25-10-2008, 10:53 PM
Charles Drago Wrote:Last night I attended the NAACP-Providence Annual Awards Banquet.
Not once during an evening in which Obama's candidacy was wildly celebrated (this from officials of an organization mandated by law to be politically non-partisan) and the NAACP's legal might continually referenced did I hear one word about the presidential election thefts of 2000 and 2004, the potential for history to repeat itself in 2008, or what this venerable, powerful civil rights institution plans to do should Obama be denied victory by the thieves.
All we got was mindless cheerleading.
Realpolitik, Lewis Carroll style.
This IS going to be an interesting election. As I understand it, the Republican theft techniques have their limits of about about 6,000,000 votes maximum - of course with the concentration being on the contested 'swing' states. My sense is that Obama is likely to just win - though a true vote would have him win by a landslide - but maybe they have some new strategy to play. I agree, there would be unrest this time should Obama loose by fraud; ditto should he be killed in office. While I hold no great hopes for him being the man of the hour -compared to what we have and would be avoiding, I agree it will be better - but not good. It will be up to the People to push him and his administration and the huge Democratic majority in both the Senate and House to do something. After that, we need to get rid of both main parties [or should I say factions of the one party] and really take our country back. I voted absentee two days ago - a real struggle. When I was back in the USA recently I went to my registrar and turned in an absentee ballot request, giving my European address. Ten days ago I called them as to why I'd not yet received it. They said they had no record of my request - and I don't know what happened - but suspect this is one of the ways 'someone' controls votes that are not likely to be to 'their' liking. Anyway after a little yelling, threatening lawsuits, and faxing a copy of my passport, I did get one sent. We live in 'interesting' times.....but not nice ones.