An international retail chain supporting voter fraud....

[Jolie Rouge]

The Gap: “Vote twice”?

http://faustasblog.com/?p=7329

Several people (myself included) have noticed the “Vote Twice” buttons at The Gap displays.

Vote Twice?

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My friend Allyson noticed, too, and decided to write The Gap. Here’s her letter:



To the Board of Directors of Gap, and Officers of the Company,

I have been a loyal customer of GAP since it first opened. I have seen the many changes both design wise, and artistically and I have always been inspired by the concerns for AIDS and other projects like the Whitney artist items that have brought art into daily life. However, as a consumer and activist, I was shocked by one of the buttons you are promoting in your “VOTE” campaign.

I was in your shop in Walnut Creek this weekend, and purchased a button that says “VOTE TWICE”. I was perplexed by this statement, as it is illegal for any citizen to vote twice and seeing the GAP encourage voter fraud was shocking. I bought the button as evidence, and kept the receipt as I am still outraged that your company is selling this propaganda to a group of voters, many who have registered for the first time. I also complained to the sales girl who said I was not the first person to say that this was a very innappropiate message and that she did not have a proper response from corporate regarding this controversial button.

Is this the type of message you want to go to our voters, youth, and new immigrants who are learning what America is, how our voting laws work and what our laws represent?

I think this button should be pulled, and a full page advertisment in newspapers, and on your official website saying that this is indeed not the intent of GAP to encourage voter fraud.

I will no longer shop at GAP, Old Navy, Banana Republic, or PIPERLIME again until I understand why this message was supported by the GAP, as this will only encourage your design team to continue to spew hatred of our legal system and create permission to do something illegal.

This letter will go to media, as well as my email list encouraging many others to complain and stop supporting GAP, either by selling their shares, or not spending our money at your establisment.

I look forward to a prompt response on your positon regarding “VOTE TWICE” buttons.

Thank you
Allyson Rowen Taylor

An international retail chain supporting voter fraud.

You can’t make up this stuff.


UPDATE : The contact information is a fax number since, as Allyson found out, The Gap doesn’t accept outside emails: 614 564 2077 this is the liason to the Customer Relations and CEO.


Gap’s garbly response?

Here you go:


Dear gap.com Customer,

Thank you for sharing your concerns regarding Gap’s current “Vote for
___.” campaign.

Gap has always stood for self-expression and individuality, and with one of the nation’s most important elections on the horizon, we’ve launched a program that encourages people to express their opinions and ideas. The Limited Edition Vote Buttons were designed by ten renowned artists, and the “VOTE TWICE!” button was designed by John Waters. Also, a portion of the proceeds from every button sold will go to “Declare Yourself”.

We value each of our employees’ and our customers’ unique ideas and opinions. It is not our intention to offend anyone in any way.

Thank you again for contacting us.

Sincerely,

Shelly
Customer Service Consultant


Ah, John Waters. Well, that explains everything.

[Jolie Rouge]

Gap's Liberal Agenda
G. Cooper Long

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=19e_1225158985

Gap is running an ad campaign that attempts to encourage people to vote for whatever or whoever they want. However, behind the sham of some attempts at comedy, the company fails to mask who they want you to vote for with hardly subliminal signage and even music lyrics.

The outside of the store (this one was at Haywood Mall in Greenville, SC, but I assume they are all like this) has large stickers on the glass storefront with lines such as "Vote for Green", "Vote for Peace" and "Vote for Hybrids".

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One that says "Vote for Grandma" has an accompanying image of a colorful knit sweater or blanket, which I assume is supposed to make the viewer associate that article with their latest line of scarves and sweaters. Judging by the clientele of the store, I would think that the company would try to disassociate their clothing line with that of grandma's and I am forced to believe that they are really referencing healthcare and social security for grandma.

Hanging behind these stickers about the environment and Karma are grids with pictures of what people have chosen to vote for written on their Gap T-shirts. Some are attempts at humor, and some I find rather disturbing. "Vote for Instant Gratification" reads one shirt, and "Vote for Zebra - Black and White" are hardly amusing nor discrete.

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When customers enter the store, they are confronted by a table of T-shirts so that consumers can fill in the blank with their Sharpie markers of who or what they wish to vote for. Mannequins wear buttons mimicking campaign pins and perhaps the most disturbing of all reads "Vote Twice".

I asked the clerk about their voting ad campaign, and she said "Oh It's just something fun that we are doing".

"So I saw the 'Vote Twice' pin and I have to wonder if Gap is associated with Acorn", I said.

The clerk responded with a confused look and by stating she did not understand and had not noticed the "Vote Twice" pin.

To make matters worse, the lyrics of the music repeat "vote for change". Why does Gap not simply put a giant "Vote for Obama" sticker on the storefront instead of this sorry attempt at disguising it as a nonpartisan ad campaign? Drawing a blank on an overpriced T-shirt likely produced in a sweatshop overseas does not mask the undertones and liberal agenda of the Gap clothing company. If Obama is elected and raises taxes on corporations, the irony of this will be complete.


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[wobblypops]

I have boycotted this store since the 80's, wanna know why? Because they were never any good. I don't even remember what started the boycott but I think it had something to do with American made clothing.

[janelle]

They have many stores closing. If Obama gets in they will have many more close. They can't connect the dots.

[gmyers]

I just wish that the people that are supposed to be monitoring this election would do their job. Are they watching and reading the same news stories we are. Then why don't they press charges against some of these people. If Obama wins I don't have any respect for him or how he did it.

[janelle]

Well you shouldn't---he paid to get in. 600 million, can you imagine how many favors he owes to his contributors?

[Jolie Rouge]

Voter Fraud: It's Easy!
November 4, 2008

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2008/11/021989.php

This is a great example of what used to be called "journalism." Three television stations in Georgia, Florida and Ohio collaborated by obtaining and comparing voter registration rolls in their states. They found 112,000 people who were registered to vote in two states. Some have already voted twice; a more complete list of those who did so could, in principle, be compiled after the election.

There is essentially no effort made to prevent voter fraud. Some of the dual-registered people identified by the TV stations were surprised when, having already voted in one state, they received absentee ballots allowing them to vote in a second. Bear in mind, too, that this effort only identified voters who are dual-registered in two of these three states. No doubt, if a broader survey were done of residents of those states, it would find even more who are double-registered somewhere else. From the linked story: http://www.wsbtv.com/politics/17876720/detail.html


Some Georgians Suspected Of Voting Twice[i]
Monday, November 3, 2008
updated: 5:37 am EST November 4, 2008

ATLANTA -- Georgia's Secretary of State has launched a full investigation and may seek criminal charges against three Georgia men who appear to have early-voted twice. “This is extraordinarily disturbing," said Secretary of State Karen Handel.

A team of investigative journalists from WSB-TV in Atlanta, WFTV in Orlando and WFTS in Tampa and WCPO in Cincinnati compared Georgia's voter rolls with those in Florida and Ohio and found more than 100,000 people who appear to be registered to vote in more than one state, with no government oversight to catch it.

WSB-TV Channel 2 tried to find Thomas Habel at the home where he's registered to vote in Hartwell, Georgia, but was unable to locate him.

That’s because he was spending time at his other home in Marco Island, Florida. Before he left for the Sunshine State, according Georgia's Secretary of State, Habel early-voted at the Hart County elections office.

Chief registrar Elizabeth Forbes says she knows Habel and saw him cast his ballot. She even gave him a sticker. State records confirm Habel voting on October 1, 2008, but Florida records show him voting there on October 25.

"Oh, then that's not good," said Forbes when she saw both voting records with Habel’s name on them.

Contacted at his Florida home Habel admitted voting in Florida at the Marco Island library, but says he doesn't recall voting in Georgia.

"Somebody would remember if they voted twice,” Habel insisted. “I went and got a ballot for my wife she called me and said she forgot to vote, she was down there and I went in there and I signed for it."

The registrar confirms Habel did that, too. His wife has already mailed in her Georgia absentee vote.

A check of Georgia's master voter rolls revealed more than 42,000 people who also appear to be registered in Florida. WSB-TV Channel 2 found three who appear to have double voted, which is a felony.

"Shocking, it's really shocking,” said voter Kelley Johnson. “I wouldn't think to do something like that."

But Johnson could vote in two states.

The college student has an absentee ballot from DeKalb County, even though she voted in Daytona Beach, Florida.

"Two days after I voted, my absentee ballot came in the mail,” explained Johnson. “I was just shocked, it had my little sticker, ‘I'm a Georgia voter’ on there."

WSB-TV Channel 2 found eight people who voted in Florida and received absentee ballots from Georgia. Another three voters who cast ballots in Ohio could have voted in Georgia.

"Because Ohio's a swing state, I'm not from here, I'm from Atlanta, so I re-registered in Ohio so we could possibly have a chance," admitted Lauren Arnone.

Arnone received her Cobb County ballot by mail, but vowed not to use it, even though she could.

"Something should be fixed about this because this can sway an election," said Arnone.

Georgia Secretary of State Handel agrees.

"Does our system just trust that people won't vote twice?” asked Handel. “From the federal level, yes pretty much."

There is no federal database to track voter registration and no laws obligating voters to notify their old state when they register in a new one.

“It's an extremely high potential for (voter fraud),” said Handel.

But she said right now the states have no capacity to compare their lists.

"You vote where you live,” said Handel. “You don't get to pick and choose based on what is a battleground state, so that's very disturbing and we will be looking at every single name on that list."

Her office will work together with Florida and Ohio to verify WSB-TV Channel 2’s data; a total of 112,000 people who might be double registered.

"It's very easy isn't it? You could potentially vote in, if we had worked it we could have voted in many places many times probably," said Aaron Bashore, who received two ballots.

People who simply got ballots in both places have not committed a crime, but Handel says voters like Tom Habel should beware. "Anyone who votes twice is undermining the core of our democratic process that is serious and we will pursue this to the fullest extent," said Handel.

For the larger list of 112,000 voters, WSB-TV Channel 2 was only able to verify their first, middle and last name and dates of birth; some of them could turn out to be different people with the exact same information.

The Secretaries of State can match them by social security number and if they wait until after the election, they will have a complete list of how many of them voted and how many times.

The ease with which voter fraud can now be committed, and organized on a mass scale by groups like ACORN, has become a serious problem that must be addressed.

[gmyers]

They said on Fox that the voter registrations they've tagged will be investigated and arounf the 10th they'll decide if the votes will be counted or not. I wonder how many votes wont be counted then.

[Jolie Rouge]

If they disallow the "tainted" votes - 200,000 suspicious voter registrations at the minimum as stated by the SOS of of Ohio just in that ONE state - 112,000 X2 in this article - will they recall the election ?

[uzjazz123]

Losers always whine.

[Jolie Rouge]

Losers always whine.

Another fine, fine example of grace in victory .....

:rolleyes:



Barack Obama elected president | 11:01 p.m.
Obama wins California, Hawaii, Oregon, Colorado, Nevada, and Washington, giving him 338 electoral votes to McCain's 139 (AP). He will be the 44th president of the United States. After a tight battle against Republican Sen. John McCain, Obama has become the first African American president in the history of the United States.

Obama is set to address his supporters from Chicago's Grant Park.

Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware will be accompanying Obama to the White House as his vice president. Biden made his first unsuccessful bid for president in 1988, and again this year before dropping out. A six-term senator, Biden is the chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee. One of his adult sons from his first marriage is currently serving in Iraq.

On June 4, Obama won the Democratic presidential nomination, beating Sen. Hillary Clinton in a tight primary race. The 47-year-old Democratic senator from Illinois stepped into the national spotlight in 2004, delivering the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention.

By now, Obama's personal history is well-known: He was born in Hawaii, the son of a white mother and Kenyan father. Obama's father returned to Kenya when Obama was two years old, leaving him to be raised by his mother and her family, including his beloved grandmother, "Toot," who died one day before her grandson was elected one of the most powerful leaders in the world.

After graduating from Columbia University, he went to Harvard Law School, becoming the first African American president of the prestigious Harvard Law Review. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004, where he sits on several committees, including Foreign Relations, Homeland Security and Veterans' Affairs.

Obama and his wife, Michelle, have two young daughters, Malia and Sasha.

[b]Obama wins swing state of Florida | 10:58 p.m.

Obama has won the highly contested state of Florida, adding 27 electoral votes (AP). Going into the Election Day, Obama held a slim 2-point lead over McCain. Republicans have taken Florida in 8 of the last 10 presidential elections. In 2000, the Florida was one of the most compelling races of the election. After a controversial recount and intervention by the Supreme Court, George W. Bush took the state by the narrowest of margins.

McCain wins his home state of Arizona and its 10 electoral votes (AP). He also won South Dakota and Nebraska (AP).

Obama scores big win in Virginia | 10:50 p.m.
Obama has taken the coveted battleground state of Virginia and its 13 electoral votes (AP). Like Indiana, the state has voted Republican in every presidential race since 1964. Leading into the election, Obama led McCain in the polls by a razor-thin 3-point margin.



Key win for Obama | 10:40 p.m.
Imagine that !?
Obama wins the battleground state of Ohio and its 20 electoral votes (AP). Heading into the election, Obama led McCain by 7 points. Ohio was considered a must-win state for McCain. However, the Obama campaign flooded the state with volunteers in March, specifically rural and suburban regions. Obama had 82 offices in Ohio, more than double the number McCain had. Ohio has voted for the winning presidential candidate in every election since 1964. Obama has also won Iowa's 7 electoral votes. According to Yahoo!'s political dashboard, Obama has a considerable lead in electoral votes: 207 to McCain's 114.


McCain has won Texas, Mississippi, West Virginia, Utah, North Dakota, and Louisiana, totaling 62 more electoral votes (AP).

ABC and Fox are projecting McCain will win Nebraska's electoral votes, though there are also reports that the state may, for the first time ever, split its 5 electoral votes.

Obama has won New Mexico's 5 electoral votes.

Historically, the state has had close races: In 2004, George W. Bush beat John Kerry by fewer than 6,000 votes. In 2000, Al Gore squeaked by Bush with less than 400 votes. Gov. Bill Richardson was a rumored vice-presidential candidate earlier this year and is expected to be a front-runner for a Cabinet position, should Obama win the election.

Obama wins 5 more states | 9:04 p.m.

Obama wins Michigan, New York, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, and Minnesota (AP). The big wins here are Michigan with 17 electoral votes, New York with 31, and Wisconsin with 10. Obama held a huge 16-point lead in Michigan's polls heading into Election Day. The state's hard-hit economy has been the focus of both candidates during the campaign. The last time Michigan voted Republican was in 1988.

McCain wins Arkansas, Wyoming, and Alabama adding 18 more electoral votes to his count (AP).

CNN, NBC, and Fox also project McCain will win North's Dakota's 3 electoral votes.

Obama wins Pennsylvania | 8:42 p.m.

Obama wins the battleground state of Pennsylvania and its 21 electoral votes (AP). Heading into Election Day, he held a comfortable 10-point lead in the polls over McCain. Obama's campaign invested heavily in Sen. Biden's home state, with more than 60 offices throughout the state. The last time Pennsylvania went red was in 1988.

Obama has also won New Hampshire and its 4 electoral votes (AP). New Hampshire gave Obama the very first votes of Election Day, when he won the tiny town of Dixville Notch, the first Democrat to do so since 1968. The 75 or so residents of Dixville Notch began voting at midnight; the final tally: 15 votes for Obama, 6 for McCain. Since 1960, Dixville Notch has opened its polls just after midnight on Election Day.

ABC, CBS, and Fox project McCain will win Arkansas' 6 electoral votes. ABC and NBC also project McCain will win Alabama and its 9 electoral votes.

NBC and Fox project McCain will win the big-prize state of Georgia and its 15 electoral votes. Going into the election, McCain led Obama by a 5 percent margin, with 8 percent of voters undecided. Georgia has voted Republican in the last two presidential elections. Pres. Bush took the state twice, with huge wins over Al Gore and John Kerry.

Obama wins slew of states, McCain wins 2 | 8:04 p.m.

Obama wins Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, and New Jersey (AP). These 8 states give Obama another 72 electoral votes. Meanwhile, McCain has won Oklahoma and Tennessee, giving him 18 more electoral votes (AP).


TV networks project South Carolina | 7:47 p.m.

NBC and CBS project McCain will win South Carolina's 8 electoral votes. While Obama's primary win gave him a big boost against Sen. Hillary Clinton, the state has not voted a Democrat for president since 1976.


TV networks project West Virginia | 7:32 p.m.

CBS and Fox project McCain will win West Virginia and its 5 electoral votes. McCain had a comfortable 9-point lead over Obama going into the vote. George W. Bush took the state handily in both 2000 and 2004./p>


First 2 states called | 7:03 p.m.

Obama has won Vermont's 3 electoral votes while McCain has won Kentucky's 8 electoral votes (AP). In 1992, Bill Clinton turned Vermont blue after years of GOP rule, and the state has voted a Democrat for president ever since. In recent elections, Kentucky twice voted for George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

First exit polls roll in
It IS the economy.

According to AP, "six in 10 voters picked the economy as the most important issue facing the nation. None of the other issues on the list -- energy, Iraq, terrorism and health care -- was picked by more than one in 10."

[Jolie Rouge]

Poll closing times and electoral votes (all times ET)
7:00 p.m.
Georgia (15)
Indiana (11)
Kentucky (8)
South Carolina (8)
Vermont (3)
Virginia (13)

7:30 p.m.
North Carolina (15)
Ohio (20)
West Virginia (5)

8 p.m.
Alabama (9)
Connecticut (5)
Delaware (3)
Florida (27)
Illinois (21)
Maine (4)
Maryland (10)
Massachusetts (12)
Mississippi (6)
Missouri (11)
New Hampshire (4)
New Jersey (15)
Oklahoma (7)
Pennsylvania (21)
Tennessee (11)
Washington D.C. (3)

8:30 p.m.
Arkansas (6)

9:00 p.m.
Arizona (10)
Colorado (9)
Kansas (6)
Louisiana (9)
Michigan (17)
Minnesota (10)
Nebraska (5)
New Mexico (5)
New York (31)
North Dakota (3)
Rhode Island (4)
South Dakota (3)
Texas (34)
Wisconsin (10)
Wyoming (3)

10:00 p.m.
Iowa (7)
Montana (3)
Nevada (5)
Utah (5)

11:00 p.m.
California (55)
Hawaii (4)
Idaho (4)
Oregon (7)
Washington (11)

1:00 a.m.
Alaska (3)
See more polls and results or read the latest from AP.


Tonight's key states
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