DeLay's Goons caught on camera roughing up Democratic rally

[BurtWorm]

http://www.brazosriver.com/april_6_nick_lampson_press_confe.htm




It started nicely enough, with Lampson's supporters and some of their children.



In walks the first DeLay "protestor," (in the stylish white tee-shirt) who kinda looks like he just got off of an episode of C.O.P.S.




Here comes the rest of them across the parking lot. The guy with the first green sign (who looks familiar to some of us) brought his airhorn, which is the rightwing equavilent of the hippie megaphone. Airhorns, of course, are for people who have nothing to say but want to say it the loudest.



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[CottonBear]

1. Apparently free speech and democracy mean nothing to these goons. nt

[mikelewis]

13. I'm pretty sure they're paid to do this...

or Jesus told them to do it. Either way, I doubt they give a shit about either free speech or democracy.

[Generic Other]

17. DeLay campaign manager Chris Homan acknowledged organizing the protesters

After about three minutes, the crowd began to grow. Lampson was suddenly surrounded by about 30 sign-waving protesters, some shouting and one blasting an air horn. Protesters flanked Lampson on either side and stood close behind him, shouting and chanting.

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Marsha Rovai, 70, of Richmond, said one of the protesters hit her and another man shoved a sign in her face. She said that when she pushed the sign away, the man pulled her hat down over her face.

Sugar Land Police officers were called to the scene, but did not intercede. Officers in five or six cruisers stayed at a distance and watched the exchange, which subsided after 15 or 20 minutes.

DeLay campaign manager Chris Homan acknowledged organizing the protesters.

“Nick is Nancy Pelosi’s liberal lapdog from Beaumont, and he should get used to being confronted…for the next seven months,” Homan said.

After DeLay resigns and the campaign office is shut down, Homan said, “I think what you’re going to see is Republicans will rally behind a candidate and help get word out that Nick Lampson was one of the worst liberals the Texas delegation has ever seen.”

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http://www.fortbendnow.com/news/953/lampson-calls-for-special-election-as-pro-delay-protesters-hoot

[texastoast]

2. I hope the "elderly lady" presses charges

This shows to go ya how desperate things are.

Good Christian folk and all.

[KAZ]

3. That old shit is the best they got?

30 seconds, tops.

[movonne]

4. Probably some were at the elecion offices in flordia...

[Faygo Kid]

5. More than that, the Brownshirt tactics may be all Bush has left

I believe a signal is being sent. Woe to those of us who question the New Order.

[DoYouEverWonder]

6. This isn't the first time Delay has called up his goons

Difference is that this time we're not going to let them get away with the crap anymore.

[MidwestTransplant]

11. Ah, the Brooks Brothers good squad!

[Janice325]

15. That photo is very familiar.

Is it from either Florida 2000 or Ohio 2004?
(or maybe I'm just imagining things.)

[DoYouEverWonder]

18. It's from the Miami Riot in 2000

When Delay sent Congressional staffers from all over the country to shut down the counting of votes during the 2000 election. Everyone of these traitors should be in jail for obstruction of justice.

[Janice325]

24. Thanks a bunch. Sometimes it makes me feel better less

depressed about this whole "Administration" when I remember something like that. I'm glad I'm not part of the "sheeple."

[Generic Other]

23. Is the guy in the sunglasses, beard and t-shirt Rory Cooper??

The same guy as in the Florida pic? Hunh...

[meisje]

7. Where's the "Roughing Up" part?

[Sydnie]

9. See my post #8 n/t

[Sydnie]

8. This really pisses me off!

http://www.brazosriver.com/

This is a statement from Marsha Rovai, the 70 year old retired CPS caseworker I spoke about above,

“I can’t believe my Congressman, Tom DeLay, would organize this type of assault,” Rovai said. “I was assaulted by two different people. One of the men hit me and another shoved his sign into my face, and then when I pushed his sign away he violently pulled my hat down over my eyes and pushed me. I’m considering filing an assault charge. This is just very upsetting and I’m so disappointed in Tom Delay for organizing this attack.”


here is a picture of Ms. Rovai ... in the hat in front ..

[Judi Lynn]

10. It's going to be a long campaign season, isn't it? These guys look like

real thugs. What a shame. Why do we never hear of Democrats doing things like this?

Glad Lampson can keep his cool this far. Hope his campaign won't get rougher, but these right-wing deranged idiots look determined, don't they?

Thanks for the news. We need to know what's going on in Lampson's campaign.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

14. Real Thugs? Nah.

Kick 'em in the knee right they go down hard, screaming all the way. They stay there, too.

To my mind there just ain't enough of that sort of thing.

I've seen that look before on guys like that, when I was a bouncer. He was looking for a victim. Someone to rough up. Trouble. Lampson would be wise to get some personal security. That guy, or people like him, will be back.

[pennylane100]

12. lets hope this gets as much attention as Cynthia Mckinney

supposedly hitting a cop. I bet you a pound to a penny it won't get covered.

[Warpy]

16. "Juanita" has been tirelessly fighting that roach since he got

elected and her blog is one of the funniest things on the net.

Thanks for the link!

[BrightKnight]

19. Repugs have such stoic grace, dignity, and character - n/t

[July]

20. Yes, it was "the adults are in charge, wasn't it?"

Didn't fool us then, doesn't fool us now.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

21. If the good old boys see the video

of the goon disrespecting the elderly lady, there will be a backlash against DeLay. You just don't do that sort of thing in the South and get away with it--these the words of my husband, sixth generation Texan.

[onenote]

22. i think you're right

Delay's 30 plus percent diehard followers will vote for whomever he says vote for. But Delay just gave Lampson a huge amount of free publicity and exposure in which (a) he handled himself well and (b) Delay's folks look desperate and obnoxious. A lot of folks are going to prefer the former to the latter. When Lampson wins, he should send a big thank you note to Delay's campaign manager for this.

onenote

[dusty64]

25. Cops just sat

back and watched, why am I not surprised. I hope the lady files charges, next time kick em in the balls hard.