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Least Surprising Headline of the Day

Steven L. Taylor
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Via the BBC:  Zimbabwe election was ‘huge farce’ – Morgan Tsvangirai.

Mr Tsvangirai spoke shortly after the monitors from the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) said the poll was "seriously compromised".

In a statement, the ZESN said that potential voters were turned away from 82% of polling stations in urban areas, where support for Mr Tsvangirai is strong.

In rural areas – seen as strongholds of President Mugabe – the percentage was 38%, the group added.

It said that a result about one million of the country’s about 6.4 million eligible voters were prevented from casting their ballots.

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9 responses to “Least Surprising Headline of the Day”

  1. Eric Florack Avatar
    Eric Florack

    hey, they gave gore creds for making that claim…
    Oh, wait…..

  2. C. Clavin Avatar
    C. Clavin

    Actually Florack…you seem to have a reading comprehension problem.
    This story appears to be more about voter supression…the go-to strategy for Republicans…who…with no new ideas or productive policies to attract voters…find they must rig the game to win.
    The idea of turning away almost 1/6 of the electorate is a Republican wet-dream.
    Whyt do Republicans hate democracy…and America…so much?

  3. Eric Florack Avatar
    Eric Florack

    uh huh.
    Black Panthers, anyone?
    Never mind, clavin, its above your ken.

  4. pylon Avatar
    pylon

    LMFAO. Who exactly were the mighty Black Panthers (all two) suppressing at that single polling station?

    I’ll see your sad attempt and raise you a Florida voter purge.

  5. C. Clavin Avatar
    C. Clavin

    Black Panthers?
    If you are serious about that…then you need professional help because you have become completely untethered from reality.

  6. Tyrell Avatar
    Tyrell

    Second least surprising headline of the day: “Obama Reveals More Spying”

  7. al-Ameda Avatar
    al-Ameda

    ACORN, I knew it!

  8. Christopher Bowen Avatar
    Christopher Bowen

    What in the bloody hell does this have to do with the Black Panthers and our own voting issues? Zimbabwe proves that if anything, our voting system is still arguably the best in the entire world.

  9. pylon Avatar
    pylon

    @Christopher Bowen: I agree that this doesn’t have much to do with the US. But the best in the world? Well, next to those democracies with paper ballot backup and no dubious voting machine results.

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