"Protesters try last hurrah" (Washington Times article)

[eowyn_of_rohan]

Pretty good article. Hope this hasn't been posted...

"Electoral-reform advocates and protesters who allege the Nov. 2 election was either rigged or marred by widespread irregularities are launching the last desperate measures to effect change before Congress certifies the Electoral College vote Thursday.

"(Massachusetts native, Sheila Parks) said her group was not composed of conspiracy theorists or diehard Kerry supporters, but of "very concerned citizens" who believe the election was fraudulent.

"The cornerstone of American democracy (is) one person one vote ... so our democracy is destroyed as far as we're concerned," she said.

Ted Kennedy won't object to the certification of the vote. Says time to "come together as a nation, not to further divide it."

http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20050103-053855-5995r.htm

have to add this: Kennedy had not been contacted by protesters, she said, but added the senator expected the election results to be certified on Thursday." :mad:

[helderheid]

1. Great!

That's good! (need more coffee typo)

[EFerrari]

2. This is a good article. What a change from a few weeks ago! n/t

[KansDem]

3. Sheila Parks needs to organize her thoughts...

First she says..

"The cornerstone of American democracy (is) one person one vote ... so our democracy is destroyed as far as we're concerned," she said.

Then she says...

Parks said she couldn't imagine why no Democratic senator had stepped forward. "Maybe it's what we always said, that once they get in there they lose their integrity," she said.

But if no one does so, she added, she was going to start voting Green.

So she acknowledges that our democracy is destroyed but she'll continue to vote? Sounds like "battered voter" syndrome...

[ClassWarrior]

4. Let 'em think it's our "last" hurrah...

:evilgrin:

NGU.

[KoKo]

5. This article is surprisingly good. It calls us "Citzens on Web Logs"...I

That's very complimentary and much more descriptive..than "Conspiracy Theorist Bloggers."

Citzens on Web Logs....I just love the sound of that! :-)'s

[eowyn_of_rohan]

6. Yeah, I thought it was surprisingly respectful!

At first I didn't trust it...was waiting for the mockery and dismissal, but it didn't come! It actually took me a couple seconds to remember that BLOG stands for Web log ;)

[mountainvue]

7. How odd, coming from the Moonie Times. n/t

[katinmn]

8. Yay for the UPI

an independent media source.

[grasswire]

9. independent?

It's owned by Rev. Sun Myung Moon.

[katinmn]

11. no kidding? I didn't know that. Still a good piece of reporting

[grasswire]

10. it would be a good thing...

...to send the best summary of fraud to this reporter, Marie Horrington, and thank her for her objectivity. A fair reporter should be cultivated.

Who has the best stuff to send? I've been sick for a week and haven't kept up.

[bunny planet]

12. Sorry, but I just can't trust anything that comes from the Reverend Sun

Young Moon's paper.