Posted on 10/25/2008 2:14:27 PM PDT by wistful
To: The Honorable Michael B. Mukasey Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-001
Dear Chair Derby: I write on behalf of Hillary Clinton for President (”the Committee”) in regard to the January 19, 2008 Nevada Democ-ratic Caucus. The Committee is aware of a letter addressed to you today from the Obama for America campaign requesting an inquiry into the conduct of the caucuses. The Committee shares the Obama campaign’s concern that full participation in the democratic process may have been compromised by the substantial number of irregularities occurring at the caucuses, and we fully support a complete inquiry by the Nevada State Democratic Party (the ”Party”) into all caucus improprieties.
This letter is not intended as a response to the Obama campaign’s letter. However, in the interest of a complete record, and in contrast to the alleged minor procedural problems noted by the Obama campaign, the Committee wishes to bring to your attention information we have received evidencing a premeditated and predesigned plan by the Obama campaign to engage in systematic corruption of the Party’s caucus procedures. Compounding this blatant distortion of the caucus rules was an egregious effort by the Obama campaign to manipulate the voter registration process in its own favor, thereby disenfranchising countless voters. Finally, the Committee has received a vast number of reliable reports of voter suppression and intimidation by the Obama campaign or its allies.
The Committee had 30 phone lines on Saturday to receive calls in its Las Vegas offices. These lines rang continuously from early morning until well after the caucuses concluded with reports from people who were victimized and who observed irregularities. The phone lines were so over-whelmed that many callers resorted to calling individual Committee staff cell phones to report that they could not get through. The Committee also received many similar calls at its national headquarters.
The Committee is confident that any investigation into the conduct of the caucuses will be thorough, fair and in the interest of insuring that future Party caucuses will be as open and democratic as possible.
Systematic Corruption of the Party’s Caucus Procedures The Committee received substantially similar reports of improprieties of such a number as to leave no conclusion but that the Obama campaign and its allies and supporters engaged in a planned effort to subvert the Party’s caucus procedures to its advantage. For example:
þ Preference cards were premarked for Obama.
þ Clinton supporters were denied preference cards on the basis that none were left, while Obama supporters at the same caucus sites were given preference cards.
þ Caucus chairs obviously supporting Obama: o Deliberately miscounted votes to favor Senator Obama. o Deliberately counted unregistered persons as Obama votes. o Deliberately counted young children as Obama votes. o Refused to accept preference cards from Clinton supporters who were at the caucus site by noon on the ground that the cards were not filled out fast enough. o Told Clinton supporters to leave prior to electing delegates.
þ Clinton supporters who arrived late were turned away from the caucus, while late Obama supporters were admitted to the caucus.
Manipulation of the Voter Registration Process Numerous reports received by the Committee demonstrate a concerted effort on the part of the Obama campaign and its supporters to prevent eligible voters supporting a candidate other than Senator Obama from caucusing. The Obama supporters complained of were acting in positions of authority at the caucus sites. Some of these reports are as follows:
þ Obama supporters wrongly informed Clinton supporters that they were not allowed to participate in the caucus if their names were not on the voter rolls. However, Obama supporters whose names did not appear on the voter rolls were permitted to register at the caucus site.
þ Obama supporters falsely informed Clinton supporters that no registration forms were available for them to register to vote at the caucus site.
þ Obama supporters wrongly told Clinton supporters who were attempting to caucus at the wrong precinct that they could not caucus at that site, while simultaneously permitting Obama supporters at the wrong precinct to participate.
þ Obama supporters were allowed to move to the front of the registration and sign-in line.
Voter Suppression and Intimidation The Committee received a substantial number of disturbing reports from voters that they had been subject to harassment, intimidation or efforts to prevent them from voting. Some of the most egregious of these complaints are described below:
þ Voters at at-large caucus sites were informed that those sites were for Obama supporters only.
þ Clinton supporters at at-large caucus sites were told that their managers would be watching them while they caucused.
þ Workers were informed that their supervisors kept lists of Clinton and Obama supporters, and were told that they could not caucus unless their name was on the list of Obama supporters.
þ Many Clinton supporters were threatened with employment termination or other discipline if they caucused for Senator Clinton.
þ Workers were required to sign a pledge card to support Obama if they wanted time off to participate in the caucus. þ Workers at one casino were offered a lavish lunch and permitted to attend and register to vote only if they agree to support Obama.
The complaints summarized above represent only a small sample of the complaints received by the Committee. With respect to each of these complaints and many more, the Committee has the names and phone numbers of those reporting these incidents and the specific precinct numbers where the incidents occurred. Upon request the Committee will share these with the Party with appropriate safeguards to protect these individuals from reprisal. On the whole, these reports show a troubling effort by the Obama campaign and its allies and supporters to advance their own campaign at the expense of the right of all Nevada Democrats to participate in the democratic process in a free, fair and open manner.
Senator Clinton and the Committee are wholly committed to ensuring that every eligible voter has his or her vote cast and counted. There is no place in the American electoral process for the types of voter suppression, intimidation and harassment systematically engaged in by the Obama campaign, its allies and supporters. Sincerely, /v
“What gives?”
actually, we were previously told in the most brazen, audacious manner:
“The fix is in.”
we shall see...
I agree with you! I cannot figure out why nothing was done over the years to counter voter fraud — it is like he could care less. In fact when he sided with Paulson/Obama/RATs against Boehner/McCain at the meeting and gave Paulson all the power, it said it all. Then you find out he turned the meeting over to Obama.
Have no respect left — last two years have been a debacle by this Administration. Hiring Paulson based on Schumer recommendation? Give me a break!
Personally don’t think Bush wants McCain/Palin to win especially Palin. He is for the status quo and would have been happy with Hillary IMHO.
Can’t we get this on Drudge or Fox? (sent a link to Drudge but nothing up yet.) This should be major news. Alleged criminal perversion of the democratic system by a potential president? Where are the heroic protectors of freedom who hounded Nixon???
Like the old song says: "He plays Chicago style."
Remember how Sam "Momo" Giancana and his Chicago Mob delivered the graveyard vote to Dick Daley in 1960, and the Presidency on a platter to Jack Kennedy? They waited until the downstate boxes were in -- they waited until 1 a.m. before they even started ballot stuffing -- and then just cranked in enough phony votes in Cook County to give the election to the Democrats.
Then Bobby Kennedy went after the Mob.
Then Jack got shot.
Then Bobby got shot.
And in the end, "Momo" got shot, too -- six in the head, .22 cal., very professional. No suspects, no indictment.
The Clintons campaigning for Obama may, indeed, be their cover until just the right time - the time when they give the go-ahead to the DBM to launch the torpedoes next week.
Going to the link explained it all. Obama complained to doj about McCain. Then Husaria (a Hillary CLinton sight dealing in BO fraud during the primary) forwarded this letter with accompanying explanation to DOJ etc.
You mean I am not the only one that thought both were mafia related shootings?
This is Chicago style thug politics and this Administration has never been up to the task since John Ashcroft left as Attorney General.
Boy did this one sneak up on you and I. Two years ago, we thought this was coming from a different direction.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1735119/posts?page=603#603
SO Is Rescoe still talking about links between the Family and Broadway Bank and the Illinois governor’s wife and BO?
Wow, that’s an oldie....
Exactly. Literally. The US is currently undergoing a transformation from democratic rule to Venezuelan-style dictatorship, with the full cooperation of the media, and the feeble, pathetic, "new-tone" acquiesence of the so-called opposition. McCain's refusal to mention Wright, Ayers, Odinga, ACORN, credit card fraud, Kenyan birth of BHO, etc. is infuriating, and he will be seen as an inadvertant but instrumental enabler of this coup (see "useful idiot"). Sarah, for all her hard work, is simply serving the purpose of sacrificial lamb. Goodbye, USA, former land of freedom.
That’s for sure!
What Clinton campaign? Oh...yeah, the Clinton campaign here.
What happened to all the RICO rumors from a few weeks ago?
IMO the MOB are using his campaing to launder money....Pay him off for future favors
There was just a thread a couple of days ago stating alot of small amount from non people and another one stating he was unwill to share the money with the DNC or state organizations. Follow the Rescoe, Broadway Bank money.
I saved it because I wanted to be able to show off how smart I am with that Dark Age prediction.
Funny thing is, it’s coming true...and I don’t feel so damned smart now. Just kind of empty.
How about Bubba being the CEO of Freddie Mac and Hillary of Fannie May.?
The article is only a part of the total story at the source of this post, thus misleading at best. This letter in the posted article was sent by the Clinton campaign to the chair of the Nevada Dem. Party on 1-23-08, not the DOJ..
This Clinton letter was sent to the DOJ in a letter Oct. 23, 2008 by the Source of this article in response to a letter to the DOJ on Oct. 15, 2008 by the OBama Campaign regarding ““Bogus Claims of Vote Fraud and the McCain-Palin Campaign’s Attempts to Involve U.S. Attorneys and the Department of Justice.”
Thus the bottom line the DOJ is just not getting the info.
Go to the source to sort this all out.
http://husaria.wordpress.com/2008/10/24/clinton-campaigns-allegations-of-obama-election-misconduct-sent-to-department-of-justice/
“Goodbye, USA, former land of freedom.”
Just like that?? Pffft... and freedom is gone??? Where is the fight?
RICO is still in play. The wheels of justice move slowly.
If what Berg said on the radio yesterday, that the FBI and CIA had a lot more on BO then he did, We can expect something to hit the fan this week.
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