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Barack 'Osama' on Rensselaer County ballots
« on: October 10, 2008, 01:00:06 PM »

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's last name is spelled "Osama" on hundreds of absentee ballots mailed out this week to voters in Rensselaer County.
   
The misspelling, which elections officials on both sides of the aisle insist was simply a typo, is causing embarrassment for the county.

''No question this is an honest mistake innocently done,'' said Edward McDonough, the Democratic commissioner. ''We catch almost everything.''

''This was a typo,'' said Republican Commissioner Larry Bugbee. ''We have three different staff members who proof these things and somehow the typo got by us.''


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Ok, this is the biggest crap I have heard in a long time. Even though I am a Republican, how can you have THREE diffeerent staff members miss this.

Utter crap.... and Larry Bugbee is covering for his inept people. 

Time to fire those PROOFREADERS!
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Re: Barack 'Osama' on Rensselaer County ballots
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2008, 01:01:39 PM »
Freudian slip.  :-\

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Re: Barack 'Osama' on Rensselaer County ballots
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2008, 01:06:31 PM »
No way was that an accident. 

But . . . I and others have mistakenly typed "Osama."   :)
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Re: Barack 'Osama' on Rensselaer County ballots
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2008, 01:23:04 PM »
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No way was that an accident.  But . . . I and others have mistakenly typed "Osama."

Which isnt the problem... it happens...

But THREE proofreaders .... bull... fire them all.

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Re: Barack 'Osama' on Rensselaer County ballots
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2008, 01:25:40 PM »
Quote from: Ron on October 10, 2008, 01:23:04 PM
Which isnt the problem... it happens...

But THREE proofreaders .... bull... fire them all.



How can you call anyone incompetent Ron? You can't even pick a mod for the MMA board, haven't given Honourr his black stars yet, and won't give the go ahead for the Mr. Getbig which is a week away. All due respect of course.
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Re: Barack 'Osama' on Rensselaer County ballots
« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2008, 01:25:57 PM »
Sure fire em...but anybody who's name could be easily mistaken of a shitbag terrorist aught to be DQ'd from running for president.  ;D
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Re: Barack 'Osama' on Rensselaer County ballots
« Reply #6 on: October 10, 2008, 01:29:53 PM »
Quote from: Ron on October 10, 2008, 01:23:04 PM
Which isnt the problem... it happens...

But THREE proofreaders .... bull... fire them all.



I'd fire them too, but not because they're incompetent, but because they intentionally let this go. 
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Re: Barack 'Osama' on Rensselaer County ballots
« Reply #7 on: October 10, 2008, 01:31:08 PM »
I agree......
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Re: Barack 'Osama' on Rensselaer County ballots
« Reply #8 on: October 10, 2008, 05:28:40 PM »
Quote from: headhuntersix on October 10, 2008, 01:25:57 PM
Sure fire em...but anybody who's name could be easily mistaken of a shitbag terrorist aught to be DQ'd from running for president.  ;D

dumb comment
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Re: Barack 'Osama' on Rensselaer County ballots
« Reply #9 on: October 10, 2008, 08:02:21 PM »
Quote from: Ron on October 10, 2008, 01:00:06 PM
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's last name is spelled "Osama" on hundreds of absentee ballots mailed out this week to voters in Rensselaer County.
   
The misspelling, which elections officials on both sides of the aisle insist was simply a typo, is causing embarrassment for the county.

''No question this is an honest mistake innocently done,'' said Edward McDonough, the Democratic commissioner. ''We catch almost everything.''

''This was a typo,'' said Republican Commissioner Larry Bugbee. ''We have three different staff members who proof these things and somehow the typo got by us.''


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Ok, this is the biggest crap I have heard in a long time. Even though I am a Republican, how can you have THREE diffeerent staff members miss this.

Utter crap.... and Larry Bugbee is covering for his inept people. 

Time to fire those PROOFREADERS!



The S key is nowhere near the B key.  Bullshit.
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Re: Barack 'Osama' on Rensselaer County ballots
« Reply #10 on: October 10, 2008, 08:27:13 PM »
Quote from: Beach Bum on October 10, 2008, 01:06:31 PM
No way was that an accident. 

But . . . I and others have mistakenly typed "Osama."   :)

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