The Democrats and their Leftist media mouthpieces have been foaming at the mouth about the sinister "mistake" on absentee ballots sent out by Americans for Prosperity.
They claim it was an intentional, sleazy means to suppress the vote.
Here are some FACTS on what happened:
(Do you remember "facts"? They used to matter.)
1. Fixing the Typo
The Absentee Ballot Mailing was mailed only to AFP Wisconsin members in the eight Senate Districts that have recall elections. The date included on the absentee ballot application (August 11th) was intended solely for the two senate districts with elections on August 16th. However, the printer/mail house sent that version out to all districts, including those that have elections on August 9th.
While the Left is hoping to make this into a voter suppression issue, this is anything but. It is in AFP’s best interest to have all of our members vote and that was the intention of this mailing. Here is a statement from AFP Wisconsin State Director Matt Seaholm explaining the printing mistake.
AFP sent the ballots to its own members.
In effect, the typo hurt themselves.
It makes absolutely no sense that AFP would try to suppress the vote of its members.
It's ridiculous to scream about voter suppression. The media are doing a dismal job of covering this story. The headline should read: "Americans for Prosperity mistake could hurt conservatives in recall elections."
Furthermore, "AFP-Wisconsin is directly addressing this mistake by sending out a call to each and every individual on the mailing list to clarify the date of the elections."
Voter suppression? Corruption?
NO WAY.
2. DNC Makes Similar Error
The media is largely ignoring the fact that the DNC made a similar mistake -the DNC placed robo calls last week to voters in Republican Sen. Dan Kapanke's western Wisconsin district urging them to vote in the election, but wrongly gave the date as Aug. 16. Click here to read more about the DNC’s robo call errors.
This DNC error isn't getting much media attention at all.
Why? Why isn't this error being cited as voter suppression?
Where's the outrage?
Cue the crickets.
3. Wisconsin Jobs Now and Citizen Action Wisconsin
Perhaps the most egregious offender of all in this story is Wisconsin Jobs Now and Citizen Action Wisconsin, which is also being largely ignored. Wisconsin Jobs Now has been hosting “block parties” with free food and then busing people over to early voting.
Wisconsin Jobs Now is connected to Citizen Action, a union group that has spent big money supporting Sandy Pasch in the District 8 recall election. It just so happens Sandy Pasch sits on Citizen Action's board as well.
Here's the corruption.
"Block parties" in celebration of voting?
Give me a break!
It appears that Sandy Pasch and her campaign are engaged in dirty politics.
There's a world of difference between the tactics of Wisconsin Jobs Now and AFP sending a ballot with a typo to its own members.
I'm not surprised that Pasch and the Democrats and the union hacks would spin the AFP mistake the way they are.
Pasch's remarks on the mistake are idiotic.
Unfortunately, I'm also not surprised that the media are happily spreading misinformation as well.
The Democrat-Union-Media Complex chugs along.
Come on, TMJ4! Give your viewers the truth, not what you want them to believe.
Charles Benson, Obama lapdog, should be ashamed of his handling of the story.
5 comments:
There are liberal bloggers all over WI calling out Pasch. You'll never see conservative blogs demand better from their candidates. It's all talking points, all the time. AFP could swoop in and steal ballot boxes and y'all would say they're simply preserving them for posterity.
That's a ridiculous and offensive generalization.
Prove me wrong! Say the gift card giveaway was wrongheaded. Or Darling is too cozy with the third parties that run commercials in her favor. Or her response, and her staff's response to the response were incompetent. Or you don't like her hair. Anything! When's the last time you didn't toe the line?
I don't "toe the line" for anyone.
I'm big on personal responsibility and accountability.
I won't defend the indefensible.
I have a question about this matter that I have not seen addressed by liberals or conservatives.
Is it really legal in Wisconsin for just anybody to distribute absentee ballots? I live in Florida, and when I have voted absentee, I have always had to request a ballot from the county Supervisor of Elections. I never asked, but I'm fairly certain nobody else could send out absentee ballots.
Obviously I'm not familiar with Wisconsin law, but letting anyone distribute the ballots sounds like it would be relatively easy for anyone to vote early and often.
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