For the curious and the dubious… Cheated! is based on real events
that happened to real people. Explore the links provided below to expand
your experience and understanding of Cheated.” Think of it as your
personal multi-media tutorial. |
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Bob
Fitrakis, attorney, award-winning journalist, editor of The Free
Press and Professor of Political Science at Columbus State Community College. Check him out at bobforohio.com and at fraudbusterbob.com. |
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Election Protection volunteers monitor polls in predominantly African-American and Latino
precincts with a history of disenfranchisement, in order to provide direct
assistance to voters. Visit their website for more information. |
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Reverend
Bill Moss and his wife Ruth first appear on page 1. Reverend Moss
was a charismatic, beloved Columbus civic leader who served on the school
board for almost three decades. Bill used to wear battle fatigues to board
meetings to declare battle and shake them up a little. More
info here... |
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Voter
Intimidation -- Check out a national overview of the reports
of voter intimidation flooding the Election Protection hot line on election
day. |
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“Favoritism
in the Suburbs” by Richard Hayes Phillips, Ph.D. More
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“Voter
Suppression: Stealing Votes in Urban Areas” (full documentation)
by Richard Hayes Phillips, Ph.D. More
info... |
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“Was
the 2004 Election Stolen?” To really grasp the Ohio election,
read Robert Kennedy Jr’s extremely well-researched article first published
in Rolling Stone, now available online with extra documentation. |
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Provisional
Ballots -- Everything you need to know about provisional
ballots. And it’s a good thing to know 'cause you could be next. |
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ACLU
Warns: “Millions of eligible voters may be prevented from
casting their ballots.” Check
it out... |
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Blackwell
and Damschroder Meet with George W. Bush in Columbus on Election
Day. Get
details here and find info on Blackwell’s
investment in Diebold.
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Photo-Op - Check out the photo of George W. Bush at his phone bank. |
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NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is the nation's
oldest civil rights organization. Its mission is to ensure the political,
educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and
to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. Civil
Rights is not a partisan issue. More
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Exit
Polls - Screen shots of the extensive CNN exit polls showing
a FOUR POINT KERRY LEAD in Ohio before they were adjusted to match the
vote flip. Click
on “Ohio” scroll to the bottom for the totals. Uh huh! |
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Exit
Poll Switch - Here’s a juicy read for folks who appreciate
real numbers and facts. Top U.S. Statistical Experts analyze the Exit Poll
switch. More
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“Did
Kerry Concede Too Soon?” by Bob Fitrakis. “Kerry conceded
on Nov. 3 before some troubling election irregularities have surfaced in
Ohio. Investigative reporter Gregory Palast has pointed out that there are
more than 92,000 “spoiled” ballots in Ohio, mostly in Democratic
wards that could easily be hand counted, 155,000 uncounted provisional ballots,
uncounted overseas military ballots and some uncounted absentee ballots.” More
info... |
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“Do
you know what we’re up against?” Author, investigative
journalist, media critic and NYU professor Mark Crispin Miller on the extremely
frightening threat posed by the Bush regime. Stream the video of Mark’s
articulate and passionate speech here... |
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“Hearings
on Ohio Voting Put 2004 Election in Doubt” by Bob Fitrakis
& Harvey Wasserman. Over 500 people attended the first public hearings
in Columbus. The word got out, thanks to The
Free Press. |
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Sworn
Testimony Transcribed. Fascinating and horrifying stuff...check
it out. |
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Lynn Landes is an investigative journalist who has researched the dangers of voting
machines in our democracy. More
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Voters
Unite - A one-page, very readable sampler of the vote suppression
and voting irregularities in Ohio. More
Info... |
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Harvey
Wasserman is the Free Press Senior Editor, "Superpower of
Peace" columnist, senior advisor to Greenpeace USA and the Nuclear
Information & Resource Service. He is author or co-author of six books:
four on nuclear power and renewable energy, and two histories of the United
States. More info... |
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Evan Davis, Pacifica
reporter, has a number of excellent audio interviews. Check
it out and look for “E” producers. |
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Cliff
Arnebeck explains the lawsuit on C-Span. Check
out the video interview... |
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Steve
Rosenfeld is executive producer of RadioNation with Laura Flanders,
heard on Air America. He is co-author, with Robert Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman,
of “What happened in Ohio: A Documentary Record of Theft and Fraud
in the 2004 Election.” Check
out Rosenfeld on Jim Crow voter suppression. |
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Laura Flanders - To listen, check
out... |
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Randi Rhodes - To listen, check
out... |
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Sworn
Testimony Transcribed -- Second hearing, more
info... |
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Mighty
Texas Task Force - Members of this underground task force place
calls to ex-felons telling them it's illegal to vote. More
info... |
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Votes
Switched - More info on Kerry votes switched to Bush votes and
ballots pre-punched for Bush. Check
it out... |
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Susan
Truitt, attorney, is co-founder of CASE Ohio (Citizens Alliance
for Secure Elections). More info... |
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Peter
Pekarsky is a Washington D.C. attorney who joined the Ohio legal
team filing the Moss
v. Bush lawsuit. |
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Verified
Election Contest (Moss v. Bush) petitions and documents, more
info... |
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Ohio
Governor Robert Taft is a close personal friend of coin dealer
and big Republican party player Tom Noe, who’s been indicted on 53
felony counts for embezzling millions from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation
and making illegal campaign contributions to Bush’s 2004 campaign.
When the Coingate corruption investigation focused on Taft, Judge Thomas
Moyer ruled for the first time in Ohio history that the Governor can keep
some public records private.
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Ex-Congressman
Bob Ney (R-Ohio) wrote the Help America Vote Act legislation
that has allowed our democracy to be privatized by voting machine companies
such as Diebold. Ney is under investigation for – among other crimes
of corruption - receiving $32,000 and a Scotland golfing trip from Jack
Abramoff’s lobbying firm, Greenberg Taurig. Ney’s $32K pay
off was a relatively small chunk of the $275,000 Diebold paid to the (now)
disgraced and imprisoned Abramoff. Blackwell received $50,000 from Diebold
as an alleged contribution to his tax reform group. Oh, and Blackwell
bought $10,000 of Diebold stock in 2005.
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Greens
Call for Recount - Read
this and you’ll understand why the Greens fought. We ALL have
to demand justice the next time around. Be prepared, people! |
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Conyers
Hearing in Columbus - 12/13/04 Film Clips of Tubbs-Jones, Reverend
Jesse Jackson, Bob Fitrakis, John Bonifaz, Reverend Bill Moss, Susan Truitt
and Clint Curtis. Check
it out... |
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“Son
of a Preacher Man” - David Cobb rips Blackwell another one
as he details the blatantly partisan, not to mention criminal steps Blackwell
has taken to derail the recount. More
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John Bonifaz - Founder of the National Voting Rights Institute, is the Green/Badnarik
attorney for the Recount. More
info... |
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What
the heck IS the electoral college? More
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Ronnie
Dugger saw the whole thing comin’… “How they
could steal the election this time.” More
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William
Rivers Pitt exposes Triad. More
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Expert
testimony from Baiman and Phillips -- “Exit Polls Leave Little
Doubt that in a Free and Fair Election John Kerry Would Have Won both the
Electoral College and the Popular Vote.” Ron Baiman, PhD. More
info... |
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Geomorphologist
Richard Hayes Phillips’ Archive of Ballot Study - “I
do not believe that most of the supporters of gay marriage were secret admirers
of George W. Bush.” More
info... |
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Clint
Curtis v. Rep. Tom Feeney - Juicy stuff courtesy of BradBlog. More info... |
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Got questions
about electronic voting? Read
Bev Harris... |
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A Wrap-Up
of the Failed Ohio Recount - A great, clear website detailing
the NUMEROUS CRIMES committed during Blackwell’s (successful) effort
to prevent a fair recount in Ohio. More
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“Stand
Up Senator” - Will Pitt writes an eloquent, passionate, powerful
appeal from the front lines. More
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Representative
Stephanie Tubbs-Jones - More
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Senator
Harry Reid -- More
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Brad Friedman
is Bradblog – A citizen journalist/ bloggers besting the
media, breaking stories, investigating, diving in where the MSM fears to
get their hair wet. More
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Representative
Maxine Waters -- More
info... |
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Senator
Barbara Boxer -- More
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“What
the election challenge means” by David Swanson. More
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“Get
Up On the Bus: The January 6th Rally in Washington” - Great
music by Wil b. Great speechifying. Prepare to be inspired. Check
it out! See how much FUN it is, to get involved! Listen to the Political
Power of hip hop from Wil b on myspace. |
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“None
Dare Call it Stolen” - Mark Crispin Miller on the Mass(ive)
Media blackout of the historic Boxer/Tubbs-Jones challenge on 1/06/05. "The
Boston Globe gave the report 118 words (page 3); the Los Angeles Times,
60 words (page 18). It made no news in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today,
Newsweek, Time, or U.S. News & World Report. It made no news on CBS,
NBC, ABC, or PBS. Nor did NPR report it (though Talk of the Nation dealt
with it on January 6). CNN did not report it…” Read
more... |
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BLACKWELL addresses the Council for National Policy. A photo that he doesn’t
want Joe Public (that's you!) to see. Check
it out... |
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“Why
Did J. Kenneth Blackwell Hide His Association With Super-Rich Extremists
& E-Voting Magnates? Fitrakis & Wasserman. More info... |
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