Three GOP officials arrested in election office shoving

[tnhatesbush]

http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=2121131

snip...

Benton (AP) -- Polk County Sheriff's officers have arrested two county election commissioners and the county Republican Party chairman in a ballot box scuffle.

Election Registrar Sula Jenkins says commissioners Bill Frady and Steve Gaddis "manhandled" her. Jenkins is a Democrat, Frady and Gaddis are Republicans.


The registrar says the commissioners wrested a ballot box from her grasp Saturday as early voting ended for the state primaries and snapped an extra padlock on it.

[AspenRose]

1. "The Adults are in Charge" (tm)

Nothing to see here, move along.

[frylock]

2. bullys and cowards..

that's what makes up that party. If I had witnessed that going down, I would have been arrested as well. :mad:

[Gman]

26. I'd be in the car with you

handcuffs behind my back and feeling damn good about it!

[Divernan]

3. Extremely bizarre in that this was a PRIMARY election.

Perhaps there were candidates running on both tickets?

[mom cat]

30. You know how the Repukes always vote in the Democratic primaries.

They just wanted to make sure that all of their illegitimate votes were counted. They are nasty evil.

[saracat]

4. Isn't that typical?

I assume we can expect more of this behavior on a grander scale in the Presidential election!

[Marthe48]

19. Florida 2000 redux:

It took awhile to find a link, but here's another repub mob:

http://www.americanpolitics.com/20010907GOPKMA.html

and most of them either have or got jobs with the Bush ad.

[progressivebydesign]

20. I'm STILL pissed about that Palm Beach 'riot'!!

That was, I'm certain, a crime. I love how the media really didn't report who those pasty pigs were, and how they were imported for the job. DOn't forget.. those weenies ALSO got HUGE pay bonuses (our tax dollars) once Bush "took" office. They ought to be in jail.

[Marthe48]

22. Right on!

These were the vanguard of the brown shirts, for sure

[gristy]

29. That is a very (in)famous photo

I imagine it is a crime to disrupt the voting or vote-counting process. And why were these people not arrested????

[meow2u3]

33. Repukes are above the law in Jeb Bush's Florida

Does this answer your question?

</sarcasm>

[Renew Deal]

5. I guess they were practicing

:shrug:

[doctorbombeigh]

6. I hope they keep right on practicing, and getting arrested for it.

[KansDem]

10. Yeah, fellows, tone it down. Don't you know you're supposed to HIRE thugs

to do this kind of thing?

Remember sElection2000?

Bush campaign uses mob tactics in Florida

By Tim Wheeler

These demonstrations "were clearly designed to intimidate and to prevent a simple recount from going forward," Lieberman charged. "This is a time to honor the rule of law, not surrender to the rule of the mob."

The incident was broadcast live on C-Span and other television networks. A gang of young thugs were shown pounding on the doors and windows of a room where the canvassing board had begun a recount. They chanted "Fraud" and "The fix is in!"

In the hallway, the Republican mob surrounded Joe Geller, chair of the Miami-Dade County Democratic Party, screaming accusations that he was attempting to "steal" a ballot. Several Sheriff’s deputies arrived and the mob demanded they "cuff" Geller.

Finally, the deputies and Geller raced down a hallway pursued by the thugs, who knocked over and trampled two television news cameramen. Geller had a sample ballot in his pocket.

http://www.pww.org/past-weeks-2000/Mob%20tactics%20in%20Florida.htm

Get with the program!!!

[Keirsey]

17. members of the mob identified

Greenwald identified by name the Washington-imported Republican protestors in Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War. I'm going to get screen caps from the DVD to make them available to you to use whenever/wherever you need them.

[seafan]

31. The infamous Miami storm troopers....

Looking at this photo makes my blood boil in under 5 seconds.




NOTE FROM THE EDITORS: During the first week of December 2000, the Washington Post's Al Kamen named names and provided occupations of a few of the storm troopers featured in a Reuters photo.

1: Tom Pyle, policy analyst, office of Dixie Cro-Magnon House Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-TX)

2: Garry Malphrus, majority chief counsel and staff director, House Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.

3: Rory Cooper, political division staff member at the National Republican Congressional Committee

4: Kevin Smith, former House Republican conference analyst and more recently with Voter.com

5: Steven Brophy, former aide to Sen. Fred D. Thompson (R-TN.) and presently with consulting firm KPMG

6: Matt Schlapp, former chief of staff for Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS), at the time with the Bush campaign staff in Austin

7: Roger Morse, aide to Rep. Van Hilleary (R-TN)

8: Duane Gibson, aide to Chairman Don Young (R-AK) of the House Resources Committee

9: Chuck Royal, legislative assistant to Rep. Jim DeMint (R-SC)

10: Layna McConkey, former legislative assistant to former Rep. Jim Lightfoot (R-IA), currently with Steelman Health Strategies

http://www.americanpolitics.com/20010907GOPKMA.html

[LSU_Subversive]

32. A sea of white faces and what appears to be over 90% male. n/t.

[Bo]

7. Just gotta feel the love for republicans

[WillyT]

8. Sign Of Things To Come ???

Are we prepared???

:shrug:

[whistle]

9. Ho ho ho, Polk county is right next to Orange County FL...

...were Orlando is located. This may be sign of things to come. These republicans can really show their might, especially where girls are concerned. They must have just come back from the state's RNC/Jeb Bush republican militia boot camp on how to control this coming election. Let's begin distributing the Brown shirts and jack boots, this is going to be a rough ride.

[playahata1]

12. I think this happened in TENNESSEE, not Florida.

n/t

[Senior citizen]

11. Even with their country club fraternal friends on the bench,

these guys stand a chance of being convicted. After all, some judges have to run for reelection too. Glad to see the cuts to law enforcement budgets haven't gone unnoticed.

[tom_paine]

13. These gutless Bushevik Cowards are pretty tough when manhandling women

Like to see how they'd do against someone who will fight back.

My guess...I personally would LOVE to find out for myself.

[Tight_rope]

14. Bullies never win. Throw away the key!

[truthisfreedom]

15. hahahahahaha. lock 'em all up!

stupid meathead thugs.

[peegee]

16. yep

most certainly in Tennessee. Just saw it on tv. Someplace in the mountains.

[bluestateguy]

18. Thuggery

Where are our big, burly union guys when we need them?

[0007]

21. Good for Sula Jenkins

[Robbien]

34. Yes, I am so proud of her for pressing charges

and getting the thugs arrested. And it is nice to see the police actually do their job and arrest Republican politicians.

[mbperrin]

23. Here's another GOP arrest in New Mexico

http://www.abqtrib.com/archives/news04/080204_news_ogle.shtml

August 2, 2004

Ogle asked to quit

By Shea Andersen
Tribune Reporter

After discussions apparently went nowhere, the New Mexico Republican Party has asked Rep. Rory Ogle to resign.

The Albuquerque Republican was arrested July 17 on domestic violence charges. He was charged with, among other things, throwing a headboard at his wife, Anita.

After the news, Republican Party officials went into discussions with Ogle about his future as a New Mexico lawmaker.

<more>

[Judi Lynn]

25. This creep's a federal contractor....

Rory Ogle

http://legis.state.nm.us/newsite/housedetails.asp?Name=214&Submit=Search

WORDS TO LIVE BY: (from the article)

Weh said his call for Ogle to get out of public service was in keeping with his party's obligation to "ensure that Republican officials and candidates meet the high standards of personal conduct we expect of all those who seek public office."
(snip/...)

Oh, Yeah! High standards among Republican officials can't get much higher, can they?

[daleo]

24. They are training for November.

n/t

[Jack Rabbit]

27. Did somebody say 'Shove it'?

Just wondering.

[goforit]

28. The Fascists are getting pushy, eh?