re: Military Votes dont count (edit)

Quoting Rain (aka Mama):" Teehee. Quick, take it down and pretend like it never happened!   Or leave it up and see how many ... [snip!] ... see how many other people get enraged over nothing, lol. I know I was pretty pissed for a minute before I started checking it."

It's not the best troll post. I mean, of course people are going to get heated over the military. It's a little funny now, but the fact that I can see something like this happening is what makes it worse.

is this fake??? did i get pissed over nothing too..ughhh...

<blockquote><b>Quoting Rain (aka Mama):</b>" I just love how they're like "look at all these idiots who believed us!"   lol " The Duffel Blog ... [snip!] ... just like to thank the academy, all our fans, and the lack of critical thinking that is prevalent in society today. -Paul""</blockquote>



smurfs

Quoting mamaluvsher4babies:" is this fake??? did i get pissed over nothing too..ughhh..."

Yup, its fake!

So...smurf yeah, Obama.   Hahaha.

Quoting Chroma Hex [+1]:" It's not the best troll post. I mean, of course people are going to get heated over the military. It's ... [snip!] ... over the military. It's a little funny now, but the fact that I can see something like this happening is what makes it worse. "

Oh definitely. Disrespect of the military is a touchy subject. It's funny after the fact, but it's kind of a sick humor.

Ok well I did an edit. Not a nice joke. Glad to see our military did count. Oh and like I said I never blamed Obama. Can't see how this would have been his fault. This was sent to me, I should have done more research on it.

Hahaha wow I really got sucked into that one. I'm really glad I didn't post about it on FB or shoot off a smurf load of angry emails, lmao

There is an element of truth to it.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012/10/02/mitt-romney-miliary-voters-absentee-ballots_n_1933754.html

http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2012/09/26/obama-accused-of-suppressing-military-vote-by-withholding-absentee-ballots/

http://m.techcrunch.com/2012/10/19/snail-mail-election-fail-21-of-absentee-ballots-not-counted/

Quoting khigh:" There is an element of truth to it. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012/10/02/mitt-romney ... [snip!] ... http://m.techcrunch.com/2012/10/19/snail-mail-election-fail-21-of-absentee-ballots-not-counted/"

Ya I saw those stories also. I am wondering if this is where the joke is stemming from.

<blockquote><b>Quoting mamaluvsher4babies:</b>" Ya I saw those stories also. I am wondering if this is where the joke is stemming from."</blockquote>




Probably. Sites like that and the onion take a true story and exaggerate it. There's a whole line of journalism that focuses on it.

Quoting mamaluvsher4babies:" Once again our military is disrespected. Unless I have missed it, have not heard Obama address this issue. ... [snip!] ... Ok so I guess this is fake!! Thank goodness. Not a nice joke but at least our militarys votes did count!"

when i just googled military absentee votes.......page aftert page of articles came up confirming that at least 4 states didnt get the ballots to the overseas troops intime...

Quoting khigh:" <blockquote><b>Quoting mamaluvsher4babies:</b>" Ya I saw those stories also. I am ... [snip!] ... Sites like that and the onion take a true story and exaggerate it. There's a whole line of journalism that focuses on it."

Makes it easier to get people to believe it.

Quoting Rain (aka Mama):" Oh definitely. Disrespect of the military is a touchy subject. It's funny after the fact, but it's kind of a sick humor. "

http://www.duffelblog.com/about/
The whole thing is written by, ran by, and for the military. They've released a ton of really hilarious stories in the past.

That said... This is a bit of a serious and sensitive topic, so I can see why others would be upset.