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You tell me: you receive a call telling you that if you show up to vote at your registered polling place, you will be arrested. Feeling intimidated?
I've gotten a spate of wingnut e-mails since yesterday with all the whiny talking points that (a) no voter intimidation is going on in VA and (b) we're just making it up. Oh, really? Then how do you explain multiple recordings like this from Virginia voters? And the fact that the FBI is investigating these claims of voter intimidation already, according to MSNBC? (I don't think I need to point out that trying to cheat people out of their votes is illegal.) And that the reports are coming from all over Virginia, in predominantly Democratic-leaning areas, including a whole lot of dog-whistle planning for calls to a lot of minorities all over Virginia?
I'm sorry, dirty trick may happen every election, but this is really beyond excusing. I don't care what party you support. Calling people and threatening them with arrest if they exercise their right to vote is just wrong. Period. And it's a crime. If whomever is responsible for this gets caught and tried, they can join the GOP phone jamming criminals from the last election in the penitentiary…where they belong. Voting is too important to be treated in this cavalier manner — and it is about time that the GOP cheaters learned that lesson. How many people in the Republican party have to be put in jail before they learn that everyone's vote is important and ought to count?
As if the attempt at robocall irritation wasn't bad enough. Guess when all you have to sell is a bunch of rubber stamp Republican crap…you lie, cheat and generally try to tap dance your way to the finish line.
Had enough? Get up, go vote for Democrats and let's get some accountability. Cast your vote for freedom! (This is must see video, in case you haven't yet seen it. Fantastic stuff for today!)
And if you have trouble voting, try these numbers:
1-888-DEM-VOTE for the DNC's voter hotline — this will get you directly to DNC lawyers and others to help with fraud issues.
Election Protection's 1-866-OUR-VOTE has live operators who can address some problems over the phone and dispatch lawyers on the ground, if necessary.
Common Cause's 1-866-MYVOTE-1 can help people find their polling place.
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I just got a call from my mother who (along with Dad) just voted in a minority-majority district in Prince Georges County, Maryland. She’s very upset, something about a bunch of people coming down from Philadelphia spreading incorrect information and trying to convince people they can’t vote. She said that everyone in line stayed put and was angry at the interlopers, discussing how this is even more reason to vote for the Democrats.
I need to call Mom back once she calms down and try to get the full story. I’ll also give her the phone number to report the problem. I think that Mom is particularly upset because she was a poll worker at her voting site from the late 60’s through the early 70’s (Mom’s 80 yrs old) and that she truly can’t believe something so nasty is happening in a nice working class suburb of DC.
Bill Clinton put it incredibly well while campaigning for Webb. This, too, is must see video.
http://www.crooksandliars.com/…..-for-webb/
If these tactics lead to republican victories we need to think about recalling those winners. The material Election Protection is collecting could be used to make the case for a recall to voters.
This kind of behavior should be prosecuted as treason. No joke.
Interfering with the people’s right to elect their representation and you are cutting into the heart of what this country was founded upon.
So this was Karl Rove’s ‘Ace in the Hole’. Spend hundreds of thousands dollars on false flag Robo-Calls to suppress the Democratic Vote.
If it works, when they are found out after the election, they’ll say “Sorry, we thought it was legal”, pay a few fines and laugh all the way back into control of Congress.
Great country, huh?
Democracy has become a bloodsport.
Anti-voter dirty tricks require voter protection legislation and enforcement.
personally, and i said it here first, i won’t accept or believe anything short of a full takeover of the house.
if the republicans somehow “escape” with a majority in both houses…don’t know about the rest of you, but for me, it’s torches and pitchforks time.
bdu @ 5
I took this punch Foley sign at the polls this morning…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9…..291678529/
doh, meant to hit edit, hit quote, my bad.
Watching Macaca lose will be so great. Hall of fame S.O.B. that guy.
The gop may fight dirty, but we’ll fight harder. And win!
Then we start fighting in court. The bastards must pay. These crimes must be prosecuted, just like New Hampshire in ‘02. Prison time, bi-otch.
On a much lighter note, for FDLers in Dc who need a break later, here’s a handy guide to Capitol Hill Happy Hours from The Hill:
Free tacos, dollar wine, gratis cocktails and more: 6 great Hill happy hours
By Emily Heil
Cheap beer, free food and drink specials aren’t just for interns. The life of a Hill staffer necessitates plenty of after-work outings, the sheer quantity of which makes finding bargains a must. And with lobbyist largesse so pass, what’s a badge-wearing Hill habitu to do?
We’ve hunted down six happy hours in close proximity to Capitol office buildings where bargains abound. But first, a few hints from happy-hour veterans for maximizing the golden hour: arrive early, when crowds are thinnest and the food (if there is any) is most plentiful. And be sure to keep track of when the happy hour ends and order accordingly, so you don’t get hit with a full-price tab because you ordered that last drink five minutes too late.
Capitol Lounge
Political memorabilia lines the walls of this always-packed meeting spot. The backdrop sets the tone for the crowd, which is practically all staffers, all the time. Drinking is the main activity, but food specials fuel the imbibing.
During the 4 p.m.-7 p.m. happy hour, pizza is half price on Monday; Tuesdays are 10-cent wing nights; and tacos are a quarter on Wednesday.
231 Pennsylvania Ave. S.E., 547-2098
Tapatini’s
This hip martini bar, with its groovy lighting and pulsing dance music, offers a refuge for those looking for a break from the usual burger-and-beer Hill dives. And upscale happy hour specials similarly provide a respite from others’ domestic-beer deals.
Tuesday nights, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., check out half-price martinis and two-for-one bottled beers. Wednesday nights are ladies’ nights, with $1 wine glasses and $4 fruity martinis. Top-shelf martinis are $5 on Thursday nights. And although it technically isn’t a happy-hour special, this is one of the best drink deals going on the Hill: At 10 p.m. on Thursdays, Tapatini’s pours free promotional cocktails from a different liquor brand each week.
11 8th St. S.E., 546-8272
Hawk & Dove
This Hill institution is all tradition, with glossy wood bars, a cozy fireplace, and battered wooden chairs.
Old-Washington vibe aside, the biggest reason to make this a stop on the happy-hour circuit can be summed up in those two words that form the holy grail of bargain-hunting: free food. The staff breaks out trays of gratis munchies during the 4 p.m.-to-7 p.m. happy hour. The fare is unsophisticated but satisfying accompaniment to the beer specials. Look for grilled cheese sandwiches on Mondays and hard-shelled tacos on Fridays — and be quick about queing up, since the platters clear off quickly.
Although the free food is the star, the liquid specials are nothing to sniff at. Domestic beer bottles are $1.95 and rail drinks are $2.
329 Pennsylvania Ave. S.E., 543-3300
Union Pub
One of the few Senate-side spots for after-work drinks, this relative newcomer to the Hill scene offers plenty of room for mingling. A large patio is warmed in the cooler months by large heat lamps, extending the outdoor-dining scene well into the fall.
The pub offers nightly specials on name-brand liquors as well as half-price food specials. On Mondays, Captain Morgan drinks, Jagermeister shots, and Sambuca shots are $4, while burgers are half price. Tuesdays feature $4 Absolut drinks and half-price wings. Jose Cuervo drinks and shots are $4 on Wednesdays, while $10 gets you a pitcher of domestic brew and a basket of fries.
201 Massachusetts Ave. N.E., 546-7200
Tunnicliff’s Tavern
This laid-back watering hole across from Eastern Market often attracts a slightly older, neighborhood crowd than other venues on the Hill. There’s a changing lineup of happy-hour specials, but regulars can count on $2 Budweiser drafts Monday through Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. On Fridays, select appetizers are half price.
222 7th St. S.E., 544-5680
Tune Inn
The scene at this Hill institution is pure small-town diner/dive, with stuffed deer parts lending a kooky vibe. The happy-hour specials are about as straightforward as the establishment itself: Monday through Thursday, from 4 p.m. to 7p.m. all domestic bottles are $2 and all rail cocktails are $3.
331 1/2 Pennsylvania Ave. S.E., 543-2725
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Negron’s brother-in-law must have lost a bet on Sunday.
Who else would volunteer to look that damned stoopid?
ccmask @ 10
bdu @
5
Hear, hear!
p-rex @
8
This was what Rachael Maddow was talking about when we hung out after doing her show. She said “I’m a cynic, but always right” and then asked us if we thought people were prepared to take to the streets if the GOP stole the election. Ken said that might not be something to bring up on the air, and she responded by saying she’d been talking about it for weeks!
Needless to say, she was marvelous, if not a little alarmist.
I’d like to see a compilation of all the Repbulican concession speeches. Santorum, Allen, J.D. Hayworth, and K. Harris especially. A Chickenhawk best of type of thing.
It sure would be nice if the cable talking heads bothered to read blogs, and stories like this:
GOP NH Vote Suppression.
How can they NOT talk about the ‘02 case with all the robo crap going on?
bdu @
5
At the very least a class b or c felony. Two to seven years in prison and a $10,000 fine for each occurance.
http://www.betanews.com/articl…..1162921815
If I want to vote for Webb, should I vote for Allen or Webb?
According to John at Americablog, at least one documented robocall in Nebraska apparently used an unauthorized recording of the Democratic candidate’s own voice.
epu’d from earlier thread-
High turnout in CT is the best sign ever. This will definately screw with the “likely voter” screens. And you can bet they ain’t turning out for Joe.
Hey all — just got back from lunch with egregious. She is a doll! We had fantastic Thai food and a great time — and she brought 3 dozen pumpkin muffins for the blogfest this evening. hehehehe
Hey Christy,
While I definitely agree that the Robo Callers and other dirty tricksters should serve well deserved time, I have to take exception to your comment:
Poor New Hampshire – my home state – had to send the last bunch to CT for jail as the new Federal Prison wasn’t finished. Now are you wishing all those nasty cretins be housed in my fine state?
On this very subject, Billmon has a nice rant and a little advice:
I was in India for the 04 election (voted early before leaving) and when I heard that the election had been stolen (the contrast from Kerry’s positive exit surveys across the board to the final results told the story) I came back feeling that for the first time this was no longer my country. I never felt that way even with Nixon. Before then I felt the US would survive even the worst Republicans.
But I have taken new hope from the emerging Netroots. If you haven’t voted yet, DO IT! And if they give you a problem, FIGHT BACK!
If Iraq isn’t problem enough, the WORLD needs an America with competent leadership: we are facing world crises with overpopulation, peak oil, global warming. The continuation of civilization hangs in the balance here, nothing less.
i signed up a few weeks ago to get text messages if anything is screwy in my area, and am absolutely prepared to make the brooks brothers riot look like a prayer meeting.
hoping it doesn’t come to that, though. clear-cut victories across the board would be nice! would love to be able to bust out the wine early.
bdu @ 5
Agreed. I’ve thought so for a while. This is nothing more, less, or other than a subversion of the foundation of American government, and should be right up there with selling nuclear secrets on the treason top five.
Lots of reports that Denver area voting is a train wreck. Dems trying to get polling time extended by judge.
Am I doing something wrong? the link to teh audio file is all wonky..
I hope this is the last election that every talking head tacks on “vaunted republican edge in GOTV” to their every utterance regarding turnout.
I think the times are changing. We are a huge part of that. Go Dean!
To the Rethugs, all that matters is winning. If a fine has to be paid, or one of their own has to go to jail because of illegal activities during the vote, that is just a cost of doing business, because there are never do-over elections without the fraud. Rethug tactics are one short step short of Frankie Pantangilie in the GodFather II – the families will be taken care of and so will they, with a new job, when the jail time ends.
I don’t usually watch Tweety, but I was waiting for Olbermann. Did anyone else see the Tweet and the buffoon Pat Buchannan laughing their fool heads off over the RoboCalls? Traitors and idiots and anti-Americans. For shame.
p-rex @ 8
I’ve checked that I can in fact sharpen a pitchfork with my Dremel tool :)
In other countries (Mexico and the Ukraine come immediately to mind), when the count fails to square with what everyone knows perfectly well was the vote, they take to the streets.
It’s the only known solution to the problem.
Stephen Parrish, CPA @
22
An apparent erroneous program? Does that mean that an unauthorized program was installed on one, or many, of the computers? This is not a minor thing.
Professor Foland @ 37
You seem to be missing a “y” between the “p” and the “rex”.
The picture at the top. Mr. Macaca eating watermelon. More code for the GOP base or am I being paranoid? (Again.)
I figure that with excess turnout in CT, results will be closer to RV than LV polls. I checked Pollster.com, and the most recent RV poll was UConn on 10/9, with 48/40. LV polls from around that time showed larger differences (11, 13, 20, 20). Good news, good news.
Only somewhat OT – CNN via TPM -
Markets rally in anticipation that Democrats will restore fiscal responisiblity
Patrick 4/4 @ 39
well, i AM a fire sign, after all…
Christy Hardin Smith @ 26
Yay!
Christy, have a ball tonight. T-Rex told me he wouldn’t be able to resist a little ball-spiking around the wingnut bloggers; just make sure he doesn’t get beat up!
I’ll be watching and cheering you guys.
tommy yum @
18
Tommy! DO dish the Maddow for me, please! She is sooo smart and hot and… and… I’ll stop now. Peterr said to keep the posts short today. But PLEASE, do TELL!
1,325 DAYZ AND THE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND..
Citizen Hardin Smith and Firepup Patriots:
I jest returned from 2 hours of phone bankin GOTV from our county Dem Party HQ…when I voted early this AM the line was 10 minutes at 0815!! Most folks on the list I was callin’ off were at work but most a those I contacted where over the top for the Democratic ticket. The most heartenin’ thing was the voter list we were workin…it was MUCH better cultivated than the Kerry effort in ‘06 though there were still a few that had not been ID’d at least once.
So what I learned: 1. the turnout looks to be the biggest in an off election in post war memory (from the Democratic Clerk of Court and old time county operative) 2. the fascist voter suppression efforts are far more extensive and “in your face” than ever seen before and there is an uneasy feelin’ among the full timers at the office.
This contradictory stuff makes it hard to be too sanguine about the results even though if the turnout remains at record levels, there is no way the fascists ken steal it in this county.
KEEP THE FAITH…WE KEN DO THIS THING!!!
Jacqrat @ 45
Well, I told her we were so going to make out, and she laughed and laughed. When I brought her drink, she said “body by Tanqueray!”
A delightful, impressively smart and articulate woman. Completely free of pretense with a fantastic complexion. A real gem.
montag @ 28
He does say it all, doesn’t he? It just that sort of entanglment between the GOP and big corporate interests that changed me from a Regan democrat to hating everthing the GOP stands for. The problem is that the entanglement is so complete that it would take the equivelent of a second revolution to undo it. Some serious anti-trust action could go a long way to mitigating the problem, but that will require dumping the entire DLC structure in favor of a true progressive agenda. And that is a task for ‘08 and beyond.
as an aside…just lookin at macacawitz’s ugly mug is enough to turn my stomach.
i’ll be glad of the day i don’t have to see this ugly mf’er anymore.
Way to go NORSKE!
tommy yum @ 44
As Bear Bryant (or whoever it’s attributed to in your neck of the woods) once said: “Son, next time you get into the end-zone, try to act like you’ve been there before…”
Christy Hardin Smith @ 26
Christy has a great laugh. We just talked about the usual girl stuff.
I think its irony.
retirin’ in five @ 40
phone number to report GOP voting problems: 1-800-EAT-SH*T
tommy yum @
18
Granny D some suggestions in her comforting essay Our Eyes Are Wide Open at Truthout.org on how to be prepared in case of, oh, say, election fraud, martial law, or massive internet failure after the election. Worth checking out. I’m making some personal contacts and of course, polishing my pitchfork.
Convict ‘em.
Put ‘em in a cell with serial killers.
NO, NO, and NO !!!
per Jonathan Alter on KO last night -
Dems and other groups (NAACP Legal Defense Fund) have already assembled the apparatus to sue these bastards for this shit – fines can range to $500./call plus legal fees
Morris Dees rarely needed to put a Klansman in jail – he simply bankrupted them in civil court
Woman I spoke to in my voting calls minutes ago FOR TEN YEARS IN UTICA, NEW YORK, AT MARTIN LUTHER KING SCHOOL (25th district) HAS BEEN TURNED AWAY FROM HER POLLS FOR TEN YEARS AND WHEN SHE COMPLAINED TO REGISTRARS OFFICE WAS THROWN OUT. SHE IS AFRICAN AMERICAN AND A REGISTERED VOTER. SHE IS TRYING TO VOTE TODAY.
cbl, I followed your idea and brought enough pumpkin muffins for our people to share with the other side. Love your enemies and all that.
for those that want to follow the virginia election returns as they come in (nothing there yet, however…) go to:
http://sbe.virginiainteractive.org/index.htm
they say they’ll be up-to-the-minute starting 7pm eastern.
tommy–we had tom yum soup in your honor.
retirin’ in five @
40
LOL… probably true.
tommy yum @ 47
[THUD]
Thank you, I knew it would be delicious. You did not disappoint!
I am jealous of Jane tonight. I wish Spazeboy or CTBob were there to document.
I think that we need to require a class on democracy in order to graduate high school. I don’t think that half the people in this country understand or appreciate what it is.
It would be difficult to describe Republican behavior as anything other than non-patriotic.
As I was flipping through channels this morning I caught some Republican saying there was nothing wrong with what they were doing with the phone calls and that the only reason the Dems were upset by it was because we didn’t think of it first.
egregious @ 61
:) Had some in Brooklyn before we deadheaded home Sunday night.
That made my day.
montag @ 28
IA *definitely* NAL, but it occurs to me that the GOP and its associates have reached the level of a Corrupt Organization for purposes of the RICO Act. Bribery, extortion, theft, embezzlement, fraud, obstruction of justice — and that’s just the lobbyists and the corporate donors. Take the whole f*cking mess down, and seize their assets too — the GOP politicos, their lobbyists (former politicos), and their Ken Lay-esque buddy-buddies. They are the modern mob and should be prosecuted as such.
On the vote front, I cast mine in IL-05; low low turnout considering the most exciting things on the ballots were Cook County referendums. Been encouraging my co-workers to get to the polls the last several days, though; many of them live in much more key districts than my own (IL-06, for example).
Mary4, great to see you.
FWIW, Kentucky 03 is supposed to be a bellwether.
First time I ever went to the polls with a camera, just in case. What the hell is this country coming to?
An aside – 2:45 pm election day got a call from Tom Kean Sr. asking me to vote for Tom Kean Jr.
Thought it all stopped on election Tuesday. Anyone know the law?
ah punaise -
1-800 Get Bent
was over at the rnc site this morning and found there were no links for those experiencing problems with their vote – jeepers !
Voting at my neighborhood polling center in Denver (Mile Hi United Way) was smooth and easy — twenty minutes in and out, using the paper verified touch screen.
p-rex, thank you so much for this VA election link.
We’re supposed to minimize ziggurats today folks, it takes up blog time.
back when you could get a bronto-burger for 35 cents, we all had to take Civics class
John Casper @ 67
If you go by the talking heads, there’s bells ringing all over the place.
egregious @ 71
Guess this is more pertinent with heavy traffic, ie tonight.
Eeek! I was using the edit function and it made a zig? How ironic.
egregious @ 71
no worries…
also that’s just a template of a suggestion for any other race — you can go to your state’s secretary of state or state board of elections website and see if they are doing results in real time. most states do this.
Oh almost forgot, not that it matters to any races (Eshoo is my rep and Di-Fi my senator, Arnie’s going to win no matter how my district votes), but turnout seemed abnormally high at my polling place. Usually, even at the 2004 elections, there’s 5 machines with one in use when I walk in. Today all five were occupied and I had to wait for one to open up before voting. In the time I was on the machine, several others came in and had to wait.
We’ve got plenty of machines, thankfully, but that’s a definite uptick in participation from what I usually see.
Americablog is saying that it looks like a high turnout in VA too.
Gotta take that as a good sign.
Pacifica @ 64
I was surprised when my wife told me her school didn’t require civics. I’m not going to give my civics class much credit, though–it was really a pretty shallow and propagandic waste of time (not unlike the moonlighting coach who taught it). I like the idea, but I have no clue how to make sure such a class does what we’d want it to do.
a little levity . . .
http://americablog.blogspot.co…..bitch.html
Jacqrat @ 45
Second that. I love me some Rachel–used to sit through Tool Carlson just to get a few minutes of her on tv.
http://www.courier-journal.com…..6/61107078
Poll worker chokes a voter in Louisville, Ky.
We always managed to draw attention to ourselves, don’t we?
Froomkin gives props to Digby today! Go Digby!
Kentucky Woman @ 82
For a state that never actually seceded from the Union, you folks just get all kinds of lousy press.
There has to be prosecutions and jail time for this. The thugs need to thiink twice before starting something like this, even if the RNC has agreed to pay their legal bills like they did for the brownshirt from New Hampshire.
Kos headline:
Today is the end of the electronic voting machine
…
Here’s the bottom line — no one trusts those machines anymore.
new thread: “Bellwethers”
cbl @ 72
You beat me to it. Civics as a required course in the senior year in high school. Of course, I graduated in 1975 and intrest in civics was running rather high at the moment.
punaise @ 86
If this election accomplishes that much, it will have accomplished something. But I’m going to hold out for more.
sunlight @
29
Perhaps the WORLD would welcome an america with competant leadership, but better would be an america which comes to Europe and says, we want to learn more from how you’re trying to make a more sustainable world. It’s already being done here.
We could use your venture capital, and your respect. O’Glakers, bring it home!
Don’t we though? Geez…
District 3 is going to go blue. Thank God, it’s been sooooo long.
Just a gut feeling, but I’m third generation, and you just get a feel for these things.
Buying celebratory wine at 6:00 when the liquor stores re-open.
Kentucky Woman @ 82
If it was a Republican voter, I think we should chip in and pay for the poll worker’s legal fees. He/she had probably just HAD ENOUGH !!!
Sparkles the Iguana @ 92
I’d rather leave “humor” like that to the Republicans.
apparently I failed to appreciate what John is up to: a countdown
http://americablog.blogspot.co…..bitch.html
Just came across a link for the Greg Palast piece on Buzzflash.
http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/contributors/539
Kentucky Woman @ 91
When the Dems takeover, some things are going to change ;-)
cbl @ 94
I may as well say this one last time, while I can.
Man on dog! Man on dog!
Voted, went grocery shopping….now settling in, watching MSNBC (only because of Olbermann) until the Stewart/Colbert election coverage begins.
A tall glass of soy milk and ginger lemon cookies at hand…
Elections are bad for the waistline. If Dems win, I’ll give up sweets.
punaise @ 86
From your keyboard to God’s ears!
About the turnout – When more people vote, Democrats win. Let’s not forget thet Ned is the Democrat.
Seriously, I see no reason that these kind of techniques shouldn’t just warrant imprisonment – they should warrant the death penalty.
There’d be an issue for democrats. Federal death penalty for voter fraud such as this. Let’s see if the Republicans argue it’s too severe . . .
Here’s more on the GOP dirty tricks in Maryland:
http://www.washingtonmonthly.c…..010083.php
Why must these evil bastards ruin everything positive in American life? I have always loved election day, because it encapsulates what our country is supposed to be about– free people, freely exercising their right to choose their leaders.
To the right-wing, none of this matters. All they care about is winning, whatever it takes, and no matter what smoking ruins they leave behind them.