New England voting machine firm has executive criminal record
They program every single voting machine in New Hampshire, Connecticut, almost all of Massachusetts, Vermont, and Maine. But did state officials in five New England states ever do a criminal background check on this company's executives? Do the laws of these five states even ALLOW them to hire convicted criminals for services paid for by the state? What about over 500 local towns and municipalities?
According to my sources, LHS Marketing and Sales Director Ken Hajjar grew up with owner John Silvestro in Lawrence, Massachusetts. They both moved to Londonderry, New Hampshire, where Ken Hajjar was arrested, indicted, and pleaded guilty to "sale / CND" and sentenced to 12 months in the Rockingham County Correctional facility, and fined $2000. As things go for the politically connected, he was then given a deferred sentence and $1000 of his fine was suspended.
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Hajjar doesn't limit his involvement in the voting machine business to sales. According to an interview conducted by Brad Friedman, Hajjar totes memory cards around in the trunk of his car and defends the boggling concept of swapping out memory cards during the middle of elections.
Hold onto your hats, there's more. Start with this YouTube video, if you haven't already seen it:
Not only that, they have turned all the programming over to a sole source private company, taking vote counting for 81 percent of New Hampshire citizens out of the public domain.
LHS is not subject to public records requirements, as the government is, at least, not in New Hampshire. The control over memory card contents is absolute; when cards malfunction or get lost, LHS brings the replacements.
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Narrow-minded misogynist tools like you shouldn't be allowed to vote. After all, doesn't the 'president' know what's best for everyone? Why disagree with him, then?
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Quote by livingonli: Headline News is reporting that John Kerry is going to endorse Obama. Why not his former running mate?![]()
Quote by livingonli: Headline News is reporting that John Kerry is going to endorse Obama. Why not his former running mate?![]()
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Because he's an insincere flip-flopper who concedes at the first sign of trouble?
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Quote by shelaghc:Quote by livingonli: Headline News is reporting that John Kerry is going to endorse Obama. Why not his former running mate?![]()
That's something of a shame. But remember Gore/Lieberman?
How many former running mates are like best buddies after the election is over?
Quote by livingonli:Quote by shelaghc:Quote by livingonli: Headline News is reporting that John Kerry is going to endorse Obama. Why not his former running mate?![]()
That's something of a shame. But remember Gore/Lieberman?
How many former running mates are like best buddies after the election is over?
Lieberman is another story entirely since he's a right-wing tool. He went from DLC to full-blown right-wing kiss-up since 9-11. Why doesn't he stop the threats and become a Republican already?
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Quote by livingonli: Headline News is reporting that John Kerry is going to endorse Obama. Why not his former running mate?![]()
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I'm of the opinion that there is some bad blood there. I think Edwards is still pretty miffed about Kerry conceding to Bush.
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I was veryt nervous.
I think that was Steph, she had a hard break
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by starling310:Quote by livingonli: Headline News is reporting that John Kerry is going to endorse Obama. Why not his former running mate?![]()
I'm of the opinion that there is some bad blood there. I think Edwards is still pretty miffed about Kerry conceding to Bush.
I think your right. I still remember that night, Edwards came out and said "we're gonna fight" and next morning it was Kerry saying "I concede". I was like WTF!
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Woohoo! I'm on schedule!
Teatime!
What're y'all talking about?
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I agree! How do you not love a movie that has lines like
"I shoved your tap shoes in my panties before I was blown out of the house. You go find the guy who cut ‘em off."
Quote by shelaghc: Closet #2 emptied - boxing more complicated than I thought, but essentially that one's finished.
Woohoo! I'm on schedule!
Teatime!
What're y'all talking about?
Quote by starling310:Quote by wickedpam:Quote by starling310: HA! Was the from "Drop Dead Gorgeous?" That movie is hilarious!
I agree! How do you not love a movie that has lines like
"I shoved your tap shoes in my panties before I was blown out of the house. You go find the guy who cut ‘em off."
"Well, Mom's Dead, so shut your fly trap."
I think that movie got largely overlooked because people thought it was just another teen movie.
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by shelaghc: Closet #2 emptied - boxing more complicated than I thought, but essentially that one's finished.
Woohoo! I'm on schedule!
Teatime!
What're y'all talking about?
Raine was just musing :D
Whatcha packing up closets for?
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Woohoo! I'm on schedule!
Teatime!
What're y'all talking about?
What kind of tea would you like? Lady Grey is the tea of choice around these parts... ;)
Quote by shelaghc:Quote by wickedpam:Quote by shelaghc: Closet #2 emptied - boxing more complicated than I thought, but essentially that one's finished.
Woohoo! I'm on schedule!
Teatime!
What're y'all talking about?
Raine was just musing :D
Whatcha packing up closets for?
Hi Pam. I'm moving in a couple of weeks.
Actually, I realized yesterday that my pre-moving date is two weeks from yesterday. This time in two weeks, I'll be rattling around an almost empty apartment in Pittsburgh. Thus far no one from any of the blogs I'm on has admitted they live anywhere near Pittsburgh.
I wish I could find Shano in Pittsburgh......
Quote by Raine: OK, so let me get this straight, Obama gets the endorsment of the LOSER in 2004? Just saying.
I sorta wonder who Bush will endorse. Yes, it was mean. I know, but heck... I seriously think that a Kerry endorsement is nothing to be very proud of.
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by shelaghc:Quote by wickedpam:Quote by shelaghc: Closet #2 emptied - boxing more complicated than I thought, but essentially that one's finished.
Woohoo! I'm on schedule!
Teatime!
What're y'all talking about?
Raine was just musing :D
Whatcha packing up closets for?
Hi Pam. I'm moving in a couple of weeks.
Actually, I realized yesterday that my pre-moving date is two weeks from yesterday. This time in two weeks, I'll be rattling around an almost empty apartment in Pittsburgh. Thus far no one from any of the blogs I'm on has admitted they live anywhere near Pittsburgh.
I wish I could find Shano in Pittsburgh......
Where are ya moving to?
Where are ya moving to?
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Woohoo! I'm on schedule!
Teatime!
What're y'all talking about?
What kind of tea would you like? Lady Grey is the tea of choice around these parts... ;)
Actually, I'm doing a British decaf today. Trying to stay hydrated.
I'm not sure I'd be any good at official anything though. I'm a pretty unofficial person.
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Where are ya moving to?
Quote by livingonli:Quote by Raine: :sniff: I wish HBK would at least come by for a visit.
Have you PMed her about this place?
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Back to Pittsburgh. Raine said it's closer to you. Where might you be?
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Back to Pittsburgh. Raine said it's closer to you. Where might you be?
I be in Northern Virginia!
Quote by shelaghc:Quote by wickedpam:Quote by shelaghc:Where are ya moving to?
Back to Pittsburgh. Raine said it's closer to you. Where might you be?
I be in Northern Virginia!
Yep, that'd be about four or five hours away. If I had a decent car, it'd be a day trip. *g*
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:rofl:with the outrage!!! :rofl:
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Back to Pittsburgh. Raine said it's closer to you. Where might you be?
I be in Northern Virginia!
Yep, that'd be about four or five hours away. If I had a decent car, it'd be a day trip. *g*
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:rofl:with the outrage!!! :rofl:
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:rofl:with the outrage!!! :rofl:
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:rofl:with the outrage!!! :rofl:
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Quote by livingonli:Quote by Raine: regarding this Kerry nomination... Please correct me if I am wrong, are not both Barack and Kerry DLC?
Barack seems to vote DLC but I don't know if he's actually a member. Kerry I believe is a member, but Hillary is definitely a member.
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Not in Huckland! :wacko:
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Not in Huckland! :wacko:
Where they handle snakes and speak in tounges?
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I'm now off schedule. :-<
I didn't allow enough time to shred some old financial documents.
And now my shredder is jammed. :-<
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Not in Huckland! :wacko:
Where they handle snakes and speak in tounges?
And they believe the Grand Canyone was formed by the great flood in the Bible.
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Who? Is she that blond child molester that we should all know and love? :puke:
Quote by Raine: Alan Raymond! on Thom! well known vote rigger!
Quote by livingonli:Quote by Raine:Quote by livingonli: MSNBC is going to spend the afternoon covering the Debra Lafaye case.
Who? Is she that blond child molester that we should all know and love? :puke:
Yup. The young hot 20-something blonde.
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It was stapled to the chicken! :rofl:
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It was stapled to the chicken! :rofl:
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Quote by TriSec: But, does the chicken hate America?
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Just received from the Richardson campaign:
Dear TriSec,
It is with great pride, understanding and acceptance that I am ending my campaign for President of the United States. It was my hope that all of you would first hear this news from me and not a news organization. But unfortunately, as with too many things in our world today, it's the ending of something that garners the most intense interest and speculation.
I knew from the beginning that this would be an uphill climb. When I entered the campaign, it was clear that we, as Democrats, had the most talented field of candidates in my lifetime running to change the direction of our country. And in the end, one of them will.
Despite overwhelming financial and political odds, I am proud of the campaign we waged and the influence we had on the issues that matter most to the future of this country.
*snip*
Now that my time in this national campaign has come to an end, I would urge those who supported my candidacy to take a long and thoughtful look at the remaining Democrats. They are all strong contenders who each, in their own way, would bring desperately needed change to our country. All I ask is that you make your own independent choice with the same care and dedication to this country that you honored me with during this campaign. At this time, I will not endorse any candidate.
Now I am returning to a job that I love, serving a state that I cherish and doing the work of the people I was elected to serve. As I have always said, I am the luckiest man I know. I am married to my high school sweetheart. I live in a place called the Land of Enchantment. I have the best job in the world. And I just got to run for president of the United States.
It doesn't get any better than that.
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Only if it doesn't support Bush.![]()
Off to the salt mine I go. I will be training a new hire tonight, so you might not be seeing me too much on bloggie tonight. If I don't talk to anyone later, see ya all tomorrow.![]()
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After hearing the ridiculous costs for the DSL - which includes getting a brand new modem - free for a $20 mailing charge - I told them to forget it.
I may very well get cable and pick up a cable modem instead.
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Napa Grape Lights
Quote by shelaghc: Ha! The hell with AT&T!
I'm going with broadband phone and saving money for a change.
AT&T: $30/Mo for local calls only (no toll or long distance) with only caller ID and call waiting included. $9 extra for voicemail; and $3 per month for the privilege of being unlisted. Startup fee: $65
DSL: $20/Mo for basic service; free modem but $20 for mailing costs. Startup fee: $45.
VOIP: $15/mo for unlimited calls in all Pittsburgh area codes; $.03 per minute for all of North America. Startup fee: $30
DSL: $30/mo for basic service; free modem - no cost for mailing. Startup fee: $30
And someone actually comes to your home to setup everything.
Here's hoping this broadband phone and DSL combined are worth it.
Quote by Raine: well it seems all good. I had a phone convo with a person I was getting ready to duke it out with.
:clap: sounds like someone did the serious research...
VOIP sounds damn good.
As long as they keep you in touch with us during the big transition. ;)