my letter was published in the Mnneapolis Star Tribune today.

[Eric J in MN]

December 2, 2004

http://www.startribune.com/stories/563/5114708-2.html

A dirty election

Regarding the Nov. 29 letter that "there were no major irregularities or difficulties" in the 2004 election: Nothing could be further from the truth.

The Free Press newspaper in Ohio is running one article after another about Republican dirty tricks, including diverting voting machines from black neighborhoods to white neighborhoods to create long lines for black citizens.

The Poll Tax of 2004 in Ohio is that some blacks could only vote if they could wait in line for several hours, away from their jobs and their families.

No one knows what the outcome would have been if there had been an equal number of voting machines per citizen in white and black neighborhoods, but it is clear that the 2004 election is tainted.

Eric Jaffa, Brooklyn Center.

[Joy Anne]

1. great letter

I like that new poll tax concept. It's a logical analogy, yet packs an emotional punch.

[Eric J in MN]

2. Thanks (NT)

NT

[scarletwoman]

3. Well done! I saw that today, and was immensely cheered!

Congratulations are in order -- I can't count how many times I've written the strib and not ONCE had a letter published. I'm so proud to see a fellow DUer make it! :bounce:

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[Eric J in MN]

4. Did you know

it was by "Eric J in MN" when you read it earlier?

[scarletwoman]

5. No, I didn't have a clue. I was just really happy that someone

had said what was said in that letter. It didn't occur to me that the writer might be a DUer, I was just really pleased to see someone make such a well articulated point about the Ohio election.

The "poll tax" reference was pure genius! Good job, Eric!

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[Eric J in MN]

6. Thanks, but I didn't coin the term

"Poll Tax" for the lines in Ohio.

I probably saw it on this website, though I don't know who came up with it.

[no name no slogan]

7. Nice Job Eric!

I was wondering if that was you. You mentioned the 11/29 letter here before, so I guess I shouldn't be suprised.

Nice work! :toast:

[scarletwoman]

8. Regardless, you've done us all proud!

Thank you for your tireless efforts! :hug:

sw

[kikiek]

9. I saw that and figured it was you. Great job!

[question everything]

10. Great letter. It obviously impressed the editor in charge of letters

to include it, with so many that they get.

[dflprincess]

11. I never put it together that the writer was you

when I read it in the paper this morning.... But I did know the letter writer was someone I would like.

Great job!

[mzmolly]

12. Way to go Eric!

:toast:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

13. Yeah, I saw that!

I thought it was you--"EricJ, lives in Brooklyn Center--yup!"

[katinmn]

14. Great Letter. I didn't know it was you

but I wondered if it was someone on our dear forum.

[Zookeeper]

15. Thanks, Eric!

I was so glad to see that letter. However, I didn't guess that it was YOU! Good job...:hi: