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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (51303)	10/4/2004 11:32:51 AM
From: AuBug	Respond to of 81568

As Deadlines Hit, Rolls of Voters Show Big Surge By KATE ZERNIKE and FORD FESSENDEN Published: October 4, 2004 A record surge of potential new voters has swamped boards of election from Pennsylvania to Oregon, as the biggest of the crucial swing states reach registration deadlines today. Elections officials have had to add staff and equipment, push well beyond budgets and work around the clock to process the registrations. ... "The vote was so close four years ago, people are now thinking, hey, maybe my vote does count," said Joseph R. Passarella, the director of voter services in Montgomery County. Al Gore won in Pennsylvania in 2000 by 204,840 votes. Officials across the country report similar patterns. "Everything we're seeing is that there has been a tremendous increase in voter registration," said Kay Maxwell, president of the League of Women Voters. "In the past, we've been enthused about what appeared to be a large number of new voters, but this does seem to be at an entirely different level." ... "All that money spent on Iraq, then old people can't buy medicine," he said. "Figure that out." Bob Lee, the administrator for voter registrations in Philadelphia, said: "I think voter registration would be high even if this weren't a battleground state. Just because people have a very high interest in this election." ... Although many election officials reported backlogs, none said they would fail to get all the new voters on the rolls in time to vote on Nov. 2. But with so many new voters on the rolls, the election officials are starting to worry about what happens at the polls. Unfamiliarity with voting procedures, confusing ballots and faulty technology were largely to blame for Florida's election fiasco in 2000. "It's going to be insane," said Tim Dowling, who was opening registration forms in Philadelphia. He corrected himself: "It's already insane. It's been nuts since June." nytimes.com Ya think all these good folks are flocking to their registrar's offices so they can vote for Bush??? NOT!!!

To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (51303)	10/4/2004 11:38:26 AM
From: SiouxPal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Thomas you have to be the most evasive liar the Wingnuts have in their throws.You must come from other worlds, where blinding yourself to the truths is a way of survival. Iraq is overwhelming our brave soldiers with the aid of Bush and his no-go zones, and the mind-control that Cheney and Rove have over Bush. On your hands you share the blood of our men and women who are forced into untenable death and maiming with your and your man Bush's glib strategeries. You are a disgrace to your country, and a disgrace to this thread. You speak of the bad guys in Iraq. You must feel a fellowship with them. Why don't you join their club with your unpatriotic pandering to the Rove way of doing business in the world community. Take your sick being to your home base threads, where you will be welcomed with open arms. We don't want you here. We don't need you. You are superfluous to we who are here to talk about us winning back the White House and America's dreams. This thread is for those of us who are concentrating on helping John Kerry and John Edwards to reach their goals of a better America. Our numbers are large and becoming larger with each fact that surfaces about the Republican conspiracy of usurping democracy.