NBC Frets Obviously Fake Flyer Will Confuse Its Dumb Viewers

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Suggesting Brian Williams and the producers of NBC Nightly News assume a significant portion of their viewership is pretty dumb, the newscast began a story about how, as Williams fretted, “number of rumors and myths and threats that might keep some people away from the polls this year,” by highlighting a flyer, riddled with glaring misspellings and non-words, which made a false announcement about the date to vote. Rehema Ellis, who asserted voter “anxiety is valid,” intoned: “In Virginia, an official-looking flier is on the Internet saying, 'Republicans vote on November 4th and Democrats on November 5th.'” Ellis then decided she had to explain the obvious: “Not true. Tuesday, November 4th, is election day for everyone.”

For expert comment, Ellis turned to Jonah Goldman of Election Protection, a group partnered with a who's who of left-wing groups, including NBC News and MSNBC. (After her story, Williams plugged Election Protection to answer view concerns about “voting problems or problems at the polls.”) Goldman worried: “New voters aren't as familiar with the way that elections run, and because of that, they're more vulnerable to these types of misinformation.” Amongst the “rumors and outright misinformation aimed at holding down voter turnout” which Ellis proceeded to fact check: “Outstanding parking tickets make you ineligible to vote” and: “Can voters dealing with home foreclosure lose the right to vote?”

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An article in Tuesday's Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, which ignited left-wing bloggers, “Phony flier says Virginians vote on different days,” reported: 

The somewhat official-looking flier -- it features the state board logo and the state seal -- is dated Oct. 24 and indicates that "an emergency session of the General Assembly has adopted the follwing (sic) emergency regulations to ease the load on local electorial (sic) precincts and ensure a fair electorial process."

Check the posted newspaper story for an image of the flyer, or click here.

The intro and start of the story on the Wednesday, October 29 NBC Nightly News:

BRIAN WILLIAMS: It is estimated one in nine voters have already cast their votes in early voting in 32 states. Turnout, by all accounts, is robust, record-breaking in some spots. But there's also a downside, a number of rumors and myths and threats that might keep some people away from the polls this year. So tonight we try to cut through the confusion. Our own Rehema Ellis reports on making your vote count.

REHEMA ELLIS: In this historic election, more than 15 million Americans have already voted in 32 states. As turnout grows, so do concerns.

MAN ON STREET: It's my first time. I don't know what to expect.

ELLIS: The anxiety is valid. In Virginia, an official-looking flier is on the Internet saying, “Republicans vote on November 4th and Democrats on November 5th.” Not true. Tuesday, November 4th, is election day for everyone.

JONAH GOLDMAN, ELECTION PROTECTION: New voters aren't as familiar with the way that elections run, and because of that, they're more vulnerable to these types of misinformation.

ELLIS: While it's true voting rules differ from state to state, authorities say rumors and outright misinformation aimed at holding down voter turnout are creating lots of questions. Questions, such as, can voters dealing with home foreclosure lose the right to vote? No....

—Brent Baker is Vice President for Research and Publications at the Media Research Center


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Bahahaha, I hope they fall

Bahahaha, I hope they fall for it!

The Rocky Mountain Collegian: Illustrating Idiocy

BRIAN WILLIAMS - DOLT

1977 - Ted Baxter

 2008 - Brian Williams

I'm from Newport News.....

Newport News, Hampton, Yorktown, and James City-County has more morons than you can shake a stick at and I am quite sure the flyer will actually work to some degree.Heh....funny stuff..if they fall for it then they deserve the fruits of their ignorance.

Just for GP take a look at The Great Book Of Our Beloved Brother Daniel, Ch 11 Verse 20 concerning the political outlook of the last days of the last generation of this age.(Remember, when God YHVH speaks to Israel He is not  addressing the geographic location; He is addressing the Children of the Promise wherever they may be...when He is talking about the geographic location of Israel He will say "Jerusalem" or "Mt. Zion".

Brian Williams is a shill for the Democrats

NBC News and Brian Williams sold their last shred of journalistic integrity when they decided to partner up with ACORN and the ACLU.  No one can possibly take Williams seriously as a journalist anymore. He's just a bobble-headed spokesman for the Democrat party.

Regarding the flyer in the story, I can see why Williams might be confused by it.  You have to be a total dunce to fall for what looks like a prop for a dumb gag. 

No wonder Brian Williams was confused by it. 

I could never figure out

I could never figure out that electrical colledge thing since we always used paper ballots.

Great. Weeks of ignoring

Great. Weeks of ignoring voter registration fraud attempts and who knows what else by ACORN and others, and this is what they cover? No, NBC isn't the press department in the Obama campaign...

McNotObama '08

New Profile Picture

This is great, if you're too dumb to not figure this out... t hen you shouldn't be voting. Dems always have to scrape the bottom of the barrel for votes.

This is now my facebook profile picture, maybe it might confuse some of my friends :) 

Considering that some people

Considering that some people don't recognize the Constitution, don't know who the VP is, or can't name all 50 states, it doesn't seem to far a stretch that someone might actually fall for this. 

»→ Excellent point

And there are at least seven states I wouldn't recognize if Barack Obama named them off to me.

Maybe Obama put the flier out.

And maybe the Navy flier will put Obama out.

LYDSEXICS UNTIE!

Sadly, there probably will

Sadly, there probably will be votes from those SEVEN states thanks to ACORN.

What? People in those

What? People in those underrepresented 7 states can't have a vote also?

7 more States...

  1. Palestine
  2. Kenya
  3. Syria
  4. North Korea
  5. Venezuela
  6. Cuba
  7. China

 v

and maybe if they are dumb

and maybe if they are dumb enough to not know there is one election day (except for all the early polling stations) they deserve to not have a vote .... seriously they should have learned that in elementary school and I dont care how deprived their schools system might have been I am pretty sure it was covered  ... they probbaly dont know you only have only one vote to give and that you have to show up and vote in their proper precinct .. even though Spike Lee gets a pass on that because as he said "even though I love in Manhattan I am going home to vote in the Bronx"  I believe that was his quote

Don't forget about the "late" polling stations!

Just in case you get stoned and forget to vote on the 4th.

"Considering that some

"Considering that some people don't recognize the Constitution, don't know who the VP is, or can't name all 50 states, it doesn't seem to far a stretch that someone might actually fall for this."

Yep, that describes a large number of Obama voters. 

 

McNotObama '08

Ralph, I thought you clocked

Ralph, I thought you clocked out for the day?

»→ bal

He had to work overtime.  Taxes are going up.

LYDSEXICS UNTIE!

Balboa,

Had to turn it back on to close out something and couldn't resist checking. See you tonight Sam, I'm bringing egg salad - you bring the baloney. 

McNotObama '08

Yes

Ignorance of the voters is rampant.  This flyer is so obviously a fraud because Democrats votes can occur any time they are needed.

I am so glad that someone at least made a meager attempt (when taken in comparison) to copy and use a Democrat technique to combat ACORN's efforts.  If this confuses a few voters it's worth it.  As others have said, if you're too dumb to know when to vote then tough chads.

Ever notice that its only

Ever notice that its only democrats who need "help" voting? Republicans always seem to be able to figure this stuff out on their own

Why is everyone talking about this...

let's talk about Obama and his 30 minute infomercial...Obama is sooooo awesome I swear if I have a hernia I will name it after him...I'M SERIOUS he means that much to me!!!

 

:-)

 

"9 out of 10 doctors agree that flag burning is the number one killer of liberals."

I missed the One's

I missed the One's commercial (on purpose), but if I were to name any body part after Obama, it would be a hemorrhoid. 

Ouch!

"9 out of 10 doctors agree that flag burning is the number one killer of liberals."

I'd use the same name I use

I'd use the same name I use to identify my favorite Van Patten.

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Hero's "retro" blog. / "People only insist that a debate stop when they are afraid of what might be learned if it continues." - George Will

Heavy,

how about naming the next hemorrhoid?

 

Oh, I see that option's already taken.

Dems vote Nov 31

Chilling to think that this late in the election process the very same voters that have to be told which day they are supposed to vote will help decide who will hold the most important job in America.

NBC must be targeting their base audience with this story.

Great story

I heard this today at the plant I work in,

A guy who I know is a Bush hating Dem said this out loud

"I would rather sand a bobcats ass in the voting booth than vote for Obama"  and then to even shock me more about 8 of his cronies nodded in agreement.

BTW I work in a plant that has a lot of ex union yankee transplants.  Lots of democrats running around.

McCain will win NC.  Book it  

"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference.
The MARINES don't have that problem."
President Ronald Reagan - 1985

Brian "Ken the Barbie Doll" should not worry

Brian Williams shouldn't worry about the flyer. Not all Democrats work for NBC News.

ACORN

The anxiety is valid.  ACORN Mission Statement

 

 

Too funny! The elites

Too funny!

The elites once again want to make sure their toothless schleps make it to the voting booth before Jerry Springer comes on.

Serious Question For Military Veterans

 

Making Fun of AGW http://giovanniworld.wordpress.com/  

 

"The One" said it, too

I hope (but rather strongly doubt) that Rehema Ellis was just as upset about this quote as she was about the "outright misinformation" in the fake flyer:

"There are all kinds of ways for you to figure out how to cast your
ballot early, avoid those long lines. Now, I especially want you to
vote early if you're voting for me. If you're voting for the other guy,
you should just wait until Nov. 5.
Ha, ha, ha. I'm just teasing, it's
actually Nov. 4 is the election."

--Barack Obama, Oct. 26 (emphasis added).

Just imagine all those poor Republicans who might be fooled by Barack's misinformation!

Oh, that's right--I forgot that our party isn't the bunch that goes lemming-like when "The One" speaks. We leave that to the other side!

Good Post Vivaldi5

I noticed Senator Obama referred to Senator McCain as "the other guy?"

Where is the outrage?  That One needs to show some respect.

This crap happened in '04,

This crap happened in '04, too.  It's just another BS excuse to explain an 0bammy loss.

Yes, I believe this joke

Yes, I believe this joke makes it round every four years, and is used by Reps and Dems alike (as noted in the Obama quote above).

If you fall for it, Rep or Dem, you probably shouldn't be voting anyway. 

And if you are offended by it, Rep or Dem... please stop being so annoyingly stupid. 

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Hero's "retro" blog. / "People only insist that a debate stop when they are afraid of what might be learned if it continues." - George Will

stoopid

If people are THAT stupid, then they don't deserve to vote and I don't want them to!

Always a classic.

That jokes been around for years. The MSM just found out about it?

Obama has Exhibited his Leadership

While in the Illinois Senate Barack Obama exhibited the type of leadership he will use should he become POTUS.

When faced with the BAIPA (Born Alive Infant Protection Act) which Barack Obama virulently opposed.

Barack Obama decided - NOT on immediate action to present medical aid to those babies dying in excruciating pain and then work out his political differences.

Barack Obama decided - To let the babies die in excruciating pain until others would agree with his political objections and ONLY then would he try to give medical aid to the babies.

Barack Obama will use that same judgment and leadership when you need help in his 'Sacrifice for the Common Good' health insurance.

http://hisfacts.blogtownhall.com/2008/10/21/obamas_radical_and_communist_alliances.thtml

Great flyer!

I'm heading out to Staples to get an extra ink cartridge, cause I'm going to print some of my own up and spread 'em around town - it's worth a shot!

Call me harsh but

if someone is so stupid as to believe that old joke about different parties voting on different days, they really shouldn't be voting at all.  Do we want people that uninformed deciding the future of our country?

Of course they are concerned

If the election foul-ups since 2000 have proven anything, it is that Democrats really are that stupid.

Duh

Hello,

Anyone seriously believing this joke is not competant to vote and should not be allowed to cast one!

Well if their watching NBC they are dumb voters.

Let's be real exactly how bright can they be if they are watching NBC. lets hope they show up and vote on Nov. 5th.