Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early

[rawtribe]

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[KittyWampus]

1. this is incredible. Who did this? It's professional quality.

[rawtribe]

3. From our friends at The Onion

http://www.theonion.com

[midnight]

11. The thing about humor, it holds some truth.

Very funny, and exactly what I suspect- our puppet masters revealing of our new King.

[progdonkey]

15. and sometimes becomes the truth...

Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over'

WASHINGTON, DC–Mere days from assuming the presidency and closing the door on eight years of Bill Clinton, president-elect George W. Bush assured the nation in a televised address Tuesday that "our long national nightmare of peace and prosperity is finally over."

"My fellow Americans," Bush said, "at long last, we have reached the end of the dark period in American history that will come to be known as the Clinton Era, eight long years characterized by unprecedented economic expansion, a sharp decrease in crime, and sustained peace overseas. The time has come to put all of that behind us."

Bush swore to do "everything in power" to undo the damage wrought by Clinton's two terms in office, including selling off the national parks to developers, going into massive debt to develop expensive and impractical weapons technologies, and passing sweeping budget cuts that drive the mentally ill out of hospitals and onto the street.

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28784

[mihalevich]

26. That was JANUARY 17, 2001 | ISSUE 37•01

[The Anti-Bush]

14. It's done by the Onion

It a fake newspaper. I know we have it in Chicago... I don't know if it's national or not.

[Chisox08]

21. But you have to admit

That it is not a fake as Fox News.

[Capn Sunshine]

22. Yeah, Faux has that down. They OWN fake.

:nukes:

[BearSquirrel2]

25. I'm surprised Comedy Central hasn't contracted this ...

Yeah, I know they have "The Daily Show" and "Colbert Report". But really those are just media critiques more than they are "fake news". Maybe they could run "Onions" in place of "The Daily Show" on Fri-Sun.

[Tafiti]

49. They have tried.

From Wikipedia:

In 2000 as the publication had broken through to the mass market, The Onion was approached by Comedy Central for a buyout that would broaden the scope and reach of The Onion's brand of satire into other forms of media. While the editorial staff was enthusiastic about the move, the deal was ultimately scuttled by then-owner Peter Haise when his negotiations with Comedy Central fell flat and alienated Comedy Central's management. Despondent over the botched deal, the editorial staff threatened to leave en masse for New York City with or without The Onion affiliation. In a compromise motivated to keep the company alive, in early 2001 the company relocated its offices to New York City.

[Hekate]

27. Welcome to DU. The Onion's been online for years --in fact, I didn't know they were in print. nt

[wolfgangmo]

48. massively national, thank you

The rest of the country has pizza too.

[AZBlue]

2. That was hysterical - until the end.

Then I cringed.

I loved the story clips across the bottom too - very funny!

[Drunken Irishman]

5. Yeah, the assassination thing kinda sucked, with all the talk of Obama being shot and all.

[polmaven]

29. Unfortunately,

it is a very real, very frightening possibility. There was a story yesterday...In the Boston Globe, I think, underlining the quiet fear his staff has regarding that.

I don't really know how they keep themselves quiet about it. In their positions, I would probably panic every time he walked out of the doors.

[nxylas]

33. Well, they did say "staged assassination"

But The Onion has never been afraid to go into dark territory in its humor.

[BattyDem]

6. Yeah, I could have done without the assassination reference ...

but still, it was brilliant! :toast:

[The Doctor.]

13. "One man band loses drummer to car accident".

[casus belli]

23. Well, it did show McCain as winner so.... n/t

[BattyDem]

4. ROFL!

:rofl:

Make sure you read the "crawl" at the bottom. It includes important news, such as:

"One-man band loses drummer in car accident"

and

"Sweden and Finland conclude yet another successful round of peace talks"

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[cojoel]

9. eliminating polo

Study finds poverty may be key to eliminating polo....:rofl:

[BattyDem]

10. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[AZBlue]

12. And the woman who's vowed to vote for any candidate who will keep

abortion legal...and loan her $500!

[Not Sure]

37. On another Onion broadcast

one of the crawls reads:

TOP U.S. COMMANDER IN IRAQ ANNOUNCES TROOP LEVELS THERE WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE OVER NEXT FIVE YEARS AS SOLDIERS DIE.

Now that's dark humor.

This Diebold video has to be the funniest thing I've seen on the Onion since Depends Ain't So Damn Dependable.

[Ghost Dog]

46. You should enjoy this one too:

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/nation_of_andorra_not_in_africa

[liberal N proud]

7. Funny

But the nightmare could be real.

[goldcanyonaz]

8. Conjoined twins, appear to be just standing close. The bottom feed is hilarious.

[gateley]

16. Laugh-out-loud funny! These guys are flawless! nt

[DAMANgoldberg]

17. Good Show...

now we know, the Rest Of The Story, Good Day.

[rumpel]

18. thanks for the laugh

:rofl:

[bjobotts]

19. Ironically funny if the NY primary vote is any example

[NM Independent]

20. Study finds poverty may be the key to eliminating polio...

...priceless.

[Tab]

40. Wasn't even polio

Read it carefully - it was "Polo" (as in the rich mans sport)

[Perry Logan]

24. Superb. They perfectly capture the inane smugness of TV newscasters.

[katty]

28. and why not? this is the state of the union

[kotsu]

30. Sadly

this is not too far off the mark. After all, we have several DU members telling us all how one candidate for the nomination has already won and that the other should have the decency to bow out for the good of the party.

[Stinky The Clown]

31. Were it not for the raw nerve that touched, it would be pretty funny.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

32. Heh! The Onion is hilarious

[DrZeeLit]

34. Fabulous... makes your head twirl...while you're laughing... and

not too far off the mark.

THANK YOU FOR POSTING!!!

[FourScore]

35. Okay, that was really good...k&r

[bdamomma]

36. Naomi Wolf you got to hand to her.

they will keep having elections but they will be corrupt giving the electorate only the illusion that we are the decision makers. How very sad indeed.

[chieftain]

38. If this weren't so true, it would be sooooo funny. Oh hell it is

funny and true.

[Tab]

39. Man, the Onion has access to some nice editing equipment

and some funds as well.

Well done!

[sce56]

53. I like there print edition too! Just have a hard time finding it it goes quick. n/t

[pleah]

41. that was really funny and somewhat true.

Did anyone else catch the buck fush tee shirt blurb go across the ticker?
:rofl:

[rosetta627]

42. This is SO good

Beyond good.
...
Guess that would make it great.

[nikto]

43. I'm sorry...

But this broadcast was too damn realistic to be funny.

The only implausible thing was that the talking heads were HONEST
in their admissions.

The lying/distortion, slant, spin happen constantly,
but honest admissions by talking heads?

Now that's a fantasy!!
LOL!!

[lisa58]

44. this is great

[lovuian]

45. Awesome

Now this is well done

[proReality]

47. Wonderful!

Well done!!!

[Krashkopf]

50. Diebold will "properly safeguard the illusion of democracy for ALL Americans"

Great stuff!

[MarianneScott]

51. State of the Union 2008 Funny Remix

Remixed presidential speech - very funny :)

http://www.palavestra.com/indexb.htm

[jedreport]

52. the onion is awesome