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Saturday, June 3, 2006 12:00 AM

Was the 2004 election stolen? No.

In Rolling Stone, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. argues that new evidence proves that Bush stole the election. But the evidence he cites isn't new and his argument is filled with distortions and blatant omissions.

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  • Saturday, June 3, 2006 07:14 AM

    ... So now what?

    The exasperated "let us head once again into this breach" with which Mr. Manjoo opens his article gave me artificially high hopes that the piece might include a few words on what can be done about the problem.

    Whether we witnessed a bona fide conspiracy in the outcome of the election -- involving vote-switching, purging, and systematic tampering with machines -- and whether it was enough to swing the results, OR NOT, the laundry list of dirty tricks, questionable money trails, and downright incompetence is enough to make any American sick. RFK Jr.'s conclusion, no matter which way you look at it, is a sincere and alarming call to action.

    Why waste more time with the back-and-forth between these arguments? So if you subscribe to "2004 was stolen" theories, you're a tin foil hat-wearing loony tune, and if you point out the flaws in these theories, you're a shill for the right wing. Very productive. Stop savaging each other, do some homework, and tell us, your readers, what can be done to be sure that we have a fair election next time. There's a point on which we can all agree ...

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