Military Absentee Ballots Received One Day After Elections

[Freedom]

http://www.duffelblog.com/2012/11/military-absentee-ballots-delivered-one-day-late-would-have-swung-election-for-romney/


[size=4]WASHINGTON, DC – Sources confirmed today that hundreds of thousands of military absentee ballots were delivered hours after the deadline for them to be counted, with preliminary counts showing that they would have overturned the vote in several states and brought a victory for Governor [url="http://www.duffelblog.com/2012/10/romney-surges-in-polls-following-promise-to-personally-pay-entire-defense-budget/"][color=#FF0000]Mitt Romney[/color][/url].[/size]

[size=4]Officials say the ballots were delivered late due to problems within the military mail system. Tracking invoices show the ballots sat in a warehouse for a month, then they were accidentally labeled as ammunition and shipped to Afghanistan. At Camp Dwyer, Marine Sergeant John Davis signed for them and was surprised at the contents.[/size]

[size=4]“I told Gunny we got a bunch of ballots instead of ammo,” Davis told investigators earlier today. “He told me to file a report of improper delivery and that the chain of command would take care of it. We didn’t hear anything for three weeks. While we were waiting we came under fire so we dumped a bunch of them in the Hescoes. We didn’t dig those ones back out.”[/size]
[size=4]After military officials realized the initial error, the ballots were then sent back to the U.S. but suffered a series of setbacks.[/size]

[size=4]Twelve boxes of ballots were dropped overboard during delivery to the [i]USS Kearsarge (LHD-3)[/i] in the Persian Gulf, then while the ship sailed to Bahrain, postal clerks allegedly pocketed whatever ballots they wanted.[/size]
[size=4]The remaining absentee ballots were loaded onto a C-130, but the flight was delayed until November 1st so the crew could get tax free pay for the month. Once the ballots arrived stateside they were promptly mailed to each state’s counting facility, reaching their final destination on November 7th.[/size]

[size=4]“It’s a shame,” Rear Admiral John Dawes said when asked for comment. “I expected a delay so I ordered that everyone cast their votes eight months ago. It’s really unfortunate that our mail system failed us and directly affected the course of history.”[/size]
[size=4]Upon hearing the news, angry Republicans have begun a demand for a recount, but most military absentee voters have shrugged off the news, with many wondering whether the care packages their families sent six months ago were ever going to show up.[/size]

[Tony]

http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/absentee.asp

[Freedom]

[quote name='Tony' timestamp='1352439184' post='2506936']
[url="http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/absentee.asp"]http://www.snopes.co...re/absentee.asp[/url]
[/quote]

Yes of course, you have to spin everything.

[Nihil Obstat]

Dude, are you actually serious about this? Come on, give me a break.

From your very own 'source':


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[Roamin Catholic]

[quote name='Nihil Obstat' timestamp='1352439786' post='2506944']
Dude, are you actually serious about this? Come on, give me a break.

From your very own 'source':


The Duffel Blog serves the men and women of the US Military with a daily dose of military humor, funny military pictures, and faux news. We take an interesting and funny look at military life. We focus on veterans, military stories, defense, politics (sometimes) and life on base — with a comedic twist. [b]We are in no way, shape, or form, a real news outlet. Just about everything on this website is satirical in nature.[/b]
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[/quote]

I bet freedom also believes everything that is posted on the Onion as well....Actually, I'm starting to think this might actually be someone on here just being a clever troll..Wish it were me.

[Nihil Obstat]

Silliness aside, that article is very well written and funny.

[Roamin Catholic]

[quote name='Freedom' timestamp='1352438952' post='2506934']
[url="http://www.duffelblog.com/2012/11/military-absentee-ballots-delivered-one-day-late-would-have-swung-election-for-romney/"]http://www.duffelblo...ion-for-romney/[/url]


[size=4]WASHINGTON, DC – Sources confirmed today that hundreds of thousands of military absentee ballots were delivered hours after the deadline for them to be counted, with preliminary counts showing that they would have overturned the vote in several states and brought a victory for Governor [url="http://www.duffelblog.com/2012/10/romney-surges-in-polls-following-promise-to-personally-pay-entire-defense-budget/"][color=#FF0000]Mitt Romney[/color][/url].[/size]

[size=4]Officials say the ballots were delivered late due to problems within the military mail system. Tracking invoices show the ballots sat in a warehouse for a month, then they were accidentally labeled as ammunition and shipped to Afghanistan. At Camp Dwyer, Marine Sergeant John Davis signed for them and was surprised at the contents.[/size]

[size=4]“I told Gunny we got a bunch of ballots instead of ammo,” Davis told investigators earlier today. “He told me to file a report of improper delivery and that the chain of command would take care of it. We didn’t hear anything for three weeks. While we were waiting we came under fire so we dumped a bunch of them in the Hescoes. We didn’t dig those ones back out.”[/size]
[size=4]After military officials realized the initial error, the ballots were then sent back to the U.S. but suffered a series of setbacks.[/size]

[size=4]Twelve boxes of ballots were dropped overboard during delivery to the [i]USS Kearsarge (LHD-3)[/i] in the Persian Gulf, then while the ship sailed to Bahrain, postal clerks allegedly pocketed whatever ballots they wanted.[/size]
[size=4]The remaining absentee ballots were loaded onto a C-130, but the flight was delayed until November 1st so the crew could get tax free pay for the month. Once the ballots arrived stateside they were promptly mailed to each state’s counting facility, reaching their final destination on November 7th.[/size]

[size=4]“It’s a shame,” Rear Admiral John Dawes said when asked for comment. “I expected a delay so I ordered that everyone cast their votes eight months ago. It’s really unfortunate that our mail system failed us and directly affected the course of history.”[/size]
[size=4]Upon hearing the news, angry Republicans have begun a demand for a recount, but most military absentee voters have shrugged off the news, with many wondering whether the care packages their families sent six months ago were ever going to show up.[/size]
[/quote]


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[Tony]

[img]http://uqevents.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/batboy-cover.jpg[/img]

[arfink]

Yes, and this is clearly not 'shopped.

[img]http://www.duffelblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/obambo-300x167.jpg[/img]

[Freedom]

It doesn't even matter, they missed the deadline. Military is Republican with some liberals. Anyone would know that.

[Jesus_lol]

[quote name='Freedom' timestamp='1352440432' post='2506953']
It doesn't even matter, they missed the deadline. Military is Republican with some liberals. Anyone would know that.
[/quote]

you know the entire story is fake, right?



Man, you probably thought Airplane and War of the Worlds were true stories?

[missionseeker]

It's fake

[Freedom]

No, it's true. Sometimes the truth hurts.

The bottom line is, they missed the deadline so it doesn't count.

[quote name='missionseeker' timestamp='1352441016' post='2506957']
It's fake
[/quote]

You're fake

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='Jesus_lol' timestamp='1352440736' post='2506955']
you know the entire story is fake, right?



Man, you probably thought Airplane and War of the Worlds were true stories?
[/quote]
For someone who thinks that article in the OP is true, I would not be surprised if they thought Lord of the Rings was a documentary.

[missionseeker]

I'm actually quite real. All of me.

[Freedom]

[quote name='Nihil Obstat' timestamp='1352441099' post='2506959']
For someone who thinks that article in the OP is true, I would not be surprised if they thought Lord of the Rings was a documentary.
[/quote]

Totally fictional, any child knows that.

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='Freedom' timestamp='1352441206' post='2506961']

Totally fictional, any child knows that.
[/quote]
Yet you are having trouble with a website that prefaces itself by saying "everything in here is fiction"?

You are either an excellent troll, or a couple things I probably cannot say without getting suspended.

[Freedom]

[quote name='missionseeker' timestamp='1352441157' post='2506960']
I'm actually quite real. All of me.
[/quote]

As real as barbie.

[Freedom]

[quote name='Nihil Obstat' timestamp='1352441293' post='2506962']
Yet you are having trouble with a website that prefaces itself by saying "everything in here is fiction"?

You are either an excellent troll, or a couple things I probably cannot say without getting suspended.
[/quote]

You must have clicked on another link, and not the link I quoted.

[zabbazooey]

There would be a serious outcry if this actually happened. I am glad it's fake, not because Obama is president, but because this did not actually happen to our troops.