Campaign workers attacked

[NMDemDist2]

Source: Galax Gazette (VA)

By Ben Bomberger

Two people were arrested Monday afternoon after an altercation led to five Republican campaign workers being sprayed with Mace at their headquarters in Galax.

Galax Police Chief Rick Clark said officers were dispatched shortly before 1 p.m. to the Galax Republican headquarters on East Grayson Street when a caller reported someone had sprayed office workers with Mace.

Responding officers arrested Daniel Cason Meinecke, 29, and Cara Annis Hindman, 26, both of Galax.

Meinecke was charged with one count of misdemeanor assault, Hindman was charged with five counts of misdemeanor assault.

Read more: http://www.galaxgazette.com/cgi-bin/storyviewnew.cgi?055+News.20081027-2025-055-055007.Lead+News

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Yikes!! Obama needs to denounce this loudly and quickly!

[Oregone]

1. Why denounce? He didn't do it.

McCain didn't denounce the Republican that shot the teenager for stealing his McCain sign.

[NMDemDist2]

12. ooooo got a .link for that story?

[JohnWxy]

13. here's a link. the guy was arrested and bail set at $10,000.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/28/yard.sign.shooting/?iref=hpmostpop

A Warren Township, Ohio, man faces charges of felonious assault after authorities say he fired his rifle at two teens who were attempting to deface his McCain presidential campaign yard sign.


Police say the man's sign is the only McCain sign on a street full of Obama signs.

Kenneth Rowles, 50, pleaded not guilty to the charge Monday, according to CNN affiliate WBNS.

Bail was set at $10,000.

[pennylane100]

2. Why does Obama have to do anything.

McCain certainly never apologises for all the racists and hooligans who act up.

[Old Codger]

3. so

Obama is better than mcduff isn't he????

[pennylane100]

16. Yes, of course he is,

but the best persons do not always win, and they win even less when they play by different rules.

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

4. Yard Signs

I'd check that couples registration and alleigances. It sounds like Ashley Todd merrymakers on the loose.

[man4allcats]

19. My thought exactly.

I wouldn't be at all surprised to learn this was another put-up job. At this point, the reThugs are desperate enough to try anything.

[BoneDaddy]

5. And we don't have assholes on our side?

just a helluva lot fewer than they do.

[customerserviceguy]

6. We don't need this getting broad coverage

and if Sen. Obama made a public statement, it would guarantee just that.

Fear is the last weapon McInsane has to use in this election, it would also be the most effective, unfortunately.

[DebbieCDC]

7. My ex-mother-in-law has relatives in Galax and I've been there

There can't possibly be an Obama supporter within at least 50 miles of the place. This was probably something personal between people/families (lots of intermarrying amongst very few families has gone on there for generations).

On edit: after reading article from local paper, my guess is this was stirred up by the Palinistas.

[Joe Chi Minh]

8. I wondered about a false flag thing, because their record of thuggery must

be a source of embarrassment to some of them. But I suspect your explanation is closer to the truth.

[Withywindle]

23. Excuse me! I grew up very near there.

My parents still live there - Mom taught at Galax High School for years. For the record, she's been out there busting her ass canvassing for Obama these last few weeks - and she's certainly not alone, and she's encountered a good deal of support.

Also the editor of the Galax Gazette is married to our DEMOCRATIC congressman Rick Boucher (who's represented that district since 1982).

Stereotype much?

[Ian David]

9. It looks like there are two sides to this story...

<snip>

Galax Republican Chairman Mike Stevens said he was one of the volunteers sprayed. He said a man and woman came into the office and asked for campaign yard signs for the Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Biden.

After being told the Obama-Biden campaign office was up the street, Stevens said, the man said he was aware of that, but that he thought Democratic signs were being stolen and “stashed” at the Republican office.

Stevens told him that nobody there had stolen signs, not were they “stashing” any in the building.

More:
http://www.galaxgazette.com/cgi-bin/storyviewnew.cgi?055+News.20081027-2025-055-055007.Lead+News




If McCain supporters can get away with shooting someone over a sign....

Police: Man Shot Teen Over McCain Sign
http://www.nbc4i.com/midwest/cmh/news.apx.-content-articles-CMH-2008-10-28-0009.html

[Ian David]

10. This is not an "attack." This is a fight that got out of hand, and was provoked by both sides.

Whether the people actually INSIDE the office had anything to do with stealing the signs or not, there are no angels, and no devils in this incident.

[Ian David]

11. The Republican admits to laying hands on the Obama supporter first

“I kind of moved them towards the door and he lashed out at me,” Stevens said. “So I lashed out at him.”

Case closed?


But then again...

Once outside, Stevens said, the woman sprayed Mace on him and another volunteer before turning back to the office and spraying inside the building.

So, they used the mace after they were already safe, and had no case for self-defense?

Bad!

[louis-t]

14. Sounds fishy. I don't believe this story.

As I stated with Todd story, I'm right 90% of the time. 'Course the Todd story was too easy.

[SemperEadem]

15. I'm with you on this

I wouldn't be surprised if this whole thing was staged by mclame/palin supporters... sounds like the shit that they'd do. Our side is too busy getting out the vote--they're the ones with time on their side and enough anger to do stupid things. Perhaps they were hoping to get a phone call from their lame leaders.

[Stand and Fight]

17. I'm not drawing any conclusions on this one.

Sounds to me like the Republican gent made the situation worst by putting his hands on the other guy.

[lies and propaganda]

18. Crying wolf?

Its hard for me to believe this not a week after Miss Paid Employee Todd.

but I dont think Obama needs to say shit. He can take the same stance that grandpa has..

[bobd0]

20. Did they carve backwards "B"s on their faces after macing them too?

[russspeakeasy]

21. So they say..Did they hold the spray backwards????????

[Doctor_J]

22. Man, Ashley's barely fallen off the front page, and they try it again

They're very persistent. Stupid, but persistent.