Unlike Jan Brewer, who was elevated from Arizona’s Sec. of State to Governor by Obama’s ill-considered selection of Janet Napolitano from AZ Governor to Director of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, the state’s newly appointed Republican SoS, Ken Bennett seems to have the ability to tell the truth every now and again — even in the days just prior to a hotly-contested election…
In related previous coverage, we outlined this year’s ‘GOP War on Democracy’ here a few weeks ago, reporting on the various fraudulent “voter fraud” campaigns of Rightwing groups who were busy gearing and ginning them up at the time, by noting, among many other things…
Nonetheless, the Fox/Drudge/Rush/Breitbart/Malkin-fueled GOP “voter fraud” fraudsters are at it again, baselessly shouting “VOTER FRAUD!” in a crowded polling place out of either disinformed cluelessness or, more insidiously, as a knowing tool to suppress the legal votes of minority, elderly and student (read: Democratic-leaning) voters.
As we have explained many times (here’s one such recent explanation) in discussing our non-partisan coverage of these issues, where anyone of any party (or of no party at all) has legitimate concerns about far more threatening and actually evidence-based election fraud concerns, such as Direct Recording Electronic (DRE, usually touch-screen) machines that are 100% impossible to verify as accurately reflecting the will of the voters, concealed and unverified vote counting, or where a single person can flip the results of an entire election in just seconds via an electronic central tabulator, we’re happy to support their efforts.
In addition to AZ’s Republican SoS, as noted above, we’re happy to support any legitimate GOP effort to ensure Election Integrity so that every voter gets to vote if they wish and that their votes are counted accurately and transparently, as reflected recently in our recent coverage of Republican allegations of touch-screen vote-flipping reported in North Carolina, in Texas and even in Nevada.
The outrage of these people that cry “wolf” is getting very, very tiresome. Their tyranny has become the political cattle call of the GOP without an instance of backlash (minimal retribution for false allegations AND THE COST TO OUR RESOURCES AND INVESTIGATORS IN NOT INVESTIGATING THE VTE SUPPRESSION BY THOSE MAKING FALSE CLAIMS). The issuance of Laws WITH TEETH to charge them with the EXPENSES FOR WILD GOOSE CHASES will stop this crap. Like the retaliation for the Balloon Boy Incident for example. It will be necessary (as usual with these scofflaws) to get balanced oversight over this violation to make our elections safe and secure – once again. [My clac’s show over 20 million ballots lost during the Bush Regime.] This goes for the morons who keep declaring electronic voting as being so wonderful like Harry Reid AND
the GOP. Bush spent $4 Billion on the electronic fiasco and screwed our election system forever.
The cretins that closed down ACORN need to be jerked out of their safe little cocoons in Congress and made homeless or poor (like myself) just to get a little taste. Outrage doesn’t even begin to come close that the Public has for both Parties, for the contempt that Congress shows to their constituency. Disconnected (the Bubble that they are in) is more like the truth.
Bill them back for the expenses of false claims and allegations. Investigators are valuable resources that come with a price – not a frivolous allegation and incessant wild goose chases.
The BRAD BLOG’s fiercely independent…
Brad what B.S. This and most of your blog is far from independent…
Also Slate….. Independent yet again no doubt…
Thanks for the laugh
Justin
Justin, “independent” in this case does not mean what you think it means. Put down the partisan political blinders for two seconds. “Independent” also means no corporate affiliation, outside influence or other factor is behind the opinions and ideas expressed here.
As has been said over and over here, and apparently must be said again: this is not about Right and Left, Justin, it’s about right and wrong. Integrity, honesty, transparency, fact — in the electoral system or otherwise — hold no party affiliation.