Nader up to no good in the Great Lakes state
Sat Aug 21, 2004 at 07:27:07 AM PDT
Who's suprised by this news? I guess Nader believes in the old addage, "It's not cheating, unless you get caught." Well, Ralphy, you're caught.
The head of the Michigan Democratic Party said Friday that the party's check of the tens of thousands of signatures gathered by the Republicans to put presidential candidate Ralph Nader of the ballot show a clear pattern of fraud, a charge Republicans deny.
It seems that Naderites didn't feel the need to read the rule book.
(Michigan Democratic Party Executive Charman Mark Brewer) said the party has discovered that one in five of the 50,000 signatures gathered by both Republicans and and Nader supporters belong to people who aren't registered to vote or whose signatures are invalid for other reasons.
The Party's biggest complaint though alleges that Michigan Republican Party staffers didn't circulate the petitions themselves, instead adding their names as circulators once the petitions containing 20,000 signatures came into party offices.
I think Chairman Brewer summed it up best by saying, "...a vote for Nader is a vote for George Bush."
Indeed. Dissent may be an our right as Americans, but protesting the mainstream candidates by voting for Nader will get us 4 more years of Bush. This is an AP story and I'm still searching for the link. If anyone finds it, I'd appreciate it.
Need Fellow Kossaks Help
Mon Aug 02, 2004 at 07:00:29 PM PDT
Alright my fellow Kossaks, I need your help.
My friend and I have started a tradition of holding our own "debate" about the presidential candidates. He's a staunch Republican and I am one of the good guys. Now, we hold this debate when we get back to college, which this year is August 30.
In some odd way we keep score of who has won the debate. Last time, I got destroyed because he had more info than me. But I wasn't part of the blogosphere then and I'd like to employ your help.
If you could hook me up with some ammo I sure would appeciate it. Even if you have good websites for me to research on. There's so much information out there I need some suggestions to get right to the point. Our "debate" might not sway the election, but it will save me from buying a lot of beer.
Thanks for your help.
A Follow-Up: President Bush in Marquette, MI
Wed Jul 14, 2004 at 07:35:05 AM PDT
As my post from yesterday reported, President Bush made a campaign stop in Marquette, MI. At Northern Michigan University's Superior Dome, the president spoke to 10,000 exuberant supporters.
First Presidential Visit Since 1912 for Marquette, MI
Tue Jul 13, 2004 at 07:57:15 AM PDT
President Bush is scheduled to make a campaign stop in Marquette, MI today. The president will be speaking at the Superior Dome on the campus of Northern Michigan University with about 11,000 people expected to attend.
http://www.miningjournal.net/news/story/0712202004_new01-n0712.asp
What the other 200,000 of us in the Upper Peninsula can't figure out is why on earth would Bush want to come to Marquette? Marquette County is home to two of the oldest iron ore mines in the country and is an area that has seen hard times during his tenure in the Oval Office. We really took one on the chin when he prematurely revoked the steel tariffs. The United Steelworkers of America are represented at both mines and the area on the whole is a Democratic stronghold.
Nonetheless, it's the first visit by a sitting president for the area since President Taft in 1912. Please ignore the supporters at the rally. Rest assured those in attendance do not speak for the majority
