Dan Crenshaw & Staff Physically Assaulted by RW Attackers Shouting 'Eyepatch McCain' at TX GOP conve

[Nevilledog]

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BREAKING: Dan Crenshaw & Staff Physically Assaulted by Right Wing Attackers Shouting 'Eyepatch McCain' at TX GOP

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WATCH: Dan Crenshaw and Staff Assaulted at TX GOP Convention
A group of far right activists that included Proud Boys assaulted the Congressman's staff in a violent confrontation on Saturday.
12:21 PM · Jun 18, 2022

https://www.mediaite.com/online/breaking-dan-crenshaw-staff-physically-assaulted-by-right-wing-attackers-shouting-eyepatch-mccain-at-tx-gop/

Rep. Dan Crenshaw and his staff were violently confronted at the Republican Party of Texas convention a short time ago, when far-right social media activist Alex Stein and others whom witnesses described as Proud Boys began shouting “eyepatch McCain” at him – an attempted insult coined by Fox News Channel’s Tucker Carlson.

A witness to the incident tells Mediaite that in addition to Stein and others being escorted out of the building, some arrests were made at the scene.

“They got physical with multiple people, including hitting them with cameras,” a witness at the scene said. “His campaign manager was assaulted by being pushed aggressively into a pillar.”

You can see that part in the video above, which was shared by Stein and his blog.

In a photo shared with Mediaite, some of the ejected persons are seen outside the building wearing Proud Boys gear.

*snip*



hahahahaha*breathe*hahahahaha

[tanyev]

1. Bet he got treated with a lot more respect when he was on SNL for Pete Davidson's apology.

How ironic.

[Wounded Bear]

2. Eating their own...

They say it like it's a bad thing.

[Baitball Blogger]

3. Another one that I don't have any sympathy for.

When are Republicans going to realize that a mob of ruffians who deserve jail time are the ones they are trying to appease.

[Bristlecone]

4. Just once I'd like to see a guy like Crenshaw kick that guys ass

I’m against violence, but c’mon. Stop taking shit from these clowns.

Edit to say: I’m no fan of Dan Crenshaw.

[viva la]

5. The GOP has become completely sick

I don't like Crenshaw or McCain-- but what 'patriots' would insult men who were injured in military service?

And instead they worship Bone Spur Trump?

[doc03]

6. I guess I missed it, what did he do to anger them? I

thought he was just another MAGA.

[GoCubsGo]

10. He publicly admitted that Trump lost the election.

[muriel_volestrangler]

13. He supports aid for Ukraine

which I would have thought was still compatible with being a MAGA, but apparently Archbishop Tucker Carlson has declared it heresy:

Tucker Carlson calls Rep. Crenshaw 'eyepatch McCain' for supporting Ukraine aid

Tucker Carlson invoked the late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on his Fox News show Monday night while issuing a derisive nickname for Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, who recently voted in favor of a $40 billion aid package from the U.S. to Ukraine.

“You know, the more I think about it, it takes a lot of gall for ‘eyepatch McCain’ to attack moms who are worried about baby formula as pro-Russia,” Carlson said on his primetime show.
...
In a statement made to the Daily Caller on Tuesday, Crenshaw called Carlson's remarks "juvenile."

“You hurl juvenile insults when you know you’ve lost the debate. I stand by every word I said in my interview with Trey Gowdy," he said, referencing a clip Carlson showed on air in which Crenshaw described Republicans who don't support military aid for Ukraine as "pro-Russia."

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/tucker-carlson-rep-dan-crenshaw-eyepatch-mccain-173612702.html

Carlson is trying to get Republicans back into the "Putin is our friend, according to our God Trump" camp (because he's got to make his own pro-Putin stance look acceptable to the base), so anyone supporting Ukrainians is a target for him.

[doc03]

19. And said Trump lost oh my no wonder. nt

[irisblue]

7. 🍿🍿🍿Let them fight🍿🍿🍿

I went to that site, found a tweet where he proud boy ID-ed Crenshaw as a ' globalist' frequently used as anti Semitic slur by the far right

[bottomofthehill]

8. The GOP has lost control of Frankenstein.

[GoCubsGo]

9. They eat their own, eventually.

We should expect more of this from the Trump die-hards as other Repblicans peel away from Trump. I have no sympathy for Crenshaw. Or, Pence, or...

[BannonsLiver]

11. Imagine being a proud boy with the last name of "stein"

On edit one of the other Proud Boy’s last name is “Rosen”

Irony is dead with these dumb fucks.

[Marcuse]

12. The Sturmabteilung: Trump's Unofficial Army Of Thugs

[kysrsoze]

14. Serves that gish-galloping, self-righteous fuck right. He helped create this monster.

And now he doesn't like what's happening as a result. They're all guilty of rolling over on the pledge and sacrificing honor and integrity for personal gain.

[hatrack]

15. Other than that, how did the experiment go, Dr. Frankenstein?

.

[mnmoderatedem]

16. Eyepatch McCain

When did John McCain become a pariah among a significant section of the republican party? He used to be untouchable on the right, largely due to his Vietnam experience. Ever since Cadet Bone Spurs trashed him during the 2016 primary, without any repercussion I might add, suddenly it's OK to trash McCain.

[Boomerproud]

22. McCain was never forgiven for not overturning Obamacare.

nt

[roamer65]

17. Time to reap what you have sown, Danny boy.

[Cha]

18. Still, I'm glad "there were some arrtests"

You can't just do that Shit and expect not to get arrested.

💙💛

[Brother Buzz]

20. I'm with the other short fingered vulgarian on this one

"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." - Napoléon Bonaparte

[BlueIdaho]

21. No one is safe from the new GOP Base

Not even the GOP.

[UTUSN]

23. & yesterday teh CORNYN was fiercely booed - am luerving it