Posted on 06/11/2006 6:13:57 AM PDT by marc costanzo
A political reporter who was on the road with Gore during campaign 2000 takes a highly critical look at the post-election-day efforts by Gore and his team to, in the author's view, "steal the election." He chronicles the events as they unfolded day by day, and provides much behind-the-scenes reporting on the Gore team.
Word from the Publisher AT ANY COST is the inside story of exactly how Al Gore dragged a one-day presidential election into a five-week ordeal and nearly pulled off the largest act of political larceny ever in American politics. Award-winning reporter Bill Sammon spent months on the campaign trail following the Gore campaign, and then spent the last 40 days in Florida tracking the post-election ordeal.
(Excerpt) Read more at fetchbook.info ...
While many of our Presidents have been in the military, Gore, if elected, would have been the first *enlisted* man -- ALL the others were officers.
Why would Gore, a college grad who was being groomed for future politics, enlist (his Senator daddy was quoted as saying "We raised that boy to be President").I believe Gore knew he missed the officer recruitment criteria -- one could smoke marijuana a few times as "experimentation" and still get a commission, but not if you admitted making it a regular habit.
That the 'Rats tried to steal the election should have been obvious from the very beginning, for the following reasons:
a.) The infamous "butterfly ballot" was approved by ALL parties, designed by DEMOCRATS in Palm Beach County, and if there was any confusion about the ballot, it was confusion which was *intended* by the Democrats. There were no objections to the ballot design from any party prior to the election.
b.) As some may recall, Congress'Rat Bob Wexler of Florida went on camera in the initial confusion to state that "many senior voters were literally crying in the parking lots of polling places, thinking they had cast their votes for the wrong candidate", [paraphrased] and why did those senior voters return to the polling places in the first place?
because of:
c.) Senior citizens voters (among others) were contacted by Democrat-hired telemarketeers operating out of (of all places) Texas, informing them (ON ELECTION NIGHT) that they "MAY" have cast their votes incorrectly due to the confusing design of the ballot, and that IF THEY THOUGHT they had done so, to RETURN to the polling place and demand a replacement ballot.
which begs the question of:
d.) WHY would the Democratic Party have PRE-ARRANGED the calling of senior citizen voters in Palm Beach County Florida on election night, which would have required the hiring of the telemarketing firm, the scripting for the dialers, and most important PAYMENT in advance (because those firms don't just operate on a handshake and a kiss)?
Why? Because the above elements all constitute what is commonly referred to as PREMEDITATION.
It was all part of a carefully planned out Democratic strategy of throwing Florida back "into play" IF it appeared that Bush was going to win the electoral votes at stake. THAT is why the Gore campaign was seeking *selective* recounts (i.e. "cherry picking") in specific counties, rather than asking for a statewide recount.
"Culture of Corruption"?
You need look no further than the Democratic Party and the 2000 Election debacle.
>>Imagine if illegals could vote, either straight up, or after becoming "legal." Gore may have won it legitimately.<<
In California in the elections of 1992 94 and 96, Illegal Aliens were voting by the thousands,
for Dems with names like Boxer and Feinstein . .
If you loved the book, now read the lastest version of the story in this month's Rolling Stone
They did. Thank God for FR and Jim Robinson.
>>Why would Gore, a college grad who was being groomed for future politics, enlist (his Senator daddy was quoted as saying "We raised that boy to be President").I believe Gore knew he missed the officer recruitment criteria -- one could smoke marijuana a few times as "experimentation" and still get a commission, but not if you admitted making it a regular habit.<<
Maybe like Kerry, he thought it would add to his resume ~
"Thank you for that link and its' wealth of information . "
Glad to oblige- a somewhat related collection is here:
When Goons Attack-Bullies Storm Republican Office ( vandalism, shooting, more-)
various FR links | 10-06-04 | The Heavy Equipment Guy
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1236613/posts
Old story, but I'm convinced it was Gore's refusal to concede after the machine recounts that transformed the Left into the Loony Left.
Ahhhh that Alpha man, he's such a kidder....bawahahhaha!!
If voting made any real difference, it would be illegal.
What do you mean by "turn" the Electoral College? It would be really insightful if you could clarify this. I'm intrigued.
Gore got what he deserved, nothing.
>>If you loved the book, now read the lastest version of the story in this month's Rolling Stone<<
I have heard about this, The Rolling Stone mag(always left-wing & very mad rad) has made allegations lately that George W. Bush stole the election of 2004 . .
I would not, nor have I ever trusted anything their kind say !
..as an aside...I cannot imagine a stronger *scared straight* moment than getting high with algore. There are no drugs strong enough that man has yet invented to make that trip pleasurable.
Of course they planned to steal the election - why else would Gore have had a Daley as campaign manager.
>>"Thank you for that link and its' wealth of information . "
Glad to oblige- a somewhat related collection is here:
When Goons Attack-Bullies Storm Republican Office ( vandalism, shooting, more-)
various FR links | 10-06-04 | The Heavy Equipment Guy
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1236613/posts<<
Yes, I am very much aware of this from Michele Malkin's website and the material from her latest book: UNHINGED
Every time I engage a liberal on this subject, {I live in Florida} I mention this factoid. It normally shuts him up at least for a moment, until their brain reboots into the same lame talking points. They can't argue actual facts
This trend goes back long before that .
Remeber that JFK would not have won the election of 1960 if his father Joseph Kennedy had not paid the Mafia to buy votes !
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