Palin keeps up attacks on ACORN voter registration

Saturday 18th October, 06:20 AM JST

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yabits at 11:31 PM JST - 19th October

Look - there is only one party in America that opposes even simple, common-sense legislation (like voter I.D) aimed at preventing voter fraud and it is the Democrats.

Wow, a Republican supporter coming out in favor of a national identity card. That is ultimately where a "voter ID card" leads.
filda at 01:47 AM JST - 20th October

helter skelter - your exaggeration and preoccupation concerning the Black vote is indicative of a deeper problem of you personally and of the country's population. slicing up the nation into neat portions by "race" is a quaint habit which leads directly to apartheid. where would you put obama? does he fit into the white slice because of his mother? or does he fit into the black slice because of his father?

sarah palin uses acorn's (in the over-all scheme minor) failings to smear obama with inflammatory rhetoric which exploits precisely this weakness in the american psyche. (a single drop of black blood makes you black, unless your features allow you to pass for white.) she is a new-style "rabble rouser" in that she pokes the subconscious prejudices and associated fears while appearing pc, but the results are the same.

sarah palin = george wallace + lipstick - remorse
Helter_Skelter at 02:30 AM JST - 20th October

goodDonkey

Now what investigators in Philadelphia? I refuse to believe anything any of you say anymore without sources...

Philadelphia's voter registration administrator, Bob Lee, said that 57,000 of the 253,000 registration forms were rejected but that more than 41,000 of those were filled out by people who were already registered.

http://www.timesleader.com/news/ap?articleID=908814

This was all over the news. Have you considered at least learning something about the topic you're trying to discuss before posting?
Helter_Skelter at 04:30 AM JST - 20th October

...which leads directly to apartheid.

LOL! We've gone from even the mention of Blacks when discussing an article about ACORN all the way to apartheid. This is the kind of hyperbole and accusations you can expect from socialists who support Obama. Sorry filda, I'm not buying your racism accusations. Go sell them somewhere else.
yabits at 04:53 AM JST - 20th October

Come off of it Helter Skelter.

So what that 41,000 people re-registered to vote! The system is designed to catch that and it did. ACORN has no way of knowing that a person has already registered. There is no fraud, nor is there attempt at fraud here.

Taking away the 41,000 from the 253,000 leaves 212,000, of which 16,000, or less than 8% which are questionable. Looking at your source, we find that many of these "list an incorrect Social Security or driver's license number, which could be simple mistakes or attempts at fraud." Yes, it could be an attempt at fraud, but the more likely explanation -- unless you are one prone to think the worst of poor people and minorites -- could be just that they are simple mistakes.
slappayuki at 06:31 AM JST - 20th October

Did Obama support ACORN? Then I will vote for him.

Was Obama against ACORN? Then I will vote for him.
filda at 06:43 AM JST - 20th October

well helter skelter, your mind is made-up and you got me pegged to your satisfaction ... enjoy the close confines of a closeted mind. a fresh wind is blowing and it promises to clear some cobwebs from the corners -- it may not penetrate your closet, but senator obama, banal though he may be, will redefine the playing field for future generations. some fossils will find fault with his governance, but he'll sure be better than the sick old man hiding the true state of his melanoma or, god forbid, the baracuda from wasilla.
SezWho2 at 06:55 PM JST - 20th October

coulrophobic,

Were you talking about Bush? If you were, I would agree and I would point to the last 7 years as evidence of how much damage can be done by an empty suit fronting for ideologues.

But if you were talking about Obama, I think you've lost the scent. McCain has had three head-on-head chances to expose Obama as being an empty suit. A majority of viewers agree that Obama won all three debates.

If Obama were an empty suit, I think it would be much more dangerous to the nation to have a president who couldn't deflate him.
yabits at 07:06 PM JST - 20th October

SezWho2,

The greatest fear of these right-wing clowns is that Obama is far more than just an empty suit. After the Bush disaster, just think how far back a successful Obama presidency will set them.
coulrophobic at 07:15 PM JST - 20th October

"A majority of viewers agree that Obama won all three debates."

On the Left they agreed.
coulrophobic at 07:22 PM JST - 20th October

"Wow, a Republican supporter coming out in favor of a national identity card. That is ultimately where a "voter ID card" leads."

Actually, I'm an independent who, last time home, had to provide photo ID and a tel. no. to purchase an over-the-counter cold medicine.

Worried about Big Brother are we?

I take it then you oppose the Dems' plans to remove the secret ballot from unionized workplaces?
yabits at 08:51 PM JST - 20th October

Actually, I'm an independent...

A true independent is one who relentlessly follows the truth no matter where it leads. A key characteristic of such a person is the ability to effectively frame the main points of an issue from all sides. A person who tries to pass himself off as an indepedent is one who lies to himself just as he lies to others.

I take it then you oppose the Dems' plans to remove the secret ballot from unionized workplaces?

I take it that you would present that issue with the same high level of mendacity as you present all others.
SezWho2 at 08:45 AM JST - 21st October

coulrophobic,

In that case you must find it a great pity that the majority of viewers are "on the Left".
coulrophobic at 09:15 AM JST - 21st October

"I take it that you would present that issue with the same high level of mendacity as you present all others."

Mendacity?

Dem majority ramming through an end to the secret ballot in the workplace or the establishment of a national identity card like the one you groundlessly fear.

Which will come first?
LFRAgain at 11:42 AM JST - 21st October

There was no concerted effort at fraud. Following their own rules, ACORN reported the irregularities to the proper authorities in the proper manner. No rules were broken, except by the individuals who filled out registration forms improperly.

It's not a very sophisticated attempt at fraud if you 'fess up before you get caught, is it?

In the end, it wouldn't matter one bit on election day because you can only vote once, and only if you're a properly registered voter with proper identification. All the sketchy regristration forms in the world doesn't change this fact. Alas, "Mickey Mouse" won't have his voice heard this year, I'm afraid.

This is yet ANOTHER attempt on the part of the GOP faithful to detract from the real issues, and Palin's sad attemtp to create a link between Obama's campaign and ACORN is, well, just pathetic. I mean, really, really pathetic. The GOP has all but conceded this race now with the stunts they're pulling up until election day.

Mark my words; there will be a spike in prosecutable instances of Republican zealots physically interfering with voting at polling places this year.