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The Rand Paul campaign coordinator who became infamous after he stomped the head of a female protester at a debate finally went to court. And, much like Tim Profitt, his lawyer is using the “she asked for it” defense, too.
Via Talking Points Memo:
His lawyer, however, laid out a defense of the charges that he said hinged on the video that got Profitt in trouble in the first place.
“Admittedly if you look at the video on the internet and TV and don’t see anymore than what was shown it looks like he may have gone out of line,” attorney Michael Dean told reporters. “But if you look at the rest of the video of what she was doing before hand and get the whole story, I think you will see my client is justified.”
Dean’s defense is not so different from the one broadcast by Paul supporters in the wake of the stomping. They pointed to Valle’s paid role with MoveOn and a video showing her trying to get a picture with the now Sen.-elect right before the stomping to suggest that Valle was a paid agitator who helped instigate the incident.
After the incident, Valle told TPM the opposite was true — Profitt and other Paul volunteers on the ground recognized her, she said, and set out to physically remove her from Paul’s path that night.
Profiitt’s case will go to a full court on December 7th.
Read more: 2010 election, jack conway, kentucky, lauren valle, politics, rand paul, tea party
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+ add your ownstomping? and he is claiming not guilty...that she made him do it...wow...she is all powerful to make a man do something...it would appear that he is nothing more than a shell of a man, easily manipulated, and powerless, while she controls the world. interesting, and if after reading this opinion, does he really want to admit to such powerlessness?
I cannot currently send a star to Chuck because I have done so within the last week.
Tell you what Chuck, just to make up for this I will give you a piece of most relevant advice:
Never argue with an idiot, he'll drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
Paul B Spews: "Because I am sure I can find a number of similar stupid acts by left wingers. Give me about 5 minutes and I can provide a pretty good list."
Okay Paul, while I don't really understand the logic of your 'it's okay because other people do it too' theory, but i'll entertain your claim enough to see you provide that 'pretty good list'.
".....they know what I say is the TRUTH."
You wouldn't recognise the TRUTH if it marched up to you and planted its boot squarely in your shrivelled scrotum Pauly.
"When a video clearly shows three fat palookas take down a 100 lb little girl and hold her to the ground while another fat ass stomps her head because, as he later said, his back hurt too bad to bend over...to bend over for what? !!! A fist to her face? Are you people nuts!? This is facism personified. The GOP tea bagger festival of insanity."
And all with the approval of Jeffrey W(anker), the resident biker scumpouch who delights in picking on women and his like-minded bottom feeders.
"This story was blown way out of proportion by the media. If this was a liberal holding down a conservative in this manner, I doubt anybody would be talking about it."
You rednecks are a bunch of cretins with your pathetic labelling. It was a thug holding down a WOMAN less than half his size WITH HIS BOOT ON HER HEAD.
"This woman rushed up to Dr. Paul and his supporters were doing the right thing in attempting to subdue her and protect him until the police arrived."
Yeah, a 110 lb WOMAN is such a threat to a whole bunch of burger-stuffed beer-swilling REDNECKS.
"In my opinion she wasn't assaulted, however the man putting his foot on her head was using excessive force in the heat of the moment"
Heat of the moment MY ROYAL ARSE. In any civilised country treating anyone in such a brutal manner CONSTITUTES AN ASSAULT. Live with it.
"Why can't people on both sides be civil?"
Why can't you behave like a woman?
This was an assault no matter her actions prior to the stomping, he should have had more self control. He stomped her when she was already down. What a big man! Hope he gets prison time. She should sue for damages as well
Wow!!! I just read the rest of the comments on this blog. You people are some hate filled people, adn so full of your own righteousness it is sickening. Perfect people shouldn't be so hateful. You should basque in the glory of your own splendor. Pitiful bunch you all are to talk this way about a group of people that because of one idiot you demonize an entire group of people. You talk like there has never been a single incident incited by the left. Is that how we should judge you as well??? Because I am sure I can find a number of similar stupid acts by left wingers. Give me about 5 minutes and I can provide a pretty good list.
So when is the trial for the 2 white SEIU thugs that assaulted Kenneth Gladney at a town Hall meeting back in 2008 which was MUCH worse than this. Where is the NAACP, the ACLU, Rev Jackson, Sharpton, not one of these gropus/people sttod up for Gladney. Oh, that's right, he was a black conservative... it served him right for trying to hand out pocket constitutions... How dare he do that, especially since he is black? He should know better, that Uncle Tom. No sympathy for him at all. Just another example of liberal hypocrisy. I am not saying prosecution of this guy is wrong, it is just the selective nature of what gets prosecuted and what doesn't. Unbelievable. Any explanations from this group???? I doubt it, because they know what I say is the TRUTH.
This is not surprising considering the attitude of the Tea Party, including Rand Paul!
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