Is this what this primary campaign has come to? Brawling grannies!

[bklyncowgirl]

This picture was in the New York Times blog.



Apparently the gray haired lady on the right ripped a campaign sign from an Obama supporter's hand. While this is no doubt an extreme example and I'm sure that Clinton supporters can and will post stories about equally nasty encounters with rabid Obama supporters, the fact that this sort of frenzied partisanship is making its way into the main stream media may be a sign that things are getting just a bit out of hand.

Maybe we all just need to take a deep breath and remember--"It's the Supreme Court Stupid"

edited to make the subject line a little more interesting

[susankh4]

1. Awww... the poor old gal....

I do have a question: Is it "partisanship" when the warring is within the party? Just wondering why that word is cropping up between Barack and Hillary supporters. Do we really perceive ourselves as two different parties?

I am starting to think that (at least for some) we do.

[bklyncowgirl]

3. There probably should be a different word for extremist primary supporters.

I can't think of one, but then again it's early in the morning and I'm only on my second cup of coffee.

[leftofcool]

4. Primary Jihadists? Extreme Fundamental Primaryites?

[bklyncowgirl]

8. Primary Jihadists--I like it! nt

[frogcycle]

20. assholes might work

[leftofcool]

2. It's the Little Ole Lady from Pasadena

Go Granny Go!

[bklyncowgirl]

5. And you don't see anything wrong with this. nt

[susankh4]

7. She is a little old lady

who is seeing her dream go up in smoke.

Cut her some slack! She'll shut up when the party tells her to.

[bklyncowgirl]

10. Let's say it was an elderly black man ripping a Hillary poster out of the hands of some woman.

Would you find a reason to excuse that behavior?

[susankh4]

13. Yes.

Because it may be his final chance to act out in such a way.

And a little bit of civil disobedience should be part of every life.

(As long as noone gets physically hurt.)

[leftofcool]

14. I would say he was the Little Ole Man from Pasadena

Old folks get a pass, just because they are old folks who are generally harmless

[JVS]

25. Should we cut her slack if her dream is never to see a black president?

That could be her dream as well, you know.

[susankh4]

30. Try not to play the race card

she'll be voting McCain/Rice.... so it won't hold much weight.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

32. You know what we call people who throw tantrums when they don't get their way?

Children.

[susankh4]

6. My thoughts exactly!

She gets a ten for spunk....

[AllentownJake]

11. If it was a 30 year old Black Male

The word Thug would be uttered more often on this board than you can believe and he'd probably get arrested for assault.

This is nothing new Remember when Franken tackled a guy in NH four years ago. That crazy Al.

[susankh4]

15. A thirty year old?

Needs to get a life... and do some real civil action/ disobedience.

[frogcycle]

21. but we aren't going to be racist in this campaign, so we won't say that

[AllentownJake]

9. Well

Its good to see she's still winning the woman over 70 demographic.

[BigDaddy44]

12. I think she just found out Matlock has been cancelled

[A-Schwarzenegger]

16. I laughed against my will.

But it hasnt really been canceled, has it?

[leftofcool]

19. They cancelled Matlock? That is so wrong!

[meow mix]

33. ...

:rofl:

[H2O Man]

17. No "artist," she. n/t

[Life Long Dem]

18. Bill Clinton as well got into it with an Obama supporter

Clinton was poking his finger in the guys face for a couple minutes of arguing till Clinton hit him with his finger. Someone posted it in the video section.

[Freedomofspeech]

22. This makes me very sad....

that such hate has been generated within our own party.

[BeyondGeography]

23. Looks like one of those hard sells for November

Oh well.

She has her heart set on seeing a woman President before she dies.

[JVS]

24. Then she better quit fucking around with strangers because I'm sure an assbeating would...

not be an easy thing for her to recover from.

[BeyondGeography]

26. She could've broken her hip right there

It doesn't take much at that age.

[JVS]

27. A swift kick in the knees from the person she's assaulting and down she goes.

[psychmommy]

28. you are soo bad . hahaha

[sniffa]

29. pfft

:spray:

[meow mix]

31. poor obama supporter, LOL shes laughin

:rofl: