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notesdev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-10 12:45 PM
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54. Let's be real
If you've ever seen a real stomping, you know that it is a stretch to call this by that name. Watching the video you can see it's just that one guy, and he is immediately told off by others there, and quite frankly it's practically a love tap she received. If this is "stomping" to you, you are clearly innocent of what a real stomping, as it is known where this sort of thing is a regular occurrence, is like.

Second... she is lucky that she didn't fare much worse - having seen other videos that show the incident in more context, she was hardly an innocent bystander. She launched herself at the candidate's vehicle and shoved her sign inside at the passenger, which is arguably an assault in and of itself - and most certainly not any form of valid political expression. Just imagine if someone approached, say, Obama's motorcade and tried to shove something into his vehicle!

Having seen more context than you have, I can confidently say that she lied outright to Olbermann about what she did and how this situation occurred, as one would expect a paid political activist to do. It is as likely that she will be charged with a minor violent crime herself as be able to sue anyone successfully over this.
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