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One of my sources died in a plane crash last night...
I don't usually reveal sources, but I think this is incredibly important. Michael Connell died in a plane crash last night. He was a key witness in the Ohio election fraud case that I have been reporting on. More importantly, however, he had information that he was ready to share. You see, Mike ...
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BREAKING: Mike Connell, GOP 'IT Guru' Reportedly Killed in Solo Plane Crash!
bradblog.com — Guest blogged by Emily Levy Ohio.com is reporting that Connell's private plane went down in Lake Township,... Ohio tonight, that Connell was killed and was the only person aboard. There are no reports of anyone on the ground being hurt, though the plane crashed in a residential neighborhood.  ... (more) BREAKING: Mike Connell, GOP 'IT Guru' Reportedly Killed ...
 'Karl Rove's IT guru' Mike Connell dies in plane crash
'Karl Rove's IT guru' Mike Connell dies in plane crash
rawstory.com — A top level Republican IT consultant who was set to testify in a case alleging GOP election... tampering in Ohio died in a plane crash late Friday night. Michael Connell -- founder of Ohio-based New Media Communications, which created campaign Web ... (more) 'Karl Rove's IT guru' Mike Connell dies in plane crash
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"Key Witness," GOP IT Guru, Killed in Plane Crash
Newshoggers.com — ... Larisa has some details about Connell's involvement with the GOP IT operations.  In short, he was in deep on the GOP technology front , knew everything about the "man in the middle" set up for the election, and his company ran the mail servers Karl Rove and other White House officials used as a way to skirt record keeping laws.  It was his server farm in Chattanooga, Tennessee to where Ohio SoS, J. Kenneth Blackwell, shunted Ohio's election results, which were then sent back to populate the Ohio Secretary of State databases and website that were the source of "official ...

Put on your tinfoil bonnet with the blue ribbons on it...
Brilliant at Breakfast — ...and make what you will of this: The Akron Beacon Journal is reporting that the private plane of the GOP's highly-placed "IT guru" Mike Connell's went down in Lake Township, Ohio on Friday evening. Connell was killed in the crash and is reported to have been the only person on board. There are no reports of anyone on the ground being hurt, though his plane crashed in a residential neighborhood. Connell is a familiar name to readers of The BRAD BLOG as a key witness in the King-Lincoln v. Blackwell lawsuit regarding fraud ...

Brainster's Blog — Larisa Alexandrovna Is Not A Conspiracy Nutbar Nope, not her. 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. Nope, she's not a crackpot: Just to be very clear and state again, I am not claiming conspiracy theory or direct relation to Karl Rove or the White House in any of these events. ...

Mike Connell’s Plane Crash Death [Dan Collins]
protein wisdomLarisa Alexandrovna had been communicating with Mr. Connell on a story about potential election skullduggery in Ohio in 2004, and he had reported being threatened. I haven’t read the story in detail yet, but I thought that it was important that at least one righty blog post on the subject. Read the story, which in my opinion is balanced, if perhaps a bit paranoid, and rather than snark away, bring whatever relatively objective common sense and/or expertise you can to the information as presented. The short version is ...

The mysterious, convenient solo-plane-crash death of "Karl Rove's IT guru" has to turn the soberest soul into a Konspiracy Kook
DownWithTyranny! — ... SUBPOENAED * 10/31/08: BREAKING: Federal Judge Compels GOP IT Guru Mike Connell To Give Deposition in Ohio '04 Election Case * 11/24/08: 'Document Hold' Served by OH Attorney to GA SoS in Advance of State's U.S. Senate Run-off Election LARISA ALEXANDROVNA REPORTS: "HE WAS AFRAID" Raw Story, whose investigative team headed by Larisa Alexandrovna has been all over the Connell story, naturally is on this story too. Alexandrovna revealed on her own blog that Connell was a source of hers, adding: [H]e had ...

Lisa Derrick: "He Was Frightened" -- Details in Rove's IT Guru Connell's Death Emerge
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... votes in real time, along with numerous sites for the GOP. Ohio.com explains that the lawsuit King Lincoln Bronzwell v. Blackwell alleges that by 9 p.m. on Election Night 2004, the results were switched from the state server to one set up by Connell's, in the former Pioneer Bank Building in Chattanooga, Tenn. It is alleged the same server was used to bundle and remove White House e-mails regarding the 2005 federal prosecutor firing scandal. Investigative reporter Larisa Alexandrovna writes: Mike Connell set-up the ...

'Daily Voting News' For December 20 and 21, 2008
The BRAD BLOG — ... NY: 2 Elex panelists may have broken rules http://www.nydailynews.c...y_have_broken_rules.html OH: Mike Connell, GOP 'IT Guru' Reportedly Killed in Solo Plane Crash! Yes, THAT Mike Connell, key witness in the Ohio election fraud case, King-Lincoln v. Blackwell http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6765 OH: One of my sources died in a plane crash last night... http://www.atlargely.com...ne-crash-last-night.html OH: The suspicious, disturbing death of election rigger ...

BuzzFlash Mailbag for December 22, 2008
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — ... click on "Political Graphics." Thanks, tom loret Joshua Tree, CA Subject: Michael Connell What happened to all the news of Michael Connell's death. A huge HUGE story and you've got it NOWHERE!!! What, they get to y'all, too [BuzzFlash Note: We've had three posts on that: At Largely: Michael Connell died in a plane crash last night. He was a key witness in the Ohio election fraud case that I have been reporting on. More importantly, however, he had information that he was ready to share. You see, Mike Connell set-up the alternate email and communications system for the White ...

The Intriguing Death Of Top GOP Consultant Michael Connell
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Nonetheless, Connell's death provoked a groundswell of commentary among conspiracy theorists on the web, including Larisa Alexandrovna, ...

The Intriguing Death Of Top GOP Consultant Michael Connell
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... Nonetheless, Connell's death provoked a groundswell of commentary among conspiracy theorists on the web, including Larisa Alexandrovna, ...

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