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GOP phone jammer jailed
Court papers say Raymond and co-conspirators plotted to jam Democratic lines that voters could call for rides to the polls in Manchester, Nashua, Rochester and Claremont. A line run by the nonpartisan Manchester firefighters' union also was jammed.
The conceipt here, of course, is that jamming Democratic phone lines was solely Raymond's idea, and in no way authorized or condoned by GOP higher ups. Wil Raymond name names? Time to break out the water board.
The blizzard of more than 800 computer-generated calls lasted about 90 minutes on Nov. 5, 2002, as voters decided races for governor, U.S. senator and hundreds of other offices.
State Republicans acknowledged two years ago they hired GOP Marketplace. But then-Republican Chairwoman Jayne Millerick said the company was paid $15,600 for telemarketing services to encourage people to vote Republican, not to jam lines.
Rhymes with punt
Is Bill O'Reilly incapable of telling the truth?? Fox Sports contracted the loofah-loving self-abuse afficianado to write a one-page "inspirational essay" for a collectible Super Bowl program. O'Reilly told the heartwarming story of his college gridiron days, and how he won the national punting title for his division as a senior. Longtime O'Reilly observers can guess what's coming next. O'Reilly's alma mater, Marist College, didn't have a varsity football team until seven years after O'Reilly graduated.
Maybe O'Reilly should just stick to reading other people's copy from a script. After a while, he could earn enough trust to give the correct time, or perhaps label simple objects. But I don't think he can ever be trusted to talk about himself or others.
9.2.05 15:21
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ottawarotic (9.2.05 22:55) Wow! The American media picked up on the Maher Arar story! George W Christ, what took them long? |
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(11.2.05 04:34) I heard about that story last spring. |