Blackwell boasted of helping “deliver” Ohio

[AmerDem]

Ohio’s Republican Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell boasted of helping “deliver” Ohio for President Bush and said he was “truly pleased” to announce Bush had won Ohio even before all of the state’s votes had been counted in his own fundraising letter, RAW STORY has discovered.

The letter, which was received by a Butler County resident Dec. 31, is a plea to support Blackwell’s campaign for governor. The resident has asked to remain anonymous.

In apparent disregard for his nonpartisan role as Ohio’s chief election official, the Republican Secretary and chairman of Bush’s Ohio reelection campaign slammed Senator Kerry as a “disaster” who would have reaped “terrible” and “horrible” results on both Ohio and the United States.

Further, Blackwell’s use of the word “deliver” finds striking resonance with another controversial fundraising letter sent by the CEO of voting machine manufacturer Diebold Walden O’Dell in the summer of 2003 when he said he was “committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year.”

http://www.bluelemur.com/index.php?p=528

[Maddy McCall]

1. Old news.

[Willy Wonka]

3. Old news? how is that old news, when it was just out about 17 minutes ago?

[CabalPowered]

4. No, not old...Blackwell boasts in a recent fundraising letter... n/t

[AmerDem]

5. really

post a link showing it's old. This story was released less then 20 minutes ago. What news source has discussed in detail ( do to having a copy in their possession) Blackwell's campaign letter.

[Minstrel Boy]

9. You may be confusing the story with Diebold's Wally O'Dell's

fundraising letter, in which he wrote "I am committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the President next year."

[jdj]

16. More than likely. Because I have not heard this.

A new slogan? "The GOP. We Deliver. wink, wink."

[yinkaafrica]

2. I guess it would be wise not to comment on this

no comment

[Be Brave]

6. I guess that means he will be Congressman/Senator Blackwell in the future.

[AlCzervik]

8. doubt it, he served his purpose, he will now be disgarded

or maybe sucked up by a rightwing stink tank.

[librechik]

12. nope, Governor! or gee, how about Supreme Court Justice?

the sky's the limit when you are a soulless sellout to the Bushies!

[meisje]

7. Is this the proof of fraud??? Yawn

Is this all we have?

[AmerDem]

11. wow

Is this all we have?...uh no. Try catching up on the endless reports of voter suppression, repuke partisan companies holding proprietary software license on e-voting machines the except and count our vote and Triad technicians adjusting tabulators and posting "cheat sheet" during the recount procedure in Ohio....just to name a few.

It's something how many of us know about the things I mentioned but you weren't aware. Sometime a lil reading and interest is involved.

[meisje]

15. Will any of that stand up in court

Doubt it

BTW Bob Fritakis is my neighbor, I probably know more about this issue than you ever will.

[jdj]

18. yada yada yada

go piss on him then.

[w4rma]

21. You know darn well it's just another piece of the puzzle. Quit creating

strawmen to attack, now.

[catgirl]

10. Impeach him already

What does a repub have to do to get in trouble these days? Let's really start to put the heat on this idiot.

[LynnTheDem]

13. Imagine if this was all DEMOCRATS about a President with a (D) !!!

My gawd...the rightwingnuttery would be going ballistical.

The next president with a (D) will hire a DEMOCRAT voting machine company to count the votes. And when the DEMOCRAT CEO says he will DELIVER the (D) President the votes for a 2nd term...TOO BAD, rethugs.

[Cheney Killed Bambi]

14. Secretary of State letterhead??

:wtf:

Is that letter written on Secretary of State Letterhead? That's what it looks like to me! If so -- then he's using taxpayer funds for electionerring - which is blatently and criminally illegal!

Can anyone find some authentic Ohio secretary of state letterhead on the web to compare to this letter, to see if it's the same??

[meisje]

20. No, Not Offical Letterhead

sorry

[cascadiance]

17. The letter just got posted to the site now...

There's a lot more too on how he also helped the anti gay marriage bill pass, etc. too. Real skullduggery here!

http://rawstory.rawprint.com/105/blackwell_campaign_letter_105.php

[nankerphelge]

19. Was this before or after he released his worst dressed list?

I got confused by the post. I thought you were referring to the real "Blackwell," not this two-bit political hack.

[Edgewater_Joe]

22. Who Is Running Against This Bastard?

And if there's a link to get money to whoever is running against him, post it so I and everyone else can throw a few sheckels at him.

This guy CANNOT be rewarded the same way as Katherine Harris did. HE. CAN. NOT.

[AmerDem]

23. I'd like to know why this wasn't considered LBN

You would think the Mod would elaborate after moving it like this.