http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog Fraudbuster Bob, fighting a never-ending battle for truth, electoral justice, and the American way. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:50:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en by Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman November 19, 2008 The Ohio Republican Party has escalated its attacks on democracy on two key fronts. It's trying to steal a hotly contested Congressional seat. And it's moving to restrict voting rights for coming elections. In the bitterly embattled House race in central Ohio's 15th ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/11/19/the-gop-attack-on-democracy-continues-in-ohio/ by Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman November 17, 2008 As the sun sets on Bush 2, it is clear that a very thin line of electoral protection preserved Barack Obama's victory in Ohio---and the nation. And it's no accident the vote count battle for a Columbus-area Congressional seat still rages. The GOP's ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/11/17/election-protection-in-ohio-and-america-isnt-over/ The Kudzu Effect is named after a parasitic, rapidly growing vine that engulfs and suffocates the life beneath it. The life of a democracy is embodied by free, honest and verifiable elections. ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/11/17/the-kudzu-effect-the-voting-industrial-complex-chokes-our-democracy/ Bob Fitrakis February 24, 2004 The Governor of Ohio, Bob Taft, and other prominent state officials, commute to their downtown Columbus offices on Broad Street. This is the so-called “Golden Finger,” the safe route through the majority black inner-city near east side. The Broad Street BP station, just east of downtown, is ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/11/07/diebold-electronic-voting-and-the-vast-right-wing-conspiracy/ by Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman November 3, 2008 Barack Obama is heading to Election Day with a razor thin 6 point lead in the popular polls in Ohio, according to the usually reliable Columbus Dispatch poll. This means that the Buckeye state could again decide who enters the White House in ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/11/03/can-the-grassroots-internet-based-election-protection-movement-win-the-white-house/ by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman October 30, 2008 Obama supporters are exuding a potentially fatal air of confidence and expectation. Intoxicated by favorable polls and a gusher of campaign spending, many are, in John McCain's phrase, "measuring the drapes in the White House." It is a classic error, made lethal by ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/10/31/beware-the-twin-towers-of-electronic-election-theft/ Bill Moyers sits down with Mark Crispin Miller, professor of Media, Culture and Communication at NYUBill Moyers sits down with Mark Crispin Miller, professor of Media, Culture and Communication at NYU http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/10/31/mark-crispin-miller-on-pbs/ Bob FitrakisJune 18, 2007The current scandal involving the firing of U.S. attorneys cannot be separated from the Bush administration's scheme to suppress black, poor and working class voters. In order to divert attention from its voter suppression tactics that won Bush the White House in 2000 and 2004, the Bush ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/10/21/bob-bytes-back-archive-june-18-2007-ohio-the-doj-scandal-and-thor-the-god-of-voter-suppression/ [caption id="attachment_482" align="alignleft" width="345" caption="Cover from Amazon"][/caption] Gook examines McCain's partnering with leading white supremacist Richard Quinn, as well as McCain's endorsement of hate group lecturer George Wallace, Jr. for lieutenant governor, both actions fitting with his support for the Confederate flag as an official state symbol. Gook: John McCain's Racism and ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/10/17/dr-fitrakis-interview-with-irwin-a-tang-and-his-book-gook-john-mccains-racism-and-why-it-matters/ The Columbus Dispatch is at it again. This time it’s Thomas Suddes on the Sunday October 12 Op-Ed page. Suddes sank to a new low even by Fourth Reich-style Dispatch rhetoric and propaganda standards. Suddes wrote: “To weigh Obama’s Ohio prospects, Al Gore’s 2000 tally might offer some hints, except ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/10/13/thomas-suddes-paranoid-conspiracy-theorist-and-dispatch-propagandist/ by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman October 10, 2008 The GOP assault on American voters has hit full stride as the economy and John McCain tank in synch. With just over three weeks until election day, the Republicans have mounted an all-out attack against newly registered voters and the organizations working to sign ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/10/10/gop-attacks-on-american-voters-turn-desperate-ugly-and-dangerous/ October 11, 2008 Free Press Second Saturday Salon NEW LOCATION: 1021 E. Broad St., parking in rear. 6:30pm-midnight. Co-sponsored by the Central Ohio Green Education Fund. Meet progressive friends for socializing, networking, talking politics, and fun. Music, art, and refreshments. Presentations by the Central Ohio Peace Action Network and "Struggle" a movie by ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/10/10/free-press-second-saturday-salon-october-11-2008/ by Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman October 1, 2008 Ohio 2008 has opened with a surge of first-time voters and the subpoena of a shadowy Bush electronic operative who may have helped steal the White House, a subpoena that may be followed by one for Karl Rove. The presidency could again be ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/10/01/ohio-2008-opens-with-a-subpoena-a-surge-and-calls-for-election-protection/ by Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman September 26, 2008 We are constantly being asked: "What can we do to stop the 2008 election from being stolen?" Because we broke many of the major stories surrounding the theft of the 2004 election in Ohio (and because after four years it is abundantly clear that ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/09/28/be-a-poll-worker-and-save-american-democracy/ Dr Fitrakis is back on the air on WVKO AM 1580 AM fro 5-6 P.M. 5 days a week. Call in @ 614-821-1580 and/or catch it online streaming @ www.wvko1580.com/listen Peace http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/09/18/fight-back-with-dr-fitrakis-on-wvko-5-6-pm/ The Free Press Salon has a NEW LOCATION: 1021 East Broad Street (parking in rear) Come join us this Saturday, September 13 between 6:30pm and midnight for the Free Press Second Saturday Salon with food, drink, and progressive friends. truth@freepress.org 253-2571 ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/09/10/free-press-salon-this-saturday/ by Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman September 9, 2008 The McCain/Palin GOP is already in the process of stealing the Ohio vote, as was done in 2004. Among those at the center of the GOP strategy is Bush Family computer operative Michael Connell, who programmed the key vote counting mechanisms ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/09/09/ten-ways-the-mccainpalin-gop-is-now-stealing-the-ohio-vote/ 8/27/1996 by Bob Fitrakis The train keeps a'rolling . . . the Clinton choo-choo . . . all aboard and park your principles in the excess baggage car. "You see, you got to vote for Clinton, 'cause of Newt Gingrich. If ya don't, the Republicans will hurt workin' people and people ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/09/04/bobbytes-back-archives8271996-polistinks/ You are invited to the free movie: “Everything’s Cool!” Dubya’s answer to the global warming crisis Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 7:30pm Drexel East Theater, 2254 East Main Street, Bexley A REAL-LIFE DISASTER MOVIE Filmmakers follow the country and our global warming messengers through an extraordinary three years of transformation, from 2003-to the eve of 2007, with ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/08/26/free-movie-everythings-cool-tonight-reminder/ Free Press mourns the tragic passing of courageous U.S. Representative Stephanie Tubbs-Jones August 21, 2008 Bob Fitrakis, with the Ecological Options Network crew, interviewed Rep. Tubbs-Jones after the 2004 election debacle and subsequent 2005 challenge to the Ohio electoral votes. Watch it here: http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/08/21/free-press-mourns-the-tragic-passing-of-courageous-us-representative/ You are invited to the free movie: “Everything’s Cool!” Dubya’s answer to the global warming crisis Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 7:30pm Drexel East Theater, 2254 East Main Street, Bexley A REAL-LIFE DISASTER MOVIE Filmmakers follow the country and our global warming messengers through an extraordinary three years of transformation, from 2003-to the eve of 2007, with ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/08/20/free-movie-everythings-cool-dubyas-answer-to-the-global-warming/ By Chris Pepus Monday, August 11 @ 00:00:00 EDT The American press corps has finally begun to report on illegal activities of the Bush administration. However, the subject of election theft remains largely ignored. In recent years, the Republican Party has used an array of tactics to subtract votes from opposing candidates. ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/08/19/razorcake-interview-with-greg-palast/ If you are interested in helping make sure Ohio's 2008 election is free and fair... please SAVE THE DATES: September 26-28, 2008 for the: Free Press Election Protection Conference Co-conveners: Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman at the Center for Workforce Development conference center 315 Cleveland Avenue, 4th floor Columbus State Community College, Columbus, Ohio Workshops on: Board of Election Monitors ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/08/19/free-press-election-protection-conference-september-26-28-2008-mark-crispin-miller/ by Bob Fitrakis Columbus Dispatch articles explaining the 2004 election irregularities all embrace the same formula: ignore the more than 1000 signed affidavits and sworn testimonies of disenfranchised voters; rely only on the word of OSU Law Professor Dan Tokaji who has no background in statistical analysis and who ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/08/13/%e2%80%9904-election-apologists-still-unmoved-by-mountain-of-evidence-columbus-dispatch-ignores-facts/ http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/08/07/two-opportunities-to-meet-cynthia-mckinney-in-columbus/ August 4, 2008 By Bob Fitrakis When he died, Entertainment Weekly called him the Berry Gordy of Columbus. It was August 2, 2005 when Columbus lost a hero. Bill Moss made his reputation in radio as the “Boss with the Red Hot Sauce.” But he was much more than that: a loving ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/08/05/remembering-a-hero-bill-moss/ http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/08/02/the-second-saturday-salon-saturday-aug-9-cynthia-mckinney-rosa-clemente-columbus-ohio/ By Bob Fitrakis In 2001, Michael L. Connell of GovTech Solutions, L.L.C., a notoriously partisan GOP operative and Bush family confidant, was selected to re-organize the Capitol Hill IT network. Under the guise of selecting a female-owned IT company (Connells wife Heather is listed as the owner), former Congressman and convicted ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/07/30/behind-the-firewall-bush-loyalist-mike-connell-controls-congressional-secrets-as-his-email-sites-serve-karl-rove/ 8/21/1996 by Bob Fitrakis Uh oh, Umberto. This is getting all too predictable. Sunday's Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that everybody's favorite suspected minority front company, Banks Carbone Construction, is purchasing liability insurance through the Fedeli Group. Umberto Fedeli, chair of the Ohio Turnpike Commission, is the sole owner of the Fedeli Group Insurance ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/07/24/bob-bytes-back-archives-8211996-uh-oh-umberto/ At a press conference this morning in Columbus, Ohio, Cliff Arnebeck, lead attorney for the plaintiffs in the case of King Lincoln Bronzeville v. Blackwell, announced that he is filing a motion to "lift the stay in the case [and] proceed with targeted discovery in order to help protect the ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/07/19/ohio-attorney-files-motion-in-bronzeville-v-blackwell/ "Oil, Smoke & Mirrors" an independent 50 minute documentary on peak oil, 9/11 and the war on terror Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 7:30pm Drexel East Theater, 2254 E. Main St., Bexley Sponsored by the Free Press, Central Ohio Green Education Fund and the Drexel East FREE! “I heartily recommend this documentary. It should be watched by ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/07/19/free-movie-drexel-east-columbus-oil-smoke-mirrors/ Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 7:30pm "GasHole" movie at the Drexel Grandview 1247 Grandview Avenue   "INFURIATING...HARD HITTING...GAS HOLE STANDS TO RISE IN DIRECT PROPORTION TO GAS COSTS." -- Rob Nelson, Variety   "CHILLING....I'D REQUIRE EVERY AMERICAN CITIZEN TO SEE IT." -- Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch   "GAS HOLE IS CLEARLY A MOVIE WHOSE TIME HAS ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/07/14/gashole-movie-at-the-drexel-grandview-columbus-ohio/ Saturday, July 12 at 6:30pm Socialize and network with progressive friends! Refreshments 1000 E. Main Street, firehouse #11 Parking in rear or at Salvation Army next door truth@freepress.org 253-2571 Sponsored by the Free Press and the Central Ohio Green Education Fund http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/07/09/second-saturday-salon-saturday-july-12-at-630pm/ 08/09/2001 Undercover Air Is the CIA back in business at Rickenbacker International? by Bob Fitrakis Are we a big ol’ lucky dog of a city, or what? I couldn’t be more excited about Saturday’s Business section front-page story in the Dispatch. The lead told us: “Rickenbacker International Airport will begin receiving cargo shipments from ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/07/06/bob-bytes-back-archive-08092001-undercover-air/ 10/09/1996 by Bob Fitrakis They're here. Yes, indeed. New evidence published in this week's issue of The Nation directly links Columbus's own Southern Air Transport to the Contra cocaine network reputedly protected by the Central Intelligence Agency. In December 1985, Robert Perry, now the director of The Nation Institute's Investigative Unit, co-wrote the ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/07/06/bob-bytes-back-archives-10091996-air-crack/ 8/14/1996 by Bob Fitrakis Channel 4's investigative series "Trouble on 12th Avenue" aired last week. Producer Joel Chow and investigative reporter Rich Skidmore provided viewers with some of the year's most provocative video footage. Despite the standard denials, obfuscations and wild tales told by police officials, their own videotapes tell a different ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/06/27/bob-bytes-back-archive-8141996-call-him-mace-ventura/ Come join us to see the FREE film: TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2008 - 7:30pm Cheney’s Law at the Drexel East Theater, 2254 Main St., Bexley Discussion to follow screening in the Drexel Radio Cafe next door 253-2571, truth@freepress.org For three decades Vice President Dick Cheney conducted a secretive, behind-closed-doors campaign to give the president virtually unlimited ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/06/24/free-film-and-discussion-today-cheneys-law-bexley-ohio/ http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/06/22/june-14-podcast-bob-and-harvey-show/ The House of Representatives voted Wednesday, June 11 to send articles  of impeachment against President Bush to the Judiciary Committee for  review. The impeachment resolution’s sponsor, Rep. Dennis Kucinich,  requested a recorded vote on the motion around 3 p.m. Wednesday, and 24 Republicans joined nearly all Democrats in voting to send the  impeachment measure ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/06/18/on-impeachment/ 6/16/08 by Bob Fitrakis Ohio Secretary of State recently released a report that seeks to safeguard Ohio's 2008 presidential election. A tall task after the open theft of the 2004 election by her predecessor. The Brunner report as usual is a mixed bag. She's responding to the Everest Study of electronic voting machines ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/06/17/brunner-moves-in-the-right-direction/ JUNE 24, 2008 - 7:30pm Sponsored by the Drexel East Theater, the Free Press, and the Central Ohio Green Education Fund Drexel East Theater, 2254 Main St., Bexley Discussion to follow screening in the Drexel Radio Cafe next door 253-2571, truth@freepress.org For three decades Vice President Dick Cheney conducted a secretive, behind-closed-doors campaign to give ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/06/16/columbus-ohio-cheneys-law-frontline-documentary-free-film-night/ By Bob Fitrakis Thank God for the feds. In a little over two decades they’ve made the elusive "two toke" wonderjoint a common reality. On Friday, June 13, the Columbus Dispatch reported the University of Mississippi findings on the potency of today’s marijuana. Back when I was in college in 1976, ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/06/14/one-good-thing-about-reagan/ by Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman June 11, 2008 Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) has introduced 35 articles of impeachment against George W. Bush.  Two of the articles deal with the fact that Bush was never elected, and in fact stole the election of 2004 in Ohio.  They should serve as a cautionary ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/06/11/obama-must-learn-from-ohio-kucinichs-election-theft/ June 14 Free Press/Green Education Fund Second Saturday Salon Join other progressives for an evening of socializing, food, drink, Bob and Harvey radio show recorded live! and "Witness to a Crime" presentation/book signing by Richard Hayes Phillips. 6:30pm-midnight Free Press office, 1000 E. Main St., Columbus, Ohio parking in rear or next door at the Salvation ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/06/10/june-14-richard-hayes-phillips-at-free-pressgreen-education-fund-second-saturday-salon/ 8/07/1996 by Bob Fitrakis Governor George Voinovich couldn't "stand the heat," so "he got out of the kitchen." The Guv got out of the VP stakes because of the growing contract-steering scandal with links to organized crime figures in Cleveland. One look at Voinovich's FBI file would've had Bob Dole muttering "Bob ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/06/05/bob-bytes-back-archive-80796-out-of-the-frying-pan/ 7/31/1996 by Bob Fitrakis Are they or aren't they investigating Governor Voinovich's administration? It's become a semantics debate. Voinovich campaign contributions, yes; administration, no. The July issue of the Ohio Observer originally reported that the FBI was investigating charges of contract steering in the Voinovich administration. Then a week ago Sunday, the Cincinnati Enquirer ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/05/25/bob-bytes-back-archive-7311996-the-governorand-the-mob/ Hemp, Stolen elections, nuclear power, Batchelder, Ohio SOS Brunner's proposals, death penalty, Iraq war...   http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/05/18/bob-and-harvey-show-may-26-2007-audio/ 7/17/1996 by Bob Fitrakis The rich and powerful still have faith in Tommy Banks Is this a great country or what? From Les Wright, decked out in her Sunday best at Wednesdays press conference supporting Banks on the near east side, to the Dispatch, which dutifully reported that he paid his debt in ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/05/18/bob-bytes-back-archive-7171996-clap-if-you-believe/ 7/10/1996 FEATURED ARTICLE Building relationships by Sally MacPhail and Bob Fitrakis When the governor's chief of staff announced his resignation June 24, it took many political insiders by surprise. Though Paul Mifsud-whose hard-hitting style had earned him one of the most powerful positions in the Voinovich administration-claimed that he was leaving office to spend ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/05/12/bob-bytes-back-archives-7101996-building-relationships/ Live audience chat with music from Andrew Davis and Rob Jones.     http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/05/02/on-point-dr-fitrakis-live-feb-16th-2008-vics-cafe/ by Bob Fitrakis The Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in favor of the Hoosier state's Jim Crow voter identification law sanctions the continual racist assault upon black voters and institutionalizes the disenfranchisement of the poor. Not surprisingly, the axis of evil -- Justices Anton Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito -- claim that ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/04/29/democracy-in-the-balance-indiana-goes-jim-crow/ by Bob Fitrakis Many people have asked me my thoughts about the battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Here's my brief analysis of why Hillary appears to be "winning" many large states. Obama actually won in Texas, he barely lost the primary but won the caucus later that night and got ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/04/29/why-hillary-wins-the-big-states/ by Bob Fitrakis Tommy, George and Greg and Bob Dole would have to be an idiot to pick George Voinovich for vice president. Despite the obligatory fawning articles this past Sunday in both the Cincinnati Enquirer and the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Voinovich-to borrow a phrase from President eagan-is up to ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/04/18/bob-bytes-back-archive-7101996-tommy-takes-the-town/ http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/04/17/dr-fitrakis-with-greg-palast-about-the-2004-election/ 7/03/1996 Family Values by Bob Fitrakis Hey, did you hear the one about the governor's chief of staff, Paul Mifsud, recently resigning "to spend more time with his family"? Family values, you gotta love those Republicans. I mean, here's this guy at the pinnacle of power practically deciding who gets what contract, grant, ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/04/10/bob-bytes-back-archive-7031996-family-values/ By Bob Fitrakis April 3, 2008 The great moral issue of our era is the illegal war in Iraq. Like the issues of slavery, the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War in past epochs, silence on this issue equals complicity. On March 17, the Citizens Grassroots Congress presented a Columbus "City for ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/04/03/city-of-peace/ Free Press FOURTH Thursday Theater Night at the Drexel East. 7:00 PM. "Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections." Admission is $7 regular and $5 student/senior! Emmy-award-winning producer David Earnhardt will be featured for discussion. Location:Drexel EastTheater, 2254 E. Main St. Bexley Phone:253-2571 Email:Email Website:Uncounted the movie http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/03/25/uncounted-a-film-about-ohios-stolen-elections-thursday-march-27-2008/ by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman March 22, 2008 Norman Baker is an American hero who has been detained against his will for more than three years. His "crime": owning too much property. 
 His sentence: a court-appointed guardianship on the brink of costing him everything he spent his life building. His rights in this ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/03/24/how-an-unwanted-guardianship-cost-a-firefighter-his-freedom-and-his-fortune/ by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman March 17, 2008 At least 15 touch-screen voting machines that produced improbable numbers in Ohio's 2006 statewide election are now under double-lock in an official crime scene. And the phony "Homeland Security Alert" used by Republicans to build up George W. Bush's 2004 vote count in ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/03/17/ohios-voting-machines-are-now-an-official-crime-scene/ 6/26/1996 FEATURED ARTICLE by Bob Fitrakis and Sally MacPhail Last week, the University Area Commission, Campus Partners for Community Urban Redevelopment, the Columbus Development Commission and the Columbus Historic Resources Commission all adopted resolutions endorsing the University Neighborhoods Revitalization Plan, a 250-page document drafted by Campus Partners that addresses just about every aspect ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/03/15/bob-bytes-back-archives-6261996-welcome-to-the-neighborhood/ by Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman March 8, 2008 Hilary Clinton's larger-than-expected victory in Ohio may have been won with votes from Republicans, and from independents who usually vote Republican. Much has been made of Rush Limbaugh’s other far-right commentators’ pleas to Republicans to cast their ballots for her in open primary states ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/03/10/did-republicans-give-hillary-her-victory-in-ohio/ March 6, 2008 Co-written with Ron Baiman The good news is that visible strides were made in re-enfranchising Ohio’s Franklin County (Columbus) inner city urban voters in the March 4, 2008 primary. Voting machines and paper ballots were plentiful and equally distributed. But the bad news is that the discrepancy between the preliminary ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/03/06/ohios-primary-and-election-reform-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ Streaming http://www.wvko1580.com/listen/ Or Tune into 1580 AM in Columbus, Ohio Blue State Diner Show with Michael Alwood Speaking on the potential theft of the 2008 election. http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/03/05/dr-fitrakis-on-wvko-saturday-march-16-12-pm/ 6/19/1996 By Bob Fitrakis and Sally MacPhail This week may mark a watershed in the history of The Ohio State University as the University Area Commission, Campus Partners for Community Urban Redevelopment, the Columbus Development Commission and the Columbus Historic Resources Commission are all slated to take action on sweeping recommended changes ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/03/03/bob-bytes-back-archive-6191996-color-it-bold/ Attention All Voters: This is a must-see video Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner commissioned a test of the electronic voting machines in Ohio and here are the results! This Penn State professor is not an election rights advocate, but he's a computer expert and his results will convince any voter ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/02/26/from-pollbooks-to-voting-machines-penn-state-prof-says-nyet/ The Free Press and the Drexel Gateway Theater present:Normon Solomon’s WAR MADE EASY: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death. Narrated by Sean PennThursday, February 28, 2008 at 7pm Admission is free! Drexel Gateway screening room Discussion will followWar Made Easy reaches into the Orwellian memory hole to expose a 50-year pattern of ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/02/23/free-admission-drexel-presents-war-made-easy/ From the Sierra Club   Right now, there is an opportunity to potentially have a major impact on the energy legislation. Some are saying that at this point, House Speaker Jon Husted is leaning towards leaving nuclear energy out of the substitute bill he is drafting.  From what we are hearing, he ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/02/23/thanking-the-speaker-for-his-support-of-renewable-energy/ You are invited to join Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman’s radio show We’re recording live at 2:00pm every Saturday at Victorian’s Midnight Café, 251 W. Fifth at Neil. Join the audience, grab a mike, let your voice be heard. Bob and Harvey are joined by Andrew Davis and Rob Jones for ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/02/23/join-bob-fitrakis-and-harvey-wasserman%e2%80%99s-radio-show/ Atttention Cuyahoga County Residents: You must see this presentation on computerized voting machines! Patrick McDaniel, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering of Penn State University gives a must-see presentation on the perils of computer voting. Prof. McDaniel led the academic team that exposed vulnerabilities of the computer voting systems in Ohio as part of ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/02/21/ohio-election-protection-seminar-cleveland-today-5-7-pm/                                    Dear Movie Lover,    On Sunday, February 24th Drexel Theatres will be having its 11th straight Academy Award Party and this year’s Red Carpet Bash will benefit the restoration of the historic 1937 neighborhood movie theatre. We hope you will join us for Hollywood’s biggest night, from the red carpet arrival of the stars to ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/02/19/youre-invited-to-help-us-preserve-the-historic-drexel-theatre/ by Bob Fitrakis Columbus Police Chief James G. Jackson should do us all a favor and resign. No, not because of the obviously botched handling of the Columbus Police Commander Walter J. Burns case. We can rest assured that Assistant Safety Director David Sturtz will conduct a fair and thorough investigation. ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/02/16/bob-bytes-back-archive-6192002-jackson-must-go/ Saturday Feb. 9, 6:30-9 P.M.  Food - fun - relaxation - political discourse Bring your friends! Free Press office - 1000 E. Main St., parking in rear or next door at Salvation Army parking lot 253-2571 truth@freepress.org Every Second Saturday! http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/02/09/come-join-us-at-the-free-fress-salon/ by Bob Fitrakis Helluva way to kick off Gay Pride Month. For the fourth straight year--and I do mean "straight"--Ohio's Executive Committee of the Bourgeoisie (aka Ohio State University trustees) refused to consider health insurance coverage for the "domestic partners" of graduate assistants. Domestic partners are couples in committed monogamous long-term relationships ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/02/07/bob-bytes-back-archives-06121996-michigan-wins-again-gay-benefits-at-osu/ 6/05/1996 by Bob Fitrakis Put a hundred of "Columbus' finest" in riot gear and you can count on a riot--usually a police riot. The police tactics on Friday, May 17 are simply the last in a long series of police-instigated rioting and misconduct in the campus area. Last Friday, May 31, I spoke ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/02/01/bob-bytes-back-archive6051996-copwatch/ The Wolfe Family Newsletter writes: "Party politics didn't come into play when the Columbus Board of Education unanimously tapped the Reverend Leon Troy Sr., a Republican, this week to fill a Board vacancy." Oh? The Daily Monopoly had been touting Troy as above the fray. That's the usual B.S.. What ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/01/28/bob-bytes-back-archive-june-1996-school-board-coup/ You're invited to the Free Press 4th Thursday Free Film Night! Thursday, January 24 at 7pm Movie: "Kilowatt Ours" Drexel Gateway Theater screening room Harvey Wasserman will lead the discussion following the movie 253-2571, truth@freepress.org Kilowatt Ours Reveals the Consequences of Our Coal Powered Economy. The film opens with Vice President Dick Cheney's energy policy speech in which ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/01/20/free-press-4th-thursday-free-film-night/ 5/28/1996 by Bob Fitrakis From Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium to Columbus' Riffe Center, anti-Semitism is in vogue. But in the state capital, instead of chastising the bigot, we literally fire the messenger. Ask Devon Rice. On May 8 at approximately 8:30 a.m., Rice, a messenger with the Legislative Service Commission, was delivering forms to ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/01/17/bob-bytes-back-archive-5281996-whiny-dems-and-jews-anti-semitism/ 5/22/1996 by Bob Fitrakis The action was in the streets, and parks, last weekend. In Westerville, 50 or so activists from the Westerville Social Action group and Amnesty International exercised their First Amendment rights by demonstrating in front of Rep. John Kasich's house and then marching down Main Street. They want Mr. ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2008/01/05/bob-bytes-back-archives-ohio-taking-to-the-streets-school-of-americas/ 5/15/1996 by Bob Fitrakis Thomas Jefferson said "Where the press is free, all is safe." But what happens when the only daily newspaper in a large metropolitan area is a monopoly owned by a super-rich family that sees its mission as systematically distorting the news to protect other plutocrats? You get The ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2007/12/31/bob-bytes-back-archive-5151996-daily-distortions-columbiahca-healthcare-story-not-in-dispatch/ By Bob Fitrakis As partisan forces in Ohio clash over the reliability of e-voting machines and whether the state can afford to replace them, we should keep in mind that the use of computer software for central tabulation and the computerized voting machines have been long distrusted. That distrust is directly related ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2007/12/23/behind-every-bush-theres-a-rigged-election/ 5/08/1996 by Bob Fitrakis Last Wednesday at Columbus City Hall, local community and labor organizations sent a graphic and powerful message to our city and nation: America Needs a Raise! The AFL-CIO is sponsoring a series of town meetings across the country where workers can speak out publicly about their increasing insecurity ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2007/12/19/bob-bytes-back-archives-5081996-america-needs-a-raise-labor/ by Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman December 14, 2007 Ohio's Secretary of State announced this morning that a $1.9 million official study shows that "critical security failures" are embedded throughout the voting systems in the state that decided the 2004 election. Those failures, she says, "could impact the integrity of elections in ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2007/12/15/ohio-secretary-of-state-confirms-2004-election-could-have-been-stolen/ 5/01/2002 by Bob Fitrakis It's the end of the campus as we know it, and I feel slimed. If you really want to know what Campus Partners is all about, don't buy their hype or PR spin. Instead, read Graydon Hambrick's article, "A New Campus Partnership" in the April 1996 Ohio State Alumni ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2007/12/11/bob-bytes-back-archive-may-2002-smoking-gun-columbus-campus-partners/ 6:30pm-midnight 1000 E. Main Street Columbus, Ohio 43205 Join the Free Press and Ohio Honest Elections for a casual get-together to enjoy refreshments and progressive company. Let's talk about this past week's election and our organizing to assure the presidential election in 2008 is free and fair! Looking forward to seeing you there. Parking ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2007/12/07/second-saturday-salon-december-8/ December 4, 2007 EDITORIAL: The Columbus Free Press and freepress.org editorial board endorses the following reforms to ensure safe, secure and democratic elections in Ohio in 2008 and beyond. 1. The Secretary of State shall establish statewide uniform voting procedures in Ohio in compliance with applicable federal and state laws. 2. The Secretary ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2007/12/05/50-ways-to-reform-ohio-elections-2/   Ah, the coverup continues. Michael R. Hackett, Jr., a Democratic retired deputy director of the Franklin County Board of Elections is being charged with illegal conflicts of interest regarding steering a contract for voting machine carts to a company he and his wife allegedly had an interest in. Hackett was the supposed guard dog to ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2007/11/30/missing-voting-machines-in-franklin-co-ohio/ Now through December2, 2007 at Studio 35 3055 Indianola Avenue (614) 261-1581 Each night at 6:30pm The Free Press highly recommends the independent documentary “King Corn,” that makes the connection between government farm subsidy policy, massive obesity, and a junk food culture. Part Farming for Dummies, part animal rights advocacy, and mostly revelation ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2007/11/30/king-corn/ Speaking Truth to Power. This is a synopsis laid out showing general and specific evidence refuting the the conspiracy theorist label on the 2004 stolen Elections. [video http://freepress.org/podcasts/dl/13/9430a492d6082958297e0a7f290900f8b4c82df2.mov] http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2007/11/28/dr-fitrakis-vblog-nov-27-2007/ 4/24/1996 by Bob Fitrakis The death penalty is primarily political. It's about power: who gets killed; and who gets elected prosecutor, judge, attorney general and governor. You may recall our own Dewey Stokes, Franklin County Commissioner, ran pro-death penalty commercials although it is totally unrelated to his office. No doubt Dewey wants ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2007/11/27/bytes-back-archives-dirty-little-secrets-death-row/ Advocates who say there were serious problems in the 2004 vote want an AG probe By Bill Cohen - November 20, 2007 Bill Cohen, critics are continuing to claim the election was stolen Three years after the controversial presidential election in Ohio that put President Bush back into the white ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2007/11/22/advocates-2004-vote-want-an-ag-probe/ 4/17/1996 by Bob Fitrakis "Seek and ye shall find," the Good Book tells us. As we approach Earth Day, we should applaud those students who staged a two-day sit-in in front of OSU President Gordon Gee's office to elevate the issue of developing the wetlands at the Firestone estate in the Akron ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2007/11/21/bob-bytes-back-archive-earth-day-economics/ 4/10/1996 by Bob Fitrakis Building community begins with the assumption that everyone belongs, nobody is to be excluded. Campus Partners' final plan submitted last week is the opposite: it's about economic and class apartheid; of favoring chain restaurants and corporate anchor stores over independent small businesses. The plan seeks to build a fortressed ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2007/11/17/bob-bytes-back-archive-partners-crime-campus-partners/ Dr. Robert Fitrakis finally gets the confirmation from the Columbus Dispatch about what he has been saying all along. Vote switching has its day.   Below is the link to the Vblog:  [video http://freepress.org/video/truthtopowernovembersalon2007.mp4 Dr. Bob's Vblog link] November 14, 2007 Community Leaders Forum Discussion of "Shadow of Afghanistan" Bob Fitrakis will discuss the situation in Afghanistan and ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2007/11/13/dr-fitrakis-vblog-vote-switching-afghanistan/ http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2007/11/11/dr-fitrakis-video-blog-nov-7-2007/ http://thewartapes.com/about/ Don't miss the next FREE Third Thursday Theater Night Sponsored by the Free Press and the Drexel Gateway November 15 at 7pm (with discussion to follow) Featuring: "The War Tapes" Drexel Gateway - 1550 N. High St., screening room, contact the Free Press 253-2571, truth@freepress.org http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2007/11/09/free-third-thursday-theater-night-drexel-gateway/ Finally, the Columbus Dispatch did some real reporting on the problems endemic to e-voting machines. On page 1B of the November 8, 2007 Dispatch, Barbara Carmen and Bruce Cadwallader do a nice job of reporting on how Franklin County Board of Elections (BOE) officials refused to remove the name of ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2007/11/09/the-columbus-dispatch-finally-gets-vote-flipping/ Highest Bidder [google 5293358684028460699 nolink]   Totally off Course http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTv7cSBNGXI   also...   BLACKWATER : THE SHADOW WAR http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3589824849379942402    Be Careful What You Say 2 http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-7614841975549948776   KING GEORGE vs USA http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=3842528486406273821                                                                                                                 Lynching by Laptop Part 2 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=29166033447680735&q=Lynching+by+Laptop   Dying Regime http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=378229989470389403&q=Dying+Regime   Be Careful What You Say http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=98845005530349156&hl=en    Dying Regime Part 2 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-316522221891913371&hl=en   PEACE !   Politics is the entertainment branch of industry. -Frank Zappa   J.F.William JFWilliam.com YouTube http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2007/11/08/jfwilliamcom/ Saturday, November 10, 2007 6:30pm-midnight 1000 E. Main Street Join the Free Press and Ohio Honest Elections for a casual get-together to enjoy refreshments and progressive company. Let's talk about this past week's election and our organizing to assure the presidential election in 2008 is free and fair! Looking forward to seeing you ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2007/11/08/second-saturday-salon-november-10/ Trailer http://www.shadowofafghanistan.com/Shadowtrailer.mov Site http://www.shadowofafghanistan.com/ An epic story of Afghanistan, SHADOW OF AFGHANISTAN, will open for a special 1-week Academy Award qualifilying engagement at the Drexel Gateway Theater on Friday, November 9th. The Gateway is one of 14 cities in the U.S., including New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle and Atlanta. Filmed for over 20 ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2007/11/08/new-documentary-shadow-of-afghanistan-set-drexel-gateway/ 4/03/1996 by Bob Fitrakis You're in the booth this fall. You scan the names for President: Clinton, Dole, Nader, Buchanan, Perot. For the first time, instead of voting for the mainstream, we may have the choice of the radical left, right and center respectively. Nader's already on the ballot in California and the ... http://fraudbusterbob.com/blog/2007/11/03/bob-bytes-back-archive-nader-for-president/