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rooboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 07:51 AM
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An interesting little tin foil "coincidence" in the Iraqi election...
I have noticed that a number of media outlets are saying the final percentage of voters settled at 57%. Coincidentally, I started a thread very early in the day that quoted a Fox news guy in Iraq saying that the turnout was estimated to be about 57%.

How did he know at 10 o'clock in the morning?
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phylny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 07:53 AM
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1. "Entrance" polls?
;)
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cthrumatrix Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 07:53 AM
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2. truth...what is truth at Faux and propaganda central
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izzie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 07:58 AM
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3. Did any one read 'Raed in the Middle" His take was -----
what can I say but interesting,pull him up and read it.
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rooboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 08:06 AM
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6. Do you have a link to him? n/t
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htuttle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 09:00 AM
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10. Here
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SmokingJacket Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 07:59 AM
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4. We have to start thinking of Fox as Pravda --
Pravda in the old days, I mean. Then it doesn't seem like much of a coincidence: Fox is just doing its job. That is, disseminating disinformation to keep the masses calm and happy and in loooove with the *resident.

It's shocking that a media outlet in my country would have become that - I still can't get over it. Fox's bald bias/water-carrying offends me every time.
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oblivious Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 08:02 AM
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5. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah
Nice catch. Not that we didn't know it was fixed, but it's nice to have proof.

What's that Republican saying I kept reading here a while back ... something like "what's important is who COUNTS the votes".
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NYC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 08:07 AM
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7. Here's the link to your 57% thread.
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NYC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 08:09 AM
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8. That was at 5:02 a.m. EST.
Voting had been going on for 6 hours.
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rooboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 08:52 AM
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9. but they were open for 10. n/t
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NYC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 09:08 AM
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11. Yes, I'm not saying your were "late" in guessing.
Six hours into the election, you posted 57%. Looks like that may be the final figure after days of tallying.

Isn't it amazing how the number came out so early? I guess they all got the same memo.
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SouthernDem2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 09:23 AM
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12. Anyone have an actual link? I listen to Fox for kicks and missed this.
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