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Sekhmets Daughter

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73. I am so embarrassed for this once great nation...
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 04:53 PM
Oct 2012

They began monitoring here in 2002 when Bush invited them in...this is the first time they are sending in such large numbers, looking for specific things like voter intimidation...

re:International Vote Monitors Warn Texas: Don't Mess With Us. allan01 Oct 2012 #1
Just voted for Obama in Texas gasser85 Oct 2012 #76
If Republicans... zentrum Oct 2012 #2
Republicans are full of shit The Wizard Oct 2012 #9
I have a feeling -- they have overseen elections in rougher places than Texas ;) MountainMazza Oct 2012 #3
True that. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2012 #11
The global community is putting right wingers in Texas in their place. Dawson Leery Oct 2012 #4
If Romney wins we well might need the help of the global community to survive as a country. And RKP5637 Oct 2012 #18
at a minimum. n/t silvershadow Oct 2012 #27
+1 freshwest Oct 2012 #39
Your 100% correct. oldbanjo Oct 2012 #52
I believe this to be an unfortunate fact. defacto7 Oct 2012 #90
+1 ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #46
THANK YOU UN!! Tigress DEM Oct 2012 #5
+1 freshwest Oct 2012 #40
I would love to see this group in every avebury Oct 2012 #6
I would love to see them demand paper ballots and hand counting! n/t cui bono Oct 2012 #60
Those Texas bugs do not like the light shined on them. go west young man Oct 2012 #7
+1 Hutzpa Oct 2012 #31
Teabillies getting their panties in a bunch already. The Wizard Oct 2012 #8
Their heads will be exploding next. Bet Alex Jones is having a stroke on the air... freshwest Oct 2012 #41
Yeah, TX got awfully defensive awfully fast on a mere suggestion that someone might be watching them blkmusclmachine Oct 2012 #10
oh yeah BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2012 #15
Exactly!!! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2012 #19
Ole Tricky ricky is up to his old tricks, we NEVER thought NavyMom Oct 2012 #28
Make sure you guy pay close attention to those machines Hutzpa Oct 2012 #32
don't forget the richardson/bush election--ann had a nearly 70% popularity rating (if I recall niyad Oct 2012 #89
Just tell them they're there to keep make sure there is no voter fraud. silvershadow Oct 2012 #34
Remember, this meme only applies to non-Republicans. The cons can do whatever AllyCat Oct 2012 #68
The UN Inspectors chuckstevens Oct 2012 #12
No, we don't replace "French" with "Freedom" kentauros Oct 2012 #45
Romney speaks French, loves the French. nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #72
LOL. Yeah that was last week. How does he feel about them today? nm rhett o rick Oct 2012 #77
Sure. But Ts might stay home rather than vote a Frenchy-lover (francophile too big a word for them) Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #85
Excellent point. nm rhett o rick Oct 2012 #93
WOW! Almost too good to be true! BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2012 #13
Is that a Pomeranian? We've got four! xtraxritical Oct 2012 #49
Today is UN Day! burrowowl Oct 2012 #14
they better have computer experts monitoring the computer voting machines maindawg Oct 2012 #16
They want world domination. All the money Romney wants to throw into RKP5637 Oct 2012 #21
+1 freshwest Oct 2012 #58
Republicans use the Pentagon as a Money Laundry Cobalt-60 Oct 2012 #92
You nailed it! That is already being reported, that people are catching their votes being flipped... freshwest Oct 2012 #80
I wonder if the righties at large are aware they're going to be monitored this time? toby jo Oct 2012 #17
The GOP has every reason to be afraid of scrutiny in Texas. malokvale77 Oct 2012 #20
This Texan welcomes the ODIHR - please come observe! TBF Oct 2012 #22
Seconded by another Texan. hamsterjill Oct 2012 #55
and yet another angel823 Oct 2012 #74
Welcome to DU! hamsterjill Oct 2012 #75
Texas native in the northwest for good. But eager to see Texas escape Teahadism. FREE TEXAS! freshwest Oct 2012 #81
Ann was a classic! hamsterjill Oct 2012 #94
phone calls in Florida neversaydie Oct 2012 #23
There's that American arrogance again SCVDem Oct 2012 #24
hey elleng...Great Post sheshe2 Oct 2012 #25
Hey, Partner... AlbertCat Oct 2012 #26
I just hope they are really serious in clamping down. Hutzpa Oct 2012 #29
Yet another reason to be ashamed of the leaders of my great state! I hope they do send 10,000 Dustlawyer Oct 2012 #30
+1 Not Sure Oct 2012 #54
Way cool. SoapBox Oct 2012 #33
Well if Texas is conducting their elections according to the law Tom1960 Oct 2012 #35
As part of the Democratic majority in Texas, I welcome election oversight! CapnSteve Oct 2012 #36
+1 ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #47
Eric Holder John2 Oct 2012 #37
Viva Texas!!! ( but please put ALL the observers in Ohio!) DMacTX Oct 2012 #38
Oh, and did anyone see the article about the "True the Vote" founder in the Houston Chronicle? CapnSteve Oct 2012 #42
"Texas to prosecute ...": Nice rhetoric from the safe haven of war criminals! n/t drdtroit Oct 2012 #43
Pretty sure Texas don't get to disallow election observers in federal votes Posteritatis Oct 2012 #44
It looks like they might be needed based on this article about voting machine errors: TexasTowelie Oct 2012 #48
No 'might' about it. elleng Oct 2012 #50
Bill White would have welcomed the observers DFW Oct 2012 #51
A reminder for "Pop Gun" Abbott: Gabby Hayes Oct 2012 #53
Wouldn't these observers have diplomatic immunity? GrantDem Oct 2012 #56
Not to mention the federal government's backing Posteritatis Oct 2012 #61
I hope the observers have bodyguards. Odin2005 Oct 2012 #57
I am SO glad our elections are being monitored now. FINALLY! cui bono Oct 2012 #59
I luv you Janez Lenarcic, director of the OSCE flamingdem Oct 2012 #62
i think it's really interesting... barbtries Oct 2012 #63
The American right loses thirty IQ points whenever other countries are mentioned. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #65
If US membership in OSCE is by treaty... cprise Oct 2012 #64
shouldn't apply anyway, it isn't the US, it is Texas olddad56 Oct 2012 #66
They have already started cheating Rider3 Oct 2012 #67
And have been preparing to cheat for 2+ years. elleng Oct 2012 #71
Oh, no. Go back to when Shrub became Governor. Or the PNAC was written. All there. World Domination. freshwest Oct 2012 #82
Right of course, fresh. elleng Oct 2012 #88
Well, yeah, the voter ID is Teahadist, since 2010. But the Diebold, vote flipping machines, etc. freshwest Oct 2012 #91
Cheaters and thieves get nervous when they're watched. Zoeisright Oct 2012 #69
Why isn't there an external non-profit, non-partisan organization Sophiegirl Oct 2012 #70
I am so embarrassed for this once great nation... Sekhmets Daughter Oct 2012 #73
Kick! n/t Tx4obama Oct 2012 #78
Thanks for the heads up, I wish more mods would link to the other article. politicaljack78 Oct 2012 #79
K&R midnight Oct 2012 #83
Some mentioned Obama calling in the National Guard on the dupe that brought me back here, so: freshwest Oct 2012 #84
This Abbott guy... what a buffoon. wakemewhenitsover Oct 2012 #86
I am a Texan working voting location in Harris County. Thinkingabout Oct 2012 #87
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