Misleading Calls Made to Michigan Voters (GOP dirty tricks)

[leftchick]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041101/ap_on_el_pr/misleading_voter_calls&cid=694&ncid=2043

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LANSING, Mich. - Some Michigan voters have received phone calls falsely claiming that Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) would make gay marriage legal, Kerry's Michigan campaign said Monday.



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In a recording of a phone call played for The Associated Press, a young woman says: "When you vote this Tuesday remember to legalize gay marriage by supporting John Kerry. We need John Kerry in order to make gay marriage legal for our city. Gay marriage is a right we all want. It's a basic Democrat principle. It's time to move forward and be progressive. Without John Kerry, George Bush (news - web sites) will stop gay marriage. That's why we need Kerry. So Tuesday, stand up for gay marriage by supporting John Kerry."


The calls began Sunday afternoon, according to Rodell Mollineau, spokesman for Kerry's Michigan campaign. The campaign said voters in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Flint and Pontiac received calls.


"We're shocked and pretty much appalled that Republicans would sink to this in the last 48 hours of the campaign," Mollineau said.

[Catfight]

1. I can't wait for these hate mongers to be booted so hard out of the WH

that any Bush in the future that ever tries to run for another office in America will be synonymous with HATER of AMERICA! DOWN with BUSH.

[Born Free]

14. dirty rotten scoundrels!

Some day, these dirty rotten scoundrels will have to answer for the evil they do.

[AIJ Alom]

2. More disgusting Republican tricks ! n/t

[GoddessOfGuinness]

3. "We're shocked and pretty much appalled"

Funny...I'm not. I've learned in the last decade or so to expect nothing less from rethuglicans.

[tanyev]

4. Appalled, yes.

Shocked, no. :eyes:

[maddezmom]

5. so any of them have caller ID??

POS repubs :(

[WillParkinson]

23. Caller ID won't help

We've got it and all calls come in as "Unknown Name, Unknown Number". That's why we don't answer most of them.

[MotownLew]

6. That's already a MI proposal!

Proposal 2 on the ballot will amend our State Constitution and define marriage as man and wife. Hopefully the recipients of those calls put the 2 pieces together to figure out the scam.

No on 2, by the way :)

[xultar]

7. IS this an occasion to Media Blast? n/t

[Daisey Mae]

8. HATE THESE PIG BUTTS

They need a time out........

[maddezmom]

9. related article in my am paper: Voting tricks hitting new low

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In western Pennsylvania, authorities are investigating a flier on official-looking stationery that claims voting had been extended to Wednesday.

The flier said that, "due to immense voter turnout expected on Tuesday," Republicans should vote Tuesday and Democrats should go to the polls Wednesday.

Authorities in several states also are investigating claims that employees of groups paid by both the Republican Party and Democratic-leaning interest groups destroyed or did not turn in new registrations by voters of the opposite party.

In Wisconsin, a flier circulating in Milwaukee's black neighborhoods asserts: "If you've already voted in any election this year, you can't vote in the presidential election."

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http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/politics/2876964

[snippy]

18. The GOP this every election. n/t

[w4rma]

10. Why is Mollineau saying he's "shocked"? Dems we're expecting this Repugs

to pull this BS so there is no reason to be "shocked". Definitely "appalled", but NOT shocked.

[stickdog]

11. "It's a basic DemoCRAT principle."

No, it's a basic RepubLIC dirty trick.

[leftchick]

12. that pisses me off every time I hear it....

especially when idiotboy* says it... :grr:

[arwalden]

15. Red Flag! Red Flag! --- That Just Irks The Hell Out Of Me Too!!

[Anakin Skywalker]

13. Favorite Rethug Tactic.

FEAR-MONGERING.

[maddezmom]

16. more f'up calls going to MI another AP link:

By KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN, Associated Press Writer

LANSING, Mich. - Some Michigan voters have received phone calls falsely claiming that Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites) would make gay marriage legal. In New Jersey, some voters have heard a man claiming to be former Army Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf backing the Democrat.


Republicans and Democrats were furious Monday about the blatantly false, 11th-hour political calls to voters and demanded an end to the messages.


Schwarzkopf has endorsed Bush, but in a recording of a phone call played for The Associated Press, a man identifying himself as the Persian Gulf War (news - web sites) general says, "In 2000, I voted for George W. Bush, but this year I'm voting for John Kerry. ... John Kerry has a real plan to make our military stronger and to go after terrorists wherever they hide. We need a vote for change, vote for John Kerry."


A voice says the message was paid for by the Democratic National Committee (news - web sites).


In a statement from the Bush campaign, Schwarzkopf said the DNC was making fraudulent phone calls claiming that he had endorsed Kerry, and "nothing could be further from the truth, and I demand that they stop immediately.


The DNC had no immediate reaction
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=696&e=1&u=/ap/20041101/ap_on_el_pr/misleading_voter_calls

[maddezmom]

20. and another updated article on yahoo; Link

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041102/ap_on_el_pr/misleading_voter_calls&cid=694&ncid=2043

[Turley]

17. But we DO support Gay marriage

I don't see what's wrong with this. What's wrong with gay marriage?

The way I see it, they're giving us free advertising.

[glocksters4kerry]

19. exactly. i didn't see what was wrong with the call

based on what it said, i agree. to those offended, DON'T BE ASHAMED TO BE A DEMOCRAT!!!

[maddezmom]

21. "we" might, as I do, but Kerry/Edwards are for Civil Unions

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

22. Is there no low these people won't stoop to?

No wonder Karl Rove looks like a pig