could post the pinko swimmer:
Posted on 12/25/2004 10:35:11 AM PST by hipaatwo
If you haven't been following John Kerry closely, get ready to hear of surprising developments. The vote-defrauded, potential president-in-waiting has just indicated through his lawyer that the validity of George Bush's reelection is no longer a given.
On 23 December, 2004 Kerry's lawyer confirmed to MSNBC's 'Countdown' that John Kerry will be seeking (likely on Monday 27 Dec.) to expedite court proceedings in an ongoing recount suit by the Green and Libertarian parties. That might sound like just another "count every vote" exercise by the Kerry campaign, were it not for two important details.
Kerry's court filing will conjoin him to existing allegations that Triad Systems, a Republican-linked supplier of voting machines to around half of Ohio counties --"orchestrated" a covert campaign to thwart a legitimate recount in Ohio. If the allegation proves well founded, it could invalidate the Ohio recount and eventually even hand the presidency to John Kerry.
Which probably explains the second critical detail: a quiet, on the record bombshell statement to 'Countdown' by Daniel Hoffheimer, the Cincinnati lawyer representing the Kerry campaign in Ohio.
Previously, the Kerry Campaign's intent in Ohio seemed to be merely an exercise of American civic spiritedness.
Two weeks ago, when Kerry wrote to Ohio's 88 county boards of election asking to visually inspect some ballots, Donald McTigue, the lawyer handling the recount for the Kerry campaign said: "We're trying to increase the transparency of the election process."
In early December, when the Kerry Campaign joined a suit by Green and Libertarian party candidates seeking a recount in Delaware County, Daniel Hoffheimer said Kerry wasn't disputing President Bush's victory in Ohio. The aim was to make sure any recount was "done accurately and completely," Hoffheimer said.
Now MSNBC 'Countdown' reports the same Hoffheimer, in comments on their imminent filing in the Ohio recount, concluding their call for a scrupulous recount with this caveat:
"...Only then can the integrity of the entire electoral process and the election of Bush/Cheney warrant the public trust."
That's the first time the Kerry Campaign has impugned the legitimacy of Bush's reelection.
RECOUNT CHEAT SHEETS
It's a signal move, likely driven by emerging evidence of suspicious activity by representatives of Triad Systems during the recount in Ohio. Evidence which has led a senior Democrat, ranking House Judiciary Cmtee. member, John Conyers Jr. to accuse the boss of Triad Systems of "orchestrating" a criminal conspiracy to pervert the outcome of the Ohio recount.
The allegations first surfaced before an Ohio hearing convened by Conyers on behalf of Democratic Minority members of the House Judiciary Committee. An affidavit filed by Sherole Eaton, Hocking County deputy director of elections, stated that a Triad representative had told her "how to post a 'cheat sheet' on the wall so the ...count would come out perfect and we wouldn't have to do a full hand recount of the county."
That account has been corroborated by other officials and by extracts from a video documentary in which a Triad technician admits that the company was in possession of computer "backup" copies of the official election data.
SIGNAL, THEN MANEUVER
If the recount was fraudulent, does that have implications for the validity of the first count in Ohio? The Kerry campaign knows full well that it does. That's why their latest statement questions the "integrity" of the "entire" electoral process. And the election of Bush/Cheney.
For Kerry, a fraudulent recount in Ohio could be an open door into to the Oval Office. Already, John Conyers is confident that a few U.S. Senators will join House members on January 6 to question the November 2 election. On Thursday, the Chicago Tribune reported that in a conference call with journalists Jesse Jackson said that Kerry had conceded the presidential election "much too soon. Before all the facts were in."
But don't expect Kerry to quickly rush to a microphone in order to unconcede. He doesn't have to. His unconcession will take effect by default.
If the Ohio recount is shown fraudulent, the domino effect could carry him through that door without claiming victory or even unconceding.
Simply by allowing Bush's claim on the Office of President to fall --piece by fraudulent piece. Nudging the dominoes to topple in the right way.
Thus leaving Kerry, poised to step into office over the Bush debris.
A little extreme. But, I like it!
It's Coup! The "p" is silent, as in swimming.
ACTUALLY...Coup is the correct term, as in the Kerry-esque "Coup d' etat". CoOp is where you keep your chickens.
We've moved from "endless campaigns" to "endless elections."
LOL Good one.
Actually, 'tack' is riding equipment, f'rinstance a moose saddle.
These clowns wanted electronic voting. When they didn't get the result they liked, the cranks among them screamed bloody murder. This guy is writing as if we would do nothing if John Conyers got some liberal Senators to agree with him that Bushhitler stole the election.
You know why Conyers and other Democrats are up to this? They are trying to gin up the liberals to keep them angry and devoted to the Democrats. Bush beat them so convincingly this time that they can't create a new "Stolen Election" myth. That's bad for fundraising.
Be Seeing You,
Chris
I searched, it didn't show. Unfortunately it's not the first time. Not sure why it happens.
Tack in this instance refers to a direction as in tacking on a sail boat. If you take a different tack you're changing direction. Thank you, thank you. I'll be here all day to answer your questions about the weird and wonderful english language.
LOL, indeed. Maybe this is their 'October' surprise?
Kerry actually conceded before he unconceded. So what else is new, concerning Mr. Flipper Flopper?
Will he be unconceding his concession until he decides to unconcede his unconcession?
Just another pair of these from his highness, John Effin Kerry, king of the loons.
I want a recount and investigation into all the fraud in Philly.
Except they are evidentally very serious about this -- an ex Clintonista was on H&C this week and he was dead-on serious about they are stopping the inaguration on January 6th (in court) and Kerry WILL take office -- he even had Alan Colmes madder than a wet hen before the show was over.
That jerk on H&C actually had the nerve to say that Bush stole the 3.5 million and didn't win the majority -- Kerry did! these people are S-I-C-K-!
You and me both -- I think if the Governor of PA wasn't a crook the President would have won there for sure -- I still wonder about Wisconsin and New Hampshire -- an we all know that the Governor of New Mexico tried his darndest to find ballots in locked rooms (ala Washington State) to swing it the Dems way.
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