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4. I guess the revolution won't be televised.

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Tue Dec 11, 2012, 04:56 PM

Dec 2012

There's going to be more from where that came

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Fox News Contributor Repeatedly Punched By Michigan Pro-Union Protestors Tearing Down AFP Tent [View all] alp227 Dec 2012 OP

Good. nt Union Scribe Dec 2012 #1

Why? Did Crowder threaten anyone? alp227 Dec 2012 #10

Oh fuck that. Union Scribe Dec 2012 #22

+1 exactly limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #72

Oh I grinned - but dumb move AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #77

you're right backwoodsbob Dec 2012 #146

nice JohLast Dec 2012 #180

That is the exact argument teabaggers gave.... NCTraveler Dec 2012 #155

Yes they do! I hope it hurts like hell! santamargarita Dec 2012 #183

Why would he prevent protesters doing something. Is he reporting or is he still_one Dec 2012 #23

Inciting the crowd, of course lbrtbell Dec 2012 #79

hard to tell with all the editing that was done.. frylock Dec 2012 #104

Yup. at :39. He's CLEARLY getting up. PeaceNikki Dec 2012 #154

This does not advance our passive progressive Democratic Party agenda BanTheGOP Dec 2012 #2

He deserved to be punched just over questions? What? alp227 Dec 2012 #8

YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED THE VIDEO? Melinda Dec 2012 #15

OK I didn't read enough into the article... alp227 Dec 2012 #17

I didnt' say that at ALL BanTheGOP Dec 2012 #30

The video is cut until the fight. Who knows what he did to get the man so angry. JaneyVee Dec 2012 #44

Does it matter? Common Sense Party Dec 2012 #58

well then it does matter, doesn't it? frylock Dec 2012 #105

What do you think the Fox asswipe might have done to provoke the union guy? Common Sense Party Dec 2012 #122

That video is heavily EDITED and does NOT show the provocation by AFP and Crowder Melinda Dec 2012 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author alp227 Dec 2012 #9

No, you did. You outright state that Union Members are criminal. Here is your direct quote: Melinda Dec 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author alp227 Dec 2012 #14

yes Mediate did "challenge the video" Enrique Dec 2012 #66

yep, why the edit? Enrique Dec 2012 #51

why does the union guy enter the frame from the bottom? frylock Dec 2012 #106

I guess the revolution won't be televised. upaloopa Dec 2012 #4

+1 woo me with science Dec 2012 #21

FOX news "contributor"? grasswire Dec 2012 #5

Not a host, but not an unpaid guest either stevenleser Dec 2012 #62

A contributor is a non-host who appears on a cable news show Jamaal510 Dec 2012 #148

I'll tell you, I'm really having trouble having any sympathy for him. notadmblnd Dec 2012 #6

I hope it hurt Cali_Democrat Dec 2012 #7

This. Arkana Dec 2012 #20

... Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #11

Several points nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #13

Bullshit zappaman Dec 2012 #52

Anyone working with FOX is not a real reporter Hugabear Dec 2012 #84

Most likely. n/t zappaman Dec 2012 #86

He was looking to provoke, mock, and get a passive response. Marr Dec 2012 #131

"Story".. sendero Dec 2012 #87

You don't think today's actions were a "story"? zappaman Dec 2012 #88

Only if you think.. sendero Dec 2012 #90

If that girl hadn't gone into the bar... Lightbulb_on Dec 2012 #102

Not remotely... sendero Dec 2012 #152

That's an excellent point Lefty48197 Dec 2012 #137

Where was the real reporter in the video? Looked more like an agent provocateur, which sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #145

I'd lay odds that the asshole provoked it... 99Forever Dec 2012 #16

He did provoke it brettdale Dec 2012 #151

The notion of agent provocateur crosses my mind, but Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #18

I think if the union caused the fight, the video would've shown that. lob1 Dec 2012 #40

Who says the "protestor" wasn't actually a provocateur himself? backscatter712 Dec 2012 #92

Ya fly your anti-labor colors at a pro-labor rally... leftstreet Dec 2012 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #162

If you're going to a fox hunt, WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #24

LOL n/t Lefty48197 Dec 2012 #138

If you're a woman out by herself in public, don't wear a short skirt (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #160

If you're orange football the number twelve skyscraper shoe, don't albicore that jetski in darkness WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #161

You caught me late in the day. Brickbat Dec 2012 #25

+++ Starry Messenger Dec 2012 #34

... OneGrassRoot Dec 2012 #61

No sympathy Scootaloo Dec 2012 #26

He baited the lion and got bit. Whovian Dec 2012 #27

It was because Crowder is a racist AngryAmish Dec 2012 #28

So, are pepper spray assaults now the default response woo me with science Dec 2012 #29

This is what happens when people have had enough, and GoebbelsCo sends one of their toadies out. WhoIsNumberNone Dec 2012 #31

Violence is never the answer former-republican Dec 2012 #32

+1 sakabatou Dec 2012 #50

Fuck that, Moses2SandyKoufax Dec 2012 #60

Sam Gompers, when president of the AFL, was wrong to unilaterally give up the threat of violence byeya Dec 2012 #63

True. Moses2SandyKoufax Dec 2012 #70

Yes, I like that "no middle ground" phrase; it's exactly right. These thugs are employed to be thugs byeya Dec 2012 #80

Exactly, Moses2SandyKoufax Dec 2012 #89

I'm not a stranger to violence but now I would rather fight with a ballet box and a court of law former-republican Dec 2012 #73

Play with fire get burned. Moses2SandyKoufax Dec 2012 #75

FINALLY, someone that sees the big picture as clear as day! Great Caesars Ghost Dec 2012 #147

Wow I can't believe how much cluelessness over a simple moral issue is going on here. alp227 Dec 2012 #94

Basic morality-you actively seek to destroy someone's ability to earn a living, pilfer their TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #111

It's pathetic, really. Common Sense Party Dec 2012 #123

There's a LOT more too this story Lefty48197 Dec 2012 #139

Taking food off your family's table isn't "violence"... hay rick Dec 2012 #158

So let me get this straight AlexSatan Dec 2012 #169

+1 jberryhill Dec 2012 #68

+1 nt Skip Intro Dec 2012 #78

Well, someone's deeply, deeply concerned... n/t backscatter712 Dec 2012 #96

This is a comforting fiction. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #97

+1: Sometimes, violence is necessary. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #108

Economic war on people is no less violent. Bonobo Dec 2012 #144

As much as I don't like it, violence is sometimes the answer deutsey Dec 2012 #159

What were the AFP people and Crowder there for anyway? surrealAmerican Dec 2012 #33

AFP: Scab-herding fucks leftstreet Dec 2012 #37

A racist Faux news instigator goes into a crowd of .... oldhippie Dec 2012 #35

Perfect post. trumad Dec 2012 #39

+1, and did you see his "injuries"? Union Scribe Dec 2012 #41

Hmm, backwards B anyone? alp227 Dec 2012 #95

It's Fox News. They're full of shit. liberalmuse Dec 2012 #36

If anyone knows anything about the history of unions, protesting and the Javaman Dec 2012 #38

I don't see how this can be construed as anything but a victory for Fox and the right RZM Dec 2012 #42

So they're playing chess and people cheering this are playing right into their hands? Cali_Democrat Dec 2012 #49

Oh who gives a fuck what the FOX-watchers think. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #114

People do RZM Dec 2012 #118

Don't fuck with the union Gman Dec 2012 #43

this isn't a game warrprayer Dec 2012 #45

If I was the union local president Gman Dec 2012 #83

This. Bobbie Jo Dec 2012 #170

This IS old school Gman Dec 2012 #184

That's what I meant. Bobbie Jo Dec 2012 #185

he's lucky to have not had his face caved in.. frylock Dec 2012 #46

They keep pushing and pushing........ socialist_n_TN Dec 2012 #47

If you go looking for a fight Aerows Dec 2012 #48

I just wish.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2012 #53

The Young Turks are covering this right now on Current TV. lob1 Dec 2012 #54

watch this Crowder video before you judge the puncher Enrique Dec 2012 #55

this explains everyrthing warrprayer Dec 2012 #57

Well there goes 60 seconds I'll never get back. 99Forever Dec 2012 #67

Why does this piece of shit have any teeth left? n/t backscatter712 Dec 2012 #93

Because "violence is never the answer" dude. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #99

That's 10 seconds lost Coyotl Dec 2012 #110

I didn't see anything in here to justify getting punched. hughee99 Dec 2012 #116

FAKES "News" cut that part out of the video. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #132

There seems to be a number of people here who think that hughee99 Dec 2012 #140

I stopped listening to that video when he pulled out the Glenn Beck book. They should have kicked Erose999 Dec 2012 #176

I got 42 seconds in to this. EnviroBat Dec 2012 #178

Must have been Geraldo Rivera's understudy. Joe Shlabotnik Dec 2012 #56

We should not become like those we despise. Sorry this happened...but sh__ happens. nt kelliekat44 Dec 2012 #59

welcome!!! warrprayer Dec 2012 #69

(VIDEO) A different angle on the tent coming down Cal Carpenter Dec 2012 #64

Looks like he got punched by one single individual arcane1 Dec 2012 #65

I noticed that too. Must be inflation. Prometheus Bound Dec 2012 #103

Republicans are professional trolls... frostfern Dec 2012 #71

Looks like he got exactly what he was asking for Hugabear Dec 2012 #74

How about every fox news contributor gets punched RetroLounge Dec 2012 #76

+1 Hugabear Dec 2012 #85

Fuck with the bull, you get the horn. lpbk2713 Dec 2012 #81

What's really violence? Downtown Hound Dec 2012 #82

Damn it's a shame when 55 year old men kick your ass underpants Dec 2012 #91

tent was from Koch bros amborin Dec 2012 #98

no problem, democrats are perfectly in their right to punch people crazyjoe Dec 2012 #100

The Labor Movement: A Violent Period in American History liberal N proud Dec 2012 #101

+1 HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #112

I don't want violence. But the corporatists Ilsa Dec 2012 #107

We would have never had the Wagner Act without Blair Mountain. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #109

Did Crowder throw the first punch? backscatter712 Dec 2012 #113

He didn't throw the first punch, but his comments were enough to incite the violence pediatricmedic Dec 2012 #149

The video doesn't show the first punch. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #172

As long as violence is directed at people I don't like, hughee99 Dec 2012 #115

He should have known better, going to a frat party dressed like that RZM Dec 2012 #117

Touche! hughee99 Dec 2012 #121

Well done. Common Sense Party Dec 2012 #124

Yes, well done War Horse Dec 2012 #181

Sometimes violence is the only way B Calm Dec 2012 #119

+10001 Great Caesars Ghost Dec 2012 #142

Give 'em the gawd damned bidness! lonestarnot Dec 2012 #120

The headline SHOULD read... GaYellowDawg Dec 2012 #125

Good. And I'm a pacifist. roody Dec 2012 #126

This is NOT okay. You act like savages and people will start to treat you like savages. nt cecilfirefox Dec 2012 #127

What is a savage? roody Dec 2012 #128

Are you kidding? They already do treat the people like savages, and they do it Marr Dec 2012 #133

Explain that to Crowder. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #135

These union members are fighting for their lives, and you call them savages? Hugabear Dec 2012 #141

We need a lot more of that. Sorry. Marr Dec 2012 #129

If there is a trial, AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #130

looks like the scab loving fox lies got what he was asking for. Sunlei Dec 2012 #134

Good PD Turk Dec 2012 #136

Now Crowder is issuing a challenge to the old gent in an MMA fight Great Caesars Ghost Dec 2012 #143

Steven Crowder was very very aggressive before the punch brettdale Dec 2012 #150

Who is screaming "he's got a gun" and that they would "kill a mother fucker"? PeaceNikki Dec 2012 #153

Right after the punch up, when the nazi was going back to the tent, Mc Mike Dec 2012 #168

Sounds like a provocateur to me. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #175

It's almost as bad ... bongbong Dec 2012 #156

First off nobody knows who any of these people are except for Crowder. Ganja Ninja Dec 2012 #157

I hope it hurt FightForMichigan Dec 2012 #163

"Don't fuck with the union?" "Good"? "I hope it hurt"? This thread is not DU's finest hour. Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #164

Were you there yesterday? FightForMichigan Dec 2012 #165

"The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral" Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #166

Nonviolence is nice FightForMichigan Dec 2012 #167

This. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #171

So the right-wingers will turn to our side if we just gave them a hug? backscatter712 Dec 2012 #173

No, I guess you're right. We need to kick serious ass like MLK and Gandhi (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #174

In the words of Billy Jack...... Great Caesars Ghost Dec 2012 #177

Crowder fancies himself quite the "MMA Fighter" tough guy. EnviroBat Dec 2012 #179

An agent provocateur puts up a bait, War Horse Dec 2012 #182