Convicted of voter fraud - Milwaukee woman's first vote landed her in prison

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ^ | 5/21/07 | By BILL GLAUBER

[sbMKE]

I love this -- the "face of voter fraud" is a sob story about a grandmother that supposedly didn't know it was illegal to vote until the Republican disenfranchisement machine nailed her. "You'll never get caught" she was told and now that she was, she no longer wants to vote. Bad Republicans strike again!

In the fine print at the bottom of the article, it finally is said that the convicted forger was found working as a poll worker and processing multiple registrations, illegally, for single voters, while also working with the Al Sharpton grassroots and the Kerry campaign.

Stacking the ballot box from inside the polls, and the newspaper felt compelled to leave this until the very end.

[RockinRight]

Three grandkids and only 43?

[VOA]

Goodness...there is still law enforcement in Wisconsin!

[VOA]

Goodness...there is still law enforcement in Wisconsin!

[No Blue States]

Excellent story.

[RockinRight]

...and now that she was, she no longer wants to vote.

One Democrat down, millions to go...

[mnehring]

I love how far in the article it takes to learn this key point:

She worked as a local volunteer for the John Kerry-John Edwards campaign, even calling people to inform them how they could vote. Went to Sharpton rally....

If this were a Republican, it would be the first line..

[<1/1,000,000th%]

You mean a 43-year-old grandmother felon, who was warned that she couldn’t vote, then facilitated vote fraud by others.

[50mm]

Typical liberal article. Pull you in by leaving the juicy stuff until the bottom of the article knowing most people read only the first paragraph. I’d give this fraudster 20 years hard labor.

[mtbopfuyn]

It will turn you into a nervous wreck.

Rampant voter fraud and knowing these freaks are out on the streets turn me into a nervous wreck.

[dighton]

This deserves a Pulitzer for blame-shifting (merciless Rove machine crushes granny) and lede-burying.

[Niteranger68]

Bottom line....She stole someone’s legally cast vote. Thief!!!!!

[wideawake]

A woman who dropped out of high school in 10th grade, struggled with substance abuse and compiled a criminal record

It all just happened. She didn't have any choice.

[lilylangtree]

And we’re suppose to feel sorry for this one and others like her that would have put skerry in the WH? no, No, NO!

[My Favorite Headache]

Randy!!!!!!!! Cheeseburger eatin’ bastard!

[gridlock]

This woman should be one of many.

Two years in the slammer sounds about right...

[latina4dubya]

being that i’m 42, and my oldest child is 11, that sounded young to me... however, my Mom had three grandkids when she was only 43... she married my Dad when she was 20... had my oldest sister the following year... my oldest sister married when she was 19 (this was back in the 60’s) and my second sister married when she was 20 (also in the 60’s)... by the time my oldest sister was 22, she had two children... (she only had one more 13 years later) and my second sister had her only child by the time she was 21... the funny thing was that my Mom had me just ten months before my oldest sister had my niece... we are only 10 months apart! my parents just celebrated their 61st Wedding Anniversary...

[mimaw]

That’s the only kind of articles one gets from the Milwaukee Urinal Sentinel. She misses Christmas boo hoo!

[mimaw]

That’s the only kind of articles one gets from the Milwaukee Urinal Sentinel. She misses Christmas boo hoo!

[Gator101]

If this were a Republican, it would be the first line..

It also would have been the first page main headline: "Republican campaign volunteer guilty of voter fraud!!!"