Election trouble goes widely unreported:
Vandals strike at GOP office
Santa Cruz Sentinal ^ | 10/26/04 | JONDI GUMZ and CATHY REDFERN
Posted on 10/26/2004 8:56:01 AM PDT by m1-lightning
By JONDI GUMZ and CATHY REDFERN Sentinel staff writers Scotts Valley police say they have no suspects in a case of campaign vandalism at the county’s Republican headquarters.
A chunk of concrete was tossed through the glass door at 5610 Scotts Valley Drive, knocking down a life-size cardboard poster of President Bush, some time after volunteers locked up at 8 p.m. Friday.
When workers returned at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, they found the door frame broken and two windows smashed.
"Emotionally it’s a blow," said Jane Armstrong of the Santa Cruz County Republican Central Committee. "I like to believe this is a free country. It’s disappointing to think people are intolerant."
The incident was the second in a week at the GOP office. Earlier in the week, a large sign was stolen from atop the building.
The Scotts Valley vandalism comes as the Bush campaign, citing incidents of violence at campaign offices around the country, is asserting Democratic partisans have deliberately tried to intimidate voters, potentially storing ammunition for future arguments about the fairness of the election.
On Monday, the Bush campaign provided a list of more than 40 examples it said had occurred since July, including the burglary from campaign offices of several items: two laptop computers in Seattle; a banner in Thousand Oaks; petty cash in Spokane, Wash.; as well as break-ins last Friday in Flagstaff, Ariz., and Cincinnati.
Also included were examples of lesser crimes including the defacement or theft of supporters’ lawn signs as well as broken windows, slashed tires, shots fired, bullet holes and thrown eggs at campaign offices.
The New York Times contributed to this report.
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Bush campaign accuses AFL-CIO of vandalism; labor federations denies it
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WASHINGTON The Bush-Cheney campaign is laying blame for acts of vandalism at a handful of its offices around the country at the feet of the AFL-CIO.
The labor federation denies the charge.
In a letter to AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, Bush campaign chairman Marc Racicot (RAHS'-koh) wrote: "I hope you will put an end to protest activities that have led to injuries, property damage, vandalism and voter intimidation."
A spokeswoman for the AFL-CIO called the charges "irresponsible" and "the height of nasty politics."
Racicot cited injuries and damages at an office in Orlando, Florida, and disruptions in Michigan. Racicot said the labor protests came after incidents at other offices in Ohio, West Virginia, Florida and Tennessee.
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10/06/2004 05:14 AM ID: 43484
Protestors Vandalize Bush/Cheney HQ in Orlando, Florida
Wanting to "send a message" about overtime pay, a group of about 100 protestors forced their way into and vandalized the Bush/Cheney campaign headquarters in Orlando, Florida.
The protestors scattered papers on the floor and drew devil faces on Bush's picture. Two protestors and a Republican volunteer received minor injuries. Some of the protestors are facing assault charges.
The protestors were part of the labor union AFL-CIO and coordinated their attack with 20 other protests at Bush/Cheney headquarters around the US.
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The FMSM is nowhere to be seen on any of these or many other egregious campaign attacks from Democrats. Bias anyone? |
