Oh, It's Different If THEY Might Have Done It

April 8th, 2011
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by F. Grey Parker
UPDATE: 4/9/2011 John Fund did the right thing today

An incredibly ugly thing happened yesterday in America. I am not explicitly referring to the discovery of "magic votes" that were previously uncounted due to "human error" in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. That is a factor in what disturbs me, to be sure. More troubling than this potential impropriety is that the previous day's media cycle began with a coordinated series of attacks

throughout the usual conservative outlets making baseless claims of "potential fraud" by Democrats in the race. At that time, it looked like the liberal was winning.

This is the modern, post-election playbook for the American Right. If they win, even by the slimmest of margins, it is called a "mandate." Ah, but if they lose, well then they goose step to their laptops and TV cameras and imply illegitimacy. It is red meat for those who believe that Americans with whom they disagree are, well, not really American.

Prominent right wing commentator and activist John Fund fired the first shot in Wednesday's WSJ. He laid the usual groundwork for mistrust and it was widely linked to by organizations like FOX.

Some selections from his agit-prop:

"Any recount will be scrutinized for irregularities and possible vote fraud. A recount in a similarly close race in neighboring Minnesota's 2008 U.S. Senate race stretched on for months, amid charges that some counties counted absentee ballots according to different standards than others did. Al Franken, the Democrat, was eventually sworn in after pulling ahead by 315 votes. His victory gave—for a time—Senate Democrats the critical 60th vote they needed to pass ObamaCare over a potential filibuster."

Kathy Nickolaus' Shaky Presser

April 8th, 2011

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This warrants a serious investigation. Mrs. Nickolaus has a long history of questionable behavior. Many on the right think this is funny. Had these votes, which if confirmed are just over the requirement for a state funded recount under Wisconsin law, been for Kloppenburg, I don't think the right would be so gleeful. Do you?
UPDATE -This is the longer full video

Quote Of The Day - Waukesha Edition

April 8th, 2011
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In light of the questionable events in Waukesha, WI yesterday, we are trying to round up as much information on the submission of "magic votes that favor Prosser in the state's Supreme Court race as we can. There is strong and somewhat damning coverage at AlterNet.

"It is fraud to conceal fraud" - Legal Maxim