How Karl Rove fixed the FBI investigation of his theft of the 2004 Presidential election in Ohio

[Cliff Arnebeck]

219. Mike Connell was knowledgeable and honest--a real problem for Kove.

Thanks for posting this article by my colleagues Bob and Harvey.

I just want to note my difference with the article's title, characterizing Mike Connell as an "election rigger."

I knew Mike Connell, mainly through his friend and colleague Stephen Spoonamore. Spoonamore did not view Connell that way. Furthermore, the more I reflected upon my two meetings/face-to-face conversations with Mike Connell, the more respect I gained for his integrity, decency and candor. I told Mike of the extraordinarily complementary characterizations Spoonamore had made of him to us, and how I looked at the deposition of him we wanted to take as a continuation of the conversations he had been having with Stephen Spoonamore.

As we parted the federal court house in Cleveland on Friday, after the Chief Judge Solomon Oliver ordered the deposition to go forward the next business day, Mike said he was looking forward to seeing us the next Monday. Warmth, humility, honesty --all the things that I am sure made Mike Connell a good husband, father, church member, IT professional, made him a phenomenal witness. The loss of his life is a great tragedy, for us all.