OMG! It's happened AGAIN - violence at Cantor rally - DEM brutalized!

[katanalori]

"It was supposed to be a friendly event where voters could meet Congressman Eric Cantor at a coffee shop in Louisa. It ended with a supporter of the congressman's opponent being handcuffed and arrested."

This was advertised as a public event. Watch the video! Man brutalized by police for being a Democrat!

http://www.nbc12.com/Global/story.asp?S=13386275

By the way, the video was shot by the son of the man who was pushed to the ground and handcuffed. It is being reported elsewhere that the son who shot the video was also arrested (no confirmation on that yet).

[opihimoimoi]

1. 3rd Brown shirt incident in 5 days...this is getting pretty bad....doesn't say much about America.

GOPer Negativity in play

[RKP5637]

2. Just what the RW wants, Democracy Gestapo style! n/t

[Doctor_J]

3. Like Frank Rich said last week,

if the teabaggers win, they'll ramp up this stuff because it won for them. If they lose, they'll ramp it up because they're pissed.

Welcome to the Banana Republics.

[progressoid]

4. Yep - their violence doesn't need a reason.

They are the definition of unreasonable.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

6. I almost feel we should let them win.....

....so they don't start bombing federal buildings.

[JanMichael]

7. If they win there won't BE any federal buildings or employees...

..left to blow up.

[Doctor_J]

12. Yes, terrorism is very effective

That's pretty much how they've taken over ever since Limpballs took over the country. I have a few more years left here, then, if we've started to fight back, I'll stay and help. If not, I'll find some civilized country to live out my golden years. What a shame that our side has reacted so timidly compared to, say, the Iraqi patriots who refused to let Bush take over their country.

[TheKentuckian]

18. Almost is good because giving in to terrorism is a failed strategy

You roll over for bullies and they will pounce on your ass every chance.

You beat a bully by standing up to them, win or loose.

The liberal instinct to flinch and cower will undo us, we must learn to bring it as good as we get it.

Nothing makes me as angry as having to fight a rockheaded motherfucker and if some peckerwood tries to bully they will rue the day even if they pummel my ass.

[malaise]

16. What most of you miss is that this is exactly what was done

by well financed operatives who were opposed to anti-IMF social democratic governments in developing countries. They are now using the same tactics in the US.

[reggie the dog]

17. exactly

you are one of the few who understands. it is for that reason that i am such a fan of hugo chavez, his bolivarian ideals, his willingness to help the left in other countries, and his nationalizations, plus he called w the el diablo at the un in new york!

[madmax]

5. The Dem gets arrested.

Surprised they didn't arrest the woman in Kentucy for threating a Rand supportr with a wig. :crazy:

[Luminous Animal]

8. Was he really brutalized? The video won't load for me.

[AlabamaLibrul]

10. Brutalized, probably not. Rodney King was brutalized But an old man getting the "stop resisting"

treatment and then being laid upon by Officer Lardass is a bit heavy-handed.

[MadMaddie]

9. Does this remind you of when Junior wouldn't let any Democratic

leaning person near or in their events? They caged us then....now they are beating us in the streets....

We knew the violence was coming....

[CoffeeCat]

11. All Democrats and Republicans should be outraged!

If I was at a Democratic event, and I saw a Republican being treated
that way, I would be incredibly upset.

This is America! We all have our opinions and we have First Amendment rights.

I don't care if you're a Republican crashing an Obama speech or a Democrat
at a Cantor event---no AMERICAN should be treated with such brutal force
for just showing up at a campaign event.

Seriously. We should all be demanding that our politicians answer the tough
questions. Dems should be able to handle questions from Republicans and
Republicans should be able to defend their policies to Dems. However, both
sides tend to just escort the opposition out of the building.

If both sides are going to shy away from accountability and tough questions, at least
the police should peacefully walk out with protesters.

What happened to this man was brutal. It was sick! He wasn't resisting either.
That was clear.

Both Republicans and Democrats should be outraged!

[Doctor_J]

13. Umm...OK

If I was at a Democratic event, and I saw a Republican being treated that way, I would be incredibly upset.

If you saw Dems doing this to a Repuke you'd be awoken by the alram clock any minute. It would only happen in your dreams.

Both Republicans and Democrats should be outraged!

Have you been in a cave for 20 years? The Repukes are celebrating successful terrorism.

[socialist_n_TN]

14. "However, both sides tend to just escort the opposition........

out of the building." When have Democratic candidates "....escorted the opposition out of the building."?

I HATE this type of false equivalence. What is a PATTERN for Republicans is matched by one of two incidences by Dems and it's "both sides do it". Bullshit. It's the difference between an isolated incident and a PATTERN of behavior.

[KurtNYC]

15. IMHO he should have been yelling in the vid about "Cantor won't debate!"

as it is all we have is a guy who resists getting cuffed for about 60 seconds.

He is NOT being 'brutalized for being a Democrat' and I really think those kinds of claims weaken the impact of someone's efforts who went to confront Cantor.