Posted on 10/01/2004 12:34:18 PM PDT by tdewey10
The Washington state headquarters for the president's re-election campaign was broken into last night, and police are investigating the theft of three computers from the Bellevue office. Missing are the computers used by the campaign's executive director, the head of the get-out-the-vote effort and one that had been set for delivery to the campaign's Southwest Washington field director, said Jon Seaton, executive director of the state's George W. Bush campaign.
Seaton said data on the computers was backed up and available elsewhere. But, he said, the loss creates a potential security breach about the campaign's so-called 72-hour plan, the Bush get-out-the-vote effort.
"Obviously there's some stuff there we wouldn't want our opposition getting their hands on," Seaton said.
The campaign has spoken about the importance of the 72-hour plan in swing states across the country. Bush campaign officials say it could make the difference in a close election if Republicans are able to make sure their voters get to a polling place on election day and don't sit home as many did four years ago.
Seaton was the first one in the office this morning. He did not notice the break-in until he walked into his office and saw a rock and broken glass on the floor.
A side window of the office on 112-th Ave. N.E. had been smashed.
Seaton said this morning that the campaign staff was still checking to see if anything else had been stolen.
State Republican Party Chairman Chris Vance called it a "Watergate-style break in" and said he suspects Democrats are behind it.
"If you're just some burglar looking for computers to sell to buy drugs you take every laptop in the office maybe," he said. "But they knew exactly whose computers to get. They got the executive director's computer and the get-out-the-vote director's computer."
State Democratic Party spokeswoman Kirstin Brost said Democrats had nothing to do with the break-in.
"I feel really bad. I know how upset I'd be if it happened to us," she said.
"There was nothing for us to gain by stealing those computers. Their secret plan isn't so secret and the fact is we're winning by a lot right now."
Vance said the break in follows reports of vandalized Bush campaign signs and what he said were telephone calls to voters alleging Bush would reinstate a military draft if re-elected.
"To me there is some scary stuff going on from liberal radicals whose Bush hatred is out of control," Vance said.
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Although Gregoire’s $17 million negligence should be a major issue, it isn’t. This is what I mean by fawning media. She should be too ashamed to even run, yet not only is she running, but winning.
LOL!
With the MSM it'll be a "Watered Down" gate......
(at best.)
The thieves will say that the computers' contents are fake but accurate.
During sKerry's first run for congress his brother cameron broke into sKerry's opponents HQ and stole some stuff for sKerry to use against the man. Do a google search there is a Eagle Tribune article that describes it quiet well.
Not surprising, but it shows that the dems are scared in Washington State. They know the tide is turning.
Good Point!
ROFL
(Who will be Dan Rather's "Deepthroat" this time around.)
(....I ask myself.....)
Oh, heck...wait a minute....
Nixon did it......
Hmmmm.......
But Nixon is dead.....
Couldn't have done it....
(Well! Of course that means nothing. After all, being dead never stopped a Dem. Take into account, many of their best voters are in grave yards.)
Everyone in every grave yard in Duval County, Texas "voted" for LBJ.
That is what is called "casing the joint".
If there is anything you don't want stolen, bring it home at night.
Hmmm, I think you answered your own question.
Seattle, pure and simple, is the belly of the liberal beast.
Go to the statue of Lenin at Fremont if you doubt it.
Been there. It's a nice fit.
Also been on Queen Anne N. and Boston. Some good restaurants there, such as Thai Kitchen, but some real fruitcakes at the intersection passing out garbage to their fellow travelers. Grab yourself a latte at Starbucks and sit and watch them sometime. Quite interesting.
p.s. I also “enjoy” the leftist women of Seattle who think they are making some statement by refusing to shave.
Check Sandy Berger's pants. The computers might be found there.
Yeah, but they got there as the result of an oversight.
And to think, Nixon had to resign as President for less than this. The media made sure of that, and yet this will be swept under the rug like Berger stealing docs and forged docs on CBS.
Ye gods, you suffer here too?
My favorite Seattle moment-crossing Red Square at the UW in Marine dress blues many years ago. Very happy to report that I made physical contact with an agitator, and got two good contacts (recruiting duty) because of it.
After Berger was found to have had the computers in his pants, Bill Clinton stated that, “That’s Sandy. Just like him to forget he had three laptops down his pants.”
I will never believe the DNC had nothing to do with this. Your point was brilliant!
Remember something like this happened in 2000? I can't recall the specifics, but it had something to do with a practice debate tape or something stolen by a DNC operative. Help me out someone?
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