Kerry hints GOP may try to suppress black votes

[Cocoa]

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/printfullstory.aspx?storyid=24154

WASHINGTON (AP) -- John Kerry suggested Saturday night that Republicans may try to keep black voters from casting their ballots to help President Bush win in November. "We are not going to stand by and allow another million African American votes to go uncounted in this election," the Democratic presidential nominee told the Congressional Black Caucus.

"We are not going to stand by and allow acts of voter suppression, and we're hearing those things again in this election."

Kerry has a team of lawyers to examine possible voting problems to try to prevent a repeat of the 2000 election disputes. He also has said he has thousands of lawyers around the country prepared to monitor the polls on election day.

"What they did in Florida in 2000, some say they may be planning to do this year in battleground states all across this country," Kerry said. "Well, we are here to let them know that we will fight tooth and nail to make sure that this time, every vote is counted and every vote counts."

Bush-Cheney spokesman Steve Schmidt said the campaign would not respond to Kerry's "baseless, divisive attacks" until Sunday. "Today is a day of remembrance," he said.

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[comradebillyboy]

1. no shit sherlock

john has a firm grasp of the obvious

[Monte Carlo]

5. Airing it in public is not some trifle, you know.

It's asking for a world of trouble. You _should_ give Kerry some credit.

[goclark]

2. Good start Kerry now go for the gold!

This is the most important issue in this election.
The Media refuses to allow our message to be herd.
The Swifters are at work to SINK our Votes!
This is urgent stuff!

[leesa]

3. Does a bear shit in the woods. When haven't we suppressed the black

vote?? It's a national tradition as red-white and blue as the Fourth of July.

[goclark]

4. All the more reason that he does more than HINT nt

[Beetwasher]

6. I Hope He's Paying Attention To BBV As Well

I really hope they're prepared for that...

[sundog]

7. tell it like it is JK

[Moderator]

8. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=819947