I got a response back

[bearfan454]

Dear Mr. XXXXXXXX,

Several hundred other readers have raised similar concerns requesting more coverage on this issue. Mr. Okrent asked me to let you know that he does not believe The Times's coverage of the voting in Ohio is over; please stay tuned.

Sincerely,
Arthur Bovino
Office of the Public Editor
The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/22/politics/22poll.html

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Election-Poll-Data.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/15/politics/15ohio.html

At 12:25 PM 12/16/2004, you wrote:

The story of 2004 Election Fraud is fundamental to American democracy, and includes the "privatization" of our election system (Bush supporters owning the secret, proprietary source code that runs the electronic vote tabulation machines all over the country--a condition made to order for fraud), overwhelming evidence of election fraud through control of electronic voting, severe vote suppression by Republican election officials against minority voters in Ohio and Florida, in plain violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and an on-going cover-up.

Currently, at least four very important stories are developing regarding 2004 Presidential election irregularities and election fraud. How you handle these and future stories is critically important for the American people and for your organization. Many Americans have lost faith in the U.S. mainstream news media, due to your failure to adequately cover the Bush administration's false justifications for the Iraq War, and many other important stories. You are strongly suspected of covering up Bush administration lies, corruption and deception.

The 2004 Election Fraud story is too big to “keep a lid on it.” If you do not give it the coverage it deserves, you will not only lose out as a news organizations, in competition with other news sources, including new alternative news sources on the Internet, but you will also be failing in your responsibilities as journalists and as Americans.

Here are the current stories:

1 - 12/15 NYTimes: Lawmaker Seeks Inquiry Into Ohio Vote - asks the Federal Bureau of Investigation and a county prosecutor in Ohio today to explore "inappropriate and likely illegal election tampering".
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/15/politics/15ohio.html?adxnnl=1&oref=login&adxnnlx=1103129347-Sb0Nn2xF7zbMB5Qax04QDA

- Proof of Ohio Election Fraud Exposed (TRIAD: Affidavit, Conyers letter, everything HERE)
http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/121604Z.shtml

The most damming evidence (in the Affidavit linked above):
"He advised Lisa and I on how to post a "cheat sheet" on the wall so that only the board members and staff would know about it and what the codes meant so the count would come out perfect and we wouldn't have to do a full hand recount of the county. He left about 5:00 PM."

2 - Representative John Conyers held a second forum on the Ohio election questions Monday, December 13th, in Columbus, Ohio concerning new evidence of election irregularities and fraud in Ohio. The many participants include other Congressional Representatives, Rev. Jesse Jackson, and key lawyers and witnesses in on-going election lawsuits.
- 12/13 Conyers/Ohio hearing video file:
http://www.fugw.org/ohio

Transcripts:
http://www.house.gov/judiciary_democrats/voteforum2.html

(more links below)


3 - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Democrat John Kerry has formally requested that county elections officials allow his witnesses to visually inspect the 92,000 ballots cast in Ohio in which no vote for president was recorded. The request is one of 11 items that Kerry is asking for as part of the recount that Ohio's 88 county boards of election will begin this week, according to a letter sent to the election boards over the weekend.
http://www.onnnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=2682767

- The investigation involves enough votes "to possibly change the outcome," according to an interview of lawsuit participants, with Laura Flanders on Air America on Sunday. (The interview should be available online on Monday, December 13th.)
http://www.airamericaradio.com/shows/lauraflanders

- Entire text of letter:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/12/13/16140/513


4 Legal actions:
– Alliance for Democracy Co-Chair Cliff Arnebeck filed a "Contest of Election" Lawsuit in Ohio Supreme Court early on Monday December 13th. Rep. Conyers sent a letter requesting injunctive relief of the Ohio electors - i.e., that they either step aside or vote provisionally pending the outcome of the case.
http://www.thealliancefordemocracy.org/

- Rep. Conyers et al.: Urgent request to Ohio Governor (et al.) to delay, or treat as provisional, choosing electors until recount is complete.
http://my.core.com/~dlrslr/ElectionResults2004/LetterFromCongress.pdf

- Challenge asks Ohio's top court to review vote: "The challengers who went to the Supreme Court question whether Bush won the key swing state by 119,000 votes, guaranteeing his victory over Democrat John Kerry."... "The challengers allege unlawful ballots were added to the total and legally cast ballots were altered. Without listing specific evidence, the complaint alleges 130,656 votes for Kerry and John Edwards in 36 counties were somehow switched to count for the Bush-Cheney ticket."
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002118804_ohio14.html

Petition: http://joeorgren.com/MossvBush1.pdf

Injunction: http://joeorgren.com/MossvBush2.pdf

- Kerry-Edwards 2004, Greens, and Libertarians have added election tampering to a civil suit filed against the state of Ohio over problems with the state's recount.
http://rawstory.com/exclusives/kerry_ohio_suit_1215.php


Will you be among the media that gives these stories the coverage they deserve?


More links:

- Startling new revelations highlight rare Congressional hearings on Ohio vote
http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2004/985

- 12/8 watch the Conyers Forum online (search "ALL RECENT PROGRAMS >>", then click on "House Forum on Ohio Election Voting Procedures":
http://www.c-span.org/

Or paste the direct link below into the Address window of your Internet browser:
rtsp://cspanrm.fplive.net/cspan/project/c04/c04120804_conyers.rm

- Judiciary Democratic Forum - Preserving Democracy - What Went Wrong in Ohio - December 8, 2004
http://www.house.gov/judiciary_democrats/voteforum.html

- From Selma to Ohio: A Report from the Conyers Hearing
http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/120904W.shtml

- Rep. Conyers et al.: 34 Election-Related Questions for Kenneth Blackwell (Ohio Secretary of State) Submitted 12-2, still no response.
http://www.house.gov/judiciary_democrats/ohblackwellltr12204.pdf

- Conyers Follow-up Letter:
http://www.pdamerica.org/downloads/2004VotingIssues/ohblackwellrespfollowup121404.pdf

- Blackwell responds to Conyers and the GAO Letter!
http://www.pdamerica.org/downloads/2004VotingIssues/ohblackwellresp121404.pdf

- Link to over 100 under-reported election irregularities/potential fraud stories (11-2 to present):
http://www.independentmediasource.com/election_art_1128_1204.htm
Arthur Bovino
Office of the Public Editor
The New York Times
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[idiosyncratic]

1. Great!! You wrote a great letter. n/t

[Radio_Lady]

3. Good letter and interesting response!

Thanks for sharing!

[uppityperson]

2. Times coverage better not be over.

It isn't over yet.

[Alizaryn]

4. It was a very hopeful response too!

[katinmn]

5. Thanks.

Can't wait to see them start some true investigative work.

[Higans]

6. http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/121604Z.shtml

I liked this one the best. Check this out. You swap a hard drive in the tabulator, your changing it's programming. of course he had to fix the machine, the way it was currently programed it would not match the 3% recount. Now that he has swapped the hard drive as I am sure has already been done at the other to county's with central tabulators, of course the 3% sample that will be hand counted before you stuff it through the machine will be accurate. Damn thease Hackers.