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The Florida Myth: An urban legend to fire up the base
National Review ^ | July 15, 2004 | Peter Kirsanow

Posted on 07/15/2004 9:22:17 AM PDT by OESY

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To: OESY
There's no evidence of systematic disenfranchisement of black voters.

I thought the Commission found that black Republicans were discriminated against?

21 posted on 07/15/2004 9:51:41 AM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: OESY
"Its antidote is a relentless, adamant repetition of the truth."

And a media that will report it, other than cable or sat or radio. I can't understand why all the networks are hard core lefties and socialists when over half of the population are moderates or right-leaning and have a stake in preserving the integrity of government.

Why don't we have a major tv broadcasting station to compete with the enemy in our own country? Not enough bandwidth frequencies left in the universe?

22 posted on 07/15/2004 9:52:09 AM PDT by Eastbound
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To: OESY; Howlin
Here in Daytona, the local liberal rag (Daytona News Journal) reported (after Bush had proven to have more votes in Florida) that "hundreds of blacks" here were "disenfranchised" and "turned away" from voting.

What they did not report was the fact it was only about a dozen or two liberals were not eligible to vote; they had not registered and were turned away because their names were not on the voter lists.

But you won't see that in the news, and the Daytona New Urinal did not retract their lies.
23 posted on 07/15/2004 9:53:25 AM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: patriciamary

How about "The only voters disenfranchized in 2000 were military voters"?


24 posted on 07/15/2004 10:00:46 AM PDT by cake_crumb (UN Resolutions = Very Expensive, Very SCRATCHY Toilet Paper)
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To: OESY

Bump!


25 posted on 07/15/2004 10:09:15 AM PDT by Flashman_at_the_charge (A proud member of the self-preservation society)
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To: Howlin
The myth is poisonous to society and democracy.

Well, the author has reached the same conclusion I have....that the Democrats are willing to poison society and our form of government in order to win the next election.

26 posted on 07/15/2004 10:11:34 AM PDT by My2Cents ("Well.....there you go again.")
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To: OESY
Here is some Palm County vote data you might find interesting.

Notes:
Bush/REP = number of Bush votes, divided by number of registered Republicans.
Gore/DEM = number of Gore votes, divided by number of registered Democrats.

2nd Key 1st Key 1st Key 2nd Key
Precinct # Bush/REP Gore/DEM Precinct # Bush/REP Gore/DEM
144F 11.11% 266.67% 144F 11.11% 266.67%
31B 50.19% 162.90% 196B 15.38% 125.00%
219E 54.21% 143.05% 148K 28.51% 104.67%
135B 43.11% 140.48% 29B 29.63% 102.19%
162I 70.09% 139.13% 180 31.31% 82.73%
47D 59.48% 138.89% 154A 33.04% 106.02%
172A 50.00% 136.36% 38A 33.33% 100.00%
3C0 66.26% 136.22% 148H 33.33% 100.00%
73F 75.96% 135.14% 125 34.96% 98.34%
219A 53.89% 134.18% 160 35.26% 121.71%
4C0 64.37% 133.81% 194F 36.00% 102.05%
16A 55.16% 128.95% 193C 36.94% 118.14%
219B 59.03% 128.69% 111 36.97% 93.40%
128I 75.29% 128.10% 148Q 37.96% 105.88%
194C 44.36% 127.61% 74 39.23% 83.79%
5E0 79.39% 126.99% 154F 40.22% 91.05%
128H 64.30% 126.64% 150A 41.21% 91.89%
196B 15.38% 125.00% 162D 41.71% 103.96%
154C 71.17% 125.00% 194B 41.75% 122.19%

Now, ask yourself, how do you get an 11% turnout for Bush and a 267% turnout for Gore?

27 posted on 07/15/2004 10:38:26 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (There are people in power who are truly gutless.)
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To: Mo1
Yeah - I definitely caught that part Mo1. I was enraged by the time he finished his speech - which was clearly written with one purpose in mind. That was to accuse conservatives of every imaginable atrocity with regard to the election process. I heard the part about him sending attorneys to protect voters' rights. About him being disgusted with the complete disregard this administration has for the constitution ... yada yada. It really ticked me off this time.
28 posted on 07/15/2004 10:45:28 AM PDT by JRPerry
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To: Carry_Okie

Source?


29 posted on 07/15/2004 11:01:36 AM PDT by pgyanke (Christianity, if false, is unimportant and, if true, of infinite importance. - C.S. Lewis)
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To: Van Jenerette

...for my file.


30 posted on 07/15/2004 11:48:26 AM PDT by Van Jenerette (Our Republic - If we can Keep it!)
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To: OESY

The Dems have taken a page from Lenin's playbook: "A lie repeated often enough becomes the truth."


31 posted on 07/15/2004 11:56:10 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Carry_Okie

Where does your data come from? Can it be verified?


32 posted on 07/15/2004 11:58:29 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: pgyanke
Source?

HERE is where I got the raw data which has a source link (I have no idea if it is still any good). I did the number crunching on it at home and emailed it into Jeb Bush's office during the recount. The discussion continued HERE.

33 posted on 07/15/2004 12:00:49 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (There are people in power who are truly gutless.)
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To: Steve_Seattle
See Post 33.
34 posted on 07/15/2004 12:01:54 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (There are people in power who are truly gutless.)
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To: OESY
In a related story, Jim Stein has been successful in bringing ethics charges againt a NY congresswoman for writing the UN about the alleged Florida disenfranchisement, and asking for election monitors from the UN. CLICK HERE
35 posted on 07/15/2004 12:05:48 PM PDT by Eva
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To: Carry_Okie

Thank you!


36 posted on 07/15/2004 12:29:57 PM PDT by pgyanke (Christianity, if false, is unimportant and, if true, of infinite importance. - C.S. Lewis)
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To: pgyanke

No problem. It's obviously not proof of fraud, but it's a hell of an indication of where to look.


37 posted on 07/15/2004 12:32:48 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (There are people in power who are truly gutless.)
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To: OESY

To the Left and the media, the evidence or the lack it is never the issue; its the seriousness of the charge that's leveled that matters.


38 posted on 07/15/2004 12:46:19 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: JRPerry

I just watched Kerry accuse Republicans of denying 1 million African-Americans the right to vote - he was speaking at the NAACP convention.

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It would be a good thing if the same outrage that caused thousands of people to demand accountability from Slim-fast for Whoopi's remarks, would demand accountablility from these "leaders" of the DNC WHO ARE ACTIVELY PROMOTING RACE WAR IN AMERICA..
They want to pre-emptively delegitimize any form of Bush/Cheney victory this time.

We who are white and work in polls demand that this imflammatory rhetoric stop immediately.

Mary Frances Berry should be made to spend as much time on C-SPAN correcting this myth, as she spent in 2000 and 2001 promoting it.


39 posted on 07/15/2004 12:47:48 PM PDT by maica (Hitlary says; "We are going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good"...)
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To: Howlin
Holy cow! This is incendiary and really needs to be sent out,by us,to everyone we know.

The deadly propaganda,from the Dems,has reached such heights,that refutation will fall on deaf ears;however,we can't allow them to keep repeating such easily refuted lies.

40 posted on 07/15/2004 1:56:04 PM PDT by nopardons
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