Tu_triky wrote:
Broadcast network newscasts can't even do a decent job with a half hour time slot.
You think I watch Fox for the news? :hehe:
You think I watch Fox for the news? :hehe:
Politics/Elections/World News
Started by pcmodem · 6 Oct 2004 · 1,480 replies
General Discussion
You think I watch Fox for the news? :hehe:
Kijinnmaru wrote:You think I watch Fox for the news? :hehe:
Lemme guess: Redneck Racing?
bmwracer wrote:
Lemme guess: Redneck Racing?
:rofl:
kitakaze wrote: :rofl:
Isn't that what everybody calls it? :headscratch:
:beaten:
John McCain wins the Republican party nomination...
His victory speech should give sleeping pills a run for their money. :sleeping:
His victory speech should give sleeping pills a run for their money. :sleeping:
bmwracer wrote:John McCain wins the Republican party nomination...
His victory speech should give sleeping pills a run for their money. :sleeping:
Huckabee's concession speech was more dynamic....but he's a better speaker.
Tu_triky wrote:Huckabee's concession speech was more dynamic....but he's a better speaker.
Yeah, I noticed that as well... McCain talks in a monotone. :shakehead:
He's almost a bigger stiff than the one squatting in the White House now.
bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, I noticed that as well... McCain talks in a monotone. :shakehead:
He's almost a bigger stiff than the one squatting in the White House now.
He's a bigger stiff than than the tree I got out back....
Tu_triky wrote:He's a bigger stiff than than the tree I got out back....
LOL. :hehe:
This Saturday, 8th Mac 2008 will be the polling day for all Malaysian.
But yesterday, the Election Comittee had reversed its decision to use an inedible ink for the first time in this 12th General Election only 4 days before the polling day. What a shame!! :shakehead: :shakehead:
But yesterday, the Election Comittee had reversed its decision to use an inedible ink for the first time in this 12th General Election only 4 days before the polling day. What a shame!! :shakehead: :shakehead:
yon wrote:This Saturday, 8th Mac 2008 will be the polling day for all Malaysian.
But yesterday, the Election Comittee had reversed its decision to use an inedible ink for the first time in this 12th General Election only 4 days before the polling day. What a shame!! :shakehead: :shakehead:
What was the reason for the Election Committee's decision?
Tu_triky wrote:
What was the reason for the Election Committee's decision?
The Election Commission (EC) has scrapped the indelible ink plan for the March 8 general election following legal advice, its chairman Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman said. He said that the decision made at a meeting today was also to ensure security and public order.
"Police investigations reveal that there are irresponsible people who bought ink from foreign countries in order to persuade those not familiar with the procedure to have the ink applied (to a voter's forefinger or nail) before polling day," he told a press conference at the EC headquarters, here.
Abdul Rashid said that the activity occurred especially in the rural and interior areas, and the aim was to create confusion and suspicion on the status of the voters concerned.
"They can be regarded as having casted their votes when they go to the voting centres on polling day. There are also possibilities that those who have been cheated will not go out to vote as they are afraid of being deemed as having committed an offence," he said.
He said that if these voters presented themselves at the voting centres, it would result in a chaotic situation, which might be difficult to control as the candidates' agents and EC staff would get confused over the status of the voters. -http://www.malaysiatoday.com-
WTF, what is security and public order problem?
Malaysian voters with ink on their nail will become amok and kill each others in the polling centers?
bmwracer wrote:John McCain wins the Republican party nomination...So the Republicans have somebody running for President that actually fought in a war. This could be a nice change of pace. [/list:u]
yon said,
Man. Sometimes I forget that voter fraud and dirty tricks aren't simply an American past time.
Re: McCain locking up the Repub nomination.
Now here's where I wish Hillary was further ahead. I don't like the idea of Hillary as President (a little too Bush-lite for my tastes) but it sure would be more entertaining to watch her in a debate with McCain.
McCain gets into trouble when he gets off the scripted speeches. He gets pissed off. Hell, he gets red faced furious. And when he does... he says some wicked stupid stuff.
With Barack trying to foster the, let's all come together and act like grown-ups image, he probably wouldn't be interested in poking the bear.
But Hillary would be in her element. She'd have steam coming out of McCain's collar half way through the first debate. And McCain would pay a visit to gaff central.
Probably not good for the country. But it would be funny.
"Police investigations reveal that there are irresponsible people who bought ink from foreign countries in order to persuade those not familiar with the procedure to have the ink applied (to a voter's forefinger or nail) before polling day,"
Man. Sometimes I forget that voter fraud and dirty tricks aren't simply an American past time.
Re: McCain locking up the Repub nomination.
Now here's where I wish Hillary was further ahead. I don't like the idea of Hillary as President (a little too Bush-lite for my tastes) but it sure would be more entertaining to watch her in a debate with McCain.
McCain gets into trouble when he gets off the scripted speeches. He gets pissed off. Hell, he gets red faced furious. And when he does... he says some wicked stupid stuff.
With Barack trying to foster the, let's all come together and act like grown-ups image, he probably wouldn't be interested in poking the bear.
But Hillary would be in her element. She'd have steam coming out of McCain's collar half way through the first debate. And McCain would pay a visit to gaff central.
Probably not good for the country. But it would be funny.
Geezer wrote:yon said,
"Police investigations reveal that there are irresponsible people who bought ink from foreign countries in order to persuade those not familiar with the procedure to have the ink applied (to a voter's forefinger or nail) before polling day,"
Man. Sometimes I forget that voter fraud and dirty tricks aren't simply an American past time.
Re: McCain locking up the Repub nomination.
Now here's where I wish Hillary was further ahead. I don't like the idea of Hillary as President (a little too Bush-lite for my tastes) but it sure would be more entertaining to watch her in a debate with McCain.
McCain gets into trouble when he gets off the scripted speeches. He gets pissed off. Hell, he gets red faced furious. And when he does... he says some wicked stupid stuff.
With Barack trying to foster the, let's all come together and act like grown-ups image, he probably wouldn't be interested in poking the bear.
But Hillary would be in her element. She'd have steam coming out of McCain's collar half way through the first debate. And McCain would pay a visit to gaff central.
Probably not good for the country. But it would be funny.
Touche.
Official: Governor of NY caught getting his rocks off with prostitute
By AMY WESTFELDT, Associated Press Writer
29 minutes ago
A law enforcement official has told The Associated Press that New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's involvement in a prostitution ring was caught on a federal wiretap.
The official says Spitzer is identified in court papers as "Client 9," and the wiretap was part of an investigation that opened in the last few months.
The official says the New York governor met last month with at least one woman in a Washington hotel. The law enforcement official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Eliot Spitzer, accused in news reports of being involved in a prostitution ring, apologized to his family and the public on Monday at a hastily called news conference. He did not elaborate on the story.
With his wife at his side, Spitzer told reporters that he "acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family."
"I have disappointed and failed to live up to the standard I expected of myself," he said. "I must now dedicate some time to regain the trust of my family."
The New York Times reported earlier in the day that Spitzer told senior administration officials that he was linked to a prostitiution ring. The report cited an anonymous administration official.
The Times reported that a person with knowledge of the governor's role believes the governor is identified in court papers as a client of a prostitution ring. Four people allegedly connected to a high-end ring called the Emperors Club VIP were arrested last week.
The Web site of the Emperors Club VIP displays photographs of scantily clad women with their faces hidden. It also shows hourly rates depending on whether the prostitutes were rated with one diamond, the lowest ranking, or seven diamonds, the highest. The most highly ranked prostitutes cost $5,500 an hour, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said the defendants arranged connections between wealthy men and more than 50 prostitutes in New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Miami, London and Paris.
The Times reported that the governor's travel records show he was in Washington in mid-February, and that one of the clients arranged to meet with a prostitute on the night of Feb. 13.
The case is being handled by prosecutors in the Public Corruption unit of U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia's office. Garcia spokeswoman Yusill Scribner said the office had no comment.
Around a stunned state Capitol in Albany, lawmakers and staff huddled around televisions to see the news conference. A media mob gathered outside the office of Lt. Gov. David Paterson, who would become governor if Spitzer was to resign.
Spitzer, 48, built his political reputation on rooting out corruption, including several headline-making battles with Wall Street while serving as attorney general. He stormed into the governor's office in 2006 with a historic share of the vote, vowing to continue his no-nonsense approach to fixing one of the nation's worst governments.
Time magazine had named him "Crusader of the Year" when he was attorney general and the tabloids proclaimed him "Eliot Ness."
But his stint as governor has been marred by several problems, including an unpopular plan to grant driver's licenses to illegal immigrants and a plot by his aides to smear Spitzer's main Republican nemesis.
Spitzer had been expected to testify to the state Public Integrity Commission he had created to answer for his role in the scandal, in which his aides were accused of misusing state police to compile travel records to embarrass Senate Republican leader Joseph Bruno.
Spitzer had served two terms as attorney general where he pursued criminal and civil cases and cracked down on misconduct and conflicts of interests on Wall Street and in corporate America. He had previously been a prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, handling organized crime and white-collar crime cases.
His cases as state attorney general included a few criminal prosecutions of prostitution rings and into tourism involving prostitutes.
In 2004, he was part of an investigation of an escort service in New York City that resulted in the arrest of 18 people on charges of promoting prostitution and related charges.
By AMY WESTFELDT, Associated Press Writer
29 minutes ago
A law enforcement official has told The Associated Press that New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's involvement in a prostitution ring was caught on a federal wiretap.
The official says Spitzer is identified in court papers as "Client 9," and the wiretap was part of an investigation that opened in the last few months.
The official says the New York governor met last month with at least one woman in a Washington hotel. The law enforcement official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Eliot Spitzer, accused in news reports of being involved in a prostitution ring, apologized to his family and the public on Monday at a hastily called news conference. He did not elaborate on the story.
With his wife at his side, Spitzer told reporters that he "acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family."
"I have disappointed and failed to live up to the standard I expected of myself," he said. "I must now dedicate some time to regain the trust of my family."
The New York Times reported earlier in the day that Spitzer told senior administration officials that he was linked to a prostitiution ring. The report cited an anonymous administration official.
The Times reported that a person with knowledge of the governor's role believes the governor is identified in court papers as a client of a prostitution ring. Four people allegedly connected to a high-end ring called the Emperors Club VIP were arrested last week.
The Web site of the Emperors Club VIP displays photographs of scantily clad women with their faces hidden. It also shows hourly rates depending on whether the prostitutes were rated with one diamond, the lowest ranking, or seven diamonds, the highest. The most highly ranked prostitutes cost $5,500 an hour, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said the defendants arranged connections between wealthy men and more than 50 prostitutes in New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Miami, London and Paris.
The Times reported that the governor's travel records show he was in Washington in mid-February, and that one of the clients arranged to meet with a prostitute on the night of Feb. 13.
The case is being handled by prosecutors in the Public Corruption unit of U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia's office. Garcia spokeswoman Yusill Scribner said the office had no comment.
Around a stunned state Capitol in Albany, lawmakers and staff huddled around televisions to see the news conference. A media mob gathered outside the office of Lt. Gov. David Paterson, who would become governor if Spitzer was to resign.
Spitzer, 48, built his political reputation on rooting out corruption, including several headline-making battles with Wall Street while serving as attorney general. He stormed into the governor's office in 2006 with a historic share of the vote, vowing to continue his no-nonsense approach to fixing one of the nation's worst governments.
Time magazine had named him "Crusader of the Year" when he was attorney general and the tabloids proclaimed him "Eliot Ness."
But his stint as governor has been marred by several problems, including an unpopular plan to grant driver's licenses to illegal immigrants and a plot by his aides to smear Spitzer's main Republican nemesis.
Spitzer had been expected to testify to the state Public Integrity Commission he had created to answer for his role in the scandal, in which his aides were accused of misusing state police to compile travel records to embarrass Senate Republican leader Joseph Bruno.
Spitzer had served two terms as attorney general where he pursued criminal and civil cases and cracked down on misconduct and conflicts of interests on Wall Street and in corporate America. He had previously been a prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, handling organized crime and white-collar crime cases.
His cases as state attorney general included a few criminal prosecutions of prostitution rings and into tourism involving prostitutes.
In 2004, he was part of an investigation of an escort service in New York City that resulted in the arrest of 18 people on charges of promoting prostitution and related charges.
Kind of shocking, the guys a Democrat. Usually, it's the "family values" Republicans that get caught in these things.
gaijinmark wrote:Kind of shocking, the guys a Democrat. Usually, it's the "family values" Republicans that get caught in these things.
That's true... Sen. Larry Craig wanted some man love in the Minn. Airport Bathroom.
Tu_triky wrote:That's true... Sen. Larry Craig wanted some man love in the Minn. Airport Bathroom.
"Assume the position...."
:hehe: :rofl:
bmwracer wrote:
"Assume the position...."
:hehe: :rofl:
<Sen. Craig gets on knees, while amending anti-gay bill for submission to the Senate floor>
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