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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from gandolf989]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[I hate to burst your Dilbert files bubble, but anyone can set up secure file transfer with OpenSSH. It healps if you run Linux on one of your machines, but it probably isn't completely necessary. I can transfer files securely and its free. Apparently Dilbert Files is being marketed to people who aren't in any way tech savy.

Good luck competing against Google!

[Your comment is a great endorsement for Dilbertfiles.com and it's funny you can't see that. -- Scott]]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from ygetoff]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Scott, I already covered this (in more detail to boot) in my blog at http://theinternetsnewpaper.wordpress.com/2008/10/22/political-signs/

Stay off my turf!]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from ajimenez82]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Internal editor's note: This comment is not interesting to anyone but the poster.

I friggin' love you Scott!!!!  You can have all my fillings!!!  Please be aware that most are a mercury compound and that my engagement ring hasn't been appraised.  I'm pretty sure my wedding band is valued in the high 200s.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from Killface]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[As everyone else has said, signs don't matter much in the presidential election. But in the local elections, after I see a thousand signs for Dan Saban I begin to think &quot;Who the hell IS that guy?!?!&quot; and I go read about him on the interwebs. Then I realize this guy is far better than the other guy; I'm voting for him!]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from Phantom II]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Amazingly enough, signs do make a difference.  Some people want to go with the flow, and get along with the people they perceive to back one person, issue, or proposition.  When people don't want to take the time, or don't have the basic understanding (blame our school system) of the process or the ramifications of a particular vote, they look to see how others are voting and parrott them.

Money talks volumes.  You heard it here first.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Does this scare you?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T74VA3xU0EA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H65f3q_Lm9U&amp;feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH9VwxIPD6k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hiPrsc9g98

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge2J2lNusJs]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from Stomper]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Response to the proposal for crisis simulations:  Could be useful, but not likely.  Most voters are not qualified to evaluate the candidates' respective responses.  The pundits will likely evaluate based on political leanings -- if their preferred candidate performs poorly, then the analysis will focus on flaws and perceived unfairness in the sim, while likely denying the performance was poor.  Then the voters who read the pundits still won't know any more than they did before.

Response to the proposal for minimal voter qualifications test:  like communism, it sounds good in theory, but there is no practical way to implement.  Who will prepare the quiz?  Who will decide what the right answers are?  For example, if you asked about the recent candidate's tax policies:

1.  Would McCain's camp, trying to distance him from Bush, object to a quiz describing McCain's plan as &quot;continuing current tax policies&quot;?  Of course there are distinctions, but are they significant enough to appear on a basic test of minimal political awareness?  Nobody's going to agree.

2.  Would Obama's proposals be described as &quot;socialism,&quot; &quot;wealth redistribution,&quot; or &quot;repeal of Bush's tax cuts&quot;?  Would the correct answer mention that taxes would only increase for people with incomes over $250k?

In the run-up to the election, each side developed their own labels for the other side's proposals, and there was little or no agreement about the effect or exact terms of the policies.  In fact, exact terms are hard to come by, because politicians who are too specific don't get elected.  Obama's promises were predictably nebulous, and McCain's positions changed weekly.

How far in advance can your committee begin preparing the test, and still have it be relevant to the issues in play on the day the test is administered?  Since people who fail the test are going to be disenfranchised, do you think you can even get people to agree about how hard the test should be, or which issues are important enough to be on the test?

Next time, try thinking these things through BEFORE you post.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from larryh77]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hey, I've always called Obama the antichrist too!  And I kind of believe it, and expected him to win, and now expect him to start taking away our privileges and turn us into a socialist regime.  It's the beginning of the end.  Beware, when he starts trying to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine and take away our rights to free speech, free press, and the right to bear arms.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from Jayne]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[I live across the street from the (HUGE) local polling place...my yard sign candidate or issue always wins...Last5 night's board supervisor candidate won by only 80 votes...maybe my sign made a difference...

ANYWAY, I always say to those I know coming or going to the polls, &quot;Did you vote the right way/for the right person?&quot;

And laugh myself silly because it never gets challenged and people assume that I agree with them...asssure me that they voted for the 'right' guy.  (And there is no presidential sign on my lawn, so they have no reason to guess whom I support--my sign candidates are not single party...)

Ok, that was way more boring than it sounded in my head...but it makes me laugh .]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from tragicmishap]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hey if you are lucky Scott some of us will be raptured right out of our skin.  Then you can make lampshades!]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from mich88]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Election years were great when I was a teen.  We would gather them up and whatever else we could find and get our toilet paper ready and T.P. our band directors house and fill his yard with every sign we had gotten.  Yea I know what a bunch of geeks.  Well it was geek fun.  Other than that they are a waste and what happen to being green.  How many trees did we kill this year.  One other thing Antichrist?  I don't get that one at all.  He's jsut a man just like any other a**hol*, I don't believe we have another Hilter on our hands as some of my McCain supporter friends have suggested.  But I do believe he wants to make the whole world a better place, weather or not he can do it with his ideas remains to be seen.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[I don't know why, but I have seen WAY fewer political bumper stickers this presidential election, and it seems like there are fewer yard signs as well.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from lertad]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[So, how's the restaurant treating you Scott?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from larskj]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ah, but could it meerly be that these voters are not nessesarily convinced signs help- but want to:
a) signal to the world that they support the &quot;right&quot; cause
b) signal that they care enough to make the smallest possible effort to help (sign)
c) it's a group acceptance thing.

Also you have to consider that people ARE likely to be affected by signs. Not one but many. Assuming that there in your neighborhood (where I understand there are many Obama signs) there is 1 guy who wants to vote (because you ought to vote) but doesn't know for who.... He can then look out the window and see that he'd acquire the greatest social acceptance by voting Obama. People are flock moist robots. If everyone else is doing it, most people will try it- even if they don't know why.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from charlesfunnish]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Scott - you're right about the overall ridiculous political marketing out there, but signs are less about persuading undecideds and more about energizing the support.

That's why when you don't see signs out there, people say crap like &quot;Man, I hardly see any [X candidate] signs out there.  He must be really struggling.&quot;  Signs provide momentum.

PS: California voters are passing Prop 8 (gay marriage ban) but aren't passing parental notification of girls (under 18) wanting an abortion.

Stupid, stupid, sick people.  

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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from nordic gal]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Voters are so dumb they can be swayed by signs, sadly yes they are....   In fact here in NH the winner, former loser Shaheen had sings printed up in our sitting senators colors and fonts and had words like Recession and Deficit printed.  Totally negative crap and yes they do it because it works and she beat finally beat him tonight.  

  My 8th grader explained it well, it is like the most popular kids want to play ultimate frisbie but everyone else really wants to play soccer but no one will speak up...   so if the idiot voters see more signs coupled with polls that say X is going to win, they vote X so they can be with the in crowd no matter what they really want.

Yikes, stack your wood high and stock the basement with non-perishable foods becasue it might be a long cold winter in NH.
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from PHBWB]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Scott, I have to say that this is the first blog in a LONG time that has made me laugh hysterically out loud - I was reading it to my husband and couldn't even get to the next sentence.  I voted for the best people I believe are fit for the job but I am totally on the same bus as you - way, way, WAY too much money is spent on things like signs, which influence nobody, robo calls which almost everybody hangs up on, and canvassers (and materials) to which almost none really listen too past getting them off the front porch.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from Dave :^)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hi Scott,

Whew.. interesting Blog.

As far as signs go, folks that use them are hoping to sway the undecided by numbers. On my street, one house has four identical signs on their lawn. Why?

Next, by stating the obvious, I agree that most folks are dumb. The vote is a powerful tool. Too powerful for ordinary folks to wield. It's like handing out guns to kids. We can't depend on voters making informed intelligent choices. They are sheep and follow a flock. Leading a nation is beyond the capacity and honesty of any single individual. We are part way there with the Supreme Court and the Constitution. What's needed is a rewrite of the Constitution by a highly intelligent committee. It must stand on it's own using pure logic and reason. It can't be tainted by superstition or theology. From that document all laws must flow and be enforced. Only then can we move away from Tyranny by the Majority and laws based solely on misguided morality put in place usually by immoral people.

Being a native of California, Prop 8 is a very volatile subject. Once again, the Bible Thumpers are trying to dictate law for a minority group. They fought against interracial marriage and lost. They will eventually lose this battle also. Most of the campaign money on this issue came from outside California. In fact over 30% came from the Mormon church alone, to ban Gay Marriage here. And we are not 30% Mormon by population count. So outsiders are very concerned with what happens here. The campaign has been very educational too. Those against Gays have used fear tactics and plain open lies. The side for Gay Marriage have spent most their money pointing out those lies. For me personally, I only have to look at any given issue and discover which side the Evangelicals have taken and vote the opposite. They have such a long rich history of being wrong about almost everything, I really can't go wrong taking the opposite side.

The real solution is to have two types of Marriage. Holy Marriage (by the church) and Civil marriage (by the courts). Both must be equally recognized in all ways by all states at all levels. Then everyone would be happy except those homophobes that just can't stand the idea. If the Gays win here.. big deal. The federal government and other states can still discriminate until the U.S. Supreme Court mandates it for everyone. Equal but separate just doesn't work.

When Christians state that the activity between Gays is immoral.. I have to laugh. They being so bad in the eyes of God themselves. Example? Imagine a father with two kids instructed not to touch the candy. The older kid steals some candy anyway and the father knows this. The younger kid, who is innocent, takes the blame for stealing the candy, knowing his punishment will be less severe than the older kid would receive. So the older kid lets the younger one take the punishment. So how does the father really feel about the older kid, knowing that older one allowed the younger one to take the punishment for the older ones sin? In my house, the older one would get twice the original punishment for ducking his due punishment. Isn't that Christianity in a nutshell?

Anyway, fun Blog Scott.. we find out tomorrow which side wins.. reason or hatred..
Best to you from Dave :^)]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from rodeoclown]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[I don't understand signs or the bumper stickers myself. It's kind of like seeing all the cars on the highways and roads that have the ribbon to support our troops. I don't think most people realize that these magnetic ribbons are only supporting some company that probably outsources the manufacturing of these things over in China. Unless that money is going directly to the troops or their families, you aren't supporting our troops by sticking these ugly ass magnets or stickers on your car.

Support your candidate of choice and our troops, but let's leave out the signs or stickers plastered on anything we can find!]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment  from lmtis]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[When a poll of voters indicates that only 40% of those polled knew that both the senate and house are controlled by the Democrat party is a good indicator of the intelligence of those voting.  That is one reason why I oppose &quot;get out the vote&quot; drives.  If a person who has the right to vote has to be encouraged to vote, what value is that vote?  It will only reflect the mindless preset towards a party that the voter has, or the vote will reflect the leaning of the noise that she/he hears.  If they are informed and interested then they will not have to be encouraged.  I would like to see a voter  test 2 weeks before the election where potential voters have to demonstrate a minimal awareness of the issues and the candidates stances.  Fail ity and when you vote, your vote is not registered.  It will never happen.  The Democrat party actively registers convicts in states where they are eligible to vote.  Hmmmmmmmmm.]]></description>
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