Theresa Heinz Kerry says the voting was rigged with the Diebold Machines..

[radwriter0555]

and no one is paying attention?

COUNTING THE VOTES: Heinz Kerry is openly skeptical about results from November's election, particularly in sections of the country where optical scanners were used to record votes.

"Two brothers own 80 percent of the machines used in the United States," Heinz Kerry said. She identified both as "hard-right" Republicans. She argued that it is "very easy to hack into the mother machines."

"We in the United States are not a banana republic," added Heinz Kerry. She argued that Democrats should insist on "accountability and transparency" in how votes are tabulated.

"I fear for '06," she said. "I don't trust it the way it is right now."
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/connelly/214744_joel07.html?source=rss

[Stop_the_War]

1. she is correct n/t

[glitch]

2. This particular sound bite the corporate media are NOT willing to amplify.

Might give us peasants ideas. THK:
:yourock:

[depakid]

37. Of course not-

they're part of the fix-

[JerseygirlCT]

44. No, they probably will -- all skewed in an attempt to

make Teresa look like a nut. You know, with the rolling eyes and smirks.

[liberal N proud]

3. Go Theresa!

[ZanZaBar]

4. GREAT timing Theresa...

right dab smack in the middle of a time when NOBODY (Read: the general public) CARES.

*sigh*

[Melodybe]

6. Better late than never, I often wonder if things like this were kept from

the higher up dems.

Seriously they live in a bubble and rely on others to inform them, Dean was the only one who made it an issue before the election.

[indepat]

11. And the corporate media could care less with the passing of true democracy

which cannot exist unless every vote is counted and counted correctly.

[ZanZaBar]

18. true democracy? wtf is that?

Certainly something that has been absent in THIS country...

[indepat]

19. One take is "democracy" is what we are bringing to much of the rest of the

world.

[SarahB]

20. That's the entire problem.

And it will be spun as "sore loser" as well. It's all just mind-boggling and frustrating as all Hell.

[ultraist]

34. That's probably why she waited to say this

so that they don't call her a sore loser. They will anyway though.

I wonder if she is planning organizing and/on funding any reform efforts. She certainly has the power to do so.

[Tigress DEM]

29. More people are starting to care and it dovetails with election reforms

Going right now. Hillary's working on making votes count, having a paper trail and due process. Individuals are working on local reform. Ohio is still legally pushing the issue of Vote Fraud.

Besides, if she pushes now for 2006 and it gets visability, even if - God Forbid - it doesn't get fixed, we still have high level DEMs out there talking about it. People have to know the problem exists before they can care about it. Most people don't know.

But jumping on this now, means by 2008 there really WON'T be the "they don't know" excuse for repubs.

Everyone is against vote fraud, because to be for it is to admitt dishonesty - even repubs spin it so it looks like maybe they did or maybe it was just an honest mistake.

[iconoclastNYC]

45. Change does not start with the general public

I starts with a small group of highly passionate idealistic dreamers who cast away pessimism and fight for what's right, and the movement builds from there.

Her comment is useful because it gets the word out to these people that those at the top are aware of what's going on, and that if we build a movement that gives them cover, they'll assist.

If you think that the swifties are the only ACE the BFEE have stuffed up thier sleeve, you should think again.

[oasis]

5. She should write a book about it and go out on the talk show circuit.

She'll get little coverage unless she puts some work into it.

[napi21]

7. I agree with Theresa, but I have a few more questions.

Is it the actual code on these "mother machines" that we believe is written to falsely record votes, or are we afraid of hackers?

If it's hackers, why aren't the Pubs just as afraid of fraud? Somehow I doubt that ALL hackers are Pubs!

Maybe we should start searching for a few really good hackers to help us out! The old fight fire with fire, ya know.

[Tigress DEM]

32. Hmmm well,

You are probably being tongue in cheek. If not, catch up on the vote reform thread.

All hackers are not Pubs, but most hackers have some ethics.

I think patriotic hackers would better use their time making public the information the repubs seek to hide. Simply getting at the truth, rather than rigging an election.

We've beat the bozo's 2 terms in a row, but lost due to vote fraud. It will be oh so much sweeter to whoop their asses righteously and record it fairly so we can hand them their hats and show them the door.

[ultraist]

35. It's also the repubs that have the source codes

[tinonedown]

8. She's dead on right

But left to wilter as a maniac alone on an island. We need more help, someone standing by her. Not us, but congress and Senators, community leaders. By the hundreds, not just one here and one there. Who am I kidding, MSM will not cover it regardless.

[grasswire]

9. I've been told...

...by someone close to the Kerry family (not a political person or affiliated in any way with the campaign) that Theresa is told she is "paranoid" by some very very high-up people when she discusses facts of the election theft.

[frictionlessO]

17. whoah! Grassy, can you give us an organization?

I'd like to know which groups believe that it is paranoid to talk about fraud in regard to this past farce of an election.

[grasswire]

26. nope

I really can't go any further. I wouldn't want this person to be in trouble for talking so frankly to me. There's no "organization" involved, just individuals.

[frictionlessO]

27. Ok. Thanks much for replying.

I wouldn't want them in trouble neither.

[Tigress DEM]

36. Good thing that Russian wife was paranoid when she tasted poison..

Besides, it depends on how long ago she started talking. It wasn't even 2-3 months ago I had people here challenging me and asking lots of questions before they did digging of their own.

Some of the crap that went on, especially in Ohio and Florida is so crazy it reads like a Dukes of Hazzard episode. You want to think, it can't happen like that in America, but now with 1000 pages plus of evidence on record in Ohio and more and more people talking about it, it is gaining real credibility.

And it should, because the truth is the truth.

[glitch]

25. Well I hope they back that up with proof the votes were truly counted .

Otherwise, it's just more shash that I know she's smart enough to ignore.

[Tigress DEM]

33. Ha Ha, cause if they had proof.... it would probably show a different

Verdict.

[RagingInMiami]

10. Now's a fine time to be saying that

Why didn't she say anything before the inauguration?

[beyurslf]

12. At least she is talking about it now... maybe we can save 2006

[PROGRESSIVE1]

13. kick

[TOOLZ]

14. Damn straight! Now spend some of your $1B to make it fair!

[barbaraann]

39. No kidding.

Her lack of real commitment makes me unbelievably furious. I donated a lot of my personal assets and she didn't.

[GOPBasher]

15. I'm glad someone important is saying something. nt

[Catherine Vincent]

16. If Teresa Heinz saying that the voting machines were rigged,

I think she got wind of some evidence. I really hope the msm will eventually report this.

[StopAnnCoulter]

21. Not good

She's not helping anything.

[seabeyond]

23. good

she is helping in a lot of ways

[buddysmellgood]

30. I agree. We need noise. This is the first bit of news that says Kerry has

at least entertained the thought.

[Kurovski]

31. StopStopAnnCoulter!

Just kidding, go right ahead :-).

But I do disagree , I think it does help to speak up, because we have to get rid of the machine voting and get back to paper ballots.

[ArkDem]

22. Now the MSM will take her seriously!

[Melodybe]

24. Dont' you mean the CMC calling them the MSM gives them credit

they don't deserve.

[SeveneightyWhoa]

42. You're being sarcastic, I assume?

Take her seriously? Yeah right. I can just imagine the anchors and pundits laughing away at the Dean-like craziness of this woman -- that is, if they report it at all.

[mountainvue]

28. Has she told her husband?

Where was she in the wee hours of November 3?

[Tigress DEM]

38. Since he's in on the Ohio court challenge, I think he knows.

Give Kerry bashing a rest, people.

Our elected officials aren't perfect, ok, who is?

[LittleClarkie]

41. Correct. Lawyer McTigue still on the case.

I don't think Kerry would have bothered to switch lawyers from a probate attorney to one experienced in this sort of litigation.

As for the bashing, it does get monotonous, doesn't it. Some people never miss the opportunity for a driveby snark.

[Lorien]

40. Wasn't there a DUer who talked to her and Kerry about BBV

and reported that she was intensely interested in the subject and he was not? Maybe they'll chime in here...

[tavalon]

43. I love Teresa

but, um, the phrase, "Day late and a dollar short" comes to mind.

Why now? Why not right after the election when it might have made some difference?

[dzika]

46. Video - CNN Lou Dobbs: Teresa Heinz Kerry says election was easy to hack

CNN Lou Dobbs: Teresa Heinz Kerry says election was easy to hack - 3/8

Video in Real Media format (30 seconds)