BREAKING NEWS: The Columbus Dispatch Identifies Health Care Protester ( hurled insults and dollars)

[babsbunny]

https://www.ohiodems.org/stoptheattacks

At a health care reform protest outside Congresswoman Mary Jo Kilroy’s office last week, a man hurled insults and dollar bills at a Columbus area senior challenged by Parkinson’s disease. For days, we’ve been wondering who could be so insulting and so callous to a fellow Ohioan. Well, today, we found out. The Columbus Dispatch identified the man as Columbus resident and registered Republican Chris Reichert.

[Barack_America]

1. K&R For exposure.

Assaulting a senior citizen with Parkinsons? Really?

Stay classy, Republicans.

[Hubert Flottz]

6. Big Brave Teabraggers.

I'll bet he was a real warrior the military. A real life taker and heart breaker when he went off to war to protect America...

[opihimoimoi]

23. Trying to clean his act with contriteness not working..NO MERCY FOR THE PIG ASSHOLE

He is an EMBARRASSMENT TO HUMANITY....

He needs Banning from Public Places...

HOME ARREST for 5867 YEARS

[Hubert Flottz]

54. Deported to

North Korea...

[opihimoimoi]

71. lol....THAT WOULD WORK WELL FOR ME....oops...he can eat KIM CHEE forever

[tsstranger]

66. Warrior

Punk bastard probably fought in every bar from San Diego to San Francisco.

Probably lost every fight, too.

[liberal N proud]

2. Registered Republican, Who would have thought?

:sarcasm:

[malaise]

16. It's all good

Let everyone see that they are ReTHUGS in name and nature -fucking terrorists.

[DCBob]

3. Fucker.

Fucking fuck.

[texastoast]

9. +1 n/t

[Poll_Blind]

4. And what a fucking pig Mr. Reichert is...Oh, PLEASE own a business...PLEASE.

I'm sure your clients would love to know of your behavior.

PB

[Name removed]

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[glinda]

58. His name sounds familiar for some reason....

[Missy Vixen]

70. Is he any relation to Rep. Dave Reichert of Washington State?

Just curious...

:eyes:

[glinda]

74. Rep. Reichert (Repub.) just had a head injury_posted link. Ya think related?

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/199489.asp?source=mypi

[Missy Vixen]

75. I don't know how common that surname is, but boy, wouldn't it be interesting to do a little oppo

research? :woohoo:

BTW, I don't believe for one minute it was that guy's "first political rally". Who acts like that in public?

[Maraya1969]

59. Here is BAE'S global code of conduct and chief executive contact information

Edit: to add that I just read the guy has just apologized and donated to a Parkinson's charity and feels very bad. So make your own minds with that information also please.

http://www.baesystems.com/AboutUs/OurglobalCodeofConduct/index.html

Ian King Chief Executive

There is a section on ethics and they do say that mostly they are referring to ethics in the business model. I don't know how to copy and past from these types of forms so if anyone wants to do so please feel free. I might write the Chief Executive but I'm not sure yet.

http://www.baesystems.com/AboutUs/CompanyStructure/Leadership/IanKing/index.htm

This is the same guy in a picture in the brochure.

Contact info:

http://www.baesystems.com/ContactUs/index.aspx

301 838 6000

[FLyellowdog]

5. Surely not someone named Chris...

why, that's almost like Christ. I'm appalled. :sarcasm:

[OnionPatch]

56. I wouldn't be surprised if this piece of human excrement

considers himself a Christian.

Yeah, I can see Christ acting like that. :eyes:

[tsstranger]

68. The Republican Christ

You know the Republican Jesus, right?

The Jesus with the shaved head, goatee, wrap around punk shades, NRA T-shirt, camo pants and stomper boots, carrying an assault rifle.

[Contrary1]

7. Reichert : "... what I did was shameful,"

"He's got every right to do what he did and some may say I did too, but what I did was shameful," Reichert said. "I haven't slept since that day."

"I made a donation (to a local Parkinson's disease group) and that starts the healing process."


http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/24/dollar-bill-throw.html?sid=101

[Hepburn]

8. Bullshit...

...show me the receipt, Teabagger! :mad:

[opihimoimoi]

22. He was ID'd...trying to clean his act with apology 101.01....not working

Stii an asshole....

[bulloney]

24. He's only sorry because he's been outed.

Had that not been the case, he'd probably still be struttin' around with his he-man teabaggin' friends talking big about how he put that beggar in his place.

[beac]

46. Somebody should call around to the "local Parkinson's disease group"

and fact-check this guy's claim.

His "and some may say I did too" is the equivalent of the non-apology "If anyone was offended..." :eyes:

[NotThisTime]

55. Kicking this for the morning crowd

[chill_wind]

10. K & R. About time he was named. n/t

[NNN0LHI]

11. See them teabaggers are downtrodden folks just like us

[Fresh_Start]

12. he wasn't the only offensive one in that group

what about the ass who told him he's in the wrong side of town for handouts?

[Mojeoux]

52. That Guy Sucks Too

I hope someone IDs him too. Whatta douche-bag

[ecstatic]

13. Kharma. He'll soon be without insurance

[Lorien]

14. Or he'll get sick and his insurance will deny his claims. nt

[Barack_America]

15. Or he'll become a Republican nominee for the House of Representatives.

Remember the "Joe Wilson for President" craze?

[Ozymanithrax]

17. This is what we need to do. Find out who does this stuff and tell the world.

Up until now most of the T-party crowd has had only good exposure, accentuating their just-good-old-Aemrican folksyness and hiding the crazy.

Show the world the crazy.

[backscatter712]

18. Gee, it'd be a shame if someone were to broadcast his home address...

We wouldn't want to condone acts of harassment against Republican douchebags, would we?

[Caretha]

19. Very interesting

quoted from the article the OP posted: Reichert says "That was my first time at any political rally and I'm never going to another one," Reichert said.

"I will never ever, ever go to another one."

So many are frustrated and agitated and don't know why. He is more than likely just like most Americans, a slave to a corporate structure, stressed to the max and just really trying to make a living and take care of his family. He doesn't have an innate curious nature and doesn't read or analyze what is really going on. He has no time to study and probably the inclination to do so. So someone, anyone is capable of pressing his buttons. Unfortunately those with the loudest mics, Glen Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, Fox News, his uneducated neighbors and ad nausem are the only voices he hears.

I actually think that this is his "Come to Jeebus moment". Maybe he won't be so naive in the future.

[Old and In the Way]

26. So what?

So it's his first political rally. That's fine. Was this his first contact with the human race? Typical teabagger republican...always sorry, after the fact. It's all about basic decency - this being his first rally has nothing to do with being a tough guy coward who feels empowered to give a beatdown to a crippled person while surrounded by similar minded dickheads.

He deserves to be a poster boy for his actions that day. I cut this guy no slack.

[Caretha]

27. He hasn't been using the brain

that "God" or the universe gave him, but that doesn't mean he is entirely useless. He seems to be sincerely remorseful, perhaps this incident will give him the means to reflect upon his actions. I refuse to give up hope ...not the kind the media talks about in regards to politics, but the hope for mankind, and that means you and me too. :)

I've made stupid immature mistakes and statements in my life, bet you have too.

[valerief]

64. If he's still Republican, it doesn't matter how he feels. He's useless to good Americans. nt

[Old and In the Way]

72. I've made plenty of mistakes in my life.

I've never put a beatdown on a cripple though. This man is despicable and his act of contritionnow is only because he got outed.

[Toucano]

31. I think you make a valid point.

A lot of the teabagger anger is misdirected.

They´re the easily manipulated tools who think their problems are caused by

black people
poor people
immigrants
and Democrats

when in reality, they´re problems are caused by

greedy banks
insurance companies
offshoring companies
and Republicans

[WorseBeforeBetter]

53. A "political rally" is not to blame, first time or not.

Reichert, being unable to control himself and carry on in a civilized manner, is to blame. I've been "frustrated and agitated" over the years, but NEVER, and I repeat NEVER, would I have conducted myself the way he did. Stop making excuses for him--he's acting contrite only because he was outed for his despicable behavior. He chooses to listen to those venomous voices because they reinforce a belief system already in place. It's highly unlikely that Reichert will be changing the channels to Amy Goodman or Rachel Maddow any time soon...

[SolidGold]

62. Thats bullshit - stress or not, being civil is part of being a man

Simply put, you can have whatever bullshit you want going on in your life - but if you act like this guy did, you have no excuse.

This guy came off as a TOTAL FUCKING PRICK in front of the entire USA. Of course he feels bad about it. Imagine if this HADN'T been caught on camera. This jackoff would most likely STILL be doing the exact same thing at more rallies.

He's scared cause he might lose his cash flow and be demonized by his neighbors ---- WHICH HE DESERVES!

What he did proved the point of everyone against these tea parties. It is only uneducated HATE driven bastards that are involved in this and those people shouldn't have any place in our society.

[Toucano]

20. And right-wing Columbus Dispatch publishes a photo of him in front of a flag.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/24/dollar-bill-throw.html



What pigs!

[bulloney]

25. USA! USA! USA!

There, don't we all feel better now?

[Barack_America]

28. Yeah. That's nauseating.

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[Toucano]

36. Excuse me? I think you´re missing something.

You don´t see the manipulation of STAGING a photograph of this teabagging piece of shit in front of an American flag? The Dispatch TOOK that photo to augment their message. Posed, framed, click!

The implication being that he´s a ¨patriotic American¨ (as if that excuses his vile behavior - and opinions).

It´s the same bullshit manipulation of ¨the troops¨ that Bush would have done. And it´s STAGED!

The flag is not a prop for right-wing retards.

[Caretha]

40. If that was a manipulated photo

then I agree with you completely.

[Barack_America]

45. You seem not to understand the difference between staging and manipulation.

Point is that the newspaper photographer deliberately took a picture in front of an American flag to convey the message that he is an average upstanding guy. His actions, however, speak otherwise.

[Caretha]

57. Sorry

let me be more clear, if it was either a staged or manipulated photograph, then I agree with you. Better? :)

[Scruffy1]

67. Of course it was staged

Having spent a lot of time behind a lens this shot is no accident. i would say 70-200mm at about f4.

[O is 44]

37. Thanks for posting the newspaper link....

At least he seems to have seen the error of his ways, thanks to all who revolted at such despicable actions and made this viral. I hope the citizen involvement continues to shame these individuals.

[fascisthunter]

39. most unamerican dipshits wrap themselves in something to hide themselves in

[OffWithTheirHeads]

43. Usually a white sheet.

[fascisthunter]

50. right wingers traded in their white sheets for the American Flag

one could not desecrate something as sacred as they do.

[babsbunny]

42. Good Call!

I hate all of this shit!

[malaise]

21. Please send this to Keith and Rachel

It's very important.

[blaze]

30. If this guy is really sorry

then I'd like to see him start a movement or organization promoting an end to domestic terrorism.

[Caretha]

33. How about he just starts a movement

of one, which according to the article he seems to be doing. Not everyone is capable or has the power, inclination or ability to start a movement. We all have to look within ourselves first before change begins to take place.

How about you start a movement.

[malaise]

35. He's a RETHUG

He's only sorry he was caught.

[walldude]

73. Now lets not get carried away.. he's not THAT sorry

sorry enough to show his face and try to convince the world he's not a complete and utter dolt, maybe, but to actually have to do something useful? :rofl:

[sabrina 1]

32. This is what Rush Limbaugh teaches his cult members.

He made fun of Michael Fox in a disgusting display of hate-filled rhetoric and body language which was filmed.

These people are sociopaths, they have deep, deep emotional and mental problems and that is why is influencing an already anti-social segment of society. It is toxic and was ignored for far too long by the left.

It's nothing new that there are violent threats against members of Congress. I remember seeing Tom Daschle on the Senate Floor asking for something to be done about Rush Limbaugh right before the election. He was being trashed on rightwing blogs and on Rightwing Hate Radio. And he received bomb threats against his family which were reported to the FBI.

Don't forget the Anthrax attacks against Democrats also. People have not taken seriously the war on the left in this country. The goal is to eliminate it completely and it is very serious.

Ignoring it hasn't helped. It should never be ignored because now their numbers have increased and they have raised a whole new generation of haters who have learned that it is 'patriotic' to hate the left.

The taking down of ACORN was part of it, they won't stop there, they have a long list of other organizations that they consider to be liberal and have already begun to attack them also.

[JohnWxy]

34. Next leader of the Republican Party? Will he unseat Limbaugh, Beck?

RECOMMENDED.

[muntrv]

38. Let's register this man for the draft. He'll have plenty of chances to shoot a gun in Afghanistan.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

44. What, you mean it wasn't a false flag operation?

Like it was advertised by the racetrack in California which hosted the second Formula One United States Grand Prix in 1960?

Shocked, I tell you, shocked!

[Name removed]

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[LeftyFingerPop]

48. Surely you are fucking kidding.

[riderinthestorm]

49. Reminds me of the old morality: judge a man's character by what he does when nobody's looking

Well, Chris Reichert didn't think anyone was looking and he acted despicably.

He's only sorry now because it was caught on tape, and his miserable soul is exposed for the pitiful creature he really is.

He is shameful.

[AllyCat]

51. Some caller to Norman Goldman today tried to suggest that these miscreants

are plants by ACORN and SEIU to get the teabaggers in trouble.

[driver8]

60. I am pretty easy going, but I'd like to smack this asshole.

Now that he has been identified, he is apologetic and regrets his actions.

Fuck him.

[rosesaylavee]

61. So how does our smacking this guy around make it better?

I'm for giving him the benefit of a doubt and accepting his apology. Let's move on... there are bigger fish to fry isn't there? Tea Partiers are misinformed. What a surprise.

[BlueIdaho]

63. One wonders which inadequacy he's trying to hide

By being such a big prick.

[catbyte]

65. I'll bet he goes to church every Sunday, too.

[DCKit]

69. Shocking. n/t