Democrat reports attack by Trump supporter in New Mexico

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Democrat reports attack by Trump supporter in New Mexico
Oct 6, 6:48 PM EDT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A New Mexico Democratic candidate called police after he said an angry Donald Trump supporter tried to run over him and his mother in a parking lot after hurling insults and expletives at them about Hillary Clinton and Democrats.

Sergio S. Gonzalez, a candidate for county commissioner in southern New Mexico, told police a woman attempted to strike him with her car outside the Democratic Party headquarters in Roswell, New Mexico last week following an unprovoked tirade against the Democratic presidential nominee.

According to the 39-year-old retired Marine, the driver approached him, his 72-year-old mother and two others as they stood outside the headquarters. "This lady came out of nowhere and started yelling every dirty word in the book at us," Gonzalez told The Associated Press. "She drove away then came back."

The woman screamed that the Democrats were ruining the country and promised that Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, would fix the nation, Gonzalez said.

Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TRUMP_SUPPORTER_RUN_OVER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-10-06-18-48-10

[gopiscrap]

1. typical Trumper humper

[saltpoint]

2. Send out for a bigger basket. eom

[RKP5637]

3. Trump and his energized deplorables!!! n/t

[vadermike]

4. Ugh

I hope this story goes national Douche bags

[GWC58]

7. Just another reason

for me to loathe that no good, lousy turf ball! He's brought us these festering, slimy "people" upon us.

[The Wizard]

5. Trumpanzee (NT)

[shadowmayor]

18. You forgot

Shit-flingin' trumpanzee!

[trusty elf]

21. ....

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[2naSalit]

27. I like the

IQ Limit sign behind them.

[ananda]

6. I never thought anyone could be worse than Palin ..

.. when she was inciting crowds.

But Trump wins. That man is dangerous to society!

[Cracklin Charlie]

20. I think I know the answer to my question, but...

Is there any chance that if some of the major Republican assholes publicly called him out specifically for this type of behavior (inciting violence), that he would stop being so reckless?

He must know enough about history to understand the danger he is bringing to this election season. I cannot believe that there is not one person who can make him stop. There are armed agents standing just a few feet away. Can they not push him into a closet somewhere, and spend two or three minutes explaining to him the consequences of poorly chosen words? He is not only placing the presidential candidates (himself included) safety in jeopardy; but, he is placing unnecessary risk upon the the protective agents, any dignitaries onstage, and even the crowds attending the rallies.

His behavior is beyond reckless.

[ailsagirl]

25. If he were a logical, sane human being, perhaps someone could reason with him

But then a logical, sane human being would not act the way he does to begin with, so I just don't know

[Grassy Knoll]

8. She's Suffering From DPP...

Douche Pickle Poisoning.

[OldRedneck]

9. I've experienced dirty looks and middle fingers . . .

I live in a Republican area -- rural Virginia county. I drive an F250 Super Duty with several bumper stickers, including "Clinton-Kaine 2016," "Proud To Be A Democrat;" "I stand with Planned Parenthood."

I get a lot of frowns and the occasional middle finger. One clown stopped at my truck in the hardware store parking lot and told me "All you Democrats should be shot."

I have a concealed carry permit but have never carried a weapon. Now, there's a pistol under the front seat.

[rusty quoin]

13. They are fucking crazy. Stay safe.

[ailsagirl]

24. Even dirty looks and middle fingers are weird to me

"All you Democrats should be shot" ?
Even if it were said in jest (which evidently it wasn't), that's ghastly

[GulfCoast66]

28. Telling the driver of a F250 they should be shot is crazy

Of course, telling that to anyone is crazy. I also drive a big truck. I find that I rarely get cut off or anything like that. Most people where I live would assume a person driving my truck is likely armed. Tool box, steps and a well used trailer hitch.

Like you I also have a concealed carry permit and never carry a weapon. Well, in a very rare instance which is why I have it. And that is the reason I do not have stickers. Because I would feel the need to carry since there are bunch of deplorable folks in the basket.

Not criticizing your decision to do so, I just decided differently. Mainly because my part of the state is going blue so I do not need to show the flag, as you might say.

Have a nice day.

[0rganism]

10. damn, imagine how crazy she's going to get when he loses

and there are millions like her.

[Snarkoleptic]

11. I struggled to understand the authoritarian mindset until reading

The Authoritarians by Bob Altemeyer -Department of Psychology - University of Manitoba - Winnipeg, Canada
It's free to download and really gets into the nitty gritty of why these folks need a fuhrer-daddy.
http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~altemey/

[longship]

22. "Conservatives without Conscience" by John Dean!

He discusses Bob Altemeyer's work in conjunction with the George W. Bush administration and the GOP in general.

It is fully footnoted and is a really good read.

And yes, it is that John Dean. Keith Olbermann used to have him on Crossfire fairly regularly.

Anyway, I can recommend this book.

[awoke_in_2003]

29. Thanks. nt

[ailsagirl]

12. Has anyone on our side ever done anything like this to a repuke?

Sure we get angry-- frequently furious-- at them, but would anyone here ever try to inflict serious physical injury? Just because someone else's voting choice is different from ours?

So why is it drumpf followers do? That's why I can't help thinking they're unhinged (what with their death threats to newspapers who endorse HRC (that's unthinkable to me), their hateful rhetoric, and on and on)-- they're rampant, no-holds-barred, monsters. They're certainly not acting like any Americans I know.

And they give me the creeps

[rusty quoin]

14. Yeah, I see them. They were jacked up to this level of fury on purpose.

They are 30% of any group. And so Trump knew what he was doing to win, to bring out the crazy.

He thinks he is so above us that what damage happens to us is unimportant.

Harry Lime said the regular people from up here look like ants.

[ailsagirl]

15. I'll be so glad when this election is over

[rusty quoin]

16. Me too, but what happens next time? I hope it gets better.

[ailsagirl]

17. Stay tuned

[Spitfire of ATJ]

19. Suckered by a slogan....

[LarryNM]

23. Sadly, not that uncommon for Roswell and Southeast New Mexico eom

[mdbl]

26. Limbaugh, Savage, Beck and all of Fox News should be proud

That woman is a direct result of the last 30 years of weirdness coming from their awful mouths.