Posted on 10/10/2008 2:08:36 PM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
A retired Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice says that she is "not confident we can get a fair election" in the state come November.
Justice Sandra Newman, accompanied by Dauphin County District Attorney Edward Marsico and Pennsylvania Republican State Chairman Robert Gleason, expressed her concerns at a Harrisburg press conference this morning. A thick document replete with photo copies of phony registrations and aerial shots of vacant lots used as "addresses" for "voters" was handed out to journalists.
Gleason was even more explicit.
"Between March 23rd and October 1st, various groups, including ACORN, submitted over 252,595 registrations to the Philadelphia County Election Board" with 57, 435 rejected for faulty information. "Most of these registrations were submitted by ACORN, and rejected due to fake social security numbers, incorrect dates of birth, clearly fraudulent signatures, addresses that do not exist, and duplicate registrations. In one case, a man was registered to vote more than 15 times since the Primary election."
"Voter fraud is no longer just a Philadelphia problem," Gleason said, with ACORN targeting key counties across the state.
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Sign me up as one of your club! - This is for keeps folks; there are no re-runs.
Exactly, ES, and well put.
“No re-runs.”
My take on ACORN - another stupid program designed by overeducated stupid people.
Lets do a little connect the dots . . .
WADE RATHKE
Leader and founder of the radical cult ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) - a nationwide activist network engaged in "community organizing" and in voter mobilization drives for George Soros' Shadow Party
Former draft-resistance activist for the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
Former activist in the National Welfare Reform Organization (NWRO) and protegé of its founder George A. Wiley Co-founder of the Tides Foundation, along with Drummond Pike.
Currently serves as Board Chairman of the Tides Center and member of the Tides Foundation Board of Directors
Founded Local 100 of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in New Orleans and heads it to this day.
Rathke is president and co-founder of SEIU's Southern Conference and a member of SEIU's national executive board. He also helped launch the United Labor Union (ULU), which organizes low-skill service workers.
Rathke chairs the AFL-CIO's Organizers Forum and formerly served as Secretary-Treasurer of the Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO.
Wade Rathke is one of the most powerful - yet least known - of America's hard-Left activists. As leader and founder of America's largest radical group, ACORN; co-founder and chairman of the Tides Center; board member of the Tides Foundation; executive board member of SEIU and chairman of the AFL-CIO's Organizers Forum, Rathke exerts influence over three major chokepoints of leftist power: radical foundations; radical public-sector unions; and activist foot-soldiers in the streets.
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This website is a very valuable resource for how all the left over communists of the 60's have engrained themselves into labor, academia, government and charitable organizations. And I believe they have found a candidate who encompasses all their values and who they are pushing for with every dollar and connection they can. I think it is a diabolical plan.
Exactly. The only way to stop this is to get some media folks to start shining a light on the over-weighted polls. There are many blogs that are doing this, but we need FoxNews, Hannity, etc. to broadcast about it. We want as few people as possible surprised by Obama's loss.
Obama’s talking points ?
Obama says that ACORN hires winos who then falsify registrations? Really? Who knew?
He strikes more the sort that feels that “the winos earn money from registering poor people, who then vote to provide rehabilitation care for the winos who registered them.”
Let the circle be unbroken - Kumbaya!
Why do you think it is not a conspiracy to steal the election?
You have a point about timing. However, this was whole mess was investigated by Republicans and “no intent to influence an election was found.”
I’m upset that my taxes are funding this nonsense. Most of these fraudulent “registered voters” never voted; the winos just took the money and drank.
That I agree with. But good luck with that. It's not just the winos, you know. I was being (just a teeny bit) facetious. It's all the unemployed aunts, uncles, special needs relatives of politically-connected Democrats that get a cut. If they feel so motivated to register poor people, let them volunteer to do so.
Because ACORN is a taxpayer funded organization who PAYS chronically umemployed people - think winos, the funny uncle who lives in the back room - to register poor people to vote.
The rationale is that these winos earn a little money and much-needed self-respect by empowering poor people.
Looks good on a PowerPoint slide.
Of course, what happens is that these unemployed types don't do the hard work to actually contact unregistered people. Surprise! They falsify registrations!
Then ACORN or the Registrar reject the applications and it is fraud. But, this is very different from a coordinated intent to sway an election.
ACORN needs to go, or at least, reformed to the point they stop paying for registrations.
What we need is a single, national voting system—a computerized system that is only used in voting for president. Every citizen receives a voter id card from the government that they use like an ATM card to work the machine. Each card, once used, cannot be used again. Those who are ambulatory, but who will not be present on election day can receive an absentee ballot only by presenting themselves and their card at a BMV—their card gets swiped and invalidated for further procurement of ballots.
Have to think of some way to let the non-ambulatory vote absentee, but that would cut out most of the fraud.
Pan_Yan,
I loved your erudite and appropriate use of Saul Alinsky’s quote. That’s why I looked up and countered with one my own.
But, my friend, you are giving this 60s types too much credit. And, if you are looking for former radicals, please check out the roots of the Neo-conservative movement.
Yes ... the type of people who conceive, support and FUND ACORN are very unfriendly to the Gospel.
To be honest with you, I am glad that this is comming out now. Better for all states and counties to get a heads up on this a month out rather than a week out.
Some say that the damage has been done. I think alot of it can be averted now. This gives the GOP time to get people in areas where this is going on. County judges will be doubled or tripled in some cases.
Last but definitely not least, is that all of this voter fraud is linked to ACORN and the ties to Hussien are inseparable. It will have damaging legs to THAT ONE.
Is there a tipping point?
To be honest with you, I think it is beginning to happen.
Thanks! I’ll be in touch, too.
This election is definitely headed for a Bush v. Gore type of decision. I'm not confident that both sides will accept such a decision.
I agree with you in SPADES!!!!!!
I fully agree that there is a considerable amount of incompetence involved. After all, several of William Ayers best friends blew themselves up in a New York townhouse. They were not very effective revolutionaries. But they have a definate goal, and have done an extremely good job of entrenching themselves and aquiring sources of ready money, including lots of tax dollars and what used to be Republican money. Take the Annenburg Foundation and the Heinz Family Foundation for example.
Their control over education is almost complete. There have even been rumblings of trying to ban homeschooling in some states. Once they have complete control over education then socialism is only a generation away. They are in this for the long haul. They know they may not achieve their marxist dream in this country in their lifetime, but without a serious concerted effort on our side they will achieve it.
You either are a mole or a fool. In either case, everyone should disregard what you say. If the Liberal Messiah steals this election, revolution or a military coup should immediately follow.
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