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Florida vote questions -- again 

Greg Palast, for the BBC, questions whether a new Florida vote scandal is in the making. Palast charges that a list of voters in a predominately black, Democratic area of Jacksonville was distributed to Republican campaign directors. The list is posted on a section of the GeorgeWBush.org website called the 'Dead Letter Office' where emails are archived.
Don't know how significant this voter list is, although there's a suggestion it could be part of a campaign to challenge voters. But there are some fascinating things on this page, including memos on a TV ad, a mailer, and a proposed rally aimed at the Miami market. Oh, and one email from one Republican state representative to another, with a photo of GWB's daughter Barbara Bush saying 'She and I would look good together'.....the answer: 'Stay away from Jenna or things could get ugly'.
If you thought this was the official campaign Website, this would be puzzling. But, as This article in Salon explains, it is a parody site. And Salon questions whether Palast's story stands up. The emails, however, are apparently authentic, sent by accident to the wrong domain.

posted by liz at 11:23 AM