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The GOP convicted of Voter Fraud...?!?

YourObamaUpdate.com June 22, 2009 04:22:22

Living in Glass Houses: The GOP's Own Man is Convicted of Voter
Registration Fraud

By: Michael McDunnah

18-06-09

The McCain-Palin campaign and the Republican National Committee (RNC) spent the better part of the fall screaming about alleged “voter registration fraud,” and to this day the GOP and the right-wing media machine continue to raise the specter of voter registration shenanigans that are somehow undermining the integrity of American elections. Now, after months of reckless invective and fruitless investigations, incontrovertible facts have been admitted in court, and someone has finally been convicted of voter registration fraud.

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Fraud did take place in the 2008 election—conducted for, and paid for by, the Republican Party.

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The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday that Mark Anthony Jacoby, owner of a for-profit group called Young Political Majors (YPM), pled guilty to voter registration fraud in Los Angeles. Brad Freidman of the BradBlog has been keeping tabs on Jacoby for months, and wrote yesterday:


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“Jacoby and Young Political Majors were hired by the California Republican Party to head up their voter registration efforts in the state. Jacoby had been arrested for Voter Registration Fraud last October, smack dab during the media's orgasmic heights of last year's phony GOP ACORN "Voter Fraud" hoax, even as Fox "News" (and the other news outlets who similarly fell for the scam) were going wall-to-wall with their unsupported insinuations about voter fraud by ACORN, Democrats and Obama."



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Jacoby’s YPM firm has been the go-to operation for GOP registration and petition drives in several states. In 2008 the California Republican Party hired YPM to register tens of thousands of voters, paying $7-12 for every Californian they registered as a member of the GOP, according to the Los Angeles Times last fall. “Jacoby's arrest …came after dozens of voters said they were duped into registering as Republicans by people employed by YPM. The voters said YPM workers tricked them by saying they were signing a petition to toughen penalties against child molesters.”

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According to the Times, “YPM has been accused of using bait-and-switch tactics across the country. Election officials and lawmakers have launched investigations into the activities of YPM workers in Florida and Massachusetts. In Arizona, the firm was recently a defendant in a civil rights lawsuit.” (In what was perhaps an attempt to define “irony” for the press, the state GOP issued a statement last fall calling the charges against Jacoby “politically motivated.”)

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Jacoby pled guilty Tuesday to personally lying on his voter registration forms to register at phony addresses in order to collect petitions. (California law requires petitioners to be qualified voters.) The Associated Press reports that, according to the District Attorney's Office, “two felony counts of perjury and one felony count of voter registration fraud were dismissed under the deal.” Jacoby was sentenced to three-years probation and 30-days of community service.


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Clearly, Jacoby’s conviction and sentence amount to a slap on the wrist, and, if the widespread allegations of YPM’s reprehensible tactics on behalf of the Republican Party are true, further investigation and prosecution is needed. If all the partisan pressure they’ve brought to bear to pursue baseless allegations of voter registration fraud elsewhere was anything more than political grandstanding, the GOP leaders should clearly turn their attention to putting their own house in order.

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  • +12 Kay June 24, 2009 01:01:07 (edited)
    Kay

    You Betcha

    That's totally awesome but we need to beef it up because Obama used Acorn who are experts at fraud and they obviously did a better job of cheating! Go GOP!
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    Xuthus September 30, 2009 01:03:44
    Xuthus

    You Betcha

    Convictions speak loader than hypothesis.
    Like fact over fiction
  • DavE July 04, 2009 02:37:21
    DavE

    Wow

    That's good to know information and thanks for sharing it. Any crook who fraudulently registers voters as Republican to make $7 to $12 per person by telling them they are signing a petition to protect children should be severely punished.
    Now for a different situation.
    Anyone who intentionally and fraudulently registers to vote multiple times should be severely punished too. And because this different situation involves the individual's intent to violate one of our most sacred trusts, one person - one vote, they should be subject to capital punishment. And any persons intentionally aiding and abetting them should receive capital punishment also. Do you think so? And if such voter fraud is widespread, multiple votes by the same person, the election cannot be valid. Do you think so? And if the courts turn a blind eye on such voter fraud, multiple votes by the same person, the military must step in to protect the Constitution. Do you think so?
  • YourOba... DavE July 04, 2009 17:30:21
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    your thoughts are interesting but your train of logic may leave something to be desired...
  • technotrucker June 30, 2009 07:07:50
    technotrucker

    Wow

    Ok, lets look at who got APPOINTED current resident. Perhaps there may have been some hanky panky in the GOP registration process. You seem to be missing the point. BOzo got appointed , so that translates that there was twice as much fraud on the democratic side. So I wouldn't be waving that , "I told you so flag" too high.
  • YourOba... technot... July 01, 2009 04:17:37
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    Thanks...
  • +1
    MOM - L... technot... July 03, 2009 01:03:18
    MOM - LOL@Silly.St.Sarah.of.Wasilly
    And Bush got appointed by how? How the hell can you caste stones?
  • +1
    Andy June 30, 2009 05:21:28
    Andy

    Wow

    its the straight up lying on this site about whats going on that gets me
  • YourOba... Andy June 30, 2009 06:00:03
  • +2
    Buckwheat19 June 29, 2009 18:00:55
    Buckwheat19

    Wow

    This guy should be prosecuted to fullest extent of the law. Both this group and Acorn should be barred from voter registration drives and any government related work in the future. Any votes that are determined to be invalid because of this need to be discounted. Voter fraud is wrong no matter who does it.
  • YourOba... Buckwhe... June 30, 2009 04:24:32
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    I agree that fraud is wrong but because an individual who has signed a contract to follow the law decides to break that contract, that does not mean the organization is liable...
  • DavE YourOba... July 04, 2009 02:40:24
    DavE
    Yes, the organization is liable for the acts of its employee or agent. How else can you ever get the organization to give a hoot?
  • YourOba... DavE July 04, 2009 17:33:45
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    the organization has every employee sign and agree to follow federally mandated guidelines. If the individual breaks this contract, the policies for the organization are very clear. As long as the organization follows these policies and counsels/removes the employee, employment law is very clear...
  • +4
    ace771 June 29, 2009 05:16:24
    ace771

    Wow

    wow
  • YourOba... ace771 June 30, 2009 04:25:54
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    lol... want to put some money on that one ace... I know a bank that will hold it until the end of his term(s) and if he is impeached you get all the money... otherwise let it go cause your... lol money ace bank hold terms impeached money
  • +1
    70sGirl... ace771 June 30, 2009 04:54:11
    70sGirl~Free Texas!
    Now please.
  • explorer1618 June 28, 2009 01:21:13
    explorer1618

    You Betcha

    Those fingers just dont lie ? betcha fingers lie
  • YourOba... explore... June 28, 2009 02:26:49
  • +1 / -2
    betz June 28, 2009 00:22:10
    betz

    Wow

    If this is even true......Payback's a bitch aint it?
  • YourOba... betz June 28, 2009 00:27:59
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    The Stench of Liberal Lies June 27, 2009 23:58:57
    The Stench of Liberal Lies

    Define Hypocrite

    Below are the Rules for Liberal Nutjobs. These rules are ONLY to be used by liberals who are idiots. Liberals who are intelligent and sensible are NOT to use these rules. Use of them by sensible liberals constitutes moving to the far left nutjob category.

    Here are rules for liberals to live by:
    1. Accept nothing negative about obama, regardless of truth.
    2. Support anything positive about obama, even if it is completely false.
    3. Get your news and information ONLY from Keith Olberman, MSNBC and Jon "Liebowitz", aka Jon Stewart.
    4. Whenever presented facts about obama, counter immediately with your own comments about the Jewish guy, Yabbut Bush, or just call names to whoever presented you with those facts.
    5. Under NO circumstances debate obamas actual policies, decisions and comments. You can NOT win. Change the subject as quickly as you can. See #4.
    6. Pretend that Tony Rezko, Rev Wright, Bill Ayres only exist in republicans' imagination and are not actually real people.
    7. NEVER question anything that comes from the golden lips of obama or his minions.
    8. Question EVERYTHING a republican says and NEVER bother youself with checking the factuality of such comments.
    9. Change the normal name for everything to make it fit the liberal agenda. Example: earmarks are now cal...""""
    Below are the Rules for Liberal Nutjobs. These rules are ONLY to be used by liberals who are idiots. Liberals who are intelligent and sensible are NOT to use these rules. Use of them by sensible liberals constitutes moving to the far left nutjob category.

    Here are rules for liberals to live by:
    1. Accept nothing negative about obama, regardless of truth.
    2. Support anything positive about obama, even if it is completely false.
    3. Get your news and information ONLY from Keith Olberman, MSNBC and Jon "Liebowitz", aka Jon Stewart.
    4. Whenever presented facts about obama, counter immediately with your own comments about the Jewish guy, Yabbut Bush, or just call names to whoever presented you with those facts.
    5. Under NO circumstances debate obamas actual policies, decisions and comments. You can NOT win. Change the subject as quickly as you can. See #4.
    6. Pretend that Tony Rezko, Rev Wright, Bill Ayres only exist in republicans' imagination and are not actually real people.
    7. NEVER question anything that comes from the golden lips of obama or his minions.
    8. Question EVERYTHING a republican says and NEVER bother youself with checking the factuality of such comments.
    9. Change the normal name for everything to make it fit the liberal agenda. Example: earmarks are now called "projects" and terrorism is now called "man caused disasters"
    10. When any conservative says or does anything, find any parallels to any other thing any other conservative has said or done and find any way to tie them together. Use complete idiocy if necessary. Also, when any conservative says anything at all, accuse ALL conservatives of focusing entirely on that one point.
    11. When any liberal says or does anything, it is to be treated as completely separate incidents. In NO way are you to connect any action or words to any previous action or words, even if it is the same liberal saying or doing it.
    12. If all else fails, loudly call names such as neocon, scum and fucktard to divert attention away from the actual issue.

    MOST IMPORTANT! The truth is not on the liberal agenda. Dodge the truth in any way that you can. The liberal agenda is SOLEY interested in being obama yes men.

    This should make it easier for all you liberals
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    YourOba... The Ste... June 28, 2009 00:25:58
    YourObamaUpdate.com
    entertaining... ignorant, but entertaining
    Thanks
    http://www.yourobamaupdate.com
  • +3
    PEP The Ste... June 28, 2009 03:34:52 (edited)
    PEP
  • tlee The Ste... June 30, 2009 02:34:41
    tlee
    Wish I could give you 100 raves for that
  • +1
    DavE The Ste... July 04, 2009 02:46:45
    DavE
    Fantastic. Can we add another? "When criticized on SH always look for spelling errors and point them out in your first reply to make the only credible response you have available."
  • +1
    The Ste... DavE July 04, 2009 03:15:34
    The Stench of Liberal Lies
    Thats Spelling or the Grammer Nazi spelling grammer nazi
    This one has a spot in my heart but see rule 10
  • CoonOkie The Ste... July 04, 2009 05:49:32
    CoonOkie
    Yep. true.
  • +6 / -1
    CoonOkie June 27, 2009 15:39:22
    CoonOkie

    Wow

    That is the pot calling the kettle black. One town compared to an organization (ACORN) going around the whole country committing fraud for the Democrats. He called the ACORN troubles a "scam" but ACORN is guilty.
    acorn country committing fraud democrats acorn troubles scam acorn guilty
  • +1
    YourOba... CoonOkie June 27, 2009 16:16:12
    YourObamaUpdate.com
    Please provide court documentation of fraud "convictions" against ACORN... otherwise you post is just another soundbite...
  • +5 / -1
    CoonOkie YourOba... June 27, 2009 20:03:21
    CoonOkie
    Everything that ACORN has done is being swept under the carpet. Just like Obuma's long form birth certificate. Just more liberal busll shit from the liberal biased media.
  • +1
    YourOba... CoonOkie June 27, 2009 20:25:19
    YourObamaUpdate.com
    so what your saying is you have no proof...
  • +2
    betz YourOba... June 28, 2009 00:23:30
    betz
    I know in Ohio they were in a heap of trouble. Disgraceful.
  • +1
    YourOba... betz June 28, 2009 00:28:44
    YourObamaUpdate.com
    feel free to provide documentation on convictions in Ohio... if they actually exist
    Thanks
    http://www.yourobamaupdate.com
  • +1
    PEP YourOba... June 28, 2009 04:56:58
    PEP
    Where's documentation of conviction here?
  • DavE YourOba... July 04, 2009 04:24:01
    DavE
    WSJ proof enough?
  • +1
    DavE CoonOkie July 04, 2009 04:22:27
    DavE
    "When Eric Holder became U.S. attorney general, he promised to administer the law in an objective, nonpolitical manner. So it's disappointing that the Justice Department had spent the last several months misinterpreting key voting rights laws for nakedly political reasons."
    http://online.wsj.com/article...
    Our federal justice department is a joke in the Obama administration. They give a pass to thuggery and corruption in Obama's Chicago-style machine. And he's pissed I won't invite him over for our 4th of July barbeque?
    thuggery corruption obamas chicago-style machine pissed invite 4th july barbeque thuggery corruption obamas chicago-style machine pissed invite 4th july barbeque
  • +1
    CoonOkie DavE July 04, 2009 05:46:57
    CoonOkie
    Just more political crap. The Obuma admin has somehow gotten any news of ACORN squashed. Nothing gets out about them now. There are those that were working for ACORN and have admitted to voter fraud and this dumbass can't see it because he is drinking the damn kool aid that the liberal idiots want him to drink and be happy.
    For years now congress and every elected official has led us down a road to the "One World Order" and this jackass is pushing us with a jet engine toward that goal. We need to fight.
    American Revolution 2009!!!!!!!
  • DavE CoonOkie July 04, 2009 06:35:48
    DavE
    Doing my voting at the ballot box for sure, and giving my rep and Senators an unending stream of advice on what they need to do.
  • +1
    CoonOkie DavE July 05, 2009 00:39:26
    CoonOkie
    That is the same thing I do. Vote and voice my opinion to my Congressman and Senators.
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    CoonOkie YourOba... June 27, 2009 20:06:56 (edited)
    CoonOkie
    Here you go. They are in deep shit all over the country.

    http://soundpolitics.com/arch...

    ACORN's Troubles In Washington State

    Since there is so much interest in the group, I thought I should provide this brief summary of their recent legal problems in our state.

    One of the most serious cases involving ACORN came out of Seattle, where prosecutors in July 2007 indicted seven ACORN workers. They were accused of submitting phony registration forms in what Washington's secretary of state, Sam Reed, called "the worst case of voter-registration fraud" in the state's history. (Three of the seven pleaded guilty later that year.) The list of "voters" registered in Washington included former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, New York Times columnists Frank Rich and Tom Friedman, and actress Katie Holmes, as well as nonexistent people with nonexistent names such as Stormi Boys and Fruto Boy. The addresses used for the fake names were local homeless shelters. Given that the state doesn't require the showing of any identification before voting, it is entirely possible that people could have voted illegally using some of those names.

    Local officials refused to accept the registrations because they had been delivered after the 2006 registration deadline of October 7. Initially, ACORN officials ...
    Here you go. They are in deep shit all over the country.

    http://soundpolitics.com/arch...

    ACORN's Troubles In Washington State

    Since there is so much interest in the group, I thought I should provide this brief summary of their recent legal problems in our state.

    One of the most serious cases involving ACORN came out of Seattle, where prosecutors in July 2007 indicted seven ACORN workers. They were accused of submitting phony registration forms in what Washington's secretary of state, Sam Reed, called "the worst case of voter-registration fraud" in the state's history. (Three of the seven pleaded guilty later that year.) The list of "voters" registered in Washington included former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, New York Times columnists Frank Rich and Tom Friedman, and actress Katie Holmes, as well as nonexistent people with nonexistent names such as Stormi Boys and Fruto Boy. The addresses used for the fake names were local homeless shelters. Given that the state doesn't require the showing of any identification before voting, it is entirely possible that people could have voted illegally using some of those names.

    Local officials refused to accept the registrations because they had been delivered after the 2006 registration deadline of October 7. Initially, ACORN officials demanded that the registrations be accepted and threatened to sue King County (Seattle) officials if they were tossed out. But in early November 2006 — just after four ACORN registration workers were indicted on charges of fraud in Kansas City, Missouri — the group reversed its position and said the registrations should be rejected. But by then, local election workers had a reason to scrutinize the forms carefully, and they uncovered the fraud. Of the 1,805 names submitted by ACORN, over 97 percent were found to be invalid. (pp. 50-51)
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    YourOba... CoonOkie June 27, 2009 20:26:07
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    the article states "indictments"... no convictions....
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