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• Sunday, June 4, 2006 12:42 AM

  NO???

  How much time did you spend in Ohio before, during, or after the 2004 election, Mr. Manjoo?? Well, I LIVE in Ohio, Mr. Manjoo, and I've been in a state of outrage for the last 20 months over what went on here. And I'm now watching Ken Blackwell steadfastly refuse to step aside as our Chief Elections Officer while he runs for governor. He gave Ohio to George Bush in 2004 and he's now in the process of giving Ohio to himself in 2006.

  RFK Jr. posed a question and presented a lot of information ... it's pretty obvious, at least to me, that he thinks there's more than enough doubt about the integrity of the election here in Ohio to merit a full-blown investigation. But you clearly don't agree -- you've decided the answer to his question is NO, and apparently that's that. It seems to me that ANY objective journalist would be calling for an investigation, but as so many others in this forum have already pointed out, you only seem interested in defending the position you took 20 months ago.

  If Ken Blackwell has nothing to hide, Mr. Manjoo, then why is he refusing to acknowledge or count the petitions submitted by Ohio's Green Party candidate for governor, Bob Fitrakis, even though Fitrakis has obtained more than twice the number of signatures required to be included on our November ballot? I'll tell you why, Mr. Manjoo. Because as a certified candidate with full legal standing, Fitrakis has pledged to escalate the Green campaign to unearth more of what really happened in Ohio 2004. Could it be that, as an attorney, Fitrakis's ability to drag our Secretary of State into court could blow things wide open? Of course the Greens will first have to haul Blackwell into court to force official certification of their petitions. Presumably there will be another in a long line of rulings by the Ohio courts every time Blackwell tries to circumvent the electoral process here in Ohio. Meanwhile, of course, the Greens can't do any campaigning, and that's obviously exactly what Ken Blackwell wants.

  Shame on Salon for continuing to allow you to "report" on this issue. We deserve a lot better!!! Although I'm not willing to give up on Salon just yet, as many others are, it'll be a cold day in hell before I waste any more of my time reading anything you write.

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