Reply #36: Ok.. here's the deal with Bev as far as I'm concerned, then I'm done.... [View All]

[snowbear]

.... with this thread.

I've met her.. She's been busting her butt on our Diebold lawsuit up here and has been incredibly helpful. I don't know anything about a "temper" that I've read elsewhere -- I only know what I've seen of her. Very professional, powerful speaker, and completely dedicated to her mission.

There are evidently two sides to this story though because there's an awful lot of people that have a very negative opinion of her.
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A Daily KOS Member states- http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/1/15/19174/3163

Bev Harris, an American Hero - Part 4, a Conspiracy to Malign
by Bozos Rnot4 Bush
Sun Jan 15, 2006 at 04:17:04 PM PDT

"I've never asked people in a diary to recommend it before, but I'm asking now. I have uncovered solid evidence of a devious, coordinated campaign to discredit Bev Harris and BBV research, which strikes at the heart of something we all should support - our right to vote, and have our votes counted.

Here's my opening salvo:

Shortly after Bev Harris' site was shut down by Diebold in September 2003, Bev Harris wanted to set up a new site as a temporary measure, because the California Recall was only a couple of weeks away. Ignoring Bev's initial (edited) objection, David Allen (her publisher at the time, fired in 2004, and now the overt leader of the "BASHBEV.COM" movement) contacted Tom Flocco's right-hand man, who set up this insecure site.

His name is Robert Mendenhall Jr. of Whitestar Website Design. He only had a handful of clients. Besides tomflocco.com, his only other claim to fame was this site for Vreeland crap. Not coincidentally, Andy Stephenson was a regular at the Vreeland site, as well as moderator at the insecure temp site.

Clearly, Tom Flocco is a right wing disinfo freak, and very proud of his right-wing ties, and hey...there's his right-hand man Whitestar (Robert Mendenhall Jr, David Allen' buddy) again!

I'd like to close this chapter with a quick refresher on what Bev Harris has done for us. Those who have accused her of being a freeper, a scam artist, not on the side of truth and justice, yada yada yada, should be deeply ashamed of themselves. Her story is a testament to what an average, everyday American can do, when confronted with something that has to be done.

THERE IS NO BETTER EVIDENCE IN THIS WORLD THAN EVIDENCE THAT PROVES SOMEONE "WALKS THE WALK," INSTEAD OF MERELY "TALKS THE TALK."


Bev Harris - Blackbox Voting
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Evidently, from what members here are saying-- she used to post here @ DU?

Sorry.. I guess I just haven't dropped in there enough to understand why theirs a rift going on? :shrug:

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Here is another article from TPM about her (mostly about voting machines) that came out a few days ago-

http://houseoflabor.tpmcafe.com/blog/background_n015e/2006/sep/14/to_err_is_human_but_use_diebold_computers_to_really_screw_the_pooch
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I don't want to tick anyone off here who is not fond of her.. I've read how some people are mad at a call she made to Randi Rhodes, then another thread suggests it wasn't even her who called. Oy.. who knows!?

All I know is that the KOS gang seems to be pretty adamant that a very effective "swiftboating operation" has been underway against Bev. (By looking at the site BASHBEV.COM ... the seem to be on to something. - they are certainly on to something.

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I can only say this.. She's working very hard for us. And I'm not aware of the personal problems that some of my DU buds have with her, so I think I'll just bypass these types of threads.

I just hope --- I really, really hope ---- that a "devious, coordinated campaign to discredit Bev" is not underway (and there it is... I sure hope no one @ DU has fallen for it) KOS mentions that many of the people involved in BASHBUSH still post at DU.

That's all - :shrug: -- Thanks.