Idiots at your poll? I know who to blame.
Why is it whenever I read the Washington post I feel like ranting on my blog?
I read this article today,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/22/AR2005062201895_pf.html. I'll summarize: Headline = Vote problems in Ohio, Body Text = Not actually voter problems in Ohio.
The first sentence, "More than 25% of voters and half of all black voters experienced problems at the polls...". I'm thinking, problems? I have problems all the time. Every time I go to the poll I can't remember if I'm supposed to go to the N counter or the V counter. My street belongs to one, and there's even a map to tell me which.
But nobody bothers to hang up the map. Sure, there are a couple of copies under some tables, but nothing on the wall, by the door, where it would be useful. Why? Obviously because nobody at the poll thought of it. Sure, it's a dumb thing to forget, and these forgetful folks are my neighbors.
So I'm reading the rest of the article, and it turns out the "problems" are the same old shtick, long lines and polls staffed by untrained types and idiots. If anyone out there is unclear on this, those idiots would be your neighbors.
I mean, after I figure out the N-table/V-table thing, I sign my name, get a ballot, wait, and punch some chads. The pollsters have to assist in precisely two of these tasks (the name signing and ballot distribution). Is that really that hard? I mean, the people I see at my poll have one foot in the grave, so they must have voted a million times before. If other polls are the same, you'd think they'd have figured things out by trial and error already.
Other genious quotes include the Ohio DNC saying they want to find "the extent of problems and possible solutions." Well, I can answer that one. The extent would be national, as there are idiots everywhere. If idiots had wings, they'd block out the sun. And the solution would be to destroy neighborhoods, thus eliminating "neighbors," placing the idiots at a good fifteen minute car ride.
If you have problems at the poll, chances are you'll have a chance to chat about it at your block party. Cheers!
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