Democracy for New Hampshire - Features

Collins: The Money Party--Lieberman Keeps "Made Man" Status

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:20:01 -0500

Michael Collins: Lieberman Keeps "Made Man" Status, Thursday, 20 November 2008, 9:52 am

Lieberman Keeps "Made Man" Status

The "three wise guys" at the Republican National Convention
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Triumph of The Money Party & the Collective Amnesia

(Wash. DC) The full exoneration of a clear traitor to the Democratic Party predicts how Congress will treat the dire challenges facing the country.

There is no opposition to the arranged marriage between corporate and government interests.

There will be no remedies for the problems that were created as a result of this arrangement.

There will be no accountability for the crimes committed over the past eight years. The looting of the United States Treasury will continue.

And the projection of power in behalf of corporate interests will continue when needed, unopposed, without regard to the well being of the nation as a whole or the interests of citizens. The Senate cave-in is a paradigm for past behavior by corporatist Democrats in both houses of Congress.

BBV: How We the People tied the hands of the election kleptomaniacs

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:15:51 -0500

FROM BEV HARRIS, BLACKBOXVOTING.ORG

Over the weekend (before the election), a multi-group effort called Protect the Count was blasted across the nation, spearheaded by Black Box Voting, prepared at the request of YouTube and working with Video the Vote and Election Defense Alliance. This follows distribution of over 100,000 copies of the Black Box Voting Tool Kit online, and 20,000 by request in hard copy form, and these got into the hands of state campaign leaders, labor unions, and public interest groups

In a nutshell, the main thrust of the early November "Protect the Count" program was to deter the middleman attacks by capturing evidence of the poll tape results on video. Teams of citizens (and lawyers) fanned out across the states of New Hampshire, Ohio, and the labor unions grabbed video cameras in parts of Florida; Texas, Oregon, Tennessee, people were everywhere with cameras nailing down spot check evidence before it got to the middlemen

Collins: Voter turnout underreported? Why protecting the count is the most important thing we can do

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:11:58 -0500

SOURCE Scoop Independent News

November 8, 2008

(Wash. DC) In 2004, we were told to anticipate a red versus blue election. It didn’t turn out that way but that was hardly mentioned . By 2008, we were told to expect record voter turnout for the presidential election. Now we’re told that the predictions were wrong, the pictures of long lines, massive early voting, and massive registration increases all went to produce just about the same vote total as reported for 2004.

Reported vote totals for 2004 and 2008. CNN, Nov. 7, 2008
Check David Leip, Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections for best cumulative results over the next few weeks. “Other” candidates (using Leip) incorporated in “Total.”

2008 Presidential Turnout Flat
How Did That Happen?

NH recounts no check and balance for its privatized corporate-controlled elections

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 08:36:57 -0500

Nearly 90% of NH votes are counted IN SECRET by a private corporation with a criminal history, criminal personnel, and partisan ties. The State of NH has approved the outsourcing of our elections, in clear violation of the NH Constitution, which states that vote counting must be observable, and in violation of the concept of "non-delegable governmental functions. This legally binding principle is outlined in the Office of Budget and Management Policy Letter 92-1, as quoted below the video at bottom of this article.

The State, and other defenders of these violations, makes the claim that privatizing the vote count on election night is okay because NH allows for manual recounts of its paper ballots. This argument is flawed on so many levels it would take a policy paper to lay it out for you. Suffice to say that the NH Constitution mandates open vote counting for elections. Period. It makes no reference to recounts. And the principle of non-delegable governmental functions similarly offers no loophole for privatization of critical functions as long as you have a public back up plan.

And lastly, and most importantly, NH has virtually no secure and publicly observable chain of ballot custody to guarantee the integrity of the vote count in a recount. So a fraudulent privatized vote count on election day can easily be backed up by a fraudulent vote count in a recount. In fact, the NH recount is so flawed that the Department of State takes measures to intimidate citizen observers and to ensure the chain of ballot custody is kept under the cover of darkness using police dogs to keep the public at bay.

Why do NH citizens put up with this?

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Setup for a Stolen Election? AP Poll “Tightens”

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:52:48 -0400

SOURCE: “Scoop” Independent News

Setup for a Stolen Election? AP Poll “Tightens” Race to a Point - 44%- 43% - BY Michael Collins

The Associated press came out with a remarkable poll Thursday. It claimed that the presidential race had tightened from the consistent leads Obama has shown over the past weeks to become one of those “too close to call” national elections. Their poll, conducted by German polling firm GfK, showed 44% for Obama and 43% for McCain.

How could this be? In the Real Clear Politics average of major national polls, Oct 24, Obama’s average lead is 7.5%. The four national polls conducted on the same days as the AP poll show an average 9.2% Obama lead. The polls after the AP “tightening” effort shows an 8.7% Obama lead. Clearly the AP-GfK poll is an exception or outlier, as those are called.

Election 2008: The Difficulty Stealing It This Time

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:36:25 -0400

SOURCE: Scoop News

October 10, 2008 BY Michael Collins: Election

Election 2008: The Difficulty Stealing It This Time

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New 2008 Democratic Primary Voters Are The Key to Election Protection

(Wash. DC) There’s one major obstacle blocking a theft of the 2008 presidential election. It’s highly significant and challenges even the most devious minds. That obstacle is the “net new” Democratic primary voters” in 2008. “Net new” Democratic primary voters represent the difference between primary turnout in 2004 and 2008. More on that in a moment.

TROUBLE THE WATER FILM OPENING - THE TRUE STORY OF KATRINA

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:19:14 -0400

Hey DFA New Hampshire Family -

I am excited to introduce a new film, Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner TROUBLE THE WATER. I can say with complete confidence that it is not only a beautifully made film, it also carries a powerful message that is sure to inspire and activate all who see it. Film is a powerful organizing tool and I am reaching out to communities across the country to lift up issues of racial, social and economic justice, using film to inspire dialogue and action.

Please check our website and trailer at:
http://troublethewaterfilm.com/

We open at the Red River Theater on October 3 and I would love your help spreading the word to your networks. I promise you won’t be disappointed, all those who struggle for peace and justice will benefit from using this film to inspire action. I have been working with organizations across the country, using this film to inspire and mobilize communities, especially important these next few weeks. I am sure you remember it was Bush’s response to Katrina, or lack thereof, that caused his numbers to plummet and I am working as hard as I can to remind people that a McCain presidency, along with countless other disasters, would continue these same horrible policies. Check out the photograph with Bush and McCain smiling and celebrating. (link below) This was taken on the day Katrina hit New Orleans, showing as plain as day the lack of concern these two had as 1000’s of our brothers and sisters lost their homes, and many their lives. I know you will be moved to encourage those in your realm of influence to support our openings as we continue our national theatrical rollout. (see below for more info) I will also include a sample e-blast, please help spread this to all local networks.

Protect the vote count: a strategy for taking back our elections

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:35:26 -0400

Gail Work, a dedicated election integrity activist from California, has produced an excellent guidebook for election protection. While it is written with a partisan slant, it applies universally in the interests of fair elections.

Read it here

BlackBoxVoting: Middlemen routing election results

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:49:36 -0400

2008 election results to be routed to private middlemen in Illinois, Colorado & Kentucky by Bev Harris
A new OpEdNews article details information about the pending subpeona of Mike Connell in connection with a transfer of the Ohio election results server to a partisan server in 2004:

http://www.opednews.com/articles...

Black Box Voting has learned that similar results middlemen are already set up in 2008 for Illinois, Colorado and Kentucky. At this point citizens need to get on a search mission for every state to learn the routing of election results production and publication.

CORROBORATION OF THE INAPPROPRIATE OHIO CONNECTION
To learn more about the new discovery of results middlemen in Colorado, Illinois and Kentucky, scroll down.

First: more on the Ohio subpeona that is the subject of the article linked above. That article deals with allegations of an inappropriate middleman presence in the routing of 2004 Ohio election results. It does not provide evidence of tampering, as headlines claim. The critical kernel in these stories is that Ohio election results in 2004 appear to have been routed to a partisan middleman operation before publication.

Standing army on USA soil? Once again, it seems Washington needs a little lesson in American history

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:47:07 -0400

US CONSTITUTION: Bill of Rights

Amendment II: A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.Amendment III: No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

"That no standing army shall be kept up in time of peace, unless with the consent of three fourths of the members of each branch of Congress; nor shall soldiers, in time of peace, be quartered upon private houses, without the consent of the owners." - NH Ratification US Constitution

"There shall be no standing army but in time of actual war." --Thomas Jefferson: Draft Virginia Constitution, 1776. Papers 1:363

"A standing army we shall have, also, to execute the execrable commands of tyranny; and how are you to punish them? Will you order them to be punished? Who shall obey these orders? Will your mace-bearer be a match for a disciplined regiment?" - Patrick Henry

The Money Party (7): Bailout Blackmail

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:48:24 -0400

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0809/S00311.htm

The Money Party (7): Bailout Blackmail, Thursday, 25 September 2008, BY Michael Collins

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Just Say No

Michael Collins
" Scoop" Independent News

(Wash. DC) We're being blackmailed into accepting the responsibility and debt for the worst managed financial institutions in the history of this country. The starting price, our debt, is $700 billion dollars.

Candidate ads invited to the Forum newspaper

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:54:03 -0400

Hello Candidate!

My name is Bonnie Winona; I live in Nottingham and I am the new ad rep for the Forum newspaper. The Forum is a weekly online paper available 24/7; it also publishes a print edition three times a year. We have a fall print edition coming out in early October just in time for the elections.

THE DEADLINE FOR AD COPY FOR THE PRINT EDITION IS SEPTEMBER 30.

The Forum provides an amazing community service to Nottingham, Deerfield, Candia and Northwood, four towns formerly without media coverage. It is a 501-C3 non-profit run by committed volunteers. It has already won a prestigious national award .

The online paper averages 30,000 hits a month. The print paper consists of approximately 24 pages of news and photos relevant to the four towns plus candidate information, sports, school news and more. The print edition is mailed to every household in the four towns, over 7800 homes getting your message to every household at a fraction of the cost of a mailed flyer. Both print and online editions of the Forum are free.

Granny D's speech given in Wisconsin, September 6, 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:55:31 -0400

Fighting Bob Fest - Speech by Doris Granny D Haddock

September 6, 2008

We do not know what the future holds for our dear nation or for the world. Certainly the challenges are like no other time. If you think of the physical challenges before us: the earth's climate, its food supply, its fresh water resources, its energy resources, we might as well be in some science fiction disaster movie. But so be it. We will move ahead and do what we can do to survive.

We americans will be coming at the future with a new president and perhaps a new kind of politics. This may give us some enthusiasm and hope, regardless of which candidate we are supporting. They are both decent men and strong leaders. I am an old democrat, so i indeed will be voting for mr. Obama with great joy, but mr. Mccain is someone i have had some dealings with, and i will not disparaDge my friends who choose to vote for him. I walked some 3,200 miles for his bill and he ga ve me a pair of sneakers.

Update from the Executive Council

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:25:24 -0400

Greetings!

Plans are coming together for the Governor and Council meeting to be held in Peterborough on September 17th, next Wednesday. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. at the Town House. The address is 1 Grove Street. There is plenty of room so I invite you to attend and see how the Governor and Executive Council functions. Peterborough is a lovely community, with many places to get something to eat and lots of great shopping so why not make a day of it? I will be hoping for beautiful late summer weather. Please call me if you have any questions – 888-5245.

Debora

NEWS RELEASE FOR DISTRICT FIVE, September 3, 2008

FROM DEBORA B. PIGNATELLI, Executive Councilor

September 3, 2008, Concord, NH - Listed below are some of the items that were approved at the Governor and Council Meeting, September 3, 2008, that might be of interest to District Five constituents.

The next Governor and Council Meeting will be held Wednesday, September 17, 2008 in Peterborough, NH.

Capital comments from State Senator Bob Odell

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:30:29 -0400

Local farmers’ markets fun, and doing great

Standing in line, I counted eight people ahead of me. We were patiently waiting to purchase vegetables, especially tomatoes, from a vendor at the Newport Farmers’ Market on a recent Friday afternoon. The woman behind me said the vendor had sold his 125 pounds of tomatoes the prior week in an hour and fifteen minutes. Business was sure brisk while I was there.

Last Thursday, the Greater Chamber of Commerce had a business after hours event at the Claremont Farmers’ Market. I picked up some old fashioned, freshly made biscuits. The lady from Beryl Mt. View Farm in South Acworth told me how long I could keep them if I did not want to freeze them. The farmers’ markets are fun to visit and to buy from people who have produced the products.

I called Lorraine Merrill, our Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food, on Friday to get her take on how New Hampshire’s farmers’ markets are doing. Her response, “they are doing great.” Governor Lynch, in fact, has proclaimed this week to be New Hampshire Eat Local Week. His proclamation notes that “eating more New Hampshire grown foods helps preserve the New Hampshire way of life we cherish” as well as encourages growth of local businesses and workforces, generates added income. He also stated that “knowing where your food comes from and the farmer who grew it adds to our eating pleasure and contributes to better personal health.”