Koppell Goes Too Far for Felder
Although Councilman Simcha Felder joined yesterday's rally criticizing the way the city's Board of Elections is testing new voting machines under the Help America Vote Act, he ended up protesting the rally itself.
HAVA is the federal law that funds upgrades in local voting machines so hanging chads and punch cards will be a thing of the past. Albany didn't agree on how exactly to comply with HAVA until recently. Now, some worry that the new voting machines will only face their first real test in 2008, during the presidential primaries.
At the rally, Felder and others said the upgrades in voting technology were desperately needed. Councilman Oliver Koppell took it one step further, connecting the need for new voting machines here to allegations that the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections were basically stolen in places like Ohio and Florida, which use not-so-tech-savvy voting machines.
Upon hearing this, Felder turned and walked away from the crowd, saying in a stage whisper, "I don't believe that."
-- Azi Paybarah
Of course, Koppell is really worried that his electoral base in Riverdale is full of white fogeys so old they may not be able to pull the lever fifty times anymore, and that the schvatzers may actually win something.
Felder is pro-Bush. Chas vsholom to say he didn't win fair and square. A shanda.
Bush did steal the election in Florida but not because of electronic voting machines, which weren't used there in 2000. The evidence that Ohio was stolen is ridiculously thin.
Good for Felder. Those who make outrageous statements should be shunned. Too much Kos for Koppell I guess. Conspiracy central over there.
why is felder a democrat?
Fleder's a registered Democrat becuase a Republican can't get elected to legislative office in NYC. He has done nothing to promote the Democratic cause - anywhere.
felder's class, oli's an ass.
Felder is an example of the way the Democratic Party should be. If you're not, you should belong to the Greens or some other Left leaning party.
Koppel ıs the devil
good job, azi!!! this is why you are needed at city hall