BALTIMORE (Reuters) – A former Republican governor’s aide accused of
election fraud in Maryland defended himself in court on Friday against
claims an automated phone message he authorized was intended to
suppress black Democrat voters.

Paul Schurick, 55, campaign manager for former Maryland governor
Robert Ehrlich, testified that the phone calls made to more than
100,000 Democratic, mostly-black voters on election night last year
were intended to inspire them to vote.

The message assured listeners that Ehrlich’s Democratic opponent —
incumbent Martin O’Malley who had defeated Ehrlich’s reelection bid in
2006 — and President Barack Obama, who was not up for election, were
already “successful.”

“Our goals have been met,” said the message delivered in a woman’s
voice starting at about 6 p.m. on November 2.

“The polls are correct and we took it back. We’re OK. Relax.
Everything’s fine. The only thing left is to watch it on TV tonight.”

Prosecutors say the calls were approved as Ehrlich’s support among
black voters plummeted, according to emails between Schurick and a
polling expert one week before the election, but by suppressing black
voters — who heavily favored O’Malley — Ehrlich could make up
significant ground.

Schurick is charged with two counts of conspiracy, one count of
election fraud and one count of failing to include a mandatory line
indicating which candidate approved the calls.

Schurick admitted that amid a hectic election day and reports of low
voter turnout, he authorized the calls. Around 4:40 p.m., Julius
Henson, a political consultant hired by the Ehrlich campaign to appeal
to African-American voters, read him the script over the phone.

“I accepted it,” said Schurick, who testified for about two hours on
Friday. “He’s the expert. As I said to him, ‘I’m paying you $16,000 a
month to come up with a strategy.’”

The calls were intended to be “counterintuitive,” Schurick said. Upon
hearing that O’Malley had won, black Democratic voters who were
sympathetic to Ehrlich would be motivated to vote, he said.

Defense attorneys also called several witnesses, high-ranking members
of Maryland’s political institutions, to vouch for Schurick, who has
held top positions in both Democratic and Republican administrations
for years.

On Thursday, jurors heard testimony from Ehrlich, former Republican
National Committee chairman and current MSNBC analyst Michael Steele
and former Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel.

Closing arguments and jury deliberation are expected to begin Monday.

On Sun, 04 Dec 2011 10:46:05 -0800, jps wrote:


BALTIMORE (Reuters) – A former Republican governor’s aide accused of
election fraud in Maryland defended himself in court on Friday against
claims an automated phone message he authorized was intended to
suppress black Democrat voters.

Paul Schurick, 55, campaign manager for former Maryland governor
Robert Ehrlich, testified that the phone calls made to more than
100,000 Democratic, mostly-black voters on election night last year
were intended to inspire them to vote.

The message assured listeners that Ehrlich’s Democratic opponent —
incumbent Martin O’Malley who had defeated Ehrlich’s reelection bid in
2006 — and President Barack Obama, who was not up for election, were
already “successful.”

“Our goals have been met,” said the message delivered in a woman’s
voice starting at about 6 p.m. on November 2.

“The polls are correct and we took it back. We’re OK. Relax.
Everything’s fine. The only thing left is to watch it on TV tonight.”

Prosecutors say the calls were approved as Ehrlich’s support among
black voters plummeted, according to emails between Schurick and a
polling expert one week before the election, but by suppressing black
voters — who heavily favored O’Malley — Ehrlich could make up
significant ground.

Schurick is charged with two counts of conspiracy, one count of
election fraud and one count of failing to include a mandatory line
indicating which candidate approved the calls.

Schurick admitted that amid a hectic election day and reports of low
voter turnout, he authorized the calls. Around 4:40 p.m., Julius
Henson, a political consultant hired by the Ehrlich campaign to appeal
to African-American voters, read him the script over the phone.

“I accepted it,” said Schurick, who testified for about two hours on
Friday. “He’s the expert. As I said to him, ‘I’m paying you $16,000 a
month to come up with a strategy.’”

The calls were intended to be “counterintuitive,” Schurick said. Upon
hearing that O’Malley had won, black Democratic voters who were
sympathetic to Ehrlich would be motivated to vote, he said.

Defense attorneys also called several witnesses, high-ranking members
of Maryland’s political institutions, to vouch for Schurick, who has
held top positions in both Democratic and Republican administrations
for years.

On Thursday, jurors heard testimony from Ehrlich, former Republican
National Committee chairman and current MSNBC analyst Michael Steele
and former Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel.

Closing arguments and jury deliberation are expected to begin Monday.

Yup, that Schurick character picked up some bad **** while working for Democrats.

I'm very proud of the prosecutors sending his ass up the river.

In article ,
says...

BALTIMORE (Reuters) ? A former Republican governor?s aide accused of
election fraud in Maryland defended himself in court on Friday against
claims an automated phone message he authorized was intended to
suppress black Democrat voters.

Paul Schurick, 55, campaign manager for former Maryland governor
Robert Ehrlich, testified that the phone calls made to more than
100,000 Democratic, mostly-black voters on election night last year
were intended to inspire them to vote.

The message assured listeners that Ehrlich?s Democratic opponent ?
incumbent Martin O?Malley who had defeated Ehrlich?s reelection bid in
2006 ? and President Barack Obama, who was not up for election, were
already ?successful.?

?Our goals have been met,? said the message delivered in a woman?s
voice starting at about 6 p.m. on November 2.

?The polls are correct and we took it back. We?re OK. Relax.
Everything?s fine. The only thing left is to watch it on TV tonight.?

Prosecutors say the calls were approved as Ehrlich?s support among
black voters plummeted, according to emails between Schurick and a
polling expert one week before the election, but by suppressing black
voters ? who heavily favored O?Malley ? Ehrlich could make up
significant ground.

Schurick is charged with two counts of conspiracy, one count of
election fraud and one count of failing to include a mandatory line
indicating which candidate approved the calls.

Schurick admitted that amid a hectic election day and reports of low
voter turnout, he authorized the calls. Around 4:40 p.m., Julius
Henson, a political consultant hired by the Ehrlich campaign to appeal
to African-American voters, read him the script over the phone.

?I accepted it,? said Schurick, who testified for about two hours on
Friday. ?He?s the expert. As I said to him, ?I?m paying you $16,000 a
month to come up with a strategy.??

The calls were intended to be ?counterintuitive,? Schurick said. Upon
hearing that O?Malley had won, black Democratic voters who were
sympathetic to Ehrlich would be motivated to vote, he said.

Defense attorneys also called several witnesses, high-ranking members
of Maryland?s political institutions, to vouch for Schurick, who has
held top positions in both Democratic and Republican administrations
for years.

On Thursday, jurors heard testimony from Ehrlich, former Republican
National Committee chairman and current MSNBC analyst Michael Steele
and former Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel.

Closing arguments and jury deliberation are expected to begin Monday.

I didn't know they let convicted felons like Marvin Mandel be witnesses?
Did they state that Mandel is a convicted felon when he took the stand?

On 12/4/11 7:07 PM, BAR wrote:
In ,
says...

BALTIMORE (Reuters) ? A former Republican governor?s aide accused of
election fraud in Maryland defended himself in court on Friday against
claims an automated phone message he authorized was intended to
suppress black Democrat voters.

Paul Schurick, 55, campaign manager for former Maryland governor
Robert Ehrlich, testified that the phone calls made to more than
100,000 Democratic, mostly-black voters on election night last year
were intended to inspire them to vote.

The message assured listeners that Ehrlich?s Democratic opponent ?
incumbent Martin O?Malley who had defeated Ehrlich?s reelection bid in
2006 ? and President Barack Obama, who was not up for election, were
already ?successful.?

?Our goals have been met,? said the message delivered in a woman?s
voice starting at about 6 p.m. on November 2.

?The polls are correct and we took it back. We?re OK. Relax.
Everything?s fine. The only thing left is to watch it on TV tonight.?

Prosecutors say the calls were approved as Ehrlich?s support among
black voters plummeted, according to emails between Schurick and a
polling expert one week before the election, but by suppressing black
voters ? who heavily favored O?Malley ? Ehrlich could make up
significant ground.

Schurick is charged with two counts of conspiracy, one count of
election fraud and one count of failing to include a mandatory line
indicating which candidate approved the calls.

Schurick admitted that amid a hectic election day and reports of low
voter turnout, he authorized the calls. Around 4:40 p.m., Julius
Henson, a political consultant hired by the Ehrlich campaign to appeal
to African-American voters, read him the script over the phone.

?I accepted it,? said Schurick, who testified for about two hours on
Friday. ?He?s the expert. As I said to him, ?I?m paying you $16,000 a
month to come up with a strategy.??

The calls were intended to be ?counterintuitive,? Schurick said. Upon
hearing that O?Malley had won, black Democratic voters who were
sympathetic to Ehrlich would be motivated to vote, he said.

Defense attorneys also called several witnesses, high-ranking members
of Maryland?s political institutions, to vouch for Schurick, who has
held top positions in both Democratic and Republican administrations
for years.

On Thursday, jurors heard testimony from Ehrlich, former Republican
National Committee chairman and current MSNBC analyst Michael Steele
and former Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel.

Closing arguments and jury deliberation are expected to begin Monday.

I didn't know they let convicted felons like Marvin Mandel be witnesses?
Did they state that Mandel is a convicted felon when he took the stand?


Perhaps you should have gone to community college after high school and
taken a few civics/government classes.

--
http://flickr.com/gp/hakr/8272ug

In article , dump-on-
says...

On 12/4/11 7:07 PM, BAR wrote:
In ,
says...

BALTIMORE (Reuters) ? A former Republican governor?s aide accused of
election fraud in Maryland defended himself in court on Friday against
claims an automated phone message he authorized was intended to
suppress black Democrat voters.

Paul Schurick, 55, campaign manager for former Maryland governor
Robert Ehrlich, testified that the phone calls made to more than
100,000 Democratic, mostly-black voters on election night last year
were intended to inspire them to vote.

The message assured listeners that Ehrlich?s Democratic opponent ?
incumbent Martin O?Malley who had defeated Ehrlich?s reelection bid in
2006 ? and President Barack Obama, who was not up for election, were
already ?successful.?

?Our goals have been met,? said the message delivered in a woman?s
voice starting at about 6 p.m. on November 2.

?The polls are correct and we took it back. We?re OK. Relax.
Everything?s fine. The only thing left is to watch it on TV tonight.?

Prosecutors say the calls were approved as Ehrlich?s support among
black voters plummeted, according to emails between Schurick and a
polling expert one week before the election, but by suppressing black
voters ? who heavily favored O?Malley ? Ehrlich could make up
significant ground.

Schurick is charged with two counts of conspiracy, one count of
election fraud and one count of failing to include a mandatory line
indicating which candidate approved the calls.

Schurick admitted that amid a hectic election day and reports of low
voter turnout, he authorized the calls. Around 4:40 p.m., Julius
Henson, a political consultant hired by the Ehrlich campaign to appeal
to African-American voters, read him the script over the phone.

?I accepted it,? said Schurick, who testified for about two hours on
Friday. ?He?s the expert. As I said to him, ?I?m paying you $16,000 a
month to come up with a strategy.??

The calls were intended to be ?counterintuitive,? Schurick said. Upon
hearing that O?Malley had won, black Democratic voters who were
sympathetic to Ehrlich would be motivated to vote, he said.

Defense attorneys also called several witnesses, high-ranking members
of Maryland?s political institutions, to vouch for Schurick, who has
held top positions in both Democratic and Republican administrations
for years.

On Thursday, jurors heard testimony from Ehrlich, former Republican
National Committee chairman and current MSNBC analyst Michael Steele
and former Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel.

Closing arguments and jury deliberation are expected to begin Monday.

I didn't know they let convicted felons like Marvin Mandel be witnesses?
Did they state that Mandel is a convicted felon when he took the stand?


Perhaps you should have gone to community college after high school and
taken a few civics/government classes.

And because of his inferiority because he attended a third rate school,
Harry tries to deny other's education.

In article ,
says...

In article , dump-on-
says...

On 12/4/11 7:07 PM, BAR wrote:
In ,
says...

BALTIMORE (Reuters) ? A former Republican governor?s aide accused of
election fraud in Maryland defended himself in court on Friday against
claims an automated phone message he authorized was intended to
suppress black Democrat voters.

Paul Schurick, 55, campaign manager for former Maryland governor
Robert Ehrlich, testified that the phone calls made to more than
100,000 Democratic, mostly-black voters on election night last year
were intended to inspire them to vote.

The message assured listeners that Ehrlich?s Democratic opponent ?
incumbent Martin O?Malley who had defeated Ehrlich?s reelection bid in
2006 ? and President Barack Obama, who was not up for election, were
already ?successful.?

?Our goals have been met,? said the message delivered in a woman?s
voice starting at about 6 p.m. on November 2.

?The polls are correct and we took it back. We?re OK. Relax.
Everything?s fine. The only thing left is to watch it on TV tonight.?

Prosecutors say the calls were approved as Ehrlich?s support among
black voters plummeted, according to emails between Schurick and a
polling expert one week before the election, but by suppressing black
voters ? who heavily favored O?Malley ? Ehrlich could make up
significant ground.

Schurick is charged with two counts of conspiracy, one count of
election fraud and one count of failing to include a mandatory line
indicating which candidate approved the calls.

Schurick admitted that amid a hectic election day and reports of low
voter turnout, he authorized the calls. Around 4:40 p.m., Julius
Henson, a political consultant hired by the Ehrlich campaign to appeal
to African-American voters, read him the script over the phone.

?I accepted it,? said Schurick, who testified for about two hours on
Friday. ?He?s the expert. As I said to him, ?I?m paying you $16,000 a
month to come up with a strategy.??

The calls were intended to be ?counterintuitive,? Schurick said. Upon
hearing that O?Malley had won, black Democratic voters who were
sympathetic to Ehrlich would be motivated to vote, he said.

Defense attorneys also called several witnesses, high-ranking members
of Maryland?s political institutions, to vouch for Schurick, who has
held top positions in both Democratic and Republican administrations
for years.

On Thursday, jurors heard testimony from Ehrlich, former Republican
National Committee chairman and current MSNBC analyst Michael Steele
and former Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel.

Closing arguments and jury deliberation are expected to begin Monday.

I didn't know they let convicted felons like Marvin Mandel be witnesses?
Did they state that Mandel is a convicted felon when he took the stand?


Perhaps you should have gone to community college after high school and
taken a few civics/government classes.

And because of his inferiority because he attended a third rate school,
Harry tries to deny other's education.

Regardless of what Harry says about me it doesn't change the fact that
the Marvin Mandel was and is a criminal.

On 12/6/11 8:27 AM, BAR wrote:
In ,
says...

In article3cGdnUF9WdcBhUHTnZ2dnUVZ_t2dnZ2d@earthlink .com, dump-on-
says...

On 12/4/11 7:07 PM, BAR wrote:
In ,
says...

BALTIMORE (Reuters) ? A former Republican governor?s aide accused of
election fraud in Maryland defended himself in court on Friday against
claims an automated phone message he authorized was intended to
suppress black Democrat voters.

Paul Schurick, 55, campaign manager for former Maryland governor
Robert Ehrlich, testified that the phone calls made to more than
100,000 Democratic, mostly-black voters on election night last year
were intended to inspire them to vote.

The message assured listeners that Ehrlich?s Democratic opponent ?
incumbent Martin O?Malley who had defeated Ehrlich?s reelection bid in
2006 ? and President Barack Obama, who was not up for election, were
already ?successful.?

?Our goals have been met,? said the message delivered in a woman?s
voice starting at about 6 p.m. on November 2.

?The polls are correct and we took it back. We?re OK. Relax.
Everything?s fine. The only thing left is to watch it on TV tonight.?

Prosecutors say the calls were approved as Ehrlich?s support among
black voters plummeted, according to emails between Schurick and a
polling expert one week before the election, but by suppressing black
voters ? who heavily favored O?Malley ? Ehrlich could make up
significant ground.

Schurick is charged with two counts of conspiracy, one count of
election fraud and one count of failing to include a mandatory line
indicating which candidate approved the calls.

Schurick admitted that amid a hectic election day and reports of low
voter turnout, he authorized the calls. Around 4:40 p.m., Julius
Henson, a political consultant hired by the Ehrlich campaign to appeal
to African-American voters, read him the script over the phone.

?I accepted it,? said Schurick, who testified for about two hours on
Friday. ?He?s the expert. As I said to him, ?I?m paying you $16,000 a
month to come up with a strategy.??

The calls were intended to be ?counterintuitive,? Schurick said. Upon
hearing that O?Malley had won, black Democratic voters who were
sympathetic to Ehrlich would be motivated to vote, he said.

Defense attorneys also called several witnesses, high-ranking members
of Maryland?s political institutions, to vouch for Schurick, who has
held top positions in both Democratic and Republican administrations
for years.

On Thursday, jurors heard testimony from Ehrlich, former Republican
National Committee chairman and current MSNBC analyst Michael Steele
and former Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel.

Closing arguments and jury deliberation are expected to begin Monday.

I didn't know they let convicted felons like Marvin Mandel be witnesses?
Did they state that Mandel is a convicted felon when he took the stand?


Perhaps you should have gone to community college after high school and
taken a few civics/government classes.

And because of his inferiority because he attended a third rate school,
Harry tries to deny other's education.

Regardless of what Harry says about me it doesn't change the fact that
the Marvin Mandel was and is a criminal.


But much less of a criminal than, say, Dick Cheney.

--
http://flickr.com/gp/hakr/8272ug

On Dec 6, 7:28*am, X ` Man dump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
can.com wrote:
On 12/6/11 8:27 AM, BAR wrote:









In ,
says...

In article3cGdnUF9WdcBhUHTnZ2dnUVZ_t2dn...@earthlink .com, dump-on-
says...

On 12/4/11 7:07 PM, BAR wrote:
In ,
says...

BALTIMORE (Reuters) ? A former Republican governor?s aide accused of
election fraud in Maryland defended himself in court on Friday against
claims an automated phone message he authorized was intended to
suppress black Democrat voters.

Paul Schurick, 55, campaign manager for former Maryland governor
Robert Ehrlich, testified that the phone calls made to more than
100,000 Democratic, mostly-black voters on election night last year
were intended to inspire them to vote.

The message assured listeners that Ehrlich?s Democratic opponent ?
incumbent Martin O?Malley who had defeated Ehrlich?s reelection bid in
2006 ? and President Barack Obama, who was not up for election, were
already ?successful.?

?Our goals have been met,? said the message delivered in a woman?s
voice starting at about 6 p.m. on November 2.

?The polls are correct and we took it back. We?re OK. Relax.
Everything?s fine. The only thing left is to watch it on TV tonight..?

Prosecutors say the calls were approved as Ehrlich?s support among
black voters plummeted, according to emails between Schurick and a
polling expert one week before the election, but by suppressing black
voters ? who heavily favored O?Malley ? Ehrlich could make up
significant ground.

Schurick is charged with two counts of conspiracy, one count of
election fraud and one count of failing to include a mandatory line
indicating which candidate approved the calls.

Schurick admitted that amid a hectic election day and reports of low
voter turnout, he authorized the calls. Around 4:40 p.m., Julius
Henson, a political consultant hired by the Ehrlich campaign to appeal
to African-American voters, read him the script over the phone.

?I accepted it,? said Schurick, who testified for about two hours on
Friday. ?He?s the expert. As I said to him, ?I?m paying you $16,000 a
month to come up with a strategy.??

The calls were intended to be ?counterintuitive,? Schurick said. Upon
hearing that O?Malley had won, black Democratic voters who were
sympathetic to Ehrlich would be motivated to vote, he said.

Defense attorneys also called several witnesses, high-ranking members
of Maryland?s political institutions, to vouch for Schurick, who has
held top positions in both Democratic and Republican administrations
for years.

On Thursday, jurors heard testimony from Ehrlich, former Republican
National Committee chairman and current MSNBC analyst Michael Steele
and former Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel.

Closing arguments and jury deliberation are expected to begin Monday.

I didn't know they let convicted felons like Marvin Mandel be witnesses?
Did they state that Mandel is a convicted felon when he took the stand?

Perhaps you should have gone to community college after high school and
taken a few civics/government classes.

And because of his inferiority because he attended a third rate school,
Harry tries to deny other's education.

Regardless of what Harry says about me it doesn't change the fact that
the Marvin Mandel was and is a criminal.

But much less of a criminal than, say, Dick Cheney.


but Harry, Cheney has never had charges presed against him. You really
should consider doing so....

On 12/6/11 8:46 AM, Tim wrote:
On Dec 6, 7:28 am, X ` Mandump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
can.com wrote:
On 12/6/11 8:27 AM, BAR wrote:









In ,
says...

In article3cGdnUF9WdcBhUHTnZ2dnUVZ_t2dn...@earthlink .com, dump-on-
says...

On 12/4/11 7:07 PM, BAR wrote:
In ,
says...

BALTIMORE (Reuters) ? A former Republican governor?s aide accused of
election fraud in Maryland defended himself in court on Friday against
claims an automated phone message he authorized was intended to
suppress black Democrat voters.

Paul Schurick, 55, campaign manager for former Maryland governor
Robert Ehrlich, testified that the phone calls made to more than
100,000 Democratic, mostly-black voters on election night last year
were intended to inspire them to vote.

The message assured listeners that Ehrlich?s Democratic opponent ?
incumbent Martin O?Malley who had defeated Ehrlich?s reelection bid in
2006 ? and President Barack Obama, who was not up for election, were
already ?successful.?

?Our goals have been met,? said the message delivered in a woman?s
voice starting at about 6 p.m. on November 2.

?The polls are correct and we took it back. We?re OK. Relax.
Everything?s fine. The only thing left is to watch it on TV tonight.?

Prosecutors say the calls were approved as Ehrlich?s support among
black voters plummeted, according to emails between Schurick and a
polling expert one week before the election, but by suppressing black
voters ? who heavily favored O?Malley ? Ehrlich could make up
significant ground.

Schurick is charged with two counts of conspiracy, one count of
election fraud and one count of failing to include a mandatory line
indicating which candidate approved the calls.

Schurick admitted that amid a hectic election day and reports of low
voter turnout, he authorized the calls. Around 4:40 p.m., Julius
Henson, a political consultant hired by the Ehrlich campaign to appeal
to African-American voters, read him the script over the phone.

?I accepted it,? said Schurick, who testified for about two hours on
Friday. ?He?s the expert. As I said to him, ?I?m paying you $16,000 a
month to come up with a strategy.??

The calls were intended to be ?counterintuitive,? Schurick said. Upon
hearing that O?Malley had won, black Democratic voters who were
sympathetic to Ehrlich would be motivated to vote, he said.

Defense attorneys also called several witnesses, high-ranking members
of Maryland?s political institutions, to vouch for Schurick, who has
held top positions in both Democratic and Republican administrations
for years.

On Thursday, jurors heard testimony from Ehrlich, former Republican
National Committee chairman and current MSNBC analyst Michael Steele
and former Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel.

Closing arguments and jury deliberation are expected to begin Monday.

I didn't know they let convicted felons like Marvin Mandel be witnesses?
Did they state that Mandel is a convicted felon when he took the stand?

Perhaps you should have gone to community college after high school and
taken a few civics/government classes.

And because of his inferiority because he attended a third rate school,
Harry tries to deny other's education.

Regardless of what Harry says about me it doesn't change the fact that
the Marvin Mandel was and is a criminal.

But much less of a criminal than, say, Dick Cheney.


but Harry, Cheney has never had charges presed against him. You really
should consider doing so....


I wish I could. Cheney is without question the biggest criminal of the
Dubya administration. The fact that he was not prosecuted is one of my
few major disappointments with the Obama administration.

--
http://flickr.com/gp/hakr/8272ug

On 12/6/2011 8:49 AM, X ` Man wrote:
On 12/6/11 8:46 AM, Tim wrote:
On Dec 6, 7:28 am, X ` Mandump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
can.com wrote:
On 12/6/11 8:27 AM, BAR wrote:









In ,
says...

In article3cGdnUF9WdcBhUHTnZ2dnUVZ_t2dn...@earthlink .com, dump-on-
says...

On 12/4/11 7:07 PM, BAR wrote:
In ,
says...

BALTIMORE (Reuters) ? A former Republican governor?s aide
accused of
election fraud in Maryland defended himself in court on Friday
against
claims an automated phone message he authorized was intended to
suppress black Democrat voters.

Paul Schurick, 55, campaign manager for former Maryland governor
Robert Ehrlich, testified that the phone calls made to more than
100,000 Democratic, mostly-black voters on election night last year
were intended to inspire them to vote.

The message assured listeners that Ehrlich?s Democratic opponent ?
incumbent Martin O?Malley who had defeated Ehrlich?s reelection
bid in
2006 ? and President Barack Obama, who was not up for election,
were
already ?successful.?

?Our goals have been met,? said the message delivered in a woman?s
voice starting at about 6 p.m. on November 2.

?The polls are correct and we took it back. We?re OK. Relax.
Everything?s fine. The only thing left is to watch it on TV
tonight.?

Prosecutors say the calls were approved as Ehrlich?s support among
black voters plummeted, according to emails between Schurick and a
polling expert one week before the election, but by suppressing
black
voters ? who heavily favored O?Malley ? Ehrlich could make up
significant ground.

Schurick is charged with two counts of conspiracy, one count of
election fraud and one count of failing to include a mandatory line
indicating which candidate approved the calls.

Schurick admitted that amid a hectic election day and reports of
low
voter turnout, he authorized the calls. Around 4:40 p.m., Julius
Henson, a political consultant hired by the Ehrlich campaign to
appeal
to African-American voters, read him the script over the phone.

?I accepted it,? said Schurick, who testified for about two
hours on
Friday. ?He?s the expert. As I said to him, ?I?m paying you
$16,000 a
month to come up with a strategy.??

The calls were intended to be ?counterintuitive,? Schurick said.
Upon
hearing that O?Malley had won, black Democratic voters who were
sympathetic to Ehrlich would be motivated to vote, he said.

Defense attorneys also called several witnesses, high-ranking
members
of Maryland?s political institutions, to vouch for Schurick, who
has
held top positions in both Democratic and Republican
administrations
for years.

On Thursday, jurors heard testimony from Ehrlich, former Republican
National Committee chairman and current MSNBC analyst Michael
Steele
and former Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel.

Closing arguments and jury deliberation are expected to begin
Monday.

I didn't know they let convicted felons like Marvin Mandel be
witnesses?
Did they state that Mandel is a convicted felon when he took the
stand?

Perhaps you should have gone to community college after high
school and
taken a few civics/government classes.

And because of his inferiority because he attended a third rate
school,
Harry tries to deny other's education.

Regardless of what Harry says about me it doesn't change the fact that
the Marvin Mandel was and is a criminal.

But much less of a criminal than, say, Dick Cheney.


but Harry, Cheney has never had charges presed against him. You really
should consider doing so....


I wish I could. Cheney is without question the biggest criminal of the
Dubya administration. The fact that he was not prosecuted is one of my
few major disappointments with the Obama administration.



Let's hear the rest of your "few major" disappointments.