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Scary Dogs! Rigged Machines! Votes From the Grave! This Election, Paranoia Reigns
In Butler County, Ohio, Leah Edwards notified the authorities about voter fraud when she saw a man taking notes and photographing gravestones at a cemetery. “I can’t think of any other reason a person would be doing this,” she wrote on the Facebook page of the Butler County Sheriff’s Office.
A man claiming that he was the one later detained at the cemetery, Frank Flack, posted a reply that assailed Ms. Edwards for being irresponsible. He said he had been photographing grave markers for a “find a grave” memorial project.
“Sorry to dispel your conspiracy theory on voter fraud,” Mr. Flack wrote. “If you would have stopped and talked to me, I could have let you know that I am a registered Republican!”
A man claiming that he was the one later detained at the cemetery, Frank Flack, posted a reply that assailed Ms. Edwards for being irresponsible. He said he had been photographing grave markers for a “find a grave” memorial project.
“Sorry to dispel your conspiracy theory on voter fraud,” Mr. Flack wrote. “If you would have stopped and talked to me, I could have let you know that I am a registered Republican!”
I just visited Leah Edwards' Facebook page. She is in no way apologetic and is now ridiculing the poor man for having his feelings hurt by her calling the cops on him. What a bitch. Here's what she wrote:
Update! The stranger in the cemetery outed himself on my post on the Butler County Sheriff's fb page. I refuse to name him only because that's insignificant. According to him, 2 deputies responded as he was leaving. I'm sure 2 officers were sent for their own protection. They couldn't know if they were possibly bein set up. In today's climate they cant be careful enough. The gentleman says he was recording genaeology. Ok. He was miffed about being questioned by officers. Says he is a registered Republican etc. Honestly, I don't regret having it checked out. I'd do it again under similar circumstances. My response to him is that if he is a conservative then he really should be comforted by the fact someone cared to call. I am genuinely sorry that he was so upset by it. But i would expect someone to do the same if they thought they saw something threatening. I dont care to talk to deputies..got nothing to hide. Anyway, the reactions were mixed..liberals predictably caustic and denigrating. Most people agreed with me..some thanked me. Now you know the rest of the story.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/02/us/politics/voter-fraud-anxiety.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=6&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F11%2F02%2Fus%2Fpolitics%2Fvoter-fraud-anxiety.html&eventName=Watching-article-click
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