Rand Paul Supporter Tim Profitt Wants Stomping Victim To Apologize To HIM

[Faygo Kid]

Source: Huffington Post

Tim Profitt, the Rand Paul supporter behind the white sneaker that notoriously stomped on a MoveOn activist's head in Kentucky, sought to play down the importance of the incident Tuesday, and went so far as to ask the victim for an apology.

"I don't think it's that big of a deal," Profitt told WKYT. "I would like for her to apologize to me to be honest with you."

While the victim, Lauren Valle, said Tuesday that she believed the campaign workers' violent reaction to her presence there was "premeditated," Profitt told WKYT that he thought Valle was following a strict protocol with the intent of creating controversy.

"She's a professional at what she does," Profitt said, "and I think when all the facts come out, I think people will see that she was the one that initiated the whole thing." . . .


Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/27/rand-paul-supporter-tim-profitt_n_774614.html

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His sniveling cowardice apparently knows no limits. Soon he will no doubt get a high-paid job as a Fox News commentator.

[FSogol]

1. Wonder if the judge will appreciate his blustering arrogance?

It think not.

[niyad]

3. is there a pool yet on how little is actually going to happen to him?

I wouldn't hold my breath about the judge actually giving a damn.

[harun]

44. I don't think anyone here is going to bet against nothing happening at all.

[fascisthunter]

5. that all depends on how unbiased the judge will be

knowing these right wing connected sleaze balls, they'll probably get a right wing judge.

[niyad]

2. you know, I was REALLLLLLY hoping that piece was from the Onion.

their hubris knows no bounds. and the fact that he isn't in jail yet is only encouraging him and the other fascist thugs like him.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

28. my thoughts exactly. But this year, Onion has trouble

keeping up with reality. Every time they create something wild, the Tea Buggers come up with something even stranger.

[Pacifist Patriot]

42. I've been wondering how you satirize a movement that presents as satirical in the first place.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

45. satyrical? or satirical? I suspect that the movement

has more in common with bowels, than with serious political discourse. Or datcourse.

[Pacifist Patriot]

50. Excellent distinction to be made.

[Ian David]

4. Let's List the violent attacks by the Right Wingers

Let's List the violent attacks by the Right Wingers
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9389907

[bemildred]

6. Yeah, security people are so easily mislead by sneaky protesters. nt

[FirstTimeVoterAt37]

7. I'm worked up about this one

If this fucko and his fucko buddies don't serve time, I think we may be forced to accept that there is no reliable justice against right-wing woman abusers. They've been empowered by Fox and their insane "candidates" to be abusers and criminals, and now think they are untouchable by the law. So now we get to find out if they're right I suppose.

There are no two sides to this in my mind. This fucker has to go to directly to jail (and NOT recieve a Fox contract). Anything less is a very VERY bad sign.

[groundloop]

8. Is that idiot any relation to Dick Cheeeney?

[OHdem10]

9. And this is culture we want to lead this country????

[friendly_iconoclast]

10. Classic sociopath behavior- "It's the victims' fault!" n/t

[gauguin57]

11. This guy needs some sort of testosterone-reduction procedure.

He's just a big bully, who blames everyone and everything else for his bad behavior. Blaming his back pain for stomping a woman's head? Give me a f*cking break!

[LongTomH]

20. How about castration?

:evilgrin:

[obxhead]

25. Double castration!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU1RkRH43Gs

[I Have A Dream]

12. Reminds me of Clarence Thomas' wife suggesting to Anita Hill...

that she should apologize for what amounted to being victimized by Thomas.

:crazy:

[Jackpine Radical]

30. I had exactly that thought

along with Harry Whatzizname apologizing to Dick Cheney for getting in the way of his shotgun blast, and the Congressman (name slipped my old brain for the moment) who insisted the US apologize to BP for inconveniencing them over the spill.

[I Have A Dream]

40. Yes!!! They're all the same.

Unbelievable!

:wow:

[CLANG]

13. I excpect him to rot in jail for awhile at least.

[COLGATE4]

21. Don't count on it. My bet is that he gets a slap on the wrist and, maybe

some community service or anger management. Nothing of consequence.

[ck4829]

14. "She just happened to place her head underneath my foot and then she forced my foot to step on her."

That's how it REALLY happened, right?

[struggle4progress]

27. How rude of her!

[BrklynLiberal]

15. Guess he comes from the Cheney/Whittington school of manners.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCDqUurj-EA

[freebrew]

16. Hey Tim!

I got your apology right here, asswipe!

[Name removed]

17. Deleted message

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[JDPriestly]

18. Proffitt and his friend were huge alone and the two of them

together could have easily simply stood beside her and prevented her sign from being seen.

But Proffitt's conduct was completely inexcusable because the other guy had already forced her down and Proffitt just walked over and stepped on her back and then very deliberately stepped on her head. He did each of those acts in a malicious manner, literally kicking the young woman when she was down.

He needs to go over the film with his psychiatrist and calmly review what he did and how he felt at each moment.

[lunatica]

19. The more he talks the more he destroys the teabaggers

Let him whine and blame the victim for being a bully abuser of women who are weaker than he is. I don't have to wonder how he treats the women in his life. A man who doesn't abuse women would never have done what he did.

[uppityperson]

22. Doesn't matter if someone was confrontational, he chose to stomp her

He needs at least anger management counseling as part of his sentence.

[wordpix]

32. victim said she was standing there with her sign & was chased 3x around Rand Paul's car

Wow, that's really confrontational :sarcasm:

[uppityperson]

36. Indeed, perhaps SHE was chasing HIM.

It can be difficult to tell when going in a circular pattern.

:sarcasm:

[mazzarro]

23. Sue The Bastard!

I hope the young lady is considering a lawsuit of her own.

[Gormy Cuss]

24. Apparently Mr. Profitt doesn't believe in personal responsibility. n/t

[Hansel]

46. Yes he does. For anyone who isn't white and male. nt

[drm604]

26. He claims that his bad back made him stomp on her head?

:crazy:

[Kweli4Real]

35. What do you bet ...

This guy, with the "bad back," is receiving some form of government assistance? My thought would be SSI-D or worker's comp.

[tjhairball]

49. $10, BUT...

...no bet unless you give me at least a 4:1 odds advantage. Deal?

Really, "principles" are what other people do, right?

[Drale]

29. First he needs to be prosecuted for assault and attempted murder

second she needs to sue him into the ground, make sure he can never afford anything ever again.

[sadbear]

31. Ladies and gentlemen, I have your next Joe the Plumber

May I introduce Tim the Head-Stomper. He'll be headlining all teabagger rallies from now until the election.

[Chipper Chat]

33. He can already see Sarah Palin's house....

from Kentucky.

[U4ikLefty]

41. His jack-boot will be in the Tea Party Hall of Fame.

Look for it alongside thier astroturf exhibit.

[hedgehog]

34. I think Mr. Proffit honestly believes that the police shoud have arrested her

as soon as she showed up with a sign in opposition to Rand Paul. Tea Party people honestly believe they are true patriots and everyone else is a Commie Socialist Nazi who should be arrested as a traitor.

[Kennah]

37. Profitt Was Just Being A Good SA Member

He's apparently being charged with assault.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/10/cops_share_more_details_on_pro.html

[alp227]

38. Fox News? How about a singer, this is Tim Profitt's upcoming hit single.

This is just so fucked up I'm tempted to write this parody of OneRepublic's "Apologize" (this link is the Timbaland remix; original version here): (lyrics here):

(VERSE 1)
I just pulled off your wig
And shoved you to the ground,
Now I'm stomping on your head
So hard you can't get out,

You tell me that you're hurting,
Then you go and call me out, but wait,
You tell me to say sorry
But I'd rather turn around, and say

(CHORUS)
I don't need to apologize, but you do!
I said I don't need to apologize, but you do!
I don't...

(VERSE 2)
Democrats have no chance, they will fall,
get shot and lose
Lauren, you deserved what you got
So don't try to sue

Americans are voting red, firing all the blues
So please sa-ay...
Sorry that you came here
Tricking us into welcoming you
I hate your face!

(CHORUS)

So fuck Tim Profitt and his idiotic irresponsible ways. James O'Keefe anyone?

[truthisfreedom]

39. I guess his foot hasn't recovered from the force of her head

Being stomped under it. What a prick.

[arbusto_baboso]

43. Try holding your breath until you get the apology, asshole.

Because you won't get the apology, and maybe the world will have one less cowardly asshole as a result.

[daleo]

47. Does he think he's Cheney?

Who shoots lawyers, then makes them apologize.

[DLine]

48. Has this guy been booked yet?

No I dont mean arrested... I mean booked on someone like Hannity's show so he can be portrayed as a victim and great American.

[mcollins]

51. What bullshit.

There is no excuse for his attack.

[muriel_volestrangler]

54. Bizarrely, you said "it is all her fault" elsewhere, 4 minutes earlier

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=4591752&mesg_id=4592935

Does this mean you have had a change of heart within those 4 minutes? I hope so.

[mcollins]

56. No- there was no change of heart

and I never defended the attack on her.

That doesn't mean that she didn't go into the situation knowing something might have happened.


edited to add-

re-reading my posts I do come off as pro-Rand. That was not my intent, and I would ask that you forgive me as today is just a long one and I am a bit on edge with the campaign going on. My point is that Move On planned a confrontation with Rand and send her in knowing something could happen. It did and thankfully she wasn't hurt more. However, we cannot blind ourselves to the fact that she went in to provoke a response. I would ask that in the future Move On takes more care, and shows more patience, in their publicity stunts.

[bikebloke]

52. Rightly so.

That savage beast attacked his sneaker with her face. If it wasn't for the protection of the secret decoding ring that comes free with every pair of sneakers, that poor, poor "man" (TM) would have been minced.

[ProudDad]

53. From the WaPo

M$M rag...

"However: It looks as if this may not result in an arrest. Based on the footage of the incident, cops are treating the case for the time being as a fourth degree assault case, which puts this in the realm of domestic violence scuffles and barfights, she tells me. She says they're treating this as a "misdemeanor, not a felony."

Cops have to witness a scuffle like this firsthand in order to make an arrest, she adds. If they do identify the suspect, the victim, Lauren Halle, has the right to ask a judge at Fayette district court to bring charges. In other words, this is likely to be up to the court."

Ah, the deep south good ole' boy network lives on...

[Manifestor_of_Light]

55. Looks like aggravated assault to me.

She suffered a concussion which is a "serous bodily injury". That's one of the elements of aggravated assault. Now as far as what their standards are in Kentucky, or the degrees of assault in their laws, I don't know.

She can STILL sue him in civil court for damages. I hope she does.