1 But, of course, the official numbers are bullshit. It’s worse. How much worse, it almost doesn’t matter: by any measure the noncount total is way more than the winning margin in two of the last three presidential races, and above the winning pluralities in a staggering number of races for other offices. For a detailed discussion of the calculations, go to www.BallotBandits.org. We are including, as well, comments and alternative calculations of the noncount by other credentialed experts. NB: The difference between these calculations is not large.
2 Langone had little financial interest in database management, but major financial interest in eliminating the rules against insider trading and stock market manipulation. New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer charged Langone with market manipulation in a civil action. It appears that Mr. Langone was behind obtaining information on Spitzer’s late-night snacking. See “Eliot’s Mess” at www.BallotBandits.org.
3 Hear the Kochs and Christie yourself on the tape obtained by Brad Friedman, in the film Billionaires & Ballot Bandits.
4 See The Assassination of Hugo Chavez, our film for LinkTV and Democracy Now!, based on the original stories for BBC television Newsnight, at http://www.gregpalast.com/store/?id=17.
5 If it sounds complex, that’s because today’s pirates and predators don’t make it easy to unravel their schemes. If you want the full story of Singer and crew, read Vultures’ Picnic (www.VulturesPicnic.org).
6 Read the investigative report on banking à la Penny Pritzker by Flashpoints host and investigative reporter Dennis Bernstein at www.BallotBandits.com.
7 Our team obtained a confidential memo from Geithner to Summers, “As we enter the endgame,” revealing the secret meetings with Citibank, a genesis document of the current worldwide financial disaster, which can be seen at www.VulturesPicnic.org in the File Cabinet.
8 I was originally asked to investigate the company in 1981 by the attorney general of Arkansas, Bill Clinton. But I was a big-shot New York investigator with no interest in working for some small-time politician from Dawg Patch. Too bad: I could have put him on the straight path.
9 I encourage you to read my entire discussion with Dr. Wang and meet her in the film Billionaires & Ballot Bandits, which you can download at www.BallotBandits.com.
10 For a full analysis of the procedural vote-gaming in Ohio in 2004, read “Kerry Won” in Armed Madhouse by Greg Palast, at www.BallotBandits.org.
11 Thanks to Ellen Theisen, Stanford’s Dr. David Dill, and the experts of Verified Voting for those stats.
12 Meet Pecos Paul, Santiago Juarez, Hector Balderas, and the Acoma Pueblo leaders in the film Billionaires & Ballot Bandits at www.BallotBandits.org.
13 Meet Willie Steen in the BBC Television broadcasts, Bush Family Fortunes and Election Files, available for a donation to the not-for-profit Palast Investigative Fund. If you find the monkey entertaining, feed it.
14 Indeed, the statistical survey shows Hispanics the most committed of any ethnic group to attempting to register. While the Times article tediously quotes those Hispanics who say their vote won’t make a difference, the Census shows that whites express that view twice as frequently as Hispanics (http://www.census.gov/prod/2010pubs/p20-562.pdf).
15 This chapter is written by Professor Kennedy.