In 2000, when those Brownshirts "shut down" Palm Beach recount (pic)

[henslee]

That's when the dreadful feeling first came. That's when I felt I was living in a foriegn country.

[Chimichurri]

1. Same here. I never cared at all about politics until this image was

on my teevee. Suits protesting? Just seemed way too strange. When in history has the Brooks Brother white male crowd ever needed to protest anything and with such fervor? I had to figure out what this charade was all about and haven't stopped since.

What a sham.

[WinkyDink]

2. It was when they WERE NOT ARRESTED, that I knew.

[mark11727]

9. In real life, the National Guard would've been called to restaore order...

...but Jeb didn't think it was in George's best interests.

[Webster Green]

3. Here's another image from coup' 2000 that creeps me out...

[pnorman]

4. Here's the article that contained that photo:

http://images.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/11/28/miami/

pnorman

[henslee]

5. "was set in motion by imported GOP operative: Rep. John Sweeney, R-N.Y"...

"Rep. John Sweeney, R-N.Y., who from an office in that same county building has led the Miami fight against the recount. But Sweeney wasn't alone. According to the Miami Herald, he had a few helpers, including Elizabeth Ross, a staffer for Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., and Thomas Pyle, an aide to House Majority Whip Tom DeLay, R-Texas."

[rustydog]

6. Wasn't John Bolton was one of those posers?

I seem to recall an article about himpoundingon a door screaming he was from the White House or some such crap...

[FreedomAngel82]

7. And they were all paid

[henslee]

8. I'd like to see those check stubs.

[VOX]

10. Somewhere there's a photo that identifies every right-winger in the pic...

It's also from Election 2000. Each protesting "suit" is identified and named as a GOP operative.

Did anyone save this particular image???

[soup]

14. here

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31074-2005Jan23.html

on edit: I remember watching that on tv. The looks on some of their faces was so ODD - like they were having fun. Very WTF moment.

[flordehinojos]

11. this is the picture of the riot they mounted in Miami which closed down.

bunch of stupid thugs, power hungry goons.

[flordehinojos]

12. this is the picture of the riot they mounted in Miami which closed down.

bunch of stupid thugs, power hungry goons.

[henslee]

13. I cant find that pic of the Republican ops singled out by name.