posted January 27, 2005 03:50 PM            

The sons of a first-term congresswoman and Milwaukee's former acting mayor were among five Democratic activists charged Monday with slashing the tires of vans rented by Republicans to drive voters and monitors to the polls on Election Day.

Sowande Omokunde, son of Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wis., and Michael Pratt, the son of former Milwaukee acting mayor Marvin Pratt, were charged with criminal damage to property, a felony that carries a maximum punishment of 3 1/2 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
The activists — all employees of the John Kerry campaign — are accused of flattening the tires on 25 vehicles rented by the state Republican Party to get out the vote and deliver poll watchers Nov. 2.

The GOP rented more than 100 vehicles that were parked in a lot adjacent to a Bush campaign office. The party planned to drive poll watchers to polling places by 7 a.m. and deliver any voters who didn't have a ride.

A criminal complaint said the defendants originally planned to put up Democratic yard signs, placards and bumper stickers at the Republican office in a scheme they called "Operation Elephant Takeover." But the plan was dropped when they learned a security guard was posted at the GOP office, the complaint said.

One witness told investigators the five defendants, dressed in "Mission Impossible" type gear, black outfits and knit caps, left the Democratic Party headquarters at about 3 a.m. on Nov. 2, and returned about 20 minutes later, extremely excited and talking about how they had slashed the tires.

Democratic Party of Wisconsin spokesman Seth Boffeli said the five were paid employees of Kerry's campaign, but were not acting on behalf of the campaign or party.

"This is not something we engage in, or encourage. We had to make it clear that this is something these individuals were doing on their own," Boffeli said.

Rick Wiley, state GOP executive director, discovered the vandalism on the morning of Election Day.

"It was unbelievable that people could stoop this low in a political campaign," he said. "I figured it had to be someone from the opposition. But I didn't think someone on the paid Kerry campaign would do this."

Wiley didn't say whether the vandalism prevented anyone from voting, but said poll watchers were about two hours late.

Moore attended the court appearance for her son, but declined to address the felony charge after the proceeding, saying only that she had to catch a plane. A message left on Marvin Pratt's cell phone was not immediately returned.

The judge denied a motion made by Omokunde's attorney, James Shellow, to dismiss the charges based on a flawed criminal complaint.

Also charged were Lewis Caldwell, Lavelle Mohammad, and Justin Howell.

posted January 30, 2005 11:30 AM            

That a dishonorably discharged traitor, John Kerry, could be selected by the modern incarnation of the lunatic left democrat party as their standard bearer is a testament to the depravity existing in democrat ranks.

So, it is not the least surprising that paid Kerry campaign workers think nothing is wrong with committing illegal acts to win an election and even brag about it. Illegal acts consisting of felonies involving deliberate property damage, registering illegal aliens, felons and of course, that reliable democrat voting block, the dead to vote.

posted February 01, 2005 03:41 PM              

I AM VERY DISAPOINTED IN MY FELLOW DEMOCRATS. THEY SHOULD HAVE BLOWN UP THE CARS INSTEAD. OF COURSE WITH NO ONE IN IT

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posted February 01, 2005 10:40 PM            

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I AM VERY DISAPOINTED IN MY FELLOW DEMOCRATS. THEY SHOULD HAVE BLOWN UP THE CARS INSTEAD. OF COURSE WITH NO ONE IN IT

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posted February 02, 2005 01:21 AM              

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posted February 02, 2005 01:45 AM              

Like I said you are canadian. Worry about your own govt sweety.

I am so shocked. Every canadian I know is pretty well informed.

Your country is great though. I'd love to live there.

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posted February 02, 2005 02:25 AM              

Start accepting it. You praise a man who loves war and stutters in every sentence.

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posted February 02, 2005 02:28 AM              

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posted February 02, 2005 03:04 AM            

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Biggest lesbo I've ever met

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