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The Miami Herald, 11-5-04
Broward County corrected a computer glitch Thursday that had miscounted thousands of absentee votes, instantly turning a slot-machine measure from loser to winner and reinforcing concerns about the accuracy of electronic election returns... |
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Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A computer error with a voting machine cartridge gave President Bush 3,893 extra votes in a Gahanna precinct. Franklin County's unofficial results gave Bush 4,258 votes to Democratic challenger John Kerry's 260 votes in Precinct 1B. Records show only 638 voters cast ballots in that precinct.
N.C. Computer Loses More Than 4,500 Votes AP |
Kerry Won
By Greg Palast -- 11-4-04
Kerry won. Here's the facts.
I know you don't want to hear it. You can't face one more hung chad. But I don't have a choice. As a journalist examining that messy sausage called American democracy, it's my job to tell you... |
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Florida
never had voting problems until Jeb Bush became governor. And now we have
had them for four years. Is anyone connecting the dots?
"A quick reminder to
people in Ohio: The crooked voting machines are due back to Florida by Friday."
-- David Letterman
"They always throw
around this term 'the liberal elite.' And I kept thinking to myself about the
Christian right. What's more elite than believing that only you will go to
heaven?" -- "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart
So much for the honeymoon.
Many Americans and some political analysts expected President Bush to extend a
conciliatory hand to Democratic and Independent voters following Tuesday’s
election. After all, Dubya himself declared he was a “uniter, not a divider”
when he seized office four years ago.
And indeed, this time around Dubya put on his most civil, statesmanlike face for
as long as he could maintain it publicly –- about 24 hours.
But by Thursday, he was coming out of his euphoria and returning to true form:
“I’ll reach out to everyone who shares our goals.”
In other words, you’re either with us or against us. The same theory of
political relations espoused so eloquently by Vice President Dick Cheney on the
floor of the U.S. Senate a few months ago.
But some of us never felt such rosy optimism for a second-term Bush willing to
seek compromise on at least some issues. Some of us believed long before Nov. 2
that the far right had no intention of giving up power. They controlled the
legislative, executive and judicial branches of government, and with the help of
electronic voting without a paper trail, they planned to stay in power.
Some of us also received indications from extreme conservatives immediately
after the election that provided a pretty clear picture of what the next four
years holds in store. This e-mail typifies the feeling of many who support the
Bush Agenda, and it is reprinted here verbatim as proof that the president’s “No
child left behind” educational initiative is working magnificently:
Hey 'DAVE'........BUSH kicked the Electoral SH*T out of Kerry....YeeeeHawwww!
That freakin' traitor Kerry is history now....the Senate??
ohhhh-ohhhh....it's mostly Republican! The House? Oh NO! It's also mostly
'Right-Wing Nut Jobs', too! Ain't it SWEET??
oh yeah...Your 'Left-Swill' Web Page is really sucks....I just 'happened' upon
it...Country Hick Leftist BS drool...ha!
'Chewy Baca'
("Rich Bowman Jr." djrich@pe.net)
In light of that expression of compassionate conservatism, let’s look at what
the next four years are likely to bring:
At least 1,000 more U.S. troops killed in Iraq.
Further reductions in taxes for the wealthy and for corporations, leading to
continued growth of the federal deficit.
Illegalization of abortion.
Prayer in public schools and other dismantling of the barrier between church and
state -– at least for Christian conservatives.
Continued roll-back of gun control legislation.
Loss of jobs, health insurance coverage and hope for millions more Americans.
It’s also interesting to examine potential Cabinet changes in the second term of
a president. Secretary of State Colin Powell, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
and Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge all are rumored to be on the way out.
And Attorney General John Ashcroft has made it clear that he would like to move
on, but the Bush Administration will be hard-pressed to find a replacement for
the hymn-singing, talker-in-tongues.
Replacing a towering figure of legal integrity like Ashcroft will perhaps be the
toughest Cabinet choice for a president who is so opposed to expansion of
stem-cell research. Just think what the administration could have done with a
little genetic material from descendents of Torquemada or Judge Roy Bean.
The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without-Saddam News
A
NEW PLEDGE
I pledge
allegiance to the Bush
Of the
Fractured State of America
And to the
theocracy on which it stands,
One nation,
under George
With tax
breaks and justice for the rich.
Every one
else can wither away and die.
Sent In By Oracle Jones
"Liberals feel unworthy of their
possessions. Conservatives feel they deserve everything
they've stolen."
--
Mort Sahl
http://www.marryanamerican.ca/
Disturbing News
E-Mail
Subject:
Dubya Wired
Hi Lisa,
Long time - no speak. I've thought that Bush nightmare would be over,
but it looks like another four years with this dumb animal. Also I
wanted to do something else on the net, but so it's picking on Bush, second
term, again.
After recovering from the shock of the Black Wednesday, here is my
first contribution - exclusively for you.
Attached please find a "Bush wired" image.
See u and greetings from this side of the ocean.
Thomas
Frankfurt
Germany
Thanks
for solving the mystery, Thomas!
Republican Shenanigans
http://ustogether.org/Florida_Election.htm
E-Mail
Thanks to
the election, I finally figured out who attacked us on Sept. 11.
It was
homosexual Iraqis.
Keep up the
good work.
Robert
Damn
those gay Iraqis!
"When people say flush
the Johns, they don't mean these two... I'm sorry, it's the
last day of the
campaign, what do you expect?" --
Vice President
Dick Cheney,
introducing Senators John
McCain and John Ensign to a crowd in Las Vegas
E-Mail
G'day from OZ ...I just
wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your site and other related links and to
extend my sympathies to all intelligent Americans who worked so hard to elect
John Kerry last Tuesday only to have their hopes dashed by a bunch of lying,
cheating, hypocritical Fundamentalist Christian Terrorists otherwise known as
the Bush Administration. Keep up the good work and may GOD ( Galactic
Organisations and Dominions) help us all.
Regards from Mal Herring
in Newcastle, Australia
Thanks
for writing, Mal.
Good News
www.buckfush.com
E-Mail
Hello Lisa,
Hope this is useful for you.
Top Ten Lessons Learned from the 2004 Presidential Campaign
10. War is Peace.
9. If gay marriage is allowed, only gays can be married.
8. Outlaw abortion! We're going to need more troops.
7. Ignorance is Strength.
6. If you talk Christian then you don't need to act Christian.
5. Shedding blood and serving honorably in a war that you don't
agree with is much worse than not serving in a war you greatly support. (A
very good lesson for our troops currently in Iraq.)
4. Disagreement is unpatriotic.
3. My minds made up, don't confuse me with the facts.
2. Facts are for "girlie men".
1. The ends justifies the means.
From Elmern
Today's Republicans love money,
war, guns, and Jesus in that order. They also love to legislate everyone's
sex life.
How in the world did they get
reelected? Oh, right -- Diebold.
"I'm worried about the state of education in America when 51%
of the country fails a 1-question multiple-choice test after having 4 years
to study." -- Anonymous
Biz/Tech News
Bush-Prison-Torture News
“We here in New
York are too close to the terrorism and the homosexuals. Only people from the
red states have enough distance to see things in their perspective. So on
behalf of the blue states, we would like to thank the red states for saving us
from ourselves." -- Steven Colbert
E-Mail
Dear Lisa,
1.5 years working towards a change in Government and I get
bitch-slapped by the Republicans.
Homophobes & Hanging Chads .... God have mercy on us in Ohio.
Thanks for keeping us from the side of insanity and despair.
One thing is for sure. BushCo. won't win next time. Just 4 more years.
Nick
Akron, Ohio
Go-F***
-Yourself News
E-Mail
Subject:
My donation
Hi
Lisa,
I want to thank you for your site. I am an American living in Scotland, and I
have watched the developments of the past four years with a sick heart. I hate
what this administration is doing to my country and to the rest of the world.
Not just chipping away at the Bill of Rights, but so many lives lost -- Iraqi
citizens, our soldiers, UK soldiers. Today three from the Black Watch. I dread
looking my co-workers in the eye tomorrow.
I spent two days crying over the election, but I figure crying won't save the
country or change anything, and I won't give Rove the satisfaction. So I'm
starting my rehabilitation by donating to your site and a couple of other
progressive sites that have sustained me through the past several months.
Thanks again for your site. I'll donate again when I can.
Sincerely,
Mary
Thank you for your donation and sharing your
experience in 'Old Europe,' as our diplomatic administration refers to our
friends across the pond.
“Political
experts said that this year's Florida was Ohio. As a result, this year’s spring
break is expected to suck.”
-- Conan O’Brien
Odd News
The magnificent life size
terracotta warriors of
Xi'an, China.
Peace.
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