KERRY- OCT 4, 2004: WE WON'T LET OHIO SOS(BLACKWELL) DISENFRANCHISE VOTERS

[TruthIsAll]

http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/10/04/loc_loc1aelex.html

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Kerry promised the crowd of 600 - and clergymen, choir members and politicians easily accounted for 100 of them - that he would ensure their votes were counted. On Tuesday, he said, he will create a team of nationally prominent lawyers "of all colors" to "stand up against the kinds of things we've seen all over the country, including here in Ohio, where the secretary of state is trying to make it harder - not easier - to vote."

Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell, a Cincinnati Republican, has come under fire from Democrats for promulgating a now-rescinded rule requiring all voter registration forms to be submitted on no less than 80-pound paper.

Suggesting that Republicans were trying to disenfranchise millions of black voters, Kerry said, "We're not going to let that happen because the memories of 2000 are too strong."

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THAT WAS A PROMISE.
OK, JOHN, SO WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT?

[femme.democratique]

1. Story Not Found

[LittleClarkie]

2. Here's a link that works

http://www.bcheights.com/news/2004/09/14/Marketplace/Marketplace.News-717299.shtml

[TruthIsAll]

3. Thanks. I replaced the bad link with a new one. n/t

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[saltpoint]

4. Yes.

Kerry won Ohio.

Bush cheated.

Blackwell is a monster.

[corbett]

5. Don't You Worry - The Phoenix Will Rise!

He's in the Middle East right now telling OPEC what to expect during the first two quarters of 2005 as well as CENTCOM commanders on the ground. He's giving them a chance to press the flesh with him before a perceived vacuum of leadership hits between now and mid-February.

Go, John²!

[bj2110]

6. Kick!

[TruthIsAll]

7. IT'S ALMOST TIME N/T

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[garybeck]

8. kick

[spooked911]

9. Yes, indeed. Let's hope he remembers this promise. (n/t)

[rdmccur]

10. I was thinking the same thing!

Looks like Boxer will contest anyway.

this posted on DK: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/1/5/5550/16402

[TruthIsAll]

11. put.up.shut.up n/t

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[Melissa G]

13. Agree. Talk is cheap! He better vote with his feet Not

FROM JORDAN

[politicasista]

12. Semi-disappointed

I don't know what Kerry's relationship with African-Americans is like, but he could have backed those words up. Sadly, this is why so many wanted Clinton back. :shrug: :cry: