[geeks] Appropriate Ayn Rand comment for the election...

Patrick Giagnocavo patrick at zill.net
Wed Nov 5 19:42:14 CST 2008


Phil Stracchino wrote:

> It wasn't a "mandate" by popular vote, IMHO, although he did squeak out
> a bare majority rather than a plurality.  On the other hand, that 52% of
> the popular vote *did* get him about 70% of the electoral vote.
> 

Notice the lack of calls publicized in the media to "reform" the
Electoral College?  Where is Hillary smugly smiling as she says it
should be reformed?

Notice the lack of media-publicized "voting problems" that led to the
poor being disenfrenchfried?  Where is Jesse Jackson, talking out about
the Black Panthers in front of a polling place with nightsticks?

Hmmm...

--Patrick



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