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October 31 VOTER PROBLEMS ALREADY!!! =Check It Out=Dear friends,
VOTER PROBLEMS ALREADY!!!
Be sure to check out www.bradblog.com and www.freepress.org in addition to www.democracynow.org Then 1) call your local Democratic Party and/or your Obama campaign office to register your concern about the lack of action by the Democratic Party to address the problems voters are already having - and it's not even Nov 4th!. 2) Become a poll watcher yourself. Take a camera so you can document any problems. There should be someone at the pols who can take sworn affadavits from people whoare having problems (faulty voting equipment, not on the voter roles, long wait times, can't get a paper ballot, voter intimidation, etc.). 3) Pass this along to those you know in other states and recommend that they check the status of their voter registration. IMPORTANT 4) Confirm that you yourself are still registered to vote by going to www.canivote.org Huge numbers of voters are being purged from the voter roles without any notice! It's too late if you wait until November 4th to find out this has happened to you. October 30 Tainted food alert =Melamine may be in US food supply =Tainted food alert =Melamine may be in US food supply =Tainted food alert Melamine may be in US food supply GO HERE: http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/460.html Take this seriously and pass it along In China, ANYTHING made with Chinese-manufactured milk powder before September 14th was PULLED from their store shelves. POISON CANDY ALERT!! ""LOOK""POISON CANDY ALERT!! ""LOOK""Background information
Melamine in other food products too
Evidence of Chinese government cover-up (older report)
Melamine contaminated candy found in US
Note well: The White Rabbit Candy in the story above did NOT have powdered milk listed as an ingredient, yet it still had melamine in it. The other product the FDA identified in this news item sounds like some kind of off-brand coffee/dairy creamer combination. Until the FDA comes clean, I'd avoid ALL food products manufactured in China regardless of what's in the listed ingredients. I'd also avoid ALL manufactured food products that contain powdered milk sold by ANY company, US or otherwise, that won't clearly state that they do not buy powdered milk (and eggs and other bulk commodity ingredients) from China. Here's what you need to know Here are the indisputable facts of this case: October 28 Bush wants Mukasey to suppress votes in Ohio. =PLEASE SIGN=Bush wants Mukasey to suppress votes in Ohio.
This year, there are over 600,000 newly registered Ohio voters, but President Bush has asked Attorney General Mukasey to investigate as many as 200,000 of them. Why? Because Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner won't let voters be disenfranchised simply because of a typo in a state database. Secretary Brunner has refused to challenge voters based on faulty database matching because it would erroneously deprive tens or even hundreds of thousands of Ohioans of their right to vote. Now, President Bush is trying to end-run the Supreme Court by getting the Department of Justice to intervene. On Friday, October 24th, Bush reportedly asked Attorney General Mukasey to investigate whether as many as 200,000 voters need to reconfirm their registrations before November 4th. President Bush is doing his best to politicize the Department of Justice and suppress the rights of Ohio's voters, but Attorney General Mukasey doesn't have to bend to this insidious tactic. With the election only days away, the time to act is short. Thank you for working to protect every citizen's right to vote. October 27 Interview: McCain Fellow Hanoi Hilton POW & Naval Academy Dorm-mate; Why He Won't Vote For McCainHeadlined on 10/27/08:
Interview: McCain Fellow Hanoi Hilton POW & Naval Academy Dorm-mate; Why He Won't Vote For McCain Transcript of Interview with CDR, USN, Phil Butler on the Rob Kall Bottom-up Radio Show (1360 AM WNJC) Transcription by Jay Farrington and Paul Hawley Kall: Great to have you with us here on the Rob Kall Show at 1360 AM. Butler: Thank you. Kall: It's interesting; I've had a couple of emails. Now you wrote this article, "Why I won't Vote for John McCain" and you talk about your experience having been a POW for eight years, huh? Butler: Yes, that's right. Kall: Oh! I'll bet you know exactly how many days after eight years it was, too. Butler: Well, two thousand eight hundred and fifty five days and nights—as a POW. Kall: Oh my God, it's hard to imagine; it's mind boggling; thank you for your service! You know, a couple of people have said, "This guy's doing to John McCain what John Kerry had done to him by the 'Swiftboaters'." Butler: No, that's not true, because I think the swiftboaters got some preconceived lies that they were pushing about John Kerry's service; that he was not a bona fide veteran; his medals weren't real and so forth, and in my article that I've written here, Why I Won't Vote for John McCain, I say clearly that I respect John (McCain) and I respect his service as a naval officer and also as a POW. Kall: Yeah, let me read what you wrote: "Senator John Sidney McCain III is a remarkable man who's made enormous personal achievement. He's a man that I'm proud to call a POW who returned with honor." Butler: Absolutely. Kall: So you're not any way like a Swiftboater; I just wanted to kind of clear that up right from the beginning. Butler: No, I'm not in any way in concert with the Swiftboat Liars. Kall: Yes. OK, what I wanted to do was kind of go into some of the things you said in your article, and kind of go into them in a little more detail. Sound OK? MUCH MORE HERE: PLEASE READ!! > http://www.opednews.com/articles/Interview-With-Phil-Butler-by-Rob-Kall-081027-613.html The theft of the 2004 election in Ohio. (MUST WATCH)The following is about the theft of the 2004 election in Ohio. (MUST WATCH)
Talk by Richard Hayes Phillips author of "Witness to a Crime: A Citizens' Audit of an American Election" given Sept. 19, 2008 in Seattle.
THE DOCUMENT OF RECORD FOR THE 2004 OHIO ELECTION
Comment:
It is truly a distressing and sad state of affairs when the populace have been told by their representative leaders that every vote counts and then to deny each person this right. Times, they are a'changing. I am guessing that the policies written behind closed doors are in fact filled with the blue print to enslave all of North America in such a way that each one of us will embrace this willingly allowing this crafty deception. October 26 Mining companies destroy valleys and streams =PLEASE SIGN=Tell the Bush administration not to let mining companies destroy valleys and streams
The Office of Surface Mining has proposed changes to its stream buffer zone rule that would make it easier for mining companies to bury natural streams and valleys under piles of mining waste and vast ponds of toxin-laden sludge. The changes would weaken environmental standards for mountaintop removal mining operations that, even under the stricter existing buffer rule, have buried hundreds of miles of streams and contaminated mountain waterways. The headwater streams threatened by the rule changes provide valuable habitat and feed larger waters that provide drinking water, fishing and other recreational opportunities. GO HERE: http://www.nrdconline.org/campaign/nrdcaction_101008 October 25 Prescription data is for sale...YOUR DATA!! =HELP STOP IT=
October 24 ALERT: VOTE FLIPPING =LOOK=
October 23 Al Qaeda Leaders Root for McCain ConsortiumNews.com
Al Qaeda Leaders Root for McCain ConsortiumNews.com by Robert Parry
Oct. 22, 2008
Gloating over the U.S. economic crisis, al-Qaeda strategists are telling each other that a John McCain victory is crucial if the slide of their American enemies is to continue and possibly accelerate.
With McCain struggling in the polls, some al-Qaeda operatives even are discussing the possibility of a new terrorist attack timed before the Nov. 4 election to rally the American people to McCain’s candidacy.
“Al-Qaeda will have to support McCain in the coming election,” declared one commentary on a password-protected site, al-Hesbah, which has been linked to the terrorist organization.
The commentary argued that a last-minute terrorist strike could galvanize American voters behind McCain’s hard-line positions and bring about a McCain administration that would follow the “failing march” of George W. Bush. [Washington Post, Oct. 22, 2008]
This al-Qaeda logic is something that U.S. intelligence agencies have long understood, that Bush’s tough-guy strategies often have played into al-Qaeda’s bloody hands by exacerbating anti-Americanism in the Islamic world.
For instance, CIA analysts recognized that al-Qaeda’s “October Surprise” for Campaign 2004 – a videotape of Osama bin Laden denouncing Bush that was released on Oct. 29, the Friday before the election – had the predictable effect of driving American voters to Bush.
“Bin Laden certainly did a nice favor today for the President,” said deputy CIA director John McLaughlin in opening a meeting to review secret “strategic analysis” after the videotape had dominated the day’s news, according to Ron Suskind’s The One Percent Doctrine, which draws heavily from CIA insiders.
Suskind wrote that CIA analysts had spent years “parsing each expressed word of the al-Qaeda leader and his deputy, Zawahiri. What they’d learned over nearly a decade is that bin Laden speaks only for strategic reasons. … Today’s conclusion: bin Laden’s message was clearly designed to assist the President’s reelection.”
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October 22 Attention Voters: Here's What You Have to Do =MUST READ=
October 21 No More Stolen Elections! =PLEASE SIGN=PROTEST AGAINST MACHINE, OTHER SHORTAGES
No More Stolen Elections! has been carefully monitoring the potential ballot and capacity shortages that voters will encounter when they arrive at the polls on November 4th. TrueVote.us, one of our coalition partners, is working with us to allow you to simply go to their site and quickly send a message to the election officials of states where we already know this will be a problem. What you can do: Help us to let these officials know that tens of thousands of people are watching their actions and documenting what occurs on Election Day. Some of us have already written to them (click here to read about it). Even if you do not live in these states it is important for these officials to hear from you. They need to know they will be held accountable for their actions. Stop Execution of Troy Davis! Campaign =PLEASE SIGN=Stop Execution of Troy Davis! Campaign
TELL THE GEORGIA GOV., LEGISLATURE, PAROLE BOARD, BUSH, OBAMA, MCCAIN, CONGRESS AND THE MEDIA: STOP THE EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS!
Please join the online campaign to STOP THE EXECUTION! FREE TROY DAVIS NOW! I urge you to verify your voter registration status prior to the election:I urge you to verify your voter registration status prior to the election:
> To: <election@uscountvotes.org> > Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 6:32 PM [election] Widespread Ongoing Voter Suppression and Voter Disenfranchisement Expected >> Widespread Ongoing Voter Suppression and Voter Disenfranchisement >> Expected >> >> I thought you might be interested in reading these articles on voter >> suppression tactics that are currently being used nationwide. >> >> Thousands Face Mix-Ups In Voter Registrations In New Databases, Many >> Are Wrongly Flagged as Ineligible >> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/17/AR2008101703360.html >> >> Block the Vote - Will the GOP's campaign to deter new voters and >> discard Democratic ballots determine the next president? >> http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/23638322/block_the_vote >> >> USA Today cited "accusations of voter fraud and voter suppression" but >> omitted examples of voter suppression >> http://mediamatters.org/items/200810170017?f=h_latest >> >> States' Attempts to Clean up Voting Lists Result in Unlawful Voter >> Purging and Suppression >> http://www.civilrights.org/library/features/033-voter-purge.html >> >> Treasure Coast officials calling residents on 'no match, no vote' list >> http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/oct/18/officials-calling-no-match-no-vote-list/ >> >> Judge Rules Michigan Voter Purging Program Illegal >> http://www.ombwatch.org/article/blogs/entry/5453/53 >> >> Ohio GOP loses fight to contest new voters, The Supreme Court on >> Friday threw out a lawsuit brought by the Ohio Republican Party that >> could have made it easier to challenge tens of... >> http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/presidentialrace/2008281507_campdig18.html >> >> The Real Issue Isn't Voter Fraud, Its Vote Suppression (Joe >> Rothstein's Commentary) >> http://uspolitics.einnews.com/article.php?nid=561852 >> >> >> ------------- >> >> Here are some articles on voting machine glitches and the wise move >> away from electronic-ballot voting systems that are discernibly >> switching votes in WV in early voting. >> >> Did Washington waste millions on faulty voting machines? >> http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/508139.html >> >> Some early W.Va. voters angry over switched votes >> Jackson County touch-screens switched votes, 3 residents say >> http://wvgazette.com/News/200810170676 >> >> While flagging illegal practices, don't overlook machine error >> http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1224017708102750.xml&coll=1 >> >> Day before early voting, glitch found with machines >> http://www.dailymail.com/News/election08/200810140217 >> >> Vote Count Error Caught in New Mexico Machines >> By Kim Zetter EmailOctober 07, 2008 >> http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/10/vote-count-erro.html >> >> Officials find, fix glitch in New Mexico voting machine http://www.rep-am.com/news/elections/370744.txt ------------------- Places to Report Any Voting Problems You Experience Unfortunately most states do *not* yet require that local election officials record or make public voting problems that occur and could be used to evaluate and improve election systems. YouTube Asks Voters to Record Poll Problems http://newteevee.com/2008/10/15/youtube-asks-voters-to-record-poll-problems/ Problems Voting in the General Election? Report Your Issue Here http://popmartian.com/techpile/2008/10/16/problems-voting-in-the-general-election-report-your-issue-here-4/ 1-866-OUR-VOTE; 1-866-MY-VOTE1 GoVote.org Launches: Next Generation in Voter Support http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/govoteorg-launches-next-generation-voter/story.aspx?guid={59B1BC9A-316E-4791-A565-784340380E1A}&dist=hppr Information from the US Election Assistance Commission State Voter Information Pages NEW EAC has posted new State Voter Information Pages containing State election websites, voter guides, voter hotlines, voter registration information and deadlines, absentee and early voting dates, provisional voting information, military and overseas citizens voting information, polling hours and polling place locators. Go here (http://www.eac.gov/voter/states/). Election Training Videos NEW EAC has posted three election training videos, which are designed to help election officials and poll workers prepare for Election Day. Based on our Election Management Guidelines, the videos cover key points about managing polling places, making polling places accessible, and developing and carrying out contingency plans. Captioned versions of the videos will be available shortly. Go here (http://www.eac.gov/election/quick-start-management-guides/training-videos-preparing-for-election-day). ---------- My Personal Advice on How to Vote: Vote in the polling place on Election Day. Fully fill out your ballot but do not use any "straight party" voting option because of possible programming errors and because in some states like North Carolina the straight party option does not record a vote in the presidential contest. Use a paper ballot rather than an electronic-ballot voting machine if that is available to you. October 19 PROSECUTE George W. Bush for Murder!!PROSECUTE George W. Bush for Murder!!
And HERE: http://prosecutegeorgebush.com/index.htm
There are 2,700 District Attorneys in the United States. We intend to send a copy of The Prosecution of George W. Bush For Murder to every single one of them. From The Prosecution of George W. Bush For Murder by Vincent Bugliosi, page 168. "I hope that at some time in the near future a courageous U.S. attorney general, U.S. attorney, state attorney general, or district attorney in America who is committed to the rule of law and who has dedicated his career to enforcing the law fairly against all who, big or small, violate it, will hear the cries for justice from the graves of the thousands upon thousands of men, women, and children who had their lives violently cut short because of the lies of a man who smiled through it all. And that, with a sense of uncompromising righteousness, he will take the ample case I have laid out in this book before an American jury to let them decide whether George W Bush is guilty or not guilty of murder, and if so, what his punishment should be." We believe that somewhere in our nation is a courageous man or woman who wants to reestablish The Rule of Law in this country. There can be no exceptions to "No Man Is Above The Law." From The Prosecution of George W. Bush For Murder website: “SOMEONE HAS TO PAY” "In The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Bugliosi presents a tight, meticulously researched legal case that puts George W. Bush on trial in an American courtroom for the murder of nearly 4,000 American soldiers fighting in Iraq. Watch this video interview to learn why he believes we must bring those responsible for the war in Iraq to justice." With your help, we propose to raise the necessary funds to purchase 2,700 books from the publisher and mail them to every District Attorney in this country. The entire project will cost just over $40,000.00. This is an entirely voluntary effort for everyone working on this project. All the monies raised will go for purchasing the books, the padded envelopes, the mailing labels, the credit card processing fees, and paying the shipping costs. That's it. We're not trying to make a profit. What we're trying to do is "Kick Start" the judicial process by finding one -- from out of thousands of District Attorneys -- who will help us all begin to reclaim our country. Vincent Bugliosi lays it out You can make this happen. Oops. McCain BLUNDERS "AGAIN"!!Oops. McCain BLUNDERS "AGAIN"!!
The Keating 5 scandal in the early '90's was McCain's "worst humiliation." Just imagine McCain as he finds out his obsession with "Joe" during the debate only brings up McCain's darkest days in the Senate.
Coincidentally, a letter-to-editor I sent out earlier today began with that very subject. I wrote:
It's distressing that some Americans still support John McCain for president. He so completely personifies "poor judgment" that the Senate Ethics Committe chastized him with those very words in 1991. This was due to McCain's intervention on behalf of Charles Keating, whose fraudulent savings and loan practices cost the government over $3 billion, while 23,000 elderly investors lost their life savings.
I continued:
Maybe McCain's blundering was partly due to barely being able to graduate from the naval academy. He was 894th in a class of 899...
Enough for now. Here's the link to some of McCain's staff going berserk as he mentioned Joe Wurzelbacher over and over -- which will dredge up what McCain most wants the public to forget.
MORE:
"Joe the Plumber" is Related to Charles Keating of McCain's 'Keating Five' Scandal.... http://forum.thedailyshow.com/tds/board/message?board.id=election&message.id=652 10-16-2008 'Joe the Plumber' Wurzelbacher is a close relative of Robert Wurzelbacher of Milford, Ohio. And who’s Robert Wurzelbacher? Charles Keating’s son-in-law and the former senior vice president of American Continental, the parent company of the infamous Lincoln Savings and Loan of the S&L scandal and bailout. The now-retired elder Wurzelbacher is also a major contributor to Republican causes, giving well over $10,000 in the last few years. This is from the Eisenstadt Group, an independent consulting group: http://www.eisenstadtgroup.com/the-eisenstadt-group/ see also below Martin Eisenstadt’s Blog http://www.eisenstadtgroup.com/2008/10/15/joe-the-plumber-wurzelbacher-related-to-charles-keating-oops/ Joe “the Plumber” Wurzelbacher related to Charles “the Crook” Keating October 15, 2008 During the final presidential debate, the McCain campaign's Steve Schmidt eportedly screamed at the debate prep team, “You idiots - he’s (Joe the Plumber's) related to Charles Keating… of the Keating Five scandal!” The campaign had apparently forgotten to check Joe Wurzelbacher’s background. Turns out that Joe Wurzelbacher from the Toledo, Ohio is a close relative of Robert Wurzelbacher of Milford, Ohio. Who’s Robert Wurzelbacher? Only Charles Keating’s son-in-law and the former senior vice president of American Continental, the parent company of the infamous Lincoln Savings and Loan. The now retired elder Wurzelbacher is also a major contributor to Republican causes giving well over $10,000 in the last f ew years. The press is going to bring this front and center once they delve deeper into the now most popular plumber in America. This might remind you of the Paris Hilton scandal - where one side of the McCain campaign attacked her in an ad, not realizing that her fa mily were huge donors. UPDATE: A few hours after posting this, the DailyKos posted, or copied, their own revelations about Joe’s connections to Charles Keating. October 17 Can you imagine what would have happened to Social Security...?Can you imagine what would have happened to Social Security...?"Can you imagine if your Social Security had been in the stock market these past three weeks?" asked Hillary Clinton this past weekend. In stark contrast to the stock market losing 35 percent of its value this year, the Social Security Administration just announced it will give the largest annual Cost of Living increase in 25 years (5.8 percent) this January. Had we implemented the conservative plan to privatize Social Security, retiring seniors would be looking at substantial reductions in benefits instead of a record increase. Yet some conservatives continue to advocate privatizing Social Security. It is time to stop this madness. Take the Golden Pledge today! Say no to privatizing Social Security.
Need more evidence? A new report from our Wonk Room reveals what might have happened to your Social Security had it been privatized. The study found that had President Bush's 2005 privatization proposal been implemented 35 years ago, the average person retiring on October 1, 2008 would have lost money on their investment! How much? $26,000!*
Take the Golden Pledge today! Say no to privatizing Social Security.
Add your name to the growing list of people who want to preserve the golden promise of a dignified retirement. Together, we can stop conservatives from destroying Social Security. Dear THINKERS, A VERY IMPORTANT FILM!!Dear THINKERS, We are excited to announce the web release of "THE END OF AMERICA" - a feature-length documentary based on Naomi Wolf's bestselling book of the same name - this coming Tuesday, October 21. Our own Michael Ratner and Maria LaHood as well as our client Maher Arar are featured, and CCR is privileged to partner in the online premiere of this powerful and provocative film. This film "does not" only have to do with the US, but the entire WORLD. Naomi Wolf, a long-time supporter and ally of CCR, set out on a national tour over the past year to discuss the evolution of America from a functional democracy into a closed, fear-driven society with a terrifying absence of due process. She lays out what she calls the 10 steps necessary to end a democracy and shows us just how close we are to completing them:
In her film, Naomi Wolf makes a plea for Americans to stand up and fight for our most cherished rights. One thing you can do is check out our new 100 Days Campaign (with this link) and stay tuned for ways to get involved in telling the next administration what they must to do to restore, protect and expand our constitutional rights.
THE END OF AMERICA online this Tuesday. October 15 AIG executives headed out on a taxpayer funded junket to the St. Regis resort in California =THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS=Two weeks ago, Treasury Secretary Paulson bailed out American Insurance Group (AIG) with $85 billion dollars in taxpayer money - and now they are back for more. He said they needed it to stay afloat. Now, we know what they did with our money. AIG executives headed out on a taxpayer funded junket to the St. Regis resort in California. While there, they had a blast at our expense. They helped themselves to:
Now they are back at the trough. This is outrageous. Tell Treasury Secretary Paulson: The Director who authorized this junket should be fired and every penny spent on this lavish retreat must be returned to the Treasury. GO HERE: Send a message to Secretary Paulson right now Our government needs to be involved in restoring the economy. We need an economic recovery package for Main Street instead of more giveaways to Secretary Paulson's buddies on Wall Street. These bailouts are the last money grab by the Bush Administration on their way out of office. It's on us to provide oversight and make sure taxpayer money isn't wasted. |
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