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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: JDN who wrote (4971)11/6/2000 7:36:06 AM
From: long-gone  Respond to of 10042
 
<<Dear Ron: I cant verify this, but I met a Cuban lady from Miami at the West Palm Beach rally for Bush on Sunday. She claimed that she knew of persons being paid $70 for their absentee ballot by the Democrats. I sure hope its not true. JDN >>

Looks like they are also will to pay far less than $70 for votes:(Did the tax payer buy those smokes?)
Cigarettes Distributed For Gore Vote
Homeless Voters Given Ride, Cigarettes
MILWAUKEE, Updated 11:00 p.m. CST November 5, 2000-- Campaign volunteers for the Democratic Presidential campaign were discovered distributing cigarettes to homeless voters after the volunteers had recruited the homeless specifically for their vote Saturday.


Gore Campaigners Distribute Cigarettes



WISN 12 News caught workers for Vice President Al Gore's campaign giving packs of cigarettes to homeless voters that they had transported to cast absentee ballots.

"We've been pretty busy, going to the shelters," campaign volunteer Connie Milstein said. Milstein volunteers for the Gore campaign in New York and came to Milwaukee to help get out the vote.

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worldnetdaily.com



To: JDN who wrote (4971)11/6/2000 8:32:10 AM
From: Hawkmoon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 10042
 
$70 for their absentee ballot by the Democrats

Nahhh... say it isn't so....
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Well, hopefully we have some Republicans out there paying $100 for each absentee ballot.



To: JDN who wrote (4971)11/6/2000 12:49:16 PM
From: KLP  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 10042
 
Ron...Just saw your message....Is there a way you can call any of the major news stations....tell each that you are calling all of them on this item....Fox, NBC, ABC,CBS, CNN....See if any of them, hopefully ALL of them, will try to check on this. Also the GOP Hdq in FL... That is beyond dirty tricks...that is illegal....