Perhaps there's a correlation between Corruption and Election Fraud...

[Junkdrawer]

Imagine telling the likes of Bugman Delay "take the money, your reelection is in the bag. And besides, you'll be surrounded by voter-immune Republicans."

If election fraud is as widespread as I suspect, the career professionals in government, especially at Justice, may be our last hope for peaceful reform.

[txindy]

1. Too true.

Who has the most to gain in a fixed election? Follow the money. :toast:

[Stevepol]

2. Corruption and voting machines definitely go hand in hand.

And there may be some connections found in the Abramoff scandal.

But the thing that shows it most is in the companies that succeed. It's always Diebold and ES&S, etc. that succeed, even tho these machines are considered by the computer geeks and experts to be the shoddiest of the equipment available. Avante probably makes the best voting machine and it doesn't cost much more than the T/S machines from Diebold et al. The problem is they don't offer the rebates (kick-backs and bribes) and other sales perks that the big cats offer. In other words, they're poor at marketing, great at producing a quality product.

Diebold et al. have learned to use under the table bribes and so on, disguising them as rebates or something of the sort, intimidation, lies, exaggeration, films they claim to have been produced by experts in the field, and a thousand and one other ways to snow the elections officials who are blinded by all this smoke and mirrors. There's plenty of corruption to uncover in the voting machine scam and con game.

It's the biggest political con game and scam in American history, far bigger than Abramoff in my opiinion. It's just that the reporters are afraid to get their hands dirty or they're afraid of being thought "conspiracty theorists" even tho the evidence is overwhelming.

[woodsprite]

3. I was wondering about that PLUS a tie between the

casino money to Sharon vs. casino money to Abramoff/BushCo. Hmmmm. Casino's everywhere - What about casino money and AIPAC? Doesn't AIPAC marry Sharon and BushCo?

I may be missing a few links or there may not be links at all. Hubby and I were discussing the possibilities last night. Read the info today in the paper regarding Abramoff and was surprised to see no Dem listed in the article. Thought for sure they'd mention a token Dem or two to show that it is a "bipartisan scandal".

O'dell (Diebold) was a Pioneer and Abramoff was a Pioneer - do they have any "closer" ties?

Just throwing questions out there that have come up in coversations the past 24 hrs.

[Junkdrawer]

4. PS. Corporate Media control is the same kind of nutrient for corruption.

Election Fraud and Media Control are the nutrient agar for a Culture of Corruption.

[Wilms]

5. Fingers are crossed.

But I'm scared that too many 'professionals' have been driven out.

[Junkdrawer]

6. The longer we go, the dimmer that flame burns...

:(