Will Al Gore face his inconvenient truths about our stolen elections?

[kster]

May 18 2007 -
by Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman

Al Gore has just made his second major contribution to our national political dialog.

His first, “An Inconvenient Truth,” has helped make the perils of global warming real to the American mainstream.

SNIP...To fight the problem, Gore should now become an active agent in reversing that horrific pro-monopoly give-away. He could fight to re-establish meaningful pluralistic media ownership and public access, and for reviving both the Fairness Doctrine and Equal Time Provision, which once guaranteed balance in media content.

Second, Gore was victim of the theft of the election of 2000, but he also enabled it. In the entire history of the United States, few events have more deeply damaged our democracy than the stolen Florida vote count and warped Electoral College outcome that followed.


http://budz.wordpress.com/2007/05/19/will-al-gore-face-his-inconvenient-truths-about-our-stolen-elections/

[fooj]

1. "courageous" James Baker?...

How soon they forget. Isn't he the one the BFEE flew into Florida to close the deal? Give me a f*cking break.

Al fought off these criminals FOR MONTHS! He was chastized, shamed, slandered, mocked...you name it. The f*cking American people didn't back the rightfully elected President. The SCOTUS betrayed their oaths of office by handing the Presidency to the BFEE. But hey...let's rewrite the script. Instead of placing blame where it belongs and holding the people who perpetrated this crime on our country accountable, let's just blame Al. Oh. While we're at it, let's blame Kerry, too. The fact that Carville tipped off his traitorous wife to what Kerry's plans were re: Ohio (which allowed the WH to head him off) is just an insignificant footnote, right?

What a brilliant idea! Why didn't I think of this? Let's turn on the two people who have busted their asses to make things right for us. Al and John are doing their part. Will we?

[kster]

2. Thats what I like to hear, this is what I believe to be true, Al Gore said

First, we should complete hand counts already begun in Palm Beach County, Dade County and Broward County to determine the true intentions of the voters based on an objective evaluation of their ballots. Observers and participants from both parties should be present in every counting room, as required under Florida law. The results of this recount would, of course, be added to the present certified vote total and the overseas absentee vote total. If this happens, I will abide by the result, I will take no legal action to challenge the result, and I will not support any legal action to challenge the result. I am also prepared, if Governor Bush prefers, to include in this recount

(((( all the counties in the entire state of Florida)))).

I would also be willing to abide by that result and agree not to take any legal action to challenge that result. If there are no further interruptions to the process, we believe the count can be completed with seven days of the time it starts.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/election/july-dec00/gore_11-15.html

[fooj]

4. Do you honestly think Gore lost because of the lack of hand counts? LOL!!!

before the vote count is finished, not to negotiate, but to improve the tone of our dialogue in America. We should both call on all of our supporters to respect the outcome of this election, whatever it may be. We should both call on all our supporters to prepare themselves to close ranks as Americans and unite the country behind the winner as soon as this process is completed.

Shortly after the results are known, we should both come together for another meeting, to reaffirm our national unity. If I turn out to be successful, I'll be ready to travel to Governor Bush's home. If I am not, I'll be ready to meet him wherever he wishes.

I would also like to urge all of those speaking for either of us to do their part to lift up this discourse, to refrain from using inflammatory language, and to avoid statements that could make it harder for our country to come together once the counting is over. That is the direction I have given to my own campaign.

I don't know what the final results will show, but I do know this is about much more than what happens to me or my opponent; it is about our democracy.

My faith is in the people's will, in our Constitution and in our system of self-government.

The SCOTUS abdicated their responsibilities to the Constitution and the American people. Does anyone really believe that the BFEE would respectfully step back and allow whatever outcome in Florida to stand for the good of this country? They could have hand counted every county TWICE. The BFEE was in this to win. They had every intention of taking this all the way to the SCOTUS. The wheels were in motion. We've seen so many examples of honor and integrity displayed by these treasonous, rat bastards in the past 6 years, haven't we? It's delusional to think that something like a "hand-count" matters to these criminals.

SCOTUS wouldn't even set precedent with their ruling. A criminal coup de tat and guess what? We, the people, let it happen. Collectively.

[kster]

7. "We, the people, let it happen", by allowing our votes to be counted by machines

in secret, out of our view. We the people fell asleep at the wheel by allowing this to happen. The Criminal coup de tat was in motion long before 2000, "It's not the people who vote that count. It's the people who count the votes." (Josef Stalin)

ALL the Politicians REMAIN SILENT and keep pushing the use of these machines and yes We, the people, let it happen. Collectively.

[karynnj]

12. nicely said

What really bugs me is that it is the Carville crowd that will likely benefit from all the hard work, Dean, Gore and Kerry have done to make things right again.

I t really amazes me that most people didn't even raise an eyebrow at the Carville revelations - to me it begged the question of what else did Carville tell them - in addition to his nonproductive whining on TV. (In fact, maybe it was a mistake that Kerry didn't hire him and force him to sign an agreement to be silent from say June through November.)

[OneBlueSky]

3. if he's going to run, Al Gore will have to make several very difficult decisions . . .

beginning with how to handle the stolen elections of 2000 and 2004 . . .

he's also going to have to decide whether to demand a new 9/11 investigation . . . and, most importantly, how to handle corporate influence/control of Congress, and whether to demand strict regulation of corporations . . . the same corporations that, for the past several decades, have been killing off most all regulation, pretty much allowing them to do anything they damn well please . . .

(the worst part is that the corps have pretty much written the laws and the regulations themselves -- either directly, through lobbyists, or via Congresspersons and Senators they own) . . .

I REALLY want Al Gore to run . . . but I'd be really disappointed if he didn't commit to getting to the truth about stolen elections, 9/11, and the controlling corporatocracy . . . and doing something about them . . . he HAS to know that megacorps are THE most egregious defilers of the environment . . . but with his upbringing and record of service on the inside, does he have the balls to take on the very institutions and forces that have supported him all these years? . . . I sure hope so . . .

[fooj]

5. I believe that Al knows what he must do.

Don't forget that the very same "institutions and forces that supported him all these years" were the very ones that brought him down. Signed, sealed and delivered by the BFEE.

Have you ever heard his "Restoring the Rule of Law" speech in Jan/2006? I swear, it should be mandatory that every American watch it. Powerful stuff.

http://www.acslaw.org/node/2096

[KoKo]

10. I'm a Gore supporter...but in addition to what you ask...NAFTA LOOMS

and WHAT IS his position on the DLC'ers FREE TRADE?

So much to love about Gore...but a few things we need to know. Yet WHAT DEM CANDIDATE besides Gore has spoken OUT about GLOBILIZATION and the Outsourcing of Jobs and how NAFTA/CAFTA and the new secret deal by our Dems included Pelosi are going to further China and Peru in this web of OUTSOURCING?

Gore will need to send us a "clue" as to what he feels about this.. Is he with the Pack of Globalists running for the Dem Ticket NOW or NOT? :shrug:

[melody]

6. He was victim of it and now they try to make him the villain as well

Why the "inconvenient truth" talking point the right-wing has been using nestled amidst this supposed non-RW
piece?

[Einsteinia]

8. how did Gore enable it? n/t

[Carolina]

9. Dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3269904

[Kurovski]

11. Kick. (nt)