Comments on: Mercenary Firm Offers to “Detain Troublemakers” on Election Day http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/11/03/mercenary-firm-offers-to-detain-troublemakers-on-election-day/ Politics for liberal newsgeeks Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:32:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: SunnyNobility http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/11/03/mercenary-firm-offers-to-detain-troublemakers-on-election-day/comment-page-1/#comment-18242 SunnyNobility Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:02:58 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/11/03/mercenary-firm-offers-to-detain-troublemakers-on-election-day/#comment-18242 <p>Mercenaries assigned to election officials. What could <em>possibly</em> go wrong? </p> <p>Agents provocateur anyone?</p> Mercenaries assigned to election officials. What could possibly go wrong?

Agents provocateur anyone?

]]> By: Lindsay Beyerstein http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/11/03/mercenary-firm-offers-to-detain-troublemakers-on-election-day/comment-page-1/#comment-18108 Lindsay Beyerstein Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:12:29 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/11/03/mercenary-firm-offers-to-detain-troublemakers-on-election-day/#comment-18108 <p>I think Evergreen is feeling the economic pinch, like everyone else. It seems they floated a business proposal to the authorities and got turned down, perhaps because the authorities remembered that Oregon votes through the post. </p> <p>The subtext of the message was probably an offer to control crowds in the event of all that rioting the wingnuts are darkly/hopefully predicting.</p> I think Evergreen is feeling the economic pinch, like everyone else. It seems they floated a business proposal to the authorities and got turned down, perhaps because the authorities remembered that Oregon votes through the post.

The subtext of the message was probably an offer to control crowds in the event of all that rioting the wingnuts are darkly/hopefully predicting.

]]> By: thatlldopig http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/11/03/mercenary-firm-offers-to-detain-troublemakers-on-election-day/comment-page-1/#comment-18106 thatlldopig Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:11:48 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/11/03/mercenary-firm-offers-to-detain-troublemakers-on-election-day/#comment-18106 <p>It’s obvious that no one at Evergreen ever votes, or needs to, evidently. I guess they get their contracts no matter who is in office. Paid bullies. I wonder if their employees have a union. Not.</p> It’s obvious that no one at Evergreen ever votes, or needs to, evidently. I guess they get their contracts no matter who is in office. Paid bullies. I wonder if their employees have a union. Not.

]]> By: katymine http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/11/03/mercenary-firm-offers-to-detain-troublemakers-on-election-day/comment-page-1/#comment-18105 katymine Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:03:53 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/11/03/mercenary-firm-offers-to-detain-troublemakers-on-election-day/#comment-18105 <p>Many Oregonians drop their ballots off at the designated drop areas on Tuesday if they do not mail them in time.</p> Many Oregonians drop their ballots off at the designated drop areas on Tuesday if they do not mail them in time.

]]> By: SouthernDragon http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/11/03/mercenary-firm-offers-to-detain-troublemakers-on-election-day/comment-page-1/#comment-18104 SouthernDragon Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:51:02 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/11/03/mercenary-firm-offers-to-detain-troublemakers-on-election-day/#comment-18104 <p>I lived in Corvallis and Imnaha during the late 70s. Totally hippie state in those days.</p> I lived in Corvallis and Imnaha during the late 70s. Totally hippie state in those days.

]]> By: jayt http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/11/03/mercenary-firm-offers-to-detain-troublemakers-on-election-day/comment-page-1/#comment-18103 jayt Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:47:12 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/11/03/mercenary-firm-offers-to-detain-troublemakers-on-election-day/#comment-18103 <p><i>Does the McCain campaign know that Oregon votes by mail?</i></p> <p>Is Mark Penn working for McDummy now?</p> Does the McCain campaign know that Oregon votes by mail?

Is Mark Penn working for McDummy now?

]]> By: ThingsComeUndone http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/11/03/mercenary-firm-offers-to-detain-troublemakers-on-election-day/comment-page-1/#comment-18102 ThingsComeUndone Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:46:26 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/11/03/mercenary-firm-offers-to-detain-troublemakers-on-election-day/#comment-18102 <p>Well someone has to save us from Oregon voters.<br /> Last time I was in downtown Portland a few years ago girl just walked right up to me and gave me a flower:)</p> Well someone has to save us from Oregon voters.
Last time I was in downtown Portland a few years ago girl just walked right up to me and gave me a flower:)

]]> By: Bustednuckles http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/11/03/mercenary-firm-offers-to-detain-troublemakers-on-election-day/comment-page-1/#comment-18100 Bustednuckles Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:44:53 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/11/03/mercenary-firm-offers-to-detain-troublemakers-on-election-day/#comment-18100 <p>There is no cure for stupidity.</p> <p>Nice to know there are some right wing fooktardians right down the road.</p> There is no cure for stupidity.

Nice to know there are some right wing fooktardians right down the road.

]]> By: egregious http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/11/03/mercenary-firm-offers-to-detain-troublemakers-on-election-day/comment-page-1/#comment-18101 egregious Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:44:53 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/11/03/mercenary-firm-offers-to-detain-troublemakers-on-election-day/#comment-18101 <p><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/03/palin-warns-of-far-left-take-over-of-federal-government-calls-herself-a-klingon/" rel="nofollow">BT post up</a>. Klingons are involved.</p> BT post up. Klingons are involved.

]]> By: SouthernDragon http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/11/03/mercenary-firm-offers-to-detain-troublemakers-on-election-day/comment-page-1/#comment-18099 SouthernDragon Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:41:43 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/11/03/mercenary-firm-offers-to-detain-troublemakers-on-election-day/#comment-18099 <p>These clowns give mercs a bad name.</p> These clowns give mercs a bad name.

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