Get Out the Vet Election Day Counter Intimidation Operations Get Out the Vet has just concluded its Election Day counter intimidation operations. In summary, despite rumors and concerns, it was a calm Election day, with no evidence of intimidation in the several cities we observed on the ground or in cities reported on bya couple of hundred tweeters around the country. Thank you for all the help from SOCOM and intelligence veterans and thanks for the help from all you that tweeted information to us all day! In a number of cities, we followed the activity of the New Black Panther Party (NBPP), which had been alleged to have engaged in voter intimidation during the 2008 election. In all but two cities where we had ground teams, there was no evidence of any NBPP activity. In two cities, Philadelphia and Cleveland, there there was NBPP activity. However, despite following up numerous rumors and reports, we were not able to find any evidence of NBPP intimidation. Here is the summary for the two cities: Philadelphia: Our lead was former US Intelligence Officer Kerry Patton. He followed up on widely reported NBPP activity at the Philadelphia Ward 14, District 4 polling place at 1221 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19123. We had received rumors of NBPP activity all over Philadelphia but could not find any activity except at the address above. At about 1730 EST, Patton drove by the poll and checked in with Ben Brink via phone. He observed one uniformed NBPP