In the Coleman-Franken Senate recount battle developing in Minnesota, almost all media accounts fail to mention that Democratic Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, who largely controls the process, is not only a liberal Democrat, but also an ally of ACORN and liberal philanthropist George Soros.
Even fewer media outlets report the fact that both Ritchie and fellow Democrat Al Franken were endorsed by ACORN. Ritchie, like so many liberals, is dismissive of electoral fraud allegations in general. He failed to investigate claims by a conservative group about voter roll irregularities. (See "SOS in Minnesota," American Spectator, Nov. 7, 2008)
The Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune doesn't mention Ritchie's affiliations. Nor does an ABC News story, a story by an ABC News affiliate in Duluth, a Minneapolis-St. Paul FOX TV station's story, or a New York Post story.
An AP story mentioned Ritchie was a Democrat but left out the ties of Ritchie and Franken to ACORN.
Will there be cheating?
Who knows, but as the murderously astute Joseph Stalin once remarked, "The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything."
(Alternate version cross-posted at the Capital Research Center blog)
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Ritchie
November 7, 2008 - 12:55 ET by JDWRitchie has fought ACORN investigations from the start
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two reports
November 7, 2008 - 12:57 ET by Matthew VadumI forgot to mention we have two reports on ACORN(#1 and #2).
—Matthew Vadum is Editor of Organization Trends and Foundation Watch, two monthly newsletters published by Capital Research Center
An arm is raised
November 7, 2008 - 13:02 ET by Mica the MagnificentAt this very moment, Stalin has managed to raise his hand out of his grave, waiting for someone to high five him.
Should we be surprised...
November 7, 2008 - 13:15 ET by SentryDanShould we be surprised if Franken wins? Should the recount in Minnesota be considered valid if Franken wins? It is beginning to seem like the dems will do anything to get their super majority in the senate.
But (and we can only pray that Joe will stop voting with the dems) the way the dems are treating Lieberman, he will realize just who his friends really are. This would prevent the dems from having their super majority.
Remember folks, it's hard to soar with eagles when you are surrounded by a flock of turkeys.
Pretty sure the Dems had
November 7, 2008 - 13:53 ET by islero47Pretty sure the Dems had boxes of pre-marked ballots stashed somewhere. I mean, how strange is it that Coleman's lead keeps shrinking, it never grows? I'm hoping that if there's voter fraud afoot, someone gets jailtime.
Sarah Palin/Jason Lewis 2012
Obama is a pathological nacissist: http://www.faithfree...
Just keep recounting
November 7, 2008 - 14:17 ET by wizardjruntil enough votes show up to crown Franken our clown representative to the Congressional Circus.
When he wins, I'm going to take up a collection to buy him a new red nose thingy and a new pair of the big shoes so he's dressed nicely for his first day at clown college.
The Gore-ing of Norm Coleman
November 7, 2008 - 16:53 ET by nkviking75Power Line will be a good source of information on the Gore-ing of Norm Coleman.
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.