Posted on 11/03/2008 7:08:58 AM PST by Winged Hussar
Even though Hillary Clinton is now campaigning for Barack Obama--perhaps due to pressure from party leaders, or because she wants Obama to help retire her campaign debt--all of her supporters need to know that she accused Obama--that's Obama, not ACORN--of voter suppression, intimidation, and harassment during the Nevada caucuses. The bottom line is that Barack Obama stole the Democratic nomination, and he is not even the party's legitimate nominee.
Sincerely, Lyn Utrecht
Counsel Hillary Clinton for President
(Excerpt) Read more at husaria.wordpress.com ...
January 23, 2008 Jill Derby, Chair Nevada State Democratic Party 1210 South Valley View Road Suite 114 Las Vegas, NV 89102
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,
Lyn Utrecht Counsel Hillary Clinton for President
So what happens now? The only place I’ve read about this is right here on FR. Is there an actual lawsuit that has been initiated or was this written, “just for the record”? Does anyone know?
The Odumbo minions are already out on the TV griping about the long lines and claiming suppression.
Ah, the breakdown of the process that will be even more evil than that of the Barry’s buddy Odinga in Kenya.
The Odumbo minions are already out on the TV griping about the long lines and claiming suppression.
Ah, the breakdown of the process that will be even more evil than that of the Barry’s buddy Odinga in Kenya.
Well, boohoo, they could have requested an early or absentee ballot like we have here in AZ. I voted weeks ago!! No lines, no stamp needed to return.
Hillary does not look thrilled when I have seen her lately. I still think she is voting for McCain.
You know, I just got a call this morning from Hillary. LOL! Remember her McCain is experienced and Obama has a speech he made in 2004? The phone call was all Hillary except for the beginning and end that stated that it was paid for by the Republican campaign.
Somebody help me here please!
IIRC The Clinton campaign had rigged the Nevada caucus, and it blew up in their faces. Does that ring true? Trouble remembering the event, but that is the impression I retain.
Obama’s people are thuggy. He’s a risky choice.
So THAT’S why dhimmirats are always complaining about intimidation and voter suppression when a conservative suggests that every voter must be qualified and verified -
it’s something the do themselves!
It's pretty obvious the Clintons want to try for a comeback in '12. Don't see that happening, though - even if 0 loses, he'll be back in '12 and will be a shoo-in for the nomination.
I think after this is over, there is going to be some sort of DNC ‘come to Jesus’ meeting about the process that literally stole the nomination from Hillary.
While I don’t agree with her policies, she absolutely got shafted. And there are 6-7 million Hillary voters who are well aware of this fact. (the PUMAs). They will be voting McCain/Palin.
To my braindead D friends voting for Zero, I ask them if it bothers them that their own party’s process was usurped and bastardized to serve up an illegitimate candidate that tears at the fabric of our democracy. How could they reward the man and the machine that did this with their vote? They shrug their shoulders like it doesn’t matter.
Is this accurate? It is easy to post - hard to prove is a legit document. But it certainly describes the tone of intimidating behavior typical of socialists-on-a-mission.
Without Iowa, Obama would have become nothing, so I see the Iowa caucus system as particularly susceptible to fraud - at the individual meeting level.
And, of course, it is easy to “look at” somebody and tell if they are an Obama supporter.
“Is this accurate? It is easy to post - hard to prove is a legit document”
I downloaded the .pdf from CNN (cnn.net, see the link). I doubt they would post a forgery, and Lyn Utrecht has not denounced it as such.
Thank you!
All that sounds like African politics and Americans were buying into the type of elections found in Zimbabwe and Kenya. What’s next, savages running through the street with machetes with Obama in a General’s military uniform? Oh, wait, he did say he wants a civilian military force equal to the formal military.
Keep in mind how desperately so many on this site and elsewhere (remember Rush’s “Operation Chaos?”) thought they wanted Obama to be the Dimocrat candidate instead of Hillary?
Hey y’all, how’s that workin’ out for ya?
She is wasting her time complaining to state chari Jill Derby.
Derby has run in 2006 and this year for Dean Heller’s seat in the House.
She cannot be trusted. You know whether she is lying by the fact that her lips are moving.
Her ads in 2006 didn’t tell the viewer until the last few days that she was a Democrap.
Why should that matter? Because about 3 counties near Reno were filled with new voters, who didn’t know she was a Democrap.
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