Was the 2004 election stolen?

I honestly don't know. But I do know that we're trusting heavily compromised technology to count our votes. I know that a lot of the companies trusted to count the votes have dubious political ties. I know that the problem isn't going to be resolved until we have a hard copy backup verified by the voter and recounting spot checks. I also know that even if the voting machine manufacturers and those on the election boards had no political interest in the results, we still should have done quality assurance on the results to perfect the machines and work out the bugs for the next time.

Check this out. Finally, a major magazine (Rolling Stone) is publishing a story from a reputable figure (Robert Kennedy, Jr.) documenting the inconsistencies. Most of us have read about this in blogs, but until this gets into print, most readers filter it out as tinfoil hat drivel.

Congratulations, print media! It only took two years to get on this.