"Voting results' accuracy questioned" -Capital Times; Madison WI

[eowyn_of_rohan]

Here is an excerpt from an article that appeared in yesterday's Capital Times newspaper, entitled, "Voting results' accuracy questioned; democracy demands that we do so"; By P.J. Slinger

"We, as Americans, not as Democrats or Republicans or liberals or conservatives, must remain vigilant in upholding the processes that make democracy work. Open and fair voting is a bedrock principle of our country.

When the people don't control the power, the powers control the people."

http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion//index.php?ntid=17973&ntpid=4

[progressiveBadger]

1. I love that paper

I really miss it. Now I have to read the Arizona Republic. Not so much for the news, but the comic page has BOTH Doonsbury and Get Fuzzy!

[htuttle]

5. P.J. Slinger's good, isn't he?

And he's just their sports writer.

I love this town.

:)

[progressiveBadger]

9. Me too

that's why I'm moving back home next spring :)

[LiveInHope]

2. Good article

I especially liked this part:

"Imagine if George Soros or Ted Turner or (gasp!) Michael Moore were CEO of a vote counting machine company and pledged to give a swing state to John Kerry. And say Kerry won the state despite many alleged instances of voter fraud. Would the Republicans sit idly by? I think not."

And they tell us to "get over it"?!

[progressiveBadger]

3. Yeah, I'm totally using that talking point

in my next conversation with a republican friend.

[Straight Shooter]

4. Here's another talking point:

Republicans may claim moral values, but Democrats have moral credibility

[eowyn_of_rohan]

6. I love that part too!

We literally cheered to find this in the paper yesterday! :7

I called in a "sound off" to thank them for the article --if you are familiar with the paper, you know you can call in and express an opinion anonymously, and every day they print the phoned in opinions in a column called "Sound Off". [phone]

Sometimes the Republicons call in to slam articles like this one...hope PJ gets some positive feedback on this...

[anamandujano]

10. strange idea

Why don't Soros, Turner and Moore actually get together and make that proposal. They wouldn't exactly have to worry that they'd get a yes and have to fork over the money.

It would make an interesting public debate.

[ParanoidPat]

7. This deserves a kick!

Nice catch, thanks for posting it! :evilgrin: :toast:

:kick:

[eowyn_of_rohan]

8. Glad you liked it! nt