READER COMMENTS ON
"BRAD BLOG Back Up With New Software!"
(83 Responses so far...)
COMMENT #1 [Permalink]
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Floridiot
said on 6/11/2006 @ 6:35 am PT...
COMMENT #2 [Permalink]
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Cyteria
said on 6/11/2006 @ 7:23 am PT...
Thanks Brad for the black and white print feature. I was one of those, you'll recall, who had trouble reading the yellow on green format. I also like the "Preview" feature.
COMMENT #3 [Permalink]
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Floridiot
said on 6/11/2006 @ 7:26 am PT...
COMMENT #4 [Permalink]
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Dredd
said on 6/11/2006 @ 7:29 am PT...
Brad
Links do not work properly. For example, the target="_blank" feature does not work. It is a neat feature because it opens up a new window automatically, and one does not loose the original page.
Also, the preview does not record changes all the time.
COMMENT #5 [Permalink]
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Dredd
said on 6/11/2006 @ 7:42 am PT...
COMMENT #6 [Permalink]
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Dredd
said on 6/11/2006 @ 7:47 am PT...
PS
I went back to some older posts and it does the same thing ... removes the target="_blank" statement from any link.
COMMENT #7 [Permalink]
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Dredd
said on 6/11/2006 @ 8:03 am PT...
Brad
I noticed a sequencing anamoly too. One of my posts https://bradblog.com/?p=2943#comment-80366 ended up earlier than the post I was quoting.
I was reading post #14 of Tony Cambece, which was numbered as such, expecting mine to be at least #15.
Instead, his showed up as #15 and mine showed up as #14.
Notice that the text I was mentioning, that he was talking about valueable real estate, is in the post following mine.
When I posted his was already up ... yet mine showed up ahead of his!
BTW: the new preview feature is better, because one does not have to wait for the cgi to process it. Good!
COMMENT #8 [Permalink]
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Peg C
said on 6/11/2006 @ 8:10 am PT...
Hi, Brad,
I agree with Dredd about the tags that have been eliminated. This new preview feature is lovely, but the entire new setup will take some getting used to! And target="_blank" is a sine qua non for us who are severely speed-challenged!! (Of course, as Winter Patriot reminded me once, one can always right-click and select "Open in new window.")
Anyway, GET SOME SLEEP. The sleep of the just.
COMMENT #9 [Permalink]
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Floridiot
said on 6/11/2006 @ 9:23 am PT...
Maybe someone could explain this crap to us older "retarded" people
COMMENT #10 [Permalink]
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Floridiot
said on 6/11/2006 @ 9:39 am PT...
Hey Dredd, go down and read my link in the'Daily Voting News' For June 10, 2006, This is how they have been funneling cash into the Republican Party election coffers IMO
COMMENT #11 [Permalink]
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Floridiot
said on 6/11/2006 @ 9:41 am PT...
Oops, cash = taxpayer dollars
COMMENT #12 [Permalink]
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Bluebear2
said on 6/11/2006 @ 9:52 am PT...
I just made a comment, entered the numbers and hit submit - where did it go?
COMMENT #13 [Permalink]
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Bluebear2
said on 6/11/2006 @ 9:55 am PT...
Well that one worked!
How do I link my email back to my name?
COMMENT #14 [Permalink]
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Bluebear2
said on 6/11/2006 @ 10:04 am PT...
I miss the community assistant. It was sure helpfull for those of us who know nothing about HTML coding. I used for posting links elsewhere as well as here. A new learning curve for the buttons I guess. I\'ll wait until the bugs are out \'till I mess up the blog trying! LOL
COMMENT #15 [Permalink]
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bvac
said on 6/11/2006 @ 10:31 am PT...
Just testing the new features. Live preview is pretty neat. Here's a link: [ link ]
TypicalNeocon said:
We're fighting them over there so we don't have to fight them over here. Crazy loony libs!
Go fuck yourself I disagree.
Nice job.
COMMENT #16 [Permalink]
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Vicky Perry
said on 6/11/2006 @ 10:32 am PT...
FWIW: I've always found the green background and yellow type hard to read.
COMMENT #17 [Permalink]
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bvac
said on 6/11/2006 @ 10:32 am PT...
It did remove my "HR" tags though, which is disappointing.
COMMENT #18 [Permalink]
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Soul Rebel
said on 6/11/2006 @ 11:45 am PT...
COMMENT #19 [Permalink]
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Soul Rebel
said on 6/11/2006 @ 11:46 am PT...
Oooooh, I like that! Automatic links and emoticons. Very nice.
COMMENT #20 [Permalink]
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Savantster
said on 6/11/2006 @ 11:57 am PT...
I can't post with IE.. and netscape can't connect? (well, tried posting with italics and "submit" gives me a white page with partial text, then comes back here without having posted the post?).
something is hosed here.. it would seem..
COMMENT #21 [Permalink]
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Savantster
said on 6/11/2006 @ 12:05 pm PT...
Now it quietly ate a different post? hmmmm...
COMMENT #22 [Permalink]
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Bluebear2
said on 6/11/2006 @ 12:38 pm PT...
Second time now my comment didn't post - my first comment here didn't post, first comment at another thread didn't post, now after being gone for a while my first comment here didn't post. This is my second attempt in this session.
Pages seem to load faster, and comments (when they post) are much faster. I like that!
COMMENT #23 [Permalink]
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agent99
said on 6/11/2006 @ 1:12 pm PT...
Whether my comments go up or not, and where in the thread they will end up, seems to be an open question.... and the authentication code thing rejects me even when I did it correctly sometimes too. Is this a Mac/PC thing, or just a fussy software thing?
COMMENT #24 [Permalink]
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agent99
said on 6/11/2006 @ 1:22 pm PT...
We could use a little tutorial page, or link, I think. Those of us without our own web pages aren\'t every hip to the lingo on these buttons.
COMMENT #25 [Permalink]
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Dredd
said on 6/11/2006 @ 1:29 pm PT...
I lost several posts also ... make a backup copy in notepad or other text editor ... ????
COMMENT #26 [Permalink]
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Savantster
said on 6/11/2006 @ 1:30 pm PT...
Odd.. might have been a problem with my browser.. went to close mail and the whole thing came down.. and now it's letting me in with Netscape..
Not sure about if we're still losing posts though, and if will work or not
Might be something to do with multi-lined posts? or perhas a slash in front of sigh (one that died..) like /sigh
we'll see with this one
COMMENT #27 [Permalink]
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Savantster
said on 6/11/2006 @ 1:31 pm PT...
Well, that one sent, the only thing I'm missing from a dead post now is *grin*
Hmm.. perhaps Brad is making tweaks and not telling us?
If this posts, then all the types I was having problems with are gone (though, I'm on Netscape now, not IE.)..
COMMENT #28 [Permalink]
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Dredd
said on 6/11/2006 @ 1:40 pm PT...
Oh ... another thing ... sometimes the o (oh) can look like 0 (zero) in the message ID graphic (spam fighter), so when there is doubt get another ID with the [newID]
button ...
except that is a bit testy too
... lets see if this will post ...
COMMENT #29 [Permalink]
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agent99
said on 6/11/2006 @ 1:48 pm PT...
COMMENT #30 [Permalink]
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agent99
said on 6/11/2006 @ 1:49 pm PT...
COMMENT #31 [Permalink]
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agent99
said on 6/11/2006 @ 1:53 pm PT...
Okay, Brad, if you're not publishing my email address now, which will slow the attempts to attack my machine, and lower spam problems, I'm going to login with my regular email from now on.
COMMENT #32 [Permalink]
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agent99
said on 6/11/2006 @ 1:56 pm PT...
Is it okay to put web pages you'd like others to visit, even though they're not your own? Or is that not done?
COMMENT #33 [Permalink]
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Brad
said on 6/11/2006 @ 2:59 pm PT...
Thanks for the input guys. Yes, we're trying to fix/tweak in the background. So keep your input coming.
Will try to create a "Commenting Tips" page if needed, though I prefer to try and clean things up here so that no brain is necessary to figure everything out (will make it easier on the wingnuts anyway
Thanks again for the both input and continued patience as we do all of this on the fly (cuz we didn't have enough to do alrady
COMMENT #34 [Permalink]
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Floridiot
said on 6/11/2006 @ 3:29 pm PT...
The NOAA has that storm heading right at me, we had a couple of pretty strong bands go through already, and it isn\'t even close yet, if the electricity goes out, we\'ll see all of you in a couple of days or so
COMMENT #35 [Permalink]
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Brad
said on 6/11/2006 @ 3:41 pm PT...
COMMENT #36 [Permalink]
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Savantster
said on 6/11/2006 @ 3:42 pm PT...
Well, crap.. 2 posts eaten and one wasn't anything special..
Dredd, there's a . in the middle of zeros.. and it looks like you might need to have capital letters for the auth. stuff.. lower case didn't let the last post go, and there was nothing else that looked bad..
Still got lots of bugs to tweak, Brad
COMMENT #37 [Permalink]
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Savantster
said on 6/11/2006 @ 3:43 pm PT...
Testing lowercase auth codes..
COMMENT #38 [Permalink]
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Savantster
said on 6/11/2006 @ 3:44 pm PT...
well, lower case worked.. perhaps it's just that the server is having code changes that's killing stuff *shrug*..
Anywho..
COMMENT #39 [Permalink]
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Brad
said on 6/11/2006 @ 4:03 pm PT...
The "Submit Button" below the graphic must be hit. As opposed to the Submit button just below the text box (if you happen to be able to see it). We'll straighten then out. If you hit that wrong button, it seems that it may eat the text
COMMENT #40 [Permalink]
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Wayne
said on 6/11/2006 @ 4:26 pm PT...
COMMENT #41 [Permalink]
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Peg C
said on 6/11/2006 @ 5:01 pm PT...
Where, oh where, are the smilies? Anyone??
COMMENT #42 [Permalink]
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Savantster
said on 6/11/2006 @ 5:23 pm PT...
Peg, use the regular internet type things.. : D for big grin, : P for toungue out, etc etc.. ; ) for wink..
:D
COMMENT #43 [Permalink]
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Savantster
said on 6/11/2006 @ 5:25 pm PT...
Well, it failed with 2 chars in the test, worked with all numbers.. *shrug*
COMMENT #44 [Permalink]
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Savantster
said on 6/11/2006 @ 5:26 pm PT...
Seems the . in the zero isn't always there.. Brad, any way to fix that? to make sure zero is distinguishable from O (capital o)?
COMMENT #45 [Permalink]
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Bluebear2
said on 6/11/2006 @ 5:29 pm PT...
Note that the letters are A thru F, so if you see \
COMMENT #46 [Permalink]
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Bluebear2
said on 6/11/2006 @ 5:34 pm PT...
Whoa - getting weirder - that #45 is only half of what I wrote,when I posted it didn't go through, I got a message by the code thingy - entered the new code and got half a post. The "/" character was not in my text.
Note the "0" in the code is always zero. The letters are only A thru F.
COMMENT #47 [Permalink]
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Savantster
said on 6/11/2006 @ 6:09 pm PT...
heh.. values for validation are Hex.. makes sense... kinda..
COMMENT #48 [Permalink]
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agent99
said on 6/11/2006 @ 6:15 pm PT...
The validation thing is way cranky.
COMMENT #49 [Permalink]
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agent99
said on 6/11/2006 @ 6:20 pm PT...
But does this mean we will stop having the cruel spam filter booting out our greatest literary masterpieces?
Second time now my comment didn't post - my first comment here didn't post, first comment at another thread didn't post, now after being gone for a while my first comment here didn't post. This is my second attempt in this session.
And, if I quote Bluebear 2, will it look dazzling when it posts?
COMMENT #50 [Permalink]
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agent99
said on 6/11/2006 @ 6:25 pm PT...
And, ya know, if the Ferengi had never come down and bred with humans, we wouldn't have to go through all this anti-spam malarky.
:(
COMMENT #51 [Permalink]
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agent99
said on 6/11/2006 @ 6:26 pm PT...
:-(
COMMENT #52 [Permalink]
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Peg C
said on 6/11/2006 @ 6:29 pm PT...
Where\'d the preview window go??? Wow, being here while Brad\'s tinkering is SPOOKY!
COMMENT #53 [Permalink]
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Jerry O\'Riordan
said on 6/11/2006 @ 6:32 pm PT...
Help! George Bush and Dick Cheney are hunting me down! I'm not ready for Quayle hunting at this time!
COMMENT #54 [Permalink]
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Peg C
said on 6/11/2006 @ 6:33 pm PT...
And what's with the back slash every time I type an apostrophe? Eek!!! :O
COMMENT #55 [Permalink]
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Jerry O'Riordan
said on 6/11/2006 @ 6:36 pm PT...
Help! Ann Coulter ran out of milk!
COMMENT #56 [Permalink]
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bvac
said on 6/11/2006 @ 6:48 pm PT...
'auto apostrophe'
was givin me three backslashes'
seems to work now
let the socialist propaganda commence
COMMENT #57 [Permalink]
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agent99
said on 6/11/2006 @ 7:51 pm PT...
What I had here was too weird for the software, I guess.
COMMENT #58 [Permalink]
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Wayne
said on 6/11/2006 @ 8:04 pm PT...
COMMENT #59 [Permalink]
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agent99
said on 6/11/2006 @ 8:07 pm PT...
BRAD
Making links is suddenly not happening, and does it have to be MY website with my screen name?
COMMENT #60 [Permalink]
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Peg C
said on 6/11/2006 @ 9:19 pm PT...
COMMENT #61 [Permalink]
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Sally
said on 6/11/2006 @ 9:33 pm PT...
COMMENT #62 [Permalink]
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Bluebear2
said on 6/11/2006 @ 10:24 pm PT...
What a day this has been
What a rare mood I'm in
It's almost like being in love
The music of life seems to be
Like a bell that is ringing for me
Help I'm losing it!
COMMENT #63 [Permalink]
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Bluebear2
said on 6/11/2006 @ 10:35 pm PT...
THIS IS A TEST OF THE TEST-TEST TESTING THE INTEGRITY OF THE TEST
SHOULD THE TEST-TEST PROVE POSITIVE RERUN THE TEST OF THE TEST
AND INCORPORATE THE SECOND LEVEL TEST OF THE TEST-TEST.
SHOULD THE TEST-TEST PROVE NEGATIVE RERUN THE TEST-TEST
IN THE DEFAULT SAFE MODE WITH THE TEST-TEST BINARY SET TO 3.
COMMENT #64 [Permalink]
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Bluebear2
said on 6/11/2006 @ 10:41 pm PT...
I keep getting the "Invalid entry, try again message and nothing posts - also the comment edit box is emptied each time. I've double checked my code entries and they are correct, it seems to take 2 tries to get it to post. I've started copying my post before I send it so I can paste it back in the second time.
Ah, modern technology - Brad don't pull all of your hair out ok?
COMMENT #65 [Permalink]
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Bluebear2
said on 6/11/2006 @ 10:43 pm PT...
That one - #63 - took 2 tries also. "No valid entry, Try again"
COMMENT #66 [Permalink]
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Bluebear2
said on 6/11/2006 @ 10:44 pm PT...
Now that one went first try.
COMMENT #67 [Permalink]
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Brad
said on 6/12/2006 @ 12:02 am PT...
Hang in there with me guys.
We'll still be working on this over the next several days until we get everything sorted out until it's 100% (or close enough for Board of Election work).
Much to do...much to do (and much to report! If I could just get to it all! Urgh...)
COMMENT #68 [Permalink]
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Dredd
said on 6/12/2006 @ 5:22 am PT...
Brad Blog is still under attack I suppose ... plus no
smiley face lib any more
And it is much slower than usual it seems ...
"These are times that test a blog's trolls" (Alfred E. Blogman).
I noticed that archived posts that have old style links with target="_blank"
or even some with question marks in the URL are HOSED
... (a programmer term which in canadian means buggered up, and it election terms means a little glitchy thingy).
I was told, when I pressed submit, that I had lost the election 51% to 49% ...
COMMENT #69 [Permalink]
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Bluebear2
said on 6/12/2006 @ 8:56 am PT...
Dredd said: ""These are times that test a blog's trolls" (Alfred E. Blogman)."
LOL
COMMENT #70 [Permalink]
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Bluebear2
said on 6/12/2006 @ 9:13 am PT...
COMMENT #71 [Permalink]
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Bluebear2
said on 6/12/2006 @ 9:15 am PT...
That didn't work - putting my email address in the "website" box.
COMMENT #72 [Permalink]
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Erik
said on 6/12/2006 @ 10:25 am PT...
Upgrades are always nice.
I'll try this again. A few hours ago I got a 404-error when I clicked Submit and just now I got this irritating message:
No valid entry. Please try again
Gotta love that automatic Comment Preview feature though.
Hey, what's the difference between an ABBR and an ACRONYM? How about bold and strong? And what about italic and emphasised text? I guess multiple-choice can't be bad.
"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." -G.W.B.
COMMENT #73 [Permalink]
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Peg C
said on 6/12/2006 @ 11:22 am PT...
Hi! Where are you getting your BradBlog smilies? Just askin'...
COMMENT #74 [Permalink]
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JUDGE OF JUDGES
said on 6/12/2006 @ 11:55 am PT...
COMMENT #75 [Permalink]
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Bluebear2
said on 6/12/2006 @ 11:59 am PT...
Use the keys you would use in an email.
(Remove the space between the colon and the following letter in these examples)
: ) = ![:)](https://bradblog.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
; ) = ![;)](https://bradblog.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
: ( = ![:(](https://bradblog.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
: 0 = :0
etc.
COMMENT #76 [Permalink]
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Bluebear2
said on 6/12/2006 @ 12:00 pm PT...
: O = :O
Capital "O" - not zero
COMMENT #77 [Permalink]
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Bluebear2
said on 6/12/2006 @ 12:01 pm PT...
COMMENT #78 [Permalink]
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Dr. Mike Byron
said on 6/12/2006 @ 12:02 pm PT...
I forwarded the information found on Brad Blog concerning the Busby/Bilbray race, along with a Brad Blog link to Francine Busby, who I know personally, (we were candidates together in '04, when I ran against Darell Issa in the CA 49th, as the Dem nomineee, and Francince ran against the Dukestir in the neighboring CA 50 CD. In a carefully worded statement Francinne replied:
Concession and Recount
Many of you have called to express your interest in a recount.
On election night and for several days following the election, observers from both parties from Washington D.C as well as local monitors have been carefully observing the counting of ballots.
While there were a few reports of malfunctioning machines, there was not widespread reporting of problems on election day. All absentee, provisional and damaged ballots were accounted for and are continuing to being counted.
I conceded as part of my statement following election night because the margin of difference was beyond the amount to trigger an automatic recount. Should the Secretary of State find reason to certify me as the winner, I would be declared the winner despite my original concession statement.
Thought we all wanted to win this race, we can be proud of the fact the we garnered over 45% of the vote despite $5 million in relentless negative assaults and kept Bilbray under 50% in a district that should have been theirs for free. This was a huge victory in itself. With your continued support, we will keep up the pressure through November.
Francine
COMMENT #79 [Permalink]
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big dan
said on 6/12/2006 @ 12:36 pm PT...
COMMENT #80 [Permalink]
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big dan
said on 6/12/2006 @ 12:37 pm PT...
Dr. Mike Byron: Any comments on the #78 link???
COMMENT #81 [Permalink]
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big dan
said on 6/12/2006 @ 12:38 pm PT...
COMMENT #82 [Permalink]
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Brad
said on 6/12/2006 @ 7:38 pm PT...
PREVIEW is visible just below the the comment input box, Dan. It's preview LIVE as you type your note!
COMMENT #83 [Permalink]
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pb
said on 6/13/2006 @ 4:27 pm PT...
in response to #78
Sounds pretty weak to me. I think Busby, despite the marginal difference, should take a stand and investigate the vote anyway. If there is a discrepancy, then let it be found _NOW_ instead of waiting until next time. Beat it into the ground and then beat into the ground again. This is not the time to roll over and just accept what you are given. I am sick of that attitude. If she is going to represent the people and the people are calling for a recount, then demand a recount.
Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me comes to mind.
Always challenge authority. Always challenge the people above you. Just because someone is in a position of power does not mean that they know better (see President Bush). Everyone is prone to mistakes, and no one is incapable of lieing or cheating. Stand up, speak out and always always always demand truth. That is my message to Busby.
I want her in office just as bad as everyone else. This country needs some leadership, some heroes or at least something to be proud of.