Posted on 10/23/2008 1:48:32 PM PDT by icwhatudo
We need to pray for our law enforcement people because they are going to need it.
Bookmarked.
The one difference is that here unlike in Kenya we have police military-like trained swat teams and the NG and any troubles will be put down quickly.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1129748/black_republican_candidate_gets_burned.html?cat=8
Eddie Adams, Florida Republican Candidate, Gets Burned
For Eddie Adams Jr. it is Now More Than Personal
October 23, 2008
Florida Congressional candidate Eddie Adams Jr. (R) was admitted to Tampa General Hospital Sunday suffering from severe burns on the hands and arms. He will be undergoing additional skin grafts Tuesday.
A vandal tied a mattress to the underside of Mr. Adams pick-up truck. Friction with the road, and contact with the catalytic converter combined to ignite the bedding.
As he drove down Busch Boulevard in Tampa, Florida, onlookers began to wave and shout at him. At first, Eddie assumed that his tireless campaigning was beginning to show results, until, when stopped at the next red light, he began to smell smoke, and he realized with a shock that his truck was on fire. When he opened the door, the flames engulfed the cabin, burning Eddie’s arms.
He tucked and rolled on the ground to put out his flaming clothes. Additional injuries were suffered as he tried to pull the mattress, which he found was deliberately tied to the frame, from the underside of the truck. Good Samaritans rushed to his assistance with fire extinguishers, but the truck was heavily damaged. Undeterred, Eddie will continue his campaigning as much as his recovery will permit.
At this point in the campaign, office workers with the Hillsborough County Sheriff have tallied 90 reports of vandalism against cars with Republican campaign bumper stickers, and 7 such incidents against cars with Democrat bumper stickers. Other incidents include the systematic and widespread vandalism or theft of Republican campaign signs.
Eddie is running against Democrat Kathy Castor.
This report is based upon interviews with campaign staff.
I heard this morning on KLIF 570AM (Dallas, TX) that a woman from College Station, TX visiting PA was attacked at an ATM machine. She was slashed in the face for displaying a McCain/Palin bumper sticker on her vehicle. I will confirm and post more details as soon as I can find them.
An other item for the thread:
Death Threats Sent to Pollster
National Review ^ | 10/24/2008 | Jim Geraghty
http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MWJkOGI1MjZjZDdjYjBmNWRiZTQ2ZDAyMTZhZTI5M2I=
After releasing this morning’s numbers showing McCain ahead in Ohio and Florida, the Strategic Vision polling company received several death threats through the contact e-mail on the company’s web site.
David Johnson, the CEO of Strategic Vision, shared the messages with National Review Online.
One of the messages stated:
My goodness, your polls stinks. There are 3 polls that have Obama by double digits and only yours has Obama down. WOW!. How come your poll is the only one giving Palin high favor ratings? I think you nee dto be careful tonight when you get in your car and might want to check underneath your car. SCRAP YOUR IDIOTIC POLLS OR ELSE!
Another stated:
A poll that gave Sarah Palin and Barack Obama the same favorability rating is wrong off the bat. Be careful going outside tonight because you might not see tomorrow.
A third message stated:
Why would your presidential election poll results be so drastically different from every other reputable poll taken over the same time period? Are they that dumb or are you guys that smart? Smart guys wind up dead.
The company has contacted the FBI and appropriate authorities, Johnson said. There was, thankfully, nothing in the messages that indicated that the sender had actually sought out the location of the company or its employees. Johnson noted that while the messages came from different addresses, they all came within a short period of time, and that it was possible they were from the same person.
Johnson said he’s not fearful, but taking appropriate measures.
“It’s probably just a bunch of nut cases, but this is first time we’ve ever experienced something like this,” Johnson said. “It’s highly, highly unusual. We get messages in the vein of ‘your numbers are wrong, the other guy’s numbers are right’ all the time. But this has never happened before.”
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My comment:
Let’s not forget that this is the polling company that in 2007 predicted the McCain/Palin ‘08 Republican ticket, a year before McCain picked his VP running mate.
Strategic Vision Pollster Predicted Palin VP Pick last year
http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/Pollster_Predicted_Palin_/2008/08/30/126415.html?utm_medium=RSS
David E. Johnson, CEO of Strategic Vision, LLC accurately predicted the presidential nomination of Arizona Senator John McCain in 2007 on POTUS Radio when all political experts had written McCain’s obituary.
Johnson also predicted that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin would be McCain’s running mate in March 2007.
Johnson reiterated that Palin would be the candidate following Barack Obama’s selection of Joseph Biden as his running mate.
Johnson based his predictions upon polling done by Strategic Vision, LLC in key battleground states and his own political expertise of over twenty years.
“Based upon our polling in key battleground states in 2007 and early 2008, all indicators pointed to John McCain as the only plausible Republican presidential nominee,” said David E. Johnson, CEO of Strategic Vision, LLC. “Our polling showed that McCain was the second choice of the other candidate’s supporters particularly in Florida which really made McCain’s nomination possible.
Our polling in 2008 have shown that Barack Obama underperforms among female voters particularly in the states of Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin that provides an opening for Senator McCain,” continued Johnson.
“Additionally, John McCain has a unique opportunity to present the future of the Republican Party in his vice presidential selection.
All of this indicated a strong dedicated conservative that would be outside of the box and Sarah Palin headed that list along with her appeal to social and fiscal conservatives and her moving life story.
Strategic Vision polling in the key battleground states of Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Florida, and non-traditional battleground states such as New Jersey indicate that 25% to 35% of Hillary Clinton supporters will not vote for Barack Obama and might consider voting for John McCain based upon his running mate.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
24 posted on Friday, October 24, 2008 4:22:47 PM by Matchett-PI
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2114397/posts?page=24#24
89 posted on Friday, October 24, 2008 4:55:10 PM by Matchett-PI (2008 = The Year of the Toilet (for ‘rats))
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2114341/posts?page=89#89
http://kdka.com/local/attack.McCain.Bloomfield.2.847628.html
Campaign Volunteer Faces Charges In Attack Hoax
Ashley Todd told investigators today she “just wanted to tell the truth” — and was neither robbed, nor attacked
Todd, 20, is now facing charges for filing a false report to police
Is this the nursing home incident info you are looking for?
Poll workers clash:
www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/30930849.html
Poll worker claims discrimination:
www.ohio.com/news/33293319.html
FR discussion:
www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2105245/posts
ObamaManiacs Show Their Class - satanist vandals to spray paint expletive-ridden denunciations of John McCain on people’s houses in Virginia Oaks.
http://www.bvbl.net/index.php/2008/10/25/obamamaniacs-show-their-class/
Foxnews just reported on Black Panthers blocking a door at a polling place in Pennsylvania. One of them was carrying a night stick. Police were called and hauled the guy with the night stick away. Other Black Panthers remained. Haven’t found a print link.
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