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To: Still Rolling who wrote (24236)	8/15/2011 8:33:11 PM
From: calgarylady	5 Recommendations Respond to of 50292

At least someone is starting to acknowledge how ridiculous reporting of the election by msm has gotten... Well the easiest way to know who to vote for is look for the people being ignored by msm... If they aren't being followed by msm that means they aren't in the pockets of the corporations or Wall Street and probably never will be.. :) If people want change then that's the only way to get it.

To: Still Rolling who wrote (24236)	8/15/2011 9:43:28 PM
From: calgarylady	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50292

I guess if you can't get the votes you buy them.. After buying 6000 tickets she only wins by 152... so who really won.. :) How Michele Bachmann Bought the Ames Straw Poll Posted by Paul Krugman on August 14th, 2011 Headlines on FoxNews, CNN, MSNBC, and all over the web should have been “Randy Travis Wins Ames Straw Poll Edging out Ron Paul” instead of headlines which touted Congresswoman Michele Bachmann’s victory. Bachmann spent upwards of $1 million, paid for over 6000 tickets, paid for Grammy Award winning, country musician Randy Travis to show up, and bussed in Randy Travis fans in order to secure 152 more votes than Congressman Ron Paul. Michele Bachmann’s camp handed out flyers, which stated that in order to see the entertainment, you had to vote for her first. Here is an image of the flyer that was around Ames, continued... unelected.org