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Democrats Demand Answers in Wake of Greene County (OH) Voter Suppression Controversy

Submitted by BuzzFlash on Mon, 10/13/2008 - 12:02pm.

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Democrats Demand Answers in Wake of Greene County Voter Suppression Controversy; Big Questions Remain About the Actions of Republican Sheriff and Prosecutor

COLUMBUS - Democrats demanded answers on Monday in the wake of an unprecedented partisan fishing expedition launched against voters by Republican officials in Greene County. Acting without a single shred of evidence, Sheriff Gene Fischer and Prosecutor Stephen Haller, a former law partner of McCain campaign chairman Mike DeWine, sought the un-redacted voting records of every Greene County voter who registered and cast a ballot between September 30 and October 6 -- including driver's license numbers and Social Security numbers.

Greene County is home to five colleges, including two historically African-American colleges. It is also the political base of Ohio Republican Party Deputy Chairman Kevin DeWine who has famously declared that "nothing is off the table" when it comes to GOP election tactics, including voter caging.

Fischer and Haller withdrew their chilling request on Friday in the face of mounting public pressure, but refused to answer questions about how their sweeping partisan fishing expedition came about. "I will have no further comment on this matter," Haller concluded in a Friday press release.

In response to these refusals to answer questions, Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern filed several Freedom of Information Act requests demanding records of contacts between the Greene County Republican officials and representatives of the Ohio Republican Party, the McCain campaign, and the Republican National Committee.

"When a chilling act of voter suppression occurs in a county with five universities, including two historically African-American colleges, on the eve of a historic election, voters have a right to know exactly who was involved and how it came about," said Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern. "The Republican officials involved have deep ties to both the Ohio Republican Party and the McCain campaign. If Mr. Haller, a former law partner of the chairman of the McCain campaign, has nothing to hide about his role in this controversy, then why does he refuse to answer questions?"

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DO SO-CALLED 'PROGRESSIVES' HAVE ANY 'CAJONES'?!

Submitted by josephconrad on Wed, 10/15/2008 - 4:51pm.
The so-called 'Progressives' who always become almost INSTANT MURDER VICTIMS whenever the GOP decides it wants to win a presidential election! In Florida, they show NO GUTS OR BALLS in 2000 when JEB, GEORGE & THEIR SUPREME COURT just blatantly STOLE THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION! They just snivled, whimpered & walked away. In 2004, when BLACKWELL'S RANGERS JUST FIXED & STOLE THE OHIO VOTE FOR BUSH, the little snivling so-called 'Progressives' once again 'played it straight & legal' AND JUST GOT JACKED UP TO A FIAR THE WELL! And DESERVEDLY SO! If the idea didn't so roundly offend my INTEGRITY, MORALITY & ETHICS, I LOVE to be a WEALTHY WHITEBOY THIEVIN', CHEATIN', LYIN' & WINNIN' GOP-ER! They have NO SCRUPPLES - EVER! It's an exceedingly WELL-KNOWN FACT BUSH SR. HIRED THE GUYS WHO MURDERED JFK, RFK & MLK. HE EVEN PLAYED AN 'ADVISORY ROLE' ON THE 9/11/01 MURDERS & THE JFK, JR. 'MISHAP' which turned little GEORGE JR. INTO A 'MADE MAN'! PROGRESSIVES & DEMOCRATS NEED TO GET THE HELL OFF THEIR KNEES & STOP 'BENDING OVER' SO WILLINGLY WHENEVER THEY HEAR A GOP 'FLY SLIDE OPEN'!! IN 2008, THEY BETTER FIND THEIR NADS OR THEY'LL BE PACKIN' THE ONE BAG THEY'LL NEED TO GO TO THE INTERNMENT CAMP...
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Voter Suppression

Submitted by Douglas O on Tue, 10/14/2008 - 5:48pm.
Voter suppression and caging is the last and final hope for these criminals.They hope to steal this election with the same tactics which worked so well in the last two elections.McCain can't run on the issues because he supported the Bush policies that got us where we are today. With a population of almost 90% white and about 6.5% black,these are some of the biggest racist cretins of this state.Xenia is the county seat of Green county,though they would change that to White county if they could, this is definitely right-wing republican territory at it's epitome. I hear that the leaves on the trees there don't even dare turn colors in the fall,they just drop from the trees.Like a northern cracker heaven,these people continue to vote against their own interests like lemmings running to the sea. Why can't these poor bastards play fair? It just doesn't win elections for them,so they resort to the lowest common denominator which is intimidation and even violence if it serves their cause. Look for the First Combat Brigade to be deployed her after Obama wins. Douglas Hussein Marion,Ohio
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Republicrook scumbags need to be prosecuted AND sued

Submitted by tunghoy on Mon, 10/13/2008 - 5:45pm.
The Ohio Democratic Party needs to file criminal AND civil charges against the Stalinist GOP. Lock them up for the next 8 presidential cycles and take every penny they have. Then see how willing Republicrooks in other states are to attempt this sort of treason.
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The GOP set-up for future elections

Submitted by radioguts on Mon, 10/13/2008 - 4:11pm.
Sounds to me like the GOP MIGHT want social security numbers etc., so they can sell them to those who would steal the identity of voters to trash those voters' economic lives in order to teach them what happens if you actually register to vote. But, we all know Republicans have fine character and would never do such a slimey thing, would they ? .. That's why they had a legitimate reason to demand social security numbers, right ? What was that reason again ???? ~Radioguts
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These Rethuglicans are just Like Jesus,arent they?

Submitted by Texasatheist2 on Mon, 10/13/2008 - 5:39pm.
Their reason being they can do anything--they have "CHAY-SUS" in their hearts.CHAY-SUS is the southern drawl you hear from these screaming preachers on TV i get a laugh about. According to them(Rethugs) they are "once saved-always saved" no matter what they do.They think they can do damage,kill, and maime others and still go to their "heaven".course, i,being an avowed atheist and gay,dont believe in a heaven or hell or even a life after death.New voters better watch their back,Mike Malloy says.These Rethugs are evil,mean and wicked. They do it in the name of CHAY-SUS,too.Just like the Busheviks.
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