STEALING AMERICA: Vote by Vote
A New Documentary Film
Directed and Produced by
DOROTHY FADIMAN
EMMY Award winning, OSCAR-nominated Documentary Filmmaker
Screening Schedule, September-October 2006
www.stealingamerica.org
Friday, September 15
City: Washington, DC
Place: Camp Democracy, between the Mall and Constitution Avenue, 14th/15th Streets, at the foot of the Washington Monument.
Time: 8 PM
Cost: FREE. Viewers will be invited to make a donation.
Film will be introduced by Bob Fitrakis and Jonathan Simon. The filmmaker will not be in attendance.
Sponsor: Focus on Democracy (www.grassrootsunity.org)
Tuesday, September 19
City: Washington, DC
Place: Peoples Congregational Church, 4704 Thirteenth Street NW
Time: 7:30 PM
Cost: FREE. Viewers will be invited to make a donation.
Film will be introduced by Matthew Segal. The filmmaker will be in attendance.
Sponsor: Velvet Revolution (www.velvetrevolution.us)
RSVP: Kat L'Estrange, kinc@efn.org
Tuesday, September 19
City: Mountain View, CA
Place: Adobe Building, 157 Moffett Boulevard
Time: 7 PM
Cost: FREE
The filmmaker will not be in attendance.
Contact: TAMARA COLBY, tamara@radiostreet.com
Sponsor: League of Women Voters of Los Altos
Thursday, September 21
City: New York, NY
Place: Millennium Film Workshop, 66 East 4th Street, Manhattan, NYC
Time: 8 PM
Cost: FREE. Viewers will be invited to make a donation.
Film will be introduced by Mark Crispin Miller. The filmmaker will be in attendance.
Contact/RSVP: Kat L'Estrange, kinc@efn.org
Sunday, September 24 - OHIO PREMIERE
City: Columbus, OH
Place: Drexel Gateway Theater, 1550 North High Street
Time: 7:30 PM
Cost: $8/ticket
Film will be introduced by Bob Fitrakis. The filmmaker will be in attendance.
Contact: Suzanne Patzer, truth@freepress.org
Sponsor: Free Press (www.freepress.org)
Monday, September 25
City: Cincinnati, OH
Place: Esquire Theatre, 320 Ludlow Ave
Time: 7:30 PM
Cost: $5/ticket
The filmmaker will be in attendance.
Contact: Andrew Warner, andrewwarner2@gmail.com
Thursday, September 28
City: Youngstown, OH
Place: Youngstown University, McKay Auditorium in Beeghley Hall - Building #5
Time: 8:00 PM
Cost: FREE. Viewers will be invited to make a donation.
The filmmaker will be in attendance.
Contact: Kim Akins, khia213@yahoo.com
Saturday, September 30
City: Cleveland, OH
Place: Cuyahoga County Community College, 2900 Community College Avenue. The Theater in Media and Theater Arts (MTA) building.
http://www.tri-c.edu/maps/docs/metrocampus.htm#Theater
Time: 4:30 PM
Cost: $5/ticket. Free for We Count conference attendees.
The filmmaker will be in attendance.
Sponsor: We Count 2006 (www.wecount2006.org), Velvet Revolution, Election Defense Alliance
Wednesday, October 4
City: Oakland, CA
Key Note Speaker: Mark Crispin Miller
Place: Oakland Grand Lake Theater, 3200 Grand Avenue
Time: 7 PM
Cost: $10/ticket
The filmmaker will be in attendance.
Contact: Katie Hickox, khickox@yahoo.com
Sunday, October 15 - LOCAL PREMIERE
City: Palo Alto, CA
Place: Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Rd. Palo Alto, California
Time: 7:30 PM
Cost: FREE. Viewers will be invited to make a donation.
The filmmaker will be in attendance.
Contact: Ana Hays, anamh@earthlink.net
Tuesday, October 26
City: Mountain View, CA
Place: Michael's on Shoreline, 2960 N Shoreline Blvd
Time: 6:30 registration 7 pm dinner 7:30 pm Program
Cost: $25 Fundraiser for ACLU
Cost: Free. Viewers will be invited to make a donation.
The filmmaker will be in attendance.
RSVP: Tamara Colby tamara@radiostreet.com by October 14
Sponsor: The Mid-Peninsula Chapter of The American Civil Liberties Union
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STEALING AMERICA: Vote by Vote brings together behind-the-scenes perspectives from Election 2004. Interviewees include voters who experienced hardships, poll workers, computer experts, nationally recognized journalists, as well as others concerned about the Presidential election of Nov. 2, 2004 and democracy in the United States. For more information or to arrange a screening, please visit www.stealingamerica.org.
Before the Ohio Election Fraud, this blog was entitled "Fairness". Since November 2, 2004, a day that will live in infamy, this blog has been devoted exclusively to fighting the crimes committed against the citizens of Ohio, and against our American way of life, in the 2004 "election".
September 13, 2006
September 09, 2006
Update; "We Count" Has Been Moved to Larger Venue: Cuyahoga Community College (Metro Campus), Cleveland, Ohio
Important update:
The venue of "We Count" has been changed to a larger facility: Cuyahoga Community College (Metro Campus), Cleveland, Ohio. Here is the updated announcement:
"Election Integrity" is not a partisan issue.
"It is a civic issue of profound importance!" - Mark Crispin Miller
Without fair and honest elections, there is no functioning democracy!
Learn the truth about our electoral process and the many ways it subverts the will of the people. Yes, massively fraudulent elections CAN happen and ARE happening here in America, a terrifying fact that becomes increasingly obvious as the "leadership" departs ever more radically from the views of the electorate, as registered by every opinion poll, but somehow never by an election.
You can help us build a Democracy Movement that seeks to reclaim the democratic ideals fought for - died for - by our founding fathers and patriots, and in ongoing struggles for human rights.
Join the growing chorus of citizens questioning the legitimacy of our elections and so-called 'Democracy' in our country (see http://wecount2006.org/whyattend) Plan to participate in:
September 29-30, 2006
Friday (6pm - 10pm); Saturday (9am - 9pm, with breaks for lunch,dinner)
Cuyahoga Community College (Metro Campus).
Cleveland, Ohio
Learn from fabulous speakers (Mark Crispin Miller, Bev Harris, Bob Fitrakis and many more--see www.wecount2006.org ) fighting against the implementation of privatized elections and electronic voting machines, investigating election anomalies, analyzing election data, bringing the truth about our elections to the public, developing "systems" to promote election integrity, writing articles and books, educating the public about the dangers of electronic voting, exposing the many types of voter disenfranchisement, and otherwise working for every American's right to vote and have that vote be counted.
Sponsors include:
Black Box Voting
The Free Press
CASE-Ohio
Ohio Vigilance
Northeast Ohio Sierra Club
Northeast Ohio AFSC - Economic Justice and Empowerment Program
Ohio Democracy Project
J30 Coalition
Clamor Magazine
Progressive Democrats of America - Ohio
Cuyahoga County Green Party
51CapitalMarch
and others.
We expect many other organizations to join us once we publicize the event!
Participate in workshops empowering "average citizens" to play an important role in the election process, especially in the quickly approaching November 2006 elections. Learn to "participate" in democracy! For more information on workshops, see www.wecount2006.org/workshops.
For more information, check out our website: www.wecount2006.org. Register today! Get your organization to co-sponsor the event. Volunteer to help with the conference. Donate funds to help us pay for our speakers' travel and other expenses. Tell your friends!
Don't miss this historic event in the belly of the beast! Join in the Democracy Movement !
September 03, 2006
Calendar of Upcoming Events
The "permanent" link to this calendar changes each month. For a truly permanent link, use the link to the calendar at my web site: http://ohioelection2004.com/calendar.htm
Friday, September 29, 2006.
Cleveland, Ohio. 6:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M. "We Count -- a Conference about Fair Elections and Democracy"
Saturday, September 30, 2006.
Cleveland, Ohio. 9:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M. "We Count -- a Conference about Fair Elections and Democracy"
SPECIAL NOTE: This calendar of upcoming events is to promote events which relate to the Ohio 2004 election.
If you have information about any such events, and would like me to post them, please email the information to ohioelectionfraud@mindspring.com with "oef" as the subject.
Thanks.
Sincerely yours,
R. B.
September 02, 2006
Columbus Dispatch Reports: New lawsuit alleges ballot tampering in 2004 election
The Columbus Dispatch has reported that a new lawsuit has been commenced in Ohio alleging ballot tampering in the 2004 election:
Complete Columbus Dispatch article
New lawsuit alleges ballot tampering in 2004 election
Group says ballots in Democratic precincts were pre-punched, negating Kerry votes
Friday, September 01, 2006
Jim Siegel
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
"A coalition of critics of the 2004 election is insisting it has uncovered new evidence of ballot tampering in Ohio that caused a number of John Kerry’s votes to get tossed out.
"The group filed a federal civilrights lawsuit yesterday, asking U.S. District Judge Algenon L. Marbley to declare that Ohioans’ voting rights were violated in 2004 and to appoint a special master to ensure fairness in the 2006 election.
"The lawsuit alleges that Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell and others conspired to deprive Ohioans of their right to vote. Prior election-related lawsuits by those affiliated with the coalition have been dismissed by various judges.
The lawsuit, brought by a number of civic associations and individuals, is captioned "King Lincoln Bronzeville Neighborhood Association, et al, v. J. Kenneth Blackwell, et al", C2-06-743, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division. It was filed on August 31st. It alleges that the defendants violated the constitutional and civil rights of the plaintiffs, by depriving Ohioans of their right to vote.
The complaint alleges various deliberate discriminatory acts by defendants in furtherance of this objective, among them:
-uneven distribution of voting machines;
-improper and inaccurate precinct boundaries;
-malfunctioning voting equipment;
-disproportionate assignment of, and disqualification of, provisional ballots;
-improper voter purges;
-use of provisional ballots to limit voting locations for minority voters; and
-use of faulty optical scan machines.
The complaint alleges that defendants created and implemented voting policies calculated to discriminate against African-American voters, voters from large urban areas, and students, and seeks a declaratory judgment and a permanent injuction.
Full copy of the Complaint
The plaintiffs are represented by Marshall and Morrow LLC and Arnebeck Law Office, both of Columbus, Ohio.
On August 23rd, the Arnebeck Law Office sent a letter to J. Kenneth Blackwell demanding that he refrain from disposing of any documents relating to the 2004 election:
August 23, 2006, Letter of Clifford O. Arnebeck, Jr.
-R.B.
Kerry Wakes Up: Criticizes Ohio 2004 Election
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that John Kerry has finally woken up and is attacking the integrity of the 2004 presidential election in Ohio:
Kerry reignites 2004 battle over Ohio
He accuses GOP governor candidate of partisanship
John Wildermuth, Chronicle Political Writer
Friday, September 1, 2006
"Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry jumped back into the 2004 presidential race this week with a scathing letter accusing Ken Blackwell, Ohio's Republican secretary of state, of using "the power of his state office to try to intimidate Ohioans and suppress the Democratic vote'' in the 2004 election.
"The letter was sent to 100,000 Democratic donors, asking them to send money to U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland, who is running against Blackwell for governor. But it focused on Blackwell as a Republican who must be defeated.
"Blackwell, who was co-chair of Bush's 2004 campaign in Ohio, "used his office to abuse our democracy and threaten basic voting rights,'' Kerry said in the letter. "His legacy as secretary of state? Putting partisanship ahead of the electorate's fundamental right to vote.''
"Although Kerry was careful not to suggest that Blackwell and the Republicans manipulated the Ohio vote to cost him the presidential election, he shoved a stick into a very angry hornets' nest. It was George Bush's narrow victory in Ohio that secured his re-election, and livid Democrats and the liberal end of the blogosphere have challenged those numbers since election day."
Complete article
New York TimesReports that Blackwell has Agreed to Wait to Destroy 2004 Election Ballots
The New York Times reports that Secretary of State Blackwell has agreed to wait to destroy the 2004 presidential election ballots from Ohio:
Ohio to Delay Destruction of Presidential Ballots
By IAN URBINA
Published: August 31, 2006
"With paper ballots from the 2004 presidential election in Ohio scheduled to be destroyed next week, the secretary of state in Columbus, under pressure from critics, said yesterday that he would move to delay the destruction at least for several months.
"Since the election, questions have been raised about how votes were tallied in Ohio, a battleground state that helped deliver the election to President Bush over Senator John Kerry.
"The critics, including an independent candidate for governor and a team of statisticians and lawyers, say preliminary results from their ballot inspections show signs of more widespread irregularities than previously known.
"The critics say the ballots should be saved pending an investigation. They also say the secretary of state’s proposal to delay the destruction does not go far enough, and they intend to sue to preserve the ballots.
"In Florida in 2003, historians and lawyers persuaded state officials not to destroy the ballots in the 2000 presidential election, and those ballots are stored at the state archive.
Complete article
However, the report of the Cincinatti Enquirer is much less sanguine than that of the Times:
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006609010388
August 29, 2006
Historic Event -- Cleveland, Ohio, September 29th-30th, Cuyahoga Community College -- "We Count -- A Conference about Fair Elections & Democracy"
Important action memo from Victoria Lovegren:
"Election Integrity" is not a partisan issue.
"It is a civic issue of profound importance!" - Mark Crispin Miller
Without fair and honest elections, there is no functioning democracy!
Learn the truth about our electoral process and the many ways it subverts the will of the people. Yes, massively fraudulent elections CAN happen and ARE happening here in America, a terrifying fact that becomes increasingly obvious as the "leadership" departs ever more radically from the views of the electorate, as registered by every opinion poll, but somehow never by an election.
You can help us build a Democracy Movement that seeks to reclaim the democratic ideals fought for - died for - by our founding fathers and patriots, and in ongoing struggles for human rights.
Join the growing chorus of citizens questioning the legitimacy of our elections and so-called 'Democracy' in our country (see http://wecount2006.org/whyattend) Plan to participate in:
September 29-30, 2006
Friday (6pm - 10pm); Saturday (9am - 9pm, with breaks for lunch,dinner)
Cuyahoga Community College (Metro Campus).
Cleveland, Ohio
Learn from fabulous speakers (Mark Crispin Miller, Bev Harris, Bob Fitrakis and many more--see www.wecount2006.org ) fighting against the implementation of privatized elections and electronic voting machines, investigating election anomalies, analyzing election data, bringing the truth about our elections to the public, developing "systems" to promote election integrity, writing articles and books, educating the public about the dangers of electronic voting, exposing the many types of voter disenfranchisement, and otherwise working for every American's right to vote and have that vote be counted.
Sponsors include:
Black Box Voting
The Free Press
CASE-Ohio
Ohio Vigilance
Northeast Ohio Sierra Club
Northeast Ohio AFSC - Economic Justice and Empowerment Program
Ohio Democracy Project
J30 Coalition
Clamor Magazine
Progressive Democrats of America - Ohio
Cuyahoga County Green Party
51CapitalMarch
and others.
We expect many other organizations to join us once we publicize the event!
Participate in workshops empowering "average citizens" to play an important role in the election process, especially in the quickly approaching November 2006 elections. Learn to "participate" in democracy! For more information on workshops, see www.wecount2006.org/workshops.
For more information, check out our website: www.wecount2006.org. Register today! Get your organization to co-sponsor the event. Volunteer to help with the conference. Donate funds to help us pay for our speakers' travel and other expenses. Tell your friends!
Don't miss this historic event in the belly of the beast! Join in the Democracy Movement !
August 07, 2006
PFAW Says Blackwell Is At it Again; Urges Support for Drive to Fight Voter Suppression in Ohio 2006
Important memo from People for the American Way (PFAW):
If you want to protect voting rights and share our outrage at the Ohio Secretary of State’s tactics, please show your support with a secure online contribution.
Make a contribution of $25, $50, or more to end voter suppression tactics in Ohio.
--Sharon J. Lettman
Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell is at it again, making voting – and registering to vote – as difficult as possible for some Ohioans. But People For the American Way Foundation is undaunted, as we fight to put an end to unreasonable obstacles to voting and continue to register voters in disenfranchised communities, despite the enormous hurdles.
Help us save the 2006 election in Ohio before it’s too late. By making a secure online contribution today, you can help us give a voice to the same communities Secretary of State Blackwell’s policies hurt. Your donation will go toward our efforts both to end Blackwell’s restrictions and to register thousands of Ohio voters, even in the face of increased hardship and cost.
Click here to make a contribution of $25, $50, or more to end voter suppression tactics in Ohio.
In 2004, Sec. of State Blackwell’s early attempts at voter suppression were evident when he tried to require that voter registration forms only be counted if turned in on special paper that no one uses, after thousands of new voters had already been registered on normal paper. Public outrage and pressure – including from thousands of PFAW Foundation activists – forced that requirement to be withdrawn, but severe restrictions by Blackwell and others on the counting of provisional ballots and misallocation of election equipment disenfranchised thousands of mostly poor, African American and young voters on Election Day.
Now, in 2006, the Secretary of State is making it extremely difficult for pro-voter groups like People For the American Way Foundation to register citizens in those communities, by imposing burdensome restrictions that we’re fighting on every level – in court, at the grassroots and in coordination with local election officials. And as we fight to break down the barriers, we’re intent on defying the odds and registering tens of thousands of African American voters through our Victory Through Voting program in Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati.
And it doesn’t stop at voter registration. Blackwell has also circulated a misleading description of Ohio’s voter identification requirements to county election officials, causing confusion that will ultimately result in eligible voters being turned away from the ballot box. In response, People For the American Way is pressuring the Secretary of State’s office to end the misinformation and educate county election officials about the actual voter ID requirements under Ohio law.
We only have a few short months to stop these attempts at disenfranchisement before they succeed. If you want to protect voting rights and share our outrage at these tactics, please show your support with a secure online contribution.
Click here to make a contribution of $25, $50, or more to end voter suppression tactics in Ohio.
You have the power to help give thousands of Ohioans a say in who governs them and the policies that affect them – a voice they might not otherwise have without your help. Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Sharon J. Lettman
Vice President for External Affairs and Director of Election Protection 365
People For the American Way Foundation
August 01, 2006
Articles and Commentary on 2004 Election
Significant Articles and Commentary
This is a selective list of important articles and commentaries relating to the Ohio 2004 election which are available online, and it is by no means complete, so please feel free to call to my attention, or to remind me of, any additional articles which you feel merit inclusion, at evidence@ohioelection2004.com
-R.B.
Voting Irregularities
Hitchens, Christopher. "Ohio's Odd Numbers" (VanityFair.com)
Keefer, Michael. "The Strange Death of American Democracy: Endgame in Ohio" (globalresearch.ca)
Kennedy, Robert F., Jr. "Was the 2004 Election Stolen?" Rolling Stone Magazine.
Koehler, Robert C. "The Silent Scream of Numbers" (Tribune Media Services)
Wang, Tova Andrea. "More Trials and Tribulations for Ohio"
General
Conyers, John. "What Happened Last Fall? Paul Krugman Does It Again. A call to Action -- Moving Forward to 2006" (Conyers Blog)
Smith, W. Leon, and Fisher, Don M. "Ohio-Ground Zero" (Editorial - Lone Star Iconoclast --http://iconoclast-texas.com)
Loo, Dennis. "No Paper Trail Left Behind: The Theft of the 2004 Presidential Election
Exit Polls and Statistical Anomalies
Tavris, Dale. "Electronic Vote Switching from Kerry to Bush - 9:1 swing state ratio"
Table accompanying Tavris report. Appendix to Tavris report.
Edison/Mitofsky. Self Evaluation 1/19/05
O'Dell, Bruce. Response to Tokaji Critique of USCV Edison/Mitofsky Exit Poll Discrepancies. 2/4/05
Tokaji, Dan. Mea Culpa Rejected. 1/31/05 (Critique of US Count Votes 2/1/05 Report)
US Count Votes. Response to Edison/Mitofsky Election System 2004 Report 2/1/05
US Count Votes. Analysis of Exit Poll Discrepancies in 2004 election. Report 4/11/05.
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