It's time for a TIA shoutout.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

For many months, TruthIsAll toiled, asking not for thanks and receiving very little. The story that RFK Jr. published today is one that, when the whole tale is finally told, TIA largely wrote. He wrote it in spreadsheets, in desperate pleas for all of us to take it seriously, and many of us may have not have taken his story with the seriousness that it deserved, nor might have we paid sufficient attention. A shame, really, because in those arcane and eldritch numbers lay The Telling of The Tale.

Even now, as this subject gains a modicum of attention, you don't hear his name. He is one of the many faceless DU Warriors who are bloodied, but hardly unbowed, in the battle for The Truth. Which is not really too much to ask for, you know?

Just The Truth.

So, today, he may not be getting credit he deserves. But we know, and dammit, I sure hope that is enough for now.

Anyone care to join me in a shoutout?

To TIA: :toast:

You, sir, are a Mensch. Your day in the sun is not far off.

[helderheid]

1. I can completely recommend this! Damn, I wish I could recommend 100 times

more!

[FULL_METAL_HAT]

39. PLEASE RECOMMEND THIS THREAD! Show our own ERD Hero we still support him!

Wherever he is, a big show of support can't hurt, so if you're reading this and haven't recommended, please do!

The number one thread right now is all about what TIA worked so hard to help us believe!

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Was the 2004 Election Stolen?
99 recommendations : By kpete

100 rec's for TIA would show him we know WHY RFK was able to finally speak the truth!

{B^> FMH

[helderheid]

42. Right. Fucking. ON.

[FULL_METAL_HAT]

139. TIA @141 :^) Voting ends @ 5pm!! Show your support! 200+?!!

General Discussion
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Was the 2004 Election Stolen?
193 recommendations : By kpete

General Discussion
It's time for a TIA shoutout.
141 recommendations : By Tandalayo_Scheisskopf

[The Doctor.]

110. Count me as another one.

:patriot:

[fooj]

2. I've always believed TIA to be a true patriot.

He worked tirelessly on this.

To TIA...:toast:

[Kurovski]

3. To Truth Is All.

I hope he knows how much he means to us. :toast:

[autorank]

97. I'm so glad to see this thread...it's timely and shows "the source"

TIA was here from the start and right up until he completed
his unassailable case for stolen election 2004.  

I'm glad to see so many names here that are familiar over
time, including you Kurovski, one of TIA's favorite fellow
insomniacs.

The truth lives on and will continue to expand the horizons of
democracy through the exposure of The Truth...

DU's DrDebug collection of TIA 2004 Stolen Election

http://p216.ezboard.com/frigorousintuitionfrm9.showMessage?topicID=47.topic

DU's byronius web page on TIA with his election model and
links

http://www.truthisall.net 

[Kurovski]

115. It's a happy evening of a happy day.

I couldn't be prouder or more grateful for all the hard-working folks like you and TIA, Land Shark, sfexpat2000, FogerRox and a dozen or so others who gave their brilliance to this cause.

There were so many who ragged and tried to silence you, and you all stood fast. You did it with humor, conviction, and even kindness. The horrible personal attacks on Andy revealed that the enemies of election reform are many and unprincipled.

I worry about TIA, but have a sense that all will be well.

I know there are reasons for the lack of information.

As I said, it's a good day today, much in part due to TIA--and so again--to TIA! :toast:

[seemslikeadream]

4. To TIA

:toast:

[Bobbie47]

5. I'm in n/t

[leftofthedial]

6. TIA deserves more credit than I can give

for all the work

[stepnw1f]

7. I Want Him Back!!!

Here's to your work, TruthIsAll! :patriot:

[tridim]

27. Isn't TIA female?

I know there's been some confusion about that in the past.

Regardless, I loved her work and I miss her. Especially her "To believe Bush won, you have to believe this" posts.

[stepnw1f]

93. Oooops... Actually I Didn't Even Know TIA Was a She

my bad...

[autorank]

101. U.S. Male...a "He," one of the "fellas" ... quite literally "Our Guy" n/t

[helderheid]

130. I was fairly certain TIA was a he

[autorank]

160. You know your men;) n/t

See I did a whole thread with out any naught words...:evilgrin:

[mod mom]

8. SALUTE! TIA

:patriot:

[bahrbearian]

9. To TIA

:bounce:

[helderheid]

10. how's his health? Anyone know?

[autorank]

102. As far as I know, TIA's Sister posted the last information way back...

saying he was recovering and needed our support and good thoughts. I'd heard from Mrs. TIA prior to
that but nothing subsequent to TIA'sSister's post.

Maybe one day, there will just be a post somewhere which any of us will be more than happy to repost
right here...

Keep hope alive...

[TIAsSister1]

125. Truth is All

Hello...

HAPPY to report to you that TIA is recovering....but, still has a way to go... THANK YOU for your prayers...

He loved JFK .... and now RFK,Jr. is reporting what TIA has said all along... Thank you ..



TIAsSister...

[helderheid]

131. HI TIASISTER! Thank you for the update! Please let him know

helderheid has him in her thoughts!

:hi:

:hug:

[Kurovski]

143. Thank you for letting us know!

More happy news. :hug:

[motocicleta]

158. Good news ...

Thanks for the update, and I wish him the speediest recovery.

Take care.

[autorank]

159. Thank you so much. I'm so happy to hear this news!!! ....

And send him everyone's best regards, which as you can see includes quite a few folks between all the threads. Wonderful news. :hi:

[CatWoman]

11. I miss TIA very much

hope he's doing ok.

COME BACK TO US SOON, TIA!!

:hi:

:loveya:

[librechik]

76. my husband says to be obsessed is to be sane

to the sanest on the scene, Truth is ALL

what a great thing to be obsessed with.

blessings

:loveya:

[Crowdance]

12. Bravo!! TIA

your efforts now bear fruit I hope you find contentment in that.

[emcguffie]

13. To Truth is All, forever and ever.

My favorate DU'er, bar none. Sorry. Wish he were here.

Anyone know where he is to be found? Because he is the fellow with the proof, although you have to crack your brain a little bit to see it.

It is the proof that we have.

I asked him to stop shouting once, because I didn't want to see him be tombstoned. He's an excitable fellow, but he has very good reasons to get excited -- because he sees quite clearly what so many people cannot see at all.

And he doesn't suffer fools very happily.

[annabanana]

14. 100% true. He has been like a dog with a bone on this..

right from the beginning. He has been relentless and I applaud his effort. And I know he will keep the pressure up until it is a headline story that everyone knows....

[Stevepol]

15. K&R!!

[eleny]

16. Count me in! I miss him, too!

[MissWaverly]

17. When the Dems come in, he should have a cabinet post

TIA, we salute you!

:-)

[faithnotgreed]

18. count me in

we continue to proudly stand with you

[stellanoir]

19. awwwww

I just went through my inbox here and saw all the funny communications we had before he got banned.

Would love to know how he's progressing. Maybe I'll forward this thread to his wife and see if she responds.

Aaaand you're right. His intrepidly tireless numbers crunching from the get go on November 3, '04 was more than likely the catalyst for many of those credited in RFKjr.'s RS article.

Let's all send him some more love because TRUTH IS ALL !!!!!!!!!! is the absolute best !!!

[xxqqqzme]

32. banned! I knew he was ill but

somehow I missed his banishment.....damn - my voice joins the others - huge thank you for all his work & dedication to this issue.

[petgoat]

35. How the guy could get banned for disrupting his own threads

I don't know. Seems like if people didn't like it all they had to do
was not read it.

[johnaries]

46. IMHO, he was baited. n/t.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

49. Lotta that going on these days.

Time for a little housecleaning around here, methinks.

[stellanoir]

56. I didn't witness it but saw it brewing.

I'd have to agree with you.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

146. He was banned, as I recall...

...for perpetually using ad hominem attacks on anyone who disagreed with him.

[autorank]

161. petgoat "UDAMAN" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[BlueIris]

69. WHAT?...egh. That hurts.

Nothing against admin for the banning, I just--I can't believe that. He always seemed direct, but composed.

[katinmn]

86. Please send my warmest regards

:loveya:

[mopinko]

128. banned!!!????!!!!

:wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf:


best wishes for his recovery. and much, much gratitude.

[Lugnut]

20. Hear, hear!

To TIA.

:toast:

[Blue_In_AK]

21. TIA is who kept me coming back to DU

when I first logged on in November 2004. Does anyone know how his health is?

[Name removed]

24. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[vanboggie]

28. TIA translated "what I just knew"

TIA took what I KNEW those bastards did into concrete numbers and offered up the proof.

Here's to you TIA!

:toast:

[helderheid]

44. Sorry

Any chance of getting him back here?

[Kadie]

22. TIA Rocks!

Thank you for all you did TIA!

:toast: :yourock:

[Jigarotta]

23. Truth Is All - The 2004 Election Collection

http://p216.ezboard.com/frigorousintuitionfrm9.showMessage?topicID=47.topic

(hope it's okay to link to this site)

Has anyone heard from/about him? I think his sister or wife was posting updates on his condition a few weeks ago... but haven't heard anything in too long a time... :(

[elehhhhna]

25. Rec'd for TIA. SHOUTOUT!!!!1111!111111111 SeriesLy!!!111

[Patsy Stone]

26. To TIA!

All the best -- and thanks. Godspeed.

[AAARRRGGGHHH]

29. TIA is the 1st person I thought of

when I read the article.

Rec'd for you, TIA! Thank you so very much.

[grasswire]

30. another American hero....TIA

Thank you for keeping the truth alive, TIA.

Best wishes, wherever you may be.

[NC_Nurse]

31. I used to look at all his

spreadsheets...cluelessly, and wish I understood them better. But I always appreciated the tireless effort and dedication it took!

Shout out! Hope you are well and prospering! :hi:

[DrDebug]

33. K&R

Which of these facts convinced you that the election was stolen?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x373210

And the winner was 97% of 40,000 documented voting anomalies favoring Bush

[Greybnk48]

34. TIA is a hero in my mind

I came to DU in Nov '04, and he is one of the people here that kept me sane during the second stolen election. He is not only a hero, but a very, very intelligent hero. His hard work is greatly appreciated and will be publicly recognized one day, I hope soon.

Bravo TIA: :yourock: P.S. I'm a little old to be saying "you rock" but you do, so there it is.

[Minstrel Boy]

36. First, they ignore you....

First, they ignore you.
Then they laugh at you.
Then they fight you.
Then you win. - Ghandi

TRUTH IS ALL.

:grouphug:

[tinrobot]

37. He rocks!

I'm glad his voice is being heard.

[merh]

38. I raise my glass and toast TruthIsAll!!

Thank you sir for all of your hard work. :toast:

I pray you are feeling better. :hug:

:patriot:

[Cha]

40. He worked so hard!

:toast: Thank you, TIA!

[Raksha]

41. To DUs own homegrown hero, TruthIsAll...

You're vindicated at last! May you soon be restored to health to enjoy your victory. :toast:

[babylonsister]

43. TIA, I hope you're sitting back comfortably, taking this all in,

knowing you were a big part of today's revelations. Here's hoping there are many more to come, and thank you for never giving up!

[johnaries]

45. K&R for TIA!

We miss you! :toast:

[IndyOp]

47. Wasn't TIA's avatar Robert F. Kennedy?

TIA - I salute you! :patriot:

I appreciated very much all of the effort he put into his analyses and posts.

:kick:

[DrDebug]

53. John F. Kennedy

It's on top of the website Autorank made for him ( http://www.truthisall.net/ )

[IndyOp]

62. Thank you friend -

A toast to you & to the Kennedys...

:toast:

[DrDebug]

65. You're welcome, friend. To the Kennedys and to TIA

:toast:

May their tireless efforts come to positive fruitation in the 2006 elections and beyond...

[leftchick]

78. an excellent link to TIA!

thank you DR.!

:)

[northamericancitizen]

48. Thanks to TIA. Recommended for greatest page.

[bklyncowgirl]

50. Yeeehaw! nt

[Ladyhawk]

51. WTH...I hope you're okay, TIA.

I'm TERRIBLE at math, so I really never made an effort to understand your work, though I appreciated it. I have no idea why you were banned and don't care. I think at this point in time your work is practically the most important thing on earth.

Kudos.

[Canuckistanian]

52. Za vashe zdrovia, TIA!

:toast:

[onecent]

54. I'm in. n/t

[Mnemosyne]

55. For TruthIsAll!

:toast:

Hope all is well!:hug:

[flyarm]

57. TIA is the man who awakened many to what was going on and i salute him!!

how is TIA doing??i wish him well..and good health...TIA is a champ..and an inspiration to all who care about democracy!!

:patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: here's to you TIA!!

fly

[livvy]

58. Count me in, too!

I miss TIA's posts. I had a hard time wrapping my brain around some of the statistical data, but I got the gist.
Hope you are feeling better, TIA.

[troubleinwinter]

59. Thank you, TIA!

[sonias]

60. Big Shout Out for TIA!

He was relentless in his quest and it paid off. We owe him a huge amount of gratitude. And I do thank him.

Miss you TIA. Good luck to you out there.

:toast:

Sonia

[mom cat]

61. He nailed it early and hard.

TIA, I hope that you are healing! :grouphug:

[Swamp Rat]

63. Kick and recommended for TIA!!!

:patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: ... ad infinitum

[salinen]

64. I remember I said to the wife

"damn, there's this poster called TIA and this guy is the bomb. He's so dedicated to the cause and so emotional that I'm afraid for him."

TIA we miss you.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

66. TIA, you always gave me hope that the truth would arise. Thanks. nt.

[DemReadingDU]

67. K&R for TIA!

always appreciated his dedication to the 2004 election statistics

[Melissa G]

68. Love and Hugs to TIA!!!! You gave me hope when I needed it!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :patriot: :toast:

[Raster]

70. Kicked, Nominated and Shouting Out!!!

Not once did TIA waver in his belief that 2004 was rotten to the core. Not once.

And I just gotta add: With all we now know, and information coming forth on a daily basis, does anyone here still believe that 9/11 was just a "tragic coincidence?" Just curious.

:kick:

[bleever]

71. TIA has my deep and abiding gratitude. He made it possible for us

to gather around, collect our wits, and start chipping away at the mountain of lies that had fallen on us that dark November night.

May he feel deep satisfaction in reading RFK Jr.'s article.

And, if he reads this: Bravo, sir. :toast:

[understandinglife]

72. Thank you, TIA!

:thumbsup:


Not One Line Of Software Between A Voter And A Valid Election

[BrklynLiberal]

73. I did just that yesterday!!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1323839&mesg_id=1323905

[yellerpup]

74. Shout out!

Great job!!! :kick: :headbang: :applause:

[lonestarnot]

75. To TIA!

:toast: :beer:

[MelissaB]

77. Big shoutout to TIA!

Thanks for all you do! :toast:

[cry baby]

79. TIA, miss you, love your work, hope you are feeling better!

And thank you!!!!!

[robbedvoter]

80. To TIA!

:toast:

[Tuesday_Morning]

81. Here's to you, TIA!

You're a hero and I'm truly grateful for all you've done.
:yourock:

[byronius]

82. TruthIsAll brought me to DU. And that was a great day in my life.

TIA, fans everywhere keep you in their hearts. Thank you. Wish you were here.

[Laelth]

83. Honored to K & R!

:patriot:

:kick:

-Laelth

[EFerrari]

84. Me! K&R

:toast:

[many a good man]

85. TIA! Blow ya a kiss!

[rosesaylavee]

87. # 88 K & R TIA - Thank you! n/t

[alittlelark]

88. I took it all very seriously...

I was deeply saddened to learn he was no longer posting here.

DU lost one of it's greatest members.


Truthisall :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:

[Blue_Tires]

89. 91st rec

[Gregorian]

90. Thank you! Your patience and persistence have made a difference.

I remember the hours after the election. Then weeks. Then months. It never stopped. Some of us weren't able to continue with the furious efforts that were required to accomplish what TIA has. And I am honored to be in the same forum.

[w8liftinglady]

91. TIA deserves a major shout-out.Thanks for your diligence

[charlie]

92. Yabba dabba doo

TIA tooks unnumerable whacks and kept right on going. TIA, you are fierce.

[dailykoff]

94. Hip hooray to TIA!

:toast:

[Usrename]

95. First in a long line of heros that are setting things straight.

:toast:

[Ilsa]

96. To TIA:

:toast: :headbang: :kick: :grouphug: :yourock: :applause:

:patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:

[autorank]

98. K&R Tandalayo_Scheisskopf is in a class all his one...very fine work

Truly appropriate for the times...

[immoderate]

99. For Truth Is All...

I bring in the cheering section.
Thanks for your great work, TIA.

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:
:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:
:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:
:woohoo: :woohoo:

--IMM

[lavenderdiva]

100. VERY proud to be the 100th Recommendation for TIA!!!!

Thank you Truth Is All, for all your hard work! You are my hero!! :patriot:

[TexasLawyer]

103. TIA is an American hero.

TIA-- we need you to come back and pick up where you left off!

[milkyway]

104. Thank you, TIA, for your tireless efforts. You were the one we leaned on.

[TayTay]

105. And, if he will permit it, to Autorank (A massive thank you!)

Another tireless and committed patriot who knows what real love of country means.

Hats off and my deepest respect to you sir. You give me hope for this country.

[autorank]

107. Tay Tay THANK YOU...Two articles about TruthIsAll & Kerry (who won!)

:) :hi:

[autorank]

108. TruthIsAll: The Unanswered Question: Who Really Won In 2004?

Link: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0507/S00238.htm

Opinion: DU Elections Forum
The Unanswered Question: Who Really Won In 2004?

By DU Poster Autorank
Posted at Democratic Underground
Monday, 18 July 2005, 2:53 pm

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x384064
See also... this annotated thread. It’s all in the numbers
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x383957

According to the vote tabulators, in the 2004 presidential election George W. Bush won a stunning victory that defied all odds, particularly those applied by unbiased statisticians. He won despite trailing in most state and national polls. He won despite an approval rating of less than 50%, usually the death knell for an incumbent presidential candidate. He won despite trailing in the three National Exit Polls three timelines from 4pm to 12:22 am (13047 respondents) by a steady 48%-51%, miraculously winning the final exit poll (with only 613 additional respondents, totaling 13,660). This poll was “weighted” (altered) to meet the reported election result on the assumption that the reported result was accurate -- quite an assumption. The final poll showed a stunning reversal of the Kerry 51%-48% poll margin, which had been measured consistently all day by the same polling group: major news/networks and polling firm Edison-Mitofsky.

The analysis of exit polls and documented fraud in this election began on the Internet. A number of academics posted detailed work showing the near-impossible odds of Bush overcoming deficits in the state exit polls and the National Exit Polls. Much of this analysis comes from “TruthIsAll” (TIA), a poster on DemocraticUnderground.Com. TIA has a background and several degrees in applied mathematics. Using various elements of the national and state exit polls and other data sources, he produces results that are thorough, detailed, sober and compelling. He shows ALL data and calculations, while encouraging others to check his math. Only once did he make a minor math error, after asking DUers to check his calculation of probability that at least 16 states would deviate beyond their exit poll margin of error and go for Bush. The answer turned out to be one in 19 trillion! The debates on DemocraticUnderground’s “2004: Election Results and Discussion” forum are legendary and have attracted observers from all over the Net.

[TayTay]

112. Thank you my friend.

These articles DO make a difference and ARE forwarded.

You rock!

[autorank]

111. TruthIsAll: Kerry Won!!! ...An Interview with TruthIsAll

Link: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0512/S00242.htm
(permission to quote extensively granted by the author,
autorank aka Michael Collins)


Sunday, 25 December 2005, 7:43 am
Opinion: Michael Collins

Kerry Won!!! Statistical Tools Everyone Can Use

The 2004 Election Controversy will not stop. Statistical analysis of polls is now more accessible
with free interactive Excel-based election models available on the Internet.
Plus an interview with TruthIsAll.
Special for “Scoop” Independent News
from Washington DC
Michael Collins

USEFUL RELATED LINKS:
• The Law of Large Numbers & Central Limit Theorem: A Polling Simulation
• Excel Polling Simulation Model
http://us.share.geocities.com/electionmodel/MonteCarloPollingSimulation.xls
• 2004 Election Model Projection; Exit Poll Collection; Excel Interactive Election Simulation; Other links.
http://www.truthisall.net/

The Kerry concession speech on November 3, 2004 marked the beginning, not the end of the controversy over the 2004 election. Just hours before the speech, Vice Presidential Candidate John Edwards emerged and said that, “John Kerry and I made a promise to the American people that in this election every vote would count and every vote will be counted."

Democrats were in a state of shock. 2004 was a banner year for new registrations, party financial support, and activism. Reported new registrations favored Democrats all over the country. Democrats were well ahead of Republicans in new registrations in Ohio. South Florida, the “scene of the crime” in 2000, saw major Democratic efforts and a lackluster Republican response.

Democrats matched and exceeded Republicans in funds raised. For the first time, the internet proved to be a highly potent form of fund raising. The Democrats collected $10 million a month for the Kerry Campaign on the Internet alone. Other groups supporting the Democrats raised substantial funds. MoveOn.Org and New Democratic Network ran parallel campaign commercials and provided other support with the $25 million they raised during the election cycle.

Activism was at an all time high. People who had never worked in elections volunteered in large numbers and local Democratic parties throughout the country saw a surge in citizen participation.

While Kerry may have conceded the election at 2:14 p.m., Nov. 3, a large portion of the population failed to accept the final results. They knew something was wrong.

As one Virginia activist said, “This is simply not possible, the national results or here in Virginia.”

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An Interview with TruthIsAll

When was your first post on the 2004 election controversy?

Nov. 4, 2004: On DU “To Believe Bush Won the Election….” Will Pitt referenced the full post in an article he wrote a few days later and it spread all over the Net.

How many main posts on DemocraticUnderground (DU) and ProgressiveIndependent (PI) and other forums have you written on the election?

About 150 original posts.

Why all this energy devoted to the 2004 election?

I was appalled when the election was stolen from Gore in 2000. I had posted daily projections of my Election Model on DU in the four months leading up to the election. The projections were based on state and national polls. The final national model had Kerry 51.6 % of the two-party vote; the state model 51.8 %. The state model included a Monte Carlo simulation with a Kerry expected total of 337 electoral votes.

The initial exit polls and the Iowa Election Markets showed that Kerry was a 3% winner. When Bush came from nowhere after 9 p.m. to win, I had this feeling of Déjà vu. So I decided to confirm the doubts using mathematical probability analysis, based on the
preliminary exit poll data downloaded by Jonathan Simon.

Your posts on DU are like no others. They are intense, complex, and require careful reading? What do you hope to accomplish with your new work.

My goal is to present the analysis in such a way as to inform both those who may have limited training in mathematics and those more knowledgeable. At the same time I want to negate the straw man arguments of those who attempt to obfuscate and misrepresent the accuracy of the pre-election and exit polls.

Where can you be reached for questions on this work and other dialog?

I’m posting on PI (primarily in the “Elections & Voting Rights” forum – which contains a collection of TIA's most recent posts.)

From your first posts on DU, you have attracted a large group of avid supporters? What is it that draws these users to your work?

It’s probably because they are frustrated like I am that the truth has been kept hidden by the media, politicians, Democratic bloggers and professional naysayers. They appreciate that the analysis is comprehensive and honestly arrived at.

In addition to supporters, there have been smaller cadres of users highly critical of your work. How do you explain that?

I firmly believe a few have a clear agenda to debunk the exit polls. But how do they explain the pre-election polls? Others are in denial. They can’t accept that their votes don’t count. Many are math-phobic and miss the essential analysis. Others feel the need to impress colleagues with their conservative credentials by knocking a spread-sheet blogger. Others just think I’m just an arrogant wise-ass.

Are the criticisms you receive helpful in revising your thinking or redirecting your analysis? Examples?

Yes. They inspire me to do additional analysis. As an example, the UCSV simulation which debunked the reluctant Bush responder (rBr) hypothesis was attacked by the usual suspects. I decided to take a different approach than USCV and developed an Exit Poll Response Optimization model based on the same E/M 1250 precinct response and WPE
data. The results confirmed the USCV analysis. Later, I did a similar analysis based on state exit poll data which also confirmed USCV.

Who and what are the major influences on your work, both in applied mathematics and political advocacy?

I almost failed elementary 9th grade algebra. One day as I was entering class, I saw my mother speaking to the teacher. From that day forward, I studied hard and got a perfect score on my 12th grade advanced algebra final. I went on to get bachelors and two masters degrees in applied math. As a career, I have focused on applying mathematics in the development of engineering, investment and financial models.

As far as political influence, my favorites: JFK, Hubert Humphrey, George
McGovern and Harry Truman, Adlai Stevenson, Edward R. Morrow, Bill Moyers.

Anything you’d like to say in closing?

I’ll keep posting as long as I have something to say. If my work has in some small measure helped to raise awareness, then it’s all been worth it.

Thank you for taking the time to talk with me.

[DemInDistress]

106. K&R...please open Mr.Pitt !!

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Can we get an update Mr.Pitt? Coming back? Please don't go the way of this lady, remember her ?


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I support you Mr.Pitt reconsider your boycott of DU and give us all a heads up on your website "Truthout."

Thanks again for all you and LiveOakTx has given to the DU Community

[The Doctor.]

109. I saw plenty in those "arcane and eldritch" numbers...

And I have collected every thread of stats TIA has posted here that I could find.

And not for the first time I will say that when the history books are written, TIA will deserve most of the credit for his number crunching.

It saddens me that I cannot use his work to convince those so very many who would willingly rise in outrage at the truth therein. For so very few could or would be willing to understand.

I spend plenty of time on 'debate' sites and have found that those who have been hypnotized by fear and nationalism have no hope of understanding.

But history will, and TIA is, in a VERY large part to thank for that.

[Zodiak]

113. Kudos to TIA

I read his posts before I was an official member and used his data analysis on another board to try to sway the unwashed. Truly one of the best.

[bleever]

114. Kick

because it's what I can do right now, and I want to do.

[Kurovski]

116. And a toast to our host, Tandalayo_Scheisskopf for starting this thread!

:toast:

[LeahD]

117. Thank you for the truth, TIA! n/t

[tritsofme]

118. I'm 99.9890897878789% sure

that DU became a much more pleasant place after his departure.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

138. Those who are on the side of the angels...

Are not always pleasent. A fact of life.

[Vidar]

119. TIA was our very best!

[foreverdem]

120. Thank you TIA!

:yourock: :yourock: :yourock:

[In Truth We Trust]

121. Paper ballots and Hand counts NOW!!! Democracy NOW!!! God speed Truth!

[Fovea]

122. TIA is the bomb!

You rawk up and down the block.

[Tsiyu]

123. TruthIsAll

Thank you for all of your hard work.

Thank you for caring.

:hug:

[enough]

124. Truth is All.

[myrna minx]

126. You are the best TIA.

Thank you for your inexhaustible search for the truth. :patriot:

[Mikimouse]

127. I'm in...Here's to you TIA...

:toast:

[deaniac21]

129. The way he proved Kerry had a 98% probability of winning

with his spreadsheets was incredible!

[Minnesota_Lib]

132. TIA is Da Bomb....great work!

[Joe Chi Minh]

133. A formidable paladin for truth in our fight for democracy.

Perhaps as close as any single individual to being the fountainhead of the torrent of hard truths concerning what went on during the election.

[autorank]

149. Paladin: "A paragon of chivalry; a heroic champion" How right you are!

Actually, the first two definitionswork very well. Bon mot!
"A paragon of chivalry; a heroic champion.
A strong supporter or defender of a cause"

Sometimes this one applied:

[Joe Chi Minh]

153. "Have gun. Will travel", Mike.

Anyway, you could have been one of Charlemagne's housecarls, yourself, for that matter, matey, psephologically speaking!

But how come you've got that photo of Richard Boone as Paladin? Do they still show it over there for you youngsters? I'd have thought you'd be too young to remember it!

I wish Richard Boone had been in more films. He's a one-off. He played a brilliant part in Hombre, as Grimes, didn't he?

[Marnieworld]

134. Thank you TIA from the bottom of my heart!

You are a true patriot! :patriot:

[DemonFighterLives]

135. Thank You TruthIsAll

Your many hours of work were worth it.
:dem:

[PuraVidaDreamin]

136. to TIA- Thankyou

You are a gem!

[Chemical Bill]

137. Truthisall...

:hi::toast: :thumbsup:

[CrispyQ]

140. Thanks for your diligence to truth, TIA!!

:yourock:

[FogerRox]

141. KNR for TIA shout out.

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

142. TIA The. Best. DU. Member. Ever!

Ever!Ever!Ever!Ever!Ever!
:toast:

[bloom]

144. K&R

:toast:

:bounce:

[NJCher]

145. Thank you, TIA

For all you did to advance this cause.

And thank you to Autorank, too, for building TIA's Web site. As a Webmaster, I know what goes into an project like that. I see a lot of good reading over there.

I also enjoyed the interview.




Cher

[north houston dem]

147. Truthisall

I raise my glass to you
and to all your efforts and hard work -
may they bear fruit this year
finally


and get better wouldja? DU needs you
:toast:

[Hissyspit]

148. Shouting out! Wish he was still posting here.

[Z_I_Peevey]

150. Hell yes.

Truth is All is and forever shall be a PATRIOT and a defender of the Constitution. I'm in awe of the work that followed the 2004 election theft, and TIA was a real inspiration.

[DemExpat]

151. I toast and salute TIA here as well.....

:toast: :toast: :toast:

:hug:

:kick:

DemEx

[NinetySix]

152. Hear, hear!

Many of us supported your work and were sorry to see you tombstoned. Your efforts were representative of the best of Democratic Underground's independent researchers.

My sincere thanks to TruthIsAll, as well as to Autorank, who brought us TIA's further research after his untimely departure from our community.

[kpete]

154. I' m shouting

K&R

[happydreams]

155. I'm so glad to see TIA get the kudos he deserves. K&R!

[LaPera]

156. Cheers to Rolling Stone Magazine! Buy a copy & give it to someone!!!

Prefably a non believer!!! (Like most democrat leaders with their heads in the sand).

[LibertyorDeath]

157. To one of the few

Cheers TIA!

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