You have a healthcare rally with opposing sides. Someone from one side bites the finger off an elderly man from the other side. You and I both know which side did the biting, but can the media just come out and say "Moonbat Bites Man"? Of course not. See if you can even follow the multi-paragraph description of the event.
A witness from the scene says a man was walking through the anti-reform group to get to the pro-reform side when he got into an altercation with the 65-year-old, who opposes health care reform.
The 65-year-old was apparently aggressive and hit the other man, who then retaliated by biting off his attacker's pinky, according to Karoli from DrumsnWhistles.
The single eyewitness account coming from a Moveon.Org blogger. Of course. So beware protestors, if you act "aggressive" -- whatever that means -- when an Obama thug decides to go through you rather than around you, there is potential for the 'side of rational logic' to go Mike Tyson on your digits. We are unable to determine if under ObamaCare's Complete Lives System this elderly man would qualify for finger-reattachment surgery.



















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Don't you love these
September 3, 2009 - 08:31 ET by danboDon't you love these moveon.org people.
Limited Disclosure: I used to belong to the Sierra Club untill they went crazier. Worse of all, I was bribed by Exxon with free New Orleans Saints glasses with fill ups in the 70's.
Time to change their name
September 3, 2009 - 08:45 ET by legacyrepublicanIs it time to change their name from moveon.org to biteoff.org?
Really, I mean this question. I pinky swear!
Legacy
September 3, 2009 - 08:53 ET by FeynmanFanMaybe all the folks opposed to ObamaCare could start wearing T-shirts that say "Bite Me" on them. You know, challenge the opposition...
"I support the President but not his policies" - Blonde
...with a picture of a hand
September 3, 2009 - 08:57 ET by mattm...with a picture of a hand holding up a finger...
And
September 3, 2009 - 09:11 ET by legacyrepublicanAnd, since they are so progressive and claim that we are all "white"
racists, a caption that says "The other, other,
white meat!" ;)
"The other, other, white meat."
September 3, 2009 - 09:15 ET by ekslibWell put.
And we need a jingle too!
September 3, 2009 - 09:21 ET by legacyrepublicanWe can sell it with a jingle too ...
"Oh, I really want to give Obamacare the finger , that is what I really want to do. Cause if I gave Obamacare the finger, I would be much healthier you see!" ... sung to the Oscar Meyer jingle.
It's a plan!
September 3, 2009 - 09:36 ET by FeynmanFanWe've got a slogan, we've got a picture, and we've got a jingle.
We're ready to go.
"I support the President but not his policies" - Blonde
Oh, you, you ...
September 3, 2009 - 09:42 ET by legacyrepublicanOh you, you, you are such a CAPITALIST! /ROFL
How many people are you going to employ with such creative antics. It boggles the mind. You should be ashamed.
P.S. I want royalties for my jingle to go to CPAC. ;)
They are trying to incite
September 3, 2009 - 08:54 ET by mattmThey are trying to incite violence in order to portray the anti-obamacare people as an unruly mob.
It part of their thug tactics, and they know they can count on the MSM to cover for them.
Of course. And we hear
September 3, 2009 - 09:25 ET by black47211Of course.
And we hear that it was the good guy who threw the first punch, according to the press release.
The MSM will eat this up, no pun intended.
www.pelicanmarsh68.blogspot.com
Young woman made video discussing incident
September 3, 2009 - 09:28 ET by ekslibGoes on to discuss what she thinks is really important.
Says she is more interested in abolishing the Federal Reserve than in some of the causes others are so impassioned about (health care reform, same sex marriage)
http://www.youtube.c...
Good thing
September 3, 2009 - 09:28 ET by MillerTimeWarphe wasn't a streaker. Could have had somethin' else bit off.
No, not really
September 3, 2009 - 09:33 ET by legacyrepublicanNo, that would not happen since Obamacare does cover sex change operations.
Plus, it would be redundant since that is what they want Obamacare to do to all red blooded conservative males.
LA Times Blog says PRO-OBAMACARE MAN LOST FINGER
September 3, 2009 - 09:44 ET by ekslibA scuffle ensued. And the pro-protester had a finger bitten off.
http://latimesblogs....
Proving once again
September 3, 2009 - 09:51 ET by FeynmanFanProving once again that the LA Times will never let the facts get in the way of a good story.
"I support the President but not his policies" - Blonde
I posted this in the
September 3, 2009 - 10:12 ET by ninerdogI posted this in the comment section
Typical liberal reporting. Don’t let the facts get in the way. It was not a supporter of BO care that got his finger bit off in was a protester. The person doing the biting was the supporter. If they can’t get this right what else have they lied about today?
we will see if it is put up.
I'll be interested to see...
September 3, 2009 - 10:16 ET by ekslibwhat happens. Thanks.
Nothing yet.
September 3, 2009 - 10:25 ET by ninerdogNothing yet.
ekslib.. LAtimes Up-date on the fingert
September 3, 2009 - 14:11 ET by Gary Hallekslib.. looks like Malcolm updated the blog post on this incident at the LA Times to reflect the DrumsN'Whistles account.
What cha want to bet that he doesn't link the NewsBusters post?
(;~/ gary
Well, there's one guaranteed
September 3, 2009 - 09:58 ET by AJWell, there's one guaranteed service you'll receive as a Liberal: do something bad and the media will place an unbreakable shield over you.
Why didn't the pro-Obamacare chicken cross the road
September 3, 2009 - 10:27 ET by ekslibbefore he got to the small group of anti-Obamacare protesters?
Looks like the Left can no longer support the lie that
September 3, 2009 - 10:44 ET by ekslibthe finger-biter was walking through the anti-Obamacare group MERELY to get to the pro-Obamacare group.
From Washington Post web page.
"One protester walked across the street to confront about 25 counter-demonstrators. "
http://www.washingto...
Another Scam
September 3, 2009 - 11:19 ET by slickwillie2001Way the by, another one of the democratics' efforts to portray the anti-Obamacare crowd as violent has failed, this one also in Colorado, like the window-smashing scam last week.
'Death Threat' for Rep. Salazar (D-CO)...Ruled Unfounded: http://www.peoplespresscollective.org
[q] For the second time in as many weeks, Democrats have accused health care opponents of politically-motivated crimes–vandalism at the Democratic Party’s state HQ and even a death threat against Rep. John Salazar.
Thanks to intrepid investigations by PPC and others in the blogosphere, we know how the vandalism story turned out.
Now, police in Grand Junction are telling the public that the allegations of an unnamed suspect threatening Rep. Salazar’s life are “unfounded.” [unq]
Any claims of violence made against conservatives need to be assumed to be scams until proven by unbiased law enforcement authorities.
Being reported the opposite on radio news
September 3, 2009 - 11:51 ET by niner-four-whiskeyHeard it on the news on KFOG this morning at about 8 am. They reported it as the biter belonging to the anti-healthcare crowd.
Aren't libs supposed to be all about proportionality
September 3, 2009 - 12:35 ET by lsudolemitewhen it comes to conflicts? You're not allowed to respond in a more aggressive manner than your attacker? His fellow libs really should chastise the finger biter over his disproportionate response.
the correct story... moveon person aggressor
September 3, 2009 - 12:44 ET by philipjamesVentura County Sheriff's Capt. Frank O'Hanlon says about 100 people demonstrating in favor of health care reforms rallied Wednesday night on a street corner. One protester walked across the street to confront about 25 counter-demonstrators.
O'Hanlon
says the man got into an argument and fist fight, during which he bit
off the left pinky of a 65-year-old man who opposed health care reform.
A hospital spokeswoman says the man lost half the finger, but doctors reattached it and he was sent home the same night.
She says he had Medicare.
O'Hanlon says the attacker fled but authorities have a good description.
Here's the story direct
September 4, 2009 - 06:13 ET by ChattychitoHere's the story direct from fox news
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- A health care reform demonstration landed one man in the emergency room after part of his pinky
finger was bitten off during a heated argument in Ventura County.
Sheriff's
Capt. Frank O'Hanlon says about 100 people demonstrating in favor of
health care reforms rallied Wednesday night at a Thousand Oaks street
corner when one protester walked across the street to confront about 25
counter-demonstrators.
O'Hanlon says the man got into a fight and
bit off half the left pinky of 65-year-old William Rice.
Rice tells The Associated Press he was not part of the
counter-demonstration and merely stopped by the event to see what was happening.
A hospital spokeswoman says doctors
could not reattach the finger and he was sent home the same night.
O'Hanlon says the attacker fled but authorities
have a good description.
He just stopped by, lost a finger, and the description was a black t-shirt wearing man with blood dripping from his mouth.
"A man who doesn't borrow from the brains of others proves he has no brains of his own." CH Spurgeon
BITE ME: Yes we can -- give you the finger
September 3, 2009 - 12:55 ET by Jack BauerI am disgusted that racists on Newsbusters have no sensitivity towards Cannibal-Americans. They face massive discrimination in work, housing and eating out.
This has to stop. I'm going out on a limb with this opinion.
Soylent Green is Obamacare.
Jack Bauer
September 3, 2009 - 13:00 ET by BondPlainBondAw, c'mon. Lighten up!
Hey! Tell ya what... We'd love to have you stop by tonight, we're having the children for dinner.
*G*
Oh having a little rump
September 4, 2009 - 05:22 ET by ChattychitoOh having a little rump roast are ya.
Oh
"A man who doesn't borrow from the brains of others proves he has no brains of his own." CH Spurgeon
Jack,
September 3, 2009 - 14:43 ET by R D HelmROFL!
-Dave
Even when the government tries to kiss you, it is just a prelude to a good screwing. -Neal Boortz
Soylent Green is
September 3, 2009 - 22:14 ET by anonymous621Soylent Green is Obamacare.
(shuffling uncomfortably in my chair) Dude, that's wickedly funny.
-Eric
The finger-biter was just
September 3, 2009 - 14:38 ET by Another Dead KennedyThe finger-biter was just trying to demonstrate the importance of universal health care. Leave him alone.
"If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen." Ronald Reagan
Now that's
September 3, 2009 - 15:02 ET by MightyMouthNow that's funny!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
You think that's funny, how
September 3, 2009 - 15:28 ET by Another Dead KennedyYou think that's funny, how about this: I don't support a government run option either!
I just blew your mind, didn't I?
"If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen." Ronald Reagan
Ha Ha Ha!
September 3, 2009 - 15:35 ET by MightyMouthYou know...you are right...that was funnier than the first one!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Ya see iltk
September 3, 2009 - 22:12 ET by RESTLESS 1Now THIS is something I can reply to with abject sincerity. Good for you. I knew ya wasn't all bad. :)
(Ya see, I'm being nice, as I just donated to the jerk store all I had, so I'm runnin a little low. Tomorrow night, what with the long weekend and not having to go to work, I'll load up again ;))
"If the man, with the power, can't keep it under control...some heads are gonna roll." -Judas Priest
I've been trying to say this
September 4, 2009 - 12:15 ET by Another Dead KennedyI've been trying to say this all along - I'm not 100% evil. Just maybe 60-70%.
"If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen." Ronald Reagan
Witness to this on Rush today with Mark Steyn
September 3, 2009 - 14:59 ET by carolina09A caller today told Mark Steyn about the altercation, saying that he actually brought the severed finger to the hospital for it to be sewn back on. He said that it was a big guy who zeroed in on a small, older man. Are there pictures? Has there been any follow-up with Kenneth Gladney?
Also has anyone revealed
September 3, 2009 - 22:10 ET by MightyMouthAlso has anyone revealed the race of the two involved? Could there be a "hate" crime here?
<edit> two white guys, nevermind! Although I would suggest the bitten get a rabies shot! (prob tetanus too) and a complete HIV screening! Lets error on the side of precaution here.
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Mr Rice is on With Cavuto Now
September 3, 2009 - 15:53 ET by BondPlainBondThe biter is being sought by the authorities.
The bitee is fearful of the biter and just replied to Neil's question, "What would you do if you saw him again?" - "Neil, I'd have to run."
Seems to me it's long past
September 3, 2009 - 22:04 ET by ConservativeRexSeems to me it's long past time to break out the Louisville Persuaders....
It was a muddy mess
September 4, 2009 - 05:46 ET by ChattychitoI read it on www.foxnews.com yet it was so confusing as it reported a health care supporter goes over to the opposition side of the street where a protester bit off the finger of a man who was not even involved. is the basic jist of the story.
the man who bit off the finger was not a protester he was a supporter of health care. the opposition group where the supporter went into are the protesters against health care. the supporter of health care bit the finger off someone he thought was the opposition. turns out the guy was just checking things out. wrong place wrong time.
the media skewed the story to make it look like those who are against health care reform bit the finger when it was in fact and truthfully a Obama Health care supporter who bit and run the poor man. who lost his digit to the crazed lefty. By the way it was his left hand that suffered the bite from the lefty supporter of Obamacare, this should add a new meaning to giving the finger.
the AP will stop at nothing to slam the right. Fox news later corrected the story so it read more intelligently.
"A man who doesn't borrow from the brains of others proves he has no brains of his own." CH Spurgeon
It was actually staged
September 4, 2009 - 12:21 ET by Another Dead KennedyIt was actually staged performance art.
Oddly enough, no one yet has mentioned that the finger-biter was punched twice before biting off his assaulter's finger. The second punch, according to the digit-loser on Fox, landed in the mouth of the biter. Not sure how that happens exactly, but I'd have to say he deserves it.
"If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen." Ronald Reagan