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03/19/2004 Archived Entry: "CREEPiness"
CREEPiness
Why would ThugCo have, umm, thugs on the payroll? From D-Kos:
In reports filed today with the Federal Election Commission, the Bush campaign showed February receipts of $13.7 million, and cash on hand of $110 million. Obviously much of that money will be spent on television advertising. But a quick look at Bush's FEC filing shows something curious--they paid almost $200,000 to Vance International for "personnel services/equipment."Vance International may not be familiar to a lot of people, but they should be, because they are the Pinkertons of our era. Vance was founded and until recently run by Chuck Vance, a former Secret Service agent who at one time was married to Gerald Ford's daughter. Vance used his Secret Service background in security and investigation to specialize in providing security during labor disputes. From the strikes at Pittston Coal, to Caterpillar, to Detroit Newspapers, if there was violence on the picket line of a high-profile strike, it was most likely provoked by the maladjusted ex-soldiers, angry cop wanna-be's, and CIA rejects who wear the jack-boots of Vance's Asset Protection Team.
More at the link. Fascinating.
Replies: somebody speaks up.
Kos's latest post now says Vance is into Bush & CO for $750K, and by Election Day it will be $1.5 million. One question:
For what?
Posted by Daddy-O @ 03/20/2004 04:37 PM NY
