Former GOP director to plead guilty in phone-jamming case (NH)

[NewHampshireDem]

http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showa.html?article=41443

CONCORD — A former Republican Party official accused of plotting to jam Democratic phone banks on Election Day 2002 will plead guilty Wednesday, according to a federal prosecutor.

Chuck McGee, former executive director of the state GOP, is accused of hiring a Virginia firm to make repeated hang-up calls to six phone banks on Nov. 5, 2002. Among the contests decided that day was the U.S. Senate race in which Republican Rep. John Sununu beat outgoing Democratic Gov. Jeanne Shaheen.

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McGee is accused of hiring GOP Marketplace of Alexandria, Va., to find a company to make the calls to Democratic Party offices that had set up lines for voters who needed rides to the polls. The Manchester firefighters' union phone lines also were affected.

He allegedly paid GOP Marketplace $15,600 on Nov. 4 and gave them the phone numbers to the offices in Manchester, Nashua, Rochester and Claremont. The calls — more than 800 total — lasted for about an hour and a half before then-Republican State Committee Chairman John Dowd ordered them halted, Hinnen has said.

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Fortunately the NH Democratic Committee is not going to let this end here. They are convinced that this conspiracy goes deeper.

[izzie]

1. I missed that yesterday in the Dover paper. Thanks.

Like children but then winning is all that counts. Right?

[Judi Lynn]

2. This is wonderful news. Hope he gets a clean judge

who will really get after him.

Why is it we always find it is REPUBLICANS doing this ugly business to others? It just doesn't happen with Democrats.

IF they didn't cheat, they'd NEVER win.

[MaineDem]

3. Dirty tricks = GOP practice

I wonder what the "terms of the agreement" are? Kathy Sullivan will keep this kicked.

[Norquist Nemesis]

4. Does anyone have the details on this race?

or where I can find them...particularly in the affected counties? I want to have my ammunition ready when a couple of assholes give the standard "so what?" response. :evilgrin:

[davidwhite0570]

5. Evil will stop at nothing....

[sendero]

6. The problem is...

... this pond scum asshole should get hard time, but he'll get
community service and a fine and maybe some probation.

As if there is a crime more heinous than thwarting democracy.

[Norquist Nemesis]

7. "is a crime more heinous than thwarting democracy"

Main Entry: trea·son
Pronunciation: 'trEz-&noun
Function: noun
Etymology: Anglo-French treison crime of violence against a person to whom allegiance is owed, literally, betrayal, from Old French traïson, from traïr to betray, from Latin tradere to hand over, surrender
: the offense of attempting to overthrow the government of one's country or of assisting its enemies in war; specifically : the act of levying war against the United States or adhering to or giving aid and comfort to its enemies by one who owes it allegiance —trea·son·ous /-&s/ adjective

[Digit]

8. Values, yeah right (eom)