Stealing the election.

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If the message below is true then things are beginning to shift against the Bush presidency.
No signs of a real angry response from the English against the threat of the Government stealing our election through Postal Voting Fraud.

We all just smile at the joke of a Judge describing us as worse than a banana republic. Of course it could not be true. Ha Ha

Bush has now stolen two.

From the Liberty belle blog

A SEA CHANGE IN THE MEDIA

On the eve of the California State Democratic Convention, I’m feeling optimistic from more than mere anticipation.

This week, I’ve noticed a sea change in mainstream media coverage. Following a national conference on election reform, the mainstream media has suddenly begun covering election fraud with the fervor of a bloodhound on the scent of fresh game. Check out the extra-long “Stolen Election” section for the juicy details. It’s as if journalists have suddenly awoken from a trance—and realized that those Internet conspiracy theorists who insisted that the presidential race was rigged were very likely right.

Besides mere consciousness raising at the media reform conference, journalists have some new data added to the growing mountain of evidence that George W. Bush wound up in the White House as a result of fraud. Clint Curtis (the computer programmer who testified that a Republican Congressman paid him to create vote-rigging software) has passed a lie detector test. In addition, a new panel of university professors has analyzed the exit polls vs. tallied results – and concluded that fraud is a strong possibility.

Why is the media reporting on election fraud now, after months of ignoring other compelling evidence?

Here’s my theory: The media moguls running the show are turning on Bush and the radical Republican extremists now in power.

It’s as if a dam has burst and floodgates thrown wide open. A rush of bad news for the Bush administration is spilling onto the airways and into the pages of newspapers across the country. Texas exterminator Tom DeLay’s second career as House Majority Leader seems destined for extinction, based on widely circulated news reports citing harsh criticisms from Democratic leaders—and even prominent Republicans scurrying to distance themselves from DeLay’s unethical antics. The media has begun terming this an “abuse of power” – a term that evokes the time shortly before Richard Nixon resigned to avoid impeachment. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid’s scathing criticism of Republicans’ efforts to eliminate the filibuster has also been widely published. Also hitting print: stories exposing the callousness of the GOP Congressman in refusing to fund key medical care for veterans—including soldiers injured in Iraq. We’re even seeing media coverage revealing the extent to which this Republican Congress has rewarded the rich—while abandoning the poor and middle class.

But wait, you’re thinking. Media moguls are rich. So why would they bite the hand that feeds them?

Several possibilities exist. Perhaps like other reasonably rational conservatives, top executives at the major media outlets are finally realizing just how radical the neoconservative agenda has become. When a Republican Congressman calls for the mass impeachment of judges and a religious leader (Dobson) compares robed judges to the Ku Klux Klan, many rational human beings must wonder if things have gone to far. Imprisonment of two teenage girls on terrorism suspicions raised new concerns over civil liberties abuses, particularly after the New York Times revealed that federal agents reportedly threatened to deport one girl’s immigrant parents, coercing her “confession.” Congressional meddling in Terri Schiavo’s case raised concerns over invasion of privacy and interference with states rights—two more traditionally Republican issues. Finally, Senate Republicans’ efforts to trample the Constitution by eliminating filibusters for judicial nominations setes off alarm bells for anyone who believes in separation of powers.

Another potential motive for the media’s change in attitude may be greed. The religious right’s push to dictate morality over the airways has resulted in the FCC levying record fines against the mainstream media for indecency violations. Couple that with Bush’s reckless wrecking of the economy—which by all accounts is teetering close to the brink of collapse—and corporate financial officers may be justifiably worried about protecting their bottom lines, along with stockholders’ investments.

There’s a third option: self-preservation. TV news ratings are plummeting, particularly among younger viewers, who are increasingly tuning out and turning onto the Internet. In recent meetings, bewildered TV executives have sought to understand why they’re losing viewers in droves—and seemed genuinely surprised to learn that many disgruntled ex-viewers simply don’t trust the news they’re seeing on TV. Newspapers, similarly, continue to lose readers. These trends coincide with a rise in progressive activism. As liberal groups become organized, producing thousands or even millions of signatures through grassroots e-mail campaigns, the media would be hard-pressed not to pay attention, albeit grudgingly. No doubt the conservative media moguls must be chafing to witness the success of Air America, bloggers, and other liberal media start-ups.

Or maybe the network owners are having some family problems. Perhaps they’re getting an earful from Gramps and Granny, who don’t like losing the “Security” part of Social Security. Or perhaps the media moguls have heard Bush and Rumsfeld’s interventionist war drums pounding, and are growing worried that their teenage kids could wind up scrambling their brains in Iraq—or Iran, or Syria, or Venezuela. After all, those new draft plans drawn up don’t allow any convenient exemptions for college kids—and Canada’s turning away conscientious objectors. Supporting “Shock and Awe” undeniably boosted ratings, but sacrificing one’s own offspring to feed the neocon’s blood lust is quite a different story.

Whatever the reason—or combination of reasons—the media’s love affair with the Bush Administration appears to be heading toward divorce.

Please call or write the major media outlets and thank them when you see a story that reveals truth about the radical right wing agenda—and how Democrats are fighting to protect ordinary Americans against the right wing’s devastating onslaught. Momentum for change is building, so let’s all keep pushing and help accelerate positive change!

-- Liberty Belle