Conyers On Now

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

Randi Rhodes NOW

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

1. He Says Senator Lines Jammed!

Lots of calls coming in.

[insane_cratic_gal]

3. I heard that

Ringing off the hook today!

wooooooo hooooo

[Darknyte7]

5. KEEP IT UP GUY & GALS!!!

This is the bell lap!

[Beaverhausen]

2. please give us a play by play

I can't listen to it here


thanks!!!

[k8conant]

4. I'm listening..."The phones all over the capital are lighting up"...

"This is not just another minor story on the way to the inaugural".

--Conyers

[LSparkle]

6. He is such an inspiration!

He is NOT giving up!!!!

[Kota]

7. I can't listen either, need play by play. please

[crispini]

8. Tasty!

"We've got to make sure that Ohio doesn't go down as some glitch. We've got to examine this. And the only prospect we have for doing it is to challenge the electoral vote coming from OH and force the congress to see that there needs to be a congressional investigation with far more resources to determine the extent of the action... and then take action to make sure it doesn't happen anymore.... Trying to make sure the voting process in every state, not just OH, is as good as it can be."

[crispini]

9. Randi sez:

Sentators have to be argued to. If they don't use what political capital they have tomorrow they'll never get to take it out for a spin. Because we're the minority party. If they don't band together all 45 of them and put their necks on a line. America's democracy hanging by a thread.

[RevCheesehead]

10. The purpose of the Contesting of the Votes is to force Congressional

Hearings on Election reform, and expose all irregularities.

Sounds like the Challenge is NOT to overturn the election, but to force hearings to take place.

[madbelgiancow]

19. Wwhich makes perfect sense.

If the senators can be convinced, and the corporate media has to cover the event, the public will become aware.

It will be so much harder to dismiss the Arnebeck suit as "silly" after that.

So there may come a true investigation in Congress or in the suit.


Let the Light shine.

[politicasista]

53. BOOOO!

[RevCheesehead]

56. Hey - please don't "Boo" the messenger ...

I was simply paraphrasing what Conyers said.

[crispini]

11. Conyers on why Senators don't wanna contest.

"Kerry has conceded the election, it's now over and there's no point in going back over this because it sounds like sour grapes. That's why I say R's have a stake in this, not just for Dems."

[tjdee]

12. Hey all you "Conceding is not legally binding" people--now what?

All the senators are using Kerry's concession as an excuse.

Isn't that great?

[njbuddy]

15. I think it was specifically Republican Senators n/t

[KittyWampus]

20. Simple Answer, This Is About Protecting Democracy Not John Kerry

[LSparkle]

13. Draw down W's "political capital"

YEAH!!!!! Love that Conyers is bringing up the "coincidence" that in last 2 elections, it was one state with voting problems (and with SOS heading Jackass' campaign) that put him over the line? NO COINCIDENCE!

[crispini]

14. Randi says we have to challenge to lessen Shrub's

political capital.

Conyers: Bush was "Elected twice by one state each time, and each of those two states had the most irregularities and problems with the voting process more than any other state in the union."

Randi: Notes that SOS of both states were also head of elect Shrub campaign.

Conyers is pushing for "a half dozen" members of the Senate. "You don't have to be from OH to worry about fair elections."

[k8conant]

16. More...talking about long lines, lack of machines...

"We've got to make sure Ohio doesn't go down as some "glitch""

"The only prospect we have is to force the Congress to challenge Ohio"

"Take action to make sure it doesn't happen anymore"

About senators:
"Well, their answer is essentially the same...that Kerry has conceded the election......"sour grapes""

"Isn't unusual and more than coincidental that we have one President that is elected twice by one state...."

"You don't need to be from Ohio to want to have this examined."

"They misinterpreted the provisional ballot."

[greenmutha]

17. Woo Hoo! Go Conyers!

Love the "isn't it strange... both Bush elections... massive irregularities" statement! :bounce:

[crispini]

18. Now he's talking about how Ohio misinterpreted HAVA.

Randi says, talk to Senators, and say to them, "Object and let Congress choose the President -- because then you have less political capital for Shrub."

[madbelgiancow]

30. big thanks for the play by play Crispini

and
:hi:

[crispini]

21. Conyers said this won't stop no matter what happens tomorrow! Wooooot! n/t

[LSparkle]

22. Randi: Force Congress to pick

Won't change the outcome but will lessen political capital. He had to go to the Supreme Court last time, make him go to Congress this time. He won't have been elected by the people EITHER TIME!

[Twist_U_Up]

23. she needs to let him speak

[LSparkle]

29. Yeah, she's only got him for a short time

and everyone is obviously DYING to hear what he has to say ...

[Demit]

24. Does she always interrupt her guests like that?

That could be annoying. I'd rather hear him, actually.

[crispini]

26. Yeah, she does.

That's just Randi. :shrug:

[crispini]

25. Conyers talking about where they come from,

heritage of MLK. This is all within our lifetimes.

[roenyc]

35. we got a senator

keep hope alive!!

[RevCheesehead]

27. "The Senate won't embarrass itself like it did 4 years ago."

Don't know if that's a statement, or a hope.

[k8conant]

28. Rhodes: let the Congress pick the president, less political capital

Conyers:
"We also plan to continue this fight regardless of the outcome."

"I have a feeling that the Senate will support us this time."

[madbelgiancow]

42. And a congressional investigation after a MASSIVE

outpouring of protest on the 20th will further reduce Bush*'s political capital to deficit country.

I do believe a loud signal from the PEOPLE will be what sends the matter over the edge.

[crispini]

31. Randi says: Fax, Phone, WHIP EM UP! n/t

[LSparkle]

32. Randi: Lessen the Repugs' clout in the 109th

right off the bat with a contest. If we want to take some wind out of their sails and get them off their "high horses" a bit, this would be a great way to do it -- a contest right out of the gate.

[buddysmellgood]

33. This is as quiet as I have ever heard Randi be. She is letting him speak.

Hooray for Randi!

[greenmutha]

34. "Hundreds of thousands of people rallying around a fair hearing."

Wish I could be there tomorrow so much, it's killin' me!

[Carolab]

37. And there are MILLIONS

who don't know yet

[madbelgiancow]

51. That's what I expect as well - the corporate media veil

lifted from the rotten corpse of disenfranchisement

[roenyc]

43. we owe a lot to the glibs.

they started it all. we wouldnt be here at this point if it werent for them.

[crispini]

36. Conyers going over point by point.

Lines, machine irregularities, spoiled ballots, denying of absentee ballot, etc.

Randi: "Do you think you'll get a Senator tomorrow?"

Conyers: "OH YEAH!"

SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!!!!!

[LSparkle]

38. Conyers: OH YEAH

He seems convinced that THEY WILL GET A SENATOR TOMORROW. Won't say who, but WHO CARES? YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[NickiWitch]

48. Somebody fetch my vapors....

I think I'm going to swoon!

[AmerDem]

39. Rhodes talks too much

and doesn't leave Conyers time to respond. She comes across like Tweety. I like Rhodes but she is a bit of a motor mouth.

[k8conant]

50. I agree: she should have let Conyers talk more n/t

[bunny planet]

55. Randi is wonderful but she sucks at interviewing, she always talks all

over her guests. Conyers is soft spoken and slow speaking so it is even more obvious that Randi can't keep quiet. I love her anyway. The most important sentences got through. Conyers thinks we have a senator, and he implied more than one!!!!!!!!!!!
I can hardly stand to wait 24 hours. Please, please, please, let it be true.

[bear425]

40. Randi:

Do you think a Senator will stand?

Conyers: Oh,yeah.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

41. Says We'll Have A Senator

"Keep Hope Alive!"

[Darkhawk32]

47. Fuck YEAH!! {sorry about the language} n/t

[seito]

52. My first w00t

:bounce:

[njbuddy]

44. He does rock! n/t

[k8conant]

45. More from Conyers

"We have hundreds of thousands of people rallying right now around a fair hearing ."

:kick:

On the report:
"We examine the machine allegations...intimidation...denying absentee ballots...disparity "

We'll get a Senator tomorrow:
"Keeping hope alive"

(Did not say whom) :evilgrin:

[greenmutha]

46. "Keeping hope alive!"

Yeah baby!
:bounce:

I can't wait for tomorrow!

Dad! Are we there yet???

[madison2000]

49. This man deserves all the medals of honor we have to give

he's a TRUE AMERICAN!

[RevCheesehead]

54. Randi presses him on knowing if there is a senator...

Conyers replies "Let's just say that we are a party who believes in keeping hope alive."