USA Scandal: Rove & The Statistical SMOKING GUN

[kpete]

USA Scandal: Statistical SMOKING GUN
by drational
Wed Apr 11, 2007 at 07:07:34 AM PDT

One year ago, on April 7, 2006, Karl Rove gave a speech to the Republican National Lawyers Association that focused in part on the issue of “voter fraud”.

We have, as you know, an enormous and growing problem with elections in certain parts of America today. We are, in some parts of the country, I'm afraid to say, beginning to look like we have elections like those run in countries where they guys in charge are, you know, colonels in mirrored sunglasses. I mean, it's a real problem, and I appreciate that all that you're doing in those hot spots around the country to ensure that the ballot -- the integrity of the ballot is protected, because it's important to our democracy….
In this speech, he identified several states as being “in play” swing states:


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OK, so now we know what Rove thinks are critical states in the electoral picture. Lets compare this to where US Attorneys were fired or replaced in the year following Rove’s speech:



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The chances this association are random is less than one in 10,000

I just wanted to make the point that the Rove List ended up being non-randomly similar to the list of fired or replaced attorneys. Whatever the reasons, it is hard to argue that "performance issues" coincidentally occurred in states identified by Rove as politically important. One possible non-random explanation is a DELIBERATE and CALCULATED removal of attorneys. The reasons are not spelled out in the math, but I think other evidence suggests political reasons.


more at:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/4/11/9422/52227

[yourout]

1. They want to push for ID laws in those states to effectively scrub the voter rolls of Dems.

Someone like to do a comparison of which of these states are pushing for voter ID laws.

[formercia]

2. What hypocrisy..

"I mean, it's a real problem, and I appreciate that all that you're doing in those hot spots around the country to ensure that the ballot -- the integrity of the ballot is protected, because it's important to our democracy…."

Who is he trying to shit...

[loudsue]

3. And THOSE are the states that we need to make sure have PAPER BALLOTS

Rove has just told us (by this list) which states he plans to steal in the next election. It is IMPERATIVE that we target the legislatures in those states to insure that they have paper ballots, and that those ballots will be hand counted, and are the final determination in who wins any elections.

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[WiseButAngrySara]

8. Very good point! ....n/t

[rateyes]

4. That list makes me very nervous about the states of

Pennsylvania, Ohio, Colorado and Iowa in particular. What kind of USAttorneys are in those jurisdictions that they weren't fired? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

[myrna minx]

5. The right and the media has been trying to sell they myth that Minnesota

is such a swing state that they needed to install a loyal bushie USA to bring that illusion to reality. I think this has much to do with Coleman's desperate attempt to hang onto his fluke victory.

[malaise]

6. If this isn't the most criminal administration in history

I'd like the name of the one that tops them. Rove must be tried for treason.

[Tejanocrat]

7. The more you learn, the more it stinks.

[newyawker99]

11. Hi Tejanocrat!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Tejanocrat]

12. Thanks.

[WiseButAngrySara]

9. Looks deliberate to me. k(pete)nr! t

[fooj]

10. Litigation vs. legislation

At this point, we know FACTUALLY that these rat bastards have imbedded themselves throughout every part of our government. To believe that they haven't done the same re: Election Reform is foolish, imo. At least now we know where the litigate vs. legislate mantra is coming from.

[texpatriot2004]

13. The similarities are NO coincidence nm

[Mnemosyne]

14. needs another kick and rec. Thanks, kpete! n/t

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[bobthedrummer]

15. kick