How Ohio pulled it off - by J. Kenneth Blackwell - Ohio S of State

[sled]

How Ohio pulled it off

http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20041116-085742-1497r.htm

By J. Kenneth Blackwell

The electoral system in Ohio worked well on Nov. 2. Every eligible
voter who wanted to vote had the opportunity to vote. There was no
widespread fraud, and there was no disenfranchisement. A half-million
more Ohioans voted than ever before with fewer errors than four years
ago, a sure sign of success by any measure.

Despite 27 separate lawsuits, hordes of special-interest group "swat
teams" descending on polling places and a circus of Michael Moore-
inspired camera crews, our bipartisan election system - and the order,
integrity and transparency integral to it - prevailed.

[BlueEyedSon]

1. Now that's a credible source!

[bluetrain]

2. you gotta be kidding me /nt

[RageKage]

3. I can't believe this guy,

It reminds me of that type of person who can take a $20. bill directly out of your hand, put it in their pocket, then look you in the eye and say that you never gave them the $20.

Here's my favorite part:

"But it was perfectly inspiring — a testament to the strength and power of our democratic system, the commitment of American voters to have their voices heard and the integrity of the process that encouraged participation and demanded fairness. "



uck....

[newyawker99]

20. Hi RageKage!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[LisaL]

4. What can I say-

I love the title.
Although I don't think Mr. Blackwell told us everything he knows.
:eyes:

[Chili]

5. astounding audacity

...takes my f---ing breath away.

[LisaL]

6. Mr. Blackwell appears to have no shame.

:nuke:

[sled]

7. "Moonie Times"

You know he's in deep, when he has to resort to the WT, to get his "message" out...

[Goldeneye]

8. How does he know their accurate?

"How Ohio pulled it off?" That sounds like someone who got away with something. I like his indepth analysis though...

[bones_7672]

9. Will Blackwell be 'proven' right if there's no stink in the media? n/t

[rodeodance]

11. rather reminds me of the arrogance of the WH!!

[flpoljunkie]

10. I love it..."no widespread fraud."

Boy, does that beg the question. How much fraud is not considered "widespread" fraud?

[rodeodance]

12. no mention of the upcoming recount by Cobb

[dbonds]

19. Thats because the proper adjective is 'Massive'

[genieroze]

13. The story Ken Blackwell didn't want you to read.

Better Dead Than Red
The story Ken Blackwell didn't want you to read.
BY DENISE GROLLMUS, KEVIN HOFFMAN, CHRIS MAAG AND REBECCA MEISER
[email protected]

Walter Novak
"I really wanted to go to Ohio," said Howard Law student Derrick Simmons. "It was the center of the election."



In the months leading up to last week's national election, Republican Secretary of State Ken Blackwell did all he could to suppress the vote and ensure chaos. At one point, he even decreed that registrations must be submitted on 80-pound paper, lest Ohio be accused of having poor taste in pulp products. Blackwell even got a federal judge to ban the media from the polls.

So we decided to do what everyone else had been doing for months: We ignored him. Scene sent four reporters to cover the weirdness in Cleveland and Akron. One wore spandex. They were under strict orders: Don't even think about expensing anything, and for Chrissakes, stay out of the bar till 7:30. Here's what they found, the story Blackwell never wanted you to see.

6:23 a.m.
The polls haven't opened yet, but in Cleveland Heights, the line outside Alta House on Mayfield Road is five deep. Two election officers, wearing glowsticks and ponchos, sip coffee from Styrofoam cups. One pulls a cell phone from his pocket; the other sets up a collapsible chair and sinks into it.

"Now we're ready for the day," grins Collapsible Chair Man.


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[genieroze]

14. Here is the direct link

http://www.clevescene.com/issues/2004-11-10/news/feature.html

[rockedthevoteinMA]

16. Did you see this part on page 7?

Moore asks for a field report. Grim expressions tell the story. The problem is long lines, one man says. "There's people I personally spoke to who waited three hours to vote."

Moore nods attentively. "Where's our camera?" he barks. "Make sure we get this on camera, 'cause we're not just looking for fraud. We're also looking for ineptitude."

"Are you making a movie about the election?" someone asks.

"The videotape exists as evidence," he says. "It's not to appear in your cineplex. It's to appear in a court of law!"

Is this why he's so quiet?

[TexasChick]

15. Yep. Just another Chimp bootlicker, Katherine Blackwell, living in a

fantasy world of spin! Gotta love it!

[MallRat]

17. Transparency? Warren County wasn't exactly transparent, Ken.

Dear Secretary Blackwell,

The fact that you use language like "special-interest group swat teams" and "a circus of Michael Moore-inspired camera crews," completely betrays the thinly-veiled veneer of nonpartisan disinterest you so desperately try to put before the media.

You're a motherfucker with total disregard for the sanctity of the people's right to vote and have their votes counted. And if the Ohio recount shows what I think it might show, you're going to be an indicted and imprisoned motherfucker.

MallRat, out.

-MR

[New Earth]

18. he needs to step the hell down

Cobb/Bandraik, and Jeff Fisher have all asked him to recuse himself from the recount.

think there's a chance in hell of that happening?