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Carry Smith wrote her PhD thesis on the Voting Rights Act and challenges to the right to vote in Georgia.

Now dig this: Smith, the expert on challenges to voting rights, lost her vote because a Republican vigilante challenged her registration—along with 900 other Savannah voters—until she was forced to make an appearance proving her right to vote at a meeting of the Chatham County (Savannah) elections board. 

Half of the others challenged still lost their vote in this do-or-die battleground.

Adrian Consonery Jr. was also challenged, in this case, by officials in Cobb County, Georgia. The elections officers claimed that the signature on his drivers license “didn’t match” the signature on his ballot. Were these local pols forgery specialists?  No, they were Republicans. No problem, they told Consonery, a student in the middle of his finals; all he had to do was drive to their offices, eight hours away, and re-sign his ballot.

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I expose MAGA hypocrisy on everything from abortion, the ten commandments and the deficit to poverty, gun control and immigration.

I've heard you MAGAs. Unlike me-first Americans, you aren't driven by the desire for prosperity and personal recognition. What motivates you are your deeply held beliefs and patriotic fervor, or so you say. Well, I'm not convinced. I don't believe your convictions are as strong as you claim. I think you often say one thing, do another and act like hypocrites.

Take, for instance, those of you who are religious. You say your goal as Evangelicals is to promote biblical ideals. But your leader is Donald Trump and his conduct has been about as unbiblical as it can get. He's abused, betrayed, cheated, coerced, deceived, harassed and threatened “friends,” acquaintances, business cronies, supporters, adversaries, relatives, mistresses, and wives.

I know. You religious MAGAs don't like being called hypocrites. Here's my advice. Find a leader who keeps at least one of the Ten Commandments before you have them displayed in public school classrooms across the US.

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Dr. Bob and Dan-o Dougan talk about war and play anti-war songs on this week's Everybody Knows show. An eclectic mix of songs about peace, war, the horrors of war and protesting the war. 

Shows are archived at: https://www.mixcloud.com/wcrs/everybody-knows-anti-war-songs-110124/

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Friday, November 1, 6-8pm, Loving Hut Vegan Cuisine, 6569 E. Livingston Ave., Reynoldsburg, Ohio

Join us for dinner on Friday, November 1 from 6pm to 8pm, at the wonderful Loving Hut in Reynoldsburg, to celebrate World Vegan Day!

World Vegan Day is recognized every November 1 to celebrate the benefits of being vegan for the animals, humans, and our environment. What better way to spend part of this day than at one of our favorite vegan restaurants . . . the Loving Hut.

There is limited seating so please make certain that you are able to join us when listing yourself as “going.” Thanks!

Check out the Loving Hut’s delicious menu here!

RSVP for this event by using this link.

Hosted by Columbus Vegan Meetup.

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Democrat and City of Columbus councilmember Shayla Favor is on the precipice of making history. Favor is about to become the first African American and woman to lead the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office, and the first Black woman in the state to hold this position.

And not a moment too soon. In a recent interview with WOSU, she said she will hire more people of color. No doubt the lack of diversity in the Prosecutor’s Office, which is being vacated by Democrat Gary Tyack, is confounding. Out of 130 attorneys, only 11 are minorities.

Favor as many know is aligned with Columbus’s “establishment Dems.” Former Mayor Michael Coleman was on stage with her when she announced her candidacy.

She should win handedly against her Republican opponent, John Rutan, who is candid about his own past criminal behavior, as he served time in jail for assault when he was in college. He also told WOSU: “God gave us the death penalty to utilize for evil spirits…And so I’d use them all day long.”

The sucking up to Israel and its backers by the political class in America never seems go away. Indeed, it if anything increases during the lead up to national elections. In the latest manifestation of Judeophilia, Rudy Giuliani, self-described as “America’s Mayor,” has now informed us that “They [the Israelis] are our best friends. I worked for Ronald Reagan for eight years and Ronald Reagan said that we have to always be there for Israel always because Israel is always there for us! Hamas is not there for us, the Iranians are not there for us, they want to kill us and the Palestinians are taught to kill us at two years old! They won’t let a Palestinian in Jordan. They won’t let a Palestinian in Egypt. And [Kamala] Harris wants to bring them to you! They may have good people, I don’t care, but I won’t take a risk with people that are taught to kill Americans at two! I’m on the side of Israel! You’re on the side of Israel! Donald Trump is on the side of Israel! And they [the Democrats] are on the side of the terrorists.”

This year, there’s an organized way ( www.swapyourvote.org ) to use the Electoral College to serve real democracy while dodging the forever angst of the “lesser evil” nightmare.  

Especially during Florida 2000, Ohio 2004, Wisconsin-Michigan-Pennsylvania 2016, and America 2020, progressive voters have faced the inevitable circular firing squad.

With regular Democrats facing the likes of George W. Bush and Donald Trump, John McCain and Mitt Romney, the idea of “throwing away” a vote on a third party candidate has roused bitter anger.

This year has been no exception.

Without suffering through the polarizing details, I’ve managed to avoid this dilemma by exploiting the insane Electoral College, which should have been abolished a long time ago.

From 2000 to 2016, when I voted in swing state Ohio, I’ve tracked down fellow progressive activists to vote for third party candidates.   

In a gripping, real-life moment, the world watched as a man stood alone, his fatigues worn, his face covered with a keffiyeh, his arm severed. Armed only with a wooden stick, he raised it against a drone hovering above, defiant even in his vulnerability. It wasn’t long before a tank responded, firing a shell to silence him. This was not a Hollywood scene; it was a raw, viral image that exposed the brutal reality of Gaza.

Watching this scene unfold, I thought of the ancient story of David and Goliath, a tale passed down through centuries. In the biblical story, David, a young shepherd, faces a Philistine giant who terrorizes his people. Armed with nothing but a sling and a few stones, David steps forward alone, facing a foe who had crossed battle lines unchallenged for 40 days. But in one brave strike, he overcomes the seemingly invincible Goliath.

We begin GREEP #196 in the Middle East with DENNIS BERNSTEIN and ANITA BARROWS.

RUTH STRAUSS warns of burning drop boxes and has some advice for the Harris campaign.

Getting Out the Vote is the expertise of the great ANDREA MILLER whose non-partisan Center for Common Ground website shows us how to direct voters to the polls.

From Florida we get the latest update on rampaging fascism from JIM NATHAN.

Atlanta-based RAY MCCLENDON guides us to Communities United for Justice, which supports canvassers in the field.

MARGOT KING & JOHN STEINER update us on the Band of Sisters, which supports women’ reproductive rights.

Swap the Vote is explained by MIKE HERSH as a way to use the Electoral College to balance support for 3d parties in “safe states” versus major candidates in swing states.

Andrea Miller reminds us that leaving messages increases turnout by 5%, and that it’s key to let citizens know that early voting can be decisive.  

We must, says Andrea, let voters know they are invited to the dance, & the dance is democracy.

We adjourn early to make phone calls to potential voters…and we hope you will too….
 

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