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  • OK, so now that we're onto their shenanigans, what can we do to put a stop to it? I'm all for taking action: petition, protest, you name it. For 8 years we heard about all these Bush-style crap after the fact. Now that we have a chance, let's stop it.

  • Purging eligible voters is an intolerable act.

  • Repugnants are the BROWNSHIRT-PARTY of the USA!

  • Please don't say such things because then we start using the same techniques the right use .We are suppose to be different.

  • Don't get your panties in a twist ... it's the truth!

  • omg political soapboxing and arguments on a youtube forum! wow.... really people, democrats are the end of freedom in this country

  • they did the same thing at my school. I go to college in Tennessee and even though I registered they claimed I did not. It was bullshit. Watching this video I realize what they did and it happened to a lot of other people I knew. I can't believe this is happening in the United States of America...c'mon people

  • Well, I am suprised that you failed to discuss how Obama supporters from ACORN were arrested when they sent people in to vote hundreds of times. Well, they attempted to until some of them were arrested. As far as having a social security card, well everyone has one and if they don't they need to get one. SSC should be located in a safe place where it can used ( as in the case of voting discussed on the program).

  • Republican political argument: "YOUR FAT AND UNAMERICAN FUCK YOU HURRRRRR"

    that's why intelligent people do not vote republica

  • wow...who won the election? huh...amazing.

  • "A" lying, cheating, low down, good for nothing, hoodlum, and he's gonna fuk u in your ass.

  • oh how wonderfully put. Let me just tell you that you sound incredibly intelligent, just like everyone else that agrees with you. And on a non-sarcastic note, the fact that that is the only argument you can come up with (which frankly sounds like a five year old having a temper tantrum) shows me just how unintelligent you really are. So thank you for responding because you've proven my point - that the ignorant and unintelligent party lost. Have a good day!

  • congrats to the dems for winning ...or rather..so far..its almost 11:00 pm and the votes are not all counted...deleware at this time for example is 50 % obama & 49 % mccain..and theres still 51% of the vote remaining..same shit in fla..and othere states... hopefully tommorow ,the bad choice the dummycraps made will be reversed...yup..theres still hope that the electoral college will do the right thing . whats funny is that all you morons will have to suffer as well!!!lol!!!!

  • better economy, longer life expectancy, better literacy rate than USA... i beg to differ

  • then what the fuck are you doing here asshole?!

  • most countries have a longer life expectnacy than the usa...its because us fat ass americans eat soo unhealthy..mcdonalds and shit

  • rustyan10, really? McDonalds is the reason? In case you didn't notice, McDonalds is also global.

  • it was a joke buddy...but we as americans, eat extremely unhealthy compared to other countries, and also the fact that our health care system sucks...

  • yeah!when will americans not stand for black panthers intimidating voters in penn state ! why did the democrats prohibit the black vote in the past..why did the dummycraps vote against the civil rights movement..why did the democrats & the kkk have Martin Luther King ( a republican)assasinated ? why have the dummycrap backed acorn commited election fraud and why are the dems again tryiong to steall and manipulate the vote via the polls/ why why why!!! of why the fuck why!!!!!?????

  • well youwould know if youd open your eyes and used your braim that the dems are still tryingto dumb down th e minorities to vote for them by buying thier votes with 'freebie' welfare idiot!

  • Your an idiot if you think welfare is free. Welfare has gone through massive reform and probably wont be around in the next twenty years.

  • welfare is'free'? who the hell said that! next time you want to call someone an idiot..make ure youve got the right post...or at least LOOK IN THE MIROR!

  • When will the U.S. citizens stand strong together for the right to vote? Don't put up with this people!!!!

  • I've been purged off the list and will not be able to vote on Tuesday. And you guessed it, I was going to vote for Obama.

  • maybe youshould have renewed your voter registartion card..you k now..big gov. cant do that for youas well! lol!!!

  • I just recently moved back to Georgia from California and I just turned 18. I really hope Georgia goes for Jim Martin, and maybe even Obama. It's possible.

  • When McCain was tortured back in the day they should of finished the job. Right wing poeple are pure shit, they are the real unamericans.

  • OMG.. and republicans are the ones saying democrats are un American.

    god i cant stand the GOP!!!

  • Republicans are pure scum bags

  • You mean NeoCons, who crushed the Reagan era conservative to a fine red powder.

    There are NO REAL REPUBLICANS, NeoCon founders have socialist trotsky fathers like all the chick-hawk PNAC crusaders.

  • Colin Bowell was the last real conservative with a war record, left over chick hawks that send others to fight their bogus wars.

    What is Colin up to ?

  • say you invade shit holes ?

    Uh oh, don't ask, don't tell.

  • Thats right, and I don't withdraw until completion.

  • "Mission Accomplished"(Bush 2003)

    You are delusional occupier. Iraq asked USA to leave in 2007. 70% of Iraqi's say leave. Time to move on to Pakistan, Syria, Venezuala etc.

  • You mean liberated from a dictatorship regime ?

    Saddam "invaded" Kuwait.

  • I live in GA and voted the first week of September for Obama and Martin. I have not received any letters and didn't have any problems voting, but I will be sure to call down there tomorrow and see what the hell is going on. This is just not right. I'm so sick of people picking on Democratic voters..This is the first time they have finally gotten the trust and courage to believe their vote will count and now this BS happens. I hope people keep fighting and don't give up or in.

  • All of the ACORN bullshit is a red herring!!!  THe GOP is doing the real fraud (just like 2000 and 2004). Wake up America

  • A close election? Check out the clip by Musicians4Obama and pass it on.

  • Well...looks like McCain's gonna win...there's no hope...perhaps a bloody revolution when McCain gets in?

  • 50,000 is only 0.001% of the 50,000,000 potential voters who won't ever receive that right because of abortion.

  • It's Republitard Dirty Trix Season!

  • AND [remember, O Prophet,] how those who were bent on denying the truth were scheming against thee, in order to restrain thee [from preaching], or to slay thee, or to drive thee away: thus have they [always] schemed: but God brought their scheming to nought-for God is above all schemers.

    Quran 8:30

    Even harmful things bring out benefit!

    Let's stay positive!!!!!!!!!!! Barack the vote?

  • Republicans are disgusting. They know Saxby Chambliss is in a tight race and they will lie, cheat, and steal in a effort to keep the Dems from a filibuster proof majority in the Senate.

  • Well things like this happen because k-12 grades learn nothing about politics. I think there's a lot of people out there who don't know their rights. One misconception I heard recently was that Obama was an Arab, which of course he's not but the law clearly states that to become president you have to be born in the U.S. and be at least 35 years old! So most people don't even know the basic requirements of course they'll be fooled! And why don't they know that they can do early and absentee votes

  • I just cant understand how these kind of actions can be done in US without severe punishment. Here in Finland, anyone caught trying to influence a voter in any other way than trough advertisement would be sent straight to jail. Spreading false information about the election, threatening, intimidating and harrassing potential voters, manipulating tickets, openly lying about the other candidate etc. How can US claim to be democratic and free country when even the election system is that corrupt.

  • US is not a democracy. You cant compare actual free societies to the US. They are infact a totalitarian society.

  • Well, Georgia began as a Penal Colony. Sounds like the inmates took over. Peace.

  • Some group is sending people notices that because of turnout, or some other reason, Republicans vote on Nov 4, and Democtats on Nov 5. They have done that in the past. I hope no one falls for it. If I had a notice on my door like that I'd take it to the cops or the courthouse. Or maybe the local paper. I live in a college town and some people have been telling students that they cannot vote here, they have to vote in their hometowns. That is a lie.

  • No surprise, Georgia is a Christian/Fundamentalist/NeoCo­n/Republican garbage of a state. Skip the vote purge and purge Georgia of the willfully ignorant vermin infesting it.

  • what are you trying to say my friend?...i'm a white nonchristian male in my mid 30's from georgia, and voting obama. and most people i know are too. believe it or not but georgia is a swing state this time around. thats why those 50k votes are very important. just try and not be so hatefull and jugdemental, or people might think you're the "willfully ignorant vermin".

  • They should really allow democrats to vote on Nov 5th, its only fair.

  • REPUBLICANS will go to any extent to win this election - BY HOOK OR BY CROOK. They are just NOT competing in the TRUE SPIRIT OF POLITICS.

  • obama has run a magnificent campaign. he handled the money so well, that with only a week to go, he still has enough money to do a massive half hour media buy which airs tomorrow night on several major networks. if he is this organized running a campaign, just think how good he will be when he focuses on our ailing economy. my understanding is that he has surrounded himself with the world's top economic advisers who made a name for themselves in the clinton years when the times were very good...

  • It's not just Georgia...a false flyer written on VA election office letterhead has been circulated in VA that says in order to accommodate more voters that the elections office has said that Repubs will vote on Nov 4 and, with an extended date, Democrats can vote on Nov 5. OMG! The VA state elections office is working to debunk this false flyer, but who knows what damage has been done? See CNN political ticker for more and a view of the false flyer.

  • Educate yourself on the many ways that the election has been stolen in the past:

    Comcast On-Demand has the movie "Uncounted" in its free movies this month. It's a Great movie for all Americans who are concerned with the integrity of the democratic process.

  • I agree that the GOP is endeavoring to insure that Barack does not win the Georgia.

    But hats off to Gov. Crist for extending the voting hours in Florida which will likely help Barack slightly.

  • A close election? Check out the clip by Musicians4Obama and pass it on.

  • When will people learn. Whenever the republicans accuse anyone of anything rest assure they are doing the same thing but is getting close to being found out. So they blame a group or person to mislead the people to think the other side of is guilty.

  • It is very simple: Voting resgistration cards should not show race or party. That way no one can know whos card is who. Also the secretary of state should be given jail time for this voting purge when proven and lose his or her right to vote forever.

  • ROFL, I wonder how many States this has happened to.

  • Georgia.........the new Florida

  • How come the mainstream media never covers these stories?

  • they actually do cover most of the stories you see in the young turks.

  • We are so sick of these republicans they are gonna get punished people are angry anybody with the word republican after their name on the ballot is OUT!!!!! OUT!!!! OUT!!!!

  • The liberal bias

    Ok man, did you get a new Rx today? Because if that's the case, brain chemsitry aside, it's likely not going to help!

  • What has happened that you right wing nuts are going so irrational these days?

  • Democrats' purity has nothing to do with this election, at least for me. It has more to do with rejecting a failed ideology that has bankrupted our nation and returning to a rule of practicality, weighing what works not what sounds good as a slogan.

  • interesting.....i mean...if you are a republican and you hear stories like these do you simply not care....close your ears and sing la la la....or do you say, well the democrats probably do it too so i don't care.....i would really like to know how regular republicans feel about issues like these

  • Every US citizen of legal age that is living and not in prison has the right to vote. What's real annoying is sometimes you hear on the conservative talk shows that people who don't know the issues shouldn't vote. Yet they never mention rednecks who only care about guns and beer and vote GOP. But as soon as it's some urban guy who doesn't know anything. He shouldn't be allowed to vote.

  • don´t know much about MacCain or Obama. I am a kurd who lives in exile in Sweden. But i know much about Turkey an how they treat the kurds in Turkey. I am totaly agree with Kudokurdawari. Turkish goverment developes fascism among the young turks. The way they treat kurds in Turkey is a shame for humanity. Stop turkish terror against the ´kurdish children, women. And i hope young turks to think a little about turksih problem too!

  • What does this have to do with the video?

  • i'm half turkish and i've gotten into arguments with other turks bout the kurdish situation, i also believe that the way they are treated is horrendous! kurds are automatically assumed to be terrorists the way people automatically think all muslims are terrorists, i hope one day the kurdish people will have peace, and there will be no more killings etc although killing other innocent turks does not help the situation it actually makes it worse

  • This voting shit is fucked, hell even here in Canada just recently I had to go home twice along with 4 friends because we could not PROVE we were citizens in the province I grew up in for the last 25 YEARS!! I watched tons of people given such a hard time to cast there vote and many just gave up....I guess thats exactly what they want hey?

  • More people are becoming aware of the republicans voter suppression tactics and are taking steps to counter it. It was countered in Ohio and the sec of state is now getting death threats for it.

  • I hope some undeniable solid evidence comes in to incriminate the Republicans. I believe they are doing this. They need to be confronted on this!

  • They need to fucking send these people who mess with the electoral process to prison for treason aginst the wellfair of the US.

  • Damn skippy. It isn't fair to everyone

  • im from georgia and im going to vote today for OBAMA. hopefully I dont have this problem!!!!

  • Emails and fliers are going out now saying that Democrats must vote on Wednesday (Republicans on Tuesday).

  • It sounds like it might be time to have a prison free for all. The dems could have a prison where they could just grab republican officials and throw them in a hole, and republicans could try to do the same if there are enough of them left. This way we could break out of the two party system for a while. It would be like taking a vacation from normalized political degeneracy. Anyone who messes with voting gets the high voltage enhanced lazy boy. Stealing power should not be acceptable.

  • Along with other southern states, Georgia's election process is still monitored by the federal government as a result of the 1965 voting rights act. This is a result of past misdeeds. So they can't unilaterally take action like this w/o Federal approval. With Bush running the Federal government, that's probably not much of a protection, though.

  • They fear loosing Gerogia, I can smell it.

  • this makes me sick to my stomach when ever i hear about it.

  • these people pulling this ,need to be treated like their terrorist ,because they are ..lock em up..

  • No, no, haven't you heard, ACORN is the biggest threat to our democracy? All of those voter registrations they voluntarily flagged and pointed out to election commissions are proof of their deviousness!!! Oh, and by the way, the fact that 90% of blacks are voting for Obama not McCain is proof of their racism. It has nothing to do with Republican attempts to constantly suppress and rob blacks of their Constitutional right to vote.

  • black don't vote Obama because he's black, they have always voted democrat because the vast majority of blacks are not making over $250,000. anyone who makes less than $250,000 would be a fool to vote McCain. I wish Acorn or some other organization could make it possible for everyone to vote. everyone should vote.

  • Here we go again!!!!!!

    Tricks are for Republicans!!!

    Playing 3 Card Monty with our Voting rights!!!

    McCain is Such a SILLY RABBIT!!!

    Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide...

    OBAMA & BIDEN 2008

    ALWAYS BE CLOSING!!

  • I live in Ga. currently,and although I've never been arrested in my life I was "purged" from the rolls in 06?Mind you I wasn't "allowed" to vote in 04"because I was purged from the rolls in 03 because I didn't vote in 2000?WTF?I couldn't vote in the caucuses because my address changed?But I now fully registered.I plan on going to TRY and vote early today.But Gotdayum!...they made it hard!

  • Keep fighting, too many people gave their lives for our right to vote. Keep Closing!

  • Good argument Cenk! You are spot on!

  • GOOODDD BLESS AMERICA!

  • Don't forget about the new rule this year. Because of the expected record turnout, Democrats are to go to the polls on Tuesday, and Republicans should wait until Wednesday to vote.

  • Here we go again! I predict Fox announcing a McCain victory in all the swing states regardless of what people vote for..

  • this sort of messed up shit makes me sick.

  • And we'll probably see police and INS (el migre) around the polling places in some districts as well. (I expect this in San Diego, particularly, because of the local city attorney race.)

  • I do believe the Republicnas do these illegal purges right before the elections on purpose, but not for the reasons you cite. You can't really purge enough people to make much of a difference. but they do it so that the Democrats have to waste time and effort at this crucial time fighting these illegal tactics. It is to consume resources, not actually have any effect on votes.

  • read armed madhouse by greg palast. 20,000 people were purged in florida in 2000.

    20000 people, the majority black, could not vote in an election that was decided by a few hundred votes.

  • O 08

  • They do it just enough to make normally apathetic voters think that their vote will not count so why bother again this year.... ANNOY A REPUBLICAN>>>>> VOTE!

  • I am from Georgia, but I live in Japan. When I faxed a request for an absentee ballot for the primaries, everything was cool. When I faxed a request for an absentee ballot for the general I waited a long time, but nothing. I asked my parents to see what happened. The office said they "did not receive the fax". Both times, I used the same number and the number did not change. My parents applied for me, but they had to go twice to see if they mailed it. It took three weeks to get here. OBAMA '08!

  • Fellow expat in Japan. I didn't have any trouble with my absentee ballot to Texas, thankfully.

  • How come USA sends election observers to other countries if you can't organize a fair election yourselves?

  • I was just thinking the same thing.  I guess they know all the tricks to look out for at least...

  • Everyone PLEASE remember to bring your cameras with you when you vote.

    Bring it into the voting booth with you IF you have to vote using an electronic voting machine.

    Record yourself as you touch the screen for the candidate of your choice AND record the response demonstrated by the machine.

    THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

    Spread this message.

  • this is so un-american. these people make me so fucking sick.

  • The system is such a mess. You need a dynamically updated national registry of all US citizens. Would eliminate the need for purges and voter registration to begin with, sould come automatically with citizenship.

  • Any national regulations such as that would be unconstitutional. Voting is regulated by individual states.

  • WTF???? I hope when Obama DOES win these fucking pricks are investigated, and brought up on charges!

  • Soon people will think voting is a privilege.

    It's your freckin' Right; YOU are running the country.

    This however, will soon be a "far left radical socialst" statement.

  • the bigest threat to democarcy today.

  • Shouldn't someone go to jail? I mean, if I prevent someone from voting, I would go to jail.

  • the courts down in Georgia have ruled to give the 50000 voters their votes back.

  • thank God, the GOP would love to take out 50k voters for their agenda

  • What the US need to fix is something else. The electoral college should go. Without it, fraud is much more difficult, and the election is much more fair.

  • Every single person that they try to purge should go get lawyer and go after these idiots starting right now. If they want to intimidate voters then intimidate them back. Say hey if u want to try this shit again then the voters are gonna all come after them.

  • Rebublicans are the greatest threat to democracy.

  • The whole purpose of this is they are basically trying to make it such a hassle and annoyance that people will just not bother going through the extra steps to do something they should have been able to do without taking any first steps.

    So very low. I bet they will do this to the poor black communities HARD over there. Sorry but i bet they will.

  • wow... im speechless, that is so low

  • Republicans=Terrorists

  • its true. isn't it amazing they run our country... what will history books in other countries look like 100 years from now...

  • Hi KarmicJuggernaut,

    from oversees (I am an Australian who lives in Hong Kong, and have lived in the UK for the past 10 years) this is outrageous. What is worse though, is that this is not the first time this has happened in the US, and it has not been fixed. For a nation who invented the ideal of modern democracy, there is a lot of things that don't look very democractic. For the record, I am not at all anti-American, just anti-Christian-right-creationi­st-hillbilly-Republican.

  • nothing like reality that's for sure. the history books now don't tell the truth.

  • "And then the U.S. started sending nuclear warheads everywhere, without distinction, so the rest of the world had little option but to swiftly annihilate it to minimise damage. Still, it will take a long time to recover."

  • The Republicans have spent the last 8 years bingeing. Now they are purging.

  • Scum Fucking Republicans need to be wiped out all they do is fuck everything up every time there in charge there's war and our economy goes down the toilet not to mention they bred hate, intolerance, greed, corruption. Plus there always ranting about how all minoritys need to be wiped out and the middle class should be left to suffer because working two jobs is not trying hard enough and being lazy. and therere worst supporters like neo Nazis, retards, greedy assholes, Christian extremists.

  • Make no mistake.. McCain is a bastard. There's no end to the wrong he will do get elected. That includes voter fraud and trying to rig the election. We need to take on his case and prevent it every day until Nov 5th if necessary!

  • amen to that...

  • Voter suppression, nice. One step closer to a monarchy.

  • How can this be happening imagine! stealing a vote before our eyes , We have to stop them someway

  • i actually know someone who was 'purged' and just found out. i hope republicans still lose by an overwhelming landslide!

  • These Republicans really are scum.

  • black people dont have the federal right to vote anyway. THey have the state's right to vote that have to be renewed every 25yrs or so. Unreal! Obama better fix that shit!

  • damn republican fuckers in my state, which should be called fucking Fraklin.

    after the election, we should invesitgate this, enough is enough.

  • Man, If we could get TYT some airtime on cable this election would be OVER.

  • DAMN RIGHT! If The Young Turks were able to have a show on tv, McCain would be FINISHED!!!

  • They're f'n desparate now. This is ILLEGAL! There better be lawsuits all around.

  • Lawsuits won't help, because by the time they happen, the elections will be long over. The best solution would be for ALL voters to go to the polls with their passport (if they have one), birth certificate, SSN, drivers license, and a utility bill with their name and address on it. That way, if they're told they're "not citizens", they'll have proof to back them up on the spot. but regardless, it will slow the process down a LOT, so if your state lets you vote early, DO IT ASAP!!!!

  • Republicans are so insidious and pathetic

  • 40,000 ?!!!!!!!!!!!

    fucking twats

  • Let's hope people are smart enough to see thru this.

  • CENK UYGUR for president

  • They are soooo desperate to keep slime like Saxby Chambliss in office they'll do ANYTHING to keep people from voting.

  • Cenk, not one story on this on cable TV. PLEASE man, i better see you on MSNBC in a yr or two!

  • sure, but who does it more, and who is doing it now...saying both sides do it is not a valid excuse, though it is an excuse I constantly hear.

  • By saying that I'm not trying to defend the Republicans at all, I'm just saying that there is no "good vs. evil" situation, especially when it comes to suppressing third parties.

  • Please, after what i've witnessed this past year I can say there is definitely a good vs evil situation.

  • My SS card chills in my wallet

  • my SSN card is in a little fireproof safe in my apt. i've never had a problem at my polling place but i'll bring my card with me just in case. :-)

  • the only, very slim upside to this story is that early voter turnout in GA is OVERWHELMING... i voted on october 3rd and even then, the polling place was packed. so, yeah, the GOP are some shady motherfuckers, but obama's emphasis on "early voting for change" has def made an impact. i rejoice a lil bit everyday i see GA get lighter and lighter pink. ^_^

  • lol, I know right ^_^

    The Republicans in Carroll County are trying their damnest to get people to not vote for Democrats. A WHOLE bunch of Obama/Biden and Jim Martin signs are gone and they even have this big ass banner in Carrollton that says "We vote Republican for a good reason." It's so stupid, it made me laugh ^_^.

  • really wow i never knew that i have to go check that out tomorrow.

  • me too, I did early voting last tuesday, Im hoping GA will turn blue soon

  • disgusting

  • This is most affective in the Latino community.

    hopefully everybodywill do their best to stand up against it.

  • what the hell are authorities doing about this?

  • This is just sick.

    The GOP are not honorable people.

  • Normally does not this election affects the world but this time it really does. It sound silly but major countries have lost a lot as their stock markets are affected by American banks and the War in Iraq increases everyones oil prices so try not to fuck around with this election.

  • Thousands of flagged voters can vote, court rules!!!!!

    (CNN) — Georgia must allow thousands of people whose citizenship was questioned by the state's new voter verification system to vote in the upcoming election, a panel of federal judges ruled Monday.

  • so will anyone get charged for this, i would hope so

  • Please everyone volunteer or think of some way to make sure this shit doesn't happen again. We can't just sit around giggling saying "those naughty republicans" while they try to steal another election.

  • Republicans will CHEAT, INTIMIDATE, LIE, STEAL VOTES, USE LEGAL TACTICS to get THEIR candidates elected...as they have in the past.

  • These Republican turds have some friggin nerve complaining about Acorn and trying to pin phony charges of voter fraud on Obama.

  • they're doing the same shit in colorado too