Honest Abe's ELECTRONIC Voting Machine

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Indie Nation listeners, Lumpy logging into the Indie Nation Newsroom on Tuesday, 24 August, 2010… Today is primary election day in Florida, the state where your vote counts and counts and counts.  In honor of that fact, this news segment is about voting machines.

From Techdirt.com, Indian authorities have arrested Haral Prasad.  Mr. Prasad released a research report recently which stated that the electronic voting machines were not secure.  So why was he arrested and taken to Mumbai some 14 hours from his home?  Because the authorities need to know where he got the machine from that he used for his research.  Hey, Indian authorities, is it not a bit more pressing that there are LOTS of those machines used in your elections?

Moving on to something that is just as disturbing but done in a lighter manner.  No arrest involved here, also no broken “tamper resistant” seals on the electronic voting machine.  Check out the video post over at Boing! Boing! Yes you can cast your vote on the Sequoia Edge touch screen DRE voting machine and, then!  Play Pac Man!  The only thing that concerns me is are they going to be playing games with elections as well?

Remember listeners you can check news links and source links out at indienation.fm All news posts are tagged with “news”. This particular post will be tagged voting machine, vote, and Pac Man.  It will be titled “Counting Votes”.

Indie Nation listeners, the views expressed in this news cast are my own and/or the many voices that dwell inside my head and are not to be construed as those of the station and/or any of the other staff.  They may well be nothing more than a delusion.  Also, of note, 6 of the voices wish to note that they are not their view either.

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This post goes back a few years, it was first published by me back in 2003. I didn’t realize I had been on this crusade that long, but I have. Unfortunately, little has changed… Personally, my biggest change is that I now only seek indie music and don’t really miss the same dozen or so songs on the radio.

The RIAA’s “About Us” page reads as follows;

“The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is the trade group that represents the U.S.recording industry. Its mission is to foster a business and legal climate that supports and promotes our members’ creative and financial vitality. Its members are the record companies that comprise the most vibrant national music industry in the world. RIAA members create, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 90% of all legitimate sound recordings produced and sold in the United States.

In support of this mission, the RIAA works to protect intellectual property rights worldwide and the First Amendment rights of artists; conduct consumer industry and technical research; and monitor and review – - state and federal laws, regulations and policies. The RIAA also certifies Gold®, Platinum®, Multi-Platinum™, and Diamond® sales awards, and recently launched Los Premios De Oro y Platino™, a new award celebrating Latin music sales.”1

The statement just doesn’t sit right with me. My intent here is to analyze it line by line. I believe that actions and logic speak louder than words. I intend to take a look the words, their actions and logically analyze them. This is my opinion. I do not intend to litter this work with numerous citations and facts. This is a human being expressing his right to free speech. His ability to remember things accurately and his ability to free think.
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This week at Indiana’s Indie Music Source Mothpod.com

Four Years Ago Today The Cross-Dimensional Rift Known As The Mothpod Occurred. To This Day It Continues To Radiate With Some Of The Best Indie Music In The Verse. The Only Recommend Precaution To Take Is To Turn It Up And Enjoy.

Featured Music

  1. Jake Smith – One False Step
  2. Shutup and Dance – Let This Be a Lesson
  3. Alexis Foxe - Revel Without a Cause
  4. Sound of Surrender - Kiss Me
  5. Escape Directors - Car Crash
  6. Alana Grace – Obsession
  7. Ben Rector – The Beat
  8. Kopek – White Collar Lies
  9. Zoo Seven – Empty Space
  10. The Devyl Nellys (On Cover) – Settle
  11. Public Symphony – Rise And Shine
  12. G Tom Mac & Hertzian – Lost Men (Cry Little Sister Remix)

All this and much more awaits on Mothpod 196 – Tattooed In Beverly, brought to you by Go Daddy! Claim your piece of the Internet and save 10% off your next purchase when you enter promo code MOTH8 at checkout, only at http://godaddy.com

Turn it up and enjoy!

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The Mothpod is produced, edited and hosted by Zack “The Mothman” Daggy. Narration provided by Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff & Michael Behm. Mothpod theme music by Red Friday, Cybster DJ and Geoff Smith. All music featured on The Mothpod is played by permission of the artists, bands, managers, publicists and labels. All rights reserved.

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This week at Indiana’s Indie Music Source Mothpod.com

Indie Artist Phil Putnam Stops By The Studio. Phil And The Mothman Discuss Phil’s Crowd Funded Album, Lady Gaga’s Career, And Muppets.

Featured Music

  1. Phil Putnam (On Cover) – I’m No Prize
  2. Sound of Surrender – Ambulance Anxiety
  3. Alexx Calise – See You Again
  4. Parachute Musical – No Comfort
  5. The Crash Moderns – Pimp My Life
  6. Janita – Do We Learn
  7. Phil Putnam - Sophisticated Life
  8. John Snow – What A Shame
  9. Shelley & Cal – Maybe
  10. Rose’s Pawn Shop – Dancing On The Gallows
  11. Eliza Blue – Swords & Shields
  12. Phil Putnam - More Than This

All this and much more awaits on Mothpod 195 – Inspirational Muppets, brought to you by eMusic. Get 35 free mp3s just for being a Moth Maniac when you go to http://emusic.com/moth.

Turn it up and enjoy!

Buy Official Mothpod Merchandise

Checkout The Official Mothpod iPhone App

Zack Daggy’s Novel Dark Worlds: Project 31 Available Now

Moth Maniac Deals & Discounts

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Contact:

Email – fans@mothpod.com

Voicemail – +1 (317) 644-6087

Twitter – http://twitter.com/mothman

The Mothpod is produced, edited and hosted by Zack “The Mothman” Daggy. Narration provided by Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff & Michael Behm. Mothpod theme music by Red Friday, Cybster DJ and Geoff Smith. All music featured on The Mothpod is played by permission of the artists, bands, managers, publicists and labels. All rights reserved.

Special Thanks To The Moth Maniacs.
You make this all possible.

Sponsors & Distribution Provided By Mevio & Wizard Media

For inquires requesting airplay, please email music@mothpod.com

This Program is a Mothpod Production

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