Comments on: FISHing for votes in Illinois http://norunnyeggs.com/2008/10/fishing-for-votes-in-illinois/ The repository of one hard-boiled egg from the south suburbs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (and the occassional guest-blogger). The ramblings within may or may not offend, shock and awe you, but they are what I (or my guest-bloggers) think. Wed, 16 May 2012 12:23:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: steveegg http://norunnyeggs.com/2008/10/fishing-for-votes-in-illinois/comment-page-1/#comment-36496 steveegg Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:21:06 +0000 http://norunnyeggs.com/?p=3674#comment-36496 Out of those 3 arguments, I can only buy the third, and then only if the main line was also unlisted. Still, I did not feel the need to falsify the info for a second computer line I once had, and I did pay the extra to keep it unlisted. I admire your family's honesty by blowing the whistle. I am curious; why would the story have called that letter to the election officials "humorous"? Out of those 3 arguments, I can only buy the third, and then only if the main line was also unlisted. Still, I did not feel the need to falsify the info for a second computer line I once had, and I did pay the extra to keep it unlisted.

I admire your family’s honesty by blowing the whistle. I am curious; why would the story have called that letter to the election officials “humorous”?

]]> By: Goldfish Owner http://norunnyeggs.com/2008/10/fishing-for-votes-in-illinois/comment-page-1/#comment-36494 Goldfish Owner Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:00:43 +0000 http://norunnyeggs.com/?p=3674#comment-36494 You said "The Nudelmans used her name on a second phone line for a computer modem. That in itself raises a question; why did they feel the need to do that?" Answer: I could think of a dozen possible reasons, but the three that were actually true were: 1) We wanted to see what junk mail would be generated. We did get a nice stack, including credit card offers, life insurance (should have taken that one), and the partially filled out voter's registration card. 2) We didn't want people looking us up in the phone book to call us on that line since it wouldn't ring anyways. We figured anyone using that number to call us wasn't someone to whom we would want to talk. 3) We didn't want to pay extra for an unlisted number. Fair enough? Oh, and just to correct something in your first paragraph - the fish was never registered to vote. The card was mailed uncompleted, unsigned, and with a note saying don't register this as a voter. The system worked. Got to say, though, our family has certainly enjoyed the 15 minutes this episode has generated. Don't see how we can get a book deal out of it, but it's been fun. You said “The Nudelmans used her name on a second phone line for a computer modem. That in itself raises a question; why did they feel the need to do that?”

Answer: I could think of a dozen possible reasons, but the three that were actually true were:

1) We wanted to see what junk mail would be generated. We did get a nice stack, including credit card offers, life insurance (should have taken that one), and the partially filled out voter’s registration card.

2) We didn’t want people looking us up in the phone book to call us on that line since it wouldn’t ring anyways. We figured anyone using that number to call us wasn’t someone to whom we would want to talk.

3) We didn’t want to pay extra for an unlisted number.

Fair enough?

Oh, and just to correct something in your first paragraph – the fish was never registered to vote. The card was mailed uncompleted, unsigned, and with a note saying don’t register this as a voter. The system worked.

Got to say, though, our family has certainly enjoyed the 15 minutes this episode has generated. Don’t see how we can get a book deal out of it, but it’s been fun.

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