Congresswoman's son sentenced for slashing GOP tires

[a kennedy]

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (AP) -- A congresswoman's son and three Democratic campaign workers were sentenced Wednesday to four to six months in jail for slashing tires outside a Bush-Cheney campaign office on Election Day 2004.

The men pleaded no contest in January to misdemeanor property damage. A fifth worker was found not guilty.

"This case had to be a public example of what can happen when you interfere with voters' rights," said Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Michael Brennan, who rejected prosecutors' recommendation of probation for the four men.

The state Republican Party had rented more than 100 vehicles to give rides to voters and poll monitors on November 2, 2004. The cars were parked outside a GOP campaign office when the tires were punctured. The vandalism left the drivers scrambling for new vehicles.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/26/goptiresslashed.ap/index.html

[bluestateguy]

1. Unfortunately

Republican dirty tricks and election theft dating back to 2000 has forced some Democrats to think that the only we can win is to do the same things.

I don't condone it, but I understand it.

[Yupster]

8. I don't buy that

They tried to keep people from voting, and they need to suffer for that. Why make excuses for them?

[brainshrub]

2. Good.

Very un-cool. I'm glad they got busted.

[magellan]

3. Do the crime, do the time. But it should apply to Rethugs as well.

We have yet to see any Rethugs brought up on charges...and their election antics were way more damaging than a few slashed tires.

[jsamuel]

4. heh, they should go to jail... but shouldn't a GOP's son go to jail for

rape?

[kurth]

5. Question is: Why didn't he use nails?

[BuyingThyme]

6. Enjoy your stay, punks.

[Faygo Kid]

7. This and blowjobs are the worst of all. Lying about war? Priceless.

They were stupid, stupid, stupid. Look for Rove to use this somehow.

[B Calm]

9. I don't agree with their actions one stinkin' bit, but

how much play will this get in the corporate owned media, while all the shennagans pulled by republicans get absolutely no coverage?