tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post4741733187295254235..comments2024-03-28T12:01:08.192-06:00Comments on The Blog Fodder: Winning Elections in the 21st CenturyThe Blog Fodderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-58493687076216186642012-03-11T10:57:12.537-06:002012-03-11T10:57:12.537-06:00Thanks, Ol'Buzzard. I had The Shipping News o...Thanks, Ol'Buzzard. I had The Shipping News on my reading list once and forgot about it. Will put it back on the list. I had heard the movie was good. will try to find it. Joey was a legend. I just missed him as he was out of power about the time I started paying attention. <br />did you ever read Claire Mowat's the Outport People? A fantastic book. Made me feel like I knew a The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-64476258437691747542012-03-11T10:33:11.107-06:002012-03-11T10:33:11.107-06:00Great post: I was in Newfoundland in the early six...Great post: I was in Newfoundland in the early sixties during the time of Joey Smallwood. The story of his come to power is great reading. I love Newfoundland and intend to go back for a visit within the next couple of years...If you haven't seen the movie The Shipping News it is a must see - few movies are as good as the book...this one is.<br />The Ol'BuzzardOl'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-2857512894539869542012-03-10T02:25:43.272-06:002012-03-10T02:25:43.272-06:00What constitutes a really big scandal? W serving ...What constitutes a really big scandal? W serving two terms as president without being elected? There are all kinds of examples on the net, I just listed a few, any of which in a civilized country would put people in jail and get the machines impounded.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-66945185891011580732012-03-10T01:50:22.436-06:002012-03-10T01:50:22.436-06:00"The head of a company vying to sell voting m..."The head of a company vying to sell voting machines in Ohio for the 2004 election told Republicans in a fund-raising letter that he is "committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year."<br /><br />That was the CEO (or president) of Diebold.<br /><br />E-voting should be outlawed because it's an open invitation to chicanery. Given that so many S.W. Andersonhttp://ohpblog.ohpinion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-71154309120701354822012-03-10T00:44:05.802-06:002012-03-10T00:44:05.802-06:00Pretty sad. Not the kind of thing that inspires an...Pretty sad. Not the kind of thing that inspires any confidence in the political system.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.com