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Debbie Wasserman Schultz on COL recall: 'Voter Suppression, Pure and Simple’

I believe the thread was about Colorado voter turnout. Your "facts" are about "Pueblo Co. Voter Turnout". That is one city. Might want to get better facts before you snark.

because that was Giron's district
 
This is a hoot of an excuse...

Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Excuse for Colorado: ‘Voter Suppression, Pure and Simple’ | TheBlaze.com


I can assure curly sue there that most progressives probably had no idea what was going on - I bet a lot probably don't even know what a recall is or what the issue was about.... This is what you get when you cant offer someone a free Obama phone to vote - they tend to lose interest and this is just proof of that. Of course there are many more reasons why the tyrants were overwhelmingly booted but I'm sure we will get around to those other reasons in this tread sooner or later.

You nailed it. Ballots are supposed to be mailed to all the voters, but they were not for this election. Debbie Wasserman Schultz was correct, this was voter suppression pure and simple.


How Aberrant Voting Rules May Have Just Handed A Big Victory To The NRA | ThinkProgress




Two Colorado State Senate Democrats were recalled Tuesday, driven in large part by gun rights supporters angry over new ammunition limits past in March. With unusually low turnout — and a razor-thin final margin in one of the districts — the irregular rules used for the recall elections may have made the difference in one or both races.

More than 71 percent of registered Colorado voters participated in the November 2012 election — the third highest turnout rate in the nation. Much of that owed to Colorado’s vote-by-mail option, which has been available for the past several elections. Indeed, as much as 70 percent of Colorado’s votes were cast by mail-in-ballots in recent elections. A new state voting rights expansion, enacted in May, further updated state law to create automatic mail-in balloting for all voters.

Despite this new law, the abbreviated calendar for the recall ultimately prevented clerks from automatically mailing out ballots in time to comply with constitutional time requirements. Rather than vote in the normal way or at a local precinct, citizens were required to show up at their choice of a few at-large polling locations established by the counties. The judicial wrangling over the mechanics of the recall dragged on through much of August and many voters were reportedly confused about where and when to vote.



The result was a massive drop-off in turnout.
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schulz
 
I'm not familiar with this person, can you give examples?

Already did... But here ya go:

It took me all of 10 minutes to amass this collection of lies from Debbie Wasserman Schultz:

Lied about what the Israeli ambassador said and lied saying the reporter misquoted her:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz PROVEN LIAR - Philip Klein - Fox & Friends - 9-7-12 - YouTube

Lied about telling the lie about the ambassador, even when she hears herself lying:
Wasserman-Schultz Exposed By CNN's Don Lemon for Being a Giant Liar - YouTube

Lied about superpac political affiliation and refuses to admit their ad lied:
Wasserman Schultz - Ignorant? Arrogant? Liar? All 3? - YouTube

Lied about Romney platform, discussions on the platform, misquoted LA Times to tell a lie, refused to retract the lie:
Anderson Cooper Destroys DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Lies about Romney - YouTube

Tells 3 lies and is mocked by Anderson Cooper and CNN panel for being a liar:
Anderson Cooper Mocks Debbie Wasserman Schultz In 'Alternate Reality'.flv - YouTube

CBS interviewer confronts her about her lies concerning the economy:
Hideous Beast Debbie Wasserman Schultz Lies about Obama Job Creation - YouTube

Lies about Obamacare at town hall meeting:
LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE - YouTube

A year after Gifford shooting, lied by blaming the Tea Party, then lied about ever blaming them:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Blames Tea Party for Tucson Shooting - YouTube

Lied about what Romney had said in one of the presidential debates:
DNC Chairwoman Schultz Says: Romney Didn't Say Anything About Israel in Debate (10/24/12) - YouTube

Caught lying about LA's mayor in support for him:
Disastrous Interview For DNC Chairman Debbie Wasserman Schultz - YouTube

Here's an entire YouTube playlist of her lies:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz attacks Washington Examiner report - YouTube

This woman is just plain despicable.
 
You nailed it. Ballots are supposed to be mailed to all the voters, but they were not for this election. Debbie Wasserman Schultz was correct, this was voter suppression pure and simple.



ThinkProgress and their desperation aside, what we have here is a recall election where those most concerned were able to cast ballots ... and won.
While those who either didn't care enough to vote or didn't care enough to learn how to vote didn't ... and lost.
 
I have never decribed any woman in politics the way I'm about to describe Debbie Wasserman Schultz... She's a lying, disgusting pig and a poor excuse for a human being.

I'm sorry, but I have watched this woman time after time over the last several years, publicly lie her ass off and attack anyone and everyone who doesn't do, say, or believe what she wants them to. She does this all in the name of party politics to achieve political power for democrats and advance the progressive movement. Even when she's caught on camera lying and attacking people, she not only never apologizes or shows any remorse, she turns right around and uses the same lies to attack the same people 10 minutes later.

She's a disgrace and an embarrassment to America... Which probably explains why Obama and the democrats love her so much.

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The truth will always get you a lot of likes!!
 
Well I figured that was common knowledge however we're a democratic republic if you prefer "constitutional republic" fine.

the USA is not a democratic form ...democracy I am sure you will agree is a democratic form of government.

however the USA has a republican form of government article 4 section 4 of the u.s. constitution

this is the only guarantee in the constitution--- " The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened), against domestic Violence"

what is republican government....it is a mixed constitution.....federalist 40...separations of powers
 
I have never decribed any woman in politics the way I'm about to describe Debbie Wasserman Schultz... She's a lying, disgusting pig and a poor excuse for a human being.

I'm sorry, but I have watched this woman time after time over the last several years, publicly lie her ass off and attack anyone and everyone who doesn't do, say, or believe what she wants them to. She does this all in the name of party politics to achieve political power for democrats and advance the progressive movement. Even when she's caught on camera lying and attacking people, she not only never apologizes or shows any remorse, she turns right around and uses the same lies to attack the same people 10 minutes later.

She's a disgrace and an embarrassment to America... Which probably explains why Obama and the democrats love her so much.

<rant off>

She's a Demokrat. What do you expect folks? Honesty? ROTFLOL...

Well... it shows one thing... the Demokrats are pissed.
 
Dear Debbie,

Shut up.

Au contraire!!!!!

She's such an offensive bit of work, an accurate representation of the Socialists, my hope she is trotted out as the face of the Demokrats as often as possible. Daily would be best.
 
Au contraire!!!!!

She's such an offensive bit of work, an accurate representation of the Socialists, my hope she is trotted out as the face of the Demokrats as often as possible. Daily would be best.

she is bubble headed vacuous Jewish American Princess's representative in Congress.
 
Au contraire!!!!!

She's such an offensive bit of work, an accurate representation of the Socialists, my hope she is trotted out as the face of the Demokrats as often as possible. Daily would be best.

It's not her rhetoric we need be concerned with, rather the uninformed that hear her soundbyte platitudes and base their support on it. We need to have a better message to reach them.
 
It's not her rhetoric we need be concerned with, rather the uninformed that hear her soundbyte platitudes and base their support on it. We need to have a better message to reach them.

or maybe conservatives should stop treating people with contempt just because they have a different political philosophy
 
It's not her rhetoric we need be concerned with, rather the uninformed that hear her soundbyte platitudes and base their support on it. We need to have a better message to reach them.

she is merely the pimple on a large reservoir of pus--a manifestation of a much more serious disease. The fact people vote for that twit indicates what a large number of brain dead morons there are in her district
 
It's not her rhetoric we need be concerned with, rather the uninformed that hear her soundbyte platitudes and base their support on it. We need to have a better message to reach them.

The last part is 100% true... but most of her schtick is so over the top it only appeals to the hard core users. Those we will never reach because their brains are beyond fried.
 
or maybe conservatives should stop treating people with contempt just because they have a different political philosophy

people who affirmatively cost us money, then demand we pay more and pretend they are trying to stop criminals by infringing on our rights deserve contempt-or worse
 
I've always opposed recalls tho - just because I believe they're not very democratic however, in this instance it was necessary because we're talking about the Bill of Rights and not "collective bargaining" or other trivial issues - this directly is associated with the Bill of Rights...

Look at Wisconsin, Texas or even prop 8 with the progressives... They tried to recall but it didn't work, of course the progressives circumvented the Tenth Amendment with Prop 8 by running to a progressive judge....

I love the outcome of this Colorado recall but I'm just not a fan of the recall because I believe it's a circumvention of democracy - I said it when the progressives tried and I'm not going to flip on my feelings just because I agree with the outcome...

I suppose this is the system tho so...... I'm happy...

How is this not democratic? You have have people voting here. What is the difference between voting in someone and having a vote to get that same person out of office because that person is going against the will of the people? The whole process from voting someone in to voting someone out is all about the will of the people.
 
or maybe conservatives should stop treating people with contempt just because they have a different political philosophy

We can tolerate an honest debate with political philosophies... actually we more than welcome it. It would be nice... but not possible for Demokrats.

The demented, lying bag of dung that accurately represents the Socialists of Amerika Party (SAPs)... deserves contempt. Unfortunately the journ-O-lists are bobble-heads, a part of the sack of dung perversion of a political party, and thereby have tremendous difficulty holding the home team accountable. Instead they join the administration... filling the latrine further.
 
or maybe conservatives should stop treating people with contempt just because they have a different political philosophy
It's usually the political philosophy of contempt we find so contemptuous; but when it's so perfectly embodied in someone like the blabbermouth well, the word "people" just loses all meaning.
 
8 pages and like 2 to 3 comments about the issue and the rest attacks against the messenger... pathetic.

If the facts are remotely true.. then it was voter suppression. Changing voting method so close to an election and not informing about in a mass media campaign and sending out information to every voter.. that is clear voter suppression.
 
If it was voter suppression, then why did Girons tweet on Sep 9th:
Go @SenGiron! Supporters have racked up a 3-1 advantage against the CO Recall in early voting In Colorado Recall, It's Michael Bloomberg vs. the NRA | Mother Jones ” Thanks @emilyslist

Or on Aug 18th
If this 95-year old couple can commit to get to a vote center to VOTE NO, you can too! Hasta la victoria! #coleg pic.twitter.com/gb1wgIAAxJ


Its a nothing more than somebody whining that they lost when they outspent their opponent(s) 7-1. She didn't start complaining until it was clear that she lost. Hell, PPP knew she was going to lose by 12 points and they suppressed the poll because they "couldn't believe it".
 
8 pages and like 2 to 3 comments about the issue and the rest attacks against the messenger... pathetic.

If the facts are remotely true.. then it was voter suppression. Changing voting method so close to an election and not informing about in a mass media campaign and sending out information to every voter.. that is clear voter suppression.

Another one who, despite all the evidence, despite all her history, still believes and trusts in Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Leftists are always prepared to believe other leftists, no matter how foolish and unsupportable their claims may be.
 
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