2 Things Democrats Should Do in 2005

[Eric J in MN]

http://www.moveleft.com/moveleft_essay_2005_01_01_two_things_the_democrats_should_do_in_2005.asp

We need to address the media and the voting machines.

A group of wealthy Democrats should:

1. Buy the CNN cable news channel from Time Warner.

2. Buy the Sequoia voting machine company from De La Rue.

CNN isn't for sale, but a group of Democrats should make an offer.

We need to counter the pro-Republican spin of Fox News.

CNN isn't doing that currently.

CNN's Wolf Blitzer and Daryn Kagan repeat Bush Admin. spin.

If a group of Democrats owned CNN, they could replace Wolf Blitzer with Bill Moyers, and replace Daryn Kagan with Amy Goodman.

Regarding voting machines, Sequoia IS for sale by De La Rue.

If Democrats bought it, suddenly the Republicans in Congress would embrace verified-voting.

Those Republicans would want a system to make sure voting machines owned by Democrats weren't rigged (just as currently Democrats want a system to make sure voting machines owned by Republicans aren't rigged.)

Congresspersons who are against requirements that electronic voting machines print paper ballots, and that at least a percentage of those paper ballots be hand-counted on Election Night, would suddenly reconsider.

If you're a Democratic billionaire, buy CNN and Sequoia!

If you know a Democratic billionaire, spread the word!

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