Right Wing Mob Breaks Up Democratic Candidate's News Conference

[chicofaraby]

DeLay Supporters Crash Democrat's Event

By JUAN A. LOZANO, Associated Press Writer Thu Apr 6, 9:51 PM ET

SUGAR LAND, Texas - Supporters of U.S. Rep.
Tom DeLay protested at an event Thursday held by the Democratic candidate for the congressman's seat, and the event quickly dissolved into a shouting and shoving match. Police were called, but made no arrests.

"I got pushed. I got hit. I got a sign wadded up in my face and my hat pulled down over my eyes," said Marsha Rovai, 69, a supporter of Nick Lampson. "They just did it to be nasty."

DeLay campaign manager Chris Homan said he organized the protest but DeLay, a Republican, didn't know about it.



At the news conference, Lampson called on the governor to set a May 13 special election so the district would be represented after DeLay leaves.

But moments after the event began in DeLay's home town, Lampson and his supporters were surrounded by protesters who held up hand-written signs. Lampson was silenced by their chanting.



Lampson represented an adjacent district for eight years until DeLay-engineered redistricting cost him re-election in 2004. He said the protest was nothing new.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060407/ap_on_go_co/delay_protest_3

------------

So, a right wing mob broke up a peaceful gathering AND THE POLICE LOOKED THE OTHER WAY. Note that AP minimizes the entire event with headline of "crashing" as if it were a party not a news conference.

[izzybeans]

and the news edited the entire episode where one of the brownshirts

assaulted an eldery woman.

[AllieB]

1. Someone posted a video of a Delay supporter

shoving that old lady. They truly are subhuman.

[CottonBear]

2. More info here from brazosriver.com

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

[tridim]

3. I find it odd that Delay still has a campaign manager

Even though he doesn't have a campaign.

[0007]

5. Delay doesn't have a campaign manager nor does he need one.

He and his thugs are causing havoc and trying to fuck themselves even.

[BOSSHOG]

4. Manly "conservatives"

We could use that testosterone in Iraq right now but I'm sure the bubba's in sugarland have other priorities, like cuffing about old women. Manly republicans indeed.

[AllieB]

6. I love your signature line

:-)

[Wickerman]

7. Republicans have no appreciation of civil rights n/t

[Missy M]

8. How do those thugs get away with that.....

and yet the police make no arrests?

[ixion]

9. if it had been the other way around, there would have been arrests

and a hefty helping of police brutality, IMO.

[Spinzonner]

10. Republican Brownshirts

[DFW]

11. Some real courageous upstanding Americans, there

They see fit to go harass little old ladies instead of angry armed Iraqis.

Mind you, it's safer, but it doesn't reflect very well on our country.

Someone has to revive that old slogan from the 1968 Chicago police riot:

THE WHOLE WORLD'S WATCHING!

Because it is.

We didn't look good then. We don't look good now.
I hope we look a whole lot better after November.

[Ian David]

12. Apparently Chris Horman removed all the contact info from the website? n/t

http://www.tomdelay.com/