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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DizzyG who wrote (53683)	10/30/2008 3:04:40 PM
From: TideGlider	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224705

LOL and they all lived next to Kenneth and all 51 attended his little elementary school. ROFLMAO... That is why Kenneth has no credibility here. Likely why he has no credibility in Everett. Probably known as the town Blowhard. Did you ever wonder why he mentioned the Japanese is his home town?

To: DizzyG who wrote (53683)	10/30/2008 6:35:42 PM
From: lorne	Respond to of 224705

State Republicans Seek Probe Over Disabled Voting Posted By: George Warren news10.net SONORA, CA - The California Republican party is asking the secretary of state to investigate an organized voting campaign involving developmentally disabled adults in Tuolumne County. As many as ten clients of the Thumbs Up! adult care center have already cast absentee ballots under the supervision of center director David Simerley, and nearly all of them were for Barack Obama. "We all registered to vote and we all sat together as a group and went over our ballots and voted," Simerley told News10. Among those voting was Michael Rascon, 56, whose father described him as having the mental capacity of a 5-year-old. "What kind of people would do this to somebody like that," asked Sam Rascon, who discovered his son had registered and voted only after seeing him with an Obama button last Thursday. "He wouldn't know one candidate from another." News10 spoke to Michael Rascon at the Thumbs Up! center about the election. When asked which candidate he'd voted for, Rascon answered "the black man." He was unable to remember Obama's name. Simerley said the absentee voting followed field trips to both local Republican and Democratic party headquarters. "When we register people to vote, we try to be totally non-partisan," Simerley said. He insists he exerted no influence over his clients despite the fact nearly all of them voted Democratic in an otherwise Republican county. "I think maybe Obama would appeal to people with disabilities," he explained. Clients interviewed by News10 agreed that Simerley had allowed them to choose their candidate freely although Simerley filled out the ballots for those who can't read or write. One client said he voted for McCain. Simerley said his voting campaign also involved developmentally disabled adults not directly under his care. Tuolumne County clerk Deborah Russell confirmed Simerley took out 25 voter registration cards in January, but she could not say how many had been returned. Russell said she's asked the district attorney to investigate the specific complaint by Sam Rascon that his son was manipulated. California Republican party leaders are calling on Secretary of State Debra Bowen to conduct a broader investigation of Simerley's activities, according to the party's communications director Hector Barajas. When asked about it on Tuesday, Bowen had not yet heard of the complaint. "The situation's never arisen," Bowen said. She explained there is no prohibition against developmentally disabled adults voting without a court order declaring them incompetent. Simerley defends his actions despite complaints from Sam Rascon and other parents of his adult clients. One parent actually tore up her son's absentee ballot before it was mailed. "Our mission is to help these people become valued, respected citizens," he said. "And one of the most important things is to vote."