Black Floridians ask: Will our votes count?

Houston Chronicle ^ | Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle | Kim Cobb

[nofatum]

Just another example of a liberal journalist. Her email is at the bottom for those who like to educate.

[Keith in Iowa]

Their votes will count if they're legally registered, and can properly mark the ballot. How difficult of a concept is that to grasp?

[wizardoz]

"If I didn't win, it wasn't fair!!" I see it all the time. But then, I teach 7th graders.

[paudio]

Black Floridians ask: Will our votes count?

Ehmm... perhaps, NO if you vote for Bush... the Dems in those Dems counties will make sure that.

[xuberalles]

So if Kerry wins then their votes are counted. But if he loses, then they weren't counted. What a bunch of BS! Liberals don't give a damn how they are destroying this country. They don't give a damn about blacks, only how they can exploit them to push their backwards agenda. Perhaps that's why more are voting for Bush this year. He isn't condescending to them, he merely appeals to their beliefs and potential.

[rolling_stone]

of course everyone's vote will count in Florida, they can even practice here:

http://www.boomchicago.nl/Section/Videos/BoomChicagoVotingMachine

[Vortexsg]

Hey let em worry about their votes counting cuz they'll get discouraged and say "F**k it...it's not worth the trip". And the more responsable, educated/informed black conservative will vote.

[Vortexsg]

Considering if you look at history and realize that Southern democrats kept slavery around while Lincolns new Republicans saw them free???...Interesting isn't it? Also consider that most southern states during civil rights movement were once agian liberal. See the Liberal trick is to brainwash them and use their votes. Then see to it they stay un-educated and un-informed and basically stuck in the urban slum so they can re-use when needed. Kinda like Plato, you play with it till yer board or you achieve your goal and then place it back in the jar for a later time.

[xuberalles]

What's moronic about this is that getting your vote counted follows a simply formula. Register...vote in your proper precinct...and complete the ballot properly! Jesus, how hard is this to understand. Do we need to start handing out crayons while 5 year olds point to pictures of the candidates so we can circle their faces?

[ETERNAL WARMING]

We all wonder if our votes will count. With all of the Democratic fraud, it's a question we all have, black or not.
They are totally out of control. It's truly frightening.

[Lancey Howard]

Their votes will count if they're legally registered, and can properly mark the ballot. How difficult of a concept is that to grasp?

According to the Democrats, many blacks cannot grasp it.

[xuberalles]

Definitely. Without Lincoln and the persistence of Republicans to end slavery and protect Blacks rights, today might be a much different scenario for all Blacks. Yet, Democrats have have duped the American voter into believing they're the party of civil rights and compassion. Of course we all know many of them hate this country, any mention of God or family values. These have been pillars of the Black community for years on end, and most notably, the Republicans.

[Lancey Howard]

In fact, according to this article many blacks believe that blacks cannot grasp it.

[Shery]

Several independent groups verified that no group was targeted or disenfranchised. But who is going to speak the truth that it was democratic counties with democratic operatives that threw out votes. The republicans, at the time the recount was going on were not allowed to touch a ballot, only to look on. I've read some of the reports by some who said that when they tried to get a better look, they were pushed back. They also reported that some ballots were purposely mauled so that in the next count they could be thrown out.

Who is making the noise over this as if it was they who was disenfranchised? The dems. They know people have short memories and some are particularly easy to fool. They bank on that last part of the statement, as it has worked so well in the past for them.

[endthematrix]

"The Democratic Party ignores black voters and then treats them as pawns during an election year, Fletcher said. "

And millions of black AGREE!

[Ryan Spock]

In the final days before the election, Florida's black voters are talking openly about the anger and fear that followed the 2000 election recount, when their votes were discarded as flawed at a higher rate than the white vote.

And we know this is the case because...???

Oh, yeah, I forgot. The bright red label at the bottom of the ballot that said:

THIS BALLOT WAS CAST BY A BLACK VOTER. TO BE DISCARDED IN THE EVENT OF A CLOSE ELECTION.

[Straight Vermonter]

I am kinda confused. How does a poll worker know a black ballot from a white one?

[gop_gene]

What I don't get is how do they know that it was "black" votes that were 'disenfranchised' and how many it amounted to? After all, they weren't counted, were they? Plus, I didn't know you had to indicate what race you are on your ballot </sarcasm>.

[America's Resolve]

Bump for later

[kassie]

Absolutely! I'm so sick of Jesse Jackson crying "all votes count". NO, not all votes are counted. ONLY if they are legally registered and ONLY if they properly mark their ballots. Good grief, how stupid are they?