I’ve been enjoying myself watching the comments sections on Minneapolis Star Tribune articles about the recount in the Minnesota gubernatorial race. Normally, conservatives leave more comments, but liberals and conservatives have a fairly even hold on “like” and “dislike” ratings. Not so much at the moment. If the votes here determined the outcome of the election, there would no question of a recount.
Let’s just say Republicans should be really happy that there’s no statewide election for another couple of years. Nor are their cries of “voter fraud!!!” getting much play. I don’t think it would be wise for our new Republican-dominated state legislature to try to make too much of this particular nonissue.
Still, far and away, this is my favorite comment on this article.
Stephanie Zvan is one of the hosts for the Minnesota Atheists' radio show and podcast, Atheists Talk. She serves on the board of Secular Woman. She speaks on science and skepticism in a number of venues, including science fiction and fantasy conventions.
Stephanie has been called a science blogger and a sex blogger, but if it means she has to choose just one thing to be or blog about, she's decided she's never going to grow up. In addition to science and sex and the science of sex, you'll find quite a bit of politics here, some economics, a regular short fiction feature, and the occasional bit of concentrated weird.
Oh, and arguments. She sometimes indulges in those as well. But I'm sure everything will be just fine. Nothing to worry about. Nothing at all.
There was a time not so long ago when professional sports couldn't hold a candle for popularity against hardball local politics and courtroom drama.The way the national economy is headed, this could be the wave of the future, too.
There was a time not so long ago when professional sports couldn't hold a candle for popularity against hardball local politics and courtroom drama.The way the national economy is headed, this could be the wave of the future, too.