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In my column this morning about Monday’s stomping incident in Kentucky, I said “the whole story of this incident has not yet been told.” A bit more of the story came out today when Red State posted video that shows what happened before the now-notorious stomping. The video shows MoveOn.org activist Lauren Valle lunging toward Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul’s vehicle, thrusting her sign through the vehicle’s open window.
Red State is quick to say, “You don’t stomp on a person’s head.” Indeed. But as Red State also says, “the idea that Valle was the victim of an angry mob … is demonstrably false… . She claims to have been an innocent bystander. She clearly was not.”
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Willey| 10.27.10 @ 8:10PM
For all Rand Paul supporters knew, Valle had a gun. She's lucky she didn't get the treatment she deserved.
Can you imagine what the Secret Service would have done if a Tea Party member had shoved a sign through Obama's motorcade window into his face?
He would have been thrown in jail instead of paraded all over the media as a hero.
The American Left is a sick joke.
Claudia| 10.27.10 @ 9:52PM
The fact that she ran around the vehicle again to get at Rand Paul shows she was no innocent bystander!!! See the clip at about .54 seconds.
Blackwatch| 10.27.10 @ 8:33PM
How soon until the Islamo-fascists or the narco-terrorists thrust hand grenades through open car windows of our politicians?
This will get much uglier.
Willey| 10.27.10 @ 9:11PM
Forget Islamo-Fascists--I'm worried about the violent Fascist Liberals in our midst.
Republican politicians take heed!
david looney| 10.27.10 @ 8:37PM
They equate Obama with hitler while their followers are using brown shirt tactics! I hope she is well.
Willey| 10.27.10 @ 9:08PM
David Looney Liberal. Your name says it all.
For the vicious SEIU thugs who beat up on Kenneth Gladney, purple is the new brown.
Fascist describes you perfectly.
Tim*| 10.27.10 @ 8:51PM
The Bottom Line :
Rand Paul Will Be The New Senator From The Commonwealth Of Kentucky .
"The hotly contested race for Kentucky's open Senate seat is nearing an end with Republican nominee Rand Paul holding a seven-point lead, according to a new poll.
Fifty percent of likely voters support Paul in the CNN/Time/Opinion Research Corporation survey, while 43 percent back Democratic nominee Jack Conway."
The Tea Party Rebellion Escalates.
Rise Up In Rebellion!
LarryK| 10.28.10 @ 9:54AM
Boo hoo hoo for the felon liberal activist who tried to attcak R. Paul.
What about the SEIU guys that gnawed off a mans finger?
Kyle| 10.28.10 @ 1:19PM
I don't care if she killed Rand Paul; that's no excuse to stomp on her head.
Nobama| 10.28.10 @ 2:41PM
Screw you and your stupid post, moron.
Kyle | 10.28.10 @ 5:02PM
C'mon. I too what to be in the "stomp not at any cost" club.
Nobama| 10.29.10 @ 2:16AM
Are you drunk or just a smart ass? Either way, you make no sense.
Gerloff| 10.28.10 @ 9:14PM
Hey kyle! Security should have crippled this
activist b1t