Posted on 12/23/2004 9:33:17 PM PST by West Coast Conservative
Claiming Ohio's 2004 election results were more troubling than Florida's four years ago, the Rev. Jesse Jackson on Thursday said Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry called it quits too soon.
"Kerry conceded much too quickly, before the facts were in," Jackson said in a conference call with reporters to discuss an ongoing challenge to Ohio's election results.
"When he pulled the plug, the national media left as well," Jackson said of Kerry's concession on Nov. 3, the day after the election.
Since then, a Jackson-led group claims to have uncovered a wide range of voting irregularities in the Buckeye State, including tabulations that contradicted early exit polls pointing to a Kerry victory, voting machine errors, absentee ballot counting errors, and inaccurate directions given to voters trying to get to polling places.
The concerns are detailed in a 41-page petition contesting the election before the Ohio Supreme Court.
Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition plans a "Pro Democracy - Count Every Vote Rally" on Jan. 3. across the street from the Ohio state Capitol in Columbus.
Presidential candidates of the Green and Libertarian parties funded a statewide recount of the Ohio vote. The recount gave an additional 346 votes to Bush and 494 more votes to Kerry. Earlier this month, Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell certified Bush as the winner of the state, with 2.86 million votes, or about 51 percent, compared with Kerry's 2.74 million votes, or about 49 percent.
Voting systems expert Daniel Tokaji told The Associated Press that the Jackson-led election challenge raised significant concerns but did not offer proof that Kerry actually won the state.
"These are very strong arguments for revamping Ohio's election system," said Tokaji, an assistant professor of law at Ohio State University. But he said assertions that Kerry won "rest more on wishful thinking than evidence."
Jackson should change his mane to Dumass....
Jackson...you should have run again. Please consider it in '08. You da man.
Oh I am sure the GOP controlled House and Senate will overstep their Constitutional duties and decide to overturn the election because Jesse Jackson says so.
The Rats better be careful for what they ask for. If one were to really investigate these "irregularities" I have a feeling President Bush will end up with even more votes.
"Kerry conceded much too quickly, before the facts were in,"
Let me suggest:
"Kerry conceded much too quickly, before they could stick a spit in him and roast"
God, it must be killing Jacka$$ to be persona non grata at the WH for these past four years, and now for 4 more, whereas Clinton rolled out the red carpet for him.
I hereby renounce my Christmas wish list.
Here is simply a list of people I wish would just DISAPPEAR:
1-The Clintons
2-Noam Chomsky
3-Michael Moore
4-Molly Ivins
5-Jesse Jackson
6-Maureen Dowd
7-Katie Couric
8-Jimmy Carter
9-Nancy Pelosi
10-Sean Penn
Bippity-boppity-boop. Poof!
MERRY CHRISTMAS, FREEPERS!
Pathetic, just pathetic.
I'm starting to feel a bit bad for Jesse. Everyone, including the Democrats, are mostly wrong and keep letting him down. He really should lead his people into the promised land of a third-party. They could make sure they count every vote.
is he hoping to fan the dying embers of the leftwing hijack of the Democratic party into a flame? Try praying to St. Jude, Jesse.
For instance, if a candidate 'concedes' and turns out actually to have won, what does it mean?
Conceding means nothing legally.
"I'm starting to feel a bit bad for Jesse. Everyone, including the Democrats, are mostly wrong and keep letting him down. He really should lead his people into the promised land of a third-party."
Yeah, wish we could be the Israelites and lead some of these folks toward the Republican RED SEA....
Jesse needs to get a job. He has to much time on his hands
That is true, but it puts one in a really awkward position, public-relations-wise. That's why Kerry, who vowed to declare victory no matter what before the election, conceded. If he knew there was a chance in Hades that he could have prevailed, you can bet your bottom dollar he'd NEVER concede in a million years--he wouldn't want to be plagued by the "Sore Loserman" syndrome.
When will this anti-Christ money-grubbing deceptive adulterer lose that "Rev." title? What a sick little man....
I used to get so pissed off at Jackson but he has descended so low that now I just kind of laugh cause thinking people can't actually believe anything he does anymore.....can they??....hell I think alot of the black spokesman I see on TV think he is a has been
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.