Posted on 12/01/2004 3:10:24 PM PST by SmithL
CONCORD -- President Bush's former New England campaign chairman was indicted Wednesday on charges he took part in the jamming of the Democrats' get-out-the-vote phone lines on Election Day 2002.
James Tobin, 44, stepped down Oct. 15 -- two weeks before Election Day -- after the Democrats accused him of involvement.
"I am saddened to learn that this action has been taken against me," he said in a statement. "I have great respect for the justice system and plan to fight back to clear my name."
In 2002, six phone lines run by the Democrats and the Manchester firefighters union were tied up for 11/2 hours by 800 computer-generated hang-up calls. Federal prosecutors said Tobin and other Republicans had hired a company to make the calls to disrupt the organizations' get-out-the-vote efforts.
Tobin was charged with conspiracy to commit telephone harassment and aiding and abetting. He could get up to five years in prison.
At the time of the jamming, Tobin was Northeast political director for the Republican Senatorial Committee, which works to elect Republicans to the Senate.
Among the races affected by the jamming was the Senate contest between Democratic Gov. Jeanne Shaheen and Republican Rep. John E. Sununu. Sununu won by about 20,000 votes.
The Democrats praised the indictment but questioned its timing.
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I should accuse the dnc of cramming MY phone lines on election day! I was receiving calls from everyone from jesse jackson, to john f'n kerry himself all freaking day!! At least 30 phone calls!
I had to throw away all my telephones because they had been so polluted and defiled.
Good.
IF this was the democrats doing this, the media spin would be that it's a "prank".
"The Democrats praised the indictment but questioned its timing."
Meaning they should have done it before the election so the Democrats could have used it against Bush.
Probably drives their mechanics crazy.
"six phone lines run by the Democrats and the Manchester firefighters union "
There should be another investigation launched to see why the unions collude with the DNC to disenfranchise the rank and file that don't agree with the party line.
IF he's guilty then he should be prosecuted. That said, I'm looking forward to the criminal investigations into ACORN (A company the RATS used to sign people up to vote, and who showed people how to break the law in various other ways to throw the election to Kerry and Edwards). There are investigations on going in NM, FL and OH, (that I know of). I believe the voter fraud perpetrated by them on behalf of the Kerry/Edwards campaign will show to be extensive in all of the states they were working in. Some of them need to go to jail for a very long time!
So what is the AFL-CIO going to get for sending goons, who arrived by bus, to shut down Republican get out the vote call centers all across Florida for hours during the 2004 cycle?
What garbage
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