Let’s put ‘em through the naked spanking machine and find out what they know!

Posted by: TL at September 18, 2004 11:38 AM

If I see one of them at my polling place they will probably wish they were back in Bangladesh!

Posted by: dickmr at September 18, 2004 01:34 PM

I personally first heard of the “international” observers in early August. IMHO, we have to step back and look as this as a “plus” not a minus. the OSCE is not a UN stooge..is not connected to the UN at all. Global Exchange is an NGO, admittedly quite leftist, but still a NGO.

And all local Election boards have rules for observers. Observers can be just about anyone, as long as they don’t electioneer or engage in any kind of interference.

Indeed, John Kerry started early to assemble his own cadre of observers (mostly lawyers). Again, IMHO, GW knew that in 2004 if anything didn’t go the Dems way, the screaming would make Gore’s soreloserdom of 2000 look like a church social. The OSCE was in FL in 2002 and had good stuff to report. Now the OSCE will be in many places in 2004 and what it does is help yank the ground out of Camp Kerry’s trained attorneys who are poised with boilerplate lawsuits to file at 8:30 am on Nov 3 in every courthouse across the country where the vote doesn’t go Kerry’s way.

If you like, more details here.

Posted by: Darleen at September 18, 2004 03:49 PM

I see this just like you,Darlene. Smart move to cut off the lawyers and the “Jesse Jacksons” at the pass.

Posted by: FireballXL5 at September 18, 2004 04:17 PM

Why don’t we get the Carter center to help. They did so well in catching voter fraud in Venezuela.

/sarcasm

Posted by: John Davies at September 18, 2004 07:22 PM

Liars, GO HOME

Take all of the Demons National Committee, as well as Al Gore, Howard Dean, Michael Moore, Jimmy Carter and John Kerry with you!

Posted by: leaddog2 at September 18, 2004 08:19 PM

the point, darleen, is that the american people are perfectly capable of supervising their own elections.

I plan on, at the least, cursing one out on voting day. If the 12 democratic senators who pushed for this crap really cared, they would hire some of the “Millions who bush has unemployed” to do it.

Posted by: DietCheese at September 19, 2004 12:34 AM

dietcheese

You do understand that the Democrats that wanted the UN did not get what they wanted? GW out-flanked them with the OSCE. And if you read my article which I linked, you’ll know that we went before the OSCE agreeing with them sending observers here just as we expected that their own elections will be observed on the ground by us.

Get as angry as you like. Do let me know a better alternative given our open election laws.

Any prosecutor worth his/her salt knows when faced with a less than ideal situation or witness, you preempt the defense using it against you by admitting and dealing with it upfront and first.

GW set the stage to de-fang the Dems by having the OSCE here in ‘02. I think the expansion in ‘04 is a good move.

Posted by: Darleen at September 19, 2004 01:37 AM

DC,

You’re letting your nationalist emotions over ride your brain here. I felt EXACTLY like you when I first heard this,in fact emotionally STILL do,screw the world,they have NO business here doing this.

BUT,Darlene’s point is valid,Bush is USING the OSCE as he sees it for the benefit of himself and thus the USA as he sees it,so it’s acceptable when foreigners help us.

No false accusations by Jesse Jackson,Michael Moore or John Kerry will be accepted by anyone in 2004 due to Bush’s move,otherwise they will be. Never forget,we disagree like hell here,but we STILL are one big family,so we need those who view the world differently to still feel wanted and part of the program,right?

Posted by: FireballXL5 at September 19, 2004 01:37 PM

We aren’t doing anything wrong, so what do we have to worry about?

Plus, they’re coming here for our safety! (And the children too).

This is a horrible idea, and any international election “observers” should have been prevented if possible. We’re allowing the world to give an imprimatur to our elections.

If they say everything was OK, we can all let out a collective sigh of relief knowing that our blue-beanied friends from the world have given us a clean bill of election health.

If they say there were problems (as they most likely will), we have a globally recognized illegitimate government.

Also:
1. GlobalExchange sends people to Cuba on warm-n-fuzzy vacations to study Cuban rap. Whether they send people to the PRC is unknown.
2. GE is run by or founded by or a front for or being a front for our friend Susan “Medea” Benjamin.
3. The observers sent by GE are entirely different from the OCSE observers.

Posted by: Lonewacko at September 20, 2004 02:49 AM