Kerry's Statement

[Guest guest]

Dear List Members,

 

Since the media doesn't seem to be reporting relevant recount news, I'll

post news items here now and then that come to my attention. It's

impossible to track and interpret the current astrology of the election

when 'happening' news isn't carried by the mainstream media. No, I don't

expect the election to be overturned, but why isn't the media reporting the

news that's all over the internet? There are demonstrations all around the

country today (as well as this just passed Saturday and Sunday). Has anyone

seen even one small news item about the demonstratons in a printed

newspaper or on media news?

 

Therese

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North County News

 

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Yorktown Heights

http://www.northcountynews.com/view.asp?s=11-24-04/news5.htm

NY 10598

Kerry clutches to hopes of recount victory

White House calls on nation to 'come together'

 

Some supporters of Massachusetts Senator John Kerry and running mate John

Edwards cling to the hope that an Ohio recount can swing the election

by Adam Stone

 

A White House spokeswoman told North County News last Friday that citizens

should embrace the Election Day results and dismiss recount efforts in Ohio

that could hand Democratic Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts the

presidency.

 

" The election has ended, and now is the time for the country to come

together to address the challenges our nation faces, " the spokeswoman, Suzy

DeFrancis, remarked.

 

Bush won Ohio by a vote of 2,796,147 to John Kerry's 2,659,664, according

to the official tally.

 

In a series of e-mail interviews with North County News two weeks ago,

Kerry spokesman David Wade spoke about recount efforts led by a team of

17,000 lawyers that could trigger the removal of President George W. Bush

from office.

 

Since then, under mounting pressure from alternative media outlets as well

as progressive voices outside the Democratic Party, Kerry issued a

statement to his supporters that left open the possibility that he could

obtain--through a recount--the requisite electoral votes to seize the White

House.

 

" Regardless of the outcome of this election, once all the votes are

counted--and they will be counted--we will continue to challenge this

administration, " Kerry said through a web-exclusive statement and video

Friday, which, curiously, was not distributed to the press.

 

The usage of the word 'regardless' in the carefully parsed statement was

the first indication Kerry has offered that, in his mind, the official

election results might be inaccurate enough to tilt the election in his favor.

 

Wade was e-mailed the remarks from the White House spokeswoman.

 

" Any president of the United States should make it a priority to count

every vote in our country because every citizen's full faith in the

democratic process is critical, " Wade responded yesterday (Tuesday).

" That's why John Kerry and John Edwards built a voter protection team of

lawyers around the country, lawyers who are today monitoring recounts and

the counting of provisional ballots including Ohio and New Mexico. Every

vote will be counted, and we Democrats aren't afraid to fight to protect

voters' rights. "

 

A Kerry victory in Ohio would give the senator enough electoral votes to

seize the White House...(snip)