Reply #17: I just wish I could get them to stop running in those circles just ....

[understandinglife]

....long enough to explain these historical facts to me (and everyone else here):

How do they explain the fact that the US paid our tax $$ to do the exit polls in the Ukraine; and how they might explain the consequences of those exit polls.

I would like for all of them to just read these few paragraphs:

"The U.S. state department last week said it had spent $65m over the past two years financing groups in support of democracy in Ukraine, part of the $1bn spent for the same purpose globally each year.

"Our money doesn't go to candidates. It goes to the institutions that it takes to run a free and fair election," said a spokesman, Richard Boucher.

The U.S. embassy said it - together with seven other western embassies, including Britain's - had funded an exit poll which showed Viktor Yushchenko was ahead in the first run-off by 11 points, and helped to spark the mass protests." (more at links)

As quoted from:

Inquiry Sought into Claims of U.S. Funding

By Nick Paton Walsh
The Guardian U.K.

Monday 13 December 2004

Ukrainian MPs are seeking a parliamentary investigation into allegations that money from the U.S. government was used to help fund the opposition during the recent electoral campaign.

Links:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/ukraine/story/0,15569,1372536 ...

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/121404C.shtml

oh, and 'they' can google and find other references, including the fact that no less than 3 exit polls were performed during the REVOTE on 26 Dec 2004 (and one of the pollsters is a Republican org).

And, the darnedest thing is that I have yet to read about a Ukrainian citizen who actually gives a shit about their franchise of democracy demanding 'raw' exit poll data before they forced a REVOTE -- not a one. And, I do not recall any member of the shrubco organization demanding access to 'raw' exit poll data as they argued with Putin and did everything possible to ensure a REVOTE.

Dang; what am I missing here TIA: what am I missing? I'm sure I'm going to have another sleepless night trying to figure it out. NOT.

Peace.

"Who bought the green shoes: daddy or Karl?"