INSIDE STORY OF SOUTH DAKOTA VOTING CONTROVERSY (FRAUD!!)

FoxNews ^ | 12/10/02 | Brit Hume

[Elkiejg]

This is a partial transcript of Special Report with Brit Hume, December 9, that has been edited for clarity.

BRIT HUME, HOST: When incumbent Democratic Senator Tim Johnson was re-elected in South Dakota by a scant 524 votes, a margin provided by three precincts, largely on Indian reservations in the western part of the state, there was suspicion of fraud. After all, there had been a federal investigation, but not an indictment, of pre-election registration efforts on Indian reservations.

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

If Incumbent Daschle runs for re-election, I think he'll wipe the floor with Mr. Thune.

whats your basis I am not saying your wrong but tommy has been the worst sen majority leader in senate history, not to mention his 38% approval rating and bush runs about 70%

[prognostigaator]

Black pride is a mighty motivator.

So's money to a derelict....

[eureka!]

SD vote fraud ping...

[mewzilla]

FYI ping.

[nicmarlo]

Thanks, Elle Bee, very much for posting that article....and links. Too long to get into till later tonight or over the weekend...however, I did go google quickly and thought this would be a good link to post, too:

NCEC website (for future reference):

today NCEC is a vital force in American Politics. NCEC supports progressive candidates who fight for the issues we believe in, like freedom of choice, separation of church and state, gun control, equal rights, and environmental protection.

Some names, like Feinstein and Kennedy, you may already know and support. But many NCEC candidates run campaigns with tight budgets and need every bit of help they can get to beat the Religious Right- dominated Republican Party.

That's a rather broad sweep of the brush about who "dominates" the Republican party.....

[mj1234]

I agree with Coop--the voting scandals are now out in
lonely rural areas--something that Republicans can't
seem to fix -VOTER FRAUD --Daschole lose??? not with
the Demonrat lawyers doing the "counting" by the way
the bigger fraud in South Dak.--more people voted than
LIVED in those counties!! as per the 2000 census!!

[Coop]

whats your basis I am not saying your wrong but tommy has been the worst sen majority leader in senate history, not to mention his 38% approval rating and bush runs about 70%

Dasshole's a powerful leader with high name recognition, very popular among South Dakotans. If Thune could not beat freshman Tim Johnson, in an off-Presidential year (where turnout tends to favor the GOP), I think Thune will get beaten handily by a multi-term Dem leader running during a Presidential election.

[RFP]

Would someone plese esplane something to me about the status of American Injuns: It is my understanding that they don't pay income tax and are allowed to freely engage in gambling on their reservations. So, why are they allowed to VOTE!?! Either our native indians ARE US citizens and subject to ALL of our laws like the rest of us, or they're not part of the process. They shouldn't be allowed to have their cake and eat it too.

BTW, I agree - Johnson SHOULD NOT be seated by the Repubbie controlled sinate - and niether should Lautenberg. The main US Supreme Court case is still open on the NJ situation in case y'all didn't know. The one they turned down was for an "emergency" decision when the torch went out.

[TheLion]

Thanks for the pings. The South Dakota story just keeps getting bigger. Great that reporters are doing it on their own. That is exactly the kind of journalism we need.

The Clinton/Reno machine stiffled vote fraud inquiries for the previous eight years. Who knows where it will lead now.

[Kenny Bunk]

This is how Kerry was elected in the first place.

The fools who inhabit Massachewshitts, operating in their usual stupor could make out the "K" and the "Y", and thought they were voting for a KennedY!

The Dukakis Mystery may also be explained by my KY Theory. The "Y" is the hard part there.

[cactusSharp]

and to add, Injuns can vote on our matters but we cannot vote on theirs....an injun soverign nation thingie....

[Hacksaw]

whats your basis I am not saying your wrong but tommy has been the worst sen majority leader in senate history, not to mention his 38% approval rating and bush runs about 70%

I have to disagree - the 'Hole ran rings around the opposition. His hubris about it was amazing however. I think he is simply a nasty person.

[yoe]

An interesting web site, do republicans use this or is it strictly for democrats?

[nicmarlo]

I looked around a bit....they appear rabidly anti-Republican...I would think pubbies would only go there to gather info.

[Marysecretary]

I can't understand why voting isn't the same across all the states. It should be. Looks to me like some reform needs to take place, hopefully before 2004! I won't hold my breath, though.

[Dante3]

This is too important to ignore.

[Electron Wizard]

On the day after the election I am sure that I saw a posting on FreeRepublic about election workers marking ballots. There was a link to the Argus-Leader, a South Dakota newspaper, and the story contained quotes from the state election official about how this was improper. The explanation was that the voters had used a pencil to mark their ballots and the machines couldn't read them. The workers "helped" by marking over the pencil with dark ink. The state official said that by state law, a duplicate could be made to run through the machine, but the original must not be altered in any way.

And yes, it was reportedly happening at the pecincts that reported late and gave Johnson the win.

I have not seen anything since, which is strange as this is the most damning evidence that fraud was occuring. I have been searching for this story lately and have not been able to find it. Can anyone out there help? I am 100% sure that it exists.

[lepton]

bookmark bump

[Nephi]

Dasshole's a powerful leader with high name recognition, very popular among South Dakotans. If Thune could not beat freshman Tim Johnson, in an off-Presidential year (where turnout tends to favor the GOP), I think Thune will get beaten handily by a multi-term Dem leader running during a Presidential election.

Your post demonstrates your lack of understanding of the situation.

In an "off-Presidential", or mid-term election, Thune shouldn't have had a chance. Actually, Republicans, nationally, shouldn't have had a chance.

But, if you recall, this thread is about an interview in which a reporter has discovered that in all probability, Thune did win. When you couple the fact that S. Dakotans are likely not too thrilled with seeing their electoral process corrupted with Thune running in a Presidential election year in which Bush will have coat tails and Daschle's low positives, Thune COULD win.