Posted on 11/03/2002 6:07:39 PM PST by sweetliberty
We have just returned to Budge's house to do the FReep report because there is a lot of information to report.
In attendance were Budge, Travelgirl, The Battman, parsifal, Don Frivoinai, sweetliberty, and another FReeper who, for reasons you will come to understand shortly, needs to remain anonymous until after the election.
We arrived at Budge's around noon to get everything set up for the maiden FReep of the Arkansas Hog Wild FReepers and the FReepmobile. We got to the site around quarter after 1 and finished up some signs and headed over to the convention center to await the arrival of XXX42 and his horde of Rats. There we were joined by several folks from the Hutchinson campaign and there were quite a few folks who came down from Mount Ida. There ended up being about 30 of us on the outside.
During the wait, we were informed of quite a few "questionable" things going on. For starters, there was one young man who is active with Tim Hutchinson's campaign who was threatened with arrest if he didn't leave the premises. He had done nothing to provoke this action other than they knew who he was. One of the FReepers who is a poll watcher was also threatened with arrest when she tried to go inside the convention center. Another young man who is a Hutchinson aide had a ticket to the event and because he had been seen talkiing to the "opposition" he was not allowed in, being told that it was a private event and they could exclude whoever they wanted to. There was also a group of black folks who were with us so this young man passed his ticket to one of the black guys, who removed all his campaign stuff and went in incognito, laughing saying that they'd never suspect a black guy. Will give you his report later.
Nobody would tell us what door Clinton would be entering by so we took a chance and hung out on one side of the building where they said the car would drive by. True to form, XXX42 was late by nearly an hour. But here is the great part. We were positioned between 2 entrances. One was a major side entrance. The other was a small, fenced-in service entrance by the garbage dumpsters. Well, guess which one he used. Think....which would be most appropriate. Yep, you guessed it. The snake slithered in through the garbage entrance. And he got a look at our signs. It was a classic moment in FReeperdom.
There was a whopping 500 people or so there for the "event". There were few enough people that there was a Jehovah's Witness convention going on in the building at the same time. When Clinton arrived the Jehovah's Witnesses started leaving. At that time we didn't realize that there was another event going on and Travelgirl and The Battman asked one of the cops on duty why everyone was leaving. He responded, "if Clinton entered a room, what would YOU do?" When the Jehovah's Witnesses left, the parking lot started clearing out.
Anyway, we may have to flesh in this post after we all get home because there is a lot to tell, but there is certain information that it is very important to get out there NOW! Back to our "spy". When he came out, he said they were running it like a church service, and the whole focus was on how the evil Republicans are trying to keep them from voting. They were saying that we have all the poll watchers this election to prevent THEM from voting. Now, here is the clencher. They were told that there would be attorneys posted at every precinct to prevent poll watchers from challenging ANY ballots. Now, mind you, one of our poll watchers has already had massive problems with them at the polls during early voting the past couple of weeks and has been advised to retain an attorney. They have had the sherriff remove her from the polls twice when she had done nothing inappropriate...only challenging ballots for improper or no ID. There is an all out campaign by these people to intimidate the poll watchers and then turn around and accuse us of voter intimidation. This is serious and at least one person has some legitimate fear. I can't really elaborate at this point. The reason we wanted to get this up right away is to get other FReepers on the case to get this publicized and contact appropriate media, political and legal sources to alert them that Republican poll watchers in this county are likely to be facing an organized, all-out Rat attack. Any help that FReepers can offer is needed!! Make phone calls, send letters. Whatever you can do. Post your ideas as well.
We are hoping other FReepers who have good contacts (Drudge, Newsmax, whoever) with this information ASAP!
FReepmail Sweetliberty, Parsifal, Travelgirl for more info.
This is really BIG!
Yes. It is big, and incredibly important. Just imagine, Budge, the number of people who will be intimidated by just having an attorney there....
The democrats are such CREEPS!
They at attempting to DESTROY the faith American's have in our electoral process...there is nothing that could take our nation down more rapidly since the right to legally vote and have it counted is the backbone of freedom.
Sweet Liberty has made, what I consider, one of the most important 'call to arms' ever made on this forum.
Yep. This is big, alright. And very, very important. We can flip the tables on this if each and every precinct reinforces the duty to each worker, and reminds the attorneys NOT to interfere with the importance of VERIFYING each voter's right to vote.
I believe Republic pinged them from here....and someone else pinged Ann Coulter.
This is PROOF we need Poll Watchers and Poll Workers with a STRONG Convictions to FIGHT off rats!
Blue haired little old ladies and retired elderly men CAN NOT be expected to put up the FIGHT that a Patriotic 20-30-40 year old is willing to GIVE!
Get involved...WORK at an election voting site NOW and in the future...GET trained by 2004!!!
From longertermmemory, a few solid facts to enable poll workers with a passion for justice:
"... 3. Partisan operatives are required to keep their distance. This includes lawyers. Record names and if needed call the police.
4. M/b>DO NOT CAUSE A FIGHT. Just write down all information and names you can obtain. Call the police and give details.
5. This may be silly but bring a tape measure to mark the legally allowed distances from the polling place. [Not silly at all, longertermmemory, this is what the LAW is all about.]
6. Be alert for provisional ballot affidavit witnesses. A provisional ballot may require another to swear under oath to the citizenship of the provisional voter. Get the affiants name. One person swearing to hundreds of provisional ballots is suspicious. A lawyer swearing under oath is grounds for suspension and in some cases disbarment. NOTE ANY WEASEL WORDS: Swearing under oath is swearing under oath.
Phrases like "to the best of my knowledge" are generally not enough to create a sufficent affidavit. A true affidavit exposes the affiant to the penalties of perjury. (clinton was disbared for perjury games)
Good, good info!
I agree with you 100% Republic....that's all the Rats care about succeeding in doing, INTIMIDATION.
LOL! He DOES have a ....how shall we say....twisted sense of humor.
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