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Flashback: Democrats Worked Hard to Disqualify Overseas Military Ballots in 2000 Recount
In 2000, the nation’s politics hung in the balance of a recount fight in Florida. George W. Bush had beaten Al Gore by a few hundred votes in the seminal swing state, and Democrats went all-in to reverse this result and hand the presidency to Gore. One of the lawyers hired by the Democrats during the recount fight was Mark Herron, how drafted a memo detailing how to disqualify military absentee ballots. (Memo is below.) His work had an immediate affect, as recalled by Bill Sammon in 2001:
The main battlegound was Duval County, home to more military families than any other county in Florida. Duval had more absentee ballots from overseas than any other county – 618 of 3,500 cast statewide. Five Gore lawyers showed up at the elections office at 9 a.m. Friday to disqualify as many of those ballots as possible.
Tom Bishop, one of the Republican lawyers, was incensed as he watched the Democrats, armed with the smoking-gun memo, blatantly go about disqualify large numbers of military ballots.
“They had their little cheat sheet they were using, and they objected on every single possible ground they could, no matter how spurious,” Bishop told Sammon. “It was so bad that there was rolling of the eyes by even some of the Democrats there who were watching their lawyers work.”
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Hawaiian
August 6th, 2012
“It’s not the people who vote that count. It’s the people who count the votes.” (Josef Stalin)
Troy
August 6th, 2012
I remember that period very vividly.
It was a fascinating turn of events that eventually the better man won.
Someone needs to make a realistic movie about what actually went on, not some Hollywood Gore-love-fest BS.
As for military ballots, I hope a landslide victory for Romney will displace all of the democrat shenanigans that will undoubtedly occur.
Tim
August 6th, 2012
The Demonrats cannot win without voter fraud – and they know it.
Tim
August 6th, 2012
Oh, did ya hear that Harry Reid is a pedophile rapist?
I heard that he also kills the children he rapes and kittens, just for fun.
Czar of Defenestration
August 6th, 2012
Tim, and now that you’ve written that, I can say “It’s a fact that I’ve read that” Reid kills the children he rapes and kittens, just for fun.
When the Left isn’t busy organizing voter fraud or screaming “Kill Bush!”, they catch their breath by calling for civility………
Stranded in Sonoma
August 6th, 2012
What does that tell you? Yes. The theft-wingers had Florida all planned out in advance. They knew that they were going to commit fraud and keep the vote in FL artificially close so they had the Sturmtruppen ready to roll well before election day.
Doubt me? Read this. It’s a bit dry and long-winded, but it shows how the democrats were testing their ballot fraud in FL during the 1996 elections in preparation for 2000. Bush didn’t win by just over 500 votes. Over 15,000 votes for Bush were stolen by the democrats. Bush won easily in FL. It was all setup well in advance.
What do you think they’re doing for 2012?
Roscoe P. Soultrane
August 6th, 2012
@Hawaiian: ““It’s not the people who vote that count. It’s the people who count the votes.” (Josef Stalin)”
Stalin was wrong. It’s not the people who count the votes, it’s the people who choose the candidates. I’ll let you count the vote however you like if I get to pick the slate of candidates.
Angrymike
August 6th, 2012
I have heard, not sure if true, that the military overseas and Americans living in other country’s will have to pay $15-25 dollars to send their votes to the USA, someone should look into this to see if true, then get the word out………
Honest Politicians 4 Sale
August 6th, 2012
They know how the military will vote, especially with all the disrespect and dangerous policies of the enemies on the Left.
There is no way for them to hide their corruption. We just have to make sure they don’t get away with it this time.
Robert Fine
August 6th, 2012
This is exactly why we need to elect GOP candidates with balls, not eunuchs like John Boehner or John McCain.
Bob M.
August 6th, 2012
Between UN-counted military and absentee ballots around the country, 1,500,000+ votes were UN-counted in that election!
algore won WHAT?!?!
Native American
August 7th, 2012
We can expect the SCUM Democraps to pull every stinking trick to keep people from voting OR their voted counted correctly >> Not to worry ! The BLACK PANTIES will be out in force, Packheat and aim for GROIN area . keep your shotgun handy with Buckshot , Trash cleaning day Heh..
Anonymous
August 7th, 2012
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/06/13147365-family-to-sell-obama-letter-promising-to-make-troops-priority?lite