prominent Republican political consultant killed in small plane crash

[Algorem]

(Google Michael Connell. Check it out-

http://www.google.com/search?sa=N&tab=nw&q=Michael%20Connell


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The Raw Story | Republican IT consultant subpoenaed in case ...
Sep 29, 2008 ... Arnebeck’s hope was that in the course of the discovery procedure it would be possible to subpoena Michael Connell, former White House ...
rawstory.com/news/2008/Republican_IT_consultant_subpoenaed_in_case_0929.html - 25k - Cached - Similar pages
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The BRAD BLOG : BREAKING: Federal Judge Compels GOP IT Guru Mike ...
"We have been confidentially informed by a source we believe to be credible that Karl Rove has threatened Michael Connell, a principal witness we have ...
www.bradblog.com/?p=6600 - 200k - Cached - Similar pages
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Pissed off Former Democrat- ADAP2K: "Michael Connell" OHIO ...
Nov 3, 2008 ... A federal judge on Friday ordered Michael Connell, whose firms had consulting contracts with Bush's campaign and with the Ohio secretary of ...
adap2k.blogspot.com/2008/11/michael-connell-ohio-election-testimony.html - 102k - Cached - Similar pages)


http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/36482529.html

LAKE TWP.: A single-prop, private airplane crashed next to a vacant house on Charolais Street Northwest Friday evening, exploding into flames and killing the pilot.

Michael Connell, 45, of Bath Township, was alone in the plane, according to State Highway Patrol Lt. Eric Sheppard.

Connell was a prominent Republican political consultant. He founded New Media Communications in Richfield, which developed campaign Web sites for Republican presidential candidate John McCain and President George W. Bush.

The plane was attempting to land around 6 p.m. Friday at Akron-Canton Airport when it crashed about three miles short of the runway...

[democrattotheend]

1. That's a shame

I don't care if he was a Republican operative...45 is too young to die. Condolences to his family.

Let's be classy about this, ok guys?

[Dennis Donovan]

2. As a fellow aviator, I offer my condolences to his family...

:(

[Jennicut]

3. 3 miles short of the runway!

I wonder what happened with the plane. Terrible. Condolences to his family, we are not ugly like the Freepers are.

[thunder rising]

4. It's bizarre that a small plane on a 3 mi approach (slow) would hit hard enough to blow up

[Dr.Phool]

10. Not really.

Three miles out, he's probably doing at least 80 knots.

[Barack_America]

5. That's awful, particularly so close to the holidays.

:(

[Algorem]

6. Google Michael Connell. Check it out-

http://www.google.com/search?sa=N&tab=nw&q=Michael%20Connell

Results 1 - 10 of about 469,000 for Michael Connell. (0.14 seconds)
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The Raw Story | Republican IT consultant subpoenaed in case ...
Sep 29, 2008 ... Arnebeck’s hope was that in the course of the discovery procedure it would be possible to subpoena Michael Connell, former White House ...
rawstory.com/news/2008/Republican_IT_consultant_subpoenaed_in_case_0929.html - 25k - Cached - Similar pages
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The BRAD BLOG : BREAKING: Federal Judge Compels GOP IT Guru Mike ...
"We have been confidentially informed by a source we believe to be credible that Karl Rove has threatened Michael Connell, a principal witness we have ...
www.bradblog.com/?p=6600 - 200k - Cached - Similar pages

[Beacool]

7. Oh geez, poor guy.

Not only was he fairly young, he leaves behind a wife and four children. How terrible for them, particularly this time of year.

My condolences to his family and friends.

:(

[snowbear]

8. Here's an archived DU thread from June 22, 2008 that discusses Connell:

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http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php%3Faz%3Dview_all%26address%3D389x3659936&usg=__GHBFUhSRxP0pl_UoeJf0cxovxRY=&h=188&w=162&sz=11&hl=en&start=16&tbnid=xuGdH6gfxxo1-M:&tbnh=102&tbnw=88&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmichael%2Bconnell%2BGOP%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den

Hope this works.. it was a LONG link.

[leftstreet]

9. Yeah it works. Very interesting

[snowbear]

11. He kinda looks familiar....

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Not sure if he's been a pundit on tv.. or if it's that he looks like someone else?

Looks familiar though.

[leftstreet]

13. I don't know if this link will work (long) but here's an interesting article

http://thejournal.epluribusmedia.net/index.php/state-news/ohio-news/176-bush-mccain-computer-expert-may-avoid-testifying-on-cyber-rigging-of-2004-election-until-after-november

Will Mike Connell Avoid Testifying on Cyber Rigging?
Ohio News
By John Michael Spinelli and Luaptifer
Monday, 29 September 2008 22:06

[snowbear]

14. Wow.. That really is interesting!

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This snippet talks about Karl Rove (who evidently worked closely with Mr. Connell) and Rove's plot to change things by first getting rid of attorneys that didn't follow their dirty ploy... ------and this is just a snippet, that article you shared goes into a lot more detail than even this:

Plaintiff attorneys say Rove's first objective in his master plan to achieve a permanent majority for Republicans is to capture the judiciary through politicization of its ranks by hiring party loyalists to make charges against Democrats and those sympathetic to their agenda and turn a blind eye to the transgressions of members of their party. Cases like the firing of US Attorneys and the incarceration of Don Siegleman, a duly elected Governor of Alabama, are two cases that connect the dots between commanding a political structure and the prosecution of its enemies.

[dflprincess]

12. I wonder if the guy was getting ready to talk?

:tinfoilhat:

[snowbear]

18. Someone else on DU seemed to think he was..

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Or at least this thread I just saw seems to lean that way > http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x252136

Strange case!

Then again.. like someone else suggested.. small planes and bad weather don't always mix.

[Sebastian Doyle]

20. Small planes and the Bush Crime Family don't mix well either.

Just ask Salem Bin Laden, John Tower, or JFK conspirator/CIA thug Howard Hunt's wife (just to name a few)

[DemReadingDU]

15. morning kick

[CTyankee]

16. Is this a "suicide"?

n/t

[snowbear]

17. Kicking to see if anyone has further info..

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Because I sure don't know.

[avaistheone1]

19. I am thinking more like foul play. This is a man who knew too much and was killed at a convenient

time for the GOP, especially Karl Rove.

Connell was a key witness in OH '04 election fraud case. In fact Connell was subpoenaed to give deposition in the Ohio '04 election case in late October. Connell also built White House email system. Remember the thousands of missing emails. It is said Connell was threatened by Rove.

BradBlog has a very good expose on Mike Connell, along with a helpful time-line, links and video.

This death smells very, very fishy to me.

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6765#more-6765