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Greg Palast on Vote Rigging and Suppression Ahead of the 2008 Election

BBC investigative journalist Greg Palast travels to New Mexico, Michigan and Colorado to investigate how both Democrats and Republicans are accusing each other of trying to steal the election. Palast also discusses his new comic book Steal Back Your Vote, co-written with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

EXCERPT of the report.

The question is, are the Democrats stuffing the rolls with millions of bogus voters, or are the Republicans blocking millions of genuine voters?


Greg Palast,
Investigative reporter with the BBC and author of the books Armed Madhouse, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy and Democracy and Regulation. He has teamed up with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to investigate this years election. Theyve just released a voting guide comic book called Steal Back Your Vote!

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You know, a lot of Europeans wonder, why are Americans so crazy? They keep reelecting this guy. Well, the answer is, we dont. You know, they keep stealing these elections. And they stole it in 2000, they stole it in 2004, and theyre all set up to steal it again.

The question is, are the Democrats stuffing the rolls with millions of bogus voters, or are the Republicans blocking millions of genuine voters?

Low-income voters, especially, have been purged from voter rolls under new US law. Republicans claim these purge laws are needed to prevent voter fraud. We caught up with one of the partys top anti-fraud crusaders at a Republican celebration. Lawyer Pat Rogers singled out ACORN, a Democratic Party-linked group.
Its true that several ACORN workers were convicted of making up fake names for the voter rolls, because they were paid for each name they collected. But theres no evidence that any fictional voter actually cast a ballot.

A reporter for the Michigan Messenger wrote that the local Republican chairman told the journalist that his party would challenge residents right at the polling station to stop them from voting if their names are on a foreclosure list. The Republicans now deny this. But the Michigan Messenger sticks by its story. The Republicans wouldnt speak with us, but they deny they are going to use foreclosure lists to challenge voters.

According to a report, Colorado voters are going the way of the buffalo: theyre disappearing. This government report says that nearly one in five voters, 19.4 percent, were taken off the rolls in an unparalleled, massive purge. Democrats accuse Republican Secretary of State Donetta Davidson of orchestrating the purge. But she says local officials have the final say over voter rolls.
She ended up in Washington, when George Bush appointed her head of the United States Elections Assistance Commission, where her job is to tell the rest of the nation how to run unbiased elections. She commissioned a report on election fixing. The report came in like this, but came out like this. It was written by Republican and Democratic experts. They concluded that Republican fears of widespread voter fraud were unfounded.

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[jeffdachef]

If it was good for the Iraqis, it should be good for us! One person, one vote, one thumb dipped in ink!

Keep

It

Simple

Stupid

[utubefavorsdems]

OBAMA'S ASSCOIATES

WILLIAM AYRES - Weathermen Domestic Terrorist

FRANLIN RAINES - Chairman & CEO of Fannie Mae who advised Obama's Campaign, walked away with 90mil in bonus.

JIM JOHNSON - Fannie Mae CEO - Obama advisor -improperly deferred $200 million in expenses.

TONY REZKO - Convicted chicago Slum Lord - helped Obama buy his House.

ACORN - community outreach group convicted of Voter Fraud multiple times.

JEREMIAH WRIGHT - Racist Anti-American Antisimetic Preacher.

[singlaprety12]

Whats the point!!!THERE BOTH FRUADS! I am REPUBLICAN and I do not support this so why would I VOTE for 'REPUBLICANS' when they do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!

but is this not biased

[isolationeitheror]

fuck all

[Smartassawhip]

Our politicians should be able to at least measure up to the same standards we expect from our 3rd graders. Cheating.. lying.. stealing all unacceptable.

[randomlyindie]

Hey I know!!!!! Republicans and Democrats are made up of PEOPLE! You know what people do sometimes, right!? LIE... STEAL... CHEAT. Both parties have their fuck ups. I'm a republican and I believe that while Bush didn't steal the election in 2000, he DEFINITELY did in 2004. Who the hell would vote for the guy a second term!? There was already so much damage by the end of the first term. GAH! Petty bullshit!

[GETURPOPCRNRDY]

If you submitted this in highschool english essay format you'd get a D- for having absolutely no sources. Pat Rodgers? Who the heck is Pat Rodgers and why are his 'experiences' so important? Did these any of these experiences with 'ACORN' involve any evidence you could maybe show us?

This is just unbridled paranoia.

[fightbackon8]

Karl Rove said McCain would win 2008 in the wee hours of the morning... surprise surprise.

His computer hacker boy Mike Connell was forced to testify the day before the election by a black judge in Ohio who didn't accept the arguments of expensive republican lawyers.

He testified even though Rove threatened Mike's wife.

A piano wire hanging execution is what the people demand for Rove's evil attempts to do it a third time.

He failed and now he must be tried for high treason.

[seltzinator]

So you pack of pot smoking hippies feel stupid now?

[uncomonsense]

It seems everyone was in a minority on Nov 4....

[mmysama]

People like you are the reason everyone hates liberals.

[uncomonsense]

Actually, the person who coined the phrase "table of brotherhood" went far in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), not the communist party. So while I may "have issues" you have neither issues nor knowledge. In short, translated into your language: "What the fuck man?! Grunt and holler!!"