Laura Ingraham, Democrat 'Voter Protection Line'

LAURA VS LIBS

As Ingraham Listeners Jam 'Protection Line', Progs Fume







Regardless of how tonight's results may in fact turn out for Republicans, we can at least thank talk host Laura Ingraham for sticking it to Democrats over their moonbat- inspired "Voter Protection Line".

Appearing to be more of a "evidence" gathering tool for post- election litigators than a real assistance line, Ingraham saw through the sham and directed listeners to phone it early and often.

And ring it they did: reports from the left have the number virtually bombarded, with Ingraham fans jamming the line.

Sure enough, so- called "progressives" are furious tonight to see their transparent "protection" effort exposed for what it really is. They're already busy threatening Ingraham with legal action and demanding she be fired.

From the liberal Media Matters site:

As the weblog Firedoglake first noted, during the November 7 edition of her nationally syndicated talk radio show, Laura Ingraham urged listeners to jam the phone lines of 1-888-DEM-VOTE, a voter assistance hotline sponsored by the Democratic Party.

Ingraham stated: "I want you to call it and I want you tell us what you get when you call 1-888-DEM-VOTE. They're on top of all of the shenanigans at the polling stations. One problem: you can't get through." Minutes later, while talking with a listener who called the hotline, Ingraham said: "Let's keep 'dem' lines ringing." Ingraham, a frequent Fox News contributor, is scheduled to appear on the November 7 edition of Fox News' Your World with Neil Cavuto.

According to Firedoglake, the voter assistance hotline is "now being flooded with calls from crank callers."

From the November 7 edition of Talk Radio Network's The Laura Ingraham Show:

INGRAHAM: Multiple callers are calling the 1-888-DUMB-VOTE line and they said that the line is now broken. That you can't get through.

MATT FOX (technical producer): The Democrats can't even do that right; they can't even do a help line.

INGRAHAM: First of all, you're telling people that their vote is being suppressed at all these polling stations across the country. Vote is being suppressed, what are you talking about? You want to see voter suppression? Try to vote in Iraq when you have snipers on rooftops, OK? Those people walk to the polls; they don't care about the snipers. So don't talk to me about voter suppression. That is the biggest bunch of baloney that we've been sold, and we've been sold it election after election by desperate Democrats -- 1-888-DEM-VOTE. I want you to call it, and I want you tell us what you get when you call 1-888-DEM-VOTE. They're on top of all of the shenanigans at the polling stations. One problem -- you can't get through.

[...]

CALLER: Hey, Laura, I called the 888 number. I think I cost the Democrats at least 25 cents.

From the often inaccurate lefty Think Progress site:

AUDIO: Laura Ingraham Tells Listeners To Jam Voter Protection Hotline

As FireDogLake has been reporting, right-wing radio host Laura Ingraham today urged her listeners to obstruct efforts to protect voting rights by jamming a free voter protection hotline.

After playing a recording of DNC Chairman Howard Dean promoting the line to voters, Ingraham suggested her listeners call en masse:

Tell me if you think I’m crazy. This is what I’m thinking. I think we all need to call 1 888 DEM VOTE all at the same time.

From the often unhinged Crooks and Liars:

Laura Ingraham’s Attempt To Jam DNC Phone Lines


Here is the audio of Laura Ingraham telling her listeners:

Tell me if you think I’m crazy. This is what I’m thinking. I think we all need to call 1 888 DEM VOTE all at the same time.

Yeah - you are crazy Laura. I wonder what other terms the DNC's lawyers will have for you in the coming days.

Think Progress has the transcript, as well as links to some of the prank calls the DNC has received since Ingraham decided to show how little she thinks of democracy.

From the liberal AMERICABlog, more legal threats against Ingraham:

Right wing/GOP pundit Laura Ingraham tries to jam DNC voter protection line

NOTE FROM JOHN: She's toast. I want to hear from election lawyers about this. And next I want to know where her show runs and who her advertisers are. Try to shut down voter fraud hotlines the day of the election - your career is over.

Consequences. There really have to be consequences for bad behavior. Like Laura Ingraham. She should be fired. Today, like most of her GOP cohorts, Ingraham engaged in an effort to undermine voting in America.

Laura Ingraham today told her listeners to jam the DNC's voter protection line. Think Progress has the audio and the transcript:

This is what I’m thinking. Tell me if you think I’m crazy. This is what I’m thinking. I think we all need to call 1 888 DEM VOTE all at the same time.

Listen for yourself here. It's all a big joke to Laura and the GOP.

A lot of lines -- legal and otherwise -- have been crossed this year by the GOP and their allies in an effort to suppress the vote. There have to be consequences.

And from the "progressive" Hullabaloo:

Monitoring The Dirty Tricks

by digby

Two unbiased observers, Joe Scarborough and Michael Smerconish, just pointed out that it's sickening to see Democrats whining about election irregularities when they do exactly the same thing, even worse. Like in Philadelphia where they are allegedly "mining votes" left and right as we speak. Or New Jersey where they have rigged the voting machines.

The one thing Republicans unbiased observers can't bear is Democratic hypocrisy and election stealing. This is why it's good that Laura Ingraham told her listeners to crank call the Democratic Voter protection hotline. They've got to stop the madness by any means necessary.

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