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Jeez. Failing a physical pen test is game over from an audit/controls perspective. There is no universe where it isn't tainted - beyond the zillion other factors why this was a sham to begin with.
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Those who are wont to believe whatever they want, won't care.
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Isgrimnur wrote: Mon Apr 26, 2021 8:49 pm Those who are wont to believe whatever they want, won't care.
Yeah, the purpose of this exercise is to find voter fraud, which they will do. QED.
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Or claim that their security was breached, tainting the results when they don't find any.
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Everyone can rest easy, as the audit process will be streaming on OANN to ensure "full transparency". And they super-duper pinky swear that they will have non-partisan observers...but won't provide any detail about who they are.


The long-awaited hand count and forensic audit of the election in Maricopa County starts Friday. Process will be live-streamed nationally @OANN observers will be non-partisan for full transparency. Glad to support @AZSenateGOP in their efforts. #ElectionIntegrity
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Skinypupy wrote: Tue Apr 27, 2021 3:10 pm Everyone can rest easy, as the audit process will be streaming on OANN to ensure "full transparency". And they super-duper pinky swear that they will have non-partisan observers...but won't provide any detail about who they are.


The long-awaited hand count and forensic audit of the election in Maricopa County starts Friday. Process will be live-streamed nationally @OANN observers will be non-partisan for full transparency. Glad to support @AZSenateGOP in their efforts. #ElectionIntegrity
"Long-awaited" is doing a lot of lifting there.
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Will be well worth it if Biden gains some votes.
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Beyond the fabrication of lies I think we might be seeing them build a Harris narrative just like they built one for Hillary Clinton.





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And to put the above in context it is fascinating to watch the VSP wake up to reality. It's also a great clip if you still think things aren't incredibly dangerous right now.

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"don't know what to do about it" and "something that they can't stop"??! WTF

They knew exactly what they were doing, intended to do it, and have no intention of stopping it. If anything they are still trying to fan the flames higher!

Weird, weird take IMO. I guess if you are talking about the 4 old GOP'ers still in office that yearn for the good old, days. But the current GOP writ large? It's too late for any that even for a long time didn't like what Trump was doing, but never really spoke up. The Crazy has taken over, and it has no intention of slowing down until the entire ship is sunk.
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Honestly makes sense (from the cynical GOP perspective) that if they're not seeing traction on their Biden attacks to try to build something focused on Harris (the most prominent black woman around) and see if that sticks. I strongly suspect that they'll ultimately fall back on "Pelosi and Schumer are really running things" storyline for the 2022 mid-terms, which I imagine will work ok but not spectacularly.
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I do think this is going to be interesting to watch he strategy here from the GOP and their minions. Not only will they need to run disinformation campaigns against Biden and his agenda for the next ~year (to promote resistance for everything he's trying to enact) but at the same time they need to make sure they're also focused on attacking anything and everything the VP is doing with the strong suspicion that she's a front runner for 2024.

I will continue to reiterate my standing position - defining the 21st Century Republican Party? Hot, festering garbage.
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Biden's strategy (which seems to be working) is to not engage the crazy. It's going to be interesting to see if that strategy is going to work in the long-term. Will the electorate follow his lead? Or, at least, will enough follow his lead to outnumber the ones content to drink the Kool-Aid?
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YellowKing wrote: Wed Apr 28, 2021 8:47 pm Biden's strategy (which seems to be working) is to not engage the crazy. It's going to be interesting to see if that strategy is going to work in the long-term. Will the electorate follow his lead? Or, at least, will enough follow his lead to outnumber the ones content to drink the Kool-Aid?
I can't help but think what he does will not matter much. In the end, the Republicans would still be obstructing his policies if things weren't so bad. Now they'll do it but make up crazy reasons to enrage their base and invite chaos.
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The rot has been there for over 40 years, festering.
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Zarathud wrote: Wed Apr 28, 2021 10:11 pm The rot has been there for over 240 years, festering.
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malchior wrote: Tue Apr 27, 2021 3:13 pm
Skinypupy wrote: Tue Apr 27, 2021 3:10 pm Everyone can rest easy, as the audit process will be streaming on OANN to ensure "full transparency". And they super-duper pinky swear that they will have non-partisan observers...but won't provide any detail about who they are.


The long-awaited hand count and forensic audit of the election in Maricopa County starts Friday. Process will be live-streamed nationally @OANN observers will be non-partisan for full transparency. Glad to support @AZSenateGOP in their efforts. #ElectionIntegrity
"Long-awaited" is doing a lot of lifting there.
The group carrying out the audit has to make their process and procedures public, which they have been trying to prevent. This should be interesting. In addition, they have to provide access to the AR Secretary of State:

https://www.12news.com/article/news/pol ... a19bce9856
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Grifman wrote: Thu Apr 29, 2021 10:05 am In addition, they have to provide access to the AR Secretary of State:
I'm interested to see what the Arkansas SoS has to say.
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Isgrimnur wrote: Thu Apr 29, 2021 10:52 am
Grifman wrote: Thu Apr 29, 2021 10:05 am In addition, they have to provide access to the AR Secretary of State:
I'm interested to see what the Arkansas SoS has to say.
Probably a variant of 'Looks good to me!'
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Grifman wrote: Thu Apr 29, 2021 10:05 amThe group carrying out the audit has to make their process and procedures public, which they have been trying to prevent. This should be interesting. In addition, they have to provide access to the AR Secretary of State:

[https://www.12news.com/article/news/pol ... a19bce9856
From reading the piece, the 'audit' isn't on pace to finish the count before they have to leave the auditorium. They need to get it done in 2 weeks. So a 2+ week sprint to hand count with what appears to be an understaffed organization is supposed to be more accurate. I'd love for them to be short hundreds of thousands of ballots and then try to paper it over with some statistical bullshit. And by love...I mean I know it is probably going to happen and the whole thing is shameful.
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Trump is indicating this morning that he wants to run in 2024 and would love to have Mr. Florida as his running mate. That literally would be the end if that happens. He totally could win and I don't think we would survive to fight another day.
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Can only hope old age and the devil get him.
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malchior wrote: Thu Apr 29, 2021 10:54 am
Isgrimnur wrote: Thu Apr 29, 2021 10:52 am
Grifman wrote: Thu Apr 29, 2021 10:05 am In addition, they have to provide access to the AR Secretary of State:
I'm interested to see what the Arkansas SoS has to say.
Probably a variant of 'Looks good to me!'
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I don't even know if this is where it should be posted, but I guess examples of the party fighting itself as it radicalizes into Trumpism help define them?


Former President Trump says on Fox Business that Senate Republicans should oust Mitch McConnell as GOP leader. "Mitch McConnell has not done a great job," former President Trump says. "I think they should change Mitch McConnell."
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I agree! His diapers need changing.
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Smoove_B wrote: Thu Apr 29, 2021 1:30 pm "I think they should change Mitch McConnell."
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When I read really weirdly worded quotes like that from Trump, it makes me wonder if:
1. He has been abducted and replaced by an alien doppelganger
2. He is a native English speaker.
3. He's doing it intentionally to troll the literate elites.
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Smoove_B wrote: Thu Apr 29, 2021 1:30 pm I don't even know if this is where it should be posted, but I guess examples of the party fighting itself as it radicalizes into Trumpism help define them?


Former President Trump says on Fox Business that Senate Republicans should oust Mitch McConnell as GOP leader. "Mitch McConnell has not done a great job," former President Trump says. "I think they should change Mitch McConnell."
Seems that Trump is getting his groove back and that includes settling some scores from when McConnell tried to buck Trump back in February before CPAC.
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Trumps a dead horse they cant get off their back....some dont want to.
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Daehawk wrote: Thu Apr 29, 2021 3:42 pm Trumps a dead horse they cant get off their back....some dont want to.
Yes, while they are riding that monkey.
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We're fuct - Friday edition.

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Note, this is the Oregon Capitol building, December 2020. Defining the Republican Party? Insurrectionists.


Oregon GOP Rep. Mike Nearman has just been charged with two crimes after video shows him leaving his seat in the middle of an emergency closed-door session on covid relief in Dec. to let insurrectionists into the building. He then went back in at a different entrance.
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I'm beginning to think there's a pattern.
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This video really shows you how cult-y the whole thing is. Romney isn't "conservative" enough for the GOP. This was shortly before they failed to censure him for his impeachment vote against Trump. It was close.
Later Saturday, a resolution to censure Romney for voting to remove Trump from office was defeated by a 798 to 711 vote, according to Utah Republican Party spokeswoman Lynda Cox.

About 1,900 delegates were in attendance at the start of the state organizing convention, held at the Maverik Center, Cox said.
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Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere, but this open admission from Ted Cruz that the GOP loves them some pay to play politics is amazing.

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It's no shock. The Supreme Court opened up the big money spigot. What'd anyone think would happen? All this stuff is known. Cruz is saying it because they know that the powerful are untouchable. free of all accountability, and knows they are the ones who actually rule. Cruz is reminding them that the GOP is ruthless.
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Yeah right, Ted. You won't take their filthy lucre because they stopped giving it to you, maybe?

Also since when was your job to pass regulation and tax code based on calls from CEOs who gave you money?

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Another angle is that in reality is Ted and many of the GOP got cut off by many PACs after 1/6. They were disgusted by the brazen attacks on our democracy and the voting right's attacks, etc. The Corporate PACs have been slowly dribbling money back in as they feel the performative value receding. There aren't many races happening anyway so it was a good time to announce their cynical moratorium. The GOP will probably see some needling depending on how much social media pressure can be applied but the Corps will get money back in the game.

In this environment, Ted is trying to bank some 'outrage' credit for his long-term ambitions. The good thing for us is that they frankly have no chance. He is probably the only person in the world who doesn't know that everyone fucking hates him. He has zero chance with the voters nationally. He is just trying to scramble up the power path that one of his will inevitably succeed at.
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I think Liz Cheney may be the only human member left of the GOP in Washington after ZombieTrump of Borg assimilated and ate all their brains.
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Daehawk wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 12:35 pm I think Liz Cheney may be the only human member left of the GOP in Washington after ZombieTrump of Borg assimilated and ate all their brains.
Ironically a lot of the GOP fucktard behavior can be traced back to her Dad.
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Dick 'I shot the friend but I did not shoot the President' Cheney

I remember Dick having his dick all in Enron or something. I wasn't much paying attention to politics back then.
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