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Farah Donating Member (185 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 02:55 PM
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FELLOW DUers, alert America of the fraud NOW!!!!!!!!!!
we need YOUR HELP!!! Yes, EVERYONE can make a difference here!

ANYONE who wants to turn this country into a democracy must join us!!!

We have a list of email addresses that can be used to contact the media HERE-
http://www.rumormillnews.com/MEDIA_EMAIL_ADDRESSES.htm

For more information on what YOU can do- have a look at
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=203&topic_id=115227&mesg_id=115227&page=

what I want is for ANY people who can help us write letters (i.e. anyone good at editing and writing, because that sure as hell is not me!) to step forward. We need a team of people to help us! I am NOT trying to force anyone into doing this, but obviously, you can imagine the overwhelming pressure the media will recieve from our actions.

We need to form a 'Media task force' -MTF team (:P)

Post your name here if you want to join!
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Liberty Belle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 03:01 PM
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1. Where can we find concise summaries/data on the fraud?
I'm a professional writer. I'd be happy to do letters, but need a quick summation of the fraud evidence with links to documentation.

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Farah Donating Member (185 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 03:06 PM
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4. Thanks Liberty Belle... a draft I've managed to find of a letter is...
enclosed, which, although a bit outdated, may serve us well in being used as a template... it has some links to some data on the fraud aspect;

"Please consider the below overwhelming Statistical Evidence indicating that the Computer Voting software may have been
manipulated to alter the reported results, and to tip some decisive swing states to Mr. Bush, in the recent Election:

I) Statistical Probability that Election Fraud occurred based upon
Historically Reliable Exit Polls vs. Computer Voting results
is conservatively estimated at over 99 percent probable by
Research experts and Polling professionals.

Dr. Steven Freeman of the Univ. of Pennsylvania has recently released a research paper that puts the chance of exit poll statistical anomalies being off, to the degree that reported Computer voting totals suggest, at a mere 1 in 662,000.

In "The Unexplained Exit Poll Discrepancy," Dr. Steven F. Freeman, who has a PH. D from MIT and whose expertise lies in Research Methods, states :

"As much as we can say in social science that something is impossible, it is impossible that the discrepancies between predicted and actual vote counts in the three critical battleground states of the 2004 election could have been due to chance or random error."

The odds of those exit poll statistical anomalies occurring by chance are 662,000 to one.

Dr. Freemans's Research paper can be read in it's entirety at : http://www.ilcaonline.org/freeman.pdf

Dr. Freeman can be contacted via his email address that appears at the above PDF file, or via the email address of

sf@alum.mit.edu

Professor Freeman concludes the research paper with this:

"Systematic fraud or mistabulation is a premature conclusion, but the election's unexplained exit poll discrepancies make it an unavoidable
hypothesis, one that is the responsibility of the media, academia, polling agencies, and the public to investigate."

In addition to Dr. Freeman's study of the Voting Anomalies, the below website is a links to a similar study done by the UC Berkeley
research security team on this issue.

The UC Berkeley research team concluded that the probability of fraudulent Reported Election results were over 99 % :

http://ucdata.berkeley.edu/new_web/VOTE2004/election04_...

Professor of Mathematics David Anick, formerly of MIT, did an in-depth study of the discrepancies between exit poll results in Swing States, and the Voting totals reported in those states, and Prof. Anick concluded that the chances of the exit polls being as wrong as the reported vote totals would indicate, are only 1 in 50,000.

A comprehensive Master List of the voting problems documented in the recent Presidential Election, including links to Scholarly analysis done of the Computer Voting totals can be found at :

http://shadowbox.i8.com/stolen.htm


II) How could Computer Voting Fraud have been committed
and was it feasible?

Please see the below demonstration of how Computer Votes could have been manipulated, in a 4 Step demonstration,
using Diebold's own GEM operating system software, from Chuck Herrin , a certified Microsoft Systems Engineer and IT auditor :

http://www.chuckherrin.com/hackthevote.htm


III) Suspects : Is there any reason to be suspicious
of the Computer Voting companies?

No less than 5 of Diebold's developers are convicted felons, including Senior Vice President Jeff Dean, who tops
the list with his twenty-three counts of felony Theft in the First Degree.

Mr. Dean was convicted of all 23 felony counts of theft in the First degree by - and this should raise Red Flags to any
objective person - planting back doors in his software and using a "high degree of sophistication" to evade detection.

The above information comes from Case File No. 89-1-04034-1 (State of Washington ):

So we have someone who pleaded guilty to 23 counts of embezzlement, who is given the position of Senior programmer
of the (Diebold) GEMS central tabulator system that counts approximately 50 percent of the votes in the (Bush-Kerry) election,
in 30 states, using both paper ballot and touch screen machines.

And while Felons are not allowed to vote in the United States, they are allowed to write the software that is used
to count millions of the votes for the United States Presidential Election.

And their software is proprietary, with reported results that cannot be verified by a paper audit trail , since none exists.

Both ES & S and Sequoia, the other 2 main Computer Voting companies, also have a track record of criminal behavior, which can easily be verified by checking the legal histories of these companies.

IV) Bullet point summation of the most serious 2004 Presidential
Vote total errors found so far :

In addition to the 57,000 Voter complaints concerning Voter disenfranchisement, broken down or insufficient
voting machines, received by People for the American Way, below is a bullet point summary of some of the most serious
Presidential Election errors found so far, which are almost certainly just the tip of a large iceberg :

-The almost 4,000 votes awarded to Bush in Columbus, Ohio, reported by the AP, which was only noticeable because more votes were recorded in the precinct than there were registered voters.

-Apx. 4,500 votes lost in one North Carolina county.

-3,000 phantom votes were added by a Nebraska "vote tabulator" which doubled the votes.

-22,000 North Carolina votes which later had to be added because the computer initially discarded them due to system overload.

-A glitch in San Francisco computers which caused many votes to be uncounted.

-Florida's anomalous results where only districts with touch screen voting had disproportionate votes for Bush than expected.
This analysis has since been duplicated by a UC Berkeley professor and others.

-AP reports in Florida and Ohio of voters who stated when using touchscreens, when they selected "John Kerry,"
that instead "George Bush" would appear on the screen.

-Long lines in urban Ohio areas, to the point where voters left in frustration after 8 or so hours.

-21 voting machines in Broward County, Florida, malfunctioned, eliminating prior votes that had been cast on them in this most-Democratic county in the state.

-Warren County, Ohio's, refusal to allow independent monitoring of vote counting based on a terrorist incident which turned out later to not exist.

- Machines in Oklahoma counted BACKWARDS for Kerry, with a net result of Sen Kerry losing 37,982 votes to the ES&S Optech Machines.
During the same time period President Bush gained 393,825 votes.

See this newspaper for confirmation of above Oklahoma problem http://okimc.org/newswire.php?story_id=344

-Malfunctioning vote cassettes in Palm Beach, FL.

-Boxes of absentee votes discovered after the election in a Broward County election office.

- In Cleveland, Heavily Democratic wards, such as Precinct 6-C and precinct 13-F, reported less than 20 % turnout, despite record turnout in most cities :

V) Conclusion : - Means, Opportunity, and Criminal Track Record
exist, justifying an Investigation into a matter of this
importance.

The above facts show that the Means, the Opportunity, and a Criminal track record of those involved in writing the Computer Voting Software all exist, and these 3 points taken together, along with the vast discrepancy between historically accurate Exit poll data and the reported Computer voting results in swing states, point to a very strong possibility that Fraud did occur on a massive and significant scale in this months Presidential Election.

At the very least, an independent investigation is needed to look into these serious matters, not only to be sure who the winner of the last election was, but also to insure that our Election voting procedures are safe, accurate, secure, and fair for future elections in our Country.

Please make sure that Future Generations will have the sacred American right to vote and to be sure there
vote is recorded accurately, by supporting the members of Congress who have called for an Investigation.

I'd like to finish by saying that it would be a great tragedy if the citizens of the Ukraine are allowed to have a recount to verify that their recent National Elections were valid , while the citizens of the United States, the greatest Democracy on Earth, are not granted that same right.

Do the Ukrainians have more Courage and more fighting spirit to keep their newly won Democracy, than we Americans have ?

Does the Ukrainian opposition party have more Courage and dedication to Democracy and to a Just and Fair Election than the leadership
of the Democratic Party has here in America, which was the Democratic model and Ideal that inspired so many foreign people, including
the ex Soviet satellites, to cast off their Tyrannical governments, so that they could become Democracies themselves?

Can it be that America, the Beacon of Democracy, is a nation where their President is decided by an election where the votes are counted, using proprietary software, by 3 corporations that have both criminal records and heavy financial ties to the Republican Party, and of whom one of their CEO's, Walden O'Dell openly boasted that he would deliver the Electoral Votes of Ohio to Mr. Bush ?

Please now take a stand and help our Country end this long national nightmare of fear mongering, deceit, and subversion of
our Constitution, by aiding those Brave Congressional Representatives who are calling for an investigation into the overwhelming questionable report vote totals in several key swing states, especially Ohio and Florida.

The Ukrainian Parliament has just taken steps to demand a new election in their country, after the widespread fraud that occurred there.

Do not American Citizens, deserve at least the same rights as Ukrainians to a Fair and Verifiable election ?

I await your reply.

Sincerely and in Love of Democracy,

YOUR NAME"

Please post your opinions, I will try and form a collection of data on the fraud whilst you read =D
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myschkin Donating Member (488 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 03:44 PM
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11. press & advertising

Liberty, please take a look at the last posts of this thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x115227

That's where we are...

Maybe you "think" with us... ;-)

Please see the post "OUR FOUR MAIN TASKS NOW"

Happy to have you on board... ?



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Kevin Spidel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 03:03 PM
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2. ACT NOW
Write the media at an urgent action site www.pdamerica.org
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SharonRB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 03:05 PM
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3. I'd be happy to help edit
other's letters for grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. I'm not great at coming up with the original words, but part of my job is proofreading, so I'd be happy to help with that in any way I can.
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StephanieMarie Donating Member (642 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 03:07 PM
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5. I'm a good writer/editor.
Here's a copy of my letter to the editor that was printed here in Augusta on Saturday:

I’m writing to express my grave concern over the sanctity of our voting system in Columbia County. I was not at all happy with the touch screen voting machine that I used in my precinct at Riverside Middle School on November 2. The fact that no paper record of my vote was made seems very wrong. Suppose there was a voltage surge, or the hard drive crashed? My vote, my voice, gone forever. I am a former computer programmer for General Dynamics. I wrote software for the Atlas Rocket, the Space Shuttle, and numerous cruise missiles, and I do not trust a computer with my vote unless there is also a paper trail.

Stalin said, “Those who cast the votes decide nothing. Those who count the votes decide everything.” Until we have a transparent, verifiable, auditable, re-countable voting system, we do not have a true democracy. People cannot just trust on blind faith those assigned to count their votes unless there is a way to verify that count.

We the People need to demand a safer, more secure voting system in our country. This 2004 election, which the media tells us went so smoothly, was anything but. Recounts are on-going in New Hampshire, Ohio, and North Carolina. Legal battles are on-going in New Mexico, Nevada, Indiana, and San Diego. Corporations must be ready at any time to submit to an external audit. Individual tax payers may be asked at any time to subject themselves to an IRS audit. It only makes sense that our federal elections be at least as transparent and verifiable.

It is my strongest hope that the next time I cast a vote in Columbia County, I will have the assurance of a paper trail to know that my vote is accurately recorded and counted.

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Farah Donating Member (185 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 03:16 PM
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6. Again, your help is very much appreciated!!!
Please look at the letter enclosed in my previous message (#4) to see where we may be able to start. As 'Laura packyourbags' stated, we need to form a template that we can use to inform media, and prospective supporting figures!

Write your comments and suggestions!
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Farah Donating Member (185 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 03:28 PM
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7. FOUND- concise summaries/data on the fraud
Did your vote count? <<http://shadowbox.i8.com/stolen.htm > >

Wikipedia
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_U.S._Election_controv ... <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_U.S._Election_controv... > >

Election Investigation Library
<<http://forum.rasgroup.com/rasforum/ > >

===================================================

POINTS OF LIGHT
Miami Herald article shows that Kerry may have won Florida!
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

===================================================

LAWYERS IN OHIO (ARNEBECK, COMMON CAUSE)
Prima Facie Evidence for Ohio -
Kerry Supports Ohio Vote Investigation, Jackson says
<http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2004/94 ... <http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2004/94... > >

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INDIGOBLUE
Bingo! Prima Facie for New Mexico Part 2 - More Evidence!
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

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IGNATZMOUSE

Trail of Electronic Voting Uncovered: A Summary (North Carolina) – ignatzmouse (11/23)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

Weird Arizona GEMS results
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

==================================================

VET6569
Election results and registration statistics from Florida, Pennsylvania, and Nevada by "vet6569" < <http://findtruthnow.blogspot.com > / >

====================================================

RICHARD HAYES PHILLIPS, PhD

Compelling: Ohio recount: Stealing votes in Columbus-- INVESTIGATE DAMSCHRODER
<<http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/11/30/71935/724 > >

Ohio Recount:OHIO TURNS WHITE, FALLS INTO UNDECIDED COLUMN
<http://web.northnet.org/minstrel/ohio.htm >

Ohio Recount: A Summary of Where we Stand
<http://web.northnet.org/minstrel/summary.htm >

Ohio Recount: Stealing Votes in Cleveland
<http://web.northnet.org/minstrel/cleveland.htm >

Ohio Recount: Stealing Votes in Columbus
<http://web.northnet.org/minstrel/columbus.htm >

Ohio Recount: Favoritism in the Suburbs
<http://web.northnet.org/minstrel/suburbs.htm >

Ohio Recount: Bulletin -- Warren County
<http://web.northnet.org/minstrel/warren.htm >

Ohio Recount: Not Counting the Votes
<http://web.northnet.org/minstrel/not.htm >

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LOSTNFOUND

FL - Pinellas County Precinct Analysis (Bubble Chart) (11/23)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

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DOYOUEVERYWONDER

Pinellas County FL - Changed their results AFTER vote certified (11/23)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

How did Betty Castor beat John Kerry in FL? (11/20)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

Busting the Dixiecrat myth
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

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TENNISGUY2004

The "shift" from 2000 in 2004 (based on alleged "results") (11/21)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

More Interesting Ohio Data... please read (11/23)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

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JPJONES

What's the deal with Shelby County, Ohio?
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

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RONBRYNAERT

50 States Mislead Their Voters Part 1: Alabama
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

50 States Mislead Their Voters Part 50: Wyoming
<<http://watchingthewatchers.org/index.php?p=176 > >

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ALTHECAT

2004 Exit Poll "Red Shift" As Seen In Vote Numbers (11/20) <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >


George Bush's 8 Million New Votes Found - Althecat (11/4)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

Important! - you really need to contact Althecat to get summary of her overall analysis and all of the individual states that are being analyzed - I list the ones I was able to find here:

Arizona – mulethree, chriscol
Florida – althecat, Expat_Kristen
Pennsylvania – mulethree, chriscol
New Jersey – madrigal
Tennessee – SmokingJacket
New York – madrigal, mulethree
New Hampshire – mulethree
Illinois – bleever
Massachusetts – skids

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INDYOP
Siphoning Votes from Democrats to Third Party Candidates
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

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WHOWANTSTOBEOCCUPIED

Voting irregularities index "winners": AZ, GA, LA, OH, PA, NM, FL, DC, CO by WhoWantsToBeOccupied (11/26)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

Bush did better than exit polls in states with most voting irregularities by WhoWantsToBeOccupied (11/26)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

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FAUNOTTER

Exit polls analysis versus reported vote count - Faun Otter (11/3)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

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TRUEHAWK

Ohio counties w Registration exceeding 100% of the voting age population (11/20)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

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TRUTHISALL

ASSUME WE FLIP A COIN 50 TIMES... (11/21)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

EXIT. POLL. DEVIATIONS. ALL. FAVORED. BUSH. IN. NON-PAPER. BALLOT. STATES (11/6)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

BASED ON EXIT POLLS, THE PROBABILITY KERRY WOULD LOSE OH AND FL = 0.15% (11/7)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

1 IN 128:THE ODDS EXIT POLLS IN 7 NON-PAPER STATES WOULD ALL GO TO B (11/7)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

1 of 187 mil: Odds 7 of 18 states deviate beyond exit poll MOE to Bush (11/10)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

ONE OUT OF 4.5 BILLION! (11/26)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

STATE RED SHIFT PROBABILITIES: EXIT POLLS TO ACTUALS (11/21)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

Pre-election State Polls vs. Exit Polls vs. Actuals: ONE Graph. Look Close (11/24)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

THE RED SHIFT TO BUSH: YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN IT LIKE THIS... (11/25)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

Exit Polls MATCHED Pre-Election polls within 1/9th of ONE percent (11/17)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

Let's clear up misinformation about Polling Margin of Error (11/17)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

EXIT POLL (4PM PRE-HACK) ELECTION MODEL: KERRY 311 EV, 50.6% POPULAR VOTE (11/17)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

Battleground State Exit Polls: Prob Kerry>50%: 99.998% ( he got 48.87%) (11/7)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

REVERSE the media SPIN: Kerry's 2-Party% vs. Bush- Exit Polls vs. Actuals (11/8)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

What's the Matter With Kansas? Absolutely nothing. Blue Shift to Kerry: 2.4% (11/22)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

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POBEKA

Pobeka's Complete tabulation:voting methods/vendors by population in state (11/25)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

What the UC Berkeley study means for Florida (11/23)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

Florida voting trend analysis 1996-2000 vs 2000-2004 (11/13)
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph ... <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... > >

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BERNIEW1

Unusual Voting Patterns in Touchscreen Counties and a Few of the Big Optical Scan Counties in Florida
<http://www.flcv.com/fla04EAS.html >

Vote Suppression, Equipment Glitches, Irregularities, Fraud in Swing States
<http://www.flcv.com/votefrau.html >
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Farah Donating Member (185 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 03:29 PM
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8. and we cannot forget Dr Freeman's paper...
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Kellis Donating Member (663 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 03:39 PM
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10. good work!
thanks for posting-I will definitly be using some fo this in my emails

:kick:
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myschkin Donating Member (488 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 03:39 PM
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9. good work, Farah ;-)
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Farah Donating Member (185 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 04:11 PM
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12. KEEP THIS POST KICKED!!!!!!!!!
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Farah Donating Member (185 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 04:19 PM
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13. Thanks to everyone who has signed up so far...
I've got to get going now for a while, but will PM all interested in getting involved- please, for the mean time, ensure that this post is kept kicked so that more people can join us!!!

Thank you so much!

-Farah.
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SharonRB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 04:42 PM
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14. kick
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Farah Donating Member (185 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 06:07 PM
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18. WE NEED MORE WRITERS-
anyone else out there?
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myschkin Donating Member (488 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 04:48 PM
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15. kick
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Carl Brennan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 05:15 PM
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16. Here is one way to easily mail stuff
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roseBudd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 05:25 PM
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17. And to get the word out to average people who do not read newspapers
or watch the news and live in urban areas...

by spending $10 at Kinkos and $11 at Staples and doing the following.

Guerilla marketing uses unconventional means of distributing a message.

Viral marketing describes any strategy that encourages individuals to pass on a marketing message to others, creating the potential for exponential growth in the message's exposure and influence. Viral marketing often comes about because of "buzz".

Before the election I was using guerilla marketing in my GOTV street canvassing with flyers. I hung them and I used them as a conversation starter. Some DUers did join me in using flyers but it was not nearly enough to create media buzz. People of course were phone banking, canvassing and writing LTTES, all of which were very important before the election. Now that we have time on our hands and an army of hopefully willing participants, IMHO a brilliant way to take the next step and get the word out to those who do not frequent lefty web sites is:

Use poor man's advertising and free delivery systems, ie. DUers to spread the immediate message, that the election was fraudulent.

Right NOW we at DU CAN just like the mean girls in highschool start a whisper campaign against the chimp's reputation. Do this:

download the file below and go to Kinkos and make copies.

BUSH CHEATED is color but can be printed and
photocopied B&W to save $$$. They print 2 to a sheet, so you will have to cut them.



download this and other files here:

http://somnamblst.tripod.com /

Use the BUSH CHEATED to flyer cars or even BETTER...

Buy a can of 3M Super 77 spray adhesive from staples and glue the BUSH CHEATED graphic to metal utility poles, bus stop shelters, advertising benchs, newspaper racks etc. let your inner anarchist express itself. If enough people do this then the masses will become aware AND just like highschool Bush's reputation will be ruined.


This is something we can do RIGHT NOW. No dreaming just ACTION. I've started. I challenge everyone on DU to commit to disseminating at least 10 per day.

I had hoped to plaster Columbus at the rally Dec. 4 with both BUSH CHEATED & Blackwell RECUSE, but the wind was so bad it would have been impossible. I did however do some bus stop shelters and utility poles near campus in Cincinnati Friday and none of my handiwork has been peeled off.

see also:



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myschkin Donating Member (488 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 06:26 PM
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20. hm

We also want to make big ads in newspapers...
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regularjoe Donating Member (358 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 06:21 PM
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19. I'll write and edit. Put me to work. Maybe we need to make a list of
stories to write about.

below are three letters I wrote to members of congress. They certainly aren't extensive but they do have paragraphs about some of the "irregularities" that are pretty generic. I've already posted them like 2 times. Let me know if you are sick of seeing them.

regularjoe
--------LETTER 1---------------------------
INSERT NAME HERE

The recent election lacked many of the basic security measures that
will go into effect later. Before moving on we need to make sure that
the results of the election, specifically the presidential race, are
legitimate. I'm sure that you heard about the voting machine in Ohio
that gave President Bush more votes than registered voters in the
area. How did this happen? Was it just an everyday computer glitch?
After reading the opinions of people with more knowledge of workings
of computers than myself I have come to understand that most
"glitches" result in unrecognizable data errors, not extra votes. Why
didn't this accident occur in other machines? Was this particular
machine running slightly different software? And if so, why? Perhaps
other machines made other equally unacceptable but less noticeable
"mistakes."

Or what about the alleged FBI/Homeland Security warning to Warren
County, Ohio that resulted in a lockdown during the counting of the
vote. The County officials claim to have received a warning that their
elections were in great danger. They decided to count the votes away
from the eyes of journalists and other observers. Later the FBI and
Department of Homeland Security denied having given such a severe
warning. Has this been resolved? Did someone pose as a federal
security official to keep the vote counting out of the public eye?
Perhaps technicians worked on voting machines during and after the
election to "fix" them. As far as I know the technicians aren't
required to swear oaths as the public election officials do. We
shouldn't hand control of our elections to privately employed
technicians.

These issues and many others need to be investigated and resolved. We
need to know that our elections are safe. I ask you to join with the
members of the House of Representatives that have asked the GAO to
investigate the election. If significant investigation does not occur
before the reading of the electoral votes in congress, I ask you to do
everything in your power to contest the results of the election until
the credibility of the election is returned.
Sincerely,

YOUR NAME

---------LETTER 2 -----------------------------------
INSERT NAME HERE

I urge you to investigate voting in the recent election and voting in
general. The shift to electronic voting is this country is putting our
elections at risk. Have you any idea of the insecurity of the voting
technology or the dishonesty of the companies manufacturing and
selling it? You may think this is crazy because it hasn't been the
hottest topic on network television, but so many questionable things
have occured with electronic voting that it would surprise me if vote
fraud did not occur in this year's election.

Now you might be asking "what questionable events is he referring to?"
Well, for a brief introduction to the mess that is electronic voting,
take a few minutes off from you busy schedule to read the explanations
at <http://www.chuckherrin.com/HackthevoteFAQ.htm >. If you would like
a computer scientist's view on the this issue you could listen to a
lecture by Professor David Dill of Stanford University at
<http://www.verifiedvoting.org/article.php?id=1593 >. Or you could read
a report written by Professor Avi Rubin of Johns Hopkins University.
He and a team of students analyzed the source code for the Diebold
tabulator software and found that is lacks basic, modern security
protections. His report can be found at
<http://avirubin.com/vote/analysis/index.html >.

The companies that make electronic voting will of course defend their
products. They will most likely use analogies to explain how secure
their software is and it will seem that all is well. The problem is
that their analogies are flawed, or their explanations are deviously
incomplete and average people, including election officials, who don't
understand all the complexities of computers, are left ignorantly
content. Something must be done to preserve future elections, and to
investigate the recent election. Please take the time to read the
material I have suggested. Without clean and honest elections
Democracy is a fraud.
Sincerely,

YOUR NAME

------LETTER 3 ---------------------------------------------
INSERT NAME HERE

For the last few weeks I have been keeping a close eye on problems experienced during the recent election, specifically relating to the presidential race. The many things I have seen have led to me to believe that it is vital this election be investigated more closely.

Bev Harris, a resident of Washington State, claims to have found evidence of unacceptable election practices in Florida and has found election officials unwilling to share documents that should be public. Her experiences, if you are unfamiliar with them, have been documented on her website blackboxvoting.org. Mrs. Harris also discovered that some of the federal certification of voting software was contracted to companies that wrote "not applicable" in the results for a security test. Finally, Mrs. Harris' book, "Black Box Voting" documents electronic voting machine companies using deception and the average election official's ignorance of computer systems to distribute uncertified and unauditable election equipment.

Residents of Franklin County, Ohio were able to give testimony under oath of their experiences with vote suppression and other irregularities. Some of the testimonies have been recorded at http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2004/91...

Dr. Aviel Rubin, a Johns Hopkins University Professor and a team of students analyzed program source code from a Diebold Electronic Voting Machine and found it grossly lacking in fundamental security. His team's report, a Diebold response, and the team's rebuttal can be found at http://avirubin.com/vote/analysis/index.html

Regardless of whether fraud occurred or is found, I believe this election needs extensive investigation. It is my understanding that an election can be contested in congress by a combination of one senator and one representative. I ask you to look into this matter to discover the truth, and then, if significant investigation has not been accomplished, contest the election.

Please seek for opinions and evidence from all sides and do not be deceived by calculated explanations from those with an interest in suppressing vote investigation.
With Utmost Sincerity,


YOUR NAME
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myschkin Donating Member (488 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 06:38 PM
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21. You are ENGAGED

I like your letters. I think to the media we have to write very moderate, we can't "attack" them...

We can fill our letters with infos, and we can also stimulate the editors to thinking...

I think you could do this very well.

Please see this site for further informations and content:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x115227

See you

Nat
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