rigs, How do we KNOW for certain anything? When these hecklers begin the hate talk what happens? Does the crowd join in or does the crowd become enraged and escort them from the exent. shout them down? Does the crowd do ANYTHING to let them know such things are not acceptable to them? Does McCain or Palin stop talking and refuse to continue until it stops?
On Oct 12, 7:22 am, rigsy03 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How do we know Democratic operatives are not gaining admission to GOP > speeches and formenting racial hatred to gain a sympathy vote for > Obama? The Pope isn't booed by Lutherans, is he? > > On Oct 12, 6:00 am, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > considering the dem operation acorn is under investigation in half the > > states for illegal activities, someone needs to make attempts to > > ensure a fair election. > > > On Oct 12, 5:47 am, "[ the last patriotic Republican ]" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > GOP Attacks on American Voters Turn Desperate, Ugly and Dangerous > > >http://www.truthout.org/101108B > > > The GOP assault on American voters has hit full stride as the economy > > > and John McCain tank in synch. > > > > With just over three weeks until election day, the Republicans > > > have mounted an all-out attack against newly registered voters and the > > > organizations working to sign them up. As many as 75% of these new > > > voters are expected to vote Democratic, but the attacks have also > > > spread to long-established voters as well. Recent calculations show > > > more than a million more newly registered Democrats in Ohio than > > > Republicans. > > > > The usual drumbeat claiming massive voter fraud has become > > > ceaseless at Fox "News" and other right wing media mouthpieces. > > > > As expected, the assault centers in Ohio, which once again could > > > decide the presidency, but has manifested throughout the nation: > > > > 1) A Republican sheriff in Greene County, Ohio, has demanded > > > social security and other records from 302 local voters whose ballots > > > he apparently wants to negate. Sheriff Gene Fischer has requested > > > registration cards and address forms for all Greene County residents > > > who voted in a special session established in Ohio allowing new voters > > > to register and vote on the same day. The process was challenged in > > > court by the GOP. The Ohio Supreme Court turned down that challenge, > > > and allowed the same-day voting to proceed. But now Fischer claims > > > telephone calls complaining about the potential for voter fraud have > > > prompted him to go after the information. > > > > In Franklin County, home of Ohio State University, Columbus State > > > Community College, Capital University, Ohio Dominican University, and > > > Otterbein College, election protection observers are reporting > > > continuing surveillance by Republicans at Veterans Memorial, the site > > > for early voting. The observers have documented Republican operatives > > > taking photographs and writing down license plate numbers of voters. > > > Election activists expect similar criminal charges as in Greene County > > > to be filed in the state's capital. > > > > Greene County is home to Wright State, Central State, Wilberforce > > > and Cedarville Universities, along with Antioch College, which was > > > recently put out of business by a right-wing putsch on its board of > > > directors. > > > > Llyn McCoy, Greene County's deputy elections director, says names, > > > telephone and Social Security numbers will be blacked out of any > > > records handed over to the Sheriff. According to McCoy, the Sheriff > > > says he has no evidence of voter fraud other than phone calls stating > > > fraud was a possibility. It is widely assumed that the same-day > > > registration/voting option was exercised primarily by students who > > > lean heavily Democratic. In 2004, African-American students from > > > Wright State, Central State and Wilberforce were regularly challenged > > > on their registration credentials and forced to endure waiting in > > > lines to vote for hours. Students at Cedarville, a Christian school, > > > made no such reports. Sheriff Fischer's targeting of historically > > > black college students, the core of Obama-mania, is intended to send a > > > chilling effect through the ranks of these Democratic voters. > > > > 2) U.S. District Court Judge George C. Smith, a Reagan appointee, > > > has approved a GOP lawsuit demanding that the state give county boards > > > of elections great leeway in attacking new voter registration forms. > > > The decision, framed under the Help America Vote Act, would allow > > > Republican challengers access to data from the Bureau of Motor > > > Vehicles and the Social Security agency to challenge new voters. The > > > Judge noted that Ohio law permits challenges to absentee ballots, > > > thousands of which have been pouring in to elections boards. If > > > allowed to stand, it could give the GOP the right to shred ballots > > > already cast in the Buckeye State, with the precedent possibly being > > > used to further enable a GOP nationwide disenfranchisement campaign. > > > Smith gave Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner a week to respond. > > > Brunner has stated she will appeal. > > > > 3) Before the ruling, Brunner announced at the close of > > > registration that the number of registered voters in Ohio had jumped > > > by 665,949, from 7,518,189 active voters on January 1, 2008, to > > > 8,184,138 active voters now. About 5.4 million votes were officially > > > counted in Ohio's 2004 presidential election. Then-Secretary of State > > > J. Kenneth Blackwell certified a Bush victory of less than 119,000 > > > votes. A massive GOP disenfranchisement campaign could easily exceed > > > that margin. > > > > 4) The New York Times has reported that boards of elections in at > > > least nine crucial states, including Ohio, have violated federal law > > > in conducting purges and have been illegally using Social Security > > > data bases as part of those purges. The Times' Ian Urbina quotes > > > Colorado Secretary of State Mike Coffman as asking the Colorado > > > Attorney-General to review how some 2,500 citizens were removed from > > > the registration lists there. The Times has cited purges in Colorado, > > > Louisiana and Michigan that have apparently been conducted within 90 > > > days of the upcoming November 4 election, violating federal law that > > > allows states to expunge only those who have been convicted of a > > > felony, moved out of state or died. > > > > 5) The Times has also reported that boards of elections in Nevada, > > > North Carolina, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio have illegally used federal > > > Social Security databases to flag and possibly eliminate voters whose > > > registration applications were suspected of irregularities. The Times > > > reported some 37,000 Colorado voters removed in the three weeks after > > > July 21; Secretary Coffman said the number was 14,000. > > > > 6) Michigan elections director Christopher Thomas said his state > > > had removed about 11,000 voters in August, while the Times estimated > > > the real number to be closer to 33,000. Thomas refused to make the > > > purged files public. Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land is a > > > long-standing Republican partisan whose political activism traces back > > > to the mid-70s when she worked for Gerald Ford's campaign in high > > > school. Critics charge that she functions in the traditional of > > > Florida's Katherine Harris and Ohio's J. Kenneth Blackwell. > > > > 7) North Carolina's BOE director Gary Bartlett dismissed concerns > > > raised by the Social Security Administration about possible mis-used > > > of SS files to purge registrations there in conjunction with drivers > > > licenses. The SSI contends Social Security numbers can only be > > > accessed when there is no drivers license or other form of state ID > > > available. > > > > 8) A CBS News report has revealed organized caging attempts by the > > > GOP to eliminate registered voters from the rolls in 19 states. The > > > report marks one of the first initiated by a corporate news > > > organization isolating Republican anti-vote campaigning. > > > > 9) An electronic voting machine in New Mexico was found to be > > > operating on faulty software which could have eliminated hundreds of > > > votes. The glitch was apparently corrected, but was of a type that > > > could result in thousands of votes being lost on Election Day 2008, as > > > they were in 2000 and 2004. > > > > 10) The grassroots organizing group ACORN has come under serious > > > attack in Nevada, Missouri, Ohio and elsewhere from Republicans > > > attempting to negate the thousands of generally low-income citizens > > > ACORN has registered to vote. As a matter of law, ACORN is required to > > > report irregular registrations that come through its process. But GOP > > > operatives have equated these with "fraudulent" filings, and a have > > > ramped up a smear and fear campaign aimed at negating thousands of > > > legitimate ACORN registrants throughout the US. > > > > 11) The GOP continues to resist attempts to subpoena Michael > > > Connell, a shady Republican computer operative who programmed the 2000 > > > Bush-Cheney web site. Connell was also hired by former Ohio Secretary > > > of State J. Kenneth Blackwell in 2004 to tabulate the Ohio vote count. > > > Under Connell, Ohio's vote totals were shunted to a computer bank in > > > the same basement in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that housed the servers > > > of the Republican National Committee. In the early hours of the > > > morning after election day, vote totals mysteriously began shifting > > > from Kerry to Bush, swinging the 2004 election. Connell's cyber- > > > security industry colleague Stephen Spoonamore, a Republican and > > > former McCain supporter, has said that Connell may be able to shed > > > light on vote count rigging in the 2008 vote count as well. Attorneys > > > in the King-Lincoln-Bronzeville civil rights lawsuit have thus far > > > been unable to secure Connell's sworn testimony. > > > > 12) CNN has reported that Obama's surging poll numbers may leave > > > him "in position to steal Virginia from the GOP." Virginia hasn't > > > backed a Democratic > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. 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