From: AlleyCat <katt@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: Re: Rep Ilhan Omar Coworker Says SHE Came Up With Paying People For Votes
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2025 21:48:31 -0600
Organization: AlleyCat Computing, Inc.
On Thu, 4 Dec 2025 18:37:09 -0800, Alan says...
>
> On 2025-12-04 16:53, AlleyCat wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, 4 Dec 2025 16:16:14 -0800, Alan says...
> >
> >> On 2025-12-04 15:42, AlleyCat wrote:
> >>>
> >>> "She's (Ilhan Omar) the one who came up with all this (pay to vote)"
> >>>
> >>> Ilhan Omar campaign staffers become precinct managers AND COUNT THE VOTES
> >>>
> >>> "Ilhan and this group, they spent a lot of money"
> >>>
> >>> "So, the people that work for Ilhan (0mar) are actually counting the ballots,
> >>> counting the vote?"
> >>>
> >>> "They (Ilhan Omar's campaign staffers) become a manager, in the precinct too."
> >>>
> >>> Somalians who don't speak English are also told out how to vote
> >>>
> >>> "They walk with you to the booth and then they vote. Oh, vote this guy, vote
> >>> this guy, vote this guy. Vote - even if you speak English."
> >>>
> >>> They are on camera in this video paying people $200-$800 per vote and telling
> >>> them how to fill out the ballots
> >>>
> >>> https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1996480226399031297/vid/avc1/1280x720/Gi
> >>> O0rDt1IqDBf9p6.mp4
> >>>
> >>> Cue the deniers who say the video is fake, because James O'Keefe is involved.
> >>>
> >>> PROVE the video is fake.
> >
> >> That's not the way it works.
> >
> > Mmmm... yes, it is.
> >
> > The video is the proof.
>
> Nope.
Yup.
Tell us, Mr. Know-It-None... how do you prove a video you took is real and not
fake?
> >
> > Prove it's fake.
> >
> >> ...there's no proof that the words that we're hearing are the words
> >> they're showing.
> >
> > Prove they're wrong.
> >
> > There are plenty of video Somali to English translators out there... USE one,
> > lazy fuck.
> >
> > I noticed you never SAID it was fake, so it MUST be true.
> That's not the way THAT works either.
What a chicken-shit cock-sucker.
Who said what YOU think is how it works?
Prosecution goes first, moron, and YOU are the one accusing something of being
fake, no matter if you said it or not.
By your stupid argument, you are implying that it could be fake, but since
you're too chicken-shit to actually write those words... the video is true.
And that IS how it works, pussy boy.
Assertions have a presumption of truth: When someone makes an assertion, it's
assumed to be true unless there's evidence to the contrary.
Do you have evidence to the contrary?
Nope.
Burden of proof lies with the skeptic: THE SKEPTIC HAS THE BURDEN OF PROOF to
demonstrate that the assertion is false.
Practical Application
In practical terms, this means that:
The poster presents their claim: The poster presents their video.
The skeptic challenges the claim: The skeptic expresses doubts about the
video's authenticity and challenges the poster's claim.
The skeptic provides evidence: The skeptic provides evidence to support their
doubts, such as counter-evidence or logical arguments.
And that IS how it works, pussy rich boy.
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