Democratic Party's Election Terrorism?
Are some Democrats so intent on defeating George Bush that they've launched an orchestrated campaign of political violence designed to intimidate Republicans?
A wave of vandalism, assaults and even Nazi swastika burnings have taken place across America in recent weeks. The attacks all seem to have one thing in common: The victims are, in almost all cases, supporters of George W. Bush.
On Wednesday, columnist Michelle Malkin chronicled some of the more outrageous episodes of political terrorism:
In Madison, Wis., someone burned an 8-foot-by-8-foot Nazi swastika on a homeowner's lawn, which had been decorated with Bush-Cheney signs. The vandals used grass killer to spray the hate symbol.
In Orlando, Fla., Democrats stormed the local Bush-Cheney headquarters. The ensuing melee left two Republican campaign workers injured. One victim of Democrat violence had his head rammed into an office door. The perpetrator later blamed President Bush's "negative campaign."
In Knoxville, Tenn., and Huntington, W. Va., shots were fired into the local Bush-Cheney headquarters.
In Gallatin County, Mont., the GOP office was vandalized twice in less than a week. Republican offices in the Seattle area, in Spokane, Wash.; Canton, Ohio; Fairbanks, Alaska, and Edwardsville, Ill., also have been burglarized and/or vandalized.
John Fund, author of the new book "Stealing Elections," offered more examples this week on OpinionJournal.com:
In Miami, police reported that more than 100 union protesters stormed the Bush-Cheney office and shoved volunteers aside. No one was charged because most of the protesters left before the police arrived.
In Tampa, nearly three dozen protesters stormed the local GOP office and intimidated the elderly volunteers working there.
The AFL-CIO took credit on its Web site for similar demonstrations - apparently all coordinated - in Independence and Kansas City, Mo.; Dearborn, Mich.; St. Paul, Minn., and West Allis, Wis.
Notes Fund: Florida Rep. Tom Feeney and 49 other GOP members of Congress have signed a letter asking the Justice Department to investigate possible election law violations. |
