BREAKING: Michigan certifies Election results

[brooklynite]

3 in favor; one abstention.

[berni_mccoy]

1. You're fast!

[roamer65]

2. That shit stain Shinkle abstained.

[Ms. Toad]

9. I was predicting "no" - so that's better than I expected. n/t

[consider_this]

14. true that...

his statement said he would vote no. one of the legal people who spoke was pretty clear that he could not safely vote no, he must have listened to that guy.

[pnwmom]

21. It became clear when the first Republican gave his statement. He said the law didn't allow

the Board to make decisions about voter fraud, etc. -- just to certify the numbers.

[Ms. Toad]

23. Shinkle was still asserting he had the right, clear through his final statement.

The other had done his reseasrch and was (wisely) remaining silent until today's meeting.

[consider_this]

11. he had a statement ready to go...

which means he did not listen to anything that anyone said all afternoon (it was several hours) - he came in with his mind made up.

[Walleye]

15. What a weenie!

[CurtEastPoint]

18. 'Norm Shinkle' That has to be the best douchebag name ever. And get this:

On April 26, 2012, Shinkle, serving on the Michigan State elections Board of Canvasers, along with co-Republican Jeffrey Timmer, voted to reject[3] almost a quarter million voter signatures for a ballot initiative to repeal the Michigan Public Act 4 — Michigan's Emergency Manager law.[4] The two Republicans rejected the petitions, saying that the "font size was not 14 point", despite testimony from the printer that it was. The Republicans ruled that the font size of the letter "N" was smaller than required by state law, thereby invalidating the signatures.

[sandensea]

25. Shinkle the Stinkle

This must be his idea of an audition for some post in a future GOPee regime (wither the thought).

[mzmolly]

3. Phew!

[Skraxx]

4. Fat Lady's Singing

Orange man is weeping and messing his depends.

[Ms. Toad]

5. Dang - theoretically I'm watching it live . . . and they are just now voting. n/t

[catbyte]

6. Thank god. That was excruciating.

[LeftInTX]

7. Abstention is better than against! LOL

[Skraxx]

10. A COWARD in the end

[LeftInTX]

20. But Donny Boy can't brag about a "No" vote

He can't go on TV and say, "It's very bad voter fraud, it's so bad that someone voted against certifying"...

[Tommy_Carcetti]

8. I would say we could expect a concession, but we're never going to get a concession.

I'll take an admission of reality at this point.

[DFW]

17. Even that may be little more than wishful thinking

You know, the nearer the inauguration
The more he's slip-sliding away.

[Squidly]

27. I see what you did there :)

[ananda]

12. Halle fucking lujia!

At last!

[central scrutinizer]

13. Abstain?

That’s some industrial grade cowardice

[Doreen]

16. WOOH HOO!!!

Hot damn!! In your grotesque face donny boy!

[marmar]

19. Now it's time for 45 to put on his big boy adult diaper and concede.

[honest.abe]

22. Thank God!!!

[crickets]

24. Finally! Thank goodness.

And no thanks to you, Norm Shinkle. What a twerp.

[NurseJackie]

26. Was a reason given for abstaining?