When the Republican paid mob beseiged the election office and stopped the recount.
This angry mob, which successfully stopped the recount in Miami-Dade County during the 2000 election standoff, was portrayed by the media as an uprising by Florida voters.
Here are the identities of the protesters:
1. Tom Pyle, policy analyst, office of House Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-Tex.).
2. Garry Malphrus, majority chief counsel and staff director, House Judiciary subcommittee on criminal justice.
3. Rory Cooper, political division staff member at the National Republican Congressional Committee.
4. Kevin Smith, former House Republican conference analyst and more recently of Voter.com.
5. Steven Brophy, former aide to Sen. Fred D. Thompson (R-Tenn.), now working at the consulting firm KPMG.
6. Matt Schlapp, former chief of staff for Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.), now on the Bush campaign staff in Austin.
7. Roger Morse, aide to Rep. Van Hilleary (R-Tenn.).
8. Duane Gibson, aide to Chairman Don Young (R-Alaska) of the House Resources Committee.
9. Chuck Royal, legislative assistant to Rep. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.).
10. Layna McConkey, former legislative assistant to former Rep. Jim Ross Lightfoot (R-Iowa) now at Steelman Health Strategies.
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/blfloridagopmob.htmMonday, Dec. 04, 2000
Election 2000: Mob Scene in Miami
http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,998630,00.htmlTuesday, Nov 28, 2000 12:49 ET
Miami's rent-a-riot
Remember last week's ugly protest of the hand recount? Elian all over? Guess again -- Washington GOP operatives were running this circus.
http://www.salon.com/news/politics/feature/2000/11/28/miamihttp://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,998630,00.html