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lostnfound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 02:11 PM
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Denial, Anger, Action
Denial, Anger, Action
By Linda Ryan

Please, stare at this picture for long enough to “get” it.


Look at it long enough to understand that the answer to the question:

Where did President Bush GET all of those extra votes?”

is NOT “moral issues” or “mobilizing his base” or a last minute change of heart by a fearful citizenry.

Voter turnout for this election was great – excitement about another close election and huge get-out-the-vote efforts by both parties raised it to new levels. But these factors would tend to help voter turnout for Democrats and Republicans alike.

In the graph above, such factors would tend to drive all counties upward along a diagonal line of even growth in vote counts.

Compared to the 2000 election, both parties did achieve substantial improvements in vote count, in some counties more than others. But George W. Bush enjoyed a 10% - 11% advantage in Republican vote improvement – compared to the corresponding increase in Democratic votes -- in 3 of Florida’s largest 5 counties, Palm Beach, Pinellas, and Hillsborough, and also in the beautiful but smaller Indian River. How?

Could it be coincidence? Coincidence that these 4 counties just happen to run the same voting machine software? Perhaps Republican voter registration drives and get-out-the-vote activities were that much more – “exactly that much more” -- effective in these four counties? Let’s look at voter registration changes during the same time period:



During this same four-year time period, Palm Beach and Pinellas both had significant growth in Democratic registrations, but either a loss or no increase in Republican registrations.

The simplest explanation is that 5% of Kerry votes were given to Bush. The simplest, and the saddest, explanation is election fraud.

Personally, I would prefer a new President come January, but I could accept ‘four more years’ if the voters had truly spoken. But our country cannot allow a man to stay in office after showing such utter disregard for democracy. Anybody, Republican or Democrat, that would willingly tolerate the gross subversion of a presidential election is no American. Out of respect for the blue half of this country, I pray that the red half, and the media, will stand up for a peaceful and united future.

To ask the ‘blue half’ to accept a stolen election is the way to a permanently-divided and corrupt nation.

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ParanoidPat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 02:43 PM
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1. Kick
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alevensalor Donating Member (424 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 05:20 PM
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2. Kick
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Eloriel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 10:26 PM
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3. Excellent, excellent, excellent
Thanks!

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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 10:30 PM
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4. They completely expect us to accept a stolen election
And if we don't, tuff shit!
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Bozos for Bush Donating Member (821 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 10:57 PM
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5. Great post and nominated
We all know they cheated - and here yet again is convincing evidence that we're right.

John
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Unforgiven Donating Member (613 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 11:07 PM
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6. Must Kick!
Get others to please kick this thread!!!
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JohnnyCougar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 11:12 PM
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7. This is suspicious
But can easily be explained. The Republican GOTV machine was working and more efficient than ours. If we media blast this, that is all that they will say. While this may raise suspicions, it is obvious that many Republicans voted in this election. Many more than last time. Maybe the Democratic turnout machine just didn't work?

I doubt it, but without proof, this is all you can conclude!
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