ACORN Watch: Fraud in New Mexico; NYTimes defends the racket
I’ll save you the time and energy you’d waste reading the New York Times’ CYA editorial on ACORN.
Three syllables (four if you’re Joe Biden): La-dee-da.
The Times sees nooooo problem at all with the massive, nationwide voter registration/voter fraud racket led by ACORN and its compatriots.
In fact, they want more!
Republicans aren’t saying anything about another more serious voter-registration scandal: the fact that about one-third of eligible voters are not registered. The racial gaps are significant and particularly disturbing. According to a study by Project Vote, a voting-rights group, in 2006, 71 percent of eligible whites were registered, compared with 61 percent of blacks, 54 percent of Latinos and 49 percent of Asian-Americans.
Much of the blame for this lies with overly restrictive registration rules. Earlier this year, the League of Women Voters halted its registration drive in Florida after the state imposed onerous new requirements.
The answer is for government to a better job of registering people to vote. That way there would be less need to rely on private registration drives, largely being conducted by well-meaning private organizations that use low-paid workers. Federal and state governments should do their own large-scale registration drives staffed by experienced election officials. Even better, Congress and the states should adopt election-day registration, which would make such drives unnecessary.
The real threats to the fabric of democracy are the unreasonable barriers that stand in the way of eligible voters casting ballots.
Yes, we need more Voter Fraud Homes. More thug thizzlin’. This will repair the fabric of democracy!
The ACORN apologists cling bitterly to the notion that voter registration fraud and voter fraud are two separate, unrelated matters.
Meanwhile, more stories like this fresh one out of New Mexico keep piling up:
The New Mexico Republican Party said they believe 28 people voted fraudulently in an Albuquerque state House district in the June Democratic primary.
The Republican Party found the problems in a review of 92 newly registered voters in House District 13.
State Rep. Justine Fox-Young, an Albuquerque Republican, said a number of the suspected fraudulent voters voted by absentee ballot.
Republicans released details for 10 of those votes. The registration cards that were filled out had no social security numbers, drivers license numbers or birthdates for the voters.
Pat Rogers, an attorney who advises the state GOP, said they plan to turn the suspect ballots over to the state attorney general’s office and the Bernalillo County district attorney.
La-dee-da…
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That is nice. I have missed the last 4/5 K issues and was planning on catching up this morning. But I can see how the NY Times would support fraud: Maureen Dowd.
Don’t Feed The Trolls-ignore them.
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ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS
Should be a convenience store
NOT a Government Agency
this election will be stolen by the democrats, and the future ‘elections’ in this country will be an even bigger sham. it’ll be like voting in the soviet union. we’re in for some dark times. and I really hope its the morons who support these fascist scum who suffer most. the revolution always devours its own…ask trotsky…
People not bothering to register to vote is a Scandal? Wrong word. It’s pathetic. Same as their unwillingness to look for a job.
But why worry? ACORN is coming to the rescue with a pack of smokes and $5. Provided you register fraudulently 76 times.
I hate these “voter drives” for the potential fraud, but mostly I think if someone can’t get their butts to their local city hall or DMV to register themselves then they have a real problem. Geesh!
Again, it’s rraaaccciiissmmm!
They have bought into Chicago style politics. Vote from the grave, vote in another state, Vote early and often. This has been common practice in Chicago since the 50s, and it is no wonder the Republicans don’t hardly exists their. They are impotent. Same will happen nationwide. The US becomes Chicago.
Uhh, well f-yeah there should be overly restrictive registration rules. Were voting for the most powerful dude (or babe) in the world.
Maybe we can slap a RICO on the Democrat Party.
They don’t vote because they elect not to.
They don’t work because they elect not to and don’t have to because of welfare.
It’s just laziness not some grand scheme devsed by Republicans to “hold them down.” No, that’s the job of Democrats.
Expose these cockroaches… is that racist?
devised.
Ah I see under Obama we will all be forced to register to vote. It will no longer be a right it will be mandatory. Makes you wonder if Obama’s support of making the union ballot not secret is the first step towards the same with election ballots.
Yeah like citenship, being 18, actually living in the state in which you are voting…..oh the travesty!!!
Will BO require each of us to read the NYT, when he rules the earth?
Yeah like citizenship, being 18, actually living in the state in which you are voting…..oh the travesty!!!
There fixed it.
Don’t forget that Stalin, Mao and Fidel were all democratically elected to their offices with 100% of the popular vote.
If you aren’t smart enough to register, than you shouldn’t register! We don’t want you anyway.
I repeat:
If ACORN is going through all the trouble to create fraudulent registrations – what other purpose could those registrations serve other than to turn into fraudlent votes?
If they’re created bad registrations for the sake of bad registrations…it would be stupid. And pointless.
This entire election is a fraud. Obama will win, it will not matter if the entire country votes McCain, the results have already been bought and paid for.
Notice that MM does not challenge the substance of the NYTimes editorial, only its conclusion. The NYTimes points out that registration fraud never has been significant, that Republicans have a history of trumped up registration fraud charges, that ACORN itself reported most of the questionable registration forms, and that we wouldn’t be in this mess if Republicans didn’t make it so hard to register.
By the way, it turns out that Joe Plumber had a minor error on his registration form that should get him kicked off the rolls too.
any sane american that can’t see that the lunatics are taking over the asylum needs glasses. this is the most egregious case of organized voter fraud ever witnessed. jimmy carter, where the hell are you when you see an organization, paid for by the government, systematically committing fraud with the assistance of government officials and a bought and paid for press? this is how the leftist leaders maintain power. look at what has happened to joe the plumber for daring to ask an embarrassing question of the leader. it won’t be long before he gets sent off to a reeducation camp.
Let’s look at these “onerous rules” needed to register to vote in Florida.
1.Be a citizen of the United States of America
2.Be a Florida resident.
3.Be 18 years old.
4. Not now be adjudicated mentally incapacitated.
5. Not having been convicted of a felony without your civil rights being restored.
6.Provide your current and valid Florida driving license number or Florida ID number.
I’m guessing the NYT has a problem with #1 and #5.
I see. Citizenship is unreasonable. Residency is unreasonable. Single-registration is unreasonable. Got it.
There would be no fabric left if NYT had its way.
onerous requirement = proof of eligibility
i guess when you have a cultural difference where people “stay” at residences, as opposed to “live” at them, this will happen. there is no question about where one “stays”, only where one legally lives.
this gap has nothing to do with race, but culture. whites don’t have any less requirements for registration than other color. it simply takes being a half-assed responsible person to vote. nothing more.
Voter ID now.
Why do we allow this bullcrap to go on? We all know the scam. We all know there is fraud being perpetrated. Let’s nail these un-American bastards already and secure our republic.
Politicians and law enforcement: Do your damned jobs! Uphold the Constitution!
If you’re called, “Racists,” so be it. Grow thicker skins, and while you’re at it, a pair.
Where is courage anymore? This is supposed to be the Land of the Free.
LGM
I would say that the 200,000 tagged suspect registrations out of 600,000 in Ohio, is pretty significant. As for your claim that it is hard to register, see post #21.
lgm, the ’substance’ of the article is based on a false premise.
Why argue based on a false premise?
obviously…thats why they volunteer as ‘poll workers’ to stuff the ballot boxes, and of course these mail-in votes are a joke.
The Republican party says? Then it must be true! Never mind the fact that only 26 people nationwide were actually convicted for voter fraud between 2002 and 2005, despite the DOJ’s well-documented crusade to pursue the voter fraud ruse.
Obviously, “Mickey Mouse” isn’t actually voting.
The bottom line is that the people who are too stupid and/or lazy to register are Democrats-that is why this is a problem for the NYT.
Eventually, they will want all votes of felons,minorities, and the poor to be automotically cast electronically for Democrats across the board, because that is how they would want to vote if the Republicans weren’t keeping them down.
lgm
You and the dems are getting stuck on the wrong issue. Joe the plumber is not the issue. The issue is that when confronted on taxes, out side of a canned speech with a telepromptor, Obama voiced his actual position, and that is to “spread the wealth” by taking from those that “have” and giving to those that “don’t” through taxes.
I understand why you are focusing on Joe and not what Obama said. It is because most people do not agree with that philosophy and if too many understand that is how “that one” thinks, he will not be elected.
Osama Obama and his enablers want to make certain he gets 110% of the vote.
It’s so easy to register in California that thousands of illegal aliens have done it. The NYT no doubt approves.
When does the Slimes change its name to Pravda?
No, he has Goofy voting for him. Probably in California and Florida.
People not registering, not voting is their business–perhaps they do not care, are making a statement, whatever–it is their business.
And as they may be of the Wrong Party I support their not voting. I work registration tables and often go door to door asking: Any Republicans needing to register? If a Wrong Party Person wants to register I most certainly register them–and mail in all forms that night. But I ask: “Any Republicans needing to register?” And unlike ACORN and other non-partisan Wrong Party Democrats I never violate my oath-without fear or favor as it states. And if some fool wishes to call me a dirty name oh well; we should have quit worrying about that before high school.
Saturday I go to Poll Worker school. I have the most important job in our station–make the coffee.
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ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS
Should be a convenience store
NOT a Government Agency
God Bless America except for the blue states.
“Redistributing” the MSM’s negativity again, LGM? Wave that negative flag high, my man!
He might have, if he registered during Ohio’s same-day window and voted absentee.
I know, registering to vote is a very difficult thing for liberals to comprehend. Here’s some help if you are in Michigan (although the October 6th deadline has passed). I’m sure Michigan isn’t the only state that makes it easy for all citizens to register…Geesh!
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How do I register to vote in Michigan?
To register to vote you must be …
* a U.S. citizen;
* at least 18 years of age by election day;
* a resident of Michigan and the city or township where you are applying to register to vote.
Where. You can register to vote for federal, state, and local elections by mail; at your county, city, or township clerk’s office; or by visiting any Secretary of State branch office.
Good, then voter fraud did not get Bush in the White House, glad that is settled. Since there is really no fraud going on, the best thing is to let the Republicans push the DOJ to investigate the accusations of fraud this election cycle, and if they are proved to be false, then you get to say nany nany na na….Settled.
WTF are you talking about? What makes it difficult to register to vote? And how is it the Republicans fault?
I can’t drive due to a medical condition, but I still needed identification, which I got at the…wait for it…DMV, and it had the same box to check for voter registration as a driver’s license application.
If you’ve ever gone shopping a major grocery store, there are constantly people outside the front door trying to register you to vote. And I never once saw any Republican-y looking peoples trying to stop anyone from registering.
Something tells me the NYT would be singing a different tune if a conservative group was accused of frauding up registrations and absentee votes for religious conservatives. But a far-left group (joined with Obama at the hip) frauding up votes for Democrats? Nothing to see here, folks. Please move along . . .
The NYT shows once again why it must be put out of business.
The idea of equating disenfranchisement with being to lazy or ignorant to register to vote is laughable on it’s face.
The fact is that minority voting has gone down significantly since democrats started shouting from the roof tops that the black vote didn’t count in southern Florida. If there is any blame here, it’s the idiotic liberal rhetoric.
Voting works the same way as getting a high school diploma. If you want one and are willing to do the work, no problem. If you do not bother to show up- that is your fault. If people can not be bothered to vote, fine. Just do not complain about it. You had the option and chose not to exercise it.
Thank you, Jesus, that this CULTURE OF CORRUPTION is being exposed!
And I thank you, Jesus, in advance, for the prosecutions and convictions that will come next.
I pray in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth for all corruption, regardless of party, to be exposed, prosecuted, convicted, and prevented.
We must prevent the corruption and fraud that is being perpetrated by those who want their candidate to “win” “by any means necessary”.
NO MORE STOLEN ELECTIONS!
JTPDS Alert! From lgm. Ya, think?
“The real threats to the fabric of democracy are the unreasonable barriers that stand in the way of eligible voters casting ballots.” NYT
Oh. My. God.
We’re allowing the crazies to take over our country because we think we can dissuade them with words and reason. You can’t reason with a crazy person!!!
We’re behaving like a battered woman who thinks if she could just explain herself to her batterer – if she could just make him understand – he would stop beating her. Unfortunately for the woman, “not understanding” ain’t why he’s abusing her!
The lefties, the MSM, and the politicians ignore the rule of law. They laugh in our faces and dare us to do anything about it. Why are we so polite and reasonable? Why do we obey the signs and keep off the grass?
In a couple of hours I’ll be heading for my fortress in the mountains. Yaay! A whole weekend unplugged from the realm of insanity!
If there are so many supposedly “eligible” voters out there who are not registered, as the NYT claims, then why isn’t ACORN and like-minded groups focusing their multi-million dollar efforts at registering these voters? ACORN’s efforts seem directed at obvious voter frauds and scams like fake registrations, multiple registrations, and bribing crackheads with cigarettes. Why would they risk getting caught and possibly going to jail when, according to the NYT, there are so many legitimate voters out there who are unregistered?
If you live in Florida or Ohio, or any state that allows poll watchers, go find out how you can sign up then challenge anyone who might be a fraud. Make them prove who they are.
Registering is easy. Super easy. Here you can request the form and get it mailed to your residence. Request online, on the phone or by snail mail. You can walk into a number of locations. You don’t even have to wait in a line.
Would someone please explain to me how registering is difficult? And then define ‘difficult.’ Thank you.