DEC 6 PRESS BRIEFING: election was viewed as very free and fair

[k8conant]

Q Scott, Congressman Conyers has asked the GAO to conduct an investigation of possible voter suppression during the election in Ohio. The most egregious example of it was, of course, these lines that were at certain voting places, many of them in minority districts where people had to wait eight or nine hours to vote. And of course, many people --

MR. McCLELLAN: No, that may be your opinion on the most egregious example. I heard a lot of other examples that were very egregious.

Q This was reported. And of course, people who have jobs -- I mean, we saw the lines, and people who have jobs who couldn't stay there eight or nine hours obviously had to go to work instead of sacrificing their job in order to vote. There were also instances of voter registration forms which had been given the okay at a late date by the Secretary of State; the message did not get out to some counties, so many of the then accurate voter registration papers were not submitted, thereby depriving these people of a right to vote. If there is an indication of voter suppression --

MR. McCLELLAN: I think we're getting a very one-sided view of the election right now. Let's get to the question.

Q There is an investigation ongoing. There is indication that there was suppression of the vote. This is a violation of the Voting Rights Act. And if it is shown that there is a systematic voter suppression in the case of Ohio, doesn't this cast a pallor on the great victory celebrations that you had after the election?

MR. McCLELLAN: No, the American people spoke very clearly on November 2nd. It was a clear victory for the President of the United States. Now is the time for us to all look forward in how we can work together to get things done. I think you gave a very one-sided view of things there, and I do not agree with it.

Q But does the President support an investigation into what, if anything, might have gone wrong in the system in Ohio?

MR. McCLELLAN: I think the election was viewed as very free and fair, and we hope that there will be free and fair elections in places like Iraq and the Palestinian Territories, as well.

[intheflow]

1. Where did this come from?

Link, please!

And welcome to DU.

[cyberpj]

6. White House Press Briefings:

White House Press Briefings:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/12/20041206-6.html


About 2/3 down the page is this section.

[intheflow]

7. Thanks. n/t

[Atman]

2. I have no doubt the Iraq elections will be just as free and fair

as ours was Nov 2. I'm sure we worked out a few kinks on Nov 2 that will be used in the Iraq version.



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[jamboi]

3. Link? n/t

[mod mom]

4. Who asked the questions?

[anamandujano]

5. "the American people spoke very clearly on November 2nd"

circular reasoning at best. we do not know what the American people said until the fraud is neutralized and a fair vote is conducted and counted.

[rodeodance]

9. hasn't the WH press core figured out that Scottie never gives an answer

to any of their questions!!!!

[anamandujano]

13. got to be thankful that someone asked

that was a pleasant surprise.

[txindy]

20. I think that's what happened here.

That reporter didn't ask a question for a long time. He just kept rattling off Election Day problems, accurately painting it as a process marred by many problems. Not until McClellan forced him to ask a question, did he do so. Even then he took a few sentences in which to ask that question. I was rather impressed reading this transcript!

[intheflow]

8. Bait and switch! Duck and deflect!

"I think the election was viewed as very free and fair, and we hope that there will be free and fair elections in places like Iraq and the Palestinian Territories, as well."

"You hush up about Ohio! There's nothing to look at with our elections. But--look!--there are problems in other places!"

It's like a game of "made you look!" But we're not looking away. I think he sounds scared.

[rodeodance]

10. lets move on says Scottie/WH. that is there stragegy

[DARE to HOPE]

11. COOL!! :-)

Wow! Who is Q Scott? And they really put it right to them?? What moxie!! :-)

Bush is really squirming in his bed at night--he KNOWS that the God whose Name he has been taking in vain all these years is breathing down his neck, with a mob of 53,000,000 voters right behind!! :-)

Thanks! You made my night!

[Razorback_Democrat]

14. Latest count is up to over 57 million n/t

[ClintCooper2003]

17. Now it's almost 59,000,000. Visit uselectionatlas.org for details.

[Bonescrat]

15. Scott McClelland is...

the current Whitehouse Press Secretary...

and evil lying little man...

[ClintCooper2003]

12. Excellent. Who was the reporter?

[IndyOp]

16. Here comes the fight!

First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you...

My prediction about the fight is this: Based on the following statement by McClellan
"I think we're getting a very one-sided view of the election right now." it looks to me like the Rethugs are working up a laundry list of 'very egregious' election fraud activities by Dems. They'll plant some...

:puke:

[Kellis]

18. omg.LOL

QuoteMR. McCLELLAN: I think the election was viewed as very free and fair, and we hope that there will be free and fair elections in places like Iraq and the Palestinian Territories, as well.


That sounds *insane*.Um.....there are hearings,investigations,lawsuits being filed-Kenneth blackwell being asked to recuse himself from the "recount" in Ohio.


Jeezus Christ!Hellooo!???lol.

[skids]

19. I'd rather be kicking McClellan in the head, but this will do n/t