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How is it Mr. Colin Powell cannot accept the results of the Ukrainian elections because the exit polls didn't match the election results, but he can accept the results of the elections here in the United States when the exit polls showed Kerry winning in a landslide?
Fill in the blanks: (Powell):"We cannot accept this result as legitimate because it does not meet international standards and because there has not been an investigation of the numerous and credible reports of fraud and abuse," he said. "It is still not too late for ______ authorities to find a solution that respects the will of the __________ people."
I am baffled that the mainstream media has been reporting on the Ukrainian election problems with such furvor while leaving the same legitimate questions unasked in our own country.
Thank you for your time and considering my letter for your publication.
Sincerely,
Francis Shields
Glenside, PA
Fill in the blanks: (Powell):"We cannot accept this result as legitimate because it does not meet international standards and because there has not been an investigation of the numerous and credible reports of fraud and abuse," he said. "It is still not too late for ______ authorities to find a solution that respects the will of the __________ people."
I am baffled that the mainstream media has been reporting on the Ukrainian election problems with such furvor while leaving the same legitimate questions unasked in our own country.
Thank you for your time and considering my letter for your publication.
Sincerely,
Francis Shields
Glenside, PA
Concerns for poor will go away,
compassion ends election day.
Our kids are left with debt to pay,
A penalty that we deserve.
The GOP knew how to win,
with web of lies they still must spin
and we believed, to our chagrin.
Another Bush, we must deserve.
We fell for their refund bait
that gave the rich the real rebate
and let those guilty celebrate,
so now we have what we deserve.
The press who pose as ears and eyes
have sold their right to criticize
to moneyed rich who advertise.
When will they get what they deserve?
compassion ends election day.
Our kids are left with debt to pay,
A penalty that we deserve.
The GOP knew how to win,
with web of lies they still must spin
and we believed, to our chagrin.
Another Bush, we must deserve.
We fell for their refund bait
that gave the rich the real rebate
and let those guilty celebrate,
so now we have what we deserve.
The press who pose as ears and eyes
have sold their right to criticize
to moneyed rich who advertise.
When will they get what they deserve?
How do we learn to keep on in this difficult political time, and keep on
with courage and vision? A few years ago, I heard Archbishop Desmond Tutu
speak at a Los Angeles benefit for a South African project. He'd been
fighting prostate cancer, was tired that evening, and had taken a nap before
his talk. But when Tutu addressed the audience he became animated,
expressing amazement that his long-oppressed country had provided the world
with an unforgettable lesson in reconciliation and hope. Afterward, a few
other people spoke, and then a band from East L.A. took the stage and
launched into an irresistibly rhythmic tune. People started dancing.
Suddenly I noticed Tutu, boogying away in the middle of the crowd. I'd never
seen a Nobel Peace Prize winner, still less one with a potentially fatal
illness, move with such joy and abandonment. Tutu, I realized, knows how to
have a good time. Indeed, it dawned on me that his ability to recognize and
embrace life's pleasures helps him face its cruelties and disappointments,
be they personal or political.
NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: The following study is intended
as a companion to STEALING VOTES IN COLUMBUS, and
should be read in that context.
The Free Press on Election Day posted a disturbing story, later confirmed by the Columbus Dispatch. The Free Press reported that Franklin County Board of Elections Director Matt Damschroder deliberately withheld voting machines from predominantly black Democratic wards in Columbus, and dispersed some of the machines to affluent suburbs in Franklin County.
Damschroder is the former Executive Director of the Franklin County Republican Party. Sources close to the Board of Elections told the Free Press that Damschroder and Ohio s Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell met with President George W. Bush in Columbus on Election Day.
The Free Press on Election Day posted a disturbing story, later confirmed by the Columbus Dispatch. The Free Press reported that Franklin County Board of Elections Director Matt Damschroder deliberately withheld voting machines from predominantly black Democratic wards in Columbus, and dispersed some of the machines to affluent suburbs in Franklin County.
Damschroder is the former Executive Director of the Franklin County Republican Party. Sources close to the Board of Elections told the Free Press that Damschroder and Ohio s Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell met with President George W. Bush in Columbus on Election Day.
Everybody loves a bargain, especially during the holiday shopping season.
In fact, that seems to be part of the fun of Christmas: finding that perfect gift for Uncle Fred on sale, or picking something up for little Timmy at half off. Many of us have a lot of folks to buy for, after all, and a limited budget, so paying full price is out of the question.
But for every buck or two we save while trolling the aisles of our local shopping mall or giant retail store, somebody somewhere else is probably picking up the tab. Shopping in the United States, long considered a national pastime, comes with its own hidden costs, especially when we start talking about the mega-retailers like Wal-Mart, Target or Sears.
And just because many of these costs are hidden from the average consumer doesn’t mean they’re not there.
Take wages, for example. One of the key ways to sell a product cheap is to keep costs down, and for most big retailers, that means paying their employees the very least they can.
In fact, that seems to be part of the fun of Christmas: finding that perfect gift for Uncle Fred on sale, or picking something up for little Timmy at half off. Many of us have a lot of folks to buy for, after all, and a limited budget, so paying full price is out of the question.
But for every buck or two we save while trolling the aisles of our local shopping mall or giant retail store, somebody somewhere else is probably picking up the tab. Shopping in the United States, long considered a national pastime, comes with its own hidden costs, especially when we start talking about the mega-retailers like Wal-Mart, Target or Sears.
And just because many of these costs are hidden from the average consumer doesn’t mean they’re not there.
Take wages, for example. One of the key ways to sell a product cheap is to keep costs down, and for most big retailers, that means paying their employees the very least they can.
Staughton Lynd's Lucasville: The Untold Story of a Prison Uprising, is a compelling book. So compelling, in fact, that it left me wanting to read more.
Lynd and his wife, Alice, have spent several years reviewing the massive official record of the events involving the deadly 1993 riot at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility and the state's vengeful pursuit of five inmates who helped bring the uprising to a peaceful conclusion. To show its thanks for their efforts, the state tried and condemned them to death for the murders of a correctional officer and some of the nine inmates killed during the uprising.
But Lynd shows convincingly how state officials were as much to blame for the riot and 10 deaths as any of the "Lucasville Five." Lynd bares the arrogance and outright stupidity of official decisions and statements in greater depth than Ohio's news media -- which fanned the flames of revenge with their irresponsible and inaccurate coverage of the event -- ever have.
Lynd and his wife, Alice, have spent several years reviewing the massive official record of the events involving the deadly 1993 riot at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility and the state's vengeful pursuit of five inmates who helped bring the uprising to a peaceful conclusion. To show its thanks for their efforts, the state tried and condemned them to death for the murders of a correctional officer and some of the nine inmates killed during the uprising.
But Lynd shows convincingly how state officials were as much to blame for the riot and 10 deaths as any of the "Lucasville Five." Lynd bares the arrogance and outright stupidity of official decisions and statements in greater depth than Ohio's news media -- which fanned the flames of revenge with their irresponsible and inaccurate coverage of the event -- ever have.
Colin Powell (November 24, 2004), US Secretary o State tells the Ukraine to recount their resent election!! (Associated Press Published November 24, 2004) This is no joke. It seems that Powell was sent the Ukraone by our Commender and Thief to insist that the Nation recount the votes in their election because of suspected FRAUD.
It is a tragedy that Kerry has stood the role of a great leader, who would save our Democratic Republic from the grips of a corrupt and criminal machine, only to run away when things get really tuff. Kerry could have been a Gandhi, or Dr. King, or FDR, but he seem to have been playing an "ego game"? to get the glow of greatness without the substance to do the bidding of that position.
It is a tragedy that Kerry has stood the role of a great leader, who would save our Democratic Republic from the grips of a corrupt and criminal machine, only to run away when things get really tuff. Kerry could have been a Gandhi, or Dr. King, or FDR, but he seem to have been playing an "ego game"? to get the glow of greatness without the substance to do the bidding of that position.
The following is the affidavit by:
Hi friends,
i was reading this article
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/1124-03.htm and i came across an interesting statement from blackwell's spokesman.
"We wouldn't think there would be that much of a difference in a recount, " said
Carl LoParo, spokesman for Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell, noting that
county boards of election were currently auditing their results. "The boards
are conducting what for all intents and purposes is a recount right now. "
they're auditing right now?.. before the recount. doesn't this sound like an
opportunity for the repub elections officials like damschroder to fix their
voting receipts, forge some signatures and voila, ohio was accurate after all.
hope you can use this.
peace now
ben frank
Dear Editor,
While I am certain that Republican election officials did everything they could do to prevent Democrats from voting, as far as I know they didn’t stop people from reading their election materials at home and marking their sample ballots before they went to the polling place. There is no good reason why a voter should wait until he’s standing in the booth to read ballot measures, especially “one of the most complex and controversial amendments ever offered to the Ohio Constitution.”
Democratically yours,
Paul Willson
Sherman Oaks, CA