Thieves hit Democratic Party offices; computers containing sensitive data removed

The Toledo Blade ^ | Oct. 13, 2004 | Robin Erb

[King David]

Thieves shattered a side window overnight at Lucas County Democratic headquarters in Toledo, stealing computers with sensitive campaign information and triggering concern of the local party's ability to deliver crucial votes on Nov. 2. (See URL for complete article)

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041013/NEWS03/410130378&SearchID=73187255382209

[King David]

The SAME day that the DEMS were discovered with the 66 page memo advising them to alledge "voter fraud", even if there is NO evidence of it, the above "incident" occured here in Toledo. How is it--I wonder--that the thieves knew exactly which computer to "steal", as two other computers, holding less sensitive data, were left untouched.

This has a real stink to it.

[kcvl]

The DEMS did it!

[Old Sarge]

Smell test - FAILED.

[Stonedog]

This has a real stink to it.

Smells like RATS to me.

[aft_lizard]

You are right this does not pass the smell test, the dims stole there own computers so there is no evidence on computer for there vote fraud.

[afnamvet]

The timing of this is suspicious......

[Gary Drumm]

I have to agree, the Democrats probably set this whole thing up themselves so that they could say "someone' broke in and stole our computer".

Remember, catch voter fraud early, before the election, otherwise Bush might win.

[weegee]

This Democrat operative had the keys to the Orlando GOP office:

RS: Bush Like Me - Ten weeks undercover in the grass roots of the Republican Party

I also recall another story in the past 2 weeks where a Republican campaign office was broken into and computer were stolen.

Not saying that this attack on the DNC office was an inside job designed to smear Republicans, but it certainly is about the only sort of news item they can plant to defend their own actions.

[cgk]

In Ohio? Where they just about came out and said they would steal the election? I'm with you.

[weegee]

Very good motive catch: destroy the evidence of the crimes they've already been implicated in.

[DarkWaters]

On Drudge's breaking of the coke for vote scandal seemingly to break here in Ohio we have this little tidbit of information:

http://www.drudgereport.com/flash3.htm

The SheriffÕs Office alleges that Staton filled out over 100 voter registration forms that were fictitious. Staton was to be paid for each registration form that he could get citizens to fill out. However, Staton himself filled out the registrations and returned them to the woman who hired him from Toledo, Ohio. Deputies allege that Staton was paid crack cocaine for the falsified registrations.

[badgerlandjim]

Damn! They lost all that cemetery info on the hard drives! Now they'll just have to make names up...

[ladyinred]

This is to cover for the crimes being committed against Bush offices all over. I don't believe this. The scum have set this up.

[ground_fog]

This looks phony from a miles away

[Fallstaff]

I could really care less. Some Dems literally shot up our campaign hq in Knoxville. I'm thinking Civil War after this election is over.

[King David]

It's not just the timing of it.... It's the description of the alleged break in as a "third-rate" burglary", as in Watergate language.

The security system wasn't properly alarmed the night before

The break in occured at 7 in the morning.

No money was taken.

[dfwgator]

Reichstag Fire alert.

[AndyTheBear]

There is no way to tell whether the thieves were anti-Kerry or pro-Kerry. But one may note:

* The Rat party has a history of victimization hoaxes.

* More thieves and other felons are pro Rat then pro Republican.

* The Rat party is highly motivated by hatred this year.

* Kerry's side is losing, and getting increasingly desperate.

Playing the odds, the "thieves" were pro-DNC types trying to garnish sympathy.

[G.Mason]

"The DEMS did it!"

Nope ... I did it.

Overnight flight from Tampa, Avis car rental, return flight Tampa.

Didn't take the computer, only the hard drives, some CD's and 20 or so floppy disks.

Everything is being analyzed as I type.

We also destroyed a few hundred Kerry/Edwards signs.

Had a lot of fun.

[King David]

True. We don't know (yet) who the theives were. However, Sandy Isenberg, the head of the Democratic Party in Toledo, said they'll have to "recreate" their files all over again.

Question: How to you recreate something that was only stored on an electronic medium and you no longer have the hard drive of that file? Hhhhmmmm???

What kind of office manager "forgets" to back up their data since August, 2004?

You don't suppose she might know where the computer now is hidden?