Republican Election Fraud and the Firing of US Attorneys (A must read!)

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Republican Election Fraud and the Firing of US Attorneys --The Rec Report --By Michael Rectenwald 14 Mar 2007

The latest scandal rocking the Bush administration has its provenance in the issue of alleged "voter fraud." The original intention to fire 93 US attorneys and the eventual dismissal of seven of them was largely based on questions of political loyalty. The apparent litmus test for said loyalty was the willingness or lack thereof for prosecuting cases of so-called "voter fraud." Those who showed promise for prosecuting so-called "voter fraud" were considered "loyal" to the Bush Republican regime, and those who didn't, were not.

"Since the 2000 election ended in dispute in Florida," MSNBC reports, "Republicans at the national and local levels have repeatedly raised concerns about possible voter fraud, alleging that convicted felons and other ineligible voters have been permitted to cast ballots to the benefit of Democrats." Imagine that, the Republicans complaining about FRAUD in connection with VOTING! Now isn't that the most ironic idea you can imagine? Perhaps not as ironic as it might be, if one considers the administration's subtle shift in terminology.

One should note the White House and Justice emphasis on voter fraud, as opposed to election fraud. The distinction is not a minor one. Voter fraud places the blame for election scandals on so-called felonious and 'dead' voters whose votes are reputedly cast for Democrats. These felons and dead-men-voting are the old boogie men of Republican rhetoric regarding elections.


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[BuyingThyme]

1. kcik

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2. Thanks! n/t

[BuyingThyme]

3. Any time.

You're totally right. They were going after the voters.

[myrna minx]

4. K&R.

:kick:

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5. Thanks and now Sununu is calling for Gonzlawless to step down! :)

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6. GOP Senator thinks Gonzales should go (link)

GOP Senator thinks Gonzales should go
March 14, 2007 17:28 EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The first Republican member of Congress is urging the attorney general to resign.

Senator John Sununu of New Hampshire thinks President Bush should replace Alberto Gonzales, who's under heavy criticism over the firings of eight U-S attorneys.

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[BuyingThyme]

7. Well then, Sununu must have something to hide.

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8. Well, it's hard to get through the day without learning that a GOPer...

is involved with a scandal or an illegal action. :)

[BuyingThyme]

9. I'm guessing John made a few phone calls:

GOP Paying Legal Bills of Bush Official

WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite a zero-tolerance policy on tampering with voters, the Republican Party has quietly paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to provide private defense lawyers for a former Bush campaign official charged with conspiring to keep Democrats from voting in New Hampshire.

James Tobin, the president's 2004 campaign chairman for New England, is charged in New Hampshire federal court with four felonies accusing him of conspiring with a state GOP official and a GOP consultant in Virginia to jam Democratic and labor union get-out-the-vote phone banks in November 2002.

A telephone firm was paid to make repeated hang-up phone calls to overwhelm the phone banks in New Hampshire and prevent them from getting Democratic voters to the polls on Election Day 2002, prosecutors allege. Republican John Sununu won a close race that day to be New Hampshire's newest senator.

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http://www.hoffmania.com/blog/2005/08/what_voter_frau.html

He probably figures that less will come out if they just get Gonzolaws out of the way quickly.

[bleever]

10. This gambit should backfire in a giant way against them.

Great piece, rec_report.

(BTW, I still remember your appearance on Scarborough after the 2004 election. It was fantastic.)

:thumbsup:

[rec_report]

11. Thank you very much! I promote M.R.'s work. I'm glad you...

remember his appearance on Scarborough. He's been on there a lot, and on MSNBC.
Mike R. called Bush a war criminal on national TV! That was one of my favorite tv appearances by a pundit! :)

[bleever]

12. Keep up the great work.

And tell him bleever says "Hey". :)

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13. I will, bleever! :)

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