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To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (119714)	12/27/2000 1:52:27 PM
From: donjuan_demarco	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

That was a very interesting rant. In fact, it is one of the best rants I've read in weeks. Totally insane, but still a very high quality rant.

To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (119714)	12/27/2000 1:53:25 PM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769667

Yet another example of ballot box discrimination. Headline: NewsPaper Reports Racial Gap in Voided Illinois Votes WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As many as one in every six ballots cast in the Nov. 7 U.S. presidential election was declared void in many black precincts in Chicago, while almost every vote was counted in some of the city's outer suburbs, The Washington Post reported in Wednesday's editions. Citing its own analysis, the Post said Illinois had the ``most pronounced pattern'' of nullifying votes in predominantly black areas compared with mainly white precincts. The analysis found that in many black precincts in Chicago, one of every six ballots in the presidential election was thrown out, ``while almost every vote was counted in some of the city's outer suburbs.'' Voters in Chicago's Cook County confronted an array of balloting complications that may have led them to either accidentally ``overvote'' (punch for two candidates) or ``undervote'' (fail to make a proper punch), the paper said. The paper said the November ballot card was ``extraordinarily long and confusing'' and voters used rickety punch-card machines that were hard to operate. It also was the first presidential election in Illinois since the elimination of the ``straight party'' vote, which let people punch for an entire slate. ``Moreover, the GOP-led state Senate prevented Cook County from using a device on its machines that notifies voters of some mistakes and gives them a second chance to cast valid ballots,'' the Post reported. Election experts say new and infrequent voters are the most likely to be affected by these kinds of balloting problems, the report said. On Election Day, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People organized a massive get-out-the-vote drive for Vice President Al Gore, and NAACP officials say many of these new voters accidentally invalidated their ballots. Gore won the state in November. The Post said ballots were thrown out, or ``spoiled,'' for a number of reasons, including mistakes in voting, and the possibility that some people choose not to vote because they do not like the candidates. But it quoted voting experts as saying they doubted this explained why more black ballots than white went uncounted. The Post said its analysis suggested Democrats had lost votes, and possibly elections, in Cook County for years, because large numbers of ballots cast by blacks were not counted. Cook County was among the jurisdictions using decades-old punch-card machines. While in past presidential elections, Cook County averaged a nullified vote rate of 2 percent, this time it was 5 percent, the Post said.

To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (119714)	12/27/2000 8:07:39 PM
From: Jack Russell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE BILL CLINTON'S FRIEND ?? James McDougal - Clinton's convicted Whitewater partner died of an apparent heart attack, while in solitary confinement. He was a key witness in Ken Starr's investigation. Mary Mahoney - A former White House intern was murdered July 1997 at a Starbucks Coffee Shop in Georgetown. The murder happened just after she was to go public with her story of sexual harassment in the White House. Vince Foster - Former White House counselor, and colleague of Hillary Clinton at Little Rock's Rose law firm. Died of a gunshot wound to the head, ruled a suicide. Ron Brown - Secretary of Commerce and former DNC Chairman. Reported to have died by impact in a plane crash. A pathologist close to the investigation reported that there was a hole in the top of Brown's skull resembling a gunshot wound. At the time of his death Brown was being investigated, and spoke publicly of his willingness to cut a deal with prosecutors. C. Victor Raiser II - & - Montgomery Raiser, Major players in the Clinton fund raising organization died in a private plane crash in July 1992. Paul Tulley - Democratic National Committee Political Director found dead in a hotel room in Little Rock, September 1992. Described by Clinton as a "Dear friend and trusted advisor". Ed Willey - Clinton fund raiser, found dead November 1993 deep in the woods in Virginia of a gunshot wound to the head. Ruled a suicide. Ed Willey died on the same day his wife Kathleen Willey claimed Bill Clinton groped her in the oval office in the White House. Ed Willey was involved in several Clinton fund raising events. Jerry Parks - Head of Clinton's gubernatorial security team in Little Rock. Gunned down in his car at a deserted intersection outside Little Rock. Park's son said his father was building a dossier on Clinton. He allegedly threatened to reveal this information. After he died the files were mysteriously removed from his house. James Bunch - Died from a gunshot suicide. It was reported that he had a "Black Book" of people containing names of influential people who visited prostitutes in Texas and Arkansas. James Wilson - Was found dead in May 1993 from an apparent hanging suicide. He was reported to have ties to Whitewater. Kathy Ferguson, ex-wife of Arkansas Trooper Danny Ferguson, was found dead in May 1994, in her living room with a gunshot to her head. It was ruled a suicide even though there were several packed suitcases, as if she was going somewhere. Danny Ferguson was a codefendant along with Bill Clinton in the Paula Jones lawsuit. Kathy Ferguson was a possible corroborating witness for Paula Jones. Bill Shelton - Arkansas State Trooper and fiancee of Kathy Ferguson. Critical of the suicide ruling of his fiancee, he was found dead in June, 1994 of a gunshot wound also ruled a suicide at the gravesite of his fiancee. Gandy Baugh - Attorney for Clinton friend Dan Lassater, died by jumping out a window of a tall building January, 1994. His client was a convicted drug distributor. Florence Martin - Accountant & subcontractor for the CIA, was related to the Barry Seal Mena Airport drug smuggling case. He died of three gunshot wounds. Suzanne Coleman - Reportedly had an affair with Clinton when he was Arkansas Attorney General. Died of a gunshot wound to the back of the head, ruled a suicide. Was pregnant at the time of her death. Paula Grober - Clinton's speech interpreter for the deaf from 1978 until her death December 9, 1992. She died in a one car accident. Danny Casolaro - Investigative reporter. Investigating Mena Airport and Arkansas Development Finance Authority. He slit his wrists, apparent suicide in the middle of his investigation. Paul Wilcher - Attorney investigating corruption at Mena Airport with Casolaro and the 1980 "October Surprise" was found dead on a toilet June 22, 1993 in his Washington DC apartment. Had delivered a report to Janet Reno 3 weeks before his death. Jon Parnell Walker - Whitewater investigator for Resolution Trust Corp. Jumped to his death from his Arlington, Virginia apartment balcony August 15, 1993. He was investigating the Morgan Guarantee scandal. Barbara Wise - Commerce Department staffer. Worked closely with Ron Brown and John Huang. Cause of death unknown. Died November 29, 1996. Her bruised nude body was found locked in her office at the Department of Commerce. Charles Meissner - Assistant Secretary of Commerce who gave John Huang special security clearance, died shortly thereafter in a small plane crash. Dr. Stanley Heard - Chairman of the National Chiropractic Health Care Advisory Committee died with his attorney Steve Dickson in a small plane crash. Dr. Heard, in addition to serving on Clinton's advisory council personally treated Clinton's mother, stepfather and brother. Barry Seal - Drug running pilot out of Mena Arkansas, Death was no accident. Johnny Lawhorn Jr. - Mechanic, found a check made out to Bill Clinton in the trunk of a car left at his repair shop. He was found dead after his car had hit a utility pole. Stanley Huggins - Investigated Madison Guarantee. His death was a purported suicide and his report was never released. Hershell Friday - Attorney and Clinton fund raiser died March 1, 1994 when his plane exploded. Kevin Ives & Don Henry - Known as "The boys on the track" case. Reports say the boys may have stumbled upon the Mena Arkansas airport drug operation. A controversial case, the initial report of death said, due to falling asleep on railroad track. Later reports claim the 2 boys had been slain before being placed on the tracks. Many linked to the case died before their testimony could come before a Grand Jury. THE FOLLOWING SIX PERSONS HAD INFORMATION ON THE IVES / HENRY CASE: Keith Coney - Died when his motorcycle slammed into the back of a truck, July, 1988 Keith McMaskle - Died stabbed 113 times, Nov, 1988 Gregory Collins - Died from a gunshot wound January 1989. Jeff Rhodes - He was shot, mutilated and found burned in a trash dump in April 1989. James Milan - Found decapitated. However, the Coroner ruled his death was due to natural causes. Jordan Kettleson - Was found shot to death in the front seat of his pickup truck in June 1990. Richard Winters - A suspect in the Ives / Henry deaths. He was killed in a setup robbery July 1989 THE FOLLOWING CLINTON BODYGUARDS ARE DEAD: Major William S. Barkley Jr. Captain Scott J. Reynolds Sgt. Brian Hanley Sgt. Tim Sabel Major General William Robertson Col. William Densberger Col. Robert Kelly Spec. Gary Rhodes Steve Willis Robert Williams Conway LeBleu Todd McKeehan Pass it on to everyone you know. Help open the eyes of the public to what happens to "Friends of the Clinton's!!