outlets profitable.

Day-to-day control has in any case passed to his son Lachlan who is apparently far more right wing (and more dogmatically so) than his father.

If it becomes apparent that President Trump still has the power to direct eyeballs to FOXNews then I'd expect to see opinions about him warming. If, as you suggest, he really is a busted flush then you're absolutely right and the Murdochs will move on to DeSantis or whoever else is the designated heir to Trumpism.

[Donal]

Originally Posted by trustbutverify

There's nothing more useful to KKK sympathizers than a black front-man.

It's why the myth of "Black Confederate soldiers" is almost as common as "it was about states' rights!" in those discussions.

[Stacyhs]

Originally Posted by bonzombiekitty

Here's the important thing that a lot of people seem to be ignoring/forgetting. For a very substantial portion of the Republican voters in GA, his (lack of) intelligence isn't a problem. If anything, it's a feature. He'll vote the way the party tells him to. He doesn't need to think, argue, come up with his own ideas, or aspire to be remarkable. He'll do what he's told. That's all that matters.

If he had won, they'd get someone in the senate that would be a reliable vote for whatever they want while giving a veneer of "we're not racist, we elected a black senator!".

BINGO! He was an all win situation for them.

[varwoche]

Originally Posted by dudalb

The most telling sign is that Rupert Murdoch has washed his hands of Trump.

Alas washing your hands won't cure metastasized cancer.

[Donal]

It's gonna weird seeing FOX news go all Lady Macbeth

[Segnosaur]

Originally Posted by dudalb

The most telling sign is that Rupert Murdoch has washed his hands of Trump.

Ah but will the MAGAchud talking heads on fox news get the memo?

After all Murdoch can tell the editors of the WSJ and producers at Fox News "feel free to say bad things about Trump now". But it is possible that Carlson, Hannity, Purro, etc. Are so far down the rabbit hole that they may continue to praise Trump.

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[lobosrul5]

Originally Posted by dudalb

Iroice the most people nowdays don't get that Foghorn Leghorn was a parody of Senator Claghorn from the old Fred Allen Radio show.

I went nearly 4 decades between first seeing a Foghorn Leghorn cartoon and learning that. Interesting tidbit, thanks to Armitage (looked it up on wiki).

[Stacyhs]

Kari Lake, the defeated AZ candidate for governor, is digging in on her going full Trump: she filed a lawsuit over her 'rigged election' loss.

Quote:

Kari Lake’s long-awaited lawsuit challenging the 2022 election is in and, well, goodness.
I haven’t seen this level of delusion since mom told me I’d be homecoming queen.
Lake’s lawsuit, filed late Friday, asks a judge to declare her Arizona’s new governor or, in the alternative, to order a redo of the Nov. 8 election won by Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs.

She also wants a forensic audit. (Cue the groans from across Arizona.)

Lawsuit is long on claims, short on evidence
In a nutshell, her lawsuit is 70 pages of grievance and disbelief, sprinkled with frequent flights of fancy.

A lot of woulda couldas about the many ways in which Hobbs and Maricopa County election officials stole Lake’s victory.

The only thing missing is any actual evidence that they did.

My favorite part of the lawsuit is the first paragraph, citing a Republican pollster’s public opinion poll – one that asked likely voters across the U.S. if they agreed with Lake that “many voters were, sadly, deprived” of their right to vote.

“The eyes of the Country are on Arizona ....,” the lawsuit begins. “The results of that poll are stunning. Seventy-two percent (72%) of likely voters said they agree with Lake’s statement, including 45% who strongly agree.”

[mgidm86]

Originally Posted by Stacyhs

Kari Lake, the defeated AZ candidate for governor, is digging in on her going full Trump: she filed a lawsuit over her 'rigged election' loss.

Quote:

“The eyes of the Country are on Arizona ....,” the lawsuit begins. “The results of that poll are stunning. Seventy-two percent (72%) of likely voters said they agree with Lake’s statement, including 45% who strongly agree.”

If only those "72% of people" had voted she'd have won! "Likely voters?" Get a clue, hon, the vote already happened. There are no likely voters.

The eyes of the country are on your dumb ass, you got that right. Pathetic whiners these Republicans gee whiz.

Arizona, welcome to the Democratic party!

[turingtest]

Gotta love the reasoning there- a poll of actual voters in Arizona that rejected Lake is totally untrustworthy and should be discarded because an unregulated poll of "likely" voters not even necessarily in Arizona says so. I mean, c'mon- you're making noises about the people of Arizona being deprived of a voice by using as evidence what a bunch of non-Arizonans said?

[slyjoe]

Originally Posted by turingtest

Gotta love the reasoning there- a poll of actual voters in Arizona that rejected Lake is totally untrustworthy and should be discarded because an unregulated poll of "likely" voters not even necessarily in Arizona says so. I mean, c'mon- you're making noises about the people of Arizona being deprived of a voice by using as evidence what a bunch of non-Arizonans said?

I don't think they understand the difference between population and sample.

[Skeptic Ginger]

We've seen this rodeo before. There is only one reason for the lawsuit and it is spelled 'grifting'.

https://savearizonafund.com/