Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Tin Hat Time

From the Appleton Post Crescent.

Poor lady was just trying to help and gets knocked over. What if the tables were turned and this happened at a democratic office?
"Appleton man arrested for pushing Republican campaign volunteer

By John Lee • Post-Crescent staff writer • October 28, 2008 " Appleton man arrested for pushing Republican campaign volunteer | Postcrescent.com | Appleton Post-Crescent


APPLETON — A 57-year-old Appleton man faces misdemeanor charges after going to the county Republican Party headquarters to complain about candidate calls to his home.

Benjamin Porter, listed in police and jail records as David Benjamin Porter, was arrested Monday after he allegedly pushed a 68-year-old disabled Republican volunteer.

He was released from jail after posting a $650 cash bond on charges of disorderly conduct and battery.

Was it worth 650 bucks? Why did the paper say his real name was from "police and jail records?" What does that have to do with anything. Wow!

Officials from the Republican Party of Outagamie County said the man has been calling the office for more than a week complaining about campaign calls.

Police Lt. Steve Elliott said Porter told the arresting officer he would "disrupt the Republican Party every time they disrupted him."

Porter left a note with his name, address and bank balance in the GOP headquarters on W. College Avenue after the incident.

Left his bank balance? What? Time to pull out the Reynolds wrap for the tin hats.

Porter, who said he is a restaurant worker, said the frequent calls from candidates got to him.

"The Republican Party, just as they did four years ago, continues to call my house six times a day for one candidate or another," he said. "They always promise to quit calling but they continue to call."

Susan Weiss, the GOP membership chairwoman, said a woman who walks with a cane was alone in the office when Porter arrived.

The woman put a hand on his arm to calm him.

"He screamed 'Don't touch me.' He pushed her and she fell backwards and hit the back of her head on the counter," Weiss said.

The woman declined medical treatment.

Who is this lady, she is a hero! Tough as nails and declined treatment!

As I said, if this was at a dem office the injured worker would of been air lifted to the hospital, wear a neck brace and would of been on every t v station in Green Bay. I could just hear it, evil republican beats up campaign worker. You would also hear that a lawsuit was also filed in the disturbance! It would be a fire storm!

I guess he could / will / did vote for Obama.

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