posted on March 9, 2004 10:10:53 AM new
Looks like Kerry is already planning on losing the election.
Kerry Ready To Appeal Election Results Long Before November
By Jimmy Moore
Talon News
March 9, 2004
HOLLYWOOD, FL (Talon News) -- Even before the first ballots have been cast in the November general election race for president, likely Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry has said he is ready to legally appeal the election results and even "pre-challenge" certain precincts ahead of the actual vote.
Democrats are still upset about what they believe was a stolen election in 2000 when their presidential nominee Al Gore lost because votes cast for him were allegedly not counted in certain voting precincts which cost him the election.
This oft-repeated theme over the past three years from the Democratic Party was even on the lips of one voter at Monday's town hall meeting in Hollywood, Florida who asked Kerry, "What can you do to prevent them from stealing the election again?"
Kerry, who is already using the perception that the election was stolen from the Democrats in 2000 to generate sympathy votes for his campaign, said he will "guarantee that every vote is counted."
In fact, Kerry went beyond that by saying his campaign has already put together a legal response team that will research each specific voting precinct that had difficulty counting the votes in 2000.
"We're going to pre-check it, we're going to have the legal team in place," Kerry explained. "We're going to take injunctions where necessary ahead of time. We'll pre-challenge if necessary."
Many Democrats are trying to stir up support for Kerry in Florida by reminding them of how President George W. Bush allegedly stole the election in 2000 when he won the presidency over Gore after a contentious 36-day legal battle that ended with a 5-4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to end the recount. Bush won Florida and became the 43rd president of the United States.
Since that controversial and close election, Florida has changed its voting method. But Kerry said he wants to be prepared for any unexpected shenanigans that may arise this time around.
"I don't think we ought to have any vote cast in America that cannot be traced and properly recounted," Kerry expressed. "I intend to ask this legal team to do that, and we will identify those districts where people have had trouble voting in the past."
Continuing his focus on Florida, Kerry took a swipe at Bush by calling him "the great divider" and spreading the fallacy that the U.S. Supreme Court declared him President of the United States in 2000.
"You'd think that somebody, remembering what happened here in this great state, who was finally put in office by the Supreme Court of the United States, would actually recognize the divisions in this country and try to reach out," Kerry complained, suggesting that Bush has done nothing to compromise on the issues.
However, a closer look at Bush's policies on education, Medicare, and illegal workers provides just a few examples of the ways he has attempted to "reach out" to help bridge the "divisions in this country."
Interestingly, despite the negative campaign rhetoric from Kerry over the past few months, the Massachusetts senator offered several complimentary words about the president along with another personal attack against Bush's integrity.
"It's not personal," Kerry explained, referring to the attacks he has hurled at Bush during the race for president. "He's an enjoyable person to be with, he's funny and so forth, but he doesn't keep his promises."
Bush, whose brother Jeb easily won reelection as governor of Florida in 2002, is expected to campaign frequently in the Sunshine state to try to avoid another close race there in 2004.
Incredibly, Kerry boasted on Monday that two unnamed world leaders have privately told him they hope he defeats Bush and wins the presidency this fall.
"I've met foreign leaders, who can't go out and say this publicly, but boy they look at you and say, 'You gotta win this one, you gotta beat this guy, we need a new policy,' things like that," Kerry told reporters. "So there is enormous energy out there."
Talon News reported on Monday that North Korea's communist dictator Kim Jung Il has expressed his hope that Kerry becomes president so relations between the United States and North Korea could improve.
The Democrats ran on 'Honesty' and I told 'em at the time they would never get anywhere. It was too radical for politics. The Republicans ran on 'Common Sense' and the returns showed that there were 8 million more people in the United States who had 'Common Sense' enough not to believe that there was 'Honesty' in politics." --Will Rogers
posted on March 9, 2004 10:57:35 AM new
How are they going to check or re-count or protest anything where they have the new electronic voting machines in place that have no paper trail?
posted on March 9, 2004 10:59:11 AM new
The only protest to that sort of election theft is in the streets - and if the exit polls say they stole it the Americans don't have the stuff to do that.
[ edited by gravid on Mar 9, 2004 04:47 PM ]
posted on March 9, 2004 01:40:17 PM new
I agree with gravid's first post. How they going to know....they can't be checked.
"We're going to pre-check it, we're going to have the legal team in place," Kerry explained. "We're going to take injunctions where necessary ahead of time. We'll pre-challenge if necessary."
I can hardly wait....oh boy. So we're going to get to go through what we did in 2000, if he doesn't win or the election is close?
I would think that IF/since the machines have been used in prior elections [local/state], and the results found to be acceptable/reliable that would set a precedent before the Nov. elections. Would it not? 'Cause I think I remember that both FL and CA have already used these machines.
"I don't think we ought to have any vote cast in America that cannot be traced and properly recounted," Kerry expressed." I think most American's would agree with that, no matter one's political party.
But someone/group has approved the use of these machines without a reported recount ability.
posted on March 9, 2004 04:49:27 PM new
So just to check -
If the election officials say Bush won and the exit polls say 60% of the people voted against him do you think the sheep will do anything but go home pouting?
posted on March 10, 2004 03:05:12 AM newKerry boasted on Monday that two unnamed world leaders have privately told him they hope he defeats Bush and wins the presidency this fall.
And those two leaders are Kim Jung Il of North Korea and Iran's Ayatollah Khomenie.
This election won't even be close. After Bush takes the gloves off, voters will realize that Kerry is an unAmerican leftist who should be exiled to France.
[ edited by ebayauctionguy on Mar 10, 2004 03:06 AM ]
