Oops!
QuoteAzerbaijan's big presidential election, held on Wednesday, was anticipated to be neither free nor fair. President Ilham Aliyev, who took over from his father 10 years ago, has stepped up intimidation of activists and journalists. Rights groups are complaining about free speech restrictions and one-sided state media coverage. The BBC's headline for its story on the election reads "The Pre-Determined President." So expectations were pretty low.
Even still, one expects a certain ritual in these sorts of authoritarian elections, a fealty to at least the appearance of democracy, if not democracy itself. So it was a bit awkward when Azerbaijan's election authorities released vote results – a full day before voting had even started.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/10/09/oops-azerbaijan-released-election-results-before-voting-had-even-started/
I think the fact that he's leading with 85% of the vote kind of disproves the fact that results were pre-determined, since those only showed him winning 72%.
At least this is one election the pollsters wont get wrong
Well, doing it this way does save everyone a lot of hassle. No need to stand in line at the polling place or anything.
Quote from: Kleves on October 10, 2013, 02:47:30 PM
Well, doing it this way does save everyone a lot of hassle. No need to stand in line at the polling place or anything.
You still need to make sure Aliyev knows you voted for him :)
Clearly, the Azerbaijanis must have invented a time machine. :hmm:
I blame it on the government shut down.
Did president Ilham Aliyev even show his birth certificate to pove he was born in Azerbaijan?
What mean word "pove"?
Quote from: The Brain on October 10, 2013, 03:28:21 PM
What mean word "pove"?
Similar to prove, but the "r" is furloughed by the gov shutdown.
Quote from: lustindarkness on October 10, 2013, 03:30:33 PM
Quote from: The Brain on October 10, 2013, 03:28:21 PM
What mean word "pove"?
Similar to prove, but the "r" is furloughed by the gov shutdown.
Some blame Ba'ack, some blame Boehne'; but in the end Ame'ica loses. :(
:(
It's tough times. My wife and I cannot play a weekly Sc(blank)abble game now.
PBS has had to shake down S and T twice as often so they have someone to sponso' Sesames St'eet
Quote from: Savonarola on October 10, 2013, 04:01:10 PM
It's tough times. My wife and I cannot play a weekly Sc(blank)abble game now.
PBS has had to shake down S and T twice as often so they have someone to sponso' Sesames St'eet
You should see how bad it's getting at the 'ock-'n-'oll hall of fame.
Quote from: Jacob on October 10, 2013, 04:21:43 PM
Quote from: Savonarola on October 10, 2013, 04:01:10 PM
It's tough times. My wife and I cannot play a weekly Sc(blank)abble game now.
PBS has had to shake down S and T twice as often so they have someone to sponso' Sesames St'eet
You should see how bad it's getting at the 'ock-'n-'oll hall of fame.
It was aleady petty deadful.
Quote from: garbon on October 11, 2013, 07:21:20 AM
It was aleady petty deadful.
The Dead, yes, but no Petty.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 11, 2013, 07:28:53 AM
Quote from: garbon on October 11, 2013, 07:21:20 AM
It was aleady petty deadful.
The Dead, yes, but no Petty.
As inductees, the Sex Pistols would say: "It's Petty vacant."