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Kerry Says Trickery Foiled Many Voters
NY Times ^ | April 11, 2005 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Posted on 04/10/2005 9:04:37 PM PDT by neverdem

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To: neverdem
He cited examples of trickery. "Leaflets are handed out saying Democrats vote on Wednesday, Republicans vote on Tuesday," Mr. Kerry said. "People are told in telephone calls that if you've ever had a parking ticket, you're not allowed to vote."

I can't believe Kerry said these things with a straight face. I use to think you had to be a smart person to be a Senator, but once you follow politics closely it becomes apparent any idiot can become a Senator.

101 posted on 04/11/2005 4:41:23 AM PDT by Always Right
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To: neverdem
Democrats vote on Wednesday, Republicans vote on Tuesday

KERRY IS RIGHT .... I PLEA GUILTY!!

I used that exact line on one of my 'RAT neighbors while working my precinct for the Republican slate in the township/municipal election last week. I don't normally knock his door (or any hardcore 'RAT door) but it just so happend he and his wife were out working in their yard when I passed by ... and I just couldn't help myself.

What worries me is how quickly F'n found out about it ... yikes!!!

102 posted on 04/11/2005 4:48:12 AM PDT by TheRightGuy (ERROR CODE 018974523: Random Tagline Compiler Failure)
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To: neverdem

Dear Mr Theresa-John Alger-Hiss Hanoi-Jane O'Kohn-Heinz-Kerry.

You lost.

More Americans voted for our Nation's President and Armed-Forces Commander-In-Chief, George Walker Bush, than there ARE FRenchmen.

Now go away, you evil little girlyboy/gigilo/traitor bastard.

Before we conclude you are the definitive sufferer of the Liberal Psychosis.

Whoops.

Too late.


103 posted on 04/11/2005 5:05:09 AM PDT by Brian Allen (I fly and can therefore be envious of no man -- Per Ardua ad Astra!)
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To: billybudd
To think that this idiot who wanted to be president would be so foolish to say, AWWWWWW, my voters got tricked by message that Election Day was on Wednesday.

That sums it up, doesn't it? They don't even realize how stupid they are and appear. Oh, they are so clever and smart.

104 posted on 04/11/2005 5:41:16 AM PDT by ontos-on
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To: NutCrackerBoy

If this were a Republican, the press would push it loud and clear --to expose the idiot. Not so this way.


105 posted on 04/11/2005 5:42:41 AM PDT by ontos-on
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To: neverdem

What happened to the other sore loser who lost to President Bush a few years ago?

Kerry is headed down the same path.


106 posted on 04/11/2005 5:55:13 AM PDT by unsycophant
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To: unsycophant

And in other news today, Senator Kerry released his DD 180.


107 posted on 04/11/2005 6:27:23 AM PDT by sitkaspruce
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To: Prophet in the wilderness
I would not characterize elderly voters as "stupid" nor as "sheeple." My mother is 83, of course I do not consider her "elderly", but she does, and she is sharp as they come. I would love to see Kerry debate her!
108 posted on 04/11/2005 7:42:42 AM PDT by Goodgirlinred ( GoodGirlInRed Four More Years!!!!!)
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To: Fudd Fan
Or as Cameron Diaz said, if you think rape should be legal then don't vote. (Could there be any more air in her head?)

Doesn't that contradict the D's current campaign to register felons to vote? Cammy must not have gotten the memo.

109 posted on 04/11/2005 7:45:04 AM PDT by TenthAmendmentChampion (You should be TERRIfied that you may someday be SCHIAVOed to death!)
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To: neverdem
He cited examples of trickery. "Leaflets are handed out saying Democrats vote on Wednesday, Republicans vote on Tuesday," Mr. Kerry said. "People are told in telephone calls that if you've ever had a parking ticket, you're not allowed to vote."

According to Kerry and the Democrats it was the hapless Republican voters in the red states who were the lesser intelligent? Have the Democrats changed their mind or it is just Kerry?

110 posted on 04/11/2005 8:56:44 AM PDT by MosesKnows
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To: neverdem

I think it's interesting that Liberals (in general) consider themselves so much more intellectual and well-educated than pro-life fundamentalist conservatives....but they're not smart enough to vote on the right day? If I were a liberal, I'd be insulted by this article, which (IMO) clearly identifies liberal voters as gullible, weak-minded people.


111 posted on 04/11/2005 9:03:06 AM PDT by I'm ALL Right! (Welcome to my addiction.)
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To: Goodgirlinred
Can't the guy just give up already?

I don't think he's trying to reverse the election.

I think it's part of a concerted effort to discredit the system.

112 posted on 04/11/2005 9:32:38 AM PDT by Salman
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To: Salman

Personally, I don't think he is smart enough to wage a campaign to discredit the system. He is just a whining, spoiled brat who did not get his way and thinks if he whines long and hard enough he will eventually get what he wants.


113 posted on 04/11/2005 9:43:40 AM PDT by Goodgirlinred ( GoodGirlInRed Four More Years!!!!!)
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To: neverdem

This is the "whitey in the woodpile" card. It is racist hate-mongering, at its core anti-white, not anti-Republican.


114 posted on 04/11/2005 11:50:24 AM PDT by jordan8
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To: neverdem
I went to DU to see if they had posted this article, and in both instances the posters edited out the hilarious reasons why Kerry thinks there was trickery, LOL.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1715818

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1716079
115 posted on 04/11/2005 12:45:35 PM PDT by Nexus
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To: neverdem

How pathetic? Annoyingly so.

116 posted on 04/11/2005 2:19:06 PM PDT by eleni121 ('Thou hast conquered, O Galilean!' (Julian the Apostate))
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To: neverdem
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ELECTION 2004

Republicans Urge Minorities To Get Out And Vote On Nov. 3

MIAMI, FL—With the knowledge that the minority vote will be crucial in the upcoming presidential election, Republican Party officials are urging blacks, Hispanics, and other minorities to make their presence felt at the polls on Wednesday, Nov. 3.

 Monreal urges black community members to hit the polls next Wednesday.
Above: Monreal urges black community members to hit the polls next Wednesday.

"Minority voters should make their unique voices heard, especially the African-American voting bloc, which is always a major factor in every election," said Florida Republican Party voter-drive organizer Mark Monreal, as he handed out flyers at a community center in the mostly black Miami neighborhood of South Farms. "That's why we put up hundreds of brightly colored banners featuring Martin Luther King Jr. and the 'Vote November 3' reminder. We needed to make sure they know when we want them at polling places."

"You can't walk through a black neighborhood here in Miami without seeing our 'Don't Forget Big Wednesday!' message up on a billboard, tacked to a phone booth, or taped to a bus shelter," Monreal added. "The Republican Party has spared no expense in this endeavor."

GOP committees in Ohio, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Oregon, and Florida have spent more than $3 million on pamphlets, posters, stickers, and T-shirts bearing such slogans as "Put America First—Vote On The Third!" and "November 3rd Is Your Time To Be Heard."

Monreal's group is joined by hundreds of local organizations, such as the Black Republicans For Maryland. While the Black Republicans do not actually include any black members, the group describes itself as "dedicated to communicating a strong message to members of the African-American community."

"We're aiming not just to get black people to vote, but to mobilize them to come together for one specific day of minority empowerment," Baltimore County Black Republicans For Maryland president Mitchell Williams said. "As Republicans, we truly believe that, by coordinating the minority vote across the nation, we can put minorities in their proper place. We believe we know what's best for the whole country."

Republicans are eager to point out the differences between their drive and those of other get-out-the-vote organizations.

A billboard erected by the Baltimore County Black Republicans for Maryland.
Above: A billboard erected by the Baltimore County Black Republicans for Maryland.

"Strange as it is to say it, we're non-partisan," Monreal said. "We don't care if the minority voter is part of the vast majority of non-whites that traditionally votes Democrat. What's important to us is that we get them to the polls bright and early on the third day of November, so that they feel like they've participated in this year's election."

Monreal said Republican volunteers will be available to drive minorities to polling places on Nov. 3.

"We'll even stay at home with them the day before, to help them prepare for the act of voting," Monreal said. "We'll engage in concentrated one-on-one tutoring the entire day, to make sure these voters focus on the important act of voting, rather than going outside, reading newspapers, or watching television."

Republican Party leaders expressed pride in what they characterized as a true alternative to other programs that encourage voting, such as Rock The Vote.

"Let's be honest," Republican National Committee chairman Ed Gillespie said. "The Bush camp has been criticized for ignoring the minority vote for some time, especially during the last election. This project is our way of correcting that misperception. The Bush camp is extremely concerned about the black vote, especially in places like Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. This year, on Nov. 3, we'll make a concerted effort to welcome minority voters into our own special camps with open arms."

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117 posted on 04/11/2005 3:01:57 PM PDT by tellw
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To: Goodgirlinred

Ok, ok, I was wrong in generalizing, I apologize, maybe I should have said, that most who voted for John Kerry are stupid and are Sheeple that would believe anything him and the MSM tells them.


118 posted on 04/11/2005 9:00:37 PM PDT by Prophet in the wilderness (PSALM 53 : 1 The ( FOOL ) hath said in his heart , There is no GOD .)
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To: Prophet in the wilderness

Well, that is better. However, I do have friends who voted for Kerry. :( They are not stupid. They are well educated. They were just brought up to be Democrats. The wife is a teacher. The husband owns a business, but his mother was a teacher. However, they are southern Democrats. Therefore, I can't for the life of me understand why they would have voted for Kerry, except that they don't like President Bush.

However, my daughter is a teacher and she is a Republican. She was brought up to be a Republican. :) All three of my girls were and they still are!


119 posted on 04/11/2005 9:22:37 PM PDT by Goodgirlinred ( GoodGirlInRed Four More Years!!!!!)
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To: neverdem
Kerry supporters have charged that voting irregularities in largely Democratic areas made it difficult for voters to cast ballots in the November election. A lawsuit in Ohio cited long lines and a shortage of voting machines in predominantly minority neighborhoods, but the Ohio Supreme Court dismissed the suit.

Kerry also cited examples Sunday of how people were duped into not voting.

"Leaflets are handed out saying Democrats vote on Wednesday, Republicans vote on Tuesday. People are told in telephone calls that if you've ever had a parking ticket, you're not allowed to vote," he said.

Mr Kerry, perhaps your core constituency is too stupid to vote.

120 posted on 04/12/2005 9:00:07 AM PDT by hattend (Liberals! Beware the Perfect Rovian Storm [All Hail the Evil War Monkey King, Chimpus Khan!])
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