Election lawsuit gathering steam in mainstream media (!)

[wildflower]

From the Timberjay newspapers in Minnesota...

Election lawsuit gathering steam in mainstream media

By Marshall Helmberger

While the outcome of the 2004 presidential election is all but in the history books, an interesting new chapter is being written right now in Ohio, the state that cemented George W. Bush’s electoral college victory.
A lawsuit filed there Monday challenges Bush’s victory in the state, alleging that a long list of irregularities, including intentional vote suppression in Democratic precincts and outright manipulation of vote totals in some locations, combined to steal the Ohio election and the presidency from Democratic candidate John Kerry. While Kerry isn’t behind the lawsuit, his campaign has become more vocal in recent weeks in pushing for answers about what actually happened in Ohio on Nov. 2. and is now funding some legal work there.

Questions about the vote in Ohio and elsewhere have been rampant on the Internet ever since Nov. 2, but the mainstream media has been slow to pick up on this developing story— until this week.

The lawsuit certainly has attracted media interest, as has an ongoing investigation into the situation, led by Democratic congressman John Conyers. Conyers began hearings this week in Ohio and already those hearings have produced very disturbing revelations about potential vote fraud. One of the most electrifying comes from an affidavit filed Dec. 13 by the deputy director of elections in Hocking County, Ohio. The official, Sherole Eaton, claims that a technician from the company that was hired to help tabulate returns from electronic voting machines, entered county offices on Dec. 10 under the guise of answering legal questions in advance of a partial hand recount of certain precincts, as requested by the Libertarian and Green Party presidential candidates in Ohio.

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[desi826]

1. I have been so upset since I read about this

I could not believe that they let some technician come in and tamper with the machines on the eve of a recount. Then told him the counties that would come next. These people should be fired and brought up on charges.
This constitutes outright fraud.
Blatant fraud.
Des

[steely]

2. The good news is about the MSM picking up the story....

time will only tell if it is indeed true - we'll just have to keep up the pressure. Go John Conyers!

[Nordic]

3. kick

:kick:

[BikeWriter]

4. Keelhaul the bastids! Keel hauling's illegal? Get a rope!

;-)

[JMS825]

5. MSM not reporting

from my understanding the media aggreed not to cover the recount cause they felt it would influence the results also they felt it would take away credibility of the outcome. But my opinion it is cause Powell will start trouble for free channels claiming FCC violations. Although I believe there was fraud and I believe Bush lost and cheated, I do believe it shouldnt be all over the news cause Bush will still hold presidancy and America will look like a huge joke and will lead to other countries distancing themselves from us or worse attacking us cause we appear week. Bush needs to go but it wont happen with the recount. The republican gods wont let it happen. So impeach Bush!!!

[Deja Q]

6. Mainstream media? What's in it for them?

This is a shocking revelation.

A bit late in the day, but unless this is just another media ploy to make us all feel depressed and hopeless for the rest of our lives (<4 years, I dare say), I'm amazed by the re-awaking sense of morality in the mainstream media.

[Vidar]

7. Thanks for posting. Good that more papers are picking it up.