McCain campaign paid Republican operative accused of voter fraud..Nathan Sproul

[maddezmom]

Source: Times online

McCain campaign paid Republican operative accused of voter fraudHannah Strange
John McCain paid $175,000 of campaign money to a Republican operative accused of massive voter registration fraud in several states, it has emerged.

As the McCain camp attempts to tie Barack Obama to claims of registration irregularities by the activist group ACORN, campaign finance records detailing the payment to the firm of Nathan Sproul, investigated several times for fraud, threatens to derail that argument.

The documents show that a joint committee of the McCain-Palin campaign, the Republican National Committee and the California Republican Party, made the payment to Lincoln Strategy, of which Mr Sproul is the managing partner, for the purposes of “voter registration”.

Mr Sproul has been investigated on numerous occasions for preventing Democrats from voting, destroying registration forms and leading efforts to get Ralph Nader on ballots to leach the Democratic vote.



Read more: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article4992730.ece

[orwell]

1. Whoopsie...

...doo doo...

[lonestarnot]

35. Bwwwwaaa ha ha ha ha ha!

I'm sitting back for entertainment value added starting today! I'm done, they're done, we're done! :rofl: :popcorn: :choke: :popcorn:

[QueenOfCalifornia]

72. Hot dog!

Move over... and pass the popcorn. :popcorn:

[Tigress DEM]

67. Yeah, well the UK knows now. Sigh. Can we get US coverage? nt

[Ian David]

2. It's the KKKarl Rove playboook- Whatever YOUR crime, you accuse your opponent of doing it. n/t

[Lugnut]

3. Yep.

And they do it every time.

[blm]

11. and corporate media always manages to adopt Rove's narrative instead of the truth...

It's up to us to once again try and force the media to report the truth.

[niceypoo]

20. Yes, classic projection...

This time it just isnt working

[JimDandy]

39. They were able to work it for almost two weeks!

The media should start looking for the REAL story every time the GOP accuse the Dems of anything.

[Indenturedebtor]

57. Yep - before the news breaks about your crime. So revolting these creatures n/t

[L. Coyote]

73. That's called inoculating your base!

Feed them the talking points before your own crimes hit the news!!

[aggiesal]

4. Yet all you're going to hear from the MSM is ...

ACORN, ACORN, ACORN, ...
Democrats, ...
blah, blah, blah, ...
ACORN, ACORN, ACORN.

[redqueen]

7. That's why we have to pass this around ourselves.

And if we in the electorate and those in the blogosphere make enough noise about it, perhaps the MSM will cover it.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

14. I think that they knew this was coming and they said quick let's hide behind ACORN!

[JimDandy]

40. Yep - Jacoby's arrest warrant was issued at the beginning of Oct! They needed a false story

to cover the REAL story. I hope ACORN sues the GOP!

[redqueen]

5. K&R

[BigD_95]

6. when will this

be reported on CNN?

[KansDem]

31. The report comes from a UK source...

To find out what's going on in this country, you have to go to foreign news sources. :crazy:

[JimDandy]

42. It's getting to be ridiculous. How did we end up with a Russian media?

There was not ONE single report in the American media of the absolutely H U G E protest that took place two days ago, in Sadr City, Iraq, against the American occupation. I had to hear about it on the BBC!

[JimDandy]

41. When Wolf Blitzer sees the light. n/t

[icnorth]

74. For the next two weeks I expect Lou Dobbs will stick to this

like shit to a blanket, starting today. :sarcasm:

[windoe]

8. Bingo -this is the real news nt

[Rosa Luxemburg]

9. the US national newspapers should be covering this? call them

dynamite!

[Faygo Kid]

10. Agreed. Why the hell is a British paper the source for this?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

13. you would think newspapers like the Washington Post and NYT would run it?

why are they all sitting on this?

[Sequoia]

17. Brits are always on top of us, reporting things our MSM are afraid to do.

[Mari333]

12. someone add this info to Nathan's wickipedia page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Sproul

I sent the article to rachel maddow. send it out to some other news outlets, is it on huffpo yet?

[barbtries]

15. mr sproul has been this way before

http://www.baltimorechronicle.com/070505Miller-Irmus.shtml

[DinahMoeHum]

25. Yep, like a bad penny - always turning up. . .

when there's political "ratfucking" to be done.

:evilfrown:

[debbierlus]

16. Very happy to KICK & RECOMMEND - expose those FUCKERS

:kick:

[florida08]

18. great find

will be happy to forward to Keith Olbermann. The GOP is known for doing this..you know what they did to my state in 2000 and again in 2004. People slated as felons that were not and moved precincts at the last minute not to mention Katherine "ugh" Harris

[dana_b]

26. I thought that Olbermann reported on this last night?

or was that the OTHER goof who was commiting voter fraud for the Repubs that Olbermann reported on? I'm so confused with all this Repub voter fraud going on. :shrug:

[florida08]

33. u r right

I missed it..thanks for pointing it out..

[lonestarnot]

37. He did not report the payment by McSame campaign! Maybe he will now.

:evilgrin:

[JimDandy]

38. He reported on BOTH Sproul and Jacoby.

Jacoby got most of the air time, though.

[AlbertCat]

61. Completely off topic

Your button looks like a Greek name

Thatone...pronounced Tha-toe-nay The god of competence, integrity, intelligence and getting back on track.

[dana_b]

69. Well, I think it's COMPLETELY appropriate that McCain called him that then!

:evilgrin:

[lonestarnot]

36. Keith was talking about him last night.

[TheCoxwain]

19. It will be rather funny to watch top aides of the McCain campaign getting busted for voter fraud

Divine Justice?

who cares .. I'll settle for plain old regular vanilla flavored justice

[tekisui]

21. McKain is choking on an ACORN.

Suck it.

[Dogtown]

22. K&R n/t

[progressivebydesign]

23. Uh oh.. not THAT guy again! McPalin is running the DUMBEST campaign (and dirtiest), ever.

I hope the AMERICAN media runs with this story. It's always the UK media that seems to have these gems.

[bobthedrummer]

24. "New Front in Palin's 'Troopergate' Mess" by Jason Leopold (10-21-2008 Consortium News)

"In a new front for Gov. Sarah Palin's 'Troopergate' troubles, a top Alaska Democratic lawmaker has called on the state's attorney general to appoint an independent investigator to probe whether operatives in Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign broke Alaska's criminal witness-tampering laws."

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2008/102108b.html

Below is an active GD thread link with deep background on these Republican operatives and criminals, including McCain/Palin 2008 " Alaska specialist" former New York Southern District U.S. Attorney Ed O'Callghan

"2 daughters of Alaska, Susan Lindauer & Sarah Palin: a real spooky politicized conspiracy thread" (started 9-20-2008)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4052105

[Rosa Luxemburg]

59. That could be interesting!

[WritersBlock]

27. Ah yes. Good ol' Nathan Sproul rears his ugly head. Again. n/t

[paparush]

28. These guys have NO PLACE in a Democratic Republic. Send them to GITMO!

[Dragonbreathp9d]

29. All that is terrible

except for the nader on the ballot part, and this is NOT an endorsement, I just happen to believe in a true democracy and all the major candidates should be on the ballots

[renate]

30. HOW IS THIS RACE EVEN CLOSE????

I'm sorry... I don't mean to shout... but McCain and the Republicans' constant, neverending, unceasing parade of corruption and dirty tricks should be repelling EVERYBODY with a brain stem.

And I know the race isn't REALLY close--far from it--but I just don't get why McCain isn't polling at less than 10% by now. It's certainly closer than it OUGHT to be.

(Maybe it's got something to do with the fact that this is being reported in a British newspaper instead of in an American one. Ya think?)

GAH GAH GAH GAH GAH it is so frustrating that the election is still even remotely within stealing distance. Everything they accuse Obama of doing, they actually do, and a hundred times bigger.

:nuke:

Okay... back to my regularly scheduled positive visualization. :) Thanks for the opportunity to vent.

[whistler162]

43. I know why it is so close but don't tell anyone....

Obama is from Hawaii!

[Hissyspit]

32. Look up 'hypocrite' in any dictionary and you find this image:

at least, you should.

[pleah]

34. K&R Here's hoping they put his ass in jail for a loooong time!

;)

[goforit]

44. Now will this go MSM??

[OregonProg]

45. MSM..

I just forwarded this to the major networks.

[JimDandy]

46. Sproul vs ACORN?

1. "The difference between ACORN and Sproul is that ACORN doesn't throw away or (fraudulently) change registration documents after they have been filled out."

2. Sproul paid employees per registration; ACORN paid by the hour.

3. Sproul employees lied to and defrauded the PUBLIC; ACORN employees lied to and defrauded their employer.

[beac]

47. McCain isn't just tearing the fabric of our democracy, he's putting it through a SHREDDER.

His campaign will surely go down in history as the most hypocritical-- not to mention clusterf*cky-- EVER.

[redqueen]

52. "Country first" - how sickening is that lie now?

Telling us that people who agree with them are "pro" America, or the only "real" Americans.

Truly vile and disgusting.

[beac]

54. It's ALWAYS been "McCain First!" his whole miserable, self-centered life. n/t

[whistle]

48. This should automatically disqualify McCain from the ballot in those states

...send a strong message that "THIS VOTE FRAUD SHIT MUST STOP"!

[Rosa Luxemburg]

60. has this been in court?

[Whoa_Nelly]

49. Copied story/link and sent to many friends, telling them to...

Start Spreadin' The News!

[redqueen]

56. Thanks!

:yourock:

[Jacobin]

50. Ouch. That's gonna leave a mark

:-)

[Supersedeas]

51. when will Mika and her friends in the Media Establishment cover this?

[KsStorm]

53. DId I miss where Olberman covered it..?

http://www.democracyfornewhampshire.com/node/view/6152

I can't watch the video right now (dialup) but he mentions Spruill in the transcript..? Sorry if this was already discussed,but I couldn't find it.

[wakemewhenitsover]

68. That signature pic is hilarious.

[Window]

55. Bet we won't hear a peep out of the MSM re this.

[Best_man23]

58. Ready.......

KICK IT!

:kick:

[BayjanDem]

62. He got his McCain stuck in his zipper now. NT

[Laelth]

63. Nice of the UK press to monitor this election.

Our press won't.

:mad:

-Laelth

[progressoid]

64. Yeah, I heard about this on Hannity's show today.

NOT

[MasonJar]

65. When is this going to be reported by Brian Williams. When I turn

on Rachel Maddow, I do not want to have to suffer through the McCainPalin interview.

[and-justice-for-all]

66. Ha ha...bastards.

[GeneralCobra]

70. Angry

This kind of shit infuriates me that the GOP just might get away with it again.

[mhatrw]

71. This story needs to be spread. n/t

[Octafish]

75. Team Bush Paid Millions to Nathan Sproul—and Tried to Hide It

http://www.baltimorechronicle.com/070505Miller-Irmus.shtml

Kick to the pants of the TRAITORS!

[bobthedrummer]

76. kick