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TO THE EDITOR RED FLAGS Why are the major news sources in the U.S. so quiet about potential election fraud is- sues in our 2004 swing states? A lot of pre- election speculation was brought to the pub- lic’s attention by the major news agencies about the paperless voter machines that were used widely in Ohio for this election. Most of the unease with these machines revolved around the facts that they are non-auditable, and the programming code is kept secret and is owned by for-profit corporations with close ties to George Bush and the GOP. Why has this issue all of a sudden van- ished from the national news radar screen given the events that unfolded in Ohio this election? I hope there are investigative jour- nalists objectively picking apart the discrep- ancies between the “official” vote tallies fa- voring Bush and the exit poll numbers that fa- vored Kerry on election day. I have heard some discomforting statisti- cal analyses by non-network news sources ar- guing that vote fraud may have occurred, and the objective statistical evidence is com- pelling, at least compelling enough to war- rant a real, hard pressing investigation. Red flags in objective exit polls say Kerry wins, GOP friendly company brings in new, non-auditable voting equipment that pro- claims Bush the winner by a squeaker, and fashion buy sell trade imals also lower the value of the pet in the eyes of the new owners. The “free” pet is much more likely to be dumped than the pet that had some monetary worth attached to it. We don’t need to encourage people to extend their “throw away” notions to living animals. What we counseled people to do when I was at Greenhill was to not mention a price in the ad. When people call about the pet, check them out and if the new home is satisfactory, waive the fee and tell them to use the money saved for food, treats, toys, a leash, or a dog- house/cat condo. At least put on a warning in your ads if you persist, and tell people what the conse- quences may be. Tom Rydbom Eugene the press goes quiet. I am not advocating that the election was fraudulent; I am, however, concerned that na- tional attention to the issue has so quickly di- minished and that serious inconsistency be- tween the vote count and rigorous polling outcomes are being ignored. I hope more at- tention is paid to this issue by the media in the coming weeks. Hans Smith Eugene that pays to be me CLUELESS IN LOVE To: David Jagernauth: During one of my breaks at work, I had the unfortunate oppor- tunity of reading your article (10/7) entitled “When Booty Calls: Sex in Your New City.” As all of my coworkers are college stu- dents, we felt this was an obscene representa- tion of our age group. My coworkers and I were shocked that you would define a one night stand or a booty call as one’s “greatest college achievement.” If you honestly be- lieve that a marriage and family life must be “saved” by reverting back to a promiscuous youth, then I feel deeply sorry for you, be- cause you obviously have a very skewed per- ception of what love is. By encouraging freshman and other young kids to meticulously plan a one night stand is simply reinforcing self-conscious be- havior in young men and women and setting them up to be taken advantage of. As one who remembers the feelings of loneliness and fearfulness that accompany someone who is just beginning their college years, it makes me ever more certain that these are not the memories which will get me through my later years; but rather, they will be the experiences which I most regret. As far as your advice to men that “The women are far more prudish than the clothes they wear,” I hope you realize that many young women wear certain clothes because they have a low self-esteem and want to fit in, not because they want to send a message that they want to sleep with you. One in four women are now sexually abused in some way, and that statistic is only fueled by people like you who insist that 131 E. 5th Ave (between Oak & Pearl) 687-2805 BUFFALOEXCHANGE . COM You’d better not POUT, You’d better not CRY, If you wanna get some ... Fly on by for some HOLIDAY PIE! ORGANIC COTTON sox for newborns to adults KIDS’ HOODIES & long sleeves from 6mos. to 16 years E Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye, Jimmy Cliff gear E TONS of new items arriving daily! E E ★ HO-Ho-Ho you really gotta go! ★ Mon-Sat 10-8/ Sun 12-5 E Corner of 11th & Willamette IF YOU’RE SHOCKED… IF YOU’RE ANGRY… IF YOU’RE CONFUSED… Speak out at MyMoralValues.com and make your voice heard. MyMoralValues.com Paid for by purpleocean.org, a public membership of SEIU It’s your chance to have America hear about your values, your morals and how they affected your vote. Some of the best comments will be published on November 26th in a New York Times advertisement. NOVEMBER 18, 2004 7
