Off topic: Whats up with the tinkerbell powered status updates and tickers at the bottom? Is that now standard in US tv? Them stealing screen real estate is annoying enough, but with all the tinkles its more annoying than ever.

I feel almost like the interviewee lost a chance there. Sounded like the interviewer was on his side, he was almost pleading with him to outline reasons that it's safe and anti-corruption. "What have you got? Tell us what you're doing."

>> ^srd:

Off topic: Whats up with the tinkerbell powered status updates and tickers at the bottom? Is that now standard in US tv? Them stealing screen real estate is annoying enough, but with all the tinkles its more annoying than ever.


MSNBC, yeah it sucks.

>> ^dannym3141:

I feel almost like the interviewee lost a chance there. Sounded like the interviewer was on his side, he was almost pleading with him to outline reasons that it's safe and anti-corruption. "What have you got? Tell us what you're doing."


That's what it sounded like to me, also.
I was hoping to hear something that would convince me this is not just a trick to siphon votes from the D's. Didn't hear it here.

Shady

-They refuse to disclose most of their funding.
-The funding that has been disclosed comes mostly from Arno Consulting, a far right organization that has been involved in 5 different voter fraud cases.
-Chairman Peter Ackerman is an investment banker with connections to Koch Industries and the Cato Institute. (http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/relationship.asp?personId=662219) (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Cato_Institute)
-There is no oversight or transparency to their process.
-The way the site is run could easily push the results in the direction that the secret funders want it to go.


Arno Political Consultants Controversies (from wiki).

-In 2004, APC hired JSM who hired YPM who is accused of tricking people into registering to vote as a Republican.[2]
-In 2004, APC is accused of forging signatures on a petition to legalize slot machines in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.[5]
-In 2005, APC has come under fire for allegedly fraudulent ballot petitioning strategies, particularly pertaining to a Massachusetts anti-gay marriage proposal as put forth by the Massachusetts Family Institute.[6][7]
-In 2007, APC hired JSM, Inc. who hired independent contractors who gave snacks and food to homeless people in exchange for signing petitions and registering to vote.[8]
-In 2009, proponents of a payday loan veto referendum sued APC in Franklin County for breach of contract and negligence. 13,000 signatures were thrown out because the Form 15's had not been appropriately filled out. They were seeking $438,000. [9] Both parties reached an undisclosed settlement agreement on July 29th, 2009.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arno_Political_Consultants

And twice he refused to answer the question about how to prevent Trump or Colbert from subverting the process. He has no answer to this, which means he thinks it could happen. I call shenanigans.