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TN Man Indicted For Romney Blackmail Attempt: Wanted $1M In Bitcoins
OakDragon writes "A Franklin, Tennessee man has been indicted for his attempt to blackmail Mitt Romney. Michael Mancil Brown allegedly claimed his intent to release some of Romney's pre-2010 tax documents unless one million dollars was converted to Bitcoins and deposited into an account which he specified. Demand letters were sent to Republican and Democratic Party offices in Tennessee, and Pricewaterhouse Coopers (whom he claimed to have stolen the documents from). Pricewaterhouse Coopers denies that he ever obtained such documents. Brown was also attempting to "sell" the documents to others (presumably the Democrats or other interested parties) for the same amount. And yes, he was apparently well aware of the Dr. Evil reference."
It's not like he was asking for anything of value in return.
Look, these tax returns are unique, kinda neat. But if I buy them, they are gonna sit on a shelf for 6 months. I have to find just the right buyer. And even then, I am not sure I can get $1 million for them. I'll give you 50 bucks.
sudo make me a sandwich
Their political opponents have taking to calling them the "Democrat Party" in recent years because "Democratic" sounds the same as "democratic".
You say that like it's a bad thing. Personally, I think your bias is showing, because you are telling us that you like the confusion that may be caused by mixing "Democratic" and "democratic".
"One is my name, the other is not."
I am not a crackpot.
"Democrat Party" sounds like you're deliberately using bad grammar to demonize democrats, because they rate so low in your estimation.
"Democrat Party" is generally accepted to be derogatory, by the people who use it and the Democrats themselves. http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/08/07/060807ta_talk_hertzberg I remember that Joe McCarthy used it.