I have CNN on here and they too are interviewing Dan Rather about

[babylonsister]

his malfunctioning voting machine special tonight. This is great news!

The info is in this thread; hopefully we'll be able to see it in its entirety at the site soon.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1583314

I HIGHLY recommend you watch the preview here:

-- This will blow your mind:

http://www.hd.net/danrather.html

use the quicktime link.

[eleny]

1. Recommended, with thanks!

[Purveyor]

2. K&R n/t

[petgoat]

3. Tonight 8 PM ET, also 11 PM and 2 AM

HDNET

The Trouble with Touch Screens - An investigation into the voting machine industry that reveals problems with the latest touch screen technology.


Tue., Aug. 14th 8:00 PM ET, also 11:00 PM

Wed., Aug. 15th 2:00 AM ET, also 11:00 AM, 6:00 PM

Dan Rather Reports presents conclusive evidence of the failure of touch screen voting machines across the country. The episode, "The Trouble with Touch Screens", is an entire hour devoted to new information on this story. From scientists involved in testing the equipment, to manufacturers in third world countries who shipped these defective voting machines to the United States, Dan Rather Reports will present new information showing that these defective machines may have altered the outcome of multiple elections.

http://www.hd.net/danrather.html

[babylonsister]

4. Do you know if there's a channel that covers this or is it only the net?

Thanks. The preview blew me away; I imagine the whole show is unreal. Major props to Dan Rather!

[madfloridian]

13. HD Net is High Def TV....but they will make DVD's available and also online.

I had the link to the DVD's will see if I can find it.

It was a powerful show.

[bleever]

5. Such a long way we've come from November 2004.

:thumbsup:

[babylonsister]

9. You've got that right! Props to Dan Rather, but also to all the people

who worked so tirelessly to get this word out there.

:toast:

[bleever]

11. Exactly right, sis.

:toast:

[ThomWV]

6. So you have to have an HD service or wait for it to come on line?

[Greyskye]

7. that's my understanding, yes.

I believe HDNet also sells DVD's of shows which have aired.

Sorry, know that's probably not the answer you wanted.

[Hissyspit]

8. He is talking about iVote manufacturing plant in Phillipines, also defects in the touch screens

manufactured by Bergquist.

[madfloridian]

10. Watching it now on HD Net

Excellent show.

[madfloridian]

12. Sequoia workers...poor quality punchcard paper to PB County...told to change calibration

because of the hot weather there? I think that is the word they used.

Very upset workers...

[petgoat]

16. A friend from California told me that Santa Clara County uses Sequoia

touchscreen machines.

She said that in the 2005 election, three Sequoia Systems techs were
needed to run the vote tabulation. In the most computer-savvy county
in the world, it seems the registrar could not find qualified people
to run the system in-house!

[Greyskye]

19. due to 'humidity'

They were instructed to cut the ballots 'short'. The explanation was that the humid air in Florida would cause the ballots to 'grow'. :eyes:

The Sequoia employees had never done this in the past. The operator refused to do the job this way unless Quality Control signed off on it. Quality Control refused. Management big-wig signed off on it instead.

Also, paper was obviously substandard, and did not pass their 'gang-punch' tests, which punches out all of the holes at once to check for chad problems. The bad paper caused major quality problems that the Quality Control people again refused to sign off on. Management again gave these bad cards a pass.

This was deliberate. Whether it was only to give paper ballots a black-eye in order to sell their new eVoting machines, or for a more nefarious political purpose is still unknown. And likely will remain so unless Congress gets involved. The outcome, however, is well known. It changed the results of a critical Presidential election.

Could subverting our Democratic process be considered treason?

[Pachamama]

14. I missed it because I fell asleep next to my little one this evening...

Where can I find the show online or a repeat? Anyone know so myself and others can see it and pass it along for others to view? :shrug:

[Cassandra]

15. Go over to their website...

they list several more showings on their schedule.

[petgoat]

17. Wed., Aug. 15th 11:00 AM ET, 6:00 PM nt

[Pawel K]

18. CNN is now officially Fox Lite. Anyone see the interview of Rather last night?

It was down right shameful what they did. They tried to make Rather look like a partisan hack and after the interview was finished they attacked his credibility. And because he wasn't still on he couldn't defend himself. So in essence they pulled a Gupta this time against Rather instead of Moore.

[EFerrari]

20. They have been Faux Lite for years. n/t

[Pawel K]

21. Maybe I've been a little naive giving them the benefit of the doubt

but after what they did to Moore and then again yesterday to Rather I don't see how anyone could deny it, it was just so unbelievably blatant.