[wagglebee]

Hell, I'd rather have Jimmy Carter monitor the election than a bunch of Kofi Annan's leftist idiots.

[TaxPayer2000]

I think Jimmy Carter is one of Kofi Annan's leftist idiots.

[varina davis]

Someone please tell me this is NOT true!

[cripplecreek]

It won't be the UN. FOX news said that there would be some UN personell but the group is part of a European watchdog group.

Actually it's kind of interesting that he's doing it at all. It tells me that the president is expecting some dirty tricks and is heading the democrats off.

[federal]

You know since it's always the rats which are cheating this could be a politically smart move on the administrations part.

I would love to see some of the rats operatives busted by the UN for voter fraud.

[MikefromOhio]

It is called pre-emption. Now Kerry can only agree...he cant take a stand without saying that he does not think that the election should be monitored which we all know he wont and cant.

Good move by the Prez....

[EGPWS]

The U.N. immediately responded that such a request could not be accepted unless it came from the U.S. government. Otherwise, a spokesman said, it could be considered"intervention in a country's sovereignty."

And being asked makes it non-intervention?

The UN members lick their chops at ANY opportunity to get a hand in the pants of the US' business.

[EGPWS]

Recalling the contentious Florida vote count in 2000, the lawmakers urged the U.N. to "ensure free and fair elections in America."

How dangerously ironic that these people slam the idea of the US courts getting involved, questioning their purpose in doing so in '00 but fully welcome foreigners with open arms to do the same.

Politics in this country of ours is more ominous than one can perceive.

[TomGuy]

Hillary's rather frequent visits to Europe are paying off.

[EGPWS]

Bush invites foreigners to monitor U.S. election

Would one be totally out of line in thinking that Dubya responding to this with a "Cram it where the sun don't shine for our elections are none of your business" would be more appropriate?

[Spottys Spurs]

This is a joke, right? Please tell me this is a sick joke, please!!!

Is there any way to substantiate this?

[SandRat]

I don't care if I see some foreign dirt bag "monitoring" the election when I go to vote he'll get an earful of very salty serviceman's french with a full description of his lack of legitimate parental and human species pedigree.

[kenth]

Monitor or observe?

[texastoo]

You are right. This is the specialty departments of the UN. Go to the UN website and click on human rights then search for OSCE and OIRHD and see for yourself. Bush has called for the UN to monitor our elections in a round about way.

Instead of Bush calling for more Americans to help at the polling booths, he call on foreigners. This really sucks.

[omniscient]

What will the 'Rats do when GWB's election victory is certified and approved (although reluctantly) by none other than their beloved, precious UN? "But they, um, er, stole, the election because Cheney and his Haliburton cronies bribed UN officials, yeah, that's it ... "

[tophat9000]

As first I was shocked and outraged…but this could get interesting and blow up big on the Dem… as there the one that are famous for trying to rig election and buying voted… and where are these monitor most likely to be but in the major urban centers the Dem strong hold…remember ever major "irregularity" in 2000 was in Dem controlled district…..

The Dem were showboating calling for UN monitor they never really expected to get it… calling the big BS bluff could end up being the Democrats worst nightmare....

It would all depend it tha monitor are half way honest or just a bunch of left wing internationalist a—holes

[RoseofTexas]

Ugh!...:(

[The Libertarian Dude]

Why is Bush doing this? He's not going to get ONE vote from this.

[whitedog57]

Will they monitor the elections in Chicago, St Louis and other Democratic bastions of election fraud? No. They will select whatever battleground the Democrats tell them to.

Overarching theme: everyone one in the world, especially Europe, wants us reduced to a second-class or even third-class power. Most of the world is Socialist (complete with the usual Socialist illnesses of massive pollution and repression) and would love nothing more than to extinguish the center of capitalism in the world. So, the rest of the world will be more than glad to slam the Republicans and Bush.

[familyop]

"Yesterday, those 13 Democratic House members got their surprising answer from the State Department – the administration will indeed invite foreign election monitors to observe the U.S. elections in November...Now, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the largest regional organization in the world with 55 participating nations, will monitor the U.S. election on Nov. 2. Members include Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Spain and the United States."

What? ...to desensitize us to a trend toward internal propaganda control of our nation by the UN? So it's true that members of our State Department are anti-American suckies to the Europeans and want another Democrat Administration?

You know what's going to happen with this, folks. The one-world Euro-despots are going to soak up every bit of anti-American, pro-Democrat, pro-terrorist propaganda they can get out of election disputes and broadcast it to the world. We need to do some things to correct it. For one, we can show the Euros that they are not welcome to "monitor" our elections or any other US government function.

And most importantly, the masses do not understand endless intellectualizing and specificity. They must be shown general, international contempt in sound bites and ridicule write-ups. And Democrats should be called what they are--traitors against their own nation.

Our President needs to throw out the trash!

[Sandy]

Sounds like an asinine idea. How exactly is this supposed to work? Will there be monitors in every precinct nationwide?