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In contrast, when the Supreme Court reversed America's 2000 popular vote (and electoral one learned months late) to install its own favorite, a Times editorial supported Bush's illegitimacy and "unusual" post-election "gracious(ness)."
Electoral fraud wasn't mentioned nor was cheating John Kerry in 2004. Moreover, America's corrupted duopoly power gets no coverage whatever.
Instead, reports claim model US democratic governance when, in fact, it's not tolerated, never was, and on December 1 lost all legitimacy.
Following last May's House vote, the Senate followed suit. They authorized detaining uncharged US citizens indefinitely in military dungeons, based on spurious allegations of supporting terrorism.
Media scoundrels don't object, including Washington Post writers, commentators, and editorial writers.
On December 3, its editorial headlined, "The farce of Russian elections," saying:
"Russia's hermetic political system - a parody of democracy that begrudges dissent and bristles at independent voices - is growing even less tolerant.""Vladimir Putin has turned from glowering at the country's only independent elections watchdog to outright intimidation. In the process, he has reverted to Cold War rhetoric and cemented the Kremlin's reputation for thuggery in high places."
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