The assault (from last Thursday) disturbs me. The casual mockery by pro-health care rationing supporters towards a man (who I haven’t even fully confirmed was a health care rationing protester) who’s just gotten punched in the face disturbs me a whole lot more. I don’t care what your stance is on this issue: your instinctive response to this sort of thing should not be to ask sarcastic questions about the victim’s health insurance.
Original video here. News stories here and here. See also Gateway Pundit and Weasel Zippers.
Moe Lane
PS: If you’re wondering why a D+8 district that includes the ‘People’s Republic of Chapel Hill‘ is so volatile, it may be because Rep Price was one of the Congressmen removed in 1994 (he got back in two years later, and has imitated a limpet ever since). Which doesn’t even remotely justify the laughter.
PPS: Actually, I’d love to do more with video editing than WMM will let me do, too. Unfortunately, things like this
Crossposted to Moe Lane.
Dan McLaughlin
Moe Lane
Neil Stevens
Steve Maley
Democrats have got to be so glad
WarEagle01 (Diary) Tuesday, August 18th at 8:33AM EST (link)that we are peaceful people who typically turn the other cheek when they start their effeminate slapping, racist thuggery and other acts of violence that they always commit in large groups when they feel they have safety in numbers. Otherwise there would be none of the them left.
“A wise, doughy leg with rich tingly experiences will always reach better conclusions than will a more tanned, muscular leg that hasn’t felt those thrills.” –Chris Matthews’ Leg
“The alternative to the awful extremity of abortion is the indispensable joy of introducing this flawed world to someone who might make it better.”–John Hayward (AKA Dr. Zero)
They need to get it sorted out to figure out how to write the headline
bk (Diary) Tuesday, August 18th at 8:47AM EST (link)“Violent anti-health reform thug punches innocent citizen”
or
“Violent anti-health reform thug headbutts innocent citizen”
Was this taken with a FutureCam?
illinoisconservative (Diary) Tuesday, August 18th at 12:02PM EST (link)The opening says 09/13/2009.. four weeks in the future!