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This was sent to me in an email on the outsourcing activists lists.
He requested I post it here to see if anyone can help out.
I am currently working for the DNC in Cincinnati, Ohio, a key battleground state. I am amazed at the local actions of local Republicans to stifle and silence public discussion in Ohio...
1.) I have been threatened with a fight by a Marine on leave from Iraq in front of our local Democrat HQ because I do not agree with Bush policies he shouted at me.
2.) My car has suffered 3 flat tires on 3 occasions in the past month when parked close to the county Republican HQ. I strongly suspect that I was "nailed" because I had a Kerry political sign visible in my car and a Kerry bumper sticker.
3.) The local Democrats have had literally HUNDREDS of Kerry/Edwards political signs stolen from residential yards, even after replacing them several times. The local media has barely covered these concerns that are regularly reported because this is a highly partisan election in Ohio.
4.) The local Sheriff's office declined to investigate the hundreds of sign thefts from home owners, other than "take a report" over the telephone that goes into an "inactive" file. I reported 6 political signs stolen with a police officer close by who refused to take a police report while at the site.
The bottom line is that Republicans in this area seem to think they can get away with anything without being caught because the local police do not investigate.
What has our country come to when political discussion and free speech are trampled? Whatever happened to open and direct public discussion of ideas without character assassination? Bush seems to fan the flames of rhetoric through factual distortions, misrepresentations, and outright lies. Some critics claim that these dirty tricks are pushed by Karl Rove, the Bush political handler with a track record for smear campaigns. Does the Bush national message of recklessness influence local Republicans to be unlawful? I wonder...
Kerry is a welcome change from the lawlessness supported by Bush and the Republicans. I may not agree with Kerry on all topics, but God help us all if Bush is re-elected... a vote for Bush and Republicans that support him is a vote for 4 more years of embarassment, pain, and suffering for the American people.
With concern, Steve Neago Currently working on GOTV telephone contacts - Get Out The Vote! Outsourced & Downsized in IT in Cincinnati since 2003
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