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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TideGlider who wrote (51268)	10/12/2008 8:50:36 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224704

Vandalism forces GOP to spend $2M on stronger security at campaign hdqtrs across the country: GOP Says Vandalism at Offices Prompts Beefed-Up Security By SUSAN SCHMIDT and EVAN PEREZ, Oct 12 2008 The Republican National Committee said it will spend $2 million to beef up security at campaign offices around the country in response to recent incidents of vandalism. RNC Chairman Robert M. "Mike" Duncan said in a statement over the weekend that "violent intimidation tactics" have been adopted by some supporters of Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama. Mr. Duncan cited a break-in at a McCain-Palin campaign office in Missouri and alleged harassment of campaign workers by members of Acorn, an advocacy group that promotes housing opportunities and voting rights for low- and moderate-income groups. Acorn staged a rally outside a McCain-Palin campaign office in Pennsylvania. "It was a peaceful rally," said Acorn spokesman Brian Kettering. The heated contest between Sens. John McCain and Obama has apparently fueled dozens of vandalism cases and threatening incidents around the country in recent weeks. The latest incident occurred Friday night, when vandals stole signs and spray painted "Republican means slavery" on the door of the Republican Party headquarters in Rock Hill, S.C., according to local press reports. The Obama campaign said it didn't want to elevate the GOP complaints by commenting on them. Meanwhile, the campaign said negative advertising by the McCain campaign, including a commercial focusing on Sen. Obama's ties to former radical William Ayers, who was involved with a group linked to the bombing of U.S. government buildings three decades ago, is stoking anger and fears among voters. Sen. Obama has denounced Mr. Ayers's previous radical actions. Sen. McCain has sought to quell some of the harsh statements made at rallies by some of his supporters about his rival. Friday, the Arizona senator said Sen. Obama "is a decent person" and "not a person you have to be scared about" being president. Democratic Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, in comments published by the Washington Post on Sunday, compared the tone of the McCain-Palin campaign to "another destructive period in American history," when late segregationist Alabama Gov. George Wallace "created the climate and the conditions that encouraged vicious attacks against innocent Americans." Sen. McCain called the comments "shocking." Sen. Obama's campaign said he does not believe that Sen. McCain or his criticism of Sen. Obama's policies "is comparable to George Wallace or his segregationist policies." But the campaign said Rep. Lewis was right to condemn claims that Sen. Obama "pals around with terrorists." Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin made such a statement on the campaign trail last week. In other incidents, a New Jersey school library removed a book on Sen. Obama from an election display after it was defaced with a drawing of a noose. Campaign officials took down an Obama billboard in Michigan after someone painted Ku Klux Klan and swastika symbols on it. In August, police said vandals broke glass windows and a door to an Obama campaign office in St. Paul, Minn. The RNC underscored its concerns over security by pointing to a break-in on Oct. 2 at a campaign office in a suburb of Kansas City, Mo. Police said a rock was thrown through a window and vandals stole a laptop computer. The vandals' motive was unclear. Mr. Duncan said a Colorado campaign office had received a letter containing white powder, creating an anthrax scare; the powder was later found not to be anthrax. He also said a New Mexico campaign worker was physically assaulted earlier this month after trying to stop a man vandalizing a McCain-Palin campaign sign. Mr. Duncan said the RNC is setting up 24-hour security at campaign offices around the country, using money budgeted for get-out-the-vote efforts. online.wsj.com