Rove: Elections being run by 'colonels in mirrored sunglasses'

[quaoar]

Rove gave a speech a few days ago to the Republican National Lawyers Association that was broadcast on C-Span. You can listen to it here:

http://www.c-span.org/search/basic.asp?ResultStart=1&ResultCount=10&BasicQueryText=Rove

He mostly ranted about how trial lawyers are destroying America and made a joke about how he's represented by the law firm of Nasty, Brutish and Short. But he also talked about the integrity of elections, said there is an "enormous and growing problem with elections."

And he said that our elections are starting to look like the votes that are held in countries run by "colonels in mirrored sunglasses."

Of course, the only thing Karl sees as fraud is that which tends to help Democrats. So he ranted about places where there are more registered voters than residents. He was really worried about mail-in ballots in Oregon.

And then he said something that I completely agree with: "Our democracy depends upon the integrity of the ballot box."

No, really. He actually said that. I swear.

And he even thanked the lawyers in the audience who helped steal the 2000 election. At least he had the decency not to thank Diebold.

[TayTay]

1. The Rethugs are going after registration

They want to cut access to the ballot way before a person ever even gets near a voting machine. This is just the opening salvo.

[Bluesplayer]

2. I don't think it's too smart for him

to be dissing his lawyers right now....

[Norquist Nemesis]

3. Did he mention we won't have exit polls anymore? n/t

[izzie]

4. I do not truth the box any more. I want paper.

The country can wait over night to see who really won. This party line Co. that makes the voting stuff is really bad for every one.

[Jade Fox]

5. You know, but appearing to take this issue seriously....

Rove is shooting himself and the GOP in the foot, since they are the guilty party. This is clearly an attempt on Rove's part to deflect voter fraud accusations, but in doing so he calls more attention to the fact that the problem exists.

That's the problem with out and out fraud and criminal behavior: it can't be spun.