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They’re calling us scary. They say we’re gripped with rage. Conservatives are mad, they’re saying, and there’s apparently a “mob” of mean McCain-Palin supporters.
Interestingly enough, I don’t think any rogue McCain-Palin supporters have been caught throwing molotav cocktails at a sign in front of an Obama supporter’s house. Can you imagine the outrage?
That’s exactly what the angry left has done though.
Authorities have arrested two men after a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a 4-foot by 8-foot campaign sign for Republican presidential candidate John McCain in a southeast Portland yard.
Karen Scrutton said she was asleep inside her home at 7956 S.E. 17th Ave. in the Sellwood neighborhood when she saw her sign go up in flames after 1 a.m.
“I screamed upstairs to my husband, ‘Jean! Jean!” she said.
A neighbor heard a crash and chased off one of the suspects. Jean Scrutton said his son-in-law found another suspect not far away.
Not long after, investigators picked up Leslie Brockette Leudtke and Kevin Carl Robinson, both 23. After interviewing them, the pair was charged with four counts each of manufacturing and possession of a destructive device. In addition, Leudtke was charged with a single count of reckless burning.
Witnesses said the suspects threw a Molotov cocktail at the sign and used another as a torch.
The Scruttons worried that their home could have caught on fire.
“Our whole house could have burnt down,” Karen Scrutton said while thanking her neighbor for intervening.
Despite the ordeal, she said they won’t take the sign down. It suffered only minor damage from the fire.
This kind of violence is sure to escalate as election day gets closer and closer. Three guesses as to which side will be inflicting more violence on which.
Hat Tips: Gateway Pundit and Jammie Wearing Fool
had this been an attack on an Obama sign, we’d already have breaking news investigating the ties of the attackers to the KKK and what McCain’s role was in it.
I’m saddened that this is happening.
Unfortunately, it is why I don’t put a yard sign in front of my home. I live in a swing state, and there’s no one in my exceedingly liberal neighborhood I could convince – which means there’s plenty I could upset. I live in a family home, one that has been in our family for four generations. No way I’d let hate-mongers destroy or even threaten what my family worked for.
Oh, duh. I mistyped my own email address. I wouldn’t want you to think I’m some typical internet weirdo making the rounds – instead I’m a typical internet weirdo who is apparently capable of forgetting her own email address. *sigh*
someone says: saying the left is worse is just as bad as the media or anyone else saying the right is worse.
all this does is perpetuate the very thing that people are saying is tragic.
what happened is not right. it never is right and never will be right. however, an entire ideology cannot be condemned with the actions of a few. THE SAME GOES FOR BOTH THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT.
left wing people are not all crazy violent nutters. in canada 32 liberal party supporters (who are left of centre) were attacked, with 17 of those people finding the brakes in their cars cut.
my point is that rather than pointing fingers why not advocate respect and tolerance.
Greg says: We’re not talking canada. We’re talking the US, and it’s certainly true that the raving violent nutters HERE are (mostly) left.
rwdowd3 says: Why is it when the left starts saying the “right” have a “MOB” mentality and we point to examples of their “mob” mentality, they immediately go for the lets all have “respect and tolerance” line? WE would absolutely LOVE the respect and tolerance! We just can’t get it.
I R A Darth Aggie says: my point is that rather than pointing fingers why not advocate respect and tolerance
Yeah, and in the USofA the folks who bleat most loudly about respect and tolerance are on the left, and will turn a blind eye towards this sort of behaviour.
It was only a McCain sign, not like they where burning O in effigy.
Vegasguy says: Last night one of the MSM “news” shows did a segment on a 16 yr old Obama supporter who had an Obama sign stolen from his yard. Not burned, no one threatened the property but they did an entire segment, with video and interviews. The kid set up a camera and caught the thief when he returned a second time. That story was worth several minutes of air time. I guarantee you won’t see a story about this incident.
Well, ‘someone’ I live out in San Francisco and all the debate I have heard from the left has litteraly been yelling, arm waving and insults about how evil, corrupt, stupid and war mongering us Republicans are.
Doesn’t matter how respectful I am, the other side always breaks down into shouting and midless statements like “If you like freedom then you damn well should vote for Obama because Bush took away all our rights!”
Had that yelled at me yesterday.
And guarentee that if the big O looses then there will be riots all over the place cause that’s how the left shows tollerance
Gary Baker says: I am a big fan of respect and tolerance. I really am. The problem that I have is that when one side defines “respect and tolerance” as “sit down and shut up,” that kind of limits the realm of discussion.
I will go along with “Someone in SF” in a very important regard: Violence can never be acceptable to intrude on the rights of others. I hope they find the people in Canada that destroyed property and endangered lives, and throw the biggest book they can at them.
And while I cringe at the mention of “hate crimes” legislation, I think that a very good case can be made for denial of civil rights prosecution for anyone who burns, steals, or otherwise destroys a lawfully placed act of political speech.
someone says: Instinct, it’s terrible that people resort to name calling. I personally believe you can’t judge people based on their politics, but rather on their character and character does not reflect politics.
I am personally left of centre, but I absolutely condemn that kind of behaviour.
I say the same thing to Republicans who shout terrorist/babykiller/whatever at Democrats. It goes both ways in my books.
Greg, my point was that nutters exist on both sides of the fence.
It’s best to be the bigger person, regardless of your politics, and do what you have to in order to prevent and take action against these kinds of instances.
A Massachusetts liberal says: I’m on the left (so how did I end up here, you ask? simple: cassy’s cute as hell, and no amount of ideological difference is gonna change that fact!), and am appalled at this. As disastrous as I think a McCain presidency would be, the idea that his supporters would be intimidated like this really pisses me off. It’s wrong when the Palin acolytes scream “Kill him!” at rallies, but this is just as wrong. We can all disagree in a civil manner and stop demonizing our opponents. Stand by your ideology, no matter what it is, but when someone on either side of the political spectrum is a victim of a crime as a result of their political leanings, that is unacceptable. We are better than this, America. Our political disagreements used to fuel intelligent debate. Now they just fuel blind rage. So sad.
Gary Baker says: “but this is just as wrong.”
I have to respectfully disagree. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not going to defend someone yelling “Kill him,” but I don’t put an angry shout on the same level as arson. If it’s a serious threat, then I would consider it at least as bad depending on whether or not the arson had the potential to hurt or kill people. Likewise with shouts at clinics. Unpleasant to be sure, but protected speech until a genuine threat is involved.
Down here in Albany, OR says: I’m pretty sick of this election cycle.
Then again, I’ve never really cared for any election cycle, but this one is pretty bad. The mudslinging and criminal acts coming from both sides is sickening.
I’m a bit left of center on some issues, and right of center on others. Guess that makes me a moderate? Any which way, I voted for Bill Clinton back in those days, and don’t exactly regret it.
But I could not, and will not, vote for Barak Obama in good conscience. And to think that I could become the victim of a violent crime for this is appalling. This country has fallen far from it’s best days(During and immediately after WW2) to this insanity. It is almost as bad as the days when the moonbats and hippies spat on the soldiers/marines returning from Vietnam, already, and nobody has even been injured(that I know of).
I’m somewhat saddened to know that my vote will likely count for nothing, as Oregon is a very much Blue state. I’m even more saddened to find that the once great ‘liberal’ party is now even more fascist than the party whom they declare as ‘fascist’.
This is my first time on your blog, Cassy. I’m glad that your blog made it’s way to http://www.moonbattery.com and that you shared this with us.
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