[MCM] FBI wants broader powers for its agents

2008-09-12 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/11/AR2008091103306.html?hpid=topnewshttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/11/AR2008091103306.html?hpid=topnews Rule Changes Would Give FBI Agents Extensive New Powers By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff

[MCM] Comprehensive Palin site

2008-09-13 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Dear Mark Crispin Miller, We've created the most comprehensive page of information on vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on the Internet: http://dailysource.org/palin. Since Gov. Palin is new to just about everyone in the country, little is known about her record and her policies. Our

[MCM] What we must do with that Newsweel Web Exclusive

2008-09-14 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
] - Original Message - *From:* Mark Crispin Miller mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* newsfromunderground@googlegroups.com mailto:newsfromunderground@googlegroups.com *Sent:* Saturday, September 13, 2008 7:28 PM *Subject:* [MCM] Jonathan Alter on McCain's Jim

[MCM] MCM speaks on a panel at NYU

2008-09-15 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
of the Right Poisons American Democracy and Framing the Debate.) * MARK CRISPIN MILLER (Professor of Media, Culture and Communication, NYU; author of The Bush Dyslexicon: Observations on a National Disorder; Cruel and Unusual: Bush/Cheney's New World Order; Fooled Again: The Real Case for Electoral

[MCM] Addington forged Gonzo's signature on crucial doc

2008-09-15 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Addington signed Gonzales' name to re-authorize warrantless wiretapping program.» http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/15/addington-gonzales-wiretapping/#comments In 2004, after top Justice Department lawyers refused to re-certify the legality of President Bush's warrantless wiretapping program,

[MCM] MCM on Air America tonight!

2008-09-15 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
At 9:00 p.m. EST, on Richard Greene's show. MCM --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Mark Crispin Miller's News From Underground newsgroup. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] OR go to

[MCM] Sarah Palin and the CNP

2008-09-16 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Christian Fundamentalism Permeates the Republican Party: Sarah Palin's links to the Christian Right By F. William Engdahl Global Research, September 13, 2008 Some days ago, most Americans had never heard of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Now, following her Vice Presidential acceptance speech,

[MCM] Did Saakashvili lie?

2008-09-16 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Although you wouldn't know it from the US press, there's a big cloud over Saakashvili's head, and it's getting bigger day by day, as all the world begins to doubt his version of events. We have to spread the word about it, since McPalin--and Bush/Cheney--clearly want to use the Georgian cause

[MCM] Obama sues to block GOP caging plan in Michigan!

2008-09-16 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Obama Team Files Suit Over Alleged Voter Suppression Plan Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 http://thepage.time.com/2008/09/16/obama-team-blasts-alleged-gop-disenfranchisement-plan/ On afternoon conference call, Obama and Michigan Democratic officials say they are seeking an injunction to block

[MCM] Voter registration deadlines for all 50 states

2008-09-16 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Voter registration deadlines for all 50 states are available here: http://www.eac.gov/voter/Register%20to%20Votehttp://www.eac.gov/voter/Register%20to%20Vote and more specifically here (pdf): http://www.eac.gov/voter/docs/state-reg-deadlines.xls/attachment_download/file

[MCM] Palin's slipping

2008-09-17 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Posted Tuesday, September 16, 2008 12:29 PM Palin's Favorability Ratings Begin to Falter Andrew Romano

[MCM] Don Siegelman: Tell Congress to vote contempt for Rove!

2008-09-18 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/18/134235/700/255/602844Urge Congress to Vote Contempt for Karl Rove: Live Blog By Don Siegelman Thu Sep 18, 2008 at 11:05:05 AM PDT It's great to be here blogging with you on DailyKos! I thoroughly enjoyed

[MCM] Florida has no way for voters to check on their registration

2008-09-18 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
From ToniJean: Florida does not have a link where voters can check their registration on-line. The election official told me voters have to complete a form and mail it in to election board and then you have to wait for something to come in the mail. In a message dated 9/18/2008 2:39:03 P.M.

[MCM] A way for Florida voters to check their registration

2008-09-19 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
in Lee County. Alison Ward On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 7:12 PM, Mark Crispin Miller mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From ToniJean: Florida does not have a link where voters can check their registration on-line. The election official told me voters have to complete a form and mail

[MCM] Election Day will be a mess, WashPost reports

2008-09-19 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
http://www.truthout.org/article/election-day-could-be-a-messhttp://www.truthout.org/article/election-day-could-be-a-mess THURSDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2008 http://www.truthout.org/article/election-day-could-be-a-messHigh Turnout, New Procedures May Mean an Election Day Mess by: Mary Pat Flaherty, The

[MCM] Foley walks

2008-09-19 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
So Mark Foley, who actually harassed real live youngsters, gets off (so to speak) scot-free. On the other hand, Bernie Ward, the liberal talk show host they nailed for trading kiddie porn on-line, gets over 7 years in prison. So if you're going to break the law, make sure you're a Republican,

[MCM] Theocrats try to shut down Troopergate

2008-09-20 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
http://electionconfidential.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/guess-who-filed-suit-to-halt-troopergate/http://electionconfidential.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/guess-who-filed-suit-to-halt-troopergate/ http://electionconfidential.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/guess-who-filed-suit-to-halt-troopergate/Guess Who

[MCM] Another dirty trick in Florida

2008-09-21 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Republican Mailing Leaves Florida Voters Confused by Pam Fessler http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94818483 All Things Considered, September 19, 2008 · A new mailing from the Republican National Committee and the McCain campaign to Florida voters has Democrats saying

[MCM] VoteNoBailout.org!

2008-09-22 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
http://www.impeachbush.org/site/R?i=Qj7icSvJY2C8JZO3tD5ieg.. http://www.impeachbush.org/site/R?i=62UcIxsmXbomQsFqajgbHQ..Click here to subscribe. http://www.impeachbush.org/site/R?i=hmwMaaeHLhU7sMbLY1RNlg.. We want to let you know about an important new initiative,

[MCM] The bailout plan subverts the Constitution

2008-09-22 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Steve Brant writes: From the Huffington Post article by Jason Linkins, at the link below: Yet a critical - and radical - component of this bailout package has thus far failed to garner the serious attention of anyone in the press. Section 8 (which ironically reminds one of the popular name of

[MCM] Help EON make a video to save the next election

2008-09-22 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
BTW, I will be speaking at the conference mentioned here. MCM Dear EON Friends, We are writing to ask if you can help us cover the 'As Goes Ohio . . . Election Protection Conference,' being sponsored by our investigative journalist friends Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman at FreePress.org

[MCM] Help Bernie Sanders halt the bailout

2008-09-23 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Mark, This is the website Thom Hartmann mentioned this morning. So many people were logging into the site, that it became almost impossible to get to. But I managed to get through, and I am forwarding the link info to you so you can pass it on. Here is the link:

[MCM] More on Sanders's petition (w/ numbers for the Senate Banking Committee)

2008-09-23 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
From Kim Kaufman: Go to http://www.sanders.senate.com/www.sanders.senate.com and sign his petition and send to all your contacts. Bernie Sanders (Sen., Ind. Vermont) wants to add an amendment to this bailout and needs our support. (I've printed it below if you want to read it here).

[MCM] Snopes on passive electioneering (buttons, hats, t-shirts, etc.)

2008-09-23 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
From: Christopher Mosley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: FYI...regarding an email circulating about whether or not you will be able to wear Obama paraphernalia into your polling place on Election Day 2008 http://snopes.comsnopes.com - passive electioneering (U.S. election boards will be enforcing

[MCM] Busheviks warn of vast race riots if Obama loses

2008-09-23 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Here Dennis Prager propagates the line that BushCo has been floating for some time: that, if Obama loses, the USA will burn, baby, burn!

[MCM] Michael Collins: Just say NO to the bailout!

2008-09-25 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Stunning ripoff isn't it. They threaten us with deprivation, then demand $700 billion. Who do they think they're kidding. Peace, Michael Collins The Money Party (7): Bailout Blackmail - Just Say No! http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0809/S00311.htmColumn: Michael Collins Thursday, 25

[MCM] Mike Connell, Rove's computer guru, subpoenaed in election fraud case

2008-09-29 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
The case is under way. Here is RAW STORY's excellent piece about it. MCM Republican IT consultant subpoenaed in case alleging tampering with 2004 election 09/29/2008 @ 12:13 am Filed by Larisa Alexandrovna and Muriel Kane http://rawstory.com//printstory.php?story=12080 COLUMBUS -- A

[MCM] Daily Voting News for 9/29/08

2008-09-29 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
From John Gideon: In a clear victory for Ohio voters a federal judge and the State Supreme Court all agreed that voters can register to vote and vote all on the same day within a week-long period during early voting. The courts found that Secretary of State Brunner had, in fact, correctly

[MCM] Bailout will kill the dollar

2008-09-30 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
http://www.smirkingchimp.com/http://www.smirkingchimp.com What Nobody's Saying: The Bailout Will Kill the Dollar By Dave Lindorff Created Sep 22 2008 - 3:56pm What nobody in the corporate media is mentioning amid all the blather about the $700-billion Paulson bailout proposal is the impact it

[MCM] Two alternative bailout plans (David Swanson, James K. Galbraith)

2008-09-30 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
BEWARE BAILOUT RD 11, NEW SHADE OF LIPSTICK By David Swanson The House of Representatives voted down Paulson's Plunder on Monday, 225 to 208. Here's why: http://afterdowningstreet.org/node/36420 We demanded a No vote and for the first time in recent memory we were listened to. Thank you! Three

[MCM] Is that DVD tied to McPalin?

2008-09-30 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Charity Floods Swing States With Anti-Islam DVD by Peter Overby http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95076174 [A promo from Obsession is at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92513698http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92513698.] Morning

[MCM] MCM at the NY Theater Workshop, Oct. 6!

2008-09-30 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
an email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] (Admission is free.) MCM 2008 Pre-Election Series at New York Theatre Workshop Monday, October 6 at 7:00pm An evening with Mark Crispin Miller: I HATE TO BE THE ONE TO TELL YOU THIS Directed by Gregory Keller Mark Crispin Miller

[MCM] Free cameras for citizens to Video the Vote in Ohio!

2008-10-01 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
http://fairnessbybeckerman.blogspot.com/#7429331604186114916Urgent: On the Ground Citizen Journalists Needed in Ohio to Video the Vote: Free Flip Camera for Each Citizen Journalist --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Mark

[MCM] Mike Connell stonewalling subpoena!

2008-10-01 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Washington, DC October 1, 2008 Immediate Release Ilene Proctor PR (310) 271-5857 Mike Connell, Karl Rove's Computer Expert, Stonewalls Federal Subpoena In Election Rigging Case Velvet Revolution Calls For A Special Prosecutor And Congressional Investigation The GOP's top computer expert,

[MCM] David Moore MCM in NYC on Thursday night!

2008-10-08 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
. 212-274-1160. MCM David Moore, author of The Opinion Makers: An Insider Exposes the Truth Behind the Polls Introduction by Mark Crispin Miller David Moore worked at the Gallup Poll for thirteen years and concluded that media polls are not used to uncover the will of the public, but rather

[MCM] GOP turning up the heat on ACORN's voter fraud

2008-10-08 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
And still the Democrats just sit there, mute. MCM Ken Blackwell With Laura Ingraham http://paxalles.blogs.com/paxalles/2008/10/ken-blackwell-with-laura-ingraham.htmlhttp://paxalles.blogs.com/paxalles/2008/10/ken-blackwell-with-laura-ingraham.html Laura http://www.lauraingraham.com/Ingraham

[MCM] Gitmo methods used on US soil

2008-10-08 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
New Documents Reveal Unlawful Guantánamo Procedures Were Also Applied On American Soil (10/8/2008) http://www.aclu.org/safefree/detention/37083prs20081008.htmlhttp://www.aclu.org/safefree/detention/37083prs20081008.html FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; mailto:[EMAIL

[MCM] Brad Friedman on the propaganda drive attacking Democratic voter fraud

2008-10-10 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Crispin Miller Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 6:52 PM To: newsfromunderground@googlegroups.com Subject: [MCM] GOP attacking Dem votes in Ohio The GOP's attack on Democratic voter fraud is in full swing. MCM County officials seeking Ohio voters' records

[MCM] Daily Voting News for 10/9/08

2008-10-10 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
From John Gideon: When I finally saw the results of our [EVEREST] tests, I thought I was going to throw up. I didn't think it would be that bad. And it was - it was awful. I looked at it on a Saturday morning, and that night I went to bed and woke up [just before 4:00 on] Sunday morning

[MCM] STEALING AMERICA will be on-line 10/21

2008-10-10 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/351740/700e87f4ff/1430002061/e426b7ea7b/Click to view this email in a browser The new feature documentary STEALING AMERICA: Vote by Vote will be available online beginning October 21st FREE to view, FREE to download! STEALING AMERICA: Vote by Vote does

[MCM] McPlain's new ad: ACORN

2008-10-10 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
As for counter-propaganda efforts, so far I've seen only BuzzFlash's News Alert (which I sent out earlier). Where are the Democrats? Where's the media? MCM Nathan Henderson-James Director, Strategic Writing and Research Department Citizens' Services, Inc. 3655 S. Grand Ave #250 Los Angeles,

[MCM] GOP going to town on ACORN

2008-10-10 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
This is what the party's sending out. You got to hand it to 'em. Those animals know how to do war-propaganda! MCM Who Am I? [ACORN Is] A Housing Advocacy Group That Also Helps Lead Ambitious Voter-Registration Efforts Benefiting Democrats. (Elizabeth Williamson and Brody Mullins,

[MCM] Daily Voting News for 10/10/08

2008-10-10 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
From John Gideon: I'm 61 years old. I've been doing this work full-time for nearly the last five years. I long for the days, before I learned so much, when I was ignorant about dirty tricks, phony voter fraud accusations, voter list purges, voter suppression, poorly designed and inaccurate

[MCM] Inside the mind of Sarah Palin's cult

2008-10-11 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
God Has Chosen Palin to be VP By Kyle | October 8, 2008 - 11:07am http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/god-has-chosen-palin-be-vp Several weeks back, we noted that some of Sarah Palin's more ardent right-wing supporters were comparing her to Queen Esther and declaring that she was destined

[MCM] They can steal it, yes--but only if we let them...

2008-10-11 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
on our democracy. As Mark Crispin Miller describes the situation in a recent e-mail: The ground has been prepared for yet another stolen race, Bush/Cheney's party having made enormous strides in sabotaging our election system (while the Democrats just sat there, whistling). Now, from coast

[MCM] Iglesias foresees indictments in DoJ scandal

2008-10-11 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Dangerous New Turn in DoJ Investigation by David C. Iglesias http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-c-iglesias/new-dangerous-turn-in-jus_b_133614.html Last week brought a dangerous new turn to the ongoing United States Attorney and Justice Department disaster. Based on the evidence, career,

[MCM] Great new video shoots down the lies about ACORN, Obama

2008-10-11 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
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[MCM] Palin should release her GPA

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
From Melissa Lammey: Professor Miller, I am a philosopher and educator living in Florida. I just saw your lecture posted on You Tube regarding the 2008 election. I know you are right. I came to the same conclusion myself, but the confusion only lifted for me after the nomination of Palin. I

[MCM] GOP attacks on voters--A MUST-READ!

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
A huge turnout--and a brave one--will be crucial on Election Day; and so will people staying out in force, if there should be another upset victory for the GOP. Don't miss the item (#11) on Mike Connell, and his desperate efforts not to be deposed before Nov. 4, when his computer set-up will

[MCM] Daily Voting News for 10/11/08

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
From John Gideon: I want to thank all of those who commented on my rant of yesterday. Your kind comments are very much appreciated. One email I received was especially meaningful to me. The subject line was In loving memory - Michael, James, Andrew and after a short bit of encouraging text,

[MCM] Daily Voting News for 10/12/08

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
From John Gideon: Election officials across the country are beginning to make the same statements they make before every election. In order to try to give the voters some confidence they are talking about how they are ready. The voting machines are programmed and tested and all set and this

[MCM] Sarah Palin on SNL? Just say NO!

2008-10-13 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
The New York Post reports that Sarah Palin has been scheduled to host NBC's Saturday Night Live on 10/25: The New York Post is reporting that Palin's appearance on Oct. 25 is signed, sealed, and delivered. Soccer moms and Joe Sixpacks, listen up. Get your beer, mooseburgers and

[MCM] McCain's most racist ad yet!!

2008-10-13 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
McPalin's campaign should just run this one, and save some money. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb8h2j7u1Tk --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Mark Crispin Miller's News From Underground newsgroup. To unsubscribe,

[MCM] ACORN and the Ohio GOP

2008-10-13 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Here is a terrific piece by my friend Vicky Lovegren, who has fought doggedly, for years, in Cuyahoga County to protect the vote. This article will tell you what it's like under the sway of the Republican Boards of Elections in Ohio--notwithstanding SoS Jean Brunner's efforts at reform--and

[MCM] Would Bush do this? (Why not?)

2008-10-13 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Fair warning from a true conservative. MCM N More Years! by Gordon Prather October 11, 2008 http://www.antiwar.com/prather/?articleid=13579 Four-score years ago our forefathers overwhelmingly elected Herbert Hoover to serve as President of the United States. He was inaugurated March 4,

[MCM] Foreclosed? You can still vote!

2008-10-14 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Dear Mark, Imagine losing your home... then having your vote challenged too! Protect the votes of those going through difficult foreclosures in your state. http://www.nationalcampaignforfairelections.org/page/speakout/eofrclse?js=trueContact your state officials - tell them to prepare for

[MCM] ACORN slapped with a RICO action in Ohio

2008-10-14 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
This is a pre-emptive strike, to blunt the impact of the Ohio RICO action against Rove et al. for rigging our elections. Here's how the Buckeye Institute defines itself: The Buckeye Institute's work has made inroads in numerous areas: identifying regulations that stifle economic growth,

[MCM] Voter fraud perps number in the TENS!

2008-10-14 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Amid all the sound and fury about ACORN, we'd do well to note the facts about this thing called voter fraud. To that end, here's a highly pertinent piece that ran in April, 2007, in the New York Times. Please send this far and wide. MCM April 12, 2007 In 5-Year Effort, Scant Evidence of

[MCM] Sarah Palin's corruption in Wasilla

2008-10-14 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Sarah Palin's Corruption in Wasilla Spenard Builders Supply's name has popped up in the trial of Senator Stevens. It worked on the house that is at the center of the VECO scandal as well Wayne Barrett / Egregious Moderation / October 12, 2008

[MCM] SET C-SPAN STRAIGHT!

2008-10-15 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
From Steve Brant: They're taking calls. Jim Tankersley, Chicago Tribune is being interviewed. I am shocked that C-Span is not also talking up Republican voter suppression efforts / election machine problems. Can you encourage people to call or email C-Span? (I think the email is [EMAIL

[MCM] McPalin's going down

2008-10-15 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/reporting/marcus-baramMarcus Baram mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] | HuffPost Reporting From DC http://www.huffingtonpost.com/feeds/reporting/marcus-baram/news.xml

[MCM] ALERT! Over 600,000 voters subject to purging in Ohio!

2008-10-15 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Breaking: GOP Attempts to Disenfranchise 600,000 Voters In Ohio http://www.dailykos.com/hotlist/add/2008/10/15/1710/8917/displaystory// by http://big-blue.dailykos.com/Big Blue [http://www.dailykos.com/diary/Big%20BlueSubscribe] Tue Oct 14, 2008 at 10:15:38 PM PDT

[MCM] SCOTUS helps out in Ohio

2008-10-17 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
OCTOBER 17, 2008, 12:33 P.M. ET Supreme Court Sides With Ohio Election Official By http://online.wsj.com/search/search_center.html?KEYWORDS=AMY+MERRICKARTICLESEARCHQUERY_PARSER=bylineANDAMY MERRICK

[MCM] A legal strategy to set aside the voters verdict?

2008-10-17 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
This may be the groundwork for a lawsuit to nullify the whole election--on the grounds of voter fraud, of course--if and when the contest doesn't go McPalin's way. MCM Ohio Litigating Its Way Through Election Cycle Partisan Distrust Rampant in Swing State By

[MCM] MCM on Moyers

2008-10-17 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Friends, Bill Moyers and taped had a long and lively interview this morning--so long that a lot of it will necessarily be cut. So I can't say how it will look tonight. But I am hoping that it's powerful. Afterward I asked that they post lots of URL's, documentaries and books on the program's

[MCM] New Rock Your Rights DVD to mobilize young voters

2008-10-17 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Immediate Release Washington, DC Ilene Proctor PR 310-858-6643 Non-Profit Offers Free Rock Your Rights DVDs To Get Out The Youth Vote Justice Through Music Project (http://www.jtmp.org/www.jtmp.org), a DC based non-profit and leader of youth voter registration, has released its third Rock

[MCM] A caveat about that SCOTUS decision

2008-10-17 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
From Paul Lehto: SUPREME COURT ISSUES FIRST DECISION ON OHIO: WHAT FEELS LIKE VICTORY NOW MAY NOT BE, IN THE END All is not exactly as a surface reading makes it seem. A US Supreme Court ruling on Election 2008 was released today: a 2-page stay order issued as a per curiam opinion (i.e.,

[MCM] OBAMA DEMANDS SPECIAL PROSECUTOR ON GOP ELECTION FRAUD

2008-10-17 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Breaking: Obama Demands Special Prosecutor Investigate GOP Voter Fraud Activities By ARI MELBER 10/17/08 3:13 PM http://washingtonindependent.com/13548/breaking-obama-demands-special-prosecutor-investigate-gop-voter-fraud Charging that the FBI probe of ACORN represents an unholy alliance

[MCM] Princeton report on Sequoia flaws released, and more from DVN for 10/17/08

2008-10-17 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
From John Gideon: 18 days until Election Day. Today was a day for court decisions. Finally a judge in New Jersey has released the Princeton University report on the state's Sequoia Voting Machines. Earlier Sequoia had released their response to the report. After the recent failures of their

[MCM] Feel free to post your comments on Bill Moyers' website

2008-10-17 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
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[MCM] Colorado isn't ready

2008-10-17 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
http://www.truthout.org/101708VAReport Says Colorado Poorly Prepared for Electronic Voting Machine Problems Thursday 16 October 2008 http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/oct/16/report-says-colorado-poorly-prepared-electronic-vo/?partner=yahoo_headlines» by: Myung Oak Kim, The Rocky

[MCM] $5,000 reward for info on ACORN break-ins

2008-10-18 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Parties unknown (but working, no doubt, for a very well-known party) have lately broken into ACORN headquarters in Dorchester, MA and Burien, WA. Velvet Revolution offers $5,000 for any information that will help identify the perpetrators of these black-bag jobs. Please spread the word. We have

[MCM] Brennan presents Michael Waldman at the National Press Club

2008-10-18 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
http://www.brennancenter.org/page/m/676703b811654b20/9S3jtJ/VEsH/ For Planning Purposes: Monday, October 20th, 2008 Contact: Susan Lehman, 212-998-6318 or Tim Bradley, 646-452-5637 CHALLENGES TO THE VOTE, 2008 A Brennan Center Presentation 200,000 voters at risk in Ohio. Reports of illegal

[MCM] Violence against ACORN

2008-10-18 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/bal-te.briefs184oct18,0,4120802.story October 18, 2008 WASHINGTON An ACORN community organizer received a death threat and the liberal-leaning voter registration group's Boston and

[MCM] NJ report on those Sequoia system flaws!

2008-10-18 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Insecurities and Inaccuracies of the Sequoia AVC Advantage 9.00H DRE Voting Machine by Andrew W. Appel1, Maia Ginsburg1, Harri Hursti, Brian W. Kernighan1, Christopher D. Richards1, and Gang Tan2. 1Princeton University 2Lehigh University The AVC Advantage voting machine is made by

[MCM] More vote-flipping in West Virginia

2008-10-20 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
More W.Va. voters say machines are switching votes In six cases, Democratic votes flipped to GOP By http://wvgazette.com/News/contact/cwalqra+jitnmrggr+pbz+return=/News/200810180251Paul J. Nyden Staff writer http://wvgazette.com/News/200810180251http://wvgazette.com/News/200810180251

[MCM] New York is NOT READY for Election Day

2008-10-20 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
. The Comptroller's Office did not look at how well boards are processing registration of new voters and ensuring their voter books are up to date, the report said. - Original Message - From: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Mark Crispin Miller To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Thomas Staudter Sent

[MCM] The drive against ACORN is criminal

2008-10-20 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Republican Leaders Who Participate in Attacks on ACORN Could be Prosecuted as Part of a Criminal Conspiracy Submitted by mark karlin on Mon, 10/20/2008 - 7:02am. EditorBlog MARK KARLIN'S EDITOR'S BLOG October 20 http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/editorblog/131 Let the GOP muck-a-mucks across

[MCM] Obama/Biden: Send out those tech SWAT teams!

2008-10-20 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
And they should also talk to Spoonamore! MCM Memo to the DNC and Obama Campaign: Keep This Election Honest. Send out the Tech SWAT Teams to the StatesTo Insure Voter Integrity October 20, 2008, Michelle Kraus http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelle-kraus/memo-to-the-dnc-and-obama_b_136172.html

[MCM] MD US Attorney creates election fraud task force

2008-10-20 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Somehow I don't find this promising, as Rod J. Rosenstein, the US Attorney for the District of Maryland, is, of course, a Bush/Cheney appointee (since July 12, 2005), who as a youth had clerked for Douglas H. Ginsburg, Chief Judge of the US Court of Appeal for the DC Circuit, and a radical

[MCM] Snopes confirms it: NO STRAIGHT TICKET VOTING

2008-10-20 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
This is an action alert. If you know anyone in the following 15 states: Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, or Wisconsin, make sure to pass this on to them. Early voting has

[MCM] Brad Friedman on FOX News

2008-10-20 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
From Steve Heller: Hello Friends, My friend and colleague, Brad Friedman of The BRADBLOG, was on Fox News on Sunday. Please see http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6536this link for the video (about 7 minutes) and Brad's write-up of his visit to the so-called fair and balanced news network. Brad

[MCM] A McCain win will be another theft

2008-10-21 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
A McCain Win Will Be Theft: Resistance Is Planned By David Swanson http://afterdowningstreet.org/node/36993 If your television declares John McCain the president elect on the evening of November 4th, your television will be lying. You should immediately pick up your pre-packed bags and head

[MCM] Vote-flipping and long lines in early voting, and more from DVN for 10/19/08

2008-10-21 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
From John Gideon: 16 days until Election Day. Yesterday we reported vote flipping on ESS iVotronic DREs in Jackson Co West Virginia. Today we have a report from Putnam Co that votes are flipping on their iVotronic machines. In every case, in both articles, the voters are voting for a

[MCM] Op-scans fail in FL, more long lines in Houston, and more from DVN for 10/20/08

2008-10-21 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
From John Gideon: 15 days until Election Day. Election officials in Jacksonville Florida must not have done the required Logic and Accuracy testing on all of their optical scan machines to be used in early voting. Nearly half of the optical scan machines in use in the city failed because

[MCM] What about New Yorkers who are not on-line?

2008-10-21 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
out to people without computers and/or Internet access? Mary -- Forwarded message -- From: Mark Crispin Miller mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 9:49 AM Subject: [MCM] New Yorkers, call to see if you've been purged! To: mailto:newsfromunderground

[MCM] Let's have Citizen Audits on Election Day

2008-10-21 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
From the great Lynn Landes: PRESS RELEASE: CountTheBallots (CTB) Calls for 'Citizen Audits' on Election Day, Warns of Widespread Fraud PHILADELPHIA, PA., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- CountTheBallots (CTB), a Philadelphia-based voting rights group, is calling on voters nationwide to conduct

[MCM] New Yorkers, SAVE YOUR LEVERS! (It's NOT too late!)

2008-10-21 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
From Andi Novick: Dear friends, Thanks to all of you who have followed thru with letters to the SBoE. We must be having some success because a pat response was prepared in order to respond to all of you, in which the SBoE erroneously stated that HAVA required we get rid of our levers. That's

[MCM] Don't let the AP get away with this!

2008-10-21 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
DON'T LET THE AP GET AWAY WITH THIS! Everyone knows that the real issue of electoral fraud is voter caging and voter suppression. Its the only reason why Bush won in 2000 and 2004. Yet our corporate media, especially CNN and AP (forget about FAUX News), is now in full attack mode on the

[MCM] Protest the deliberate SHORTAGES!

2008-10-21 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTrackercmd=trackj=240651845u=2545430 PROTEST AGAINST MACHINE, OTHER SHORTAGEShttp://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTrackercmd=trackj=240651845u=2545431 No More Stolen Elections! has been carefully monitoring the potential

[MCM] Nathan Sproul, GOP fraud artist, working for McCain

2008-10-22 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
McCain campaign paid Republican operative accused of voter fraud Hannah Strange From Times Online October 22, 2008 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article4992730.ece John McCain paid $175,000 of campaign money to a Republican operative accused of massive

[MCM] Cops preparing for unrest on Election Day

2008-10-22 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Breaking News and Commentary from Citizens For Legitimate Government 22 Oct 2008 http://www.legitgov.org/http://www.legitgov.org/ All items are here: http://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_newshttp://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_news

[MCM] CONNELL LINKED TO MISSING WHITE HOUSE EMAILS (and more)

2008-10-22 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Here is an explosive article about Mike Connell, and his close links to the giant IT matrix that sustains Karl Rove's whole operation: i.e., the grand convergence of Bush/Cheney's party and the Christianist far right. Here, thanks to Stephen Spoonamore, we learn of Connell's (very) possible

[MCM] 12 Ways You Can Safeguard the Vote (w/ some suggestions)

2008-10-23 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
To this 12-step guide I would add two points: 1. Early voting really won't enable the protection of your vote, as you are likely to be voting on the same corrupt machinery, or to have your ballot counted by the same corrupt machinery, that's used on E-Day proper. Also, all those voters who vote

[MCM] Open letter to the media: We Do Not Consent

2008-10-25 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
in this concerted effort to use truth-telling yet again to change the corporate media narrative of this presidential campaign. Respectfully yours, Dave Berman, http://WeDoNotConsent.blogspot.comhttp://WeDoNotConsent.blogspot.com; Voter Confidence Committee of Humboldt, CA Mark Crispin Miller, Author, http

[MCM] Bush orders DoJ to probe OH voter registrations

2008-10-25 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Here's a big step forward in the legal strategy whereby the GOP will try to nullify a lot of votes in Ohio (and elsewhere). It's also yet another reason to ask why the New York Times and other major media have not reported the Obama campaign's call for a special prosecutor to look into this

[MCM] What to do if you have problems voting

2008-10-25 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
UNCOUNTED NEWS ALERTS October 22, 2008 Stop, Drop and Poll- What to Do if You Have Problems Voting Anecdotal evidence is coming in fast and furious of early-voting incidences including voting machine malfunctions in

[MCM] 11,000 mail-in ballots missing in Denver

2008-10-25 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Denver looking for 11,000 missing mail ballots By http://www.rockymountainnews.com/staff/myung-oak-kim/Myung Oak Kim, Rocky Mountain News (http://www.rockymountainnews.com/staff/myung-oak-kim/contact/Contact) Published October 24, 2008 at 8:02 p.m. Updated October 24, 2008 at 9:22 p.m.

[MCM] Repub glitches in TN, SC, FL (and more from DVN for 10/22/08)

2008-10-25 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
From John Gideon: 13 days until Election Day. Today we have more vote switching reports from Tennessee. There are also reports that the Ballot-On-Demand printer may be the root of the problems in some Florida counties. It seems that if the blank paper is not put into the printer just

[MCM] Obama calls for special prosecutor: Where's the NYTimes?

2008-10-25 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
This story broke on Friday. It's now Tuesday--and, so far, the New York Times has not reported it. Now, there are other stories that are just as timely, and important, and the Times has done them justice. In this morning's paper, for example, there's Obama Briefly Leaving Trail to See Ill

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