UPDATE: We have some video of the attack. It appears that it is members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) doing at least some of the dirty work.
But it's conservatives who engage in violence and hate speech, right?
The Saint Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that one of their own, reporter Jake Wagman, was one of six people arrested in connection with the beating of a conservative activist outside of a town hall forum held by Democrat Congressman Russ Carnahan.
According to Dawn Majors, a Post-Dispatch photojournalist who witnessed everything unfold, an officer said that Wagman had been "interfering."
From the article:
Kenneth Gladney, a 38-year-old conservative activist from St. Louis, said he was attacked by some of those arrested as he handed out yellow flags with “Don't tread on me” printed on them. He spoke to the Post-Dispatch from the emergency room of the St. John's Mercy Medical Center, where he said he was waiting to be treated for injuries to his knee, back, elbow, shoulder and face that he suffered in the attack. Gladney, who is black, said one of his attackers, also a black man, used a racial slur against him before the attack started.
"It just seems there's no freedom of speech without being attacked," he said.
That is some list of injuries, which means it must have been some beating. And Gladney says he was attacked by "some of those arrested," which means there were probably more in the mob than just that.
And let us not overlook nor forget the racial slur Gladney additionally endured.
More from the article:
Two of those were arrested on suspicion of assault, one of resisting arrest and three on suspicion of committing peace disturbances.
To be very fair, Wagman of the Post-Dispatch could have simply been in the way while trying to shoot video of the assault; the article does not say.
We'll see how widely this is reported by the Lamestream Media, as it certainly fails to fit into their Conservative Haters template.
—Seton Motley is Director of Communications for the Media Research Center and Contributing Editor for NewsBusters.org.
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violence
August 7, 2009 - 08:50 ET by sevenBill ayers was into violence. The commie Students for Democratic Society do violence. when will he non conservatives connect the dots.
Don't forget the New Black
August 7, 2009 - 11:40 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsDon't forget the New Black Panthers, CPUSA, La Raza, ACORN, all Obama's brown shirts believe they have an obligation to use violence in order to 'persuade' the opposition to embrace their side. Welcome to the era of the Red Democrats.
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If We Expect to Liberate This Country from Tyranny....
August 7, 2009 - 12:19 ET by farstar99...we have to expect to take a few hits.
And when we're dealing with these thugs, that means hitting back not twice as hard, as Reichfuehrer Obama puts it, but hitting back with death blows.
No farstar, not death
August 7, 2009 - 12:23 ET by Scuba DudeNo farstar, not death blows. We should not lower ourselves to their level. With all the video out there I say lawsuits. Let's sue the bahstards and bankrupt their a$$es.
The Obama Administration: THE most fiscally irresponsible Administration EVER
Scuba
August 7, 2009 - 13:48 ET by cvgbuckeyeSome things are worth dying for.
And who, exactly, do you
August 8, 2009 - 09:02 ET by NL207And who, exactly, do you plan to sue?
We have already seen how Eric Holder is going to respond to such actions. The Justice Department under him will surely side with the thugs.
Should the case reach a Federal Circuit court, do you suppose any of the Clinton appointed "Sotomayors" on that bench are going to give the plaintiffs a fair hearing?
Should such a case reach SCOTUS, do you expect the real Sotomayor is going to render any sort of Justice?
Sue? The resistance to the Hussein Regime has to do it as a matter of pricinple, but don't expect any positive results. Be prepared for some violence because that is what these thugs traffic in. Also be prepared for their propaganda organs at ABC, NBC, CBS, NPR, etc. to decry this violence as the fault of the resistance.
Sue? You won't even get
August 8, 2009 - 12:00 ET by dscottSue? You won't even get past the filing.
pg 124 lines 24-25 – No company can sue GOVT on price fixing. No “judicial review” against Govt Monopoly
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, starving the poor one gallon of ethanol at a time. Fill your tank with E85 and cull a village.
Video
August 7, 2009 - 09:00 ET by saw the lightThe link below had video of the altercation. It really wasn't much, and the actions of all around seem laughable. More interesting are the videos of union members entering through a side entrance while other people were denied entry.
One report I heard this morning is that there were many seats with "RSVP" on them (for an event completely open to the public with no reservations). When one person sat down in this area, he was reportedly told to move because he wasn't in the union.
http://thedanashow.wordpress.com/
"I think that when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody." Barack Obama to "Joe the Plumber"
Union thugs get special entry
August 7, 2009 - 09:02 ET by 10ksnookerTypical of Astroturfing Democrats.
I hold Obama and the DNC responsible!!!
August 7, 2009 - 09:14 ET by kgI hold Obama and the DNC responsible!!!
I knew if Obama was elected this is how things would be run!
"DumbAssity of Dope"
From what I understand it
August 7, 2009 - 09:17 ET by ricklailFrom what I understand it was supposed to be packed with SEIU members.
Semper suprene nitens
North Carolina now has the worst government money can buy.
STL
August 7, 2009 - 09:42 ET by well99Check the guy out in the corner.Got his shirt torn.It is at the start.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX4F_cb9AXk&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Efoxnews%2Ecom%2Fpolitics%2F2009%2F08%2F07%2Fhealth%2Dcare%2Dtown%2Dhall%2Dturns%2Dviolent%2Dtampa%2F&feature=player_embedded
STL
August 7, 2009 - 09:45 ET by well99Check the guy out in the corner.Got his shirt torn.It is at the start.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX4F_cb9AXk&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Efoxnews%2Ecom%2Fpolitics%2F2009%2F08%2F07%2Fhealth%2Dcare%2Dtown%2Dhall%2Dturns%2Dviolent%2Dtampa%2F&feature=player_embedded
Better Link
August 7, 2009 - 10:37 ET by legacyrepublicanClick Here to See Video Referenced Above
The one thing ..
August 7, 2009 - 09:01 ET by 10ksnookerThe one thing to take from all this -- The deer in the headlights look on the Congressional clunkers as they are interrupted while reading their prepared talking points. Priceless acknowledgment they aren't reading, nor understanding anything in the bills they vote for.
I would bet the whole government takeover of healthcare program is turned over to a few czars after the vote, to do as they want.
Cliffnotes for Obamacare: Abort the unborn, kill the old, save money, give money to Democrats and their thug suppoerters.
Riddle me this Joker -- How do you insure 47 million new patients, including illegals, with now new doctors and save cost. ANSWER, read about the Nazi's eugenics programs.
I am eagerly awaiting for...
August 7, 2009 - 09:02 ET by Prester John....a strong condemnation on the violence from the Organizer in Chief.
(crickets chirping)
"The Truth is Treason in the Empire of Lies"
www.campaignforliberty.com
→ Me too Prester
August 7, 2009 - 09:07 ET by Cool ArrowIt would be nice if the President would send in Hamas, er I mean, the Black Panthers, to ensure the "safety" of these demonstrators.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
That's a joke right?
August 7, 2009 - 09:09 ET by 10ksnookerYou probably are still waiting for the racist President to apologize for this racism.
Hitler never condemed the
August 7, 2009 - 09:15 ET by ricklailHitler never condemed the violence against the Jews by the blonde haired/blue eyed Germans. I feel we are in the same boat as the Jews where. We are hated by the MSM and the lefties. Could this be the opening shot the same as Night of the Broken Glass?
Semper suprene nitens
North Carolina now has the worst government money can buy.
The political history of
August 7, 2009 - 09:30 ET by celatorThe political history of Germany in the 1930's is one of the best predictors for what is occurring now before our very eyes in the USA.
Pay particular attention to how citizens are being demonized and attacked, and the use of unions using thug techniques to quell dissent.
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
Yep..."union thugs"
August 7, 2009 - 09:34 ET by Blondeand Black Panthers, a la the PA election "helpers" will become the heart of Obama Corps.
They're going to pack the Town Halls....and incite violence.
I hope he fails, too.
Blonde...Yes, Black
August 7, 2009 - 09:54 ET by celatorBlonde...Yes, Black Panthers, the SEIU, paid thugs like ACORN, etc. These groups are participating in a concerted effort to create physical violence at these meetings. We are witnessing, as we speak, the true Obama, the real agenda, the concerted effort to upend the Constitution. And they are all enabled by the old useless media.
The battle is joined and will get more pitched day by day. We are now warriors in the battle between freedom and tyranny. Amazing stuff.
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
I posted this yesterday...
August 7, 2009 - 09:03 ET by ZacraThe violence is coming. ACORN has orders to incite riots at these things as a way of getting more "proactive protection" and silencing the dissenters. The administration did not listen when we said No to Stimulus, Cash for Clunkers or Bailout and be clear they will not listen when we say no to healthcare. They want the uprising, martial law and communism.
When Axelrod tells Dems to
August 7, 2009 - 09:11 ET by ricklailWhen Axelrod tells Dems to push back twice as hard many of the kooks will take that as an OK to open a can of whoopass.
Semper suprene nitens
North Carolina now has the worst government money can buy.
Incite Violence Much?
August 7, 2009 - 09:22 ET by BlondeThe quote was from the deputy chief of staff, Jim Messina:
This is a concerted effort on the part of the democrats to intimidate and frustrate all efforts at opposition to their agenda. They did the exact same thing, trying to marginalize the Tea Parties. Too bad for them, it's not working.
Peggy Noonan (in her third spot-on piece in a row) makes a great point:
The Obama administration is playing a very, very dangerous game here. I fear it may get truly ugly, too.
I hope he fails, too.
he doesn't care, B
August 7, 2009 - 09:31 ET by candanceHe thinks he's invincible.
Well, then it's going to be a steep fall
August 7, 2009 - 09:36 ET by BlondeNixon thought he was invincible too.
I hope he fails, too.
Here's an interesting teaser from Drudge
August 7, 2009 - 09:10 ET by Prester JohnOBAMA: 'I don't want the folks who created the mess to do a lot of talking. I want them to get out of the way so we can clean up the mess'...
Couldn't get to it because the server is busy.
I saw this clip played on
August 7, 2009 - 09:24 ET by momdmI saw this clip played on Morning Joe this morning. It was unbelievable. Obama looks like he is campaigning. He has no idea how to be President. I was glad that Joe played it. It was played while he was talking to Eugene Robinson and Doris Kearns Goodwin. He also showed the Quinnipiac poll that shows 59% disagree that congress should approve health care reform even if only dems support it.
Obama
August 7, 2009 - 11:38 ET by GothampcWhat happened to the Obama that was willing to listen to all viewpoints?
That was the styrofoam Obama.
August 7, 2009 - 11:48 ET by SickofLibsThat was the styrofoam Obama.
just watched this
August 7, 2009 - 11:43 ET by katainkentit pretty much translates to shut the h*** up and get out of the way.
Its surreal. Its hard to believe its not some hollywood farce.
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"The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax" - HR 3200 (Health Care Bill) Pg. 203. Ln 14 & 15
still waiting for my paycheck
August 7, 2009 - 09:25 ET by candancefrom the insurance companies. Silly me has been protesting for free all this time.
Meanwhile, organized union members who have reserved seats at an "open" meeting, they're grassroot support.
Here's a little clue for Dems: since you guys own the media we've long given up on winning a PR fight. We're going to keep showing up and doing our thing. You've been calling us Nazis for a decade now, so your namecalling doesn't faze us.
Violence
August 7, 2009 - 09:43 ET by ptgAll thes cats lack are brown shirts. If they wore uniforms we could tell the thugs from the agents provocateur. The vulgar mob already has a uniform: nice clothes.
I see more and more of
August 7, 2009 - 09:45 ET by Scuba DudeI see more and more of these chicken sh!t politicians holding "tele Town Halls" so they do not have to face their constituents. I have the feeling my own congress critter Michael McMahon doing it. And forget about Chuckie Cheese Schumer ever meeting with us. he would make sure it was filled with staffers and family members I bet.
The Obama Administration: THE most fiscally irresponsible Administration EVER
Imagine if 6 conservatives...
August 7, 2009 - 09:54 ET by danhat...were arrested for beating up a black man. I think that would make the headline news.
http://www.reasonand...
...thought matters
++++++++++++++++
Normally I don't root for the disease. But in your case I am willing to make and exception.
The left has fired the first shot on orders of Obama.
August 7, 2009 - 10:05 ET by WorriedI am so angry at this news I just called Senator Michael Bennett, D-Colorado, whose assistant answered and I told him that Obama is the most disgusting president ever for sicking his union thugs on Americans. A BLACK AMERICAN at that.
This assistant said he hasn't heard the news so I told him it's there, for him to quit listening to MSNBC.
Obama is beyond the worst president ever, words I touted starting November 4th, 2008. Now the proof is there.
Thank God the violence came from the left.
The war is on!
Wont stay there
August 7, 2009 - 10:40 ET by general companyThank God the violence came from the left.
Obama and Axlerod have made certain it will escalate, in a big way probably
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
I stand with you.
August 7, 2009 - 11:50 ET by WorriedI like to get on Politico and go back and forth with the morons that voted for Obama. I am sure his SEIC and ACORN thugs are regular posters there so I am sure I'm on Obama's enemies list.
I say to Obama - bring it on.
Obama is the only thug to ever sit in the White House.
Well, there goes the term 'Chicago Politics'. ACA
August 7, 2009 - 10:29 ET by acaiguanaWe can't say 'Chicago Politics' anymore.
It is now 'American Politics'.
Thanks be to the Chicago crowd in the White House. They try to intimidate a Senator; they call out their thugs while screaming anyone who is worried about their agenda is a mind-numbed robot; and they start an illegal intimidation of their opposition by creating an enemies list.
Not the US my buddies died face down in the mud for.
ACA
...
Quoted from: 'Acaiguana notes from the Underground' (Soon to be at theaters near you)
Acaiguana, I think we
August 7, 2009 - 10:54 ET by Scuba DudeAcaiguana,
I think we should call it what it really is, Liberal Politics.
The Obama Administration: THE most fiscally irresponsible Administration EVER
Extend that to all those
August 8, 2009 - 11:23 ET by NL207Extend that to all those who voluntarily donned the unform, KIA or otherwise.
...
August 7, 2009 - 10:47 ET by Eugenia1968 will look like a walk in the park compared to the havoc this president and his organized thugs are going to bring to this nation. Violence is their game. And they've begun.
"When people stop believing in God, they don't believe in nothing -- they believe in anything."
-- GK Chesterton
there are a lot more
August 7, 2009 - 11:07 ET by jacktheripperof us than them!!! we will stand up and fight if need be...this will not be an "American Tienamin Square" I promise you that!We are NOT sheep we are freedom loving AMERICANS!!!!!!!!!!!! WE SHALL BE HEARD!
"I LOVE DEAD KENNEDY'S"
townhall
August 7, 2009 - 17:14 ET by jesterjacktheripper i totally agree with you and so do alot other americans,if it comes to revolution,we r stronger and will win
Fake-Sick
August 7, 2009 - 11:11 ET by slickwillie2001This is funny; democratics are inventing fake-sick people in order to generate support for Obamacare:
Dems Send Out Bogus Letters: http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com
Any time you see anecdotal sad-cases used by democratics to push their socialized system of medical care (or any other program) the details need to be looked into. Just as with townhall meetings with the Bamster where the public questions seem to come from democratic party activists, odds are good that they are going to be faked.
When blood begins to spill for real
August 7, 2009 - 11:26 ET by SickofLibsWhen blood begins to spill for real, which is inevitable, the blame will lie squarely at the feet of the High Priests of The Cult of Obama... the MSM.
Obama administration made a direct plee for violence
August 7, 2009 - 11:49 ET by OxyCon..then they organized a large group of thugs. Therefore this is 100% Obama's resposiblilty. The victim should sue Obama.
Not a coincidence that one day after the Obama administration says they are going to "Punch back twice as hard" that violence broke out. Especially after they called in the union thug enforcers.
Calling Balbozo...calling Balbozo
August 7, 2009 - 11:57 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasCalling balbozo, calling balbozo, here you go you yellow spinned coward, tell us balbozo, tell us how you are going to sit in the middle on this one? Next yellow spinned interloper please.
Reality is the good friend of the strong and perception is the cruel master of the weak.
Next Please!
Good Thing He Doesn't Have That Civilian Militia Yet!
August 7, 2009 - 12:16 ET by Reaganite RepublicanNow the DNC is deploying union grunts while dismissing Obamacare opponents as paid shills -even running disengenuous TV ads to slander them- while SanFranNan is halucinating and seeing imaginary Swastikas- this should make clear to anyone just what these far-left elitists think of your opinion._____Note that whenever Obama, Emanuel, or Gibbs are asked about why polls show SO many people oppose their misguided Cap-n-Trade and Obamacare proposals, they ALWAYS segue-right-into “we need to educate the public…”.LOL- save your breath- Constitutionally-aware patriots don’t take lectures from Marxists._____http://reaganiterepublicanresistance.blogspot.com
Amen
August 7, 2009 - 13:25 ET by general companysave your breath- Constitutionally-aware patriots don’t take lectures from Marxists.
We sure the heck dont!!
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Obama Sleeper Cells
August 7, 2009 - 12:23 ET by BarkerHave been activated; orders from on high. Follow the chain of command.
In my opinion, Obama and his thugs are eerily similar to Jim Jones and his Jonestown thugs, you know, the ones who killed those who really didn't want to die that day.
Prediction: Obama will come out today and urge restraint on "both sides".
August 7, 2009 - 12:39 ET by jessieHThis is Mr.obama's fault for telling his minions (SEIU) to get in our faces. This is Pelosi's fault for lying about swastikas & saying we are getting paid to protest. This is the federal govt's fault for trying to destroy the Constitution, for giving away all of our tax dollars to the banks that gave them money, for passing bills without reading them, for bailing out GM & Chrysler, and for letting ACORN & the Black Panthers intimidate the citizens and commit fraud. This is TREASON,plain & simple! What's next, Killing our citizens? What is a union doing at these meetings? We can't go to their "behind closed doors" meetings! There was NO violence till ACORN & the unions put their nose in it. I remember when the unions were killing their bosses. Now, aparently, they are comming after US. Well, let them come! WE the PEOPLE of the UNITED STATES, will meet them head on! Read the Constitution. They haven't, I'm shure of that. The man who would be president doesn't have the power to do the things he is doing, unless congress gave it to him. And that is TREASON!!!!!!! Angry Mobster
Talk about a teachable moment
August 7, 2009 - 13:45 ET by acumenAll the facts are in and it appears Obamas policy police acted stupidly. Another beer summit seems in order - after the black victim is released frome the hospital of course.
The guy is on Cavuto now,
August 7, 2009 - 15:13 ET by dscottThe guy is on Cavuto now, wow, they actually used a racial slur, the N word on an African American. The poor guy was unemployed, was just selling stuff and the SEIU goons interpreted that as him being an anti-health care person. They committed a hate crime by injecting race and then beating him.
So when will President Obama be announcing on TV that the SEIU acted stupidly? Or maybe we need to change your name to President THUG.
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, starving the poor one gallon of ethanol at a time. Fill your tank with E85 and cull a village.
dscott... O will remain
August 7, 2009 - 15:16 ET by bigtimerdscott...
O will remain silent...he's taking the 5th.
Btw...I wished I hadn't have missed that segment, but I turned off the TV after O was done screeching his radical BS..."We've got to clean up this mess!"...blah blah blah....
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Rohm or Rahm, SA or ACORN,
August 7, 2009 - 15:25 ET by George S PattonRohm or Rahm, SA or ACORN, hitler or Obama, it's all the same socialist thugs.
Whoa, good thing my
August 7, 2009 - 18:29 ET by SRPwrdWhoa, good thing my Congressman believes just like me, I wouldn't want to get beat up by some insane Union goon at one of these.
"I believe in American Exceptionalism, just like Brits believe in British Exceptionalism and Greeks believe in Greek Exceptionalism." - PreBO, 4/4/09
I'm not sure how they could
August 7, 2009 - 18:47 ET by RR GOPI'm not sure how they could arrest anybody that quickly? They didn't gain control and question people individually, nor did they review the tape of the incident.
Don't mean to criticize, but they seemed a little quick to start slapping on the cuffs.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 61% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory (yep...approval for Congress now at 39%...do you believe that!?).