Friday, September 21, 2012

Is “The Tea Party” an amorphous creature?

For years I have been suspicious of the most recent political entity calling itself “The Tea Party”. To this very day I am irritated when various news outlets try informing me about what “it” is doing. “It” rarely has a human associated with it and  never  appears in person defending or elaborating on what the news outlets are accusing it of doing. “It” is always the *amorphous Tea Party.

Last  evening the illustrious Rachel Maddow opened her show with a segment titled, “I see dead people” and how much money the state of North Carolina is shelling out in  response to allegations from “it”, The Tea Party.

There were documents and real people parading on camera responding to Tea Party allegations that dead people were somehow voting in North Carolina but to my continuing  dismay,   faces  of the accusers were conspicuously missing.

With much haste, Rachel chased the faceless creature  down only to discover that “It” was a business protected by law thereby preventing her from revealing names or conducting interviews.  Although in the past that kind of situation has not shut doors in Rachels’ face, I suspect fears of law suites and costly lawyers took its toil on her otherwise informative and labor intensive segment.  Sad.

As always,
BB

*The amorphous creature is a common trope in science fiction. Usually it is depicted as a living mass of jelly-like substance that can take any shape it wants.
Read more at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorphous_creature




Tuesday, September 18, 2012

In reference to the “Absentee ballot” in Maryland

I have tried to get an answer from the Gods of the internet to no avail. The answer I am seeking is, “Will my absentee ballot be counted along with other ballots in the evening of November 6, 2012?”

When the various polling numbers are released in the evening of November 6th,  I want to know that my choice  for President down to my choice regarding Maryland initiatives to my local court judges are included in the data released. 

My obsessive concern at this time is due to one singular  issue: I have heard the Absentee Ballot is not counted unless there is a tie or otherwise contested issue regarding the election results. If this is indeed the case in Maryland, I will have to show up in person at my polling  precinct. And further if this is the case, I will have to contact some Senior Citizens Organization offering trips to my polling station transporting me along with other wheelchair and  walker user enthusiasts. There is no question we will be an unwelcome scene for the Romney Campaign poll workers.  (Smile)

I am mindful of what  Mayor Berry did once upon a time in Washington, D.C.  He was  brutally criticized for his efforts giving a helping hand to handicapped voters. If memory serves me correctly, the Powers-That-Be tried to make the efforts illegal.

Fighting for the dignity of my Ancestors,
God bless Bill Gates, WPFW AND C-SPAN and the spirits of the unborn for the help,
BB

Absentee ballot
http://www.elections.state.md.us/voting/absentee.html

And
http://www.elections.state.md.us/voting/index.html