Source:
Associated PressNEW YORK – They were among the more colorful protesters at the 2004 Republican National Convention – a tuxedo-wearing performance art troupe called Billionaires for Bush.
The New York Police Department wasn't amused.
Once-confidential documents prepared as the NYPD readied for the convention cautioned the group was “forged as a mockery of the current presidency and political policies,” and they noted that “preliminary intelligence indicates that this group is raising funds for expansion and support of anti-RNC organizations.”
A federal judge ordered the documents unsealed amid protracted litigation challenging the legitimacy of many of the more than 1,800 arrests made at the four-day convention at Madison Square Garden, where President Bush accepted his party's nomination for a second term in office.
Read more:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20070516-1719-conventionarrests.html
I seem to remember the "Billionaires for Bush" guys posting here at DU during the many protests prior to the Iraq War, as well as during the GOP Convention in 2004.
Not that shocking of an article to many of us, but should be to everyone.
On Edit: It should be noted that what's most inflaming about the article is that it insinuates that the NYPD was doing the work of the RNC, and doesn't seem to be to shy about it in official documentation.