Signed Copies of Conyers Report - your chance to own a piece of history

[paineinthearse]

http://www.conyersblog.us/default.htm

Signed Copies of Conyers Report
What Went Wrong in Ohio?



As regular readers of this blog know, I have never asked for a contribution on it. Today, I am compelled to break that pristine record. Raising money is an unfortunate reality of politics and, when you do not side with corporations and other special interests on legislation, you turn to ordinary Americans for help.

Today, I ask for your help in raising money for my re-election campaign and to help elect other Democrats so that we can end Republican rule of the House of Representatives, one party rule in Washington, and finally hold this Administration accountable.

For every $50 contribution, I will send you a copy of What Went Wrong in Ohio?(shown above), signed by me, and recently published by the Academy Chicago Publishers. I do not make a penny off the sales of this book and this publication house published the book more as a public service than a money making venture. They did a great job. The book has an amazing forward by Gore Vidal and the text of my Ohio report.

If you can, please contribute today.

[Nothing Without Hope]

1. Fifty dollars? PRICELESS. Recommended and kicked n/t

[Al-CIAda]

2. Signed copy & help out Conyers? Cool deal! Just donated $100.

[paineinthearse]

3. About the Book

http://www.academychicago.com/conyers.html



What Went Wrong In Ohio:
The Conyers Report on the 2004 Presidential Election
Introduction by Gore Vidal
Edited by Anita Miller
Category: Politics/Current Affairs
Format: Trade paperback, 160pp, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
ISBN: 0-89733-535-x
Price: $10.95


About the Book
This fascinating and disturbing book is the official record of testimony taken by the Democratic Members and Staff of the House Judiciary Committee, presided over by Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, the Ranking Member. Originally released in January, 2005 by the Committee and now available in print for the first time.

Witnesses included both Republicans and Democrats, elected officials, voting machine company employees, poll observers, and many voters who testified about the harassment they endured, some of which led to actual vote repression.

While shreds of the electoral chaos in Ohio were reported in the press, the issue soon faded from public view. What Went Wrong In Ohio provides new insights into the abuse and manipulation of electronic voting machines and the arbitrary and illegal behavior of a number of elected and election officials which effectively disenfranchised tens of thousands of voters in order to change the outcome of an election.

Reviews
“I urge every American citizen to recognize that the integrity of our electoral process is at stake. We must face the hard truth that the system in its present form is too easily subverted. We must address this continuing erosion so that, in Abraham Lincoln’s immortal words, ‘government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.’ What Went Wrong in Ohio should be required reading for all who believe the right to vote is fundamental to freedom and the spirit of democracy.” —Bob Kerrey, President, New School University

“The only relevant civics lesson to emerge from the swindle that was last year’s presidential election. Any citizen who neglects to read it does so at his or her peril.”—Lewis Lapham, Harper’s Magazine

“An entirely new kind of ‘how to’ book: a ‘how to steal an election’ book. Forget Denmark—there was something infinitely more rotten in Ohio, where GOP election mechanics, not content to let the Supreme Court declare him president a second time, did all they could to help George W. Bush once more hijack the highest office in the land. John Conyers deserves the Congressional Medal of Honor—if there is even a shred of it left in that once noble institution.”—Larry Gelbart, Writer

[pbartch]

28. Get a copy of this book and auction it off on eBay!!!

Get the word out. Bush stold the election.

[Rainscents]

4. Signed and donated! Thanks for the link!!!

:kick:

[paineinthearse]

6. You are welcome, this is a personal issue

I'm on this until JC's work has been more widely acknowledged. A re-post about naming bugs after * and Cheny (originally made a couple months ago) and well after this one has twice the number of replies.

Bugs and Paris Hilton, DU is going down the drain!

:shrug:

[Rainscents]

8. Do you need a hug?

:hug:

[paineinthearse]

9. Hugs are always welcome.

But I am gladdened to see so many seperate posts about one issue - John Conyers' call to sign a letter to * about the Downing Street minutes. Almost as many as Terri Schiavo had!

[Rainscents]

5. I love this man.... He fight very hard for us little people. I'll do

anything to help him out!

:hi:

[MelissaB]

7. Thanks for posting this!

:hi:

I'll gladly give. Like I said in the other thread, there is nobody I respect and trust more than John Conyers.

[MelissaB]

10. In would be interesting to see where people are from who are sending $$.

Politicians could learn a lot from Conyers.

[MelissaB]

11. I'll go first----Alabama checking in.

:hi:

[Rainscents]

12. Washington State!

:hi:

[glitch]

14. Same here - let's have a competition and win this thing for WA! nt

[Al-CIAda]

13. Bonjour from New Orleans -the only place in America where being French

won't get you insulted.

:hi:

[paineinthearse]

16. Come to the Blackstone Valley in Massachusetts some day

bien sur!

[furman]

17. Connecticut here!

[newyawker99]

26. Hi furman!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[H2O Man]

15. Thank you for posting this.

I will be getting a check out in the mail in the morning. This is the type of thing that we should be backing. I appreciate your bringing this to our attention!!!

[tavalon]

18. Done

and kicked. We need to support our true patriots and Conyers is definitely one of those.

[Mnemosyne]

19. How great to be able to admire someone in the gov.

for a change!

kicked!

[lostnfound]

20. A privilege to do so. nt

[slor]

21. Thanks...

I will get one!

[Mnemosyne]

22. kick

:kick:

[paineinthearse]

23. Very interesting blog replies (you'll recognize a couple names from DU)

See http://www.conyersblog.us/archives/00000111.htm#comments

[cyberpj]

24. Contributing is a pleasure to support a TRUE AMERICAN PATRIOT.

I'm there.

[cyberpj]

25. Let's be sure to keep this kicked for DUers who return after the holiday.

:kick:

[pbartch]

29. I kicked it and put the message on other message boards

I also emailed Conyer's blog & website to other peeople.

I emailed C-span to ask WHY they haven't covered the story.

[Al-CIAda]

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[Wilms]

30. kick n/t

[tsuki]

31. Hopefully, mine is on the way! eom

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