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seafan

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13. Peter King, 2003: “It’s all over but the counting. And we’ll take care of the counting.”
Mon Sep 28, 2015, 01:50 AM
Sep 2015

As discussed in this thread:

None Dare Call It Stolen, Harper's Magazine, August, 2005

In the summer of 2003, Representative Peter King (R., N.Y.) was interviewed by Alexandra Pelosi at a barbecue on the White House lawn for her HBO documentary Diary of a Political Tourist. “It’s already over. The election’s over. We won,” King exulted more than a year before the election. When asked by Pelosi—the daughter of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi—how he knew that Bush would win, he answered, “It’s all over but the counting. And we’ll take care of the counting.”

King, who is well known in Washington for his eccentric utterances, says he was kidding, that he has known Pelosi for years, that she is “a clown,” and that her project was a “spoof.” Still, he said it. And laughter, despite the counsel of Kenneth Blackwell’s press flack, seems an inappropriate response to the prospect of a stolen election—as does the advice that we “get over it.” The point of the Conyers report, and of this report as well, is not to send Bush packing and put Kerry in his place. The Framers could no more conceive of electoral fraud on such a scale than they could picture Fox News Channel or the Pentagon; and so we have no constitutional recourse, should it be proven, finally, that the wrong guy “won.” The point of our revisiting the last election, rather, is to see exactly what the damage was so that the people can demand appropriate reforms. Those who say we should “move on” from that suspicious race and work instead on “bigger issues”—like electoral reform—are urging the impossible; for there has never been a great reform that was not driven by some major scandal.



AP

Peter King: Boehner exit means 'the crazies have taken over the party', September 25, 2015


We will never forget the thieves.

And our voting system remains infinitely vulnerable to this day.










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Peter "Shut It Down" King madaboutharry Sep 2015 #1
Why are you saying New York house member King says yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #3
He said that during the Florida recount madaboutharry Sep 2015 #5
What? He is a rather moderate congressman yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #8
Are you talking about the same Peter King who, as chairman of the Homelan Security Committee in 2011 Jack Rabbit Sep 2015 #19
Honestly I was just comparing the two kings yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #21
Yeah shenmue Sep 2015 #4
He could have stayed on Gman Sep 2015 #2
Republicans don't have consciences. That's how they can be Republicans. nt valerief Sep 2015 #11
I think they all have a mental illness. I truly do. Those who dont, randys1 Sep 2015 #26
Apparently, Boehner planned for weeks to resign after the Pope's visit. He 1monster Sep 2015 #15
after that private moment with the pope AlbertCat Sep 2015 #17
. Rod Beauvex Sep 2015 #6
Exactly...there is nothing about the Republican party skepticscott Sep 2015 #25
The entire establishment is going more than a little nutty Hydra Sep 2015 #7
This: The Doom clock of climate change is ticking...and it has no mercy. CrispyQ Sep 2015 #20
That's the problem with making deals with devils to gain power Warpy Sep 2015 #9
Peter King IS one of the crazies -- how funny how he doesn't notice that sort of thing tomm2thumbs Sep 2015 #10
"Doing his job". WTF? It's been about obstruction since 2008. That's his job? jalan48 Sep 2015 #12
Peter King, 2003: “It’s all over but the counting. And we’ll take care of the counting.” seafan Sep 2015 #13
And here I always thought Peter King was one of the "crazies..." 1monster Sep 2015 #14
yah, next they'll be sending money to support bombings or something MisterP Sep 2015 #16
So has he announced his candidacy for Speaker? KamaAina Sep 2015 #18
Peter "we'll take care of the counting" King warns of the crazies? DFW Sep 2015 #22
So, King has been watching I Love Lucy re-runs all this time? nt Eleanors38 Sep 2015 #23
Ironic Dopers_Greed Sep 2015 #24
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