Kerry Accuses GOP of Suppressing Voting

[Rose Siding]

CLEVELAND -- Republicans have been trying to suppress voting in states where the presidential race is too close to call, Democratic nominee John Kerry said Sunday at one of the city's largest predominantly black churches.

"In battleground states across the country, we're hearing stories of how people are trying to make it harder to file for additional time, or how they're making it harder to even register," Kerry told an enthusiastic congregation at East Mt. Zion Baptist Church.

"We're not going to let that happen because the memories of 2000 are too strong. We're not going to allow 1 million African Americans to be disenfranchised."

At a stop in Ohio earlier Sunday, Kerry told a voter concerned about ballots cast by military personnel overseas that Democrats are aware of voting problems and are concerned.

"We're seeing efforts by the Republicans, unfortunately, in various parts of the country to suppress votes and intimidate people, to do things that bring back memories that are pretty bitter in the American mind from the year 2000."

With just a month left in the presidential campaign, Kerry said the campaign would take steps nationally to ensure voters access to the ballot box.

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-kerry-voting,0,7804988.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

[whistle]

1. Way to go John Kerry, expose these crooked bastards....

...for who and what they really are, fascists!

[Jack from Charlotte]

6. A statement from Big Dog to The African-American community

about getting out the vote and what it means to lose it may not be a bad idea about now.

[proud patriot]

2. Pow

:evilgrin:

[tom_paine]

3. Go, John, GO!

Kerry is saying and doing all the right things, now.

Let's just hope he follows through!

[MatrixEscape]

4. Bam!

[dansolo]

5. Didn't Kerry tell us to stop "crying in our teacups"

about the 2000 election? I find it a little disingenuous to bring it up now. I can't applaud Kerry for making these comments now when we are almost at the deadline for voter registrations.

[sonicx]

8. Kerry's been saying this for a while

I remember him saying it at the Congressional Black Causus Dinner.

Problem is the media doesn't really pay attention to when he says it.

[brooklynite]

7. What are you doing to stop them?

A reminder that ELECTION PROTECTION (sponsored by the ACLU, People for the American Way, NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, etc) is still recruiting and training volunteers to go into battleground states as poll monitors to protect people's right to vote. Details at www.electionprotection.org

[AspenRose]

9. GOP, you are now officially on notice

THE WORLD IS WATCHING....and Michael Moore has cameras.

[clydefrand]

10. He has thousands of lawyers around the country who

will monitor elections! Wow! Is this unusual?

[bitchkitty]

14. I think so - but it's necessary and

one of the smartest things I've seen a Dem do in a while!

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[FlemingsGhost]

12. YES!!! That is awesome! (n/t)

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[ReadTomPaine]

15. What variables and multiple implications are you referring to?

Please do share...

RTP.

[donco6]

17. Or, inversely . . .

whatever.

[Terran]

13. Thank god he's finally mentioning this!

The bad memories go back a lot further than 2000 for African-Americans. He might want to emphasize that the puggies are now following in the footsteps of 19th and 20th century racists by using tactics of intimidation.

[Steelangel]

16. Hooray

'Kerry said he has his own team of lawyers "of all color and all mix" examining possible voting problems to try to prevent a repeat of the 2000 election disputes. He also has said he has thousands of lawyers around the country prepared to monitor the polls on Nov. 2.'

Thousands of lawyers, excellent. That's way they will keep their eyes on these repukes and their tricks. I hope that goes same thing for California, that state is in position where will more likely happen as what Florida did in 2000.

Repukes, WE ARE WATCHING YOU!