The Herald-Dispatch story: confirmation on Parlock's "union" son

[Guaranteed]

It's at the end here:

http://www.herald-dispatch.com/2004/September/17/LNtop1.htm

A Republican family attended the rally to show support for the Bush-Cheney ticket. Phil Parlock, a Barboursville resident and strong Republican, said his family was accosted by some Kerry supporters.

<snip>

After standing on the tarmac with the Kerry supporters, Parklock and three of his children moved down to the airport road near a parking lot exit.

******With Parlock were sons Phil II, 21, and Alex, 11, and daughter Sophia, 3.******

Parlock said a Kerry supporter yanked a Bush-Cheney sign out of Sophia’s hands, making her cry. As they stood along the road later, someone threw the ripped-up remains of the sign at them as they passed.
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The union guy? Yeah- young Phil Parlock.

[tom_paine]

1. In the past they would have been beating Jews, Blacks and burning crosses

Young Phil would have dressed up in blackface to make it seem for the cameras as if the cross was burned by the NAACP.

Orwellian Madness.

Everywhere it it Animal Farm Rsiing.

Amerika is seeking an Evil Destiny that Germany and Rome sought.

[Catfight]

54. I just bought Animal Farm last night and I'm reading it right now. n/t

[imax2268]

2. heh heh heh...

this needs to be exposed...what a fucking moron...using his kids for this type of stunt...what an asshole...

[Pirate Smile]

3. I just woke up so clear this up for me - was the son the one that

riped up the sign?

[Guaranteed]

5. That's what it seems like.

Why's he wearing a union shirt?

[imax2268]

6. yea...

his 21 year old son Phil II was the one wearing the union shirt and is also the one who ripped up the sign...

He's wearing the shirt to make it look like it was a Kerry supporter who did it...

and the photographer that took the pictures is connected to the family also...

[girl gone mad]

9. Here's my post on this from another thread:

Parlock family photo:



Is one of the Parlock sons the sign snatcher?



The sign snatcher bears a striking resemblance to Phil Parlock:

[Insomnicole]

49. Look at the guy in the grey shirt in the family photo...

Atrios pointed out that it could be him, too. I think that might be a closer match. Still, that's a great catch. I've just been sitting here with my mouth open for more than an hour now. I don't know why I'm so shocked, but I guess I don't expect even the neocons to be so blatant -- and to keep getting away with this.

[Guaranteed]

4. Looks like ole Phil's involved in the Boy Scouts, too...

along with Alex, 11. Phil's an assistant scoutmaster.

Just digging up stuff:

http://www.herald-dispatch.com/2004/September/10/LNcol1.htm

:shrug:

He asked for it, though.

[meegbear]

7. I'm a little confused ...

While I believe that a family member could have yanked the sign, no where in the story does it say it was done by young Phil Parlock.

Yet your post heading reads: "The Herald-Dispatch story: confirmation on Parlock's "union" son".

Did I miss something in the story? Please advise.

[Guaranteed]

10. You've got to put some things together....

Okay- here's the AP photo:



See the "union" guy on the left?

Now, look at the Parlock family:



See the guy on the right?



And Phil Parlock Sr., compared to the "union" guy:



Now, put that together with the info above. Two of his sons were there, you can see Alex on Phil Sr.'s left. So- where's Phil Jr?

You're looking at him: the guy with the union shirt.

[Guaranteed]

11. And your next question should be:

Why is Phil Jr. wearing a union shirt?

[meegbear]

20. OK: Why is Phil Jr. wearing a union shirt?

Please advise.

[Guaranteed]

22. Because he's trying to set us up. nt

[meegbear]

27. I gotcha. Enough games.

I saw some people have contacted the media. Let's hope this can get out nationally.

[meegbear]

12. Ahhh ... OK.

Gotcha. I've been following these threads and seen the pics, but now it's all together for me. Thanks.

[Warpy]

21. Check out the fake union guy's hands

See what he's holding? You can barely catch sight of some blue and white.

Yeah, the guy's his son, the picture was staged, and these people are professional victims.

Just keep up the good work. Waking up to this story has made my day.

[Guaranteed]

23. Yup! HE TORE IT UP! nt

[blondeatlast]

48. Not to mention, even from here, he clearly is NOT a painter.

Never worked a hard day in his life.

[girl gone mad]

14. Look up..

I had a suspicion that the sign snatcher might be one of Parlock's older sons. Don't know why, just thought it would fit the guys M.O. So I searched the web and found a photo of the Parlock kids.

It looked like a close match, though it's a bit hard to tell because the sign grabber's face is almost a profile.

This article all but confirms it for me. Consider the fact that the oldest son is not mentioned in the AP caption or in the Washington Times story.

[Killarney]

8. This proves that his son was there. And the other thread

which has a picture of his son next to a picture of the "union guy" proves it was him.

[Guaranteed]

13. Can anyone confirm that that IS a union shirt?

Can anyone make out that acronym? Looks like IUPAI, but couldn't find it when I searched....

[Guaranteed]

15. Perhaps the International Union of Police Organizations?

Link here:

http://www.iupa.org/

Are these the guys that endorsed Bush?

Nope, they endorsed Kerry, it looks like:

http://www.nccops.org/Letters%20from%20Spagnola.htm

(find "Kerry" on the page)

[Guaranteed]

18. FOUND IT!

It's the IUPAT!

Look!

http://www.ibpatdc5.org/

International Union of Painters and Allied Trades

Dude's wearing a IUPAT shirt! WHY???

[girl gone mad]

16. The father said on FR..

that it was a guy from the Painter's Union.

Edit: Found it.

International Union of Painters and Allied Trades



http://www.unionwear.com/logosearch.asp?union=IUPAT

[Guaranteed]

19. NICE job!!

We've fucking GOT 'em, now!!

[guitar man]

Good Eye!

Should we send the union a heads up that someone may be out there posing as one of their members? It would be funny as hell if he couldn't cough up a union card, especially if there were a couple hundred IUPAT members on hand. :evilgrin:

[yardwork]

35. Yes! Send this to the painters union!

Now I am deeply suspicious of the other incidents - all prominently photographed and given media attention - in which various men wearing union shirts supposedly attacked Bush supporters during Kerry rallies.

This has happened at least three times where it has received national attention, and it is probably happening a lot more frequently and reported only in local news.

This really, really burns me!!!

[maine_raptor]

17. Want to nail it done further?

Question: Were there any other members of that same union there?

Question: Union should have membership list, is he on it?

Question: Folks in background, did anybody see "Union" guy later talking with Dad or son or daughter?

Question: What did folks in attendence say? Can we contact anybody who was there and saw it?

[senseandsensibility]

24. Sorry I haven't had time to read all the threads

on this subject, so someone may have already mentioned this, but we need to get the union that this family was pretending to belong to involved. I am sure that they are interested in protecting their reputation. These people are jerks for trying to smear good working people with their games.

[senseandsensibility]

25. Sorry I haven't had time to read all the threads

on this subject, so someone may have already mentioned this, but we need to get the union that this family was pretending to belong to involved. I am sure that they are interested in protecting their reputation. These people are jerks for trying to smear good working people with their games.

[wicket]

26. This is seriously messed up!

[Guaranteed]

28. Okay, folks, we need one last thing for a nail in the coffin, let's see if

we can do this.

We need a picture of THAT shirt. Does it say IUPAT for KERRY on it?

If it does...this guy is FINISHED.

[girl gone mad]

30. Look at this logo from..

the IUPAT website, and tell me it isn't a match.

[Guaranteed]

31. That's the last nail.

If that's his son, and I'm 95% sure it is, this guy is in DEEP SHIT.

[maine_raptor]

33. It Isn't

The logo says "Families", the shirt doesn't

On Edir:

Notice the "Dean" shirt, now look at his shirt, his shirt has logo(?) over "T", not there on "Dean" shirt

[Guaranteed]

40. The important part is the "for Kerry" part....

and you can see the "...ds" at the end of EDWARDS, too.

[Tansy_Gold]

41. I think what looks like a "logo" over the "T" is actually

a button of some kind.

The original post of the shirt logo is slightly different in shape than the IUPAT for Dean shirts in the second photo, with the initials being rounded at the top. But I do believe the shirt the guy is wearing in the "crying child" photo is the same as those shown in the Dean supporters' pic.

(edited for dumb mistake)

[maine_raptor]

46. OK.......But

BGL; it looks like "Kerry Edwards", but the railing in the way.

TG; A button was my first thought too, but there does not seem to be any delineation between the shirt and the button(?)

Are there any better pics, frames from video maybe, that show that actual event occurring? Something that would show the shirt better.

Don't get me wrong....I do think it's the guy and posted above some questions that I think would nail it down further (#17). But to me this is a minor issue (this repugs actions & history), and is ONLY useful in countering the Repugs charges of Dem Dirty Tricks.

PS, keeping this counter info somewhere handy on the net though, is a must. Good Work Folks

[Guaranteed]

51. Well, yeah, this is why we need a photo of the

actual shirt....maybe find where they sell it online?

Call the IUPAT?

[maine_raptor]

52. That would be a good idea, along with

finding anybody who was there!!!!!!!!!

These are Dems, right, so is there a way to contact the local Dem HQ and find out if they have ACTUAL, LIVE witnesses to the event.

If we can find someone who was there and MAYBE saw them all talking together either before or after the event, or MAYBE even saw them arrive or leave in the same car......BINGO.

[girl gone mad]

29. Does someone have..

the Father's Free Republic posts handy?

IIRC, in the posts, he claims that he sat by a Union guy to try to and cause a provocation. He never mentioned that the Union guy was his son.

[Guaranteed]

32. Oh yeah...we need to get EVERYTHING this guy has said

down, in OUR hands.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

34. I would strongly suggest...

That a well-laid-out website be setup for the evidence in this, or DU offer up a page from the homepage. On that page, have all supporting evidence for this conclusion in a coherent layout and eschew great gouts of angry and flowery rhetoric and conclusions.

Just the facts and the evidence.

Also, alert the painter's union. I am sure they will be quite interested. Perhaps enough to get their lawyers involved.

[yardwork]

36. This means that the father and sons deliberately upset the little girl!

That is child abuse. This man took his three year old daughter to a rally and had her older brother snatch a sign from her hands, just to make her cry for the cameras. While her younger brothers and sisters looked on. They've probably been used in previous stunts.

The father is sick. He shouldn't have custody of those children.

[Mad_Dem_X]

38. The people are despicable!!!

Maybe I shouldn't be, but I'm continually surprised at how low these repugs will go...using their own children in a scam like this...it's disgusting.:grr:

[Tansy_Gold]

42. I feel sorry for his wife.

I think it's abusive to make a woman pregnant 10 times.

The woman has spent 23+ years of her life being pregnant, giving birth, and taking care of infants. I wonder if she's ever had a day away from them.

[MUSTANG_2004]

44. Um, unless it was rape

a man can't make a woman pregnant without her willing consent.

[blondeatlast]

47. Yup--my thoughts exactly. nt

[Insomnicole]

50. I agree. Sick, sick, sick.

He probably pinched her leg to make her cry like that, or something.

[deutsey]

37. Phil Jr. is an intelligence analyst with National Guard Special Forces

http://lsj.gannettonline.com/gns/iraq/20030719-26621.shtml

His son Philip, 20, is an intelligence analyst with the 2nd/ 19th Special Forces unit at Kenova. His daughter Pamela, 19, is a truck driver with the 1257th transportation group. She's now stationed at West Point, filling in for a deployed unit there.

[Pirate Smile]

39. Not a Painter? surprise, surprise!

[barbaraann]

43. Union people with t-shirts are usually in the "VIP" section at rallies.

I've been to a lot of these events and the union people with t-shirts have always been grouped together and are usually in the section closest to the candidate, which is not the case with this "union guy."

[michigandem2]

45. I am astonished and amazed that

this is how some people work....I can't believe this...what a sad bunch of people they are...
has this made major media networks yet?

JESUS!

BTW you guys ROCK---I LOVE DU!

[MUSTANG_2004]

53. Surprised and impressed

at how quickly this was figured out.

Considering that he was using his son as the union agressor, I wonder why he thought he could get away without getting caught.