Pix : Hat Tip M. Drudge
Getting a little smug isn't he?
Biking without a helmet, on his cell phone, no knee pads on bare knees, and with a pair of aviator shades on!
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| Voter-violence hot line set up -- call 888/303-7125 |
| 2004-10-13 |
| The Bush-Cheney campaign has created a hot line for victims of voter intimidation after a spate of "violence and vandalism" at campaign offices nationwide. The hot line effectively serves as an answering machine and instructs callers to leave a message about any incidents of "intimidation or harassment" or "destruction of Bush-Cheney property." The number is 888/303-7125. The hot line comes on the heels of accusations by the campaign against the nation's largest labor union, the AFL-CIO, of voter-intimidation tactics, including the storming of a state Republican Party office in Orlando, Fla... On Monday, Bush-Cheney campaign Chairman Marc Racicot wrote a letter to AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, warning him: "We will hold you and your organization accountable for the actions of your members." The letter charged that the AFL-CIO's Oct. 5 demonstrations were part of "a national strategy" to protest at more than a dozen Bush-Cheney and Republican Party headquarters offices around the nation. "In many locations protesters attempted to enter, or entered, campaign or party facilities," the letter says, adding that in Orlando, "protesters forced their way into the facility, fracturing the arm of one staffer, and vandalized the office." AFL-CIO spokeswoman Lane Windham said incidents of break-ins or vandalism were "completely unrelated" to the Oct. 5 demonstrations ... A recent search of archived news reports nationwide indicated a higher number of reports during the past few months compared with the same periods during the 2000 and 1996 campaigns. emphasis mine |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #28 Unions suck, BIGTIME! I WISH one of those union thugs would lay a hand on me. I'd beat him into the fucking dirt. BRING IT ON, afl-cio punks.....come to Texas. I've always felt that anyone who belongs to a union is a stupid, incompetent idiot who can't hold a job any other way. |
| Posted by: Glereger Cligum6229 2004-10-13 11:54:34 AM |
| #27 Amen Dar! I are a Union member but I don’t support these goon tactics and in fact I am a registered Republican. About 40% of my union are registered Republicans. These guys are probably (I don’t know) some of the office or party heavies. If they are like my union, there are certain people who act like idiots by screaming at rallies and at politicians. I can’t see a Rank/File employee putting their job in jeopardy for the Union. FYI I have not been asked to raid any Republican (or Democratic) offices, if I were asked I would report them to the police. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2004-10-13 6:20:53 PM |
| #26 Enforce Beck! - with prison time for union thieves who steal dues for their PACs, and things will improve |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-10-13 2:50:27 PM |
| #25 Hey, remember there are lots of union members who have NO CHOICE about joining a union if they want to get/keep a job! It's the union "leadership" that's the problem, not the working stiffs! Or, at least, not 100% of the working stiffs! |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-10-13 2:31:27 PM |
| #24 Big Ed and Bombarama: Gotta love those gloves, too. Re the office take overs. Yeah, LH, I'd like to see us all be good Americans and respect each other, etc. But 20 office attacks at the same time? I'm getting pretty sick of it, and I'm one of the most patient and tolerant folks walking the streets. I hate to say it, since this argument can be used ad nauseum, but now's the time: What would MSM say if it had been Bushies attacking Dem offices? Would Hil be up on the tube saying I told you so (re VRWC)? Kos? Marshall? NYT? You bet they would. And I'd be ashamed to admit that my guy's party had gone over the top and would expect retribution at the ballot box. Why can't they? |
| Posted by: chicago mike 2004-10-13 2:21:23 PM |
| #23 couldn't wedge that hair into a helmet |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-10-13 2:19:28 PM |
| #22 Biking without a helmet,.. Can't mess up that hair now... |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-10-13 2:08:58 PM |
| #21 My apologies for the double post! Mr. P. |
| Posted by: Mr. Peabody 2004-10-13 1:17:31 PM |
| #20 "BIGTIME! I WISH one of those union thugs would lay a hand on me. I'd beat him into the fucking dirt. BRING IT ON, afl-cio punks.....come to Texas." I'm hoping the same thing, except I have a CCW, and it is S&W .40's they'll be catching. Two in the chest and one in the head... Mr. P. |
| Posted by: Mr. Peabody 2004-10-13 1:15:45 PM |
| #19 "BIGTIME! I WISH one of those union thugs would lay a hand on me. I'd beat him into the fucking dirt. BRING IT ON, afl-cio punks.....come to Texas." I'm hoping the same thing, except I have a CCW, and it is S&W .40's they'll be catching. Two in the chest and one in the head... Mr. P. |
| Posted by: Mr. Peabody 2004-10-13 1:14:08 PM |
| #18 Oh, LH, I'm so sorry. Pardon me for seeing a half dozen "protests" turn violent, the same exact way in locations hundreds of miles from each other and seeing a pattern. Pardon me for not seeing how a break-in (which could be a run-of-the-mill burglary) in Toledo could have anything at all to do with AFL/CIO thugs attacking and assaulting campaign workers. Pardon me for getting a strong whiff of "tu quoque" in your mention of the Toledo burglary. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-10-13 1:06:06 PM |
| #17 oh an GC - both my parents were union members. My dad did the same job when he was a member, when he was a non-member, and when he was in business himself. If you guys dont want the votes of union members, you should say so. And no one on either side should use violence. This is America. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-10-13 12:57:22 PM |
| #16 I didnt say anything excuses anything, but that the fact that there are several acts of violence associated with protests doesnt mean the folks who organized the protests are responsible for the violence. I want evidence before accusations. I wont hold Halliburton guilty without evidence, ive spent time on the phone with friends shooting down anti-Bush conspiracy theories, and arguing against the lies of Mike Moore. But I wont accept unprovene conspiracies from the other side either. Congrats, however to RC. Just when i think im gonna have to vote for Bush, cause of all the Moveon lunies, he convinces me that maybe I shouldnt. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-10-13 12:55:20 PM |
| #15 did they do the break in at the Dem HQ in Ohio? (Because one incident excuses a campaign of violence and fraud.) |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-10-13 12:49:41 PM |
| #14 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: Glereger Cligum6229 TROLL 2004-10-13 11:54:34 AM |
| #13 LH, Gotta link to the Ohio Dem break in? It'll be interesting to see if the thugs are NAM members. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-10-13 11:29:10 AM |
| #12 BARE KNEES, shocking, does Ashcroft know? |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-10-13 11:25:57 AM |
| #11 mrs D - did they do the break in at the Dem HQ in Ohio? |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-10-13 11:25:19 AM |
| #10 Do you want to explain to them why they have to wear a helmet but the President doesn't? "Because you're five, that's why" |
| Posted by: BH 2004-10-13 11:22:49 AM |
| #9 I voted this weekend and I was forced to use a #2 pencil and fill in squares! I bet the rich counties get to fill in ovals or maybe circles. Everyone knows it's easier to make a mistake when you are filling in squares. Just another example of the man trying to keep us middle class working stiffs down. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2004-10-13 11:22:45 AM |
| #8 Mrs D 1. where i live kids have to wear helmets in the law. Adults dont have to 2. I think wearing helmets is a good idea. But there is disagreement. I am simply reporting that. 3. As for my kids, it dont matter what I think. MRS liberal hawk is the law, and thats THAT. 4. Mrs D since youre taking this seriously. Hed have to be damned good to cycle and talk on the phone at the same time. Presumably he is just about stopped, and is coasting along, from one stop to another a couple of feet away. Thats why his helmet is off. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-10-13 11:21:25 AM |
| #7 LH #4 Only that every time there is one of these break-ins the perps are AFL-CIO thugs. Like the guy who broke the Bush supporters arm at a rally a month or two ago. And the choking picture. In a big loss, the AFL-CIO could pay a step price in subsequent legislation. That was the message between the lines to Sweeney. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-10-13 11:19:25 AM |
| #6 BARE KNEES, Liberalhawk My almost 4-year-old son...Good point Mrs. D. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-10-13 11:17:34 AM |
| #5 LH, do you have kids? Do they wear helmets? Do you want to explain to them why they have to wear a helmet but the President doesn't? btw, note the helmet hanging off the left side handle bar. So he's got one but doesn't wear it. Wo0nder if he buckles up? |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-10-13 11:12:30 AM |
| #4 BTW is there any evidence the AFL CIO supported the vandalism (as opposed to the protests?) |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-10-13 11:08:33 AM |
| #3 big ed 1. adult cyclists rarely wear kneepads. 2. Wearing of helmets is a matter of controversy I suggest you see Rec.cycling.soc 3. well, the cell phone, thats pretty damned stupid |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-10-13 11:07:47 AM |
| #2 PS He ain't callin' 888-303-7125! |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-10-13 11:03:41 AM |
| #1 Pix : Hat Tip M. Drudge Getting a little smug isn't he? Biking without a helmet, on his cell phone, no knee pads on bare knees, and with a pair of aviator shades on! |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-10-13 11:03:02 AM |