Argument turns physical after GOP event

[JohnLocke]

http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2004/04/16ky/B3-gop0416-3866.html#top">Argument turns physical after Jefferson GOP event
by Joseph Gerth -- Courier-Journal News (KY)
Friday, April 16, 2004
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A battle for control of the Jefferson County Republican Party turned physical last weekend, after an argument that one GOP delegate said left him with a bruised arm.
Now John Lawlor has sworn out a warrant against Peter Hayes, charging him with assault. He says Hayes punched him in the arm hard enough to cause a bruise.
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Lawlor said Hayes approached him and asked whether he was having a sexual relationship with another male Republican. "He knew my history and he was trying to provoke me," Lawlor said.
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Lawlor said the two then began talking about Hayes' religion.
Hayes belongs to the Unification Church, founded by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon.
Both men said Lawlor then called Hayes a "Moonie."
They agree that Hayes then objected.
"I said, `You don't call people Moonies,'" Hayes recalled. "`Just like you don't call a black person a nigger or a Jewish person a Kike.'"
Both men said Lawlor used the term "Moonie" several more times.
Lawlor said that is when Hayes "bopped me" in his left arm. It caused a bruise and left his arm sore for several days, Lawlor said.
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Hayes said: "I asked him how come you didn't do the right thing, and he said, `It's because you're a Moonie and I don't want to work with you.' Then, he started saying, `Moonie, Moonie, Moonie, Moonie, Moonie.'"
Lawlor recalled saying only "Moonie, Moonie, Moonie."
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[drdon326]

1. Cool

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[Catch22Dem]

2. I thought repukes hated...

frivilous lawsuits.

[rooboy]

3. Moonie, Moonie, Moonie, Moonie, Moonie, Moonie....n/t

[renegade000]

4. gotta love that grand old party

full of maturity ;)

[democracyindanger]

5. Ehhhhhhxcellent...

Hope it's just the beginning of major Republican infighting. Moon has dumped a lot of cash behind Bush, I'm sure he's wanting a return on his investment by now. Clash of the Fundies!

[Ruby Romaine]

6. priceless!

[Dogmudgeon]

7. Aren't you glad that the adults are in charge?

--bkl

[Ruby Romaine]

8. new WWF team-Moonie vs Ex-Gay!

[JohnLocke]

9. Kick (nt).

[JohnLocke]

10. Kick (nt).

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

11. "Lawlor said he is no longer gay."

I don't know which is funnier, chanting "Moonie" at someone or claiming to have changed one's innate sexual orientation.