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Voter-violence hot line set up -- call 888/303-7125

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Posted by trailing wife 2004-10-13 2:44:46 AM|| || Front Page|| [11137 views since 2007-05-07] Top

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|| 2004-10-13 11:03:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 PS He ain't callin' 888-303-7125!

Posted by BigEd 2004-10-13 11:03:41 AM|| 2004-10-13 11:03:41 AM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-10-13 11:07:47 AM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-10-13 11:08:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-10-13 11:12:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 BARE KNEES, Liberalhawk

My almost 4-year-old son...Good point Mrs. D.

Posted by BigEd 2004-10-13 11:17:34 AM|| 2004-10-13 11:17:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-10-13 11:19:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-10-13 11:21:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-10-13 11:22:45 AM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-10-13 11:22:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-10-13 11:25:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#12 BARE KNEES,

shocking, does Ashcroft know?

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-10-13 11:25:57 AM|| 2004-10-13 11:25:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-10-13 11:29:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#14 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted]

Posted by Glereger Cligum6229 TROLL 2004-10-13 11:54:34 AM|| 2004-10-13 11:54:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#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|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-10-13 12:49:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-10-13 12:55:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-10-13 12:57:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-10-13 1:06:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-10-13 1:14:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-10-13 1:15:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#21

My apologies for the double post!

Mr. P.

Posted by Mr. Peabody 2004-10-13 1:17:31 PM|| 2004-10-13 1:17:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#22 Biking without a helmet,..

Can't mess up that hair now...

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-10-13 2:08:58 PM|| 2004-10-13 2:08:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#23 couldn't wedge that hair into a helmet

Posted by Frank G 2004-10-13 2:19:28 PM|| 2004-10-13 2:19:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-10-13 2:21:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-10-13 2:31:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-10-13 2:50:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#27 Amen Dar! I are a Union member but I donât 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 donât 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 canât 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|| 2004-10-13 6:20:53 PM|| Front Page Top

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