As it stands, Democrats will NEVER win another election. Nov 3, 11:10pm [View All]

[IdaBriggs]

ON EDIT: Typo in the Subject -- doh!

(Originally Posted in the 2004 Election Results Forum; See Update Below)

I'm an Independent, and I am telling you the truth:

You won in 2000, and Gore rolled over.

You won in 2004, and Kerry rolled over.

You did everything right -- a good candidate, worst opponent EVER in the history of the United States, a good organization, good people, you name it -- more people were active and involved in this election than I have EVER seen before in my life.

And you lost -- WE LOST -- because it was STOLEN.

No one is afraid of you. You lose, you whimper, you whine, you roll over, and the Republicans laugh.

I am a 38 year old college educated woman sitting at a computer in Michigan, and I was able to read reputable evidence of voter fraud in two states, but your candidate -- MY CANDIDATE -- conceded the election, and devastated his supporters.

Is it possible he's playing "rope-a-dope"? Who cares? You will NEVER be able to muster the level of support you garnered this election -- money, time, energy, commitment -- EVER AGAIN because IT DOESN'T MATTER: they STOLE IT, and everything was just some stupid game that made the networks a ton of money, and kept everyone feeling like they were making a difference to democracy.

I am sorry to tell you this, but John Kerry just allowed democracy as we know it to be destroyed. I trust him, so I assume he has a good reason -- perhaps his life was threatened? John McCain is also someone who did the same damn thing not that long ago. The rash of plane crashes containing government officials who don't tow the line certainly raises my suspicions, but let me be clear:

I DON'T CARE. If they are playing dirty, and you folks aren't, SCREW YOU. I'm not interested in your high and mighty falluting principals when I'm burying people I love who SHOULDN'T BE DYING!!! If they are hiring CHURCHES to spread their gospel, WHY IN HELL AREN'T YOU PEOPLE? There was over THREE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS TO PAY FOR IT; WHAT THE HELL WAS THE PROBLEM?

"Start a revolution" -- who cares? What do ANY OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT? What'cha going to do, MARCH AROUND IN CIRCLES SOME MORE?

If you aren't putting the crooks in jail, you as a party are completely useless, and your vaunted principals are simply marketing tools.

What more EVIDENCE of conspiracy, murder, theft, you name IT do you folks need before your "leaders" do ANYTHING about it?

Want to know why I'm an Independent? The Republicans are corrupt scum bags, and the Democrats are INEFFECTUAL -- you keep thinking "the rules" apply, when in reality, you have entered a death match.

Right now, DEMOCRACY is down for the count.

Tell me what to do, folks. I'll jump in and join the battle. But I'm not going to waste my time trying to get more VOTES than a bunch of folks who can make numbers MAGICALLY appear when they need them to be there the night of an election -- do I look STUPID?

We didn't lose; we were ROBBED, RAPED, AND LEFT TO DIE. They are laughing their fool heads off, and if they get away with it AGAIN, no one has the right to say ANYTHING about "democracy in America" EVER AGAIN. Your party will die a deserved death for not doing what it needed to do to protect the people.

Now either WHINE AT ME, or GIVE ME A SHOVEL AND TELL ME WHERE TO START DIGGING!!!

And someone tell KERRY TO GET HIS ASS BACK HERE, AND GET TO WORK!!!

UPDATE: I began the New Hampshire Voter Study that night (www.invisibleida.com), and am credited with influencing the Nader folks to recount there. I am now on the advisory board of "Help America Recount" (www.helpamericarecount.org) which is raising funds to help audit the 2004 Presidential election. My shock at the amount of reported "problems" in this election (www.votersunite.org) ALL benefiting GWB has not dissipated, and I am working with a network of people who are actively investigating fraud. Some of the stories are hysterically funny (garbage bags filled with evidence ripped open in a tug of war between a fraud investigator and an election official CAUGHT ON TAPE), while others are infuriating (police officers used to intimidate voters CAUGHT ON TAPE).

The Democratic leadership has been nowhere near this effort; the grassroots DEMAND for accountability in our election system has been inspiring. Its not about Kerry becoming President anymore; its about INTEGRITY IN OUR VOTING SYSTEMS.

Election 2004 is not over yet -- don't let the Rush Limbaugh's and Sean Hannity's of the world get you down, especially because they are going to try. (Surprise, huh?) There's a lot of work to do still, and your help is needed. (I'm not just talking money, although I thank you for the donations you made to the Nader folks to help make the New Hampshire recount happen!) I'll give you an update tomorrow because I'm exhausted from the non-stop pace of the last couple of weeks while recovering from bronchitis, and I want to go to bed. Stay tuned until then -- AND GRAB A SHOVEL!!!