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oh long-awaited, momentous day...

Written by: Gerry L on Nov 4, 2008 7:34 AM EST

Tuesday~

***************round of articles about our domestic ‘issues’ ~ November 4th,  2008

At last, it’s here, Election Day!!!

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“The fierce urgency of NOW”

Beyond Election Day

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/opinion/04herbert.html?hp

 

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Obama mourns grandmother on election eve

http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE4A26GV20081104

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If You're in a Swing State, Don't Just Vote -- Verify

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org/story/105977/

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MSNBC Decision ’08 Dashboard

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032553/

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TPM ELECTION NIGHT 2008 SCOREBOARD

Live results…including state by state, starting in bout 11 hours…

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/

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McCain is on the verge of a defeat that marks the end of the Republican era

Today's vote is likely to prove epochal. Bush's failure and the banks' collapse have exposed a deeply divided party

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/nov/04/uselections2008-johnmccain

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From Progressive Democrats of America….this letter signed

By some real luminaries…please read and consider ‘joining-in’..

An Open Letter to Senator Obama and the Democratic Leadership: On Election Night, DO NOT CONCEDE

http://pdamerica.org/articles/news/2008-11-03-19-41-57-news.php

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To Report a Problem with Voting- (several choices!)

 

  • 1.888-DemVote (DNC)

 

  • 1-866-0UR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683) Election Protection Hotline.

 

  • 1.866.MYVOTE1

 

NO MORE STOLEN ELECTIONS

REPORT VOTING RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

 Report any voting rights violations you are aware of: http://www.nomorestolenelections.org/addreport 

Frederick Douglass said, "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they are resisted with either words or blows, or with both."

http://www.nomorestolenelections.org/

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On Eve of Election Day, Is the Nation's Voting System Ready? Reports of Irregularities Pour in from Across US in Record Early Voting

Election Day is one day away. Tomorrow, tens of millions of Americans will head to the polls. Is the nation’s voting system ready for the unprecedented turnout? In record early voting, more votes have been cast before Election Day than ever before. Already, reports of voting irregularities, long lines, malfunctioning machines and badly managed polling stations are pouring in from across the country. We speak to NYU professor Mark Crispin Miller, author of Loser Take All: Election Fraud and the Subversion of Democracy.

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/11/3/on_eve_of_election_day_is

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Is the Election About to Be Stolen in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Elsewhere?

http://www.truthout.org/110308R

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According to BradBlog….

Wide-spread voting machine failures

http://www.bradblog.com/

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Computer expert denies knowledge of '04 vote rigging in Ohio

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/55233.html

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for Greater Cincinnati area…

Basic information before you vote

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?Dato=20081104&Kategori=NEWS0106&Lopenr=811040366&Ref=AR

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Across the Ohio River…in Kentucky…no ‘recording devices’ i.e. cameras will be allowed at or near the Polls…

In the Commonwealth…no distrust of Authorities will be condoned!!!

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20081103/NEWS0106/811030319/1173/NEWS0108

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League of Women Voters information…state by state

VOTE411.org

Voting In Your State

http://www.vote411.org/bystate.php

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Set The Agenda for 2009. On Nov.5th.

.join Jim Dean and Arshad Hasan…Democracy for America

(so far, at 4:30a.m., 266 attending!) 
Whether we win big or not, DFA members will be leading the way next year on the issues that matter.

Two Calls to choose from: 8pm Eastern or 10pm Eastern

http://democracyforamerica.com/events/31604

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The election results according to Rove?

  With thanks for this to James…

Election 2008: State of the Race : http://www.rove.com/election

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Juan Cole:  Informed Commentary

The Ghoul's Glossary: the 2008 Election

Alaska: The only one of the 50 states where secessionists are considered American patriots rather than traitors.
Catholic working class: Synonym for "feminist."

http://www.juancole.com/

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High Court Case Looms Large for Drugmakers

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/03/AR2008110300192.html?hpid=moreheadlines

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Turning Points, 2008 Edition

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/opinion/04points.html?hp

 

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So Little Time, So Much Damage

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/opinion/04tue1.html?hp

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What World Needs From US

Economic meltdown, climate change top list of things that are in need of global dialogue

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2008/11/03-2

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from and about ‘over there’

   

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Bin Laden's video-maker gets life

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7706539.stm

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Pakistan warns US general to stop attacks on its soil

• Strikes creating 'credibility gap' says president
• Taliban and al-Qaida targeted in tribal area

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/04/pakistan-us-foreign-policy

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Afghan Officials Aided an Attack on U.S. Soldiers

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/world/asia/04military.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

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Peace and Solidarity

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In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

Attributed to George Orwell

 

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