Where's Breitbart now? 9 Rethugs sentenced to 150 years in KY vote hacking scheme

[TheBigotBasher]

The BRAD BLOG has reported on the Clay County election rigging conspiracy since the nine defendants --- seven of them were the county's top-ranking election officials, the other two a married business couple who made millions in contracts based on the outcome of the stolen elections --- were rounded up and arrested in 2009 for what federal officials described as the tail end of "decades" of manipulated elections there.

In addition to buying and selling votes and falsifying election results reports in primary and general elections in 2002, 2004 and 2006, the conspirators were also found to have changed the votes of voters after they were cast on electronic ES&S iVotronic touch-screen voting machines once voters had thought they had finished voting.

Following one of the officials, Republican election judge Paul Bishop, changing his plea to guilty and cooperating with prosecutors shortly after the arrests, the other eight were charged in a federal racketeering conspiracy and found guilty in March of last year. This past March they were all finally sentenced to a total of 1,871 months --- 156 years --- in federal prison. (We were neck deep in Fukushima coverage at the time of their separate sentencing throughout March and hadn't gotten the chance to report on it until now.)

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=8514

Why is Breibart not interested in this?

Could it be that they are not black, actually did commit vote fraud and are Rethugs? Racist POS.

[leveymg]

1. You have to wonder, how many more there are out there just like them . . .

and how their criminal activities, and the use of no paper trail, black box voting systems, have changed American politics . . .

[TheBigotBasher]

2. Far too many.

Republicant crimes continue.

[Old and In the Way]

4. Tip of the iceberg.

We know Republicans, as a Party, are the most unethical bunch of crooks and hypocrites who reward those willing to subvert democracy. It happens on a far greater scale then we want to admit. But their numbers are dwindling and gaming election results are getting more difficult, so now they need to legislate to make voting more difficult for the average person. It's all about power and their ability to use the taxpayer revenue stream to take care of their own.

[Enthusiast]

49. They pull this shit in nearly every state.

Really.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. wow. You know, after a few stolen elections,

even the most liberal begin to lose hope, thinking that the rest of their fellow citizens are too into the GOP. When it turns out that those elections were fraudulent, based on crimes, I'd bet that the liberals and progressives will suddenly find themselves on top of many elections.

Let's just hope we don't blow it, and make sure our candidates are clean, honest, and hard working.

[blondeatlast]

5. Wow--check out the sentencing breakdown; SERIOUS time! GOOD.

Get thee to the Greatest.

[PatSeg]

55. I know, I was so surprised

A 71 year old Charles Wayne Jones got 20 years! There has been so much election fraud going on for so long and everyone knows it, but until now there were no serious consequences for those involved.

When you think of all the people in prison for victimless crimes, and then people who actually STEAL our votes are on the outside living full and prosperous lives, it makes you realize how misguided this country's priorities are.

[Mr. Jefferson]

6. For the same reason that you are not interested in this.

http://www.tunicatimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1176:sowers-guilty-on-ten-voter-fraud-counts&catid=2:paid&Itemid=26

When the refs decide the outcome, why play the game?

[TheBigotBasher]

10. That is in no way equivalent.

Plus the woman in question was not top level anything.

[BlueCaliDem]

39. HUGE difference. Sower's deeds did NOT decide the outcome and wasn't as large scale

as the Republican criminals in Kentucky who *did* decide the outcome.

I'm happy to be able to point that out to you.

[caseymoz]

46. lol. Interesting. That's repubs 8, dems 1

Which is more interesting? One person who steals 31 votes, from a primary, (not against the GOP) or nine people who steal whole elections for years, and profit off it like any good conservative profits off government?

Do you have any more examples of the rampant election fraud that holds the GOP at bay and brings prosperity to Democratic election judges?

By comparison, this is really, really small-time. It's like asking us to pay attention to the thief who stole a tip jar from a cafe.

It's also unlike the big-time GOP ACORN election fraud smear, which turned out to be totally baseless.

How about let's call attention to the GOP's strategy of false accusations and cheap distractions.

[Ikonoklast]

48. Had to really dig to find that one, didn't you?

Enjoy your stay.

Voter fraud and election fraud by Republicans is endemic in this country.

[SemperEadem]

50. oh wow, one of those folks who got sent over here to disrupt conversation

especially conversations where the thugs are painted as the criminals they all are.

enjoy your short stay.

[Frustratedlady]

7. Kentucky has to be the tip of the iceberg.

Why hasn't this been on the MSM? Maybe it was and I missed it. I would bet there are a lot of neighboring states that are just as corrupted.

At least we have proof it has been done and no one had to die in an airplane to keep it from being exposed.

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[dotymed]

54. I live on the KY/TN state line.

IMO, it is endemic here also (in TN).

Until last year, I lived in Indiana. I shared one of my Indiana "election adventures" further down in this post.

[Overseas]

8. K&R. Was Kathy "Human Error" Nickolaus asked to comment on this story?

Guess she's the next generation of their ilk.

Golly gee, human error, hey, sorry about that.

[Dawson Leery]

9. There needs to be a federal investigation into her activities.

[defendandprotect]

30. .. and there was also Theresa La Pore and the "butterfly" ballot --

I've heard she was later connected to Republicans ---

[Uncle Joe]

11. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, TheBigotBasher.

[Generic Other]

12. Breitbart is too busy defending himself from a 13 million dollar defamation claim

Shirley Sherrod. Let's hope he loses. Then maybe she will earn the right to shut him up as he shut ACORN down.

on edit (link): http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=1103775&mesg_id=1103775

[girl gone mad]

13. She deserves every penny and then some. n/t

[TheBigotBasher]

21. I hope it bankrupts him.

[The Wielding Truth]

26. Breitbart's video doctored and published online to hurt her, did it's job.

He has no were to run. Even the Fox slime machine can get him out of this nasty piece of defamation.

[pacalo]

14. One of those "conspiracy theories" converted into a FACT. On to Wisconsin.

[Keith Bee]

15. K&R x100!

Andy Boy is a disgrace.

[malaise]

16. He's heading to prison

It's just a matter of time

[SpiralHawk]

17. Republicon Family Cesspool Values

Scumbaggery. As usual. As a political unit, modern-day Republicons are the WORST ever in US history. Hands down.

[Maineman]

18. Good. Let's catch a bunch more of them.

[Rozlee]

19. Corruption isn't even limited to the guys at the top in the GOP. It's institutionalized

into the entire fabric of the party from the lowest municipal elections to the highest. Look how aggressive and fierce they are at getting out the vote in school boards. It's disheartening. The Democratic establishment have no real idea of how entrenched it is. Even if they do, they can't come out and say it; Faux News will excoriate them for having "conspiracy theories". The GOP and it's corrupt apparatus are sticking it all to us in the (_|_). And no one's fighting them back.

:shrug:

[TheKentuckian]

20. You answered your own question, they are white, actually criminals, and TeaPubliKlan.

[bjobotts]

22. This is election fraud as much as voter fraud.Note the silence on the MSM.Where's Siegleman & Holder

[Raffi Ella]

23. wow...

When I found D.U. this was THE topic, black box voting, Bev Harris - I remember Barbara Boxer and others stood up in the Senate and refused to authorize Bush's re election b/c of fraud. We SO wanted Kerry to DO something, investigate at the very least.

It's just crazy that THIS isn't THE news on MSM. It goes to the very heart of Our Democracy for christs sake.

[defendandprotect]

24. kr

[cantbeserious]

25. Now, Now - Why Would Right Wing Criminals Want To Draw Attention To Themselves?

eom

[buddysmellgood]

28. But it couldn't be more than a mistake, you'd have to have a conspiracy

to rig an election. That just doesn't happen here.

[valerief]

29. Is this on DA NEWZ at all? Just curious. nt

[mikekohr]

31. Paper Trail, Paper Trail, Paper Trail, Paper Trail, Paper Trail, Paper Trail, Paper Trail, Paper nt

[Demeter]

32. Kick it up for Reality Check

:kick:

[judesedit]

33. Great news! Great work! Thanks for your diligency over the years, Brad

You've made me aware of many things I would still be in the dark about. Too bad the tea-baggers aren't aware of your site. They might realize they are protesting against themselves.

[BradBlog]

42. Thank you very much, and...

...well said re the tea baggers.

[Very_Boring_Name]

34. I'm against capital punishment except in cases of election fraud

Send them to the chair for high treason imo.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

35. When I look at these photos

I wonder if they could also be on the side of the murderous anti-abortion crowds, too.

[canuckledragger]

36. Make sure EVERYONE knows about this

..there is power in information folks. Don't let an event like this be swept under the table as the actions of 'a few bad apples'

Make sure everyone you know knows how they pulled this off, who they are, what their party affiliations was & THE FACT THAT GOT CAUGHT & ARE PAYING FOR THEIR CRIMES!!

Again..there is power in information. Bullies & tyrants ran away from exposure like cockroaches in the light. Show them that they do NOT control everything, that they are NOT invincible, & they WILL get caught & pay for their crimes!

Now...I wonder how many of our Canadian elections may have been rigged. (other than the fact that winning slightly over a 1/3 of the vote gives the whole pie...grrr)

[NBachers]

37. Flush these turds down the toilet

Clog the nation's sewer system with flushed republican turds.

That guy on the lower left looks like Tor Johnson

[alp227]

38. I appreciate these prosecutions, but they're just at the county level

as opposed to the more influential STATE level (e.g. Katherine Harris, Ken Blackwell) where the authorities have power to decide electoral votes. And when will the executives at Diebold who rig voting machines face a stern judge?

And this story doesn't fit in the Breitbart/Fox News narrative "Watch out! Poor people fraudulently voting for Democrats!" And who cares what Pinocchio Breitbart has to say anyway?

[jonthebru]

40. We all must remember this.

It would be fun to use at the Sunday picnic with "Uncle Herb", the working class "loyal" repugthug. He would deny it and counterclaim, "Well, a democrat... (insert foolish right wing propaganda here.)"

[DFW]

41. The longest journey begins with a single step.

Let this be not the end, but merely the first step in a long journey.

[BradBlog]

44. Damn...

If this journey goes on much longer, I don't know if I'll make it!!

[DesertDiamond]

43. Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! I'm overwhelmed to think this has finally really happened!

[DesertDiamond]

45. And now to get the rest of them!!!!

[Taft_Bathtub]

47. Doesn't fit his narrative

The only vote fraud that counts is when it's a fabricated story of an illegal immigrant voting in an election.

[RayStar]

51. Keep checking for others

They received long sentences which is absolutely correct.

[bertman]

52. REC. YES, definitely a racist. Glad these folks got caught. I wonder how much

time they'll actually pull.

[dotymed]

53. Breibart...really?..lol...no money for him.

Sadly, this will not affect the way we vote by electronic machines. We have so much PROOF that they are easily manipulated and yet....

IMO, elections should be controlled federally. Additionally, people should keep a receipt that is illegal to be shown unless there is a voting irregularity. In a previous post, someone said that by having a receipt, it would make it easier to prove to "certain people" that you voted their way. That is true but elections must be verifiable.

Publicly-financed elections must become mandatory if we hope to overcome corporate "influence" in our political system. Reinstating the Fairness Doctrine would help Americans in every way, not just voting.

I even support mandatory voting as the price of living in a true Democracy. Especially if the Fairness Doctrine were reinstated. I realize it would need to be amended to cover cable, satellite and other means of transmission.

Subverting our electoral process should be punished more severely than bank robbery, especially if no one was hurt in the robbery.....

Current laws treat monetary crimes committed by the poor as more heinous than almost any other violation, this reflects the warped value system of the wealthy/elites.

BTW, I was one of two Democrats working a polling station in 2004. There were 6 republicans. They (repubs) sat and ate while the two democrats did all of the work for the first 6 hours. After that, I said I was going to the designated smoking area for a smoke. The republican in charge informed me that I was not allowed to smoke at a polling station (the legal smoking area was at the other end of the building and), I went and she had the police remove me from the premises...lol...she was a banksters lazy wife. Our local Democratic party offered to pay for me to sue them but I declined. Maybe I should have, just to inform people of the event. It was a very small town and the word spread quickly but the repub version was quite different than the truth. What a surprise. After that incident, I was referred to as "the smoker" by the local and state Democratic officials that I met subsequent to "the event."

[patrice]

56. K&R