Al Franken Criticizes Corrupt Election Moves in Florida

[Eric J in MN]

MOVELEFT MEDIA

Jeb Bush is the governor of Florida and the brother of George W. Bush.

Jeb Bush's state police have been randomly interrogating elderly blacks in Orlando who are involved in get-out-the-vote campaigns.

Al Franken recently discussed this and other corrupt election moves in Florida by the Jeb Bush Administration.

To listen and get more information, click below:

http://www.moveleft.com/moveleft_essay_2004_08_18_al_franken_criticizes_corrupt_election_moves_in_florida.asp

[Nordic]

1. I'm glad he's doing that

Now it would be nice if somebody could put a stop to it.

It should be criminal. But of course they're above the law, aren't they?

[0rganism]

2. Worse than you think...

> of course they're above the law, aren't they?

They ARE the law.

[tom_paine]

4. Yep. Back to 1930s Southern "Values"

Keep them uppity (EPITHET REDACTED)s from voting inny they can. The usual intimidations. If a KKK, I mean CCC, I mean Bushpublican operatives plan ACTUAL vote fraud, why there's nothing to investigate.

Just some good ol' boys trying to protect decent folk, like in 1964 Philadelphia, Mississippi, eh?

:puke: :puke: :puke:

Every time I crawl into the head of a Bushevik Freeper or Dittohead, I fel dirty.

Excuse me, I have to go shower.

[Eric J in MN]

3. kick

kick

[nostamj]

5. this was referenced in Bob Herbert's column this week...

FULL COLUMN

State police officers have gone into the homes of elderly black voters in Orlando and interrogated them as part of an odd "investigation" that has frightened many voters, intimidated elderly volunteers and thrown a chill over efforts to get out the black vote in November.

The officers, from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, which reports to Gov. Jeb Bush, say they are investigating allegations of voter fraud that came up during the Orlando mayoral election in March.

Officials refused to discuss details of the investigation, other than to say that absentee ballots are involved. They said they had no idea when the investigation might end, and acknowledged that it may continue right through the presidential election.

"We did a preliminary inquiry into those allegations and then we concluded that there was enough evidence to follow through with a full criminal investigation," said Geo Morales, a spokesman for the Department of Law Enforcement.

The state police officers, armed and in plain clothes, have questioned dozens of voters in their homes. Some of those questioned have been volunteers in get-out-the-vote campaigns.