Mark Crispin Miller did a segment on Thom Hartmann in which he brings to attention a GOP whistleblower Stephen Spoonamore who alleges that the GOP has been stealing elections since 2000. Speaking specifically of Diebold, he says:
S – They allow it…they let us work on their cash machines, but no, they won’t let anybody see their software.
I – Any thoughts as to why?
S – Cause they’re stealing elections.
I – How can you say that and what are the vulnerabilities that you’re just surmising?
S – I’m not surmising it, I have a very strong understanding of statistical analysis. The way we actually find credit card fraud – here’s a horrible fact that people are not gonna wanna know. About two and a half percent of the transactions on the global credit card network happening right now are fraudulent. Two and a half percent. That’s a statistic that we are constantly battling with. When a fraud group, when a group that is doing a particular credit card scam moves into an area and begins working actively to fraud cards, we start to see statistics rise above the background level then we send in work, figure out who it is and try to break out the gang. Statistical analysis of one or two percentage points is how all computer hacking is detected. If you look at the case of Chambliss, that’s ridiculous, the man was not elected. He lost that election by 5 points. Max Cleland won, they flipped the votes. Clear as day. Everybody was shocked by it. There’s been numerous vote flips by this point. I do not believe George Bush won. I believe Kerry won, and I’m a member of the GOP. But I want to make it clear, we need to live in a place where your election is actually reflected in the vote. I want my candidate to win, but if my candidate loses, I care a lot more about the process than I care about the victory.
Another interesting bit, this regarding Cliff Arnebeck and the other members of the Ohio resistance is this:
We have learned from attorneys that the Chambers of Commerce, both US and state, have a political arm that works closely with Karl Rove to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for the purpose of manipulating elections. That money is used to create fake front organizations as so-called “advocacy groups” to attack candidates who are not “pro-business.” The advocacy group donors are exempted from disclosure.
You can see the allegations of Arnebeck, Fitrakis et al. A key person of interest is Mike Connell, allegedly a rabid pro-lifer and Karl Rove protege who has been put in charge of congressional IT.
See also Mark’s blog here