tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593894Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:36:00 +0000William, Scott and I are heading to Wisconsin to help Kerry win the Presidency and take this country back from the special interests. This will be our daily Blog. It is my intention to file reports on our activities every single day from 10/17/04 – 11/03/04. This will be our “Report from the Field”, if you will. Here you can find out what kind of exciting activities we are up to in Wisconsin. You can also get our take on how the campaign is fairing in this great state. http://battleground-wisconsin.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Robert Leonard)Blogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593894.post-110052403935439757Mon, 15 Nov 2004 13:03:00 +00002004-11-15T12:40:18.316-06:00By Steven F. Freeman t r u t h o u t Report Sunday 14 November 2004 Click here to read the pdf file. Adobe PDF Reader Required And......... I Smell a Rat - By Colin Shea, The Freezer Box "The facts as I see them now defy all logical explanations save one--massive and systematic vote fraud. We cannot accept the result of the 2004 presidential election as legitimate until these discrepancies http://battleground-wisconsin.blogspot.com/2004/11/unexplained-exit-poll-discrepancy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Leonard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593894.post-110044287568421105Sun, 14 Nov 2004 14:31:00 +00002004-11-14T08:34:35.683-06:00Most voters in Ohio chose Kerry. Here's how the votes vanished. By Greg Palast This February, Ken Blackwell, Ohio's Secretary of State, told his State Senate President, "The possibility of a close election with punch cards as the state’s primary voting device invites a Florida-like calamity." Blackwell, co-chair of Bush-Cheney reelection campaign, wasn't warning his fellow Republican of http://battleground-wisconsin.blogspot.com/2004/11/kerry-won-ohio-just-count-ballots-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Leonard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593894.post-110036964175115528Sat, 13 Nov 2004 19:12:00 +00002004-11-13T12:14:01.750-06:00By Steven Rosenfeld In Ohio, questions persist about intentional or accidental voting mishaps. Which voting problem cost Kerry the most votes may never be known. Kerry's fate aside, Air America's Steven Rosenfeld's investigation found the inadequate supply of polling machines in Ohio may constitute a civil rights violation. Steven Rosenfeld is senior producer of The Laura Flanders Show on Air http://battleground-wisconsin.blogspot.com/2004/11/perfect-election-day-crime_13.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Leonard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593894.post-110036950885492880Sat, 13 Nov 2004 19:10:00 +00002004-11-13T12:18:53.040-06:00 Investigate The E-Vote Friday 2:42 PM A little more than a week after Election Day, the reports are rolling in of some unsettling trends concerning electronic voting machines. In Columbus, Ohio, for example, the machines registered several hundred more votes for Bush than the number of total voters who cast ballots. And in North Carolina, a voting machine lost more than 4,000 votes because of http://battleground-wisconsin.blogspot.com/2004/11/in-columbus-ohio-for-example-machines.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Leonard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593894.post-110022303801389487Fri, 12 Nov 2004 01:27:00 +00002004-11-11T19:30:38.013-06:00Six prominent members of Congress have requested an investigation into the integrity of the vote. The decision could come as soon as Monday. Sign our petition (Move On.org) demanding a full investigation into whether the election was conducted honestly or not. Also, share your personal story if you have one -- members of Congress will use it in their call for an investigation. Investigate the http://battleground-wisconsin.blogspot.com/2004/11/investigate-vote.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Leonard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593894.post-110011373292126788Wed, 10 Nov 2004 19:49:00 +00002004-11-11T19:43:45.493-06:00I am having fun searching the web and seeing all the “chatter” on fraud and the election of 2004. Yes, I know it is a distraction from organizing and pulling our movement together, however it does serve a purpose. Educating our fellow Americans on voter fraud, voter suppression and errors with electronic voting machines is necessary if we ever hope to have a real democracy. Here are a few sites http://battleground-wisconsin.blogspot.com/2004/11/dear-friends-and-other-gentle-people.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Leonard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593894.post-110011220262004509Wed, 10 Nov 2004 19:39:00 +00002004-11-10T12:47:54.250-06:00Published on Thursday, November 4, 2004 by TomPaine.com by Greg Palast Kerry won. Here's the facts. I know you don't want to hear it. You can't face one more hung chad. But I don't have a choice. As a journalist examining that messy sausage called American democracy, it's my job to tell you who got the most votes in the deciding states. Tuesday, in Ohio and New Mexico, it was John Kerry. Mosthttp://battleground-wisconsin.blogspot.com/2004/11/kerry-won.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Leonard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593894.post-110005966082069601Wed, 10 Nov 2004 04:06:00 +00002004-11-09T22:07:40.820-06:00Ohio Organization for Election Reform Saturday, November 13, 2004, 1-4 pm Public Hearing on Election Irregularities and Voter Suppression. We are calling on anyone who experienced or observed election irregularities or voter suppression this election season to come to give testimony at a public hearing before public officials, community representatives and the media. Your stories will be http://battleground-wisconsin.blogspot.com/2004/11/ohio-organization-for-election-reform.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Leonard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593894.post-110005738383675112Wed, 10 Nov 2004 03:29:00 +00002004-11-09T21:32:08.023-06:00 For any of you who doubted the reports of Right Wing voter suppression campaigns, here's a sample letter that was sent out targeting Democrats in an Ohio county. http://battleground-wisconsin.blogspot.com/2004/11/sample-right-wing-voter-suppression.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Leonard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593894.post-110003059583358217Tue, 09 Nov 2004 19:59:00 +00002004-11-09T14:03:15.833-06:00Monday November 08, 2004 MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) Former presidential candidate Howard Dean is considering a bid to become chairman of the national Democratic Party. Steve Grossman, himself a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said Dean had told him he was thinking about it. Dean was traveling today in New York and unavailable for comment. His spokeswoman, Laura Gross, said ``ithttp://battleground-wisconsin.blogspot.com/2004/11/howard-dean-considering-bid-to-chair.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Leonard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593894.post-110002962241110160Tue, 09 Nov 2004 19:33:00 +00002004-11-09T13:52:42.980-06:00 The following is a letter to most major media outlets from Isaac Lieberman of the Kerrytravelers@aol.com. This group went to Nevada from California to assist the Kerry campaign" November 8, 2004 - Nightline ABC News Dear Nightline: President Bush and Senator Kerry are acting as though they have the authority to decide who won the election by mutual agreement. They are, of course, wrong: http://battleground-wisconsin.blogspot.com/2004/11/some-voters-and-voting-advocacy-groups.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Leonard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593894.post-109992950377468395Mon, 08 Nov 2004 15:50:00 +00002004-11-08T10:00:07.740-06:00Friends, I usually do not engage in conspiracy theory talk. However, I like many of you have a hard time believing Bush won this election in a fair and square manner. The lost votes, problems with electronic voting can raise anyone suspicions. To throw a little gas on the conspiracy fire, take a look at “Evidence of a Second Bush Coup?” – By Robert Parry Keep the faith, - Robert http://battleground-wisconsin.blogspot.com/2004/11/evidence-of-second-bush-coup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Leonard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593894.post-109992427164025362Mon, 08 Nov 2004 14:28:00 +00002004-11-08T08:31:11.640-06:00Dear Friends and other Gentle People, Getting over the election is harder for many of then expected. I believe the solution to our malaise is to get organized for the next election. DON’T MOURN, ORGANIZE. I keep getting notes from readers who cannot accept the election results as presented. Many folks believe that the election results were subject to Republican high jinks. To keep up on this http://battleground-wisconsin.blogspot.com/2004/11/vote-fraud-in-2004-elections.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Leonard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593894.post-109967982533935243Fri, 05 Nov 2004 19:35:00 +00002004-11-05T12:37:05.340-06:00As difficult as this week has been for all of us, the Edwards' family is dealing with far more emotional issues. On Wednesday, Elizabeth Edwards' was diagnosed with breast cancer. She found a lump in her breast last week but held off getting a biopsy until after Election Day. Please keep Elizabeth and her family in your thoughts and prayers. Cards and well wishes can be sent to her at: Mrs. http://battleground-wisconsin.blogspot.com/2004/11/elizabeth-edwards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Leonard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593894.post-109967543118080184Fri, 05 Nov 2004 17:20:00 +00002004-11-05T11:23:51.180-06:00Hello friends. I know my blog has become silent after last Tuesdays election day disaster. I do want you to know I am looking at creating an ongoing blog to report on efforts to build a progressive movement in Upstate New York. Upstate (Western New York is as Republican as Wyoming). In addition I will be doing a “Robert’s Picks” on web sites I find relevant to our struggle. Sooooooooo, give me ahttp://battleground-wisconsin.blogspot.com/2004/11/breaking-news-reports-from-field-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Leonard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593894.post-109967489277991525Fri, 05 Nov 2004 17:10:00 +00002004-11-05T11:14:52.780-06:00Friends, Like all of you, I am terribly disappointed by the choice 51% of America made yesterday. It was one made out of ignorant fear, greed and biggotry. Fortuately, 49% of voting America saw through the scare tatics and smear campaigns. I have received several emails and phone calls regarding the tragedy. Talking to one another is carthetic... so long as we don't dwell but try to put our http://battleground-wisconsin.blogspot.com/2004/11/this-is-message-is-from-member-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Leonard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593894.post-109949959437621542Wed, 03 Nov 2004 16:33:00 +00002004-11-03T10:40:37.363-06:00Kerry concedes. The election is over. I want to thank everyone who has supported me in this effort to "Take Our Country Back". I also want to thank you for supporting this Blog. I never expected this blog project to be such a success. Now it is time to go home to my family and friends. I have not seen my eight year old daughter Breanna since I landed in Green Bay on 10/17/04. Much to long. http://battleground-wisconsin.blogspot.com/2004/11/it-is-time-for-our-country-to-heal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Leonard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593894.post-109947125937568953Wed, 03 Nov 2004 08:39:00 +00002004-11-03T02:40:59.376-06:00Update: The margin in Ohio is now under 100,000 votes. This one is not over. Kerry campaign statement: “The vote count in Ohio has not been completed. There are more than 250,000 remaining votes to be counted. We believe when they are, John Kerry will win Ohio.” Lawyers are heading out to Ohio to demand a fair count. http://battleground-wisconsin.blogspot.com/2004/11/every-vote-must-be-counted.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Leonard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593894.post-109947062475011927Wed, 03 Nov 2004 08:28:00 +00002004-11-03T03:05:23.346-06:00WE DEMAND TO HAVE EVERY VOTE COUNT!!! EVERY VOTE!!! It would be irresponsible for John Kerry to concede this election until every single vote has been counted. It does not matter if it takes two weeks or two months, we want every vote to count. There is no certainty in the numbers now available. There are ballots yet to be counted, all voters have a right to be heard. This country, our nation http://battleground-wisconsin.blogspot.com/2004/11/we-demand-to-have-every-vote-count_03.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Leonard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593894.post-109940234169507095Tue, 02 Nov 2004 13:24:00 +00002004-11-02T07:42:11.863-06:00The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose. -- Frederick Douglass Today is the day we take our Country back. This note will be short because I am heading out to assist the Wisconsin GOTV effort. With all probability, this will be the last time we speak until after the polls close. Godspeed to you all!! GET OUT THE VOTE!! Here are some sites you can check outhttp://battleground-wisconsin.blogspot.com/2004/11/daily-report-from-battleground-state.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Leonard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593894.post-109937418296481352Tue, 02 Nov 2004 05:43:00 +00002004-11-01T23:43:02.963-06:00The reports from around the State of Wisconsin continue to be very positive. However, I was still concerned about the rural/farm/dairy vote. Well I found one dairy farmer just outside Sturgeon Bay, WI who is not shy about his opinion of Bush and his platform. Ha ha! The old Honey Wagon treatment!!!! http://battleground-wisconsin.blogspot.com/2004/11/reports-from-around-state-of-wisconsin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Leonard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593894.post-109934454001650031Mon, 01 Nov 2004 21:27:00 +00002004-11-01T15:30:08.976-06:00CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO The Kerry People have produced this special video -- only available online -- highlighting the important themes of our campaign. Please forward this link to 10 friends. http://battleground-wisconsin.blogspot.com/2004/11/click-to-play-video-kerry-people-have.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Leonard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593894.post-109934355030269226Mon, 01 Nov 2004 21:00:00 +00002004-11-01T21:12:05.996-06:00Polls out this morning confirm what folks here on the ground are reporting, Wisconsin continues to trend towards Kerry. Canvassers from around the State have found strong, committed support for Senator Kerry. We even find that folks in the conservative areas of the State are giving Kerry a second look. Latest Polls: Bush 46% - Kerry 48% - Mason-Dixon (10/27-10/29) - 625 likely voters, margin ofhttp://battleground-wisconsin.blogspot.com/2004/11/three-polls-predict-kerry-win-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Leonard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593894.post-109934234480991119Mon, 01 Nov 2004 20:48:00 +00002004-11-01T14:52:24.810-06:00Editorial: In a close race, we think Kerry is the right choice Just about every poll taken in the past several weeks shows Americans are divided on who should be the next president of the United States. The race between President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry will go down to the wire on Election Day, and while we understand the passionate support for both candidates, we make an endorsementhttp://battleground-wisconsin.blogspot.com/2004/11/sheboygan-press-weighs-in-for-kerry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Leonard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593894.post-109928741430536025Mon, 01 Nov 2004 05:33:00 +00002004-10-31T23:36:54.306-06:00 "If widespread voter interference or vote fraud is traceable to high officials, it will be an important element in the impeachment struggle." - - Ramsey Clark In 1963 hundreds of thousands rallied for civil rights at the Lincoln Memorial.In 1964 the Civil Rights Act was passed.In 1965 the Voting Rights Act became law. We won't go back!!! CLICK HERE TO REPORT ELECTION ABUSE _________________http://battleground-wisconsin.blogspot.com/2004/10/ramsey-clark-launches-onli_109928741430536025.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Leonard)1