Bush Campaign Hires Paramilitary Organization

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Via Atrios at Eschaton (www.atrios.blogspot.com)

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/3/19/22135/3823

"In reports filed today with the Federal Election Commission, the Bush campaign showed February receipts of $13.7 million, and cash on hand of $110 million. Obviously much of that money will be spent on television advertising. But a quick look at Bush's FEC filing shows something curious--they paid almost $200,000 to Vance International for "personnel services/equipment."

"Vance International may not be familiar to a lot of people, but they should be, because they are the Pinkertons of our era. Vance was founded and until recently run by Chuck Vance, a former Secret Service agent who at one time was married to Gerald Ford's daughter. Vance used his Secret Service background in security and investigation to specialize in providing security during labor disputes. From the strikes at Pittston Coal, to Caterpillar, to Detroit Newspapers, if there was violence on the picket line of a high-profile strike, it was most likely provoked by the maladjusted ex-soldiers, angry cop wanna-be's, and CIA rejects who wear the jack-boots of Vance's Asset Protection Team:"


The question to ask is: Why would the Bush campaign need a company like this on the payroll? Speculate away....

[Sandpiper]

1. Brownshirts

Plain and simple. Every fascist has their own private band of goons.

[Cat Atomic]

2. Maybe they'll incite violence among the protesters at

Republican Convention and blame it on us wacko leftists?

Just speculating.

[patricia92243]

3. To "protect" the ballot boxes in the election?

[Widgetsfriend]

4. That is an eerie thought.

On edit: I went to www.dictionary.com to make sure I'd spelled eerie right (I did...whew). Anyway, here's the definition. It is exactly how your suggestion made me feel.

ee·rie or ee·ry ( P ) Pronunciation Key (îr)
adj. ee·ri·er, ee·ri·est

Inspiring inexplicable fear, dread, or uneasiness; strange and frightening.
Suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious. See Synonyms at weird.
Scots. Frightened or intimidated by superstition.