Cliff Arnebeck: "King Lincoln Election Fraud Case Alive and Well in Columbus, Ohio"

We received this statement from attorney Cliff Arnebeck:

You recently published on your web site a press release from Paddy Shaffer containing various assertions against counsel for the plaintiffs in the King Lincoln case. Paddy's group apparently felt this might be helpful to their effort to persuade the US District Court to change its decision denying their motion to intervene in our case. We responded to those assertions in court.

However, for the information of your readers, our effort continues to be to fully expose the ongoing fraudulent manipulation of our nation's elections. To succeed in this we need the help, not only of our election reform community, but also our nation's investigative press corps and law enforcement agencies--particularly at the national level. The fraud and cover up of the 2004 election was national in scope, and directed by Karl Rove out of the offices of the White House.

-Cliff Arnebeck
Trial Attorney for the Plaintiffs in the King Lincoln case in Columbus, Ohio

OEJC Claims Insiders Cause Collapse of Ohio's Election Fraud Lawsuit

Report from Paddy Shaffer:

OEJC Claims Insiders Cause Collapse of Ohio's Election Fraud Lawsuit

Citizens' group Ohio Election Justice Campaign (OEJC) calls on media to investigate collapse of Ohio's landmark 2004 election fraud lawsuit; deadline for prosecution for destruction of evidence expires soon.

Columbus, OH (PRWEB) June 15, 2009 -- As the deadline for prosecution of election officials looms, Brunner's office has taken no action to investigate the 2004 election or the destruction of key evidence in the landmark 2004 Ohio election fraud lawsuit, King-Lincoln v. Blackwell, 2:06-cv-00745 (S.D. Ohio), according to the Ohio Election Justice Campaign (OEJC).

In a May 2009 blog, Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner admitted, "Numerous election activists have reviewed the centrally stored ballots in great detail, some with conclusions that allege wrongdoing." Brunner live blog on May 16, 2009 (Link).

The deadline for prosecution for the destruction of key evidence in the election fraud case will expire in the next few weeks.

As alleged in court documents, a private corporation, The Ohio Association of Election Officials, encouraged the destruction of evidence in violation of federal court order. Motion for Special Grand Jury (pdf). This group will be holding its summer conference June 15-17th, 2009 in Columbus at the Columbus Renaissance Hotel.

SOS Brunner is hosting this conference, entitled "Election Officials Summer Conference and Trade Show." In Ohio's current tight budget, the SOS office will not give costs for conference hosting.

The OEJC, a citizens' group, believes the problematic history of activities among Brunner, local officials, and the attorneys for the plaintiffs indicate a concerted effort to a) avoid a speedy trial against the State, b) destroy evidence, and c) protect the officials that committed the wrongdoing.

Members of OEJC say for over two years, the press, including the progressive media, has virtually avoided this aspect of the story. Curiously, media outlets that broke the story of the stolen 2004 election have been silent on the collapse of the election fraud lawsuit. One of these outlets, the Columbus Free Press, is controlled by an attorney in this case.

OEJC also believes the attorneys, including lawyer/lobbyist Clifford O. Arnebeck, Jr., who for years claimed to be protecting the records, are failing to take steps to prevent ongoing destruction of evidence.

OEJC member Mark Brown said, "At best, Arnebeck and his associates are providing useful distractions to cover up the wide net of perpetrators. If the Ohio election were investigated, it could pull down the legitimacy of the United States for those four years of the stolen presidential term. Just as with our banking crisis, the media will not pay attention until it is too late."

For more information, visit "Resolve It or Relive It: A Summary of Ohio's Unresolved 2004 Election Fraud Lawsuit".

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Contact Information
Paddy Shaffer
Ohio Election Justice Campaign
http://electiondefensealliance.org/OEJC
614-266-5283

Ohio Hardball and Lost Ballots: Democrats May Lose Big with Brunner Senate Bid

Report by Ohio election activist Paddy Shaffer

Ohio Hardball and Lost Ballots: Democrats May Lose Big with Brunner Senate Bid

"Democracy is mocked by the Senate candidacy of the chief elections official, Jennifer Brunner, who did absolutely nothing about the massive defiance by the 58 county election boards that lost or destroyed the legally mandated records of the 2004 presidential election. Some champion of democracy, some Democrat." — Michael Collins

Brunner promised a fair and open elections program if elected. She was tested early. When a federal judge ordered the collection of 2004 presidential ballots from Ohio County election boards, 58 of 88 failed to return some to all of their ballots.

This was a prime time opportunity for Brunner to open up an investigation into the sorry state of Ohio elections. What did she do? She offered this statement shortly after hearing of the lost ballots.

"If I had evidence of a cover-up, I would investigate," Brunner said. "For me, the bigger question in 2004 was, 'How many people were prevented from voting,' (something) you can't quantify."
— Jennifer Brunner, Cincinnati Enquirer, Aug 12, 2007

Brunner was never asked to explain how she could have any "evidence" without an investigation.

More:

http://www.apj.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2292&Itemid=2

GOP witness to 2004 Ohio election events dies under suspicious circumstances

Report from "Raw Story":

GOP consultant killed in plane crash was warned of sabotage
John Byrne, David Edwards and Stephen Webster
Published: Monday December 22, 2008

The Republican consultant accused of involvement in alleged vote-rigging in Ohio in 2004 was warned that his plane might be sabotaged before his death in a crash Friday night, according to a Cleveland CBS affiliate.

45-year-old Republican operative Michael Connell was killed when his single-passenger plane crashed Friday into a home in a suburb of Akron, Ohio (PREVIOUS REPORT). The consultant was called to testify in federal court regarding a lawsuit alleging that he took part in tampering with Ohio's voting results in the 2004 election.

Without getting into specific details, 19 Action News reporter Blake Renault reported Sunday evening that 45-year-old Republican operative and experienced pilot had been warned not to fly his plane in the days before the crash.

Complete article

Democracy Now reports on vote-switching in West Virginia

From "Democracy Now" with Amy Goodman.

WV Voting Machines Switch Votes from Obama to McCain

Early voting in the presidential election has already begun in many states, and problems are already emerging at the polls. In West Virginia, voters in at least two counties using touchscreen voting machines have claimed their votes were switched from Democrat to Republican. Six voters reported having this problem in Jackson and Putnam Counties. In both counties, Republicans are responsible for overseeing elections. One voter, a retired nurse named Shelba Ketchum, said, "I hit Obama, and it switched to McCain. I am really concerned about that. If McCain wins, there was something wrong with the machines.” Election officials blamed voters for not being more careful. Both counties use machines made by Election Systems & Software.

New song by Gary Polvinale about Ohio election fraud, "In Ohio"

Gary Polvinale, who was one of the heroes in getting the word out, and documenting, what happened in Ohio in 2004, has written a new song, "In Ohio", performed by "Madog Pavanelli & the Virtual Country Boys", available for free on his website. This word from Gary:

3 T I M E S I N O H I O

Ohio's Presidential Election was a fraud in 2000 and 2004. Care to go for three? They can. They control the elections. That'll be three times Ohio handed over the country. What about the current insane financial devastation? With that, George Bush can cross the last task off his "to screwup" list. Congress and the major candidates don't even want to get it. Wall street most surely gets it - and keeps on getting it. Meanwhile people are losing their homes, jobs and savings. We need to hold them all accountable and stop all this. In Ohio, the poster child for stolen elections... does Main Street really care??

Madog Pavanelli & the Virtual Country Boys light out after Main Street in our new song .... "In Ohio".

"In Ohio" is freely available for use by others in films, documentaries, live performances, radio and CD's. Interested parties email Gary Polvinale: garypcd@madogmusic.com

Go here to listen and for your free download: www.madogmusic.com

This music tells an important story. Copy and distribute freely.

-Gary Polvinale

Dorothy Fadiman invites the public to make free downloads of "Stealing America: Vote by Vote"

The new feature documentary
STEALING AMERICA: Vote by Vote
will be available online
beginning October 21st

FREE to view, FREE to download!
"STEALING AMERICA: Vote by Vote does for American democracy what An
Inconvenient Truth did for global warming."
-FILM JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL
_________________________

Why is this film a "must see"?
Inaccurate vote counts, illegal purging,
improbable machine errors, and more
have led millions of people to believe
that recent national elections were stolen.

Look at the evidence in this film
and decide for yourself:

Will the 2008
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
be stolen?
___________

Watch
STEALING AMERICA
Vote by Vote
by OSCAR-nominated,
EMMY-winning filmmaker
Dorothy Fadiman
Narrated by Peter Coyote
www.stealingamericathemovie.org

___________________
It's not too late!
Everyone can still take action
to make a difference.

Election reform groups to join,
actions to take, and other resources:
GO TO www.stealingamerica.org/getactive

Get started!

* Send this announcement to others

* Invite friends to watch with you

* Look at discussion points online at

www.stealingamerica.org/DiscussionPoints.html

BROACAST OPTIONS!

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PBS, Cable Access or Community TV stations?

Any person or entity who wishes to broadcast
STEALING AMERICA (starting October 21) can do so.
We will send you a free DVD,
plus whatever permissions you require.
Write to:
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For immediate inquiries:
650-568-4340

To order DVDs for personal use
GO TO: www.stealingamericathemovie.org/order_dvd.html

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Urgent: On the Ground Citizen Journalists Needed in Ohio to "Video the Vote": Free Flip Camera for Each Citizen Journalist

We have just learned from Rachel Sterne of the great worldwide citizen journalism site, GroundReport.com, that, through the "Video Your Vote" project sponsored by YouTube, they are looking for people in states other than California and New York to video their vote this Election Day, in exchange for a free, brand new Flip camera.

If you're interested please immediately contact Rachel by email with the following information:

Your:

1. Name
2. Email address
3. Phone #
4. City/State

Immediate response would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

-Ray

"Stealing America" Now Available on DVD

The film STEALING AMERICA: Vote by Vote
by OSCAR-nominated, EMMY-winning
filmmaker Dorothy Fadiman,
IS NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD
($5 a copy/$50 a dozen)

Narrated by Peter Coyote, STEALING AMERICA presents a gripping narrative about our current electoral crisis in America. The facts are compelling and meticulously accurate. (See quotes from the media below.) The film, which reveals the vulnerability of our democracy, ends with a call to action.

ORDER YOURS NOW and SEND COPIES TO EVERYONE EVERYWHERE At $5 each, you can keep one for your personal use, and send others to the media, your elected officials -- local, state, and federal – people you know who teach at high schools or universities, to your relatives and friends all over the country!

We invite you to use it for private screenings, as a resource within your community, and/or as a fundraiser for your organization!

Start arranging grassroots screenings today.
* homes
* conferences
* churches/temples
* community centers
* classrooms/university campuses

You can share responsibility by partnering with another group, e.g., ACLU, Sierra Club, PTA, Rotary Club, Kiwanis, a union, professional organization, etc. You might plan to hold a discussion after the screening. Audiences are stunned when the film ends; they want to talk and THEY WANT TO ACT.

View the trailer: www.StealingAmericaTheMovie.org To order by PayPal (up to 9 copies) go to: http://concentric.org/dgcCart/order.html
To order DVDs by check (or to order more than 9) , write to info@concentric.org.
See the Take Action website: www.StealingAmericaTheMovie.org/GetActive

REVIEWS & ARTICLES

FILM JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL
"Stealing America: Vote by Vote does for American democracy what An Inconvenient Truth did for global warming."
http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/reviews/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003834546

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"This tersely sobering documentary...mounts its case with hardheaded numerical logic."
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20216046,00.html

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER " Every vote counts, but is every vote counted?
Stealing America' is the year's scariest movie"
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/columns/e3i074bfb9c1a9902f74c3b2eeec0bb10d2

SF BAY GUARDIAN
"The scariest movie of 2008 so far is, quite possibly, Dorothy Fadiman's Stealing America: Vote by Vote"
http://www.sfbg.com/printable_entry.php?entry_id=7060

METRO SANTA CRUZ
"Dorothy Fadiman's 'Stealing America: Vote by Vote,' shows that dangling chads are the least of our problems"
http://www.metrosantacruz.com/metro/09.10.08/film-stealingamerica-0837.html

THE ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRACY "Two great films on election protection are making the rounds...make sure you see them before it's too late!...ask yourself how often a good documentary on a very timely national issue makes it into a "real" movie theater?"
http://afd-e-news.blogspot.com/2008/09/reminder-two-great-films-on-election.html

EPOCH TIMES
"Stealing America seems to hit the core of our sense of democracy and the values we hold true as Americans."
http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/arts-entertainment/stealing-america-vote-by-vote-3543.html

BOSTON HERALD
"The American ideal that every vote counts? Not true, according to this eye-opening documentary"
http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/movies/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1115699

BOSTON PHOENIX "Stealing America Something to infuriate everyone...Watching Stealing America, you wonder whether even the election of 2008 isn't a foregone conclusion."
http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Movies/67070-STEALING-AMERICA-VOTE-BY-VOTE/

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER "Vote fraud, crumbling democracy's bedrock...
persuasive documentary...makes the point that rigged elections are antithetical to everything this country stands for."
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/steven_rea/20080822_Vote_fraud__crumbling_democracy_s_bedrock.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Stealing America documentary explores whether every vote really counted in 2004."
http://www.stealingamericathemovie.org/LATimes.html

OP ED NEWS BRUNWASSER
"...thanks to Fadiman's artful efforts, we can clearly see what was meant to remain hidden...STEALING AMERICA is a reasoned argument, a cry from the heart, and a call to action. It cannot and should not be ignored."
http://www.opednews.com/articles/-Stealing-America-Vote-By-by-Joan-Brunwasser-080811-231.html

FLICK FILOSOPHER
"…throwing elections is nothing new, a point the film doesn't shy from making: what is new is the ease with which it is being done, the scale on which it is happening, and the so-far near-absolute apathy with which it is being greeted by the electorate… any concerned citizen should be outraged."
http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2008/08/stealing_america_vote_by_vote.html

POLITICO.COM
"No recent film comes closer to showing the horrifying potential glitches in the electoral process...a must-see for anyone interested in the future of democracy and the ugly truth behind voting irregularities"
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/12152.html

Advance Tickets go on sale for "Stealing America : Vote by Vote" premier at Quad Cinema in New York City, August 1st to August 7th

Advance tickets for the August 1st to August 7th showings of "Stealing America : Vote by Vote" at the Quad Cinema in New York City can now be purchased online at:

MovieTickets.com

and

MovieFone.com