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Our local news media has been for about a week now reporting on Jesse Jackson’s presence in the state of Ohio, rousing up the “faithful”, preaching the doctrine of “victimhood” and generally attempting to take from our recent presidential election, its authenticity - it appears the gravy train may be ending for him and I suppose one does, what one thinks one has to do, to keep it chugging on track:
"…The 2004 presidential election was plagued by fraud and voter suppression, according to some Democratic members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, liberal special interest groups and big-name private citizens, who used the formal surroundings of a congressional office building Wednesday to present their evidence.
Many of those present declared the election of 2004 not yet over. “It ain’t over,” Rainbow PUSH Coalition founder Jesse Jackson declared. “This race is not over until it is certified – every vote is counted and honored.”
The event, called “Preserving Democracy: What Went Wrong in Ohio,” was chaired by U.S. Rep. John Conyers from Michigan, the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee. It was held at the Rayburn House Office Building, across the street from the U.S. Capitol, and focused on results in the Buckeye State. President Bush won Ohio by more than 135,000 votes over Democrat John Kerry.
Jackson said Americans “must not adjust to tyranny” and told Judiciary Committee Democrats that he was on hand “to make a moral appeal” for a “thorough investigation” of the election. Jackson is apparently dissatisfied with the early conclusions of the Organization for the Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), which sent dozens of its staff to observe this year’s U.S. election. According to the group’s preliminary findings, available on its website, the 2004 election “was generally marked by professionalism and dedication.” The OSCE does acknowledge some of the problems Jackson mentioned on Wednesday.
The “Electoral College should be abolished,” Jackson asserted, referring to the 538 votes that when cast determine the actual winner of a presidential election, but do not always match the results of the popular vote. While President Bush won both a majority of electoral votes and the popular vote this year, he managed only to secure the Electoral College majority in 2000 over Democratic candidate Al Gore.
In 2004, Jackson and others said the Election Day problems included malfunctioning electronic voting machines, manipulated exit polls, misinformation and long lines at polling places servicing large numbers of poor people and minorities. These problems amounted to election fraud in Ohio, he said.
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"…The 2004 presidential election was plagued by fraud and voter suppression, according to some Democratic members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, liberal special interest groups and big-name private citizens, who used the formal surroundings of a congressional office building Wednesday to present their evidence.
Many of those present declared the election of 2004 not yet over. “It ain’t over,” Rainbow PUSH Coalition founder Jesse Jackson declared. “This race is not over until it is certified – every vote is counted and honored.”
The event, called “Preserving Democracy: What Went Wrong in Ohio,” was chaired by U.S. Rep. John Conyers from Michigan, the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee. It was held at the Rayburn House Office Building, across the street from the U.S. Capitol, and focused on results in the Buckeye State. President Bush won Ohio by more than 135,000 votes over Democrat John Kerry.
Jackson said Americans “must not adjust to tyranny” and told Judiciary Committee Democrats that he was on hand “to make a moral appeal” for a “thorough investigation” of the election. Jackson is apparently dissatisfied with the early conclusions of the Organization for the Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), which sent dozens of its staff to observe this year’s U.S. election. According to the group’s preliminary findings, available on its website, the 2004 election “was generally marked by professionalism and dedication.” The OSCE does acknowledge some of the problems Jackson mentioned on Wednesday.
The “Electoral College should be abolished,” Jackson asserted, referring to the 538 votes that when cast determine the actual winner of a presidential election, but do not always match the results of the popular vote. While President Bush won both a majority of electoral votes and the popular vote this year, he managed only to secure the Electoral College majority in 2000 over Democratic candidate Al Gore.
In 2004, Jackson and others said the Election Day problems included malfunctioning electronic voting machines, manipulated exit polls, misinformation and long lines at polling places servicing large numbers of poor people and minorities. These problems amounted to election fraud in Ohio, he said.
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