Republicans investigate Ohio ..... No problems found!

[Botany]

But Blackwell did say some problems were because of
activist judges .......

Repost of thread ..... I did hear that S.T. Jones went after Blackwell.
Nothing in the news about that.

The Columbus paper had Blackwell on the cover yesterday too.
Whores!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1330791

Stephanie :loveya: Miller

[CitySky]

1. well that's certainly a relief!

/sarcasm

[tridim]

2. Blackwell is a GOP hero

He'll be rewarded just like Cruella Harris for aiding in the theft of a federal election. I'm surprised Bush hasn't given him a medal yet.

[ohtransplant]

3. I know I feel much better now.

I wouldn't touch the CD if I was paid to. It's almost as bad as the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Scaife).

[RaleighNCDUer]

4. Well now, that totally baffles me!

I thought sure the republican investigation would uncover numerous nefarious goings on which would reveal that the Ohio election was fraudulent, thus reversing the electoral vote and giving the election to JFK.

I really thought so.

Really.

[DELUSIONAL]

5. Yep the vote rip off worked just as they planned --

and they got away with it.

No problems for THEM -- none of the bastards who screwed us out of our vote are in jail.

[xultar]

6. Well, Gosh Dern....whaddaya know. n/t

[Bill Bored]

7. Very poorly written!

<snip>
Tubbs Jones questioned Blackwell about a telephone message delivered to thousands of voters just before the election to make sure they voted in the correct precinct, especially if they had not changed their registration and needed a provisional ballot. Tubbs Jones wondered why he didn't say in the message that voters had the option to use provisional ballots at their local boards of elections.
<snip>

Very poorly written! Did voters have to be at the right precinct for their provisional ballot to count, or not? A local BOE is NOT a precinct or even a polling place. This guy makes STJ sound like a moron.

<snip>
Blackwell said, "It worked," several times, his voice rising as Tubbs Jones continued the question. Ohio ranked fourth nationwide in the number of provisional ballots that were validated. Ten days before the election, a judge upheld Blackwell's directive that voters must cast provisional ballots in the correct precinct.
<snip>

And this paragraph makes Blackwell sound like a genius!

The question about precisely how to get your provisional ballot counted remains unanswered. If Tubbs-Jones was right, and the ballots could have been submitted to the county BOE, regardless of one's correct precinct, and have been counted correctly, she's got an excellent point about Blackwell not advertising this still little-known fact. But you can't tell from reading this what the rules were and it makes it sound like the _only_ way to have the vote counted was at the correct precinct and that Blackwell was merely interpreting the law.

The author of this piece is either uninformed, biased, or needs to take some writing lessons.

And where the fuck are the EDITORS?

[KaliTracy]

8. Statehouse News Bureau's headline is SOS Clashes with Congress

people...

I just found this at the Statehouse News Bureau site, and don't have speakers...

Secretary of State clashes with Congresspeople at hearing on Ohio's 2004 vote
By Karen Kasler - March 21, 2005

Congressional committee headed by Ohio Rep. Bob Ney (R-St. Clairsville) is investigating the 2004 presidential election. The committee held a hearing at the Statehouse Monday, and sparks flew when the state’s chief elections official took a seat before the panel. Ohio Public Radio’s Karen Kasler reports

Go here to listen (first report) http://statenews.org /

[Terre]

9. Article at the Toledo Blade

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050322/NEWS09/503220405