Posted on 11/11/2008 7:27:14 PM PST by Gondring
Let's assume the 32 disputed ballots in Minneapolis were legitimate. Let's assume the newly discovered 100 votes in Pine County -- all for Al Franken -- were just overlooked by a sleepy official, and the 100 votes found in Mountain Iron -- again, all for Franken -- were valid.
Let's suppose the trickle of votes moving inexorably in Franken's direction is just a function of a normal process, as Secretary of State Mark Ritchie's office assures us.
One fact remains troubling. The referee in Minnesota's hotly contested Senate race must act in a nonpartisan fashion, yet Ritchie came to office through a nationwide partisan strategy. He was elected in 2006 as part of a national campaign to ensure that Democrats could wield influence in precisely the sort of hair's breadth race we now have here.
Ritchie gained office with the help of the Secretary of State Project (SOS), an independent 527 group co-founded by former MoveOn.org leader James Rucker. SOS is based in San Francisco, and is funded in part by ultra-liberal kingmakers such as George Soros.
Why would Left Coast liberals take such a keen interest in a Minnesota state office?
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apparently comrade obamao needs some more u.s. senators,
so he’s making one up.
Washington State, in the year of our Satan 2004
In 2004, as the polls closed and votes were tabulated, Christine Gregoire (the Democrat ) was behind in the count. Then poll workers “found” ballot boxes that had been misplaced; unsurprisingly, virtually all the votes were for Gregoire and were just enough to pull out a victory. She just won re-election in this round (2008); what a shock!
I already know how the final tally will turn out to be in Minnehaha, another win for the Demon Rats.
BTW, in 2004, Gregoire won with something like a 108% vote by registered voters. Funny how they can get more votes than voters, such a coincidence.
What I find most troubling is the question of whether or not there will ever be a legitimate election again. With all of Zero’s buddies entrenched in the fraud, future elections are in grave danger.
The comments are horrific. Kersten is a gutsy lady. One who does the work no one else will do.
Valid elections in the US will never happen again. “The One” will make sure of that. The US has just become a dictatorship.
The red fingerprints of Soros are now showing up all over this election.
If the Republicans hadn’t been so incompetent in 2006, there would be dozens of hearings on Soros and his band of leftist traitors.
Ain’t gonna happen under Obama and his congressional crew of crooks and commies.
Goodby America. It was a good run while it lasted.
I’m so afraid you’re right.
I doubt the validity of the national vote also. There is no way that many people voted for “the One”.
The pagan demonRATS are at it again! GGGGRRRRR!!!
Been there done it.
Goodbye freedom...
Try reading this.
They are cheating, and it should not supprise anyone.
they cheated in Florida. not Bush.
ACORN Cheats for Democrats..
Communists are Liars and criminals....
Democrats are Communists.
Well, when they get around to setting up the camps, they can rely on the Star readers for the guards.
Definitely suspicious.
Citation, please.
Don't get out much, eh?
actually I do. You need a better comeback than that
didn’t find a single vote for coleman?
that’s because repubs don’t cheat.
Okay...so you just don't let it show.
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It's worse than that. Queen Christine actually lost the first count, lost the first recount by fewer votes (King County "found" some more ballots to count) and finally won the second recount by about 140 votes, again after King County found yet MORE ballots.
The process was a crooked as a dog's hind leg. Her Majesty then spent 4 years consolidating her power by strengthening the state employees unions. Thus, she won handily this time.
I want to vomit.
Maybe you would be more comfortable on Daily Kos
If the election is stolen for Franken, I’ll stop buying products from Minnesota and will not vacation there!
If Franken gets in because of this, WE NEED TO FIGHT. Will we stand up for anything anymore? Are we going to let them just steamroll over us every, single day? If we can’t fight somethign as obvious as this, how are we going to fight the big stuff?
Not at all. It would be too much like what I saw at the polls.
Though they seem clueless...you'd fit in well. ;-)
Was there ever any doubt that they would grigoire any close race?
Don’t be so down. It’s an uphill battle but one that must be won. Demand picture id, residency, background checks, cross check with verifiable government documents such as social security, driver license, across the board standards for names, addresses, etc. Eliminate early voting, motor voter registration, etc. Demand full proof registration for ACORN type organizations. This must be done at the federal level even if it needs to be legislated or amended to the constitution. If we don’t drive this agenda, our 2nd amendment rights will be taken from us and it could lead to anarchy.
We should have got the ‘nads to fight that battle, but then Clinton should have had the balls to get Osama
Not in my mind. But I think that many people didn't realize how long-term organized it was on a national level.
Thanks to President Bush, the Voting Rights Act was re-extended for 25 years without those provisions. :-(
More organized than I thought, any way.
I did forget one thing, though. That was supposed to have bern “grigoire©”.
No, just following the example of GWB of keeping quiet and out of sight.
It is now almost certain that Coleman will be denied victory. MN is so far left, like so many states, that I see nothing we can do. The people there demand government programs even if the programs are known failures.
beaten down..24/7.
Any statewide election within a thousand votes is ripe for Dem picking.
Amazing these lost ballots are ALL for Franken. Can anyone say Supreme Court?
It looks like Franken is just a “Tool”.
COME ON EVERYONE - DON’T JUST SIT THERE AND MOPE... Make the calls and e-mails! Or volunteer!
Are we not FReepers...??
If you are a Minnesota resident, you can donate money to the state party (www.mngop.com) that is fully refundable. All monies collected will go directly to the Coleman recount fund.
If you are not a Minnesota resident, you can make a gift at www.colemanforsenate.com — they have a recount fund.
True North
http://www.looktruenorth.com/culture/330-dailyfisk/5745-shenanigans.html
Intrepid Strib reporter So let me see if I have this right:
You keep finding votes?
Election official Yup.
Intrepid Strib reporter and every single “found” vote is for Al Franken?
Election official Yup.
Intrepid Strib reporter Does this seem odd to you?
Election official Not at all, perfectly normal.
Intrepid Strib reporter I see. But the Coleman people and the right wing blogs are starting to get a bit concerned.
Election official They are quite partisan, right wing noise machine and all that. They should be ignored because they are just out to see Coleman elected. Pay them no mind.
Intrepid Strib reporter Ok sounds good to me.
Election official All rightie.
Intrepid Strib reporter So how many new special “found” Franken ballots have there been so far?
Election official About 500, we only need to find a couple hundred more... Oh wait! Don’t quote me on that last part!
Intrepid Strib reporter That’s cool.
Election official Thanks man.
Intrepid Strib reporter What are the chances of finding any new Coleman ballots?
Election official A snowballs chance in hell my friend.
Intrepid Strib reporter True dat.
Election official Is that all?
Intrepid Strib reporter Yeah pretty much, thanks for your time. I’ll write it up.
Election official Ooh look! Here’s another hundred Franken ballots in my closet! I forgot all about those!
Intrepid Strib reporter Imagine that.
I keep telling myself that it might become a dictatorship and keep asking myself if I'm crazy. But if you follow the facts, it points to at least an eight year virtual dictatorship.
Yes, I just got a donation request and will proceed forward.
Thanks for the reminder (to us all here....).
So you’re a liberal.
Yes...
...in the Classical sense.
But there were few of us at the polls. On the other hand, there were many Obama supporters.
I couldn’t stand it any longer and finally called the SOS of MN elections division. I wonder why they are counting ballots found in peoples cars after election and why those people aren’t in jail.
He (didn’t get name) said that because in MN the count is done at the Pct. level before the boxes are turned in, when the mail came in that day they had people going to all the Pcts. to get their ballots there to be counted. Some pcts. closed down becuase they didn’t have voters in line after 7pm then the mail in ballots didn’t get to the boxes and that is why they are found in peoples cars later.
my point is (but didn’t say to him at the time) if they didn’t get to the Pct in time, why arent the rules that you have to turn those ballots in to the county election office THAT NIGHT? Why aren’t these people who carried them around in their car for DAYS or weeks arrested?
All ballots should be in the counting office that night. you don’t take time to go to dinner, you don’t go to bed before the box is delivered with the count equal to the number of signatures and ballots before anything else is done.
This is ridiculous!!! Why didn’t the republicans work on voter fraud while they had power for a few short years. STUPID!
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