THE DAY I WATCHED OUR VOTES BEING STOLEN…As The Republican Party I Risked My Life For Stood By And Did Nothing [VIDEO]Dear Barack Obama, please don t tell me voter fraud isn t possible in a state where the Governor and Secretary of State are Republicans. I live in the very blue state of Michigan where both offices are held by Republicans and I beg to differ I was a poll challenger in the city of Pontiac, MI in 2012 and again, in 2014. The video below is an interview I did with Dennis Michael Lynch where I discuss the unbelievable corrupt behavior by the poll supervisor and voter fraud I witnessed. Dennis starts out the video by discussing Republican Governor Rick Snyder.  Although I am no fan of the Governor s I m not sure he ever knew about the decision by the GOP to ignore the voter fraud we witnessed. But Republican Secretary of State Ruth Johnson s office was fully aware of the voter fraud we witnessed and chose to look away.My best friend and business partner Leisa and I asked  to go to Detroit in 2012 to work as poll challengers. We were given the assignment, left early in the morning and headed into what we were sure was going to be a contentious day. We couldn t have been more wrong. The women who were supervising the polling places were serious and followed the rules to a tee. Besides the fact that every voter coming into the polling place had what is called a  Black Slate  (that s essentially a mock up of the ballot with the spots marked where voters were expected to fill in) we couldn t find a single irregularity or rule that wasn t being followed. The  Black Slate  was a sort of cheat sheet for uniformed voters. There were no decisions that had to be made by the voter, just fill in the ovals exactly as they appeared on the  Black Slate   and voil you ve voted! No need to pick candidates, judges or even to make decisions on ballot proposals, they ve already been made for you by whomever decided how black Michigan residents should vote. We were pleased to see that there weren t any issues at the Detroit polling place, so we decided to move to Pontiac where a friend had been messaging us about some  strange things  that were happening. She had never been a poll challenger before, but was wondering if people should have been putting their own ballots in the machine in the early morning hours just after the opening of the polls.Upon entering the polling place, we were greeting by a supervisor. She was a black woman with a very stern look on her face. We smiled, handed her a box of donuts, introduced ourselves and said we were working for the Republican Party as poll challengers. Her response was,  I ll be watching you watching me.  That was just the start of what turned out to be a very contentious day at the polls.I spent the day with my good friend Dennis Michael Lynch driving around Detroit and talking to people about jobs and other issues. While we were driving, Dennis asked me to tell him my story. Although it s not my most flattering angle LOL here is my story:There were 3 precincts within one building where we landed in Pontiac. The black female supervisor at the precinct where I was working was getting very frustrated by presence at the polls. It was pretty clear they were not conditioned to having anyone watch the voting process, as the workers and supervisors all appeared to be on edge. As voters came through they were asked to show identification in order to get their registration form. After they received their white voter registration form, they moved down the line for the next person who had a voter roll book with the names and addresses of the voters. The person with the book was supposed to check the picture ID against the name on the form and the name in the book. The person with the book appeared to be intentionally blocking me out so I couldn t see the book. I tried to lean around him and the supervisor yelled at me to  get back!  She kept saying,  You re making him uncomfortable!  I continued to move around until I could find a spot within the boundaries I was allowed to stand in, so I could be sure the voters names were matching those in the voter roll book. Every time I would start to get a closer look, he would slam the book shut and either say, their names were in the book, or that they weren t, in which case, he would pull out his flip phone and dial a number. He claimed he was calling the City Clerk and after giving the voters name, he would say the Clerk said  it was okay for them to vote . I would challenge the vote, as I couldn t see the book or the voters name on their ID, the supervisor would ignore me. Over and over again, I said I wanted to challenge the vote, and she ignored me. At one point things became so heated that she pressed her chest up against mine and was physically threatening me to back away from the process. I refused, and  the voters in the line began to cheer for her, like we were in some sort of cage match.After several SOS phone calls to the MI Republican Party hotline, they finally sent an attorney who witnessed the supervisor ignoring me when I asked for her to challenge the vote. Leisa, the attorney who was working for the GOP or Mitt Romney (we never got a straight answer about who he was working for from the GOP) and I took notes, we were all stunned at what we witnessed.I waited a few days after Mitt Romney s devastating defeat hoping I would hear from someone in the Republican Party. I never did. Several days later, I took it upon myself to call the MI GOP Party Chairman, who at the time was Bobby Schostak. I relayed part of my story to him, he didn t seem to be very interested and told me to call our Republican Secretary of State Ruth Johnson. I called her office and explained why I was calling. I never heard back. I called the person who scheduled us at the polling place and asked if the attorney was going to move forward with charges. He told us if the GOP was going to do anything, they would likely contact me. We never heard back from anyone.Two years later we returned to the same polling place and again witnessed more shenanigans. This time they were ready for us. Large men appeared out of nowhere and lined up against the wall directly across from where I was standing. They were watching me. On several occasions, one of them would come up and ask me why I was there. I explained I was only protecting the sanctity of the vote and it wasn t a Republican or Democrat thing. Protecting the sanctity of our vote was for the good of every American. He sneered and walked away. When things became heated between a poll worker and me because she kept insisting I was  making her uncomfortable,  I called and begged for the Republican Party to send a representative to help us out. When they finally sent someone, the City Clerk approached us and told me he had to leave. I explained that he could be there, so she called a Sheriff to come down and deal with me. Together, they threatened to have me arrested if I continued to break the rules. I explained I wasn t breaking any rules and reminded the Sheriff that if he was going to threaten me, he should understand the law. Ten minutes later, the City Clerk approached me and told me she was  sorry  that it appeared I hadn t broken any laws. As it turns out, she was only using the Sheriff as a prop. She wanted to create a news story. She wanted to say they had to call in a law enforcement officer to prevent me from intimidating the voters. When we left for lunch she called the press. The story was printed with no opposition to their lies and we were never contacted to give our side. The GOP party told us to leave after lunch. They said the press was there and they didn t want us to talk to them. We reluctantly left.After our second time at the same polls and not seeing any real improvement, I decided I needed to demand someone from the Secretary of State s office speak to me. I called Ruth Johnson s office and I was directed to her assistant, Linda Lee-Tarver (who for the record is a lovely woman and I do believe she was genuinely concerned about our situation). I spent over an hour on the phone with Linda Lee -Tarver explaining in great detail all that took place on that day. She said she was stunned, and that I should tell everything to Secretary of State Ruth Johnson s Chief of Staff Mike Seneyko. I then spoke with Mike on the phone for over an hour. He promised they would do something. I never heard back from him. To this day, I have yet to hear back from a single GOP official. Apparently, two mothers who risked their safety and possibly our lives to protect the sanctity of the vote was not important enough to them.Will we be poll challenger again? You betcha. Just knowing that we possibly slowed the bleed a bit makes me feel like it was all worth it. Do I trust the GOP to take voter fraud by Democrats seriously? Hell no politics
the day i watched our votes being the republican party i risked my life for stood by and did nothing video dear barack obama please tell voter fraud possible state governor secretary state republicans i live blue state michigan offices held republicans i beg differ i poll challenger city poetic mi the video interview i dennis michael lynch i discuss unbelievable corrupt behavior poll supervisor voter fraud i witnessed dennis starts video discussing republican governor rick snyder although i fan governor i sure ever knew decision gop ignore voter fraud witnessed but republican secretary state ruth johnson office fully aware voter fraud witnessed chose look best friend business partner lisa i asked go detroit work poll challengers we given assignment left early morning headed sure going contentious day we wrong the women supervising polling places serious followed rules tee besides fact every voter coming polling place called black slate essentially mock ballot spots marked voters expected fill find single irregularly rule followed the black slate sort cheat sheet uniformed voters there decisions made voter fill oval exactly appeared black slate oil voted no need pick candidates judges even make decisions ballot proposals already made whomever decided black michigan residents vote we pleased see issues detroit polling place decided move poetic friend messaging us strange things happening she never poll challenger wondering people putting ballots machine early morning hours opening entering polling place greeting supervisor she black woman stern look face we sailed handed box debuts introduced said working republican party poll challengers her response i watching watching that start turned contentious day spent day good friend dennis michael lynch driving around detroit talking people jobs issues while driving dennis asked tell story although flattering angle lol story there precincts within one building landed poetic the black female supervisor precinct i working getting frustrated presence polls it pretty clear conditioned anyone watch voting process workers supervisors appeared edge as voters came asked show identification order get registration form after received white voter registration form moved line next person voter roll book names addresses voters the person book supposed check picture id name form name book the person book appeared intentionally blocking i see book i tried lean around supervisor yelled get back she kept saying you making uncomfortable i continued move around i could find spot within boundaries i allowed stand i could sure voters names matching voter roll book every time i would start get closer look would slam book shut either say names book case would pull flip phone dial number he claimed calling city clerk giving voters name would say clerk said okay vote i would challenge vote i see book voters name id supervisor would ignore over i said i wanted challenge vote ignored at one point things became heated pressed chest mine physically threatening back away process i refused voters line began cheer like sort cage several sos phone calls mi republican party hotline finally sent attorney witnessed supervisor ignoring i asked challenge vote lisa attorney working gop mitt romney never got straight answer working gop i took notes stunned waited days mitt romney devastating defeat hoping i would hear someone republican party i never several days later i took upon call mi gop party chairman time bobby schostak i relayed part story seem interested told call republican secretary state ruth johnson i called office explained i calling i never heard back i called person scheduled us polling place asked attorney going move forward charges he told us gop going anything would likely contact we never heard back years later returned polling place witnessed shenanigans this time ready us large men appeared nowhere lined wall directly across i standing they watching on several occasions one would come ask i i explained i protecting sanctity vote republican democrat thing protecting sanctity vote good every american he steered walked away when things became heated poll worker kept insisting i making uncomfortable i called begged republican party send representative help us when finally sent someone city clerk approached us told leave i explained could called sheriff come deal together threatened arrested i continued break rules i explained i breaking rules reminded sheriff going threaten understand law ten minutes later city clerk approached told sorry appeared i broken laws as turns using sheriff prop she wanted create news story she wanted say call law enforcement officer prevent intimidating voters when left lunch called press the story printed opposition lies never contacted give side the gop party told us leave lunch they said press want us talk we reluctantly second time polls seeing real improvement i decided i needed demand someone secretary state office speak i called ruth johnson office i directed assistant linda record lovely woman i believe genuinely concerned situation i spent hour phone linda lee explaining great detail took place day she said stunned i tell everything secretary state ruth johnson chief staff mike senkyo i spoke mike phone hour he promised would something i never heard back to day i yet hear back single gop official apparently two mothers risked safety possibly lives protect sanctity vote important enough poll challenger you beta just knowing possibly slowed bleed bit makes feel like worth do i trust gop take voter fraud democrats seriously hell politics
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: THE DAY I WATCHED OUR VOTES BEING STOLEN…As The Republican Party I Risked My Life For Stood By And Did Nothing [VIDEO]Dear Barack Obama, please don t tell me voter fraud isn t possible in a state where the Governor and Secretary of State are Republicans. I live in the very blue state of Michigan where both offices are held by Republicans and I beg to differ I was a poll challenger in the city of Pontiac, MI in 2012 and again, in 2014. The video below is an interview I did with Dennis Michael Lynch where I discuss the unbelievable corrupt behavior by the poll supervisor and voter fraud I witnessed. Dennis starts out the video by discussing Republican Governor Rick Snyder.  Although I am no fan of the Governor s I m not sure he ever knew about the decision by the GOP to ignore the voter fraud we witnessed. But Republican Secretary of State Ruth Johnson s office was fully aware of the voter fraud we witnessed and chose to look away.My best friend and business partner Leisa and I asked  to go to Detroit in 2012 to work as poll challengers. We were given the assignment, left early in the morning and headed into what we were sure was going to be a contentious day. We couldn t have been more wrong. The women who were supervising the polling places were serious and followed the rules to a tee. Besides the fact that every voter coming into the polling place had what is called a  Black Slate  (that s essentially a mock up of the ballot with the spots marked where voters were expected to fill in) we couldn t find a single irregularity or rule that wasn t being followed. The  Black Slate  was a sort of cheat sheet for uniformed voters. There were no decisions that had to be made by the voter, just fill in the ovals exactly as they appeared on the  Black Slate   and voil you ve voted! No need to pick candidates, judges or even to make decisions on ballot proposals, they ve already been made for you by whomever decided how black Michigan residents should vote. We were pleased to see that there weren t any issues at the Detroit polling place, so we decided to move to Pontiac where a friend had been messaging us about some  strange things  that were happening. She had never been a poll challenger before, but was wondering if people should have been putting their own ballots in the machine in the early morning hours just after the opening of the polls.Upon entering the polling place, we were greeting by a supervisor. She was a black woman with a very stern look on her face. We smiled, handed her a box of donuts, introduced ourselves and said we were working for the Republican Party as poll challengers. Her response was,  I ll be watching you watching me.  That was just the start of what turned out to be a very contentious day at the polls.I spent the day with my good friend Dennis Michael Lynch driving around Detroit and talking to people about jobs and other issues. While we were driving, Dennis asked me to tell him my story. Although it s not my most flattering angle LOL here is my story:There were 3 precincts within one building where we landed in Pontiac. The black female supervisor at the precinct where I was working was getting very frustrated by presence at the polls. It was pretty clear they were not conditioned to having anyone watch the voting process, as the workers and supervisors all appeared to be on edge. As voters came through they were asked to show identification in order to get their registration form. After they received their white voter registration form, they moved down the line for the next person who had a voter roll book with the names and addresses of the voters. The person with the book was supposed to check the picture ID against the name on the form and the name in the book. The person with the book appeared to be intentionally blocking me out so I couldn t see the book. I tried to lean around him and the supervisor yelled at me to  get back!  She kept saying,  You re making him uncomfortable!  I continued to move around until I could find a spot within the boundaries I was allowed to stand in, so I could be sure the voters names were matching those in the voter roll book. Every time I would start to get a closer look, he would slam the book shut and either say, their names were in the book, or that they weren t, in which case, he would pull out his flip phone and dial a number. He claimed he was calling the City Clerk and after giving the voters name, he would say the Clerk said  it was okay for them to vote . I would challenge the vote, as I couldn t see the book or the voters name on their ID, the supervisor would ignore me. Over and over again, I said I wanted to challenge the vote, and she ignored me. At one point things became so heated that she pressed her chest up against mine and was physically threatening me to back away from the process. I refused, and  the voters in the line began to cheer for her, like we were in some sort of cage match.After several SOS phone calls to the MI Republican Party hotline, they finally sent an attorney who witnessed the supervisor ignoring me when I asked for her to challenge the vote. Leisa, the attorney who was working for the GOP or Mitt Romney (we never got a straight answer about who he was working for from the GOP) and I took notes, we were all stunned at what we witnessed.I waited a few days after Mitt Romney s devastating defeat hoping I would hear from someone in the Republican Party. I never did. Several days later, I took it upon myself to call the MI GOP Party Chairman, who at the time was Bobby Schostak. I relayed part of my story to him, he didn t seem to be very interested and told me to call our Republican Secretary of State Ruth Johnson. I called her office and explained why I was calling. I never heard back. I called the person who scheduled us at the polling place and asked if the attorney was going to move forward with charges. He told us if the GOP was going to do anything, they would likely contact me. We never heard back from anyone.Two years later we returned to the same polling place and again witnessed more shenanigans. This time they were ready for us. Large men appeared out of nowhere and lined up against the wall directly across from where I was standing. They were watching me. On several occasions, one of them would come up and ask me why I was there. I explained I was only protecting the sanctity of the vote and it wasn t a Republican or Democrat thing. Protecting the sanctity of our vote was for the good of every American. He sneered and walked away. When things became heated between a poll worker and me because she kept insisting I was  making her uncomfortable,  I called and begged for the Republican Party to send a representative to help us out. When they finally sent someone, the City Clerk approached us and told me he had to leave. I explained that he could be there, so she called a Sheriff to come down and deal with me. Together, they threatened to have me arrested if I continued to break the rules. I explained I wasn t breaking any rules and reminded the Sheriff that if he was going to threaten me, he should understand the law. Ten minutes later, the City Clerk approached me and told me she was  sorry  that it appeared I hadn t broken any laws. As it turns out, she was only using the Sheriff as a prop. She wanted to create a news story. She wanted to say they had to call in a law enforcement officer to prevent me from intimidating the voters. When we left for lunch she called the press. The story was printed with no opposition to their lies and we were never contacted to give our side. The GOP party told us to leave after lunch. They said the press was there and they didn t want us to talk to them. We reluctantly left.After our second time at the same polls and not seeing any real improvement, I decided I needed to demand someone from the Secretary of State s office speak to me. I called Ruth Johnson s office and I was directed to her assistant, Linda Lee-Tarver (who for the record is a lovely woman and I do believe she was genuinely concerned about our situation). I spent over an hour on the phone with Linda Lee -Tarver explaining in great detail all that took place on that day. She said she was stunned, and that I should tell everything to Secretary of State Ruth Johnson s Chief of Staff Mike Seneyko. I then spoke with Mike on the phone for over an hour. He promised they would do something. I never heard back from him. To this day, I have yet to hear back from a single GOP official. Apparently, two mothers who risked their safety and possibly our lives to protect the sanctity of the vote was not important enough to them.Will we be poll challenger again? You betcha. Just knowing that we possibly slowed the bleed a bit makes me feel like it was all worth it. Do I trust the GOP to take voter fraud by Democrats seriously? Hell no politics
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TEXT: the day i watched our votes being the republican party i risked my life for stood by and did nothing video dear barack obama please tell voter fraud possible state governor secretary state republicans i live blue state michigan offices held republicans i beg differ i poll challenger city poetic mi the video interview i dennis michael lynch i discuss unbelievable corrupt behavior poll supervisor voter fraud i witnessed dennis starts video discussing republican governor rick snyder although i fan governor i sure ever knew decision gop ignore voter fraud witnessed but republican secretary state ruth johnson office fully aware voter fraud witnessed chose look best friend business partner lisa i asked go detroit work poll challengers we given assignment left early morning headed sure going contentious day we wrong the women supervising polling places serious followed rules tee besides fact every voter coming polling place called black slate essentially mock ballot spots marked voters expected fill find single irregularly rule followed the black slate sort cheat sheet uniformed voters there decisions made voter fill oval exactly appeared black slate oil voted no need pick candidates judges even make decisions ballot proposals already made whomever decided black michigan residents vote we pleased see issues detroit polling place decided move poetic friend messaging us strange things happening she never poll challenger wondering people putting ballots machine early morning hours opening entering polling place greeting supervisor she black woman stern look face we sailed handed box debuts introduced said working republican party poll challengers her response i watching watching that start turned contentious day spent day good friend dennis michael lynch driving around detroit talking people jobs issues while driving dennis asked tell story although flattering angle lol story there precincts within one building landed poetic the black female supervisor precinct i working getting frustrated presence polls it pretty clear conditioned anyone watch voting process workers supervisors appeared edge as voters came asked show identification order get registration form after received white voter registration form moved line next person voter roll book names addresses voters the person book supposed check picture id name form name book the person book appeared intentionally blocking i see book i tried lean around supervisor yelled get back she kept saying you making uncomfortable i continued move around i could find spot within boundaries i allowed stand i could sure voters names matching voter roll book every time i would start get closer look would slam book shut either say names book case would pull flip phone dial number he claimed calling city clerk giving voters name would say clerk said okay vote i would challenge vote i see book voters name id supervisor would ignore over i said i wanted challenge vote ignored at one point things became heated pressed chest mine physically threatening back away process i refused voters line began cheer like sort cage several sos phone calls mi republican party hotline finally sent attorney witnessed supervisor ignoring i asked challenge vote lisa attorney working gop mitt romney never got straight answer working gop i took notes stunned waited days mitt romney devastating defeat hoping i would hear someone republican party i never several days later i took upon call mi gop party chairman time bobby schostak i relayed part story seem interested told call republican secretary state ruth johnson i called office explained i calling i never heard back i called person scheduled us polling place asked attorney going move forward charges he told us gop going anything would likely contact we never heard back years later returned polling place witnessed shenanigans this time ready us large men appeared nowhere lined wall directly across i standing they watching on several occasions one would come ask i i explained i protecting sanctity vote republican democrat thing protecting sanctity vote good every american he steered walked away when things became heated poll worker kept insisting i making uncomfortable i called begged republican party send representative help us when finally sent someone city clerk approached us told leave i explained could called sheriff come deal together threatened arrested i continued break rules i explained i breaking rules reminded sheriff going threaten understand law ten minutes later city clerk approached told sorry appeared i broken laws as turns using sheriff prop she wanted create news story she wanted say call law enforcement officer prevent intimidating voters when left lunch called press the story printed opposition lies never contacted give side the gop party told us leave lunch they said press want us talk we reluctantly second time polls seeing real improvement i decided i needed demand someone secretary state office speak i called ruth johnson office i directed assistant linda record lovely woman i believe genuinely concerned situation i spent hour phone linda lee explaining great detail took place day she said stunned i tell everything secretary state ruth johnson chief staff mike senkyo i spoke mike phone hour he promised would something i never heard back to day i yet hear back single gop official apparently two mothers risked safety possibly lives protect sanctity vote important enough poll challenger you beta just knowing possibly slowed bleed bit makes feel like worth do i trust gop take voter fraud democrats seriously hell politics