December 15, 2004 | 10:29 a.m. ET

Conyers and cautions (Keith Olbermann)


NEW YORK— At least this should put a spike through the still-rampant rumor that the mainstream media is “locked down” and not reporting anything of the investigation into the apparent Ohio voting irregularities.

It is not a banner headline; in fact, it is but nine paragraphs. But those nine paragraphs are in this morning’s editions of The New York Times.

Congressman John Conyers of Michigan, the newspaper reports, will today ask the FBI and a county prosecutor in Ohio to investigate what he has termed “inappropriate and likely illegal election tampering” in one or more counties in that state


More....................http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6210240

Well it's about damn time!

Everyone please remember--Keith Olbermann was the first to take this story and run. His willingness to put his toe in the water first set a precedent for other media. This is not a tin-foil-hat story. It's a story about democracy either living or dying, before our eyes.

Thanks to Keith, and the reporters at the New York Times and Washington Post.

I knew this had to break through sometime!

(Oh and by the way, this is only the beginning.)

Ditto,
Ditto,
Ditto,
Ditto,

100% Agreement

A little late, but Justice works slowly

But it DOES work!

Agreed! Kudos to Keith!! Don't forget that the first Watergate burglary story was a 2" crime story in the local section!!

Excellent! I'm all for beginnings that bring down the Bushies. It's about time.

For some reason, I have a huge problem with the word "ditto". I wonder why.

He posted a second blog this afternoon:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6210240/

Conyer's will be on Countdown tonight.

• December 15, 2004 | 4:06 p.m. ET

Conyers: "Maintenance" violates state and federal laws (Keith Olbermann)

SECAUCUS— Congressman John Conyers' request that the FBI investigates the actions of a voting equipment manufacturer in Hocking County, Ohio last week, includes the assertion that those actions may have violated two federal laws, and as many as four state statutes.

Conyers, who will appear live on tonight's edition of "Countdown," notes in his letter to the FBI (and the Hocking County Prosecutor), that "for a period of 22 months from the date of a federal election... it (is) a felony for any person to 'willfully steal, destroy, conceal, mutilate, or alter' any such record."

The Michigan representative also wrote that under Ohio law, "during a period of official canvassing, all interaction with ballots must be 'in the presence of all of the members of the board and any other persons who are entitled to witness the official canvass'." Conyers notes that just last week, Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell had declared that the so-called "canvassing period," which usually expires ten days after an election, had been extended to cover the period of the Ohio recount.

Conyers' office indicated there had not yet been a response from the FBI field office in Cincinnati, nor from the Hocking County Prosecutor's Office.


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TOO IMPORTANT -BUMP

I wonder why Keith hasn't mentioned that Curtis whistleblower guy
that testified on Monday. I wish they'd bring it up tonight.

It's excellent that Olbermann's having Conyers on the show. He's a real hero in this battle to count the votes.