Hacking Democracy

The Recent HBO Documentary Hacking Democracy is now available online. Thanks to Google Video for hosting this. Let us know if there are any problems with this video - it's our first Google video that we've tried to put up here. This is a great thing to watch on election day - PLEASE go and vote first before you watch it, or you might be too discouraged. This should be more of a reminder to you that it is important that you go to vote, and make the vote as lopsided as possible, to try to counteract all of the attempts at vote fraud.  This is only one of the means. 

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New DNC Ad

Submitted by Steve Hanson on Sun, 11/05/2006 - 4:01pm

Just in time for the election - a new ad about Cheney, Rumsfeld, and Bush's continuing support:

 

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Dustup in 23rd District on Zien Flyer - Update

Submitted by Steve Hanson on Sun, 11/05/2006 - 2:54pm

There's been a little bruhaha today because the state Republicans have been distributing a flyer in which Rob Kreibich (who was at one time an Eau Claire Channel 13 reporter) throws his support behind Dave Zien (R) over Pat Kreitlow (D). Well, no big surprise there. -- Update - I have added a link to a statement from Pat Kreitlow on the ad.

The point of contention, though, is that they used Channel 13's and NBC"s logos in the flyer, which may or may not be legal. And it certainly adds to the confusion that a few people in the area seem to be getting about the two former Channel 13 employees, and which is which (geez, if you ever talked to either of them you'd be able to keep it straight, I think - Kreitlow, Kreibich - Democrat, Republican - Black, White - all fine distinctions).

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How Diebold Pulled the Wool over Maryland's Eyes

Submitted by Steve Hanson on Sat, 11/04/2006 - 7:45pm

In a new story, the Brad Blog outlines how Diebold managed to keep SAIC's full report on the security flaws in their voting machines from ever reaching the Maryland officials that were investigating the problems. This report includes the full original report. Yet again we see Diebold manipulating the truth about their system.

What method are you going to be using to vote next week? Personally I really miss putting my mark on a good ol' paper ballot - which I could do here up until this year. Maybe next year I'll get to do it again.

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Bill Maher - What Democrats Should Do until Nov. 7.

Submitted by Steve Hanson on Sat, 11/04/2006 - 7:29pm

As always, good funny advice:

 

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Uppity Wisconsin on the BBC Web Site

Submitted by Steve Hanson on Sat, 11/04/2006 - 7:11pm

In our continuing attempt to become well-known in a very small circle of people who care --- Uppity Wisconsin (and hey - MY FARM - ) are on the BBC web site.

Really - go take a look! As part of the Up All Night show's coverage of the US elections and citizen reporters in the US, they asked me to write a piece for British readers about the elections in Wisconsin. I wrote about the Marriage Amendment.

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Take a Deep Breath and See if You Can Keep Up

Submitted by Steve Hanson on Fri, 11/03/2006 - 11:16am

Thanks to the Anti-Corruption-Voters:

 

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Tyrone Power Plant Plan is Cancelled

Submitted by Steve Hanson on Thu, 11/02/2006 - 4:38pm

As expected, Xcel Energy announced Wednesday that they have decided not to build a power plant at the Tyrone location north of Durand, but instead will pursue other plans:

Xcel on Wednesday said it filed an application with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission for a combined Manitoba Hydro and wind-power package to fill a 375-megawatt shortfall by 2015.

The plan calls for purchasing power from Manitoba Hydro in 2015 and purchasing or building 380 megawatts of wind generation by 2015 or earlier.

This decision has been expected for months, and is a big relief to CVSEA and to other groups that have been fighting against this location for a huge coal-powered generating plant. This location, which had been purchased by Xcel's predecessor as a site for a nuclear power plant that was rejected after immense opposition, is a spectacular wildlife area that would not have absorbed the building of a power plant in any sustainable way.

Dodged another bullet.

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