The propaganda doesn't stop

Nice to know that I can still occasionally sneak ahead of Brad Friedman. I mentioned the American Center for Voting Rights (ACVR) a day before he did (though not by name, for some odd reason) -- although he was the first to note the eerie similarities between this allegedly "non-partisan" voting rights organization and Talon News.

Even though it had been in existence for less than a week, the ACVR was invited to testify before Congress on voter fraud. Odd. Why do left-wing groups have such a hard time getting into such forums? Did the ACVR make headway because the folks running this "non-partisan" organization all seem to have strong ties to the G.O.P.?

(That odor in the air may be the stench of the Reverend Moon's noisome lucre...)

Naturally, the ACVR doesn't want people to talk about such topics as paperless computerized voting . They sure as hell don't want to discuss the exit poll disparities -- which, as we now know, provide damning evidence of vote fraud. (See here to understand why we can use the word "damning" with confidence.)

Instead, the good folks at ACVR focus on an alleged epidemic of false registrations. As long-time readers will know, this topic has long been the G.O.P.'s preferred battlefield. Why? Because if the nation becomes sufficiently upset about registration issues, the Republicans will feel justified in harassing black voters at the polls with demands for two forms of identification.

Nowadays, if you don't have a credit card, you can't cash a check at a bank. Soon, you won't be able to vote.

This issue provides right-wing operatives with an excellent opportunity to embroil the Democrats in a classic frame-up: As I've noted before, anyone can sign up a corpse as a Democrat. By "uncovering" crimes secretly committed by co-conspirators, the ACVR can stir up a phony scandal.

The goals: Tarnish the progressives, make voting by poor people more onerous, and divert the nation from the truth about vote fraud.

We've heard a lot of talk lately about the G.O.P.'s use of front groups for purposes of agit-prop. Let's make sure everyone understands just what sort of operation the ACVR is running.