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 George W. Could Only Win by Stopping Florida's Count Bob Kunst Blasts Florida's Jeb Bush for Stealing Election |
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By Jack Nichols
Wednesday, Clinton joked about the state of Washington at a fund raising luncheon. "They have this unusual system in Washington State," he said, "They actually count all the votes!" On Thursday, the U.S. President promised Americans he'd speak out on behalf of the disenfranchised. "And remember," he said, "Even though I won't be president, I'll always be with you until the last dog dies." Wednesday night veteran gay activist Bob Kunst drove for nine hours from Miami Beach to Tallahassee so that he could protest on Thursday what he insists has been Florida's purposeful disenfranchisement of minority voters, those who were believed certain to oppose Bush during the election.. Kunst told GayToday:
Positioned in the cold during morning rush hour outside the Commission meeting at the Holiday Inn on Tennessee Street, Kunst held up two signs. He was wearing his crown. The signs read "Bush Stole the Election" and "Jail to the Thief!" Drivers, their thumbs up, passed in droves on their way to work, beeping their horns in approval. Kunst then attended the Commission meeting which, initially, was postponed because of electronic malfunctions. The activist joked about the circuit break, "Now our Civil Rights Commission knows what sorts of things went on in the voting booths." The Commission first heard testimony from three African-Americans. One, a woman, had been stopped by five highway patrolmen near a minority neighborhood precinct. A black minister, falsely accused of having served time as a felon, was initially disallowed his voting privileges until after he'd threatened legal action. A third black citizen said he'd felt intimidated by a police vehicle parked outside the voting precinct. None of these complaintants had been invited, said Kunst, to address Florida Governor Jeb Bush's election reform committee. "This Jeb Bush committee is more fluff than substance," charged Kunst, "and the last thing Florida needs is more fluff."
As soon as Bush had finished speaking, however, Kunst, flanked by his two signs, loudly accused the governor of betraying Florida and America, calling upon him to resign. "Our Freedom Riders—a busload-- will be at your mansion at 9a.m. next Thursday demanding your resignation," Kunst yelled. As Bush stepped into his SUV, both Florida and national media—approximately 30 strong--turned and gave their full attention to Kunst. "Twenty out of sixty Florida counties never bothered to re-count by machine as they'd been required by law to do," he explained to the reporters from major urban dailies. An attorney suing on behalf of the disabled, complimented the activist, explaining that Florida also errs in that it provides inadequate access to voting machines for its many disabled citizens. Two expert technical witnesses told Kunst that the twenty recalcitrant Florida counties represented 1,800,000 votes that were never re-counted, a figure that has not yet appeared in the media. Kunst, however, relayed this figure to the BBC and to GayToday. Kunst said: "In replying to Clinton today, Bush fell back on his same old truthless mantra, namely that there's already been sufficient re-counting and that another re-count is therefore unnecessary. But, when President Clinton told the nation that Bush had won because the counting had been stopped, I don't think he realized that 1,800,000 votes—many more than had previously been thought-- had not, in fact, been re-counted." Asking one technical expert's opinion about who would have won the election had a proper recount taken place, Kunst was told, "I would have said it was Bush who won until this figure of 1,800,000 that were not re-counted has emerged in such a vital way." The activist demanded a reply, as he spoke to reporters: "The question now is how did twenty county election supervisors ignore state law requiring a mandatory re-count—unless they were part of the whole Bushit family conspiracy to steal the election."
"Jeb didn't want any changes," Kunst told reporters, "because he needed to be able to steal the election for his brother. And he did." Information about the Freedom Ride: Bobkunst@mindspring.com Telephone: 305-864-5110 |
