Ballots printed sayin "Barack Osama" in NY

[kaydee457 13]

Who is running for president? In an upstate New York county, hundreds of voters have been sent absentee ballots in which they could vote for "Barack Osama."

The absentee ballots sent to voters in Rensselaer County identified the two presidential candidates as "Barack Osama" and "John McCain." In the United States, the best-known individual named Osama is Osama bin Laden, leader of the al Qaida terrorist group behind the 2001 attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center in New York City.

The typographical terror error was first reported by the Times Union of Albany.

The elections office faxed a statement in which the two commissioners, Democrat Edward McDonough and Republican Larry Bugbee, said they regret the error but never acknowledge what the error was.

"It's human error, it's very unfortunate, it's an embarrassment to our office, obviously," McDonough said in a later phone interview. "We wish we could turn back the clock, but we can't."

When they discovered the mistake, officials shredded the remaining "Osama" ballots and mailed correct versions to the roughly 300 people who had already received them. McDonough said the "Osama" mistake was made in only one of the 13 ballot versions mailed throughout the county, located east of the state capital of Albany.

Voters who received both versions will be allowed to send in either one and have it counted, McDonough said.

Obama spokesman Blake Zeff said the campaign is "glad officials are working to correct this error and we assume it won't happen again."

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[alienlovechild 75]

The elections office faxed a statement in which the two commissioners, Democrat Edward McDonough and Republican Larry Bugbee, said they regret the error but never acknowledge what the error was.

This can't be. Everyone knows there are no Democrats overseeing the election process. That's how the elections were stolen in 2000 and 2004. Everyone knows that.

Those evil redneck New Yorkers are trying to make Obama look like a Muslim terrorist. Stuff like this makes people mad enough to fly planes into buildings. Stop the hate.

Edited October 10, 2008 by alienlovechild

[rocks 494]

wow, that is a very bad mistake to make. i hope someone gets fired over that.

[Ling Ling 22]

So THREE people review these...and it's just a Fruedian slip?

RIGHT.....

Let's see, where's the "B" on the keyboard, where's the "S".

Yeah, fcuking typo.

[rocks 494]

So THREE people review these...and it's just a Fruedian slip?

RIGHT.....

Let's see, where's the "B" on the keyboard, where's the "S".

Yeah, fcuking typo.

ya, a whole lot of b$. someone is to blame for this. like i said, i hope someone loses their job over that.

maybe they should send out ones with mccain changed to mcfailin to even things up

[spookyturtle 9,465]

It's good to remind voters how close his name is to two of America's greatest villans, Sadam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. Now throw the name Biden into the mix.

[IAMX 3,055]

It's good to remind voters how close his name is to two of America's greatest villans, Sadam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. Now throw the name Biden into the mix.

It's also good to remind voters who are overly concerned with stupid things how close McCain's name is to McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber, and and Palin is to Paulin, the French serial killer.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

It's good to remind voters how close his name is to two of America's greatest villans, Sadam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. Now throw the name Biden into the mix.

It's also good to remind voters who are overly concerned with stupid things how close McCain's name is to McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber, and and Palin is to Paulin, the French serial killer.

But we caught McVeigh. But having a President with a name like Osama bin Laden, Sadam Hussein and a VP named Biden? Plus those big ears?

[one...two...tree 2,762]

So THREE people review these...and it's just a Fruedian slip?

RIGHT.....

Let's see, where's the "B" on the keyboard, where's the "S".

Yeah, fcuking typo.

Yep...not even close.

[LaL 418]

Of course you would find this hilarious Kaydee.

[Amby 490]

I laughed too

[IAMX 3,055]

It's good to remind voters how close his name is to two of America's greatest villans, Sadam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. Now throw the name Biden into the mix.

It's also good to remind voters who are overly concerned with stupid things how close McCain's name is to McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber, and and Palin is to Paulin, the French serial killer.

But we caught McVeigh. But having a President with a name like Osama bin Laden, Sadam Hussein and a VP named Biden? Plus those big ears?

McVeigh is also a good ol' American boy. Surely you support the troops right? McVeigh was an honorable army vet with a bronze star. Nothing beats having a name similar to a homegrown terrorist.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

It's good to remind voters how close his name is to two of America's greatest villans, Sadam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. Now throw the name Biden into the mix.

It's also good to remind voters who are overly concerned with stupid things how close McCain's name is to McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber, and and Palin is to Paulin, the French serial killer.

But we caught McVeigh. But having a President with a name like Osama bin Laden, Sadam Hussein and a VP named Biden? Plus those big ears?

McVeigh is also a good ol' American boy. Surely you support the troops right? McVeigh was an honorable army vet with a bronze star. Nothing beats having a name similar to a homegrown terrorist.

Don't tell me you're a sheep now.

[IAMX 3,055]

It's good to remind voters how close his name is to two of America's greatest villans, Sadam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. Now throw the name Biden into the mix.

It's also good to remind voters who are overly concerned with stupid things how close McCain's name is to McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber, and and Palin is to Paulin, the French serial killer.

But we caught McVeigh. But having a President with a name like Osama bin Laden, Sadam Hussein and a VP named Biden? Plus those big ears?

McVeigh is also a good ol' American boy. Surely you support the troops right? McVeigh was an honorable army vet with a bronze star. Nothing beats having a name similar to a homegrown terrorist.

Don't tell me you're a sheep now.

Why, because I'm screwing with people who have their priorities well in the wrong places?

I'm like the wolf taunting and pecking at the sheep. I don't differentiate Obama sheep from McCain sheep.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

It's good to remind voters how close his name is to two of America's greatest villans, Sadam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. Now throw the name Biden into the mix.

It's also good to remind voters who are overly concerned with stupid things how close McCain's name is to McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber, and and Palin is to Paulin, the French serial killer.

But we caught McVeigh. But having a President with a name like Osama bin Laden, Sadam Hussein and a VP named Biden? Plus those big ears?

McVeigh is also a good ol' American boy. Surely you support the troops right? McVeigh was an honorable army vet with a bronze star. Nothing beats having a name similar to a homegrown terrorist.

Don't tell me you're a sheep now.

Why, because I'm screwing with people who have their priorities well in the wrong places?

I'm like the wolf taunting and pecking at the sheep. I don't differentiate Obama sheep from McCain sheep.

You're a non partisan sheep.