And when the than Sect., of State, Ms. Tennant's Office was contacted they went dark when it was offered to provide the names of the watcher's who saw the shut down of the Poll. The old adage "we see nothing, we hear nothing, we know nothing" for sure kicked in.
The issue is not about Electronically hacking per say as the possibility of going in manually and changing votes in those tally boxes in some way, shape or form. As has been noted in the past, there were some very interesting items that turned up in the early voting. Mr. Warner and Mr. Rhodes should very seriously consider moving those machines out of the City Building and review who has control of the little boxes after the Polls close each day? The whole Election Process in Vienna was noted and caught in the Primary and the Ballot drawing in August for positioning on the Ballot as improper and illegal..
Should anyone believe he would say "yeah, they can be tinkered with, all you have to do is (fill in the blank). Com' on, he has to protect the "Machine" we call Politics in the County and State.
I am going to admit to being a bit confused on the baby in the U.K. that is coming off his life support? The family is supposed to have collected about 1.2 million pounds ($1,000,000), from a site that one can go too for donations. Now it was noted a week or so back that a Doctor from the U.S. was willing to go to the U.K. to treat the child and I believe escort him back to the U.S. Hospital which going to treat him? Why did the parents not use that above money to hire a private jet to bring that Doctor, a Nurse or two and the baby back here for treatment? What will happen to those funds now that the tyke is going into Hospice Care? Something does not quite seem right that the option did not seem to be considered?
It was also a bit concerning in bringing the lad here for treatment with an experimental drug? Seems a bit like using him as a Guinea Pig which while may have saved him was a bit self serving for the Hospital in question? Remember, if something seems to good to be True, it usually is not going to meet the hype?
I am going to be interested in what went on with the "Emergency Repairs on 51st St between 3rd and 4th Avenue today ( Tuesday)? Did our new and worthwhile camera truck catch another nightmare in the making or did the sewer line just go without initial notice? It has been noted many times on the failing/ failed infrastructure in our Sewer/ Water System. Yet, we continue to get the stories on how all is well in mudville. It is also interesting in all the problems that are popping up between 37th and 58th between River Road and Grand Central? Hmmmm?
The letters in the letters section of the Daily Blat on the 23rd on the NDO issue were interesting? One writer took exception to including Veterans as a "Protected Group" was spot on. There are plenty of issues the Vets should be included in or with, this one is not it.
But for the writer's husband to say he had never been discriminated against was surprising? I guess he was never publicly cursed, spit on, called a "baby killer", had bottles (glass in the day) thrown at him and denied work because he was a Vietnam Era Vet? I envy him a bunch.
But the lady writing the letter was correct; with a bit of tongue in cheek, why do we not include bald men (not shaved), fat women/ fat men, thin men/ slender ladies and so forth? I have noted several times I am more tolerant than most but still believe what is going on here is more divisive than unifying. I could pretty much care less what one wishes to call themselves, how they want to dress or even whom they want to sleep with. BUT, it must be legal/ consensual by any and all involved. This may well rule out the co-equal bathrooms, but there needs to be a limit on who is doing what? A bathroom to be used by adult males with underage/ minor girls or a bathroom to be used by adult females with minor/ underage males is a no go. Too many chances for things to go South and harm, both mentally and physically to occur?
I see where we now have LGBTQ and I A? As I have said, I believe I am more tolerant than most in this area. But how the Hell can I be tolerant when I do not even know now what I am to be tolerant about? I have no idea what I A are all about? We seem to be subdividing to the point where everyone and anybody can reclassify he/ she/ it into whatever one wants? As I have said, this is more divisive than unifying? And for damn sure confusing?
And as I am sure most of you have just learned that Mr. Trump with the guidance of his Generals and Admirals will no longer allow Transgenders to serve in the Military. I am going to wait for the other shoe(s) to drop on that and for sure will be a bunch.
As for the letter on "Young Lives are at Stake", I agree with the need for better and more Counselors to help these kids with their issues. It is very tough to be a young person in a World of intolerance and discrimination. Places for them to live away from family/ others due to bigotry is also a need, but again, extreme need to protect them from their protectors.
We are evolving into a Nation of more understanding of what is going on, combined with a more intolerant acceptance of so many different groups. No easy answers and writing a new Law/ Ordinance does not mean compliance/ acceptance. 'nuff said'.