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January 9, 2008 at 18:39:05

Headlined on 1/9/08:
CLINTON TAINTED VICTORY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

by Allen L Roland

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Voting irregularities in New Hampshire point not only to the previously discredited Diebold Accuvote optical scan but to the distinct possibility that the Clintons, who obviously represent the Washington establishment and the status quo, will do anything to satisfy their corporate interests and stay in power: Allen L Roland
Yesterday when I read the New Hampshire election returns I was shocked by Clinton's victory ~ particularly when reliable polls showed Obama with a double digit lead on the eve of the election.
The one thing I refused to consider was the possibility of the election being hacked but now I am beginning to realize two apparent truths ~ 1. The Washington establishment is terrified of the people and will go to any lengths to maintain their power and corporate strangle hold on the government .
2. The Clintons are an integral part of the Washington establishment and status quo and, as such, will go to any lengths to preserve their power ~ even at the expense of a fair and honest election.
Here are the facts ~ read them and get angry !
Bev Harris. Black Box Voting, bev@blackboxvoting.org

" John Silvestro and his small private business, LHS Associates, has exclusive programming contracts for ALL New Hampshire voting machines, which combined will count about 81 percent of the vote in the primary. And as to Super Tuesday and beyond: Silvestro also has the programming contracts for the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont.

NEW HAMPSHIRE HAD NOT IMPLEMENTED MITIGATIONS FOR KNOWN RISKS

Not only that, they have turned all the programming over to a sole source private company, taking vote counting for 81 percent of New Hampshire citizens out of the public domain.

LHS is not subject to public records requirements, as the government is, at least, not in New Hampshire. Their control over memory card contents is absolute; when cards malfunction or get lost, LHS brings the replacements."

Those Diebold op-scan machines are the exact same ones that were hacked in the HBO documentary, Hacking Democracy.

The New Hampshire pre-election pollster's numbers  were accurate, for the most part, on the Republican side, as well as on the Democratic side ~ except in the Clinton / Obama race where machine counted votes gave Clinton a whopping 6% vote advantage over hand counted paper ballots.
     
Where Paper Prevailed, Different Results By Lori Price 09 Jan 2008

2008 New Hampshire Democratic Primary Results --Total Democratic Votes: 286,139 - Machine vs Hand (RonRox.com) 09 Jan 2008
Hillary Clinton, Diebold Accuvote optical scan: 39.618%
Clinton, Hand Counted Paper Ballots: 34.908%
Barack Obama, Diebold Accuvote optical scan: 36.309%
Obama, Hand Counted Paper Ballots: 38.617%
Machine vs Hand:
Clinton: 4.709% (13,475 votes)
Obama: -2.308% (-6,604 votes)

In summary, not only was Clinton's New Hampshire victory tainted if not apparently hacked but the Clintons must now clearly be seen as part of the Washington establishment and status quo and, in no way, agents of true change.

Allen L Roland   http://blogs.salon.com/0002255/2008/01/09.html

Freelance Online columnist Allen L Roland is available for comments , interviews  and speaking engagements  ( allen@allenroland.com ) 

Allen L Roland is a practicing psychotherapist, author and lecturer who also shares a daily political and social commentary on his weblog and website allenroland.com He also guest hosts a monthly national radio show TRUTHTALK on  www.conscioustalk.net 

 

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Joel S. Hirschhorn is the author of Delusional Democracy - Fixing the Republic Without Overthrowing the Government (www.delusionaldemocracy.com). His current political writings have been greatly influenced by working as a senior staffer for the U.S. Congress and for the National Governors Association. He advocates a Second American Revolution, beginning with an Article V Convention to propose constitutional amendments. He is Chair of the Independent Party of Maryland.
Joel S. HirschhornJoel S. Hirschhorn is the author of Delusional Democracy - Fixing the Republic Without Overthrowing the Government (www.delusionaldemocracy.com). His current political writings have been greatly influenced by working as a senior staffer for the U.S. Congress and for the National Governors Association. He advocates a Second American Revolution, beginning with an Article V Convention to propose constitutional amendments. He is Chair of the Independent Party of Maryland.

Why nothing about fraud from Obama?

Is Obama too good of a team player?

Is the eventual Democratic ticket what I predicted months ago - Clinton/Obama???????

by Joel S. Hirschhorn (118 articles, 22 quicklinks, 54 diaries, 472 comments) on Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 9:04:38 AM
 

Allen L Roland is a practicing psychotherapist, author and lecturer who also shares a daily political and social commentary on his weblog and website allenroland.com He also guest hosts a monthly national radio show TRUTHTALK on Conscious talk radio www.conscioustalk.net
Allen L RolandAllen L Roland is a practicing psychotherapist, author and lecturer who also shares a daily political and social commentary on his weblog and website allenroland.com He also guest hosts a monthly national radio show TRUTHTALK on Conscious talk radio www.conscioustalk.net

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Good point but it's too early for Obama to demand recounts ~ what counts is that Clinton's victory was tainted and she is firmly identified with the Washington establishment,corporate interests and the status quo. She is not not a true voice of change !

Allen L Roland

by Allen L Roland (849 articles, 7 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 339 comments) on Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 11:56:25 AM
 

I'm a concerned, middle aged blogger and member of the ACLU. I hail from the Bay Area. I Lobbied congress with the ACLU over the more unconstitutional elements of the USA Patriot Act. Marched in peace protests, lost a former school chum in the world trade center on 9/11.
Michael ShawI'm a concerned, middle aged blogger and member of the ACLU. I hail from the Bay Area. I Lobbied congress with the ACLU over the more unconstitutional elements of the USA Patriot Act. Marched in peace protests, lost a former school chum in the world trade center on 9/11.

Well exactly who in the race

beyond Dennis Kucinich is not a part of the status quo and the establishment? Certainly not Barack Obama. Just a glimpse at his advisers show us he's as much a part of the status quo as Hillary Clinton! And to suggest the Clinton's fixed this election is simply preposterous. If you want to check into whose fixing elections, just ask Allen Raymond. A fomer republican thug, he was imprisoned for jamming the phone lines at democratic headquarters in New Hampshire in the 2002 elections.

by Michael Shaw (7 articles, 1 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 310 comments) on Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 8:27:57 PM
 

Adoptee born in Pennsylvania.
Sarah HamiltonAdoptee born in Pennsylvania.

New Hampshire voting fraud?

I am not convinced. I am not a great fan of Hillary, although she may well be the one with the most realistic grasp on what it will be like in the White House. But I don't buy the accusations of fraud. I'm more inclined to believe that the pollsters got it wrong. Remember the "Dewey Defeats Truman" headline? Yes, people were surprised after Iowa, but that doesn't mean fraud. I for one am glad it's still at least a three-way race because neither candidate has me convinced of anything at this point except that any one of them would be better than ANY Republican alternative.

by Sarah Hamilton (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 7 comments) on Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 6:33:39 PM
 

I'm a concerned, middle aged blogger and member of the ACLU. I hail from the Bay Area. I Lobbied congress with the ACLU over the more unconstitutional elements of the USA Patriot Act. Marched in peace protests, lost a former school chum in the world trade center on 9/11.
Michael ShawI'm a concerned, middle aged blogger and member of the ACLU. I hail from the Bay Area. I Lobbied congress with the ACLU over the more unconstitutional elements of the USA Patriot Act. Marched in peace protests, lost a former school chum in the world trade center on 9/11.

RE"New Hampshire voting fraud?"

I'm with you Sarah!

by Michael Shaw (7 articles, 1 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 310 comments) on Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 8:52:25 PM
 

 

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