Bush Insider Who Planned To Tell About Rigged Bush's elections Killed In Plane Crash:

[Ari Chi3fs]

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Non-Profit Demands Full Federal Investigation
Michael Connell, the Bush IT expert who has been directly implicated in the rigging of George Bush's 2000 and 2004 elections, was killed last night when his single engine plane crashed three miles short of the Akron airport. Velvet Revolution ("VR"), a non-profit that has been investigating Mr. Connell's activities for the past two years, can now reveal that a person close to Mr. Connell has recently been discussing with a VR investigator how he could tell all about his work for George Bush. Mr. Connell told a close associate that he was afraid that George Bush and Dick Cheney would "throw [him] under the bus."

A tipster close to the McCain campaign disclosed to VR in July that Mr. Connell's life was in jeopardy and that Karl Rove had threatened him and his wife, Heather. VR's attorney, Cliff Arnebeck, notified the United States Attorney General , Ohio law enforcement and the federal court about these threats and insisted that Mr. Connell be placed in protective custody. VR also told a close associate of Mr. Connell's not to fly his plane because of another tip that the plane might be sabatoged. Mr. Connell, a very experienced pilot, has had to abandon at least two flights in the past two months because of suspicious problems with his plane. On December 18, 2008, Mr. Connell flew to a small airport outside of Washington DC to meet some people. It was on his return flight the next day that he crashed.

On October 31, Mr. Connell appeared before a federal judge in Ohio after being subpoenaed in a federal lawsuit investigating the rigging of the 2004 election under the direction of Karl Rove. The judge ordered Mr. Connell to testify under oath at a deposition on November 3rd, the day before the presidential election. Velvet Revolution received confidential information that the White House was extremely concerned about Mr. Connell talking about his illegal work for the White House and two Bush/Cheney 04 attorneys were dispatched to represent him.

An associate of Mr. Connell's told VR that Mr. Connell was involved with the destruction of the White House emails and the setting up of the off-grid White House email system.

Mr. Connell handled all of John McCain's computer work in the recent presidential campaign. VR has received direct evidence that the McCain campaign kept abreast of the legal developments against Mr. Connell by reading the VR dedicated website, www.rovecybergate.com .

VR demands that the Ohio Attorney General and the United States Justice Department conduct a complete investigation into the activities of Mr. Connell and determine whether there was any foul play in his death. VR demands that federal law enforcement officials place the following people under protective custody pending this investigation. Heather Connell who is the owner of GovTech Solutions, Randy Cole, the former President of GovTech Solutions, and Jeff Averbeck, the CEO of SmartTech in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Both GovTech and SmartTech have been implicated in the rigging of the 2000 and 2004 elections and the White House email scandal. Our prior request to have Mr. Connell protected went unheeded and now he is dead.

[triple]

where's that laughing my ass off smiley face now

[Laz]

if you are gonna squeal then go ahead a squeal


waiting leads to 'accidents'

[Laz]

where's that laughing my ass off smiley face now
you think it's funny that the guy died?

[banyon]

What was he waiting on? Why wouldn't he have taken the 5th at the upcoming deposition?

[triple]

you think it's funny that the guy died?

i find the source and the article itself amusing, not the death

[|Zach|]

where's that laughing my ass off smiley face now

:spock:

[Mr. Kotter]

:rolleyes:




if you are gonna squeal then go ahead a squeal


waiting leads to 'accidents'



Too bad Vince Foster and Ron Brown didn't get that advice, eh?

;)


FTW....I'm just saying, those was 'suspicious' if one is open to conspiracy theories.




I don't buy any of it....

:shake:

[Pitt Gorilla]

:rolleyes:








Too bad Vince Foster and Ron Brown didn't get that advice, eh?

;)


FTW....I'm just saying, those was 'suspicious' if one is open to conspiracy theories.




I don't buy any of it....

:shake:If you don't buy it, why bring them up? They don't seem to support your claim.

[Stewie]

People will believe the dumbest shit. This guy and GWB were so stupid they couldn't tie their shoes, yet they can rig a national election... or can't land a plane. Carry on.

[Mr. Kotter]

If you don't buy it, why bring them up? They don't seem to support your claim.

To point out idiocy of this type cuts both ways; and it's equally stupid that some people are naive enough to believe it....regardless of which side brings up silly shit like this.

Of course, you think you know my motives....no matter what I say, Mr. Clairvoyance.

[Frankie]

where's that laughing my ass off smiley face now

You readily called me an idiot for my earlier thread which was merely an opinion. Then you post this idiotic trash. That's f***ing rich. :shake:

[Frankie]

What was he waiting on? Why wouldn't he have taken the 5th at the upcoming deposition?

Probably wanted to write a book.

[triple]

"Connell, president of GovTech Solutions and New Media Communications, is a website designer and IT professional who created a website for Ohio’s secretary of state that presented the results of the 2004 election in real time as they were tabulated."
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Republican_IT_consultant_subpoenaed_in_case_0929.html

Does this really sound like "george bush's IT man"? he works for a consulting company that consulted for the republican party in ohio.


"Connell was on final approach to the primary runway at the Akron-Canton Airport around 6 p.m. Friday night when he crashed less than three miles away from the airport."
http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20081220/UPDATES01/81220014

I'm sorry the guy died, but it's also not necessarily suspicious that a small, single engine aircraft piloted by someone who is not a professional pilot went down while trying to land at night. that happens from time to time.

[triple]

You readily called me an idiot for my earlier thread which was merely an opinion. Then you post this idiotic trash. That's f***ing rich. :shake:

i was laughing at the "article" not at the guy's death

[Calcountry]

Barack Obama is a Muslim.

[patteeu]

you think it's funny that the guy died?

:spock:

You readily called me an idiot for my earlier thread which was merely an opinion. Then you post this idiotic trash. That's f***ing rich. :shake:

:shake: What is wrong with you people? Does the fact that you can't figure out what triple is laughing at mean you actually take this OP seriously?

[jAZ]

"Connell, president of GovTech Solutions and New Media Communications, is a website designer and IT professional who created a website for Ohio’s secretary of state that presented the results of the 2004 election in real time as they were tabulated."
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Republican_IT_consultant_subpoenaed_in_case_0929.html

Does this really sound like "george bush's IT man"? he works for a consulting company that consulted for the republican party in ohio.


"Connell was on final approach to the primary runway at the Akron-Canton Airport around 6 p.m. Friday night when he crashed less than three miles away from the airport."
http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20081220/UPDATES01/81220014

I'm sorry the guy died, but it's also not necessarily suspicious that a small, single engine aircraft piloted by someone who is not a professional pilot went down while trying to land at night. that happens from time to time.

I'm not taking the article seriously, but you are doing yourself and your case no favors by underselling this guy's influence. He was a MAJOR player in the GOP IT world.

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mike_Connell

Michael (Mike) L. Connell was President, Chief Political Strategist and CEO of New Media Communications, Inc., a Republican website development and internet services firm based in Richfield, OH. He died December 19, 2008 when the small airplane he was piloting crashed upon approach at the Akron-Canton Airport.[1] He is survived by his wife, Heather and their four children.

New Media's GOP clients are a "'Who's Who' of Republican politics", having provided campaign web services and Internet strategy for Bush-Cheney 2000/2004, as well as Dick Armey, Spencer Abraham for Senate 2000, Heather Wilson for Congress 2000/2002/2004, Rick Santorum for Senate 2000/2006, and John Thune for Senate 2002/2004 to name just a few. New Media also designed GOP.com for the Republican National Committee, RGA.org for the Republican Governors Association, and between two and three dozen state GOP sites.

In April 2001, Connell spun-off GovTech Solutions from New Media to handle its growing list of federal government clients, such as MajorityWhip.gov for Tom DeLay and Johnny Isakson. Business filings in the state of Ohio show that Govtech's founding members were Connell's wife Heather, and the well-known GOP operative and Chairman of the DCI Group, Thomas J. Synhorst. By 2004, Govtech's clients would grow to include more than 20 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, GOP.gov, the web site of the House Republican Conference, and the House Intelligence, Judiciary, Financial Services, Way and Means, and Administration committees. The latter was acquired while House Administration was chaired by former-U.S. Rep. Bob Ney of Ohio, who was convicted in 2006 of conspiracy to defraud the United States.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Of course, you think you know my motives....no matter what I say, Mr. Clairvoyance.Think about what you just wrote, Kotter; you think you know that I think I know what you know, although I indicated nothing of the sort. Seriously, these little mind-battles with yourself are quite silly.

[noswad]

Think about what you just wrote, Kotter; you think you know that I think I know what you know, although I indicated nothing of the sort. Seriously, these little mind-battles with yourself are quite silly.

:clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:

[Bowser]

Barack Obama is a Muslim.

Link?

[Frankie]

i was laughing at the "article" not at the guy's death

Sure buddy, you're right.

[ClevelandBronco]

Link?

http://chiefsplanet.com/BB/showpost.php?p=5313970&postcount=16

[jAZ]

Think about what you just wrote, Kotter; you think you know that I think I know what you know, although I indicated nothing of the sort. Seriously, these little mind-battles with yourself are quite silly.

Classic!

ROFL

[Mr. Kotter]

Think about what you just wrote, Kotter; you think you know that I think I know what you know, although I indicated nothing of the sort. Seriously, these little mind-battles with yourself are quite silly.

What part of "think," from the phrase: "you think you know what I mean" don't you understand?

Is English your third language; I wrote what I wrote....not your interpretation of what you think I wrote.

You are a moron. My point was....you are trying to read my mind.

You THINK you know what my motives are; but you don't know Jack Shit.

Either you are being intentionally obtuse; or you are much more stupid than I imagined. I'll leave you to clarify that.

:rolleyes:

Don't let that keep you and jAZ and noswad from your little Circle-Jerk, though.

[Pitt Gorilla]

What part of "think," from the phrase: "you think you know what I mean" don't you understand?

Is English your third language; I wrote what I wrote....not your interpretation of what you think I wrote.

You are a moron. My point was....you are trying to read my mind.

You THINK you know what my motives are; but you don't know Jack Shit.

Either you are being intentionally obtuse; or you are much more stupid than I imagined. I'll leave you to clarify that.

:rolleyes:

Don't let that keep you and jAZ and noswad from your little Circle-Jerk, though.ROFL
I have no idea what motivates you, Kotter, but I can certainly begin to rule some things out for sure.

But, hey, if the insults and animal f*cking pics make you feel better about yourself, by all means enjoy yourself.

[Mr. Kotter]

ROFL
I have no idea what motivates you, Kotter, but I can certainly begin to rule some things out for sure.

But, hey, if the insults and animal f*cking pics make you feel better about yourself, by all means enjoy yourself.

The Mods ought to change your name, for real...to PassiveAggressiveAsshole....cause you are one of the biggest ones on this board. Seriously.

With me, I put it all out there....the role playing is the only "pretense" you get with me. And this place has become so Nazi-fied that isn't permitted anymore.

You OTOH, play all nicey-nice to our faces here...and attempt to appear above the fray, but your Assholishness is abundantly clear to anyone who's followed you. You are one of the biggest REAL frauds on this board.

Psychoanalytical theory would have some pretty depressing things to say about your pathetic act. Seek help. The sooner the better.

:shake:

[noswad]

Classic!

ROFL

I agree...so was the little snarky neg rep from him too. some people just can't handle the truth :)

hehehe

[Pitt Gorilla]

The Mods ought to change your name, for real...to PassiveAggressiveAsshole....cause you are one of the biggest ones on this board. Seriously.

With me, I put it all out there....the role playing is the only "pretense" you get with me. And this place has become so Nazi-fied that isn't permitted anymore.

You OTOH, play all nicey-nice to our faces here...and attempt to appear above the fray, but your Assholishness is abundantly clear to anyone who's followed you. You are one of the biggest REAL frauds on this board.

Psychoanalytical theory would have some pretty depressing things to say about your pathetic act. Seek help. The sooner the better.

:shake:Life is too great to get your panties in a bunch over absolutely nothing. There are things that make me upset, but your posts (passive-aggressive or otherwise) certainly aren't included.

Have a good one, man.

:toast:

[LOCOChief]

where's that laughing my ass off smiley face now

ROFL

[Chief Henry]

:shake: What is wrong with you people? Does the fact that you can't figure out what triple is laughing at mean you actually take this OP seriously?



Its there way of feeling full of them self's this time of year.

[Mr. Kotter]

Life is too great to get your panties in a bunch over absolutely nothing. There are things that make me upset, but your posts (passive-aggressive or otherwise) certainly aren't included.

Have a good one, man.

:toast:

Upset? :spock:

Don't flatter yourself. I'm just calling it like I see it.

It's merely an astute observation-one that should make you look closely in the mirror. My guess is it carries over into real life, and that it's caused you some real life issues there too. Too bad, so sorry about that.

[jAZ]

Saw this on Digg tonight.... just thought it was interesting that local news has on-going reporting on a lot of this stuff. Still sounds like much-ado about nothing, but interesting, none the less.

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Killed_GOP_pilot_suspected_plane_had_1222.html


GOP consultant killed in plane crash was warned of sabotage: report
John Byrne, David Edwards and Stephen Webster
Published: Monday December 22, 2008

The Republican consultant accused of involvement in alleged vote-rigging in Ohio in 2004 was warned that his plane might be sabotaged before his death in a crash Friday night, according to a Cleveland CBS affiliate.

45-year-old Republican operative Michael Connell was killed when his single-passenger plane crashed Friday into a home in a suburb of Akron, Ohio (PREVIOUS REPORT). The consultant was called to testify in federal court regarding a lawsuit alleging that he took part in tampering with Ohio's voting results in the 2004 election.

Without getting into specific details, 19 Action News reporter Blake Renault reported Sunday evening that 45-year-old Republican operative and experienced pilot had been warned not to fly his plane in the days before the crash.

"Connell...was apparently told by a close friend not to fly his plane because his plane might be sabotaged," Renault said. "And twice in the last two months Connell, who is an experienced pilot, cancelled two flights because of suspicious problems with his plane."

Renault called Connell's death "untimely."

The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are now investigating the crash. According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, no new information has been made available since the incident occurred.

Connell was the subject of a lawsuit by liberal lawyer Clifford Arnebeck, perhaps most well known for suing on behalf of 37 Ohio residents to block Bush's electoral college victory in 2004. Arnebeck had alleged Connell's involvement in a ploy to "flip" votes from then Democratic nominee Sen. John Kerry to then-President George W. Bush.

Connell was ordered to testify in the suit in October, and told a federal court that he had no involvement and knew of no plan to switch votes in Ohio in 2004.

The Plain Dealer made no mention at all of the suit in their article Monday.

Connell was the founder of Ohio-based New Media Communications, which created campaign Web sites for George W. Bush and John McCain.

Arnebeck warned the Justice Department that Connell's safety was in jeopardy earlier this year. In July, he wrote an email to Attorney General Michael Mukasey, requesting witness protection for the GOP operative, which was carbon copied to Democratic Congressmen John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), who were sympathetic to his 2004 lawsuit over Ohio's electoral votes.

"I have informed court chambers and am in the process of informing the Ohio Attorney General's and US Attorney's offices in Columbus for the purpose, among other things, of seeking protection for Mr. Connell and his family from this reported attempt to intimidate a witness," Arnebeck wrote. "Because of the serious engagement in this matter that began in 2000 of the Ohio Statehouse Press Corps, 60 Minutes, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, C-Span and Jim VandeHei, and the public's right to know of gross attempts to subvert the rule of law, I am forwarding this information to them, as well."

Connell's exploits as a top GOP IT 'guru' have been well documented by RAW STORY's investigative team.

The interest in Mike Connell stems from his association with a firm called GovTech, which he had spun off from his own New Media Communications under his wife Heather Connell’s name. GovTech was hired by Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell to set up an official election website at election.sos.state.oh.us to present the 2004 presidential returns as they came in.

Connell is a long-time GOP operative, whose New Media Communications provided web services for the Bush-Cheney ’04 campaign, the US Chamber of Commerce, the Republican National Committee and many Republican candidates.

Alternative media group ePlubibus Media further discovered in November 2006 that election.sos.state.oh.us was hosted on the servers of a company in Chattanooga, TN called SmarTech, which also provided hosting for a long list of Republican Internet domains.

“Since early this decade, top Internet ‘gurus’ in Ohio have been coordinating web services with their GOP counterparts in Chattanooga, wiring up a major hub that in 2004, first served as a conduit for Ohio's live election night results,” researchers at ePluribus Media wrote.

A few months after this revelation, when a scandal erupted surrounding the firing of US Attorneys for reasons of White House policy, other researchers found that the gwb43 domain used by members of the White House staff to evade freedom of information laws by sending emails outside of official White House channels was hosted on those same SmarTech servers.

RAW STORY Investigative Editor Larisa Alexandrovna said Connell's death should be examined carefully in a blog post Sunday, but stopped short of alleging foul play. She reported on Arnebeck's lawsuit and Connell's enjoined testimony earlier this year.

"He has flown his private plane for years without incident," Alexandrovna wrote. "I know he was going to DC last night, but I don't know why. He apparently ran out of gas, something I find hard to believe. I am not saying that this was a hit nor am I resigned to this being simply an accident either. I am no expert on aviation and cannot provide an opinion on the matter. What I am saying, however, is that given the context, this event needs to be examined carefully."

This video is from 19 Action News, broadcast Dec. 21, 2008.




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RUSH TRANSCRIPT: "The fatal plane crash of Michael Connell was certainly untimely. The 45-year-old local man was accused of rigging the 2004 election for President Bush, a claim that Connell denied under oath. But under closer examination from civil attorney Clifford Arnebeck, wanted Connell placed under federal protection. Arnebeck was worried that if Connell told all that he knew about President Bush and the 2004 campaign, Connell's life would be in jeopardy. Arnebeck said that he received confidential information that Republican operative Karl Rove threatened Connell and his wife if Connell told all that he knew.

"So who exactly is Michael Connell? Well he worked here as a Republican computer specialist and consultant. Basically he is accused of taking votes in 2004 from then-candidate John Kerry and diverting them to president bush throughout the state of Ohio. And last month under oath in a federal court, Connell denied having any knowledge of manipulating votes. Records show that the Bush campaign paid Connell's business $800,000 in 2004, but it's unclear for what. Connell though was apparently told by a close friend not to fly his plane because his plane might be sabotaged. And twice in the last two months Connell, who is an experienced pilot, canceled two flights because of suspicious problems with his plane.

"And now yet another problem was ... but this one took his life. It's too early to tell if the federal investigation into Connell's death has any kind of ties from the work he provided from this office to the president."

With earlier reporting by Stephen Webster.

[Ari Chi3fs]

No man, its all fake. HA HAHAH... No one in the govt does anything wrong.

Where is the ROFL smile! Oh ha! im so clever.

[googlegoogle]

i hate single engine small planes. they kill just about everyone that flies one.

[ChiefsNow]

i hate single engine small planes. they kill just about everyone that flies one.

No, they just kill people who don't land correctly.