Ken Blackwell says he "accidently" bought stock in Diebold

[snowbear]

I'm listening to our local progressive radio station, and they reported that Blackwell says in today's Cleveland Plain Dealer that he accidently bought stock in Diebold.

>> "OOPS!"

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1144140003213060.xml&coll=2

Give me a break.. Accidently my ass!

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

1. I can believe that...

Bush inadvertently ordered the secret surveillance of thousands of American citizens.

[muntrv]

2. Like he accidentally bought

the XXX movie at the video store?

[Postman]

3. No, that was Clarence Thomas..

eom

[greekspeak]

4. So if I accidently give myself a million dollar a day raise at the bank,

that is OK? How about if I accidently run over everyone I don't like. Do I get to get away with that?

[Jacobin]

6. No problem. It was an accident

After you got caught, you didn't mean to do it. As a republican, this is completely acceptable behavior

[Jacobin]

5. Hey!! It could happen!!

I have a very plausible explanation. He's talking to his broker after getting a hot tip on Diehard Dildos....a pliable, long lasting life-like sex toy manufacturer. Understandably embarrassed about making the trade, he kinda mumbles it and it comes out like ....'diebold' and his broker, not wanting to say "DID YOU MEAN DIEHARD DILDO's"?....just places his order for the voting machine stock.

I can see it. Yeah, I can see that.

[Zynx]

7. How does one "accidentally" buy stock?

I've bought stock in over a dozen companies in the past year and I knew full well what I was doing with each of them.

[skooooo]

8. Well if you sleep walk...

...I guess you could get on the Internet while you are asleep and purchase something -- like stocks? That would be an accident.

[Lisa]

11. could this be a whole new Ambien side-effect? (n/t)

[KansDem]

20. Half the country has been asleep since 1998, but voted anyway.

Leave it to the GOP to after the somnambulist vote.

So, yeah, I guess you can buy stock while your asleep, and call it "an accident."

[rzemanfl]

9. To add to that, when he "discovered" he had it, he sold some,

but not ALL of it on his first try at getting rid of it. Accidentally, I'm sure, ALL being such an ambiguous term.

I think I am accidentally going to spend my IRA contribution on a trip to Vegas and accidentally deduct it anyway. After all, it will br an accident.

[AndyTiedye]

10. Accidents Will Happen

[McCamy Taylor]

12. That "accidentally" had me in stitches too.

[Arkansas Granny]

13. Who is his investment advisor, Bill Frist?

[Supersedeas]

21. that's an unmentionable - don't let the press get wind of it -- they did?

[saltpoint]

14. I accidentally went to the movies last week.

I've accidentally done a lot of things, if that's the standard Blackwell is using.

How about it, Ohio DUers? Is this guy going to be your next governor, or can Strickland take him out?

I'm hoping that chair goes blue. I'm talkin' as blue as it gets.

[saltpoint]

15. Just an update here... I just accidentally ordered a pizza.

Peppers, onions, and mushrooms.

[saltpoint]

16. O Jesus, I've done it now! I just accidentally wrote a check to Ted

Strickland.

It will accidentally go out in Tuesday's mail, after the holiday break.

[A Brand New World]

17. Sure! Just like he accidently hit a keystroke and deleted

thousands of Kerry votes. Plus the double accident of changing Kerry votes to ** votes. All accidently!!

[cassiepriam]

24. The only accident was not rigging the exit polls.... gonna fix that next

time............

[Hippo_Tron]

18. If I lived in Ohio I would accidentally vote for Ted Strickland

[GalleryGod]

19. Like Bubba should accidentally shove a broomstick up his a$$ in lock-up

[proud patriot]

22. uh huh sure

x(

[cassiepriam]

23. Listen, when he loses his job he can become Jay Leno.

What a great line. I am a crook by accident.

[zann725]

25. ...like all those voting "accidents" in Blackwell's Ohio in '04?

Some people are just accident-prone...

My bet's always been Blackwell will BE the one (one day soon) to squeal about what truly happened in '04 in Ohio. If he doesn't win his own election?

[Radical Activist]

26. Sure. His Uncle Tom got it for him.