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Culture Wars: New Yorkers give McCain supporters the finger | The Observers
On the U.S. presidential campaign trail, the focus lately hasn't been on just the candidates - but their supporters as well, with each saying the other side is out of control. Sen. John McCain tried to dial back the rhetoric late last week. And now, some of his supporters are saying their ...
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Developing! Obama Supporter Assaults Female McCain Volunteer In New York
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — ... it has me so upset.” Some people are losing control, and it’s not the people on the right. Never have I seen that behavior with any of the people on my side of the fence. … It’s just not our way. Look at us, most of us have never been protesters. … Do I feel that the left is aggressive and potentially violent? Yes, because we’ve all seen it. I certainly have … firsthand! A more detailed account of this story can be found on this blog, as well as in an interview she gave to a reporter from France 24 TV station. ...

Female McCain Volunteer Attacked by Obama fan.
Flopping Aces — Pajamas Media reports: This is how the victim describes it: I said, “What are you doing? You can’t do that!” And he was red in the face screaming, “You people are ridiculous!” And I said, “Yeah, whatever, but you can’t do that.” So I reached for the sign that he ripped up, and he grabbed another sign, broke it, and ripped it to shreds. And when I said, “You can’t do that,” he took the stick from the sign and started beating me on the head with it. He broke the skin on my head, he scratched my wrist, and almost broke my ...

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