Comments on: Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA) Pressured Former U.S. Attorney In Federal Investigation

By: Think Progress » AUDIO: Gonzales on the Offensive: ‘Irresponsible and Reckless’ to Question Prosecutor Firings

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:14:43 +0000

[...] McKay revealed earlier this month that Rep. Doc Hasting’s (R-WA) office contacted him and pressured him as to the status of an ongoing investigation into voter fraud in the midst of a tight [...]

By: Kevin M

Kevin M — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:20:25 +0000

#30 – Ballbuster – I paid close attention to the Republican Party’s allegations of voting fraud in King County after the Gregoire-Rossi contest, but I didn’t remember the County being “busted” for registering the homeless using the Administration building as a mailing address, or MoveOn.org “soliciting blank ballots” (whatever that means) in Burien. So I looked it up in the Seattle Times, as you commanded.

King County registered homeless voters at a non-traditional address-the King County Administration Building-because state law requires them to do so. The county obeyed, rather than broke, the law by registering these voters. Furthermore, three canvassers for ACORN, not Move-On, are being investigated for submitting potentially fraudulent voter registration forms in October, 2006. The investigation followed the observation by King County Election workers that many (it turned out to be more than 1800) forms were written in the same handwriting. ACORN’s attorney also advised the county of the potentially fraudulent registration forms. (Seattle Times, March 17, 2007) King County acknowledged the discovery of the possible fraud last month, more than two months after Mr. McKay was fired. Although ACORN is a “liberal” organization, it is not MoveOn.

If I’ve missed the articles you base your claims on, ballbuster, please let me know…I like to base my opinions on facts.

By: Think Progress » State GOP Chairman With Close Rove Ties Admits Pressuring Attorney

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 03:35:33 +0000

[...] any evidence of criminal conduct.” Nevertheless, he was pressured both by a GOP official and Rep. Doc Hastings’s (R-WA) office to convene a federal grand [...]

By: marcus robinson

marcus robinson — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:14:54 +0000

So why these “Activist Judges”???

By: Don Thompson

Don Thompson — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:56:46 +0000

That election was stolen by a corrupt machine in the Seattle area. They had done it before. A question by our congressman was needed and waranted.

What kind of country do we have when our elected officials can not inquiry into the progress of a corrupt election.

By: Think Progress » White House Reprimanded U.S. Attorney After He Failed To Cave To Hastings’ Pressure

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:25:22 +0000

[...] to the Senate Judiciary Committee that Rep. Doc Hastings’s (R-WA) office contacted him and attempted to pressure him in an ongoing investigation. McKay was investigating voter fraud in the hotly contested 2004 gubernatorial election, which had [...]

By: Helen Rainier

Helen Rainier — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:37:42 +0000

#29 Ballbuster — FYI, and contrary to what you state, you should do some research on Mr. McKay.

Fact #1: Mr. McKay was appointed to USDA by Dubya in 2001.
Fact #2: Mr. McKay is a Republican, not a Democrat.

Since you are in error on these two most basic facts, it is logical to conclude some of the other “facts” you have espoused are suspect.

Check out “The Google” to confirm Facts 1 and 2 above.

By: Liberty Lover

Liberty Lover — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 07:42:12 +0000

Let me see if I can remember back to October or so, the Republican’ts were facing an election where they might lose control of Congress due to Republican’t corruption by the likes of ol’ Tom Delay and Duke Cunningham and Bob Ney and JD Hayworth and other Jack Abramhoff cronies, plus Mark Foley and the page scandal that was so well managed by the Republican’t Denny Hastert and there probably was no likelyhood that the Republican’ts might be looking for some Democratic scandals to point to besides Jefferson (who stored mass quantities of cold cash in his freezer) to balance out the scales — some bad news that Fox News might spin — naw, these calls to attorneys that might be investigating Democrats are just a conincidence. Right? Right.

By: ballbuster

ballbuster — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 05:43:14 +0000

OH, and lets not forget….

2004

King county busted for recruiting homeless voters, registering their address as the king county bldg.

Also busted was moveon. orgy soliciting blank ballots in a Burien neighborhood. hmmm. thats normal.

lastly, election workers taking home blank ballots? say it isnt so.

BUT IT HAPPENED. CHECK THE SEATTLE TIMES

By: ballbuster

ballbuster — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 05:39:27 +0000

another poor, poor liberal leaning public servant is a victim of the big bad republicans. well if the jackass had done his job to begin with, he’d still have it.
what’s with you dopes that you cant see these people dont deserve these jobs for life? get them out in the private sector and stop sucking off the tax payers. OH, maybe bcuz libs worship govt officials like cult leaders. koolaid makes some really cool flavors nowa days, huh?

By: ballbuster

ballbuster — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 05:35:06 +0000

once again TP gets the facts wrong. no surprise.

2004: KING COUNTY

Dino Rossi up by 164

first recount Rossi still up.

second recount

BALLOTS FOUND ……

TEN DIFFERENT TIMES
TEN DIFFERENT PLACES

and Crissy won by 129 and no one did a thing? Mckay did nothing.
One good thing, the Judge gave King County elections a verbal ass whoopin’ hence to say, Dean Loganberry is gone to L.A., and K.C. is still in search of an elections mngr. Possibly to be an elected position.
gimmeafkgbreak.

all the details are archived at soundpolitics.com

By: Raymond Funamoto

Raymond Funamoto — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:45:59 +0000

Doc Hastings WAS THE repugnant-repub rightwingnut crank fudge- pachyderm G(houlish) O(pportunistic) P(edophile) party MEMBER WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE MERE SLAP ON THE WRIST FOR THE Tom DeLay SCANDAL, the LACK-OF-G.O.P. ethics SCANDAL, the Foley PAGE SCANDAL and other ASSORTED repugnant-repub UNDERHANDED CHICANERY AND DASTARDLY MACHINATIONS–CONGRESS SHOULD INVESTIGATE Hastings AS WELL, THIS fudge-pachyderm PIECE OF HYENA-SHIT and LYING SEWER-RAT, AND DRAG HIM OUT OF CONGRESS, EXPEL HIS SORRY LYING ASS and DESTROY THIS DURN GALOOT!!!!! THIS KIND OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY CANNOT BE IGNORED–WE MUST CLEAN HOUSE AND GET RID OF CANCEROUS POLYPS LIKE Hastings WHO SEEK TO PROTECT THEIR MASTERS, i.e., DeLay and CHIMPya/Cheney/Bushland Uber Allies!!!!!

By: Marie

Marie — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:31:42 +0000

#19, #23
Did you guys hear that Diebold may get out of the electronic voting machine business?

By: Liberty Lover

Liberty Lover — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:10:48 +0000

Wow. Just when you think you know just how low this administration and it’s minions can stoop, they lower the limbo bar and go a little lower.

By: Marie

Marie — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:09:05 +0000

This important hearing has been lost in the Libby news of the day, which is also important.
But this case indicates how thoroughly corrupt are the Republicans, who will stop at nothing in their politics.

By: veritas

veritas — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 21:33:52 +0000

#19 Surely you’ve got your parties confused – it was Rethugs in Ohio who admitted to tampering with the voting machines and will go to prison for it. Also, I suspect that Ken Blackwell (State Sup. of Elections and Director of Bush/Cheney 04) will be indicted for his complicity in the massive voter fraud he abetted in his state…..time for some orange jumpsuits for a bunch of folks who simply believed that they were “above the law”.

By: veritas

veritas — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 21:31:52 +0000

Time for the charlatans in Congress who operate like mobsters to get the boot – either that or be censured for breaking the rules.

By: WC

WC — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 21:14:08 +0000

Cassidy’s response:

“Rep. Hastings was just concerned that Mr. McKay was not a trustworthy attorney, and wanted me to contact him to see how much information, if any, he would improperly reveal. That’s all. It was…umm…a test. Yeah! A test! We were really concerned with Mr. McKay’s performance and wanted to check him out. Boy, were we relieved when he didn’t reveal any information to me!”

By: Zooey

Zooey — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 21:12:37 +0000

Oh, The Dems that were being tried for voter fraud, were they found guilty or not?
Comment by Roger_Roger

“The Google” is your friend, Rog.

By: ValiantVenusGrewFromUranus

ValiantVenusGrewFromUranus — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 21:10:30 +0000

Oh, The Dems that were being tried for voter fraud, were they found guilty or not? Comment by Roger_Roger â€” March 6, 2007 @ 4:08 pm

Are you referring to the Republicans in Ohio that were just convicted?