Healthcare supporter bites off opponent’s pinky

[Joanne98]

Munch munch.

The national healthcare fracas has gotten yet crazier. A healthcare opponent in Thousand Oaks, California had his finger bitten off after an argument with a man supporting healthcare reform.

“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,” a Los Angeles TV station reported.

“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 station added.

According to reports, the man then picked up his finger and promptly walked to a nearby hospital for treatment. Neither individual was identified.

The altercation took place outside at a rally sponsored by MoveOn.org.

The news comes just a day after a man was reportedly punched in the face and knocked to the ground by a supporter of the public health insurance option in Miami.

An Associated Press report published Thursday afternoon indicates that the protester had successful surgery on his finger, and was covered by a government health plan.

“A hospital spokeswoman says the man lost half the finger, but doctors reattached it and he was sent home the same night,” the AP reports. “She says he had Medicare.”

http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/09/03/healthcare-supporter-bites-off-opponents-pinky/

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[Cronus Protagonist]

1. The irony is surely lost on Mr. Pinky

But at least he got a new nickname out of it.

[JVS]

2. Good to see we have people on our side who are hungry for change!

[Joanne98]

5. lol

[flamingdem]

6. ouch nt

[Sebastian Doyle]

3. Something smells a little funny here

If the loud obnoxious hysterically comical freepers aren't winning public sympathy with their stupidity, then what's the next move? You have to remove public sympathy from the pro health care side. Send a couple right wing shills into the crowd as "pro reform activists", make sure they do something stupid, and let the corporate media take it from there.

Classic agent provocateur moves here. Only question is who's bankrolling it. These things are often government operations. It goddamn better not be this time. :grr:

[flamingdem]

7. yep got to question this news nt

[JonQ]

4. That's pretty messed up

I hope they catch the guy that did it.

[gmoney]

8. The biter might have been a plant, too...

So far, the only identification as to who they were is what side of the street the guys were on, right? How different would biting a finger off be from the woman who carved the backwards B on her face attempting to make folks believe some angry Obama supporter cut her up?

These people are nutso enough to stage something like this for their "righteous cause."

"You want a pinky? I can get you a pinky, believe me. There are ways, Dude."

[ohheckyeah]

9. For some very sick reason I don't care to

explore I find this altercation funny.

sorry

[Libertas1776]

10. I am sorry

but that is fucked up! You don't bite off a man's pinky, no matter who he is. I hope they catch the bastard.