[IP] more on voting testimony

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: "Peter Jones"<peter@redesignresearch.com>
Sent: 7/31/05 2:40:13 PM
To: "dave@farber.net"<dave@farber.net>
Subject: RE: [IP] more on voting testimony


Dave - Thanks for sending along these recent notes about events from the
2004 election.
 
A very good point about the context for information shared on IP. While
I admire the way this semi-edited (by your choice) open-source
discussion list corrects itself, many people will dismiss something they
have only seen in one context.

The Clint Curtis sworn testimony was given during the hearings organized
by John Conyers in December 2004. Rep. Conyers brought the hearings to
Columbus, Ohio to focus attention on the machinations of Secretary of
State Blackwell, who refused to testify at these hearings. Plenty of
other people did testify, including the bombshell of Clint Curtis'
surprise appearance. Conyers' book "What Went Wrong in Ohio" was the
title and reference for the Harper's article and documents the facts and
testimony from these hearings.

The press has largely ignored the issue and these hearings. I have not
heard whether any credible reporter has even thought to ask Rep. Tom
Feeney whether these allegations were true. Since these hearings, Feeney
has been caught up in the Delay lobbyist payola scandals. Feeney was on
the DeLay-Jack Abramoff golf junket to Scotland, and has been one of the
biggest takers of DeLay cash. Why would we not believe the programmer?
Perhaps only if the context of the video could not be validated.


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