Yes, we can.

[Gemini Cricket]

I wonder how many people actually believe this. Amazing.

Voters in several states have receiving bogus text messages or e-mail urging supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to put off voting until Wednesday because of long lines, spurring threats of prosecution in at least two states. The messages — a perennial election stunt — popped up Tuesday on mobile phones and computers in the battleground states of Florida, Virginia and Missouri, as well as in several other states. One falsely claimed to be a "CNN breaking news" alert.
"All Obama voters, due to long delays, are asked to wait and vote tomorrow 11/05," that message stated.

Source

[Andrew]

Isn't it interesting how these always seem to come from one side and target the other, but not the other way 'round?

[BarTopDancer]

I heard rumors of Black Panthers with bats outside polling places and Republican poll observers being kicked out for being Republican. Given the source, without being able to cite sources I don't believe him. I think that would have been all over the news.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

There are contradicting reports about that.

Fox News says that the black panthers were blocking the door. But one of them was actually an official election volunteer whose job was to guard the door. (The other, who WAS - rather ill-advisedly - holding a nightstick, was his friend; he did leave when asked.)

Fox news says that they were intimidating people, and the rumor has expanded to "not letting Republicans in." That's a fallacy in and of itself because how would they know who the Republicans were? You're not allowed to wear paraphernalia or participate in electioneering within 100 feet of the polling place.

Dischell (note: an Obama volunteer) says that earlier this morning a few men who identified themselves as being from the McCain campaign came and started taking pictures of the two panthers on their cell phones. She suggested that they seemed to be baiting the panthers, and that the designated watcher may have given one of them the finger in response to the picture taking.

The police came roughly an hour and a half later. She says she talked to the cops and told them there had been no incident. The police drove away without getting out of the car, she adds.

Some time later, a second, larger group of men whose affiliation couldn't be determined came with real cameras and started taking more pictures. Maybe 15 minutes later the cops returned. This time, they spoke to people on both sides, and told the panther not designated to watch the polls to leave, which he did without an argument.

"There was no fight, nothing," she says.

Fox News arrived on the scene at around that time and started interviewing people near the entrance. The building manager asked the Fox reporter to leave, she says, and he moved further from the entrance.

That's where things now stand. "There has been no fighting, no voter intimidation at all," she said.

Philadelphia DA office says they received no complaints.

Basically, witnesses are saying that the gentleman who was interviewed by Fox News is full of bull****.

Yes, I think it was pretty stupid to hold a nightstick. But the guy seems to be telling racist tall tales since others are repudiating.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I saw the Faux News report on this, with their usual field reporter speaking in outraged tones style. Made me highly suspect of the facts.

[BarTopDancer]

Thanks for doing that research H!!

[Strangler Lewis]

If the Republicans aren't paying those guys to dress as Black Panthers, they should.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Andrew

Isn't it interesting how these always seem to come from one side and target the other, but not the other way 'round?

Absolutely: it is ALWAYS [the opposing party] trying to trick the [my party]

[Moonliner]

So at what point does the title of this thread get changed to "Yes we did"?

[JWBear]

It doesn't. We just start a new tread with that title. iSm would want it that way...