DUers needed! Write a 400 word column for "Your Voices" column

[roseBudd]

for the Cincinnati Enquirer.

The Enquirer showed it's contempt yesterday when they chose to send a biased right wing hack columnist to cover a local news event, the breakfast rally at Integrity Hall attended by Cliff Arenebeck lawyer for Alliance for Democracy and the Rev. Jesse Jackson. That's right they did not send a reporter. Just a right wing columnist. The result was predictable.

Compare newspaper coverage:

Right wing columnist
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041130/COL05/411300368/1004


Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Let Jackson take lesson from King

By Peter Bronson
Enquirer staff writer



But then I wondered: On what planet do lawsuits spread hope? Are Jesse, two dozen ministers, a few union leaders and the rest of the crowd the last people who don't know it's over?

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But maybe he's just reminding everyone that Jesse is still a political player, even after he was left on the bench by Democrats until the final desperate minutes.

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So he should still be close enough to remember King's test of right and wrong from his Letter From Birmingham Jail: "Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust."

In my book, fanning unfounded fears that the election was fixed does not uplift the human personality, or the reputation of Jesse Jackson.





today's editorial:
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041130/EDIT01/411300303/1020/EDIT

On Monday, Jesse Jackson was in Cincinnati on a statewide swing to demand a recount. Among the grievances: disqualified provisional ballots, vote-count errors, registration snafus and polling-place logjams.

Others are alleging that outright vote fraud handed the election to George W. Bush, comparing us unfavorably to Ukraine. That's nonsense. Whatever our Nov. 2 problems and screw-ups, they're minor compared to nations that do not have our bi- and non-partisan tradition of honoring the people's electoral will.

Besides, the 2004 Ohio result was nowhere as close as Florida 2000, and not even a full recount would give the presidency to John Kerry over Bush.


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That's why there's a faint ring of truth when Jackson says, "This is about the integrity of the vote. This is not about the Kerry campaign." But let's be honest: Had Kerry won, would Jackson be holding rallies across Ohio agitating for a recount? Still, the fact that such accusations can be considered shows we still need real voting reform. Congress and the states should settle the disputes over voting-machine technology, voter registration and polling procedures - and provide ample funding to make the proper changes.



with local TV news coverage:
http://www.wcpo.com/news/2004/local/11/29/recount.html

Veteran civil rights leader Jesse Jackson was in Bond Hill Monday morning urging Tri-state supporters to join him in challenging this month's vote in Ohio.

His group, the Rainbow PUSH coalition, is calling for a constitutional amendment to standardize elections nationwide, in addition to asking for an independent investigation into Ohio voting.

9News Reporter Bill price says local supporters gave Reverend Jackson a warm reception to challenging the vote in court.

Reverend Jesse Jackson was treated as a "celebrity" by almost a hundred ministers and political supporters who joined him for a breakfast reception at Integrity Hall. He repeated his call for an investigation into what he says were "strange goings-on" at some Ohio polls.

The Enquirer has already heard from some DUers today on this outrage. A Your Voices column laying out the facts in 400 words would be huge. Contact Ray Cooklis to propose a "Your Voices" column:

Ray Cooklis
(M-F, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.) Your Voice, reader contributions [e-mail] 513-768-8525

to complain about the Bronson slam of Rev. Jackson contact editor Julie Engebrecht:

Julie Engebrecht
(M-F, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.) Local News [e-mail] 513-768-8147

[roseBudd]

1. Kick SW Ohio DUer needed to rebut this BS

[Straight Shooter]

2. "On what planet do lawsuits bring hope?"

How absurb. bush v. Gore brought a lot of hope, and results, to the GOP (setting aside the SCOTUS bias for the POTUS)

Did this man see Erin Brockovitch? How about A Civil Action? How does one define "hope" anyway? We don't want hope. We have hope. We want justice, or at least a level playing field for all citizens with respect to their voting rights.

Also, does this man believe some lawsuits are okay, and others are not? Does it depend upon whose ox is getting gored? (Oh, the irony of that expression.)

Rosebud: What is the deadline for submission to Your Voices? I have a heavy work schedule today, but I know all about what lawsuits do for people. Without lawsuits, there would be no hope.