Tom Davis on Voter Suppression: CSPAN 10/10/08

[loveruleshate]

4QMF GOP



[loveruleshate]

"IT'S OUR OBLIGATION!" A 65 year old disabled Vietnam Veteran called in, (protesting the republicans voter suppression efforts.) Said "I didn't need a stinking Photo ID in order to vote, before leaving a piece of myself in Vietnam, while fighting for our rights. And no one better dare ask me for it NOW!" When Thom Hartmann thanked him for his service and his courage for standing up for our rights. The Veteran responded "STANDING UP FOR OUR RIGHTS DOESN'T REQUIRE COURAGE, IT'S OUR OBLIGATION!"

[DaCrazyJiffyLubeGuy]

Davis is my uncle. Youtube is never conservative-friendly ever.

[AMCarter3]

These Republicans are CROOKS!

[twoods450]

Aren't they all?

[dankbot420]

for the record?

off the record for sure

The Republicans will stop at nothing to steal this election. Democracy in America is dead.

[A19Z89]

All I have to say is Read Greg Palast "ARMED MADHOUSE".

Blow your mind....

[crock703]

Mr. Davis is my Congressional Rep, he is out the door though.

He's pushed a lot of garbage in Congress - the framework for a REAL ID database

He surprisingly was the primary sponsor of the bill to give D.C. a Congressional Rep though.

We haven't had a good dem candidate run against him, and he is a centerist, but this is disgusting.

Adios Davis

[darktrayu2]

"Theft of the 2008 Election Part 1" <--must watch this VERY IMPORTANT.

[alexrobes]

That fat ugly stupid fascist bitch needs a lesson in democracy.

This kind of fascist stuff has been going on in america for so long she has forgotten what democracy is.

[wayindie]

This is downright disgusting!

Yes that laugh was sarcasm.

So breaking tradition and changes in typical voting trends will get what kind of repercussions exactly? Isn't it also as a result of trying to get the youth more involved & rock the vote?

[madashelldude]

Last time I saw this partisan elite hubris and hatred against the masses, this level of contempt for democracy and racist fear of citizen involvement in gov was in the post communist elections of eastern europe.

[Wewillgetitdone]

Yeah, what republicans basically say is that they believe in democracy as long as they win.  If they can't win they will do anything undemocratic they can to make sure they win. What a twisted bunch of thugs!

[JumpingJack79]

"Voter suppression, that's what you do in this kind of elections. I mean clearly otherwise we have no chance. I mean, did you see the unusual high turnout of black voters? Well that's not normal, we've got to suppress them!"

Is this what the man essentially said?

[keithwhitmer]

Are they actually laughing because he said something that the audience knows is not true and they agree? He is joking about voter suppression...saying they would never do that, in a sarcastic manner. Meaning... that they DO engage in voter suppression? If so this makes me want to puke...

[heartsleeve]

They're laughing because they know it's something they do. See: ACORN.

[keithwhitmer]

That the Republicans do. Davis is a Republican. Why are you referring to ACORN? I'm confused. Who is he speaking to? Sorry.

[rakrobn]

Yeah, he's a Republican dumbass.

[crock703]

What does ACORN have to do with voter suppression, or vote fraud.

Please, let's flesh this out now, so you don't put yourself in a corner after the election and have to fabricate facts or delude yourself to protect your pride.

What does ACORN have to do with voter suppression or vote fraud?

[iprotest]

ACORN has nothing to do with voter suppression or vote fraud.

ACORN had some employees who falsified some voter registration forms, which ACORN themselves brought to the attention of the athorities. That is all.

[crock703]

Yep, that's exactly right. The only fraud going on at ACORN is the defrauding of their organization by the employees who filled out false voter registrations - ACORN was defrauded for their money, and no vote fraud occurred. If readers don't understand this, they haven't done their homework. Actually, they haven't read beyond the GOP/Fox talking points, let alone taken a moment to see the obvious lack of logic in the GOP's accusation.

[nirbija]

In the next administration, Americans should demand and fully expect that the brazen and unpatriotic Karl Rogue political criminals will be brought to justice once and for all.

For 8 years they have been running and gloating; but the sure hand of justice will finally hold them in a vice grip.

[impeachthem1]

What a bunch of evil F*)KS!

[peace4unme]

We The People WILL address the sleazy voter suppression tactics after President Obama is inaugurated. Count on it.

[platypusmessiah]

Oh yeah, Obama will take care of it. :) Not like he's a carrer poltician in the pocket of the insurance companies, nooo. Obama's going to buy us all a pony!! Poor suckers, Obama's just more of the same.

Nader/Gonzalez '08

[JumpingJack79]

He's in the pocket of insurance companies, you mean like AIG? Well if anything, they're in HIS pocket now.

[peace4unme]

You're wrong about Obama, but that's neither here nor there.

You need to work on your reading comprehension. What I said was, "We The People WILL address the sleazy voter suppression tactics..."

[Darthwillburr]

Voter suppression is a made up invented idea that liberals scream because some stupid ignorant idiot tries to vote without registering.

What a crock of SHIT

[platypusmessiah]

Liberals aren't clever enough to think up something like that. That's more of the republican's area.

[crock703]

get real. Voter suppression is documented over the last century and in the past 3 elections in particular (by the GOP.)

It's not a dark secret, its public knowledge, and although it is 'legal' in most instances, it is obviously unethical and disgusting.

Davis' made a sarcastic comment about it, and the crowd laughed.. why? because its common knowledge that the GOP curbs turnout by suppression.

I live right outside D.C. and Davis is my Rep.

Everyone knows voter suppression is the GOP's game.