Student blamed his beating on the left. Turns out, his friends did it.

[gatorboy]

A week ago this idiot blamed his beating on leftist gays or blacks...He wasn't sure which.
It was a *gasp* HATE CRIME TOWARDS THE RIGHT! THey hate us for taking away their freedoms!

http://www.truthcaucus.com/2006/09/27/hate-crime

This is disturbing.

Justin Zatkoff, the executive director of the Michigan College Republicans, was brutally beaten after leaving a party in Ann Arbor on Saturday night. The Oakland University junior from Bloomfield Hills, Mich. was rumored to be targeted by militant leftist groups. Zatkoff, pictured above, did not know his attacker, and no money was stolen.
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Turns out, his friends did it.

http://www.mlive.com/news/aanews/index.ssf?/base/news-19/115959860215660.xml&coll=2

Ann Arbor police said Friday there's no truth to the rumors.

While at a party that began last Saturday night, police said Zatkoff picked a fight with some of his friends, and got punched in the eye. Police interviewed Zatkoff at a hospital the next day and he didn't recall what happened.

People who were at the party told police Zatkoff had too much to drink, said Ann Arbor police Lt. Mike Logghe.

"We interviewed the guy who punched him,'' said Logghe. "He admitted to punching him. He said he was a friend of his from high school.''

[kestrel91316]

1. "Militant leftist groups" did it, eh? Like, maybe Code Pink?? Or

those cookie-baking Quakers in NoCal??

Yeah. That's it.

[Gman]

2. You run your mouth long enough

you get on somebody's nerves, they do something about it.

[Mabus]

6. In this case, the nerves he got on belonged to his friend

who admits punching him. :rofl:

Another mentally unstable Repug who likes playing the victim. :rofl: Sounds like he's trying for a job in the talking points department.

[nam78_two]

3. omg I didn't realise this story was Ann Arbor till just now

I think I have even seen that guy on The Diag....

Wtf -militant leftist groups on campus :wtf:-what a load!

Its true that AA is very liberal but the student GOP has lots of members...
And there are no "militant" leftist groups on campus :eyes:

[bluestateguy]

4. Paging Michelle Malkin...

We've got an "unhinged" case for you.

[nam78_two]

5. wtf -BAMN is NOT known for violence

That RW truthcaucus thing is just so egregiously false....

Good God...

[Boo Boo]

7. "...brutally beaten"

Uh, make that "punched in the eye."

:eyes: