WaPo: Democratic Activist Claims Abuse by Allen's Staffers

[jefferson_dem]

Democratic Activist Claims Abuse by Allen's Staffers

By Michael D. Shear and Tim Craig
Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, November 1, 2006; A08


A Democratic activist who verbally confronted U.S. Sen. George Allen at a campaign rally in Charlottesville yesterday was shoved, put into a headlock and thrown against a window by three men wearing Allen stickers, according to a widely disseminated video of the incident.

W. Michael Stark, who identified himself in an e-mail after the incident as a University of Virginia law student, yelled a question at Allen (R) about whether he had ever spit on his first wife, an unsubstantiated charge that has been circulating on liberal blogs on the Internet. Allen supporters hauled him away from the senator as television cameras rolled.

"I demand that Senator Allen fire the staffers who beat up a constituent attempting to use his constitutional right to petition his government," Stark wrote in an e-mail.

Charlottesville Police Lt. Gary Pleasants said Stark reported the incident yesterday and indicated that he wanted to press assault charges against the men. Pleasants said police are investigating and trying to determine the names of the Allen staffers involved.

"We will find out who the people are, give him the information and he can go to the magistrate and try to obtain a warrant for them," Pleasants said.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/31/AR2006103100948.html

[Spirochete]

1. Was that the guy

with the infamous "Hannity Sucks Ass" sign in that Colmes screen capture?

[Pirate Smile]

3. Yes, it was - he is the Calling all Wingnuts guy. He is great.

[Spirochete]

5. Gutsy guy

and a vet. Macaca's goons should go to jail.

[JoFerret]

2. Since when?

"It was disappointing to see, and this certainly has no place in Virginia politics."

[NastyRiffraff]

4. WaPo's headline writers at it again.

"Democratic Activist Claims Abuse by Allen's Staffers"

Claims? Do the headline writers even read the stories? I'd call being "shoved, put into a headlock and thrown against a window by three men wearing Allen stickers" more than a "claim" especially since according to the WaPo's own story it was captured on video.

[AlCzervik]

6. "Claim"??? "Cut to the tape Joe"

[Ian David]

7. When Republickers Attack

Considering the track record of our current bunch of Republickers, he's lucky they didn't rape him.

[truthisfreedom]

8. K'n'R!

[Duncan]

9. "according" to a video !?

I've never heard that one before. Usually its "captured" on video.