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is worrying the shit outta me. It's also pissing me off. If this were President Obama, Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity would have an militia ready.
Tagg Romney, the son of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, has purchased electronic voting machines that will be used in the 2012 elections in Ohio, Texas, Oklahoma, Washington and Colorado.
"Late last month, Gerry Bello and Bob Fitrakis at FreePress.org broke the story of the Mitt Romney/Bain Capital investment team involved in H.I.G. Capital which, in July of 2011, completed a "strategic investment" to take over a fair share of the Austin-based e-voting machine company Hart Intercivic," according to independent journalist Brad Friedman.
But Friedman is not the only one to discover the connection between the Romney family, Bain Capital, and ownership of voting machines
Truth out reports:
"Through a closely held equity fund called Solamere, Mitt Romney and his wife, son and brother are major investors in an investment firm called H.I.G. Capital. H.I.G. in turn holds a majority share and three out of five board members in Hart Intercivic, a company that owns the notoriously faulty electronic voting machines that will count the ballots in swing state Ohio November 7. Hart machines will also be used elsewhere in the United States.
In other words, a candidate for the presidency of the United States, and his brother, wife and son, have a straight-line financial interest in the voting machines that could decide this fall's election. These machines cannot be monitored by the public. But they will help decide who "owns" the White House."
Both The Nation and New York Times confirm the connection between the Romney family, Solamere and the Bain Capital investment in the voting machine company, Hart Intercivic, whose board of directors serve H.I.G. Capital.
"Mitt Romney, his wife Ann Romney, and their son Tagg Romney are also invested in H.I.G. Capital, as is Mitt's brother G. Scott Romney.
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/13221476-romney-family-buys-voting-machines-through-bain-capital-investment
Anyone know if this is getting any play anywhere?
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)perhaps that is why willard does not give a damn what he says because he is just going to steal the election no matter what
chowder66
(9,067 posts)Also I reviewed the DOJ website regarding each division responsible for voter complaints and justice.
The civil rights division
http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/vot/and
the criminal division;s public integrity section
http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2012/October/12-opa-1245.html
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)Our election process is completely broken. Every election season it has become necessary to approach the process as if we were at war with an enemy.
The very idea that our election process is open to financial investment and profiteering makes the whole process a sham.
elleng
(130,865 posts)REALLY bad news.
felix_numinous
(5,198 posts)this cannot be tolerated.
ProfessionalLeftist
(4,982 posts)to maddow, ed, lawrence... NONE of them will touch it. (AND sent it to the DOJ)
MEANWHILE, look at THIS:
Poll shows Obama's lead has dwindled to 1 point in Ohio - (PPP)
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/10/poll-ohio-obama-lead-dwindles.php
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)PPP is in the tank, don't know the mechanism but they are too suspicious, democratic leaning my azz
one_voice
(20,043 posts)my husband who doesn't follow as closely as I do, was appalled when I read the article. He said there's no way they'll let this stand. I told him it hasn't even been reported on the news shows. He still believes it will be and something will be done, me; not so much.
I don't understand how this is ethical or legal. Liberal media, my ass!
Z_I_Peevey
(2,783 posts)...my son-in-law came in the door and, when I told him what was happening, that boxes of uncounted ballots being removed by force by armed law enforcement, was incredulous. "But they can't do that!" he said.
Well, they did. And they got away with it.
And they got away with blatantly manipulating electronic vote counting in 2004 in Ohio. And now...
Well, Bill Plante and Chuck Todd and their ilk say we're just "crazy" for even suggesting it's wrong for candidates, their families and their supporters to OWN the voting machines.
The importance of this story seems self-evident to a sane person.
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)with all the posts on DU the past few days discouraging "stealing the vote" discussions.
ladjf
(17,320 posts)Petrushka
(3,709 posts)BlueToTheBone
(3,747 posts)Good job, Bob Fitrakis, Gerry Bello and Brad Sherman!