How the Media Caused the Florida Recount

The Washington Examiner ^ | August 31, 2016 | C. Boyden Gray & Elise Passamani

[srmorton]

I remember being completely horrified when I heard the major networks announce that the polls had closed in Florida when even I knew that the panhandle is in the Central Time zone. Of course, they corrected their mistake, but only after hundreds of voters in line or still on their way to vote assumed that their vote would not matter and did not bother to cast them. The article mentions how it affected the vote in Florida, but I have always believed it affected the vote totals in other states as well. This outrage is no longer mentioned and younger voters may not even be aware that it happened so it is appropriate that C. Boyden Gray reminds us that Bush was not "selected" by the SCOTUS. He was cheated by the MSM. The stakes are too high to let the Democrats succeed in stealing this election!

[Carl Vehse]

The fifth-column leftist media, including the major networks, have demonstrated time and time again they will give aid and comfort to the enemy whenever they can.

[FiddlePig]

The early call for Gore in Florida was NOT an accident or mistake... it was deliberate! It was not just to swing Florida but other states as well. Since 2000, the media has become even more brazen and corrupt! God bless America!

[Former Proud Canadian]

I stopped listening to them because they either can't get things right or they have simply become propaganda outlets. Either way, I do not let them pollute my mind with their misinformation.

Like Hillary, they are either lying or incompetent. They should wither and die.

[Carriage Hill]

Wonder what the “final count” of dozens/hundreds of lib-dem-controlled precincts, which voted at 100-105-110-115% of registered voters, actually was?

[Jim Noble]

Anyone who doesn’t know when to vote should not be allowed to vote.

And the incredible power grab by the Supreme Court must never be allowed to happen again. Of course the Court “selected” Bush, and by foreclosing the perfectly clear constitutional process, under which Bush would have been legitimately elected, they caused his administration undue misery.

[sport]

Yessir, the media is nothing more than the propaganda arm or department of the Democrat Party. No Patriot or bonafide Christian can be a member of the Democrat Party.

[Gaffer]

As I recall, neither the Media nor the Democrats wanted a full state-wide recount - only about three major counties/precincts.

Some time long after that whole mess there were at least two newspapers that did an exhaustive recount state-wide and they had to suppress the results because Bush won.

[ronnietherocket3]

IMO, there should be a law that states no precinct may publicly disclose its results until all polls in the country are closed. In addition, every single vote should be counted. I have heard there are some states that stop counting once it is known who the victor is.

[DaveA37]

Now retired after 20 years as a County Commissioner, more than one time I had been asked for interviews by the media. I refused to give comments and so stated that when recording my words, all they would do was to edit OUT anything they felt would go against their propaganda. I no longer need to deal with them.

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[blueunicorn6]

We used to have basic respect for one another.

You maybe didn’t vote the way I did, but I still had basic respect for you.

The Democrat leaders (including the press) have lost this basic respect for other Americans.

We don’t vote the way they want us to.

They don’t consider that that may be because we have different experiences and knowledge than they have.

They just easily prejudge us and label us as stupid.

They have no basic respect for us.

[Arm_Bears]

Democrats are horrified by voter disenfranchisement only when democrat voters are disenfranchised.

Bush should have pulled the broadcast licenses of all those networks and ordered IRS audits of their employees and advertisers.

[EQAndyBuzz]

One thing I need to give Obama credit for. By bringing home the troops from Iraq and Afghanistan, he added a potential of a couple of hundred thousand votes to the Republican candidate. By being in the US, they won’t be disenfranchised like they use to be.

Hillary can very well lose this election because of Obama bringing the troops home. Oh the sweet irony.

[Carriage Hill]

That was well-evidenced by what pmsNBC edits did to George
Zimmerman’s calls to police, in the FL ghetto rat/thug shooting. Also...

“The most insidious power the media has, is the power to ignore.” - Chris Plante, WMAL

[philippa]

Interesting. Never thought about it that way. Karma.

[pgyanke]

And the incredible power grab by the Supreme Court must never be allowed to happen again. Of course the Court “selected” Bush...

You are wrong and have bought the lie. The FL Supreme Court tried to steal the election for Gore. The only thing the US Supreme Court did is stop them.

[PghBaldy]

Interesting point. Thank you for posting.

[nfldgirl]

The article mentions how it affected the vote in Florida, but I have always believed it affected the vote totals in other states as well.

Agree with what you said here. Possibly part of the "strategy" all along, to keep Bush from the presidency. I recall that night so vividly, what with the vote counting so close. In fact, I stayed up all night, and not even one single time did Bush's total drop below Gore's. In fact, in the wee early hours of the following morning, when supposedly all votes had been counted, Bush led Gore by around 245 votes. What a nail-biter. Even with the recount, at no time did Gore ever lead.

[ScaniaBoy]

That’s the way I also remembered it.