Chamblee54

“Until a couple of days ago I hadn’t heard of Greg Palast in years … Having now forced myself to look at his pernicious writing, it seems like the deranged ramblings you might expect to find pushed out from under the door of a locked ward. … Crawl back under your rock, Mr Palast!”
It all started on the way to Picadilly cafeteria. My Sunday Dinner Buddy saw a youtube video. Thom Hartman told of voter suppression in the 2024, primarily against voters of color. If these people had been allowed to vote, there is no doubt that Kamala Harris would have won. It sounded fishy to me, but I made a mental note to check it out later.
When I got home, I did a youtube search for Thom Hartman. A video came up, “DID TRUMP LOSE? Shocking Proof Trump Rigged 2024 Election w/ Greg Palast.” When I saw that Mr. Palast was the source, I knew this was nonsense.
In 2018, Stacey Abrams lost to Brian Kemp in the race for Governor. Voter Suppression was her main issue. After Stacey’s non-concession, the devil Greg Palast went down to Georgia. The claims Mr. Palast make now are similar to the claims he made in 2018. The Palast style … the hyperbole laced text, the high octane personality, the nasty hat … is just as obnoxious today as it was six years ago.
I sent SDB a text. “I looked for t.hartman … greg palast said same thing about stacey … he is full of shit” I included a link to the text report. SDB replied, asking if I had read the report.
“TRUMP LOST. Vote Suppression Won. Here are the numbers from investigative reporter Greg Palast…” is the text report. I noticed right away that there are no links to support the claims. You have to take Greg Palast at his word. That is a red flag right there. If your claims are legitimate, you should have the receipts. Greg Palast does not have the receipts.
“4,776,706 voters were wrongly purged from voter rolls according to US Elections Assistance Commission data.” This is the central claim to this narrative. If you go to EAC.gov you see that it appears to be devoted to helping elections run smoothly. A quick look at the site does not show any data. Distributing data about voter suppression does not appear to be the job of EAC. Of course, Mr. Palast did not supply a link to support his assertion.
“There are also the uncountable effects of the explosive growth of voter intimidation tactics including the bomb threats that closed 31 polling stations in Atlanta on Election Day.” This is a bit easier to investigate. “Voting hours were extended at multiple locations in Georgia’s Fulton County and DeKalb County after hoax bomb threats that officials tied to Russian sources. … Fulton County officials said that 32 bomb threats via phone and email targeted polling locations in the county, while DeKalb police said they checked six polling locations for bombs. The polling locations were all cleared and no bombs were found. Voting re-opened and hours were extended in both counties.”
The Palast report made numerous claims, none of which were backed up with links. There were some mumbo-jumbo calculations, and claims of how many votes were suppressed, and how many of them would have voted for Kamala. The claim was made repeatedly that this suppression was racially motivated. This race baiting impresses many “progressives.”
Ultimately, the individual has to make up their own mind what to think. It is feasible that there was some electoral malfeasance, and that some of the claims are correct. It is also possible that someone is paying Greg Palast to make these claims. Since the election is certified, and the winner installed in office, these tales of a stolen election are conjecture. Pictures are from The Library of Congress. Russell Lee took the featured photograph in July 1941. “Putting samples of wheat into sack of central sampling office. Walla Walla, Washington.”