Bush Campaign Hires Paramilitary Organization

[Widgetsfriend]

Via a link at 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:"

Any speculation as to what Bush needs from a paramilitary organization?

[annagull]

1. please be careful those who are marching tomorrow

stay away from people who do random violence or try to incite violence.

[blm]

2. exactly what they did with VVAW in the 70s....

I don't doubt they have paid disruptors on every Dem message board, posing as leftists and anarchists.

[donhakman]

3. Goons can serve 1000 purposes.

Hired actors pretend to be news correspondents cheering the signing of Bush legislation.

Hired staffers were sent to Florida with instructions to dress like working people to protest the recount outside the election headquaters.

Hired assasins were sent to put magnesium strip wound detonators on aviation rudder control wires triggered by a tiny barometric relay.
The wire and device melt upon detonation.

RIP Paul Wellstone and family.

[Renew Deal]

4. You can also call them the Republican Guard

Where have you heard that before? I wonder who the Fedayeen Bush is.