My inner voice right now is screaming to invoke the infamous "24 Hour Rule" on this story, because it's one of those that I should be most suspicious of. It confirms my own beliefs and conforms to my own biases that I want to believe it, I want to shelve my skepticism, I want to embrace it as reality and shout it from the rooftops.
My inner voice is telling me to wait and see how it develops, to get some confirming details before running with it as fast and as loud as I can.
My inner voice is warning me that there's too much of a chance that this story could blow up in my face, that the whole thing could be misunderstood or exaggerated or even made up out of whole cloth.
My inner voice can take this as a good opportunity to shut the fuck up.
Remember the old saying that there's nothing worse than war? Bullshit. One thing worse than war is a war when one side refuses to fight back. Then "war" becomes "slaughter" or "genocide."
We aren't starting this war, assholes. But we are the ones far better equipped to end it.
Bring it on.
Whoops, my bad. You already brought it. It's just on.



Comments (65)
Jay Tea,Somehow I ... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Rodney Graves | April 13, 2010 1:03 PM | Score: 4 (14 votes cast)
Jay Tea,
Somehow I don't see you being of much use in the scrum.
1. Posted by Rodney Graves | April 13, 2010 1:03 PM |
Score: 4 (14 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 13:03
2. Posted by Cheney W. Halliburton | April 13, 2010 1:12 PM | Score: 4 (10 votes cast)
Tsk tsk, Jay Tea. I expect Wizbang to adhere to better standards than the New York Times.
2. Posted by Cheney W. Halliburton | April 13, 2010 1:12 PM |
Score: 4 (10 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 13:12
3. Posted by serfer62 | April 13, 2010 1:12 PM | Score: 7 (11 votes cast)
The indicators were there last year with the assault of a Tea Party member.
The plan was laid out last week with strategys to disguise assailents.
The WH has promted in face assaults.
The DOJ has shown it will not prosucute their Brown Shirts.
.
No Tea Jay, in 24 hours this will dissappear so don't wet in your pants...
3. Posted by serfer62 | April 13, 2010 1:12 PM |
Score: 7 (11 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 13:12
4. Posted by Zelsdorf Ragshaft III | April 13, 2010 1:19 PM | Score: 7 (15 votes cast)
If a crime was committed than a police report must exist. Sometimes justice takes time. While I do not have a concealed weapons permit, I do carry pepper spray and know where to strike a body to do he most damage. I intend to attend a tea party at the state capitol tomorrow. Peacefully, I hope but prepared to fight. Freedom is not free.
4. Posted by Zelsdorf Ragshaft III | April 13, 2010 1:19 PM |
Score: 7 (15 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 13:19
5. Posted by davidt | April 13, 2010 1:22 PM | Score: 1 (15 votes cast)
If it is shown to be true that this couple was targeted for a violent attack because they were wearing Palin pins, then you can be sure that Palin will make an issue of it, and because the media is obsessed with Palin the story will get legs.
5. Posted by davidt | April 13, 2010 1:22 PM |
Score: 1 (15 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 13:22
6. Posted by John | April 13, 2010 1:28 PM | Score: 16 (20 votes cast)
I actually hope this isn't true, I truly hope our country doesn't desend to this level. Having said that if it is true then I would expect every liberal to stand up and DENOUNCE this behavior in the strongest terms possible, or be stuck with it as acceptable level of discourse in political discussion. What's good for the goose.... if 1 racist in a crowd of tea partiers makes them all racist (or as Lee likes to claim 20% racist) then the same applies to this bunch.
6. Posted by John | April 13, 2010 1:28 PM |
Score: 16 (20 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 13:28
7. Posted by Roy | April 13, 2010 1:48 PM | Score: 3 (7 votes cast)
Just wait until tomorrow in Boston. Those tea partiers know how these things really work.
7. Posted by Roy | April 13, 2010 1:48 PM |
Score: 3 (7 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 13:48
8. Posted by Bob | April 13, 2010 1:48 PM | Score: 14 (18 votes cast)
Because this story involves a vicious assault and battery of conservatives, it is unlikely to be reported on any broadcast network, in the Paper of Record or other liberal MSM outlets.
8. Posted by Bob | April 13, 2010 1:48 PM |
Score: 14 (18 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 13:48
9. Posted by Peter F. | April 13, 2010 2:10 PM | Score: 0 (6 votes cast)
I ain't holding my breath for Beer Summit 2.
My flippiness aside, I agree with John at #6.
9. Posted by Peter F. | April 13, 2010 2:10 PM |
Score: 0 (6 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 14:10
10. Posted by Selena Makeba | April 13, 2010 2:31 PM | Score: -40 (48 votes cast)
Get the hell out of white folk's mess, Jay!
They will always have some shit or another going on.
Playing off light-skinned blacks against dark-skinned blacks got millions killed in Rwanda.
Playing off Mexicans against blacks here in America has caused countless deaths.
They must constantly cause hate and discontent in the interest of manipulating people and situations - so that they can feel secure in their 'natural' superiority.
Now we have the Teaparty - A massively funded KKK racist movement that is NOT grassroots, and certainly NOT of the people - and most of them have no idea of the real goals of those with the money at the top.
The sole reason for the Teaparty's existence is to foment intoleration, hate and jealousy. We still have rabid racists who go to bed every night foaming because there are a buncha' niggers in the White House.
These are the people who have joined the Teaparty, but they are too ignorant to be the founders of this organization or in-the-know about it's real objectives.
The real founders of the Teaparty are the same elitist who have funded the KKK since its inception. They are the same people who wish to bring America to the point of total anarchy with all the great things that come with it.
Things such as rioting in the streets, indiscriminate murder of innocents and a totally lawless nation.
Why, you ask? Who would have anything to gain from that scenario? Certainly you and I won't.
No, we won't. But it is exactly what is needed for the government to issue Patriot Act 3, declare a police state in America and immediately begin rounding up Teapartiers and anyone else for the massive detention camps that are currently sitting empty
The Teaparty will be the death of America because it will allow the elitist more control and an opportunity to trample our Constitution as they continue to strip away our sovereign rights.
Teapartiers, violence is NEVER the answer.
10. Posted by Selena Makeba | April 13, 2010 2:31 PM |
Score: -40 (48 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 14:31
11. Posted by JLawson | April 13, 2010 2:33 PM | Score: 15 (19 votes cast)
I also agree with John at #6 - but I think it's going to come out that this is true. It's an unfortunately logical outgrowth of the over-the-top rhetoric the left's been indulging in for the last decade. Frankly, I'm surprised it hasn't been a hell of a lot more overt before now.
They've been telling themselves that Republicans are so evil, so utterly despicable, so horribly controlling, that now it looks like conservatives have had enough and are organizing to make their voices heard EVERYTHING is justifiable to stop them, up to and including lying, false-flag operations, and violence.
The times are sure getting interesting, aren't they?
11. Posted by JLawson | April 13, 2010 2:33 PM |
Score: 15 (19 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 14:33
12. Posted by Eric | April 13, 2010 2:33 PM | Score: 9 (13 votes cast)
And as a result the MSM will report it niggardly.
12. Posted by Eric | April 13, 2010 2:33 PM |
Score: 9 (13 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 14:33
13. Posted by JLawson | April 13, 2010 2:34 PM | Score: 15 (21 votes cast)
Puking Racist cleanup on Aisle 10.
13. Posted by JLawson | April 13, 2010 2:34 PM |
Score: 15 (21 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 14:34
14. Posted by Peter F. | April 13, 2010 2:35 PM | Score: 21 (23 votes cast)
Wow, Selena, to paraphrase a line from "Field of Dreams", 'you're seeing a whole of psychiatrists, aren't you?'
14. Posted by Peter F. | April 13, 2010 2:35 PM |
Score: 21 (23 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 14:35
15. Posted by Marc | April 13, 2010 2:40 PM | Score: 11 (17 votes cast)
Shit stain in aisle 10....
15. Posted by Marc | April 13, 2010 2:40 PM |
Score: 11 (17 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 14:40
16. Posted by mag | April 13, 2010 2:47 PM | Score: 12 (16 votes cast)
For some reason leftist thru out history have always been so angry to the point of insanity. Always looking for a cause to protest about or start a riot. The kind that like to throw a punch or an object but if they came across someone really tough who would not back down from a fight (like a few men I know) they would get their ass kicked so bad. These people are not our fellow Americans.
16. Posted by mag | April 13, 2010 2:47 PM |
Score: 12 (16 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 14:47
17. Posted by P. Bunyan | April 13, 2010 2:50 PM | Score: 16 (20 votes cast)
RE #10...
Did BryanD get a sex change?
17. Posted by P. Bunyan | April 13, 2010 2:50 PM |
Score: 16 (20 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 14:50
18. Posted by Darren | April 13, 2010 2:50 PM | Score: 19 (25 votes cast)
"... The sole reason for the Teaparty's existence is to foment intoleration, hate and jealousy. We still have rabid racists who go to bed every night foaming because there are a buncha' niggers in the White House."
And WE are the intolerant ones, Selena? Save your schtick for the Al Sharpton show, sweetie. I ain't buyin it. The only people "foment(ing) intolerance hate and jealousy" are folks like you and the MSM. You and your allies in the press have no other valid strategy or method of refuting the truth that Obama's policies are dangerous to this country, so you resort to name calling. But the fact is we will no longer be intimidated by your histrionics and vitriol.
18. Posted by Darren | April 13, 2010 2:50 PM |
Score: 19 (25 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 14:50
19. Posted by LeBron Steinman | April 13, 2010 2:55 PM | Score: 9 (13 votes cast)
There's no doubt at all that this happened-using the standard of the left/media hive-if somebody said it happened , IT HAPPENED, even if someone fabricated it.
Of course, suddenly the skepticism principle will magically re-appear in the MSM.
19. Posted by LeBron Steinman | April 13, 2010 2:55 PM |
Score: 9 (13 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 14:55
20. Posted by GianiD | April 13, 2010 2:59 PM | Score: 14 (18 votes cast)
To anyone that is objective, the most racist people in the US are those that always cry racism, such as the Congressional Black Caucus.
To anyone that is objective, the most intolerant are those that preach tolerance. Just look at what happens in that city lib cities like Berkeley, LA, San Fran, etc.
To anyone that is objective, those that claim to support free speech are usually those that work underhandedly to limit it. See attacks on Coulter, Ann
Worst part is, some POS libbie will soon pick a fight with the wrong person, and when they get one punched, or worse, the instigator will then become the 'victim'.
20. Posted by GianiD | April 13, 2010 2:59 PM |
Score: 14 (18 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 14:59
21. Posted by Eric | April 13, 2010 3:02 PM | Score: 28 (32 votes cast)
Selena do you know who founded the KKK and what political party they belonged? Do you know which party was responsible for Jim Crow?
I'll give you a hint, the current Governor of Georgia, Sonny Perdue, is the first member of his party to become governor since the 1870's. Yet Jim Crow laws, segregation, and racism thrived in Georgia while some other party controlled the State's Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches and overwhelmingly controlled Georgia's federal delegation. This pattern of control is seen in all of the Southern states.
I encourage you to use the resources at your disposal. Look it up. Read about the history of the KKK and see who founded it and supported it over the years. Read up about Jim Crow laws. See which party was in power in the South during all of those decades.
Google it, you might learn something.
21. Posted by Eric | April 13, 2010 3:02 PM |
Score: 28 (32 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 15:02
22. Posted by G. | April 13, 2010 3:22 PM | Score: 11 (15 votes cast)
That's why if you don't have a firearm and a concealed carry permit you may come close to death and or severe bodily injury. In this state (NC)You may use deadly force to protect yourself from severe bodily injury, sexual assault and immediate threat of injury or Forced entry into residence or temporary residence. Attack by a group of unknown or known thugs intent on doing you harm falls in that realm. That's why my Glock .40 cal and two 15 rd clips (among others) and my conceal carry permit, travel with me at most times. I know how to use it, when to use it, and I am more than willing to use it to send any left wing or other thug intent on doing me harm straight to their maker. My concealed carry permit is reciprocated in 30 states, including Louisiana. So you may try to attack me with your sorry ass buddies for wearing a Sarah Palin pin... My warning.. you do so at your on peril.
22. Posted by G. | April 13, 2010 3:22 PM |
Score: 11 (15 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 15:22
23. Posted by WildWillie | April 13, 2010 3:24 PM | Score: 9 (15 votes cast)
As far as the post, does anyone here know where Steve Green was that night? ww
23. Posted by WildWillie | April 13, 2010 3:24 PM |
Score: 9 (15 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 15:24
24. Posted by 914 | April 13, 2010 3:24 PM | Score: 9 (13 votes cast)
Obamas jackboot thugs are on the march!!
Tea partiers beware of racebaiters wearing brownshirts spreading vicious lies! bring your cameras and continue shedding light on the Chi-side thugboot machine.
24. Posted by 914 | April 13, 2010 3:24 PM |
Score: 9 (13 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 15:24
25. Posted by kevino | April 13, 2010 3:27 PM | Score: 13 (17 votes cast)
So once again lefties cannot defend their ideas so they're threatening violence. I'm not surprised: I've seen it for years.
My libertarian and conservative friends have a several things in common:
1. We have a simple goal: to restore the Constitution.
2. We understand how to organize into hierarchies.
3. We understand the lessons of history.
4. We are willing to make sacrifices for that goal.
5. Most of us have law enforcement, military, or both in our backgrounds.
6. Most of us own guns and have serious training.
There's a saying where I grew up: "Mess with the bull, get the horns."
25. Posted by kevino | April 13, 2010 3:27 PM |
Score: 13 (17 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 15:27
26. Posted by Roy | April 13, 2010 3:31 PM | Score: 8 (12 votes cast)
As far as the post, does anyone here know where Steve Green was that night? ww
Maybe at home, with the blinds drawn and sound down low, watching Sarah Palin YouTube videos.
26. Posted by Roy | April 13, 2010 3:31 PM |
Score: 8 (12 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 15:31
27. Posted by 914 | April 13, 2010 3:35 PM | Score: 4 (12 votes cast)
Diarrhea spillage on aisle #10... Bring some smelling salts!
27. Posted by 914 | April 13, 2010 3:35 PM |
Score: 4 (12 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 15:35
28. Posted by 914 | April 13, 2010 3:43 PM | Score: 4 (10 votes cast)
"As far as the post, does anyone here know where Steve Green was that night? ww"
Cryin in his unicorn flavored Cool-aid wishin someone would change his shit filled diaper!!
Ha ha ha ha ha
28. Posted by 914 | April 13, 2010 3:43 PM |
Score: 4 (10 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 15:43
29. Posted by Oyster | April 13, 2010 3:52 PM | Score: 7 (13 votes cast)
Well, it happened. What we're unsure of is the motive. At this point all they're saying is that they're "investigating".
I hope, really hope, it's not politically motivated.
29. Posted by Oyster | April 13, 2010 3:52 PM |
Score: 7 (13 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 15:52
30. Posted by jim m | April 13, 2010 4:25 PM | Score: 7 (15 votes cast)
Even if it was politically motivated I can assure you that the NO police will never declare it to be so. No matter how much evidence.
I can also assure you that the MSM will never cover it if there is a shred of evidence that it was politically motivated.
For my part I hope it was. It should serve as a warning to everyone who opposes the thuggery of this administration and its followers. We have all been put on warning that they will stop at nothing and that our lives shortly will hang in the balance. How long before some rabid obama supporter kills someone? I'm guessing before summer is out.
Ad no, I am not advocating responding in kind. We are not thugs. We believe in liberty. We believe that our freedoms are worth defending. We don't believe like the other side that violence and murder are necessary to defend our liberties.
30. Posted by jim m | April 13, 2010 4:25 PM |
Score: 7 (15 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 16:25
31. Posted by JoeCitizen | April 13, 2010 4:41 PM | Score: -22 (34 votes cast)
What a pathetic post. Two-bit braggadocio. But hey, you got to use the word "nigger" in your title! That must count for something!
31. Posted by JoeCitizen | April 13, 2010 4:41 PM |
Score: -22 (34 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 16:41
32. Posted by jim m | April 13, 2010 4:46 PM | Score: 5 (9 votes cast)
People are seizing on the news that the couple apparently were not wearing Palin pins. So what? She is still Jindal's campaign finance director. There's no evidence yet that this was anything other than a beat down.
32. Posted by jim m | April 13, 2010 4:46 PM |
Score: 5 (9 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 16:46
33. Posted by 914 | April 13, 2010 4:53 PM | Score: 10 (14 votes cast)
Joe Citizen, dont try to hide behind a fake moniker, we know your just another steve green..
33. Posted by 914 | April 13, 2010 4:53 PM |
Score: 10 (14 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 16:53
34. Posted by GianiD | April 13, 2010 5:20 PM | Score: 9 (11 votes cast)
Can you imagine the outcry if a black couple wearing Obama pins were beat down like that? Jackass and Sharpton would be race-pimping within minutes.
34. Posted by GianiD | April 13, 2010 5:20 PM |
Score: 9 (11 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 17:20
35. Posted by Rodney Graves | April 13, 2010 5:43 PM | Score: 3 (5 votes cast)
WildWillie@23,
Parlor Pinks seldom match deeds to words.
35. Posted by Rodney Graves | April 13, 2010 5:43 PM |
Score: 3 (5 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 17:43
36. Posted by jim m | April 13, 2010 5:52 PM | Score: 5 (7 votes cast)
Here's a further update from Gateway pundit:
The press ad the left can hide their heads in the sand on this one. They have been spoiling for violence for weeks now. I think their hope was to incite some conservatives to step over the line. Instead they have provoked the lunatic left into just being what they normally are.
36. Posted by jim m | April 13, 2010 5:52 PM |
Score: 5 (7 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 17:52
37. Posted by WildWillie | April 13, 2010 6:15 PM | Score: 4 (10 votes cast)
The left has been consumed by their own racisim. They believe in the inferiority of the minorities so much that their policies reflect their opinion. They cannot succeed without whites help. They are inferior for whatever reason they want to give. That is the absolute baseline of a racist. Conservatives view people in the "they're motivated" or "they are lazy" no matter what color. Where the left simply says, "Oh! You are black. You need help. You cannot take the same test as others." ww
37. Posted by WildWillie | April 13, 2010 6:15 PM |
Score: 4 (10 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 18:15
38. Posted by SCSIwuzzy | April 13, 2010 6:29 PM | Score: 5 (7 votes cast)
Seriously, WW, you know Steve G/P, and the other socks are too cowardly debate in good faith. Unless they had a completely overwhelming majority and no witnesses, they wouldn't have the balls to say boo to someone in real life.
38. Posted by SCSIwuzzy | April 13, 2010 6:29 PM |
Score: 5 (7 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 18:29
39. Posted by jim m | April 13, 2010 7:02 PM | Score: 5 (7 votes cast)
Selena #10
And then she goes on to denounce the teaparty for trying to trample the Constitution and our rights. Projecting much?
Careful Selena, your fascist mask is slipping. Maybe once you've rounded up the teaparty people you can move on to the other groups you hate like the Joos!, and those anti-abortion Catholics. I'll bet you'd love to put all the priests in concentration camps wouldn't you?
Thanks for showing us exactly what the left means by tolerance and freedom.
39. Posted by jim m | April 13, 2010 7:02 PM |
Score: 5 (7 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 19:02
40. Posted by Upset Old Guy | April 13, 2010 7:22 PM | Score: 6 (10 votes cast)
#31 "But hey, you got to use the word "nigger" in your title! That must count for something!"
You missed asshole in the comments1 As in, your an asshole, JoeCitizen.
40. Posted by Upset Old Guy | April 13, 2010 7:22 PM |
Score: 6 (10 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 19:22
41. Posted by Carol | April 13, 2010 7:26 PM | Score: 7 (9 votes cast)
"... The sole reason for the Teaparty's existence is to foment intoleration, hate and jealousy. We still have rabid racists who go to bed every night foaming because there are a buncha' niggers in the White House."
Liberals have to lie about conservatives being racist. They go on and on but cannot give any evidence except for "code words" that they claim are racist even though it's wishful thinking on their part, heresay (even when there are massive amounts of video out there), and mind reading.
Meanwhile the liberals are saying racist things and then denying and/or ignoring what is said, and acting like intolerant haters.
41. Posted by Carol | April 13, 2010 7:26 PM |
Score: 7 (9 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 19:26
42. Posted by WildWillie | April 13, 2010 7:38 PM | Score: 3 (7 votes cast)
Carol, you are exactly correct. The liberals are long on talking and very short on walking. Lincoln not only talked about how bad slavery was, he did something about it. On and on. Now our current time is full of liberals going insane because you cannot just say "racist" anymore to get the results they want. They have to prove it was done or said. Which it cannot be. As far as actions go, the liberals have demonstrated their racists acts with overt policies that tell minorities they are inferior and need whities help to even the playing field. All bull. The left has entrapped millions of minorities into that mindset for purely political reasons. They are reprobates. ww
42. Posted by WildWillie | April 13, 2010 7:38 PM |
Score: 3 (7 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 19:38
43. Posted by Lee Ward | April 13, 2010 8:26 PM | Score: -13 (17 votes cast)
This whole story is bullshit.
I can't call it a "lie" because Jay has threatened to ban me if I out any lies on Wizbang - so I'm not calling it a lie - it's just bullshit.
Under the link Jay used is breathless prose about a hate crime. If you follow the link it says...
That's bullshit. It may look like a lie, but we don't use that word here.
It's bullshit.
And it's not only Wizbang who's bullshitting you - there are a bunch of websites on the right trumpeting the same bullshit.
The truth:
Michelle Malkin:
5 hours ago the truth was known, but meanwhile the right wing bullshit machine continues to crank out bullshit.
It's not a lie -- no, no - but it is bullshit, and that's how the right wing bullshit machine works. Someone cranks out bullshit, everybody else links to the bullshit, then when the bullshit is revealed as bullshit they sit silently.
"But hey, you got to use the word "nigger" in your title! That must count for something!
31. Posted by JoeCitizen
It does count for something. It's called search engine optimization. You put keywords in your headline that will attract the clientele you seek as readers for your blog.
But At Least It Wasn't A Hate Crime, Because No One Was Called A Nigger
No, it wasn't a hate crime. Just more right wing bullshit.
The truth will no doubt get me banned again, but sorry - telling the truth is in my nature, and it pisses me off to see bullshitters get away with this crap.
43. Posted by Lee Ward | April 13, 2010 8:26 PM |
Score: -13 (17 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 20:26
44. Posted by McGehee | April 13, 2010 8:34 PM | Score: 5 (9 votes cast)
Anyway, until the assailants are found and questioned, we won't know whether they believed their targets were wearing Palin pins.
If they say they did, I'm sure Lee will call them liars too.
44. Posted by McGehee | April 13, 2010 8:34 PM |
Score: 5 (9 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 20:34
45. Posted by Liberty | April 13, 2010 8:40 PM | Score: 5 (9 votes cast)
It's amazing what levels the left will stoop too.
45. Posted by Liberty | April 13, 2010 8:40 PM |
Score: 5 (9 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 20:40
46. Posted by Jay Tea | April 13, 2010 9:00 PM | Score: 11 (15 votes cast)
This whole story is bullshit.
I can't call it a "lie" because Jay has threatened to ban me if I out any lies on Wizbang - so I'm not calling it a lie - it's just bullshit.
Lee, I hereby ban you because you DIDN'T call me a liar!
I kid, I kid.
Considering how that word is such an essential part of your vocabulary, to deprive you of its use would almost be inhumane. Especially considering your definition of the term -- "something someone I don't like says that they can't prove to be 100% to my satisfaction true (an impossible standard), even if it's just their opinion!"
The story is still developing. But the verifiable facts available so far do NOT paint a pretty picture:
A Republican official and her beau, upon leaving a GOP event targeted by some very unsavory sorts of your political bent and temperament, were savagely beaten and hospitalized.
To jump to any conclusions would be ridiculous. Which is why I'm not surprised that you're coming down foursquare on the "it was nothing political" side, without a shred of evidence to support an alternate theory.
I'm angry as hell over this, because the circumstantial evidence is that this WAS a political beatdown, a "hate crime" if you will. And it's entirely in character with the way the liberals have been treating the GOP and the Tea Party movement all along.
I BELIEVE that this was a politically-motivated crime, carried out by nutjob leftists egged on by the mainstream left who have fired up such fear and loathing of the right that such things are all too predictable.
I DON'T KNOW if that is the case as yet.
As far as my thoughts and feelings and words go right now, I'm willing to say that the left is guilty until proven innocent of this action.
I will not put any action to those thoughts and feelings or words until more details emerge.
In the last couple of years, nearly all of the politically-motivated violence has been perpetrated by the left, against the right. The left lost the "presumption of innocence" to me a while ago. I don't recall if it was the time a Democrat let Code Pink in to disrupt Bush's State of the Union address, the time a Democrat let Code Pink into a Congressional hearing to assault Secretary of State Rice, the time union thugs beat down a black man at a Tea Party rally, the time a union thug bit off a man's finger at a health care "reform" protest, the time a Democratic operative for Martha Coakley (on loan from the DNC) knocked a reporter into a wrought-iron fence for asking a question, or any of a bunch of other incidents, but I stopped calling them coincidences a while ago.
The facts of this will emerge. I am comfortable in presuming how things really went down.
But unlike you, Mr. Ward, I am not getting all absolute about what happened. And unlike you, Mr. Ward, I will not bury this piece or never visit upon this topic again.
This story got me furious. I've lost some of the immediacy of my anger, but not the intensity. I intend to follow this story for future developments, and I intend to post on them.
Oh, and just between you and me, Lee, I have no intention to ban you at this point. You're far too amusing to have back to kick around again. But I will make you one promise: unless you grossly violate the rules of the road here, I will give you ample warning if you start getting close to triggering Olaf The Troll God's Hammer. I will even e-mail you directly and spell out precisely what I have found so bad.
The only example I can think of that would trigger a no-warning ban would be you violating some kind of law, like making threats or posting whole copyrighted articles without attribution. In short, something that posed a clear threat to the site's continued existence.
I know you're flashing back to the glory days when you were the final arbiter of a blog, but here's a hint: I viewed your regime as an exemplar of how NOT to do things. You delighted in banning people; I loathe it. You saw it as a victory; I see it as an admission of defeat.
J.
46. Posted by Jay Tea | April 13, 2010 9:00 PM |
Score: 11 (15 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 21:00
47. Posted by Lee Ward | April 13, 2010 9:19 PM | Score: -10 (16 votes cast)
The fact that you took the time to write that lengthy comment and still haven't bothered to correct and update the bullshit in your post pretty much says it all, Jay.
But you're an experienced blogger, and you know that most readers will read the post and believe the bullshit and never scroll all the way down here to find out that it's all made-up crap being spread by the right wing blogging machine... so you avoid updating with the truth.
Malkin has integrity. I don't agree with her political views, but she will say whoa when the bullshit is spread too thick. She has integrity.
Maybe she'll loan you some.
47. Posted by Lee Ward | April 13, 2010 9:19 PM |
Score: -10 (16 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 21:19
48. Posted by iwogisdead | April 13, 2010 9:23 PM | Score: 6 (8 votes cast)
Well, not yet. Jay made it clear at the gitgo that there was some question about the story. The truth will out.
As far as the "truth will . . . get me banned," that's bullshit. Grow up. I don't have enough time to waste.
48. Posted by iwogisdead | April 13, 2010 9:23 PM |
Score: 6 (8 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 21:23
49. Posted by iwogisdead | April 13, 2010 9:27 PM | Score: 4 (8 votes cast)
Again, bullshit. Right wingers are too dumb to scroll
Grow up, dumbass. Go back to DU.
49. Posted by iwogisdead | April 13, 2010 9:27 PM |
Score: 4 (8 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 21:27
50. Posted by davidt | April 13, 2010 9:47 PM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Jeez, How did I end up with a -1 with 11 votes for my comment @5? I was saying that if it is true the couple were beaten for wearing Palin pins then Palin would force the media to cover it, not that Palin would exploit the event.
50. Posted by davidt | April 13, 2010 9:47 PM |
Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 21:47
51. Posted by davidt | April 13, 2010 9:49 PM | Score: 1 (3 votes cast)
BTW, JT, Kudos for exercising your right to free speech in the headline.
51. Posted by davidt | April 13, 2010 9:49 PM |
Score: 1 (3 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 21:49
52. Posted by hvywgt | April 13, 2010 9:49 PM | Score: 5 (7 votes cast)
Back to whining again Lee? But hey, your good at what you do Pud.
52. Posted by hvywgt | April 13, 2010 9:49 PM |
Score: 5 (7 votes cast)
Posted on April 13, 2010 21:49
53. Posted by yourinnervoice | April 14, 2010 12:24 AM | Score: -9 (11 votes cast)
The last time I was this outraged was the time that that nice Mccain-Palin lady was viciously scarred by "The One's" thugs carving a "B" into her face!
Tick,tock. Tick,tock...
Boom. Bye, face.
Oh, and yes, mega kudos for the racial slur in the title, Exercise!
53. Posted by yourinnervoice | April 14, 2010 12:24 AM |
Score: -9 (11 votes cast)
Posted on April 14, 2010 00:24
54. Posted by Rob Miller | April 14, 2010 12:39 AM | Score: -2 (4 votes cast)
There are a number of reasons this might not have anything to do with Left/Right politics at all.
Let's not jump just yet,Jay.
54. Posted by Rob Miller | April 14, 2010 12:39 AM |
Score: -2 (4 votes cast)
Posted on April 14, 2010 00:39
55. Posted by epador | April 14, 2010 1:00 AM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
re:54
Funny, I read your link and its sounds like it has everything to do with politics. Maybe just a little more sinister than thugs randomly attacking a Republican.
55. Posted by epador | April 14, 2010 1:00 AM |
Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on April 14, 2010 01:00
56. Posted by 914 | April 14, 2010 1:07 AM | Score: 2 (4 votes cast)
"It's amazing what levels the left will stoop too."
Not really!!! Look what they cheated at to get ACORNs sweetheart selected.. And besides!!! Steve Grungee green cant get his gonads in order to swindle again.
56. Posted by 914 | April 14, 2010 1:07 AM |
Score: 2 (4 votes cast)
Posted on April 14, 2010 01:07
57. Posted by 914 | April 14, 2010 1:14 AM | Score: 2 (4 votes cast)
Lee-
Go back to bluer than blue...
Life would be a lot easier...bluer than blue..
57. Posted by 914 | April 14, 2010 1:14 AM |
Score: 2 (4 votes cast)
Posted on April 14, 2010 01:14
58. Posted by Jim Addison | April 14, 2010 2:23 AM | Score: 3 (5 votes cast)
Lee has disputed only one of the facts presented: that the pair were wearing Palin pins. Jay probably should have checked a few more sources, and he might have noted that minor detail.
It's "minor" because it is irrelevant. A high-profile Republican event ($10K a plate) was known to be taking place, and a crowd of protesters went there after visiting other sites connected to the SRLC. As to them being "anarchists," that's what is said of WTO/WMF protesters, too - which party's faithful joins in those protests and supports them?
Or we can assume a random group of thugs happened upon the event as it was happening, and decided to join in the fun. It requires a suspension of belief, but no greater than Lee must enter every morning before looking himself in the mirror.
58. Posted by Jim Addison | April 14, 2010 2:23 AM |
Score: 3 (5 votes cast)
Posted on April 14, 2010 02:23
59. Posted by Jim Addison | April 14, 2010 2:46 AM | Score: 7 (7 votes cast)
Jay ~ I understand and support your reluctance to use The Hammer in general. In the particular case of Mr. Ward, given his long history here including being given an ancillary blog to run by his own rules, I don't believe any fair observer - or even a biased one with any integrity - could claim he hasn't been accorded every tolerance.
Perhaps you should recall the fable of the frog and the scorpion ( http://allaboutfrogs.org/stories/scorpion.html ) and reflect upon the nature of venomous insects.
59. Posted by Jim Addison | April 14, 2010 2:46 AM |
Score: 7 (7 votes cast)
Posted on April 14, 2010 02:46
60. Posted by Jay Tea | April 14, 2010 5:23 AM | Score: 4 (6 votes cast)
Jim, I know exactly what Mr. Ward is. The question is, how effective is he? Does his entertainment value outweigh the stench of his presence?
At the moment, I think it does. Right now, batting him around is more fun than the irritation he causes. And he's actually trying to play the persecuted martyr card, which is so damned funny that I have almost no choice but to indulge it.
J.
60. Posted by Jay Tea | April 14, 2010 5:23 AM |
Score: 4 (6 votes cast)
Posted on April 14, 2010 05:23
61. Posted by Oyster | April 14, 2010 5:38 AM | Score: 4 (6 votes cast)
Jay, you're absolutely right about the entertainment value.
"The truth will no doubt get me banned again, but sorry - telling the truth is in my nature, and it pisses me off to see bullshitters get away with this crap."
See? That started my day with a hearty guffaw. Thanx!
61. Posted by Oyster | April 14, 2010 5:38 AM |
Score: 4 (6 votes cast)
Posted on April 14, 2010 05:38
62. Posted by JLawson | April 14, 2010 7:35 AM | Score: 5 (7 votes cast)
Lee reminds me of the joke about the hunter and the bear.
Yeah, predictable, but doesn't it perfectly fit Lee?62. Posted by JLawson | April 14, 2010 7:35 AM |
Score: 5 (7 votes cast)
Posted on April 14, 2010 07:35
63. Posted by Stan | April 14, 2010 9:08 AM | Score: 2 (4 votes cast)
Which party founded the KKK? I will give out three guesses and the first two don't count. Oh! That's right, guessing is not a forte of the leftist mentality. I will give a small hint. The first letter is a D. So when anyone one the left figures that out, please let me know. Oh btw, if any leftist does not like this, they can turn me into the Southern Poverty Law Center for inciting racial violence.
63. Posted by Stan | April 14, 2010 9:08 AM |
Score: 2 (4 votes cast)
Posted on April 14, 2010 09:08
64. Posted by P. Bunyan | April 14, 2010 11:01 AM | Score: 0 (2 votes cast)
RE #60:
Agreed. He is so very amusing. I used to really enjoy it before he banned me from Wizblue.
And he's harmless. I think it was Ben Franklin who said, "the sting in any retort is the truth". Lee has no sting.
64. Posted by P. Bunyan | April 14, 2010 11:01 AM |
Score: 0 (2 votes cast)
Posted on April 14, 2010 11:01
65. Posted by James H | April 14, 2010 11:08 PM | Score: -1 (3 votes cast)
Could you please refrain from using those kind of racial epithets in your headlines? I occasionally like to read Wizbang at work. But I can't do that if there's a chance an offensive racial epithet will appear on my computer screen in large type.
65. Posted by James H | April 14, 2010 11:08 PM |
Score: -1 (3 votes cast)
Posted on April 14, 2010 23:08