Emergency: Iowa GOP Extorting Ron Paul Campaign

[Birdlady]

I didn't see this on here! VERY IMPORTANT

http://www.nationalexpositor.com/index.php?news=231


Director of communications for the Ron Paul Campaign, Jesse Benton, stated today that the Iowa GOP would charge the Paul camp $184,000 if they wanted to verify a paper count of the coming Iowa straw poll. Today, on the Dale Williams radio show, Mr. Benton said there will be a manual electronic count of the Iowa poll results. What Mr. Benton did not explain, as exposed in a previous National Expositor Article, “it is commonly known that this manual count” with Diebold machines “would only consist of spot checks of the voting machines for device calibration purposes. This does not constitute a verifiable check of the accuracy from either an engineering or statistical perspective.”

-

Click here to Listen to the --- Interview

-

In what amounts to extortion, the Iowa GOP is telling the Ron Paul campaign they must pay an excessive amount of money to manually verify the results in this weeks’ poll. Both Florida and California have recently decertified the same electronic Diebold voting machines that will be used in Iowa. The validity of the upcoming Iowa straw poll should not rest on one campaign but is the responsibility of the Iowa GOP.

You must let the Iowa GOP know that you disapprove of the use of decertified Diebold electronic voting machines and nothing short of a verifiable manual paper ballot would be acceptable for the Iowa straw poll this week.

This is a call to action, anyone who wants a verifiable election must call the Iowa GOP and demand a back up paper count.

Iowa Republican Party - (515) 282-8105

 

[Bergie Bergeron]

Bastards !

 

[LibertyEagle]

...

 

[findmemonkey]

we need DEFCON squad to track these bastards and expose them. We need to digg this story.

 

[McDermit]

wow

 

[Birdlady]

I am mad as hell right now!

 

[McDermit]

digg it

 

[Ninja Homer]

If there are 40,000 votes (the last Iowa straw poll was much less) that would be $4.60 to count each vote. Yeah, I'd say that's some pretty heavy duty extortion. Hell, for $184,000 somebody could do a whole other straw poll, with manual paper ballots and all.

 

[FSP-Rebel]

Too bad the WWE wasn't in town for the weekend, they need to put someone in a head-lock. I want Kane!

 

[Perry]

$184,000 no problem. If it turned out that there was a bad count can you imagine what that would do for Ron Paul? You can't buy that kind of publicity. If there are 4000 RP supporters and he only gets 2000 votes we'll know something is amiss.

Not worried even a little...

 

[lost_in_samoa]

..

 

[randolphus maximus]

$184,000 no problem. If it turned out that there was a bad count can you imagine what that would do for Ron Paul? You can't buy that kind of publicity. If there are 4000 RP supporters and he only gets 2000 votes we'll know something is amiss.

Not worried even a little...

A good point, look at what happened when the Michigan GOP chair suggested banning RP from the debates, or when the Iowa forum excluded Dr. No from the Iowans for Tax Relief get together...

 

[Sematary]

$184,000 no problem. If it turned out that there was a bad count can you imagine what that would do for Ron Paul? You can't buy that kind of publicity. If there are 4000 RP supporters and he only gets 2000 votes we'll know something is amiss.

Not worried even a little...

ditto

 

[Birdlady]

$184,000 no problem. If it turned out that there was a bad count can you imagine what that would do for Ron Paul? You can't buy that kind of publicity. If there are 4000 RP supporters and he only gets 2000 votes we'll know something is amiss.

Not worried even a little...

I can't believe you people are okay with this. Are you not thinking clearly?

Who cares if WE KNOW something is amiss when all of the MSM is announcing Romney as the winner. Who reads the back of the newspaper where it states "Ron Paul's campaign is challenging the count".

Do some research into the OTHER times these Diebold machines have been used to steal elections. Bush did NOT win in 2004. People have gone to jail over the fraud in Ohio!
http://freepress.org/departments/display/19/2007/2503
Do you see this on the news? NO! They keep saying how wonderful these machines are.

It's not about the money, people. It's about the fact that they are basically saying, yeah we are stealing the straw poll. Tough luck.

 

[Electrostatic]

I say pay it up-front now and we can make 10000 or so flyers that simply say the following:
________________________________________

A Note on Integrity:

Due to a severe lack of reliability, Florida and California recently decertified Diebold electronic voting machines for political elections. Congressman Ron Paul has graciously volunteered to finance the $184,000 required by the Iowa GOP to cover the costs of paper verification from his own campaign funds.

This will ensure that all candidates, including YOUR candidate, will get a fair and accurate accounting of their current support in the great state of Iowa. Everyone voting today deserves the knowledge that the results of their vote will not be overshadowed by the spector of provenly unreliable computers messing up the counting.

By working together we can ensure that the Ames Straw Poll remains a cornerstone of the American Electoral Process, and we wish everyone participating the best of luck.

 

[Lord Xar]

yowzaaaa..

well, I would suggest that the RON PAUL camp contact all the other campaigns, and everybody ANTE up equally... If they are counting by hand to verify, might as well verify everyone else's too!

If they can split it.. ( I am sure romney and ghouliani won't pitch in)... but if you split that among 4 or 5 other candidates, might not be sooo bad.

BUT, what is MORE TROUBLING... is that they should say...

"Sure, we would do a manual recount. Our integrity is on the line.. No problem.."

I mean, this is America. What the phuck! They should do it out of principle.

The implications of this is NOT good......

 

[Lord Xar]

I say pay it up-front now and we can make 10000 or so flyers that simply say the following:
________________________________________

A Note on Integrity:

Due to a severe lack of reliability, Florida and California recently decertified Diebold electronic voting machines for political elections. Congressman Ron Paul has graciously volunteered to finance the $184,000 required by the Iowa GOP to cover the costs of the rapid transition to a paper count from his own campaign funds.

This will ensure that all candidates, including YOUR candidate, will get a fair and accurate accounting of their current support in the great state of Iowa. Everyone voting today deserves the knowledge that the results of their vote will not be overshadowed by the spector of provenly unreliable computers messing up the counting.

By working together we can ensure that the Ames Straw Poll remains a cornerstone of the American Electoral Process, and we wish everyone participating the best of luck.

nice!

 

[Electrostatic]

I'm serious, that is the way to go... No one can say he's being "defensive" if he puts it out like this... He will simply be spending what is required to save the reputation of the Ames Straw Poll for the benifit of all involved.

(In other words, be the better person people...)

 

[Birdlady]

I'm serious, that is the way to go... No one can say he's being "defensive" if he puts it out like this... He will simply be spending what is required to save the reputation of the Ames Straw Poll for the benifit of all involved.

(In other words, be the better person people...)

I don't think you should have to pay to have an accurate poll in America. Verifying the vote should be a normal process in all polls without any added costs. If we are having this much trouble with a straw poll, the primaries are going to be a complete disaster.

 

[Electrostatic]

I don't think you should have to pay to have an accurate poll in America. Verifying the vote should be a normal process in all polls without any added costs. If we are having this much trouble with a straw poll, the primaries are going to be a complete disaster.

Of course you shoudn't Have Too... But we are in this to win it (in the real world), not to pick fights... You have to get to the other side, and if you pick up a thousand or so extra votes because of your integrity, all the better,