Some reviews about "Hacking Democracy"

[Stevepol]

BBV has published some reviews of the HBO special "Hacking Democracy."

Here are some of them:

Posted on Thursday, November 02, 2006 - 06:53 am:

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Airs Nov. 2 on HBO at 9 pm Eastern (check local listings)

New York Times: "Rigged voting in Louisiana? Say it ain抰 so. But it抯 not shocked-shocked you feel watching this; it抯 genuine shock. As the drama proceeds, adducing more evidence for the unreliability of the voting machines than can possibly be explored here, you might also feel flattened. Computers count around 80 percent of votes in America. The marketing director for Diebold, Mark Radke, who defends both the company and its chief executive ... talks in maddening doublespeak and wears the arched-eyebrow expression of a silent-movie fiend. His Nixon-era nondenial denials turn the stomach.

Boston Herald -- Grade: A -- "The thought of watching a documentary on possible voting fraud may sound as appealing as, say, a PBS special on mushroom farming (say, is it pledge week yet?), but "Hacking Democracy" (tonight at 9) unravels like a "24" episode...

TV Guide: Shocking HBO Film Rocks the Voting Process -- shocking revelations about the vulnerability of the software and hardware.

Baltimore Sun: The premium cable channel hits it out of the park again with "Hacking Democracy", a timely and chilling look at alarming problems in the way our votes are counted. It is hard to imagine any network or cable channel offering a documentary this season that is more important to the civic life of the nation -- let alone one that is so compelling and ultimately moving.

For links to these and dozens more reviews, go to Google News -- http://news.google.com/nwshp?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&tab=wn&q= -- and enter the search term "Hacking Democracy"

What Black Box Voting hopes will result from this film: More citizen involvement, and in the short term, citizen oversight through use of video cameras and public records for the Nov. 7 election. For tips on how to oversee and gather evidence on Nov. 7, use the Citizens Tool Kit: http://www.blackboxvoting.org/toolkit.html
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Watch HBO special: "Hacking Democracy" - Nov. 2, 2006 9pm Eastern time. This will pull new citizens into action - Plan on having a House Party Nov. 2 and after watching the film, pass out "How to audit the election", "How to monitor the counting" and "How to request public records" tool kit modules.

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Jerry Berkman
BBV Action Crew
Username: Jerry

Post Number: 25
Registered: 05-2006

Best of Black Box? N/A
Votes: 0 (A keeper?)
Posted on Thursday, November 02, 2006 - 07:43 am:

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It will be shown on HBO-East at 9pm EST and on HBO-West at 12am EST, i.e. 9 pm PST. Apparently, cable systems get their choice of which feed to use. In California, some cable systems are showing it at 6pm, others at 9pm Pacific time.

The moral - check the TV listening for your local cable system.


Here are a few comments from viewers, also at the BBV site.


New BBV Member
Username: Jchiar

Post Number: 1
Registered: 11-2006

Best of Black Box?
Votes: 1 (A keeper?)
Posted on Thursday, November 02, 2006 - 07:35 pm:

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Wonderful Documentary! I applaude the Black Box group. I can't decide whether I feel glad that this is being exposed and I know about it or if I feel sick about my democracy seemingly disintegrating before my very eyes. It makes me sick what I watched!

Thank you for making me sick to my stomach. You have motivated me. I hope that you all keep fighting the good fight.


Cyndi Piske
New BBV Member
Username: Cynorita

Post Number: 1
Registered: 11-2006

Best of Black Box? N/A
Votes: 0 (A keeper?)
Posted on Thursday, November 02, 2006 - 07:40 pm:

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This was an incredible documentary. I truly wish though that I could be surprised by the findings, I just cant. Thank you so much for all of the long hours and hard work you did for the US citizens. If only we had a government that cared and worked half as hard this country would still be a great place.

Incidentally, the next county over from me (Jefferson County, Texas) has been having some early voting problems with people voting democrat but it counts as republican. Im sure you already know about this but just in case.....

Thank you all again. God Bless !!!


Sara Urdahl
New BBV Member
Username: Surdahl

Post Number: 1
Registered: 11-2006

Best of Black Box?
Votes: 1 (A keeper?)
Posted on Thursday, November 02, 2006 - 07:47 pm:

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My husband and I just finished watching this excellent documentary and I am deeply disturbed by its revelations in light of the upcoming elections. The eroding of our privacy and fundimental rights must cease, for these are the very things that define us as a republic.

My son, a US Marine, and thousands like him are putting their lives on the line every day. Perhaps it is time for we citizens to end our complacency and take action.

Thank you for bringing this business to light, and I hope each and every viewer was as shocked as I at your simple demonstration of the ease of perpetrating voter fraud.


Stephen Ring
New BBV Member
Username: Old_dood

Post Number: 1
Registered: 11-2006

Best of Black Box?
Votes: 1 (A keeper?)
Posted on Thursday, November 02, 2006 - 07:48 pm:

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My wife and I just finished watching this stunning documentary...

We are shell shocked. We are very sad. We are angry. We are scared. I want to cry....



Here's the link for more:

http://www.bbvforums.org/cgi-bin/forums/board-auth.cgi?file=/1954/44854.html

[MADem]

1. It was sad to see all the video of Andy. I was a bit shocked to see him.

I hadn't paid much attention to the DETAILS of the docmentary, just knew that it was about Diebold, voting machines, and hacking.

I always enjoyed Andy's posts, and was quite saddened at his death.

[aquart]

2. Wowza.

[Epiphany4z]

3. I fell asleep and missed most

of it...is going to be shown again?

[Febble]

4. Rave review

by Farhad Manjoo here:

http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2006/11/02/hacking/index.html