Democrats worry about black voters in Orlando

Orlando Sentinel ^ | September 25, 2004 | Mark Schlueb

[Cincinatus' Wife]

..voter intimidation........The Orlando Sentinel and The Associated Press reported the allegations in July, but the story attracted little attention until it was repeated by Bob Herbert, an op-ed columnist for The New York Times, several weeks later.

"The long and ugly tradition of suppressing the black vote is alive and thriving in the Sunshine State," Herbert wrote.

Since then, the allegations have been repeated in numerous newspapers, on National Public Radio, at Salon.com and elsewhere.

Six House Democrats, including U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown of Jacksonville, asked Attorney General John Ashcroft to investigate. That was followed by an identical request from Democratic U.S. Sens. Bob Graham of Florida and Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York.

.... At a church on Orlando's west side Wednesday, the voters league shared its concerns with members of an international group that is in Florida to monitor the November election.

....FDLE administrators have said allegations that they intentionally intimidated black voters are unfounded.

Officials said they selected several female agents to help with the interviews so voters would be more at ease. Most of the interviews were conducted the same day in June, and no voters have been contacted since then, they said.

FDLE officials also have said the stories of intimidation were trumped up to distract from the ballot-tampering accusations lodged against Thomas.

"We welcome the investigation," FDLE spokesman Geo Morales said.

Some prominent members of Orlando's black community give little credence to reports of a systemic effort by the FDLE to stifle the minority vote.

.... Daisy Lynum, a black city commissioner who has always been quick to speak up about racial inequities suffered by her constituents, said a few of those interviewed by the FDLE did feel intimidated by the visit. But that wasn't the FDLE's intent, she said......

[TexasCajun]

I wish for just once the Democrats would worry about Whitey and the burden he has financing Democrat Social Engineering!

Who says Democrats don't see things as Black or White?

[Rome2000]

Something tells me Kerry is doing a pretty good job of suppressing black turnout on his own.

Blacks are not going to rush to the polls to vote for this jive turkey

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[meyer]

LIBERALS pull out that script each and every election.

The plan is simple - they want to keep investigations into irregular voting practices to a minimum. This simply primes the pump so that when any mention of fraud is stated, they can fall back on the race card. "Fraud?? You're supressing black votes - how dare you accuse anybody in this precinct of fraud".

[LittleRedRooster]

Eventually she claimed Donna Brazil's sister had had to supply three different forms of ID.

I saw that and the black woman followed that with the law says you only need one form of ID. I wondered who has three forms of ID? I have one my drivers license that is from a government entity. I do have my social security card but it says right on it that it may not be used as ID. I don't have a passport, military ID, college ID etc so who has 3 forms of ID.

Besides I wouldn't trust Donna Brazil's sister any more than I would trust Donna.

[gitmo]

Black voters in Orlando may be shut out.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Bump!

[Cincinatus' Wife]

What's a mouse to do?

[laredo44]

They're probably not smart enough to administer it. Are you going to step up to the plate?

Sorry, no can do. I've always had a low tolerance for a-holes.

[sweetliberty]

Are these democRATs that stupid, or is it the black voters that are that stupid? Personally, I think it's that the former are lying RAT scum and the latter are too easily manipulated. Nobody can suppress the vote of an American citizen (h*ll; we can't even seem to suppress the vote of illegals) if they choose to vote. It's very simple; you show up at the polls, you stand in line, you vote. If you're too stupid to vote you don't know how, just ask one of the RAT election officials and he/she will show you how to mark your ballots give you instructions. If your ballot is challenged by a poll watcher, there is a good reason, such as you have failed to prove that you are who you say you are OR that you are legally eligible to vote. The only "long and ugly tradition" here, is the long and standing tradition of RATs cheating and complaining when they get they get caught.

And if that isn't easy enough, there is always early voting and absentee balloting, making it easier than ever imaginable to cheat vote, so there really is no legitimate claim of voter intimidation. In my opinion, if a person is too stupid to vote or too lazy to do whatever necessary to make his/her vote count, then he/she has no business making judgements that will effect the country's future anyway.

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[Condor51]

"The long and ugly tradition of suppressing the black vote is alive and thriving in the Sunshine State," Herbert wrote.

Hey, Herbert......

[sweetliberty]

"This is a disgrace. They report allegations. If this is happening, let's charge someone, bring evidence and get a conviction. If you don't have any evidence, which you don't then quit whining."

You're absolutely right. Problem is, the only ones routinely tampering with "the vote" are the democRATs, and it's a whole differnet story when they are held to the rules. After all, that's what their shrieking is really all about.

[TC Rider]

I wonder about the Dems creating a self-fullfilling prophecy.

Their shrill cries of black voter intimidation may convince many blacks that it's true and convince them to stay home on election day.

BTW, Hannity had some guy on his radio show late last week who was involved in the current race card ad. Hannity asked him at least a dozen times to name one black who had been kept from the polls. No answer.

Who is the Rosa Parks of Florida?

[TC Rider]

Here's an idea. What if in the week before the election, Jeb Bush announced an 800 number for blacks to call if they desire a State Police escort to the polls?

[sweetliberty]

"Maybe now would be a bad time to admit I live in Orlando"

No, but it would be a good time to go to your local Republican headquarters and sign up to be a poll watcher or poll worker. Then you too can be an official party to the black voter intimidation. < /sarcasm >

I was serious about working the polls though.

[sweetliberty]

"That this little fact keeps on being forgotten somehow."

As does the fact that the "count every vote" democRATs deliberately suppressed the military absentee votes, excluding them from any of the Florida recounts.

[sweetliberty]

"And the voters who keep falling for the same BS every election are pathetic"

"And the voters who keep falling for the same BS every election are pathetic idiots"

[sweetliberty]

"It would have to be in suppository form."

They're probably not smart enough to administer it."

It shouldn't be that hard, once your determine which end it's supposed to go in.

[Maigrey]

Don't you just love the revisionism with the last sentence of the article? Priceless....

[airborne]

"Since then, the allegations have been repeated in numerous newspapers, on National Public Radio, at Salon.com and elsewhere."

That's the Dem strategy. Tell a lie often enough...

[tet68]

it was the Republicans' embrace of segregationists and their policies -- and Democrats' support for civil rights -- that drove blacks to trade in their elephants for donkeys.

Shouldn't this read,

it was the Democrats embrace of segregationists and their policies -- and Republicans' support for civil rights -- that drove our nation to civil war and freed the slaves.