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Britain
MP George Galloway beaten up in street attack
2014-08-31
The Respect Party has released a photo of controversial MP George Galloway's battered face after he was beaten up in the street.The pro-Palestine Bradford West MP spent the night in hospital after suffering a suspected broken jaw, broken rib and bruising in the attack yesterday evening in Golborne Road, Notting Hill, London.

The Respect Party tweeted a picture showing two red lumps on his right temple. Wearing a black jacket and white shirt, Mr Galloway looked defiant in the picture taken in the street as he made his way to St Mary's Hospital, Paddington.

Mr Galloway had been posing for pictures when a man shouted a comment about the Holocaust and attacked him, according to his spokesman.

Police were quickly on the scene and made an arrest on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm.
Interesting how the bobbies pinched the guy so quickly. Had the perpetrator been a Hamas sympathizer and the victim a Jew, would they have reacted so quickly?
The spokesman did not know whether the attacker was an Israeli, an EDL-supporter or had some other motivation for attacking the MP. Mr Galloway was interviewed earlier this month by West Yorkshire Police following a speech in Leeds in which he claimed Bradford was an Israel-free zone.

The spokesman said Mr Galloway had described himself as being “in a pretty bad shape”. The firebrand politician received medical treatment but was not taken to hospital.
Posted by:Pappy

#16  Should have used a cluebat.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2014-08-31 19:24  

#15  ...with a more direct approach to communications.

TW, you are the master (or mistress) of understatement.
Posted by: JohnQC   2014-08-31 18:06  

#14  People forget that not all Jews are doctors, lawyers and Rothschilds. In England, a great many are small businessmen and labour union members... with a more direct approach to communications.
Posted by: trailing wife   2014-08-31 17:44  

#13  "He needed an ass-kicking"
"Acquitted"
Posted by: Frank G   2014-08-31 17:16  

#12  How about because he wears ugly skin tight jammies?
Posted by: JohnQC   2014-08-31 16:35  

#11  it is never right to beat an old man even a vile one like GG

I have to disagree. Not beating a guy who so desperately needs it just because he is older seems like a PC attitude to me. It's not OK to be vile when you're young or old. He should know better by now is what I think, and he's not learning, so he gets what's coming to him. The world would be a better place if everyone were rational, but not everyone is rational. If not this, then the world would be a better place if his constituents would vote the guy out, but they don't. Hopefully this shines a light on what he is up to and people figure it out. Hopefully George got some sense knocked into him. Every day he is screwing up people's lives worse than him getting roughed up once. I don't relish the need for it, but sometimes a guy is the kind who needs to get some sense knocked into him.
Posted by: gorb   2014-08-31 16:03  

#10  ... i can see the joy is being savoured

Not on my part, even though I posted this one.

More like emphasizing that the margin of accommodation is a bit thin.
Posted by: Pappy   2014-08-31 13:06  

#9  JQC asks: An Israel-free zone? WTF is that?

J, that's the PC way to say Judenfrei or Judenrein. Pays your money take your choice.

Posted by: AlanC   2014-08-31 11:41  

#8  spooky, gorb and besoerker look at your time stamps

00:46

it is never right to beat an old man even a vile one like GG. It was ok when christopher hitchens did it though as they were the same age.

i have seen this post now 3 times on the Burg... i can see the joy is being savoured
Posted by: anon1   2014-08-31 10:39  

#7   Mr Galloway was interviewed earlier this month by West Yorkshire Police following a speech in Leeds in which he claimed Bradford was an Israel-free zone.


Galloway a member of the Respect Party. Now there's irony for you.

An Israel-free zone? WTF is that?
Posted by: JohnQC   2014-08-31 10:00  

#6  Interesting how the bobbies pinched the guy so quickly. Had the perpetrator been a Hamas sympathizer and the victim a Jew, would they have reacted so quickly?

Lets look at the record.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2014-08-31 04:41  

#5  No more mind linking Gorb, please.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-08-31 00:49  

#4  Jinx . . . . :-)
Posted by: gorb   2014-08-31 00:46  

#3  The spokesman said Mr Galloway had described himself as being “in a pretty bad shape”.

Is that before the beatdown, or after?

As for the perp, it looks like he may have missed a spot. Better luck next time.
Posted by: gorb   2014-08-31 00:46  

#2  The spokesman said Mr Galloway had described himself as being “in a pretty bad shape”.

My assessment of Galloway prior to the attack as well.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-08-31 00:46  

#1  Do you suppose a Doc Martin to the head might have helped?
Posted by: Canuckistan sniper   2014-08-31 00:43  

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