CNN, CA SoS Cand. on Emergency Paper PLUS: Diebold Operative Shenanigans!

[BradBlog]

Much rolling. So more, likely, later... - Brad

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CNN's Lou Dobbs: 'New Emergency Paper Ballot Legislation Could Help Avoid An E-Voting Debacle'
Media Gets on Board, Dems Get on Board…So Where are the Republicans in Congress?

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) in Dobb's report last night: "I really have lost a lot of faith in these machines and it's expensive. Why not just go back to the simple paper ballot, at least until we're really sure that we've resolved all the problems?"

FULL STORY, TRANSCRIPT:
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3543

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California Sec. of State Candidate Lauds Emergency Paper Ballot Legislation!
'It's the Help America Vote Act, not the Help Diebold Profit Act,' Says Dem Nominee
State Senator Debra Bowen, Staunch Election Transparency Proponent, Issues Strong Statement on Congressional Initatives!

In addition to Bowen's stinging full statement in support of the Congressional legislation, we also have details on the Diebold representative who was actually caught working out of, and drafting documents for the California Sec. of State -- Bowen's opponent -- Bruce McPherson on behalf of the state!

Coincidentally, the same Diebold operative was found to have been posting disinformation to The BRAD BLOG as "Wally O'Diebold" in comments some time ago.



FULL STORY, BOWEN STATEMENT:
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3543

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VoteTrustUSA.org Issues 'URGENT ALERT' for Citizens to CALL Congress NOW to Demand Passage of Emergency Paper Ballot Legislation!
Another Election Integrity Organization Joins Drumbeat Hoping to Mitigate Disaster this November With Last Chance Common Sense Legislation!

ACTION ALERT, CONGRESSIONAL PHONE-NUMBERS:
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3544

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'DIEBOLDED'?: C-SPAN Online Poll Flips Latenight from 78% AGAINST E-Voting to 53% in FAVOR!
UPDATE: Just After BRAD BLOG Posts Day Long Results Showing Massive Distrust of E-Voting, Results Suddenly Flip After Hours!

Results of C-SPAN's online poll at end of day, as of 9/27/06, 6:07pm ET…



UPDATED: Numbers flipped just after BRAD BLOG reports on poll! Thousands of "votes" suddenly pour in after hours. Results as of 9/27/06, 9:49pm ET...



DETAILS: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3541

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[Peace Patriot]

1. Unfortunately, the Diebold Congress was too busy thinking up ways

for Junior to continue torturing people, to be bothered about the meltdown of our election system. I mean, what can you expect from a Congress (s)elected by Diebold and ES&S, except rubber stamping of a president who was also (s)elected by Diebold and ES&S?

Makes sense, no? And they are the last people on earth to want voters to have paper ballots!

Ah, me! Thank you, Brad, for all your work! Thank you, Debra Bowen, for running against that S.O.B.!

As for CNN, as usual, it's all in the framing. They don't ask, "Do you want Bushite corporations 'counting' all the votes with TRADE SECRET, PROPRIETARY programming code and virtually no audit/recount controls (the reality of electronic voting), or do you want transparent, verifibale, recountable elections (the old reliable system in which everyone can SEE and understand the vote counting)?

E-voting vs. non-E-voting is like: What would you like today, sir--waterboarding, or dogs set upon you?

Those thousands of after-midnight "votes" could all be sincere. Who knows? They like bright shiny toys.

Please see my post on Absentee Ballot voting today: "What do you expect from the Diebold Congress?"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2851762

We have a chance to save our democracy, but I think our time is very limited. I lay out what we need to do, and why. I think that massive Absentee Ballot voting this fall can bring down the election theft industry.

[Wilms]

2. K&R n/t