In memory of Andy: Remember 18181

[UrbScotty]

http://www.okka.biz/Whats_so_special_about_18_181-1525330-284-a.html

DANNY SCHEEL (Texas): 18,181 votes (Comol County)
CARTER CASTEEL (Texas): 18,181 votes (Comol Country)
JEFF WENTWORTH (Texas): 18,181 votes (Comol County)
CANDICE MILLER (Michigan): 18,181 Votes (Lapeer County)
MICHAEL SMIGIEL (Maryland): 18,181 Votes (St. Anne's)
In addition, all five won and all five were Republicans. Even odder 3 of the 5 came from not just the same state but the same county!

[fooj]

1. I miss you, Andy.

:hug:

[Rick Myers]

2. Amen!!!

1 8 1 8 1

[catnhatnh]

3. OK...

and I read SOMETHING about that...but for non conspiracy types why would 3 republicans in the same county getting the same number of votes surprise anyone??? It is just I think this could be presented better,ya know?

[UrbScotty]

8. Think about it.

What are the odds that two candidates for two different offices get exactly the same number of votes? Very small.

But in 2002, THREE candidates happened to get that exact same number of votes.

The probability of that happening without something fishy going on is very minimal.

[merh]

4. In memory of Andy.

What a ballot is. It is not merely a piece of paper, it is me... it is my voice. Each of us should guard it more than we would our most prized or precious possession… To me, my ballot is the most sacred sacrament of the secular religion we call Democracy… With proper auditing and truly random recounts, optical scans are the safest and most accurate way to count an election.
~ Andy Stephenson ~ 4/29/05

:loveya: Andy :loveya:

[Oversea Visitor]

5. n/t

:kick:

[Land Shark]

6. kick, by domestic visitor

[rman]

7. kick for coincidence theorists

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[DoYouEverWonder]

12. I prefer coincidence fact

in this case.

These numbers have been well documented in the official records.

[Catherine Vincent]

9. Only in America something like this could happen.

Sigh!

[GreenPartyVoter]

10. Kick for

Andy

[ck4829]

11. Read my sig, I've had it for months.

[JRob]

15. very interesting... as always though, none of it surprises me.

[marions ghost]

13. thanks

i didn't know this
are there any more...

18,181 would make a good T-shirt or bumper sticker

[MelissaB]

14. Kicking for Andy

[hiley]

16. ..

for Andy

[MelissaB]

17. Please check the Yahoo link in ck4829's sig. line

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=%2218%2C181+votes%22&ei=UTF-8&fr=FP-tab-web-t&fl=0&x=wrt

[goodboy]

18. I still can't believe he's gone. (nt)

[tigersumtin]

21. In our hearts

He is still with us, always will be.

[tigersumtin]

22. Remember 18181

Remember the ALAMO!
Remember PEARL HARBOR! is there any difference????

[UrbScotty]

29. Welcome to DU!

No, there's no difference.

[tigersumtin]

30. Thank you

I have known Andy for a long time, an I'm very proud of what he has done, I have been inspired by his passion.. I will do what I can to help carry on the torch. Andy the whole Family is proud. Kick back on that cloud and injoy the show. Loye. TT

[UrbScotty]

25. Neither can I - or kef or nostamj. (nt)

[savannahana]

19. for Andy

:kick:

[sonias]

20. kick

Sonia

[peekaloo]

23. kick

[Al-CIAda]

24. Our country has been STOLEN from us. n/t

[EFerrari]

26. Andy, check it out.

:kick:

[Booster]

27. You were right, Andy, and we will see that they are exposed.

Rest in peace.

[Booster]

28. You were right, Andy, and we will see that they are exposed.

Rest in peace.

[nicknameless]

31. What happened when a new chip was installed ? No more repug landslide.

If only poll workers had done the same thing in 2003.
Excerpt from: http://www.pww.org/article/articleview/4642/1/197
(Forewarning: The full article does contain the name of the one who should not be named.)

A Nov. 7, 2002, Associated Press story datelined Snyder, Texas, reported, “A defective computer chip in the county’s optical scanner misread ballots Tuesday night and incorrectly tallied a landslide victory for Republicans.” Poll workers became suspicious. As a result of those workers’ inquiry, a new computer chip was flown to Snyder, Texas, from Dallas. Once the new chip was installed, the computer verified that the Democrat had won the election. The question remains: Was this an innocent computer glitch or something far more sinister, an attempt to steal that election for the Republicans?

In a July 30, 2003, article published by Alternet.org titled, “The Theft of Your Vote is Just a Chip Away,” writer Thom Hartmann reported on another “Texas anomaly.” In the November 2002 election in Comal County, Republican state Sen. Jeff Wentworth won with 18,181 votes, Republican Carter Casteel won a state House seat with 18,181 votes, and Judge Danny Scheel (a conservative) won his race with 18,181 votes. All three in the same county, same day, same year, all three with exactly the same number of votes. However, no poll workers in the county asked for a new chip.

[UrbScotty]

33. Thanks for the extra info. (nt)

[merh]

32. 18,181

:patriot:

[mvd]

34. Recommended!

Andy would be most proud of how we are continuing to fight..

[Nothing Without Hope]

35. If you haven't read the three Seattle weekly articles on Andy, go here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4150261
thread title; Seattle Weekly: Editor's Note on Andy Stephenson and his memorial service

The opening post is on the third article; the first two are linked to in the first paragraph of the excerpt.

Will Pitt's eulogy and a DU memorial thread are linked to at the end of the opening post.

[nicknameless]

36. Thank you, Hope

I had missed that thread.

Stephenson proved his worst critics wrong by dying from the illness they claimed he never had. But it was no victory. Some, unwilling to concede to reality, wondered if he'd faked his death, or said good riddance. Remember the old tag line to the TV series The X-Files: "The truth is out there"? Well, lies are out there, too. Cruelty and savagery, also, wrought by people with no life other than spewing hate with a keyboard.

I still can't believe he's gone. :cry:

[Digit]

37. Recommended!

In the right hands, this evidence could blow this whole thing wide open!

[merh]

38. 18,181

:kick: