Media suppress the news that Bush lost election to Gore

Sydney Morning Herald ^ | October 22, 2001 | Charles Laurence

[John Jorsett]

Sorce: Sydney Morning Herald. Austrailia, where by law, every citizen must vote.

Really? That's the first time I've heard that. What happens if they don't?

[volchef]

I met a couple of Aussies while waiting to rent a car on a holiday in France. They told me that if you don't vote you have to pay a pretty hefty fine. I don't remember the exact amount but I believe they said 500 pounds.

[Amerigomag]

I assume your reply was not sarcastic. Do you know how they handle the functionally illiterate in Sydney? Pictures? Party symbols? Free cigarettes to induce a short course in politically correct voting proceedures?

[RedWing9]

Barf Alert! - Make Them Accountable.com is a horribly biased web page. The person quoted in the story is only a contributor to the website. This is according to "in story" editor notes at the site by a man named Caro, who says he owns the site.

[volchef]

I hope we're not giving liberals over here an idea. Maybe motor voter is just incrementalism before they make everyone here vote. Ugh, we would rue that day.

[Eccl 10:2]

Anyone know why this story hasn't gotten more traction?

This probably also has to do with why that Democratic operative got caught with that voting machine in his trunk.

And also why they won every close state, Presidential AND Senate, well after voting hours were done.

"How many votes do we need? Hillary, plug in the Vote-a-matic!"

[Eccl 10:2]

This story (soory I choked the HTML in the previous post):

http://www.reagan.com/HotTopics.main/document-11.15.2000.6.htm

[WIMom]

"I assume your reply was not sarcastic."

Correct.

"Do you know how they handle the functionally illiterate in Sydney? Pictures? Party symbols? Free cigarettes to induce a short course in politically correct voting proceedures?"

All I know is that all are required to vote. If you have additional information, please share. It would be very interesting to compare Austrailia to the US.

[Navy Patriot]

It is certain that agore got the ex-felon vote, the currently incarcerated felon vote, the illegal alien vote, the legal alien vote, the dead vote, the pro-Castro cuban vote, the welfare vote, the femizombie vote, the lawyer vote, the Puerto Rican terrorist supporter vote, the repeating voter vote, the incompetent never-voted-before vote, and the easilly conned vote. He may have been denied the military vote, but we will never know because he had THOSE VOTES thrown out. Gee, the Democrats even had their own private voting machines, it's a shame that after all that effort agore won't be able to announce his victory. (end sarcasm)

[j.cam]

"Indisputable winner" my clymer. No questions asked, huh? What utter BS.

[WIMom]

LOL! DU, is that Dummies Underground? I've only been there once and that's enough for me. It's probably been THE article for a week and will be for a month to come.

[OldFriend]

LOLOL the media had precious little credibility prior to 9-11, it has NONE now.

[Verginius Rufus]

We need to go back and check those 1960 returns in Illinois and Texas. If that proves that Nixon really won, we can invalidate the Kennedy presidency and eliminate the Bay of Pigs fiasco, the Cuban missile crisis, the Kennedy assassination, the Vietnam War, and (because Nixon wouldn't have still been in office in 1972) the Watergate burglary.

Worrying about invalidly-cast ballots in last year's presidential election is about equally useful. The only thing useful at this point would be trying to figure out how to make it harder to commit election fraud in future elections, but too many people have a stake in keeping things the way they are.

[Eccl 10:2]

One more try. Anyone know why this story hasn't gotten more traction?

This probably also has to do with why that Democratic operative got caught with that voting machine in his trunk.

And also why they won every close state, Presidential AND Senate, well after voting hours were done.

"How many votes do we need? Hillary, plug in the Vote-a-matic!"

[balls]

If we scour the Web for long enough, we will find an article that says Gore won in a landslide. History is in the eye of the beholder.

[Vigilanteman]

Australians who don't show up to vote are fined in an amount equivalent to a traffic violation. Exceptions are made for those out of the country or otherwise physically unable to get to the polls. They are also free to turn in a blank or spoiled ballot. Still, the turnout seldom goes over 75-50%.

[Vigilanteman]

Australians who don't show up to vote are fined in an amount equivalent to a traffic violation. Exceptions are made for those out of the country or otherwise physically unable to get to the polls. They are also free to turn in a blank or spoiled ballot. Still, the turnout seldom goes over 75-50%.

[gjenkins]

RE Cook, PE and that story are what got me hooked on this site. I FReep-mailed him a while ago and asked what happened. I got no reply.

[Vigilanteman]

Anyone who has dealt with Aussies knows a favorite local past-time is bullshiting foreigners. First of all, Australians use dollars, not pounds. Secondly, the fine is about the equivalent of about US$13.

Source= Australian Election Commission

What happens if I do not vote?

Initially the Australian Electoral Commission will write to all apparent non-voters requesting that they either provide a reason for their failure to vote or pay a $20 penalty.

If, within 21 days, the apparent non-voter fails to reply, cannot provide a valid and sufficient reason or declines to pay the penalty, then prosecution proceedings may be instigated. If the matter is dealt with in court and the person is found guilty, he or she may be fined up to $50 plus court costs.