Dirty tricks

Today, in between thinking my usual profound thoughts, I suddenly thought of something that I read about Karl Rove, Bush's top aide and the bad man who masterminded Bush's stolen election in 2000 and re-election in 2004.

It's no secret that he's the queen bee of dirty tricks but this one is my absolute favorite:

"In the fall of 1970, Rove used a false identity to enter the campaign office of Democrat Alan J. Dixon, who was running for Illinois State Treasurer, and stole 1000 sheets of paper with campaign letterhead. Rove then printed fake campaign rally fliers promising 'free beer, free food, girls and a good time for nothing,'and distributed them at rock concerts and homeless shelters, with the effect of disrupting Dixon's rally (Dixon eventually won the election). This incident has been cited by many as the first of Rove's political dirty tricks." --Wikipedia

So basically, he tracked down the rattiest people he could think of (that includes those of us who frequent concerts. HEY!), incentivized them with all of their favorite little vices and sent them in the droves to this opponent guy's rally.

This reminds me of a similar situation that Office Raider had with a disgruntled ex. In his fury, he posted an ad on Craigslist for a blockbuster sale on trumpets and then listed Office Raider's phone number as the contact. For the next few days, Office Raider had to field a barrage of calls from eager trumpet purchasers.

Oh and check out Rove's picture. I love that he's trying to look kind of intense and important.