Will Tuesday’s special election in Massachusetts be real?

There has been a lot of press in the last couple of days on the Coakley vs. Brown special election in Massachusetts for Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat next Tuesday… it looks like it’s too close to call.

Brad Friedman over at The Brad Blog has been covering this and today he did an article on the Diebold Voting Machines which are famous for being “hackable”. He has included about ten minutes of the film Hacking Democracy which shows hom the voting machines can have the votes reversed.

The whole article was printed in The Gouverneur Times which you can go to by clicking HERE. The video is about 2/3 of the way down the article. Or you can watch it here:

Let’s keep an eye on this one.

Unfortunately, this is too common in America…

Why do people have to be so AWFUL?

clipped from www.cnn.com Arkansas man pleads guilty to threatening to kill Obama Washington (CNN) — An Arkansas man has pleaded guilty to plotting to kill several African-Americans in 2008, including then-presidential candidate Barack Obama, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Paul Schlesselman of West Helena, Arkansas, faces 10 years in prison under a plea agreement reached with federal prosecutors in Tennessee. Federal officials in Washington said Schlesselman threatened to kill then-Sen. Obama on October 23, 2008, shortly before the presidential election. He also planned to “murder dozens of people with a focus on murdering African-Americans” the Justice Department said. “Despite great civil rights progress, hate-fueled violence remains all too common in our country, as illustrated by this unthinkable conspiracy,” said Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Thomas Perez in a statement issued by his Justice Department office.

Organic Comsumers Association Calls Boycott on Fake Organic Body Care Brands

Before OCA launched the boycott of brands that are falsely marketing themselves as organic, it gave producers an opportunity to come clean. Beginning September 24, 2009, at the Natural Products Expo East in Boston, OCA met with personal care products companies engaged in organic fraud and urged them to sign a contract making a pledge to consumers that they will either meet organic standards or stop making false organic claims. The following brands refused and are now being boycotted:

clipped from www.organicconsumers.org BOYCOTT THESE FAKE “ORGANIC” BRANDS Click on the links below to be taken to each brand’s entry in the Environmental Working Group’s Cosmetics Safety Review Database where you’ll find a hazard score for each product and ingredient. Avalon “Organics” Desert Essence “Organics” Earth’s Best “Organic” Eminence “Organic Skin Care” Giovanni “Organic Hair Care” Goodstuff “Organics” Head “Organics” Jason “Pure, Natural & Organic” Kiss My Face “ObsessivelyOrganic” Nature’s Gate “Organics” Physicians Formula “Organic” Wear Stella McCartney “100% Organic”

Quote of the Day – from the great world of TV mysteries

“Important Blogger … talk about an oxymoron.”

– FBI Agent Booth on BONES

When I stopped laughing, I had to add it here.

Around the Web… Morning Summary

Lots of stuff this morning… more than I’m going to have time to write about today, so here’s a quick tour of the web to see what’s going on. Pull up with a cup of coffee and read away while I look for a job. – BT

On NYTimes.com:

Tensions Mount in Devastated Capital as Aid Starts to Reach Haiti

Taxing Banks for the Bailout

On HuffPo:

Haiti Earthquake: Breaking News, Updates

Jeff Zucker Threatens Conan: ‘I’ll Keep You Off The Air For 3.5 Years’: Nikki Finke

Geithner: Bailed Out AIG ‘Absolutely’ Right To Pay Banks Top Dollar
(I agree with one person who posted a response here: “Geithner = Obama’s Rumsfeld”)

On TPM:

With Health Care On The Line, Campaign Workers Swarm MA-Sen Race

Democrats Push Reluctant Obama To End Antitrust Exemption For Insurance Companies

On Yahoo News:

UN: Looters break into UN warehouses in Haiti

Scientists warned Haiti officials of quake in ’08