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| Healthcare Activist Bites off Finger of Obamacare Opponant | ||
| 2009-09-04 | ||
| Authorities are searching for a healthcare reform activist today who they said bit off the finger of a 65-year-old counter-demonstrator during a fight at a MoveOn.org rally in Thousand Oaks. Any relation to Mike Tyson?
Wag your finger in my face and you'll lose it! The incident occurred about 7 p.m. Wednesday at a "We Can't Afford to Wait Vigil" organized by affiliates of the activist group MoveOn.org, which drew supporters of President Obama's healthcare plan, Buschow said. The rally also attracted several counter-protesters, he said. Will Obamacare pay for having the finger re-attached? During the rally at Lynn Road and Hillcrest Drive, near the Oaks Mall, the two men got into a heated argument and began fighting. "At which point, one man bit off the left pinky of the other," Buschow said. That was one nasty bite. The injured demonstrator then drove himself to Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center about a mile away, he said. Ilyse Hogue, director of political advocacy and communications for MoveOn.org, called the incident "a regrettable act of violence" in a statement released this morning. "While we do not have any more facts about what happened than what we saw in press accounts, MoveOn condemns violence in all forms," Hogue said. Since when? "We support the Ventura County sheriff's investigation into the situation. It is in our firm hope that this event does not detract from the tens of thousands who were out peacefully making their voices heard for health care reform and a public option." She must be cross-eyed. Tens of thousands? Authorities said they are looking for a white male in his late 40s or 50s who was last seen wearing black shorts and a black shirt. "We're still trying to figure out who was the aggressor," Buschow said.
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| Posted by:Deacon Blues |
| #4 If I were going to one of the town halls or a tea party, I would be tempted to have a sign saying that they could have my left pinkie but not the one on my gun hand. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-09-04 15:29 |
| #3 I did see that Mike Tyson was considered for "Townhall Healthcare Debate Czar". |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2009-09-04 12:34 |
| #2 MoveOn.org, called the incident "a regrettable act of violence...that made the internet and not squashed or rewritten by our agents in the MSM" in a statement released this morning. Fixed it for you. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-09-04 08:22 |
| #1 Our local newspaper reported that Rice was just a guy who stopped to see what the fuss and commotion was all about. Whether he was for or against Obamacare was not reported or known. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2009-09-04 07:51 |