Monday's incident (above) is the latest in
which questions of excessive force by (GOP)
campaigns or (GOP) campaign supporters
have popped up.
Alaska GOP Senate candidate Joe Miller
had a private security force at a recent
event which handcuffed and detained a
reporter who was trying to ask the candidate
questions, and an activist with MoveOn.org
had her head stomped on by a supporter of
Kentucky GOP Senate candidate Rand Paul.
Video of Monday's GOP excessive force
incident at http://tinyurl.com/282gsrz
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DEM PUSHED TO GROUND,
ARRESTED AT GOP REP
ERIC CANTOR'S PUBLIC EVENT -
Amanda Terkel reports:
"A Democrat was arrested by local police at a public meet-and-greet
event for Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) on Monday, with three men pulling
him out of the building and pushing him to the ground for allegedly
causing a disturbance in the coffee shop.
"Jon Taylor, the man at the center of the controversy, said he was
"manhandled" by police from Louisa, Va. He and three other Democrats
-- including his wife, who held a sign promoting Cantor's Democratic
opponent Rick Waugh -- went to the event with the intent to ask Cantor
questions since he has refused to debate Waugh.
"When Ray Minter, the owner of the coffee house, asked the Taylors to
leave, they refused, and local authorities intervened. Minter said
they were being disorderly, but the group of Democrats said they were
simply drinking coffee and waiting for Cantor to arrive."
(above): Eric Cantor
Democrat pushed to the ground, arrested at GOP Rep Eric Cantor's
public event - what are your comments?
Greg Dempsey
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SECULARHUMANIST
Voice of the People
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Amanda Terkel
Huffington Post
Democrat Pushed To The Ground, Arrested By Local Police At Eric Cantor
Public Event (VIDEO)
First Posted: 10-27-10 02:15 PM | Updated: 10-27-10 02:15 PM
WASHINGTON - "I don't mind people being here that don't agree with the
Congressman or want to ask questions," Minter said. "[But] they were
acting up and speaking, and indicating that they were not going to sit
quietly during the event."
According to the Louisa Central Virginian, approximately a dozen
officers from the police office came to the scene. The department is
saying there was no excessive force used in subduing Taylor.
"This is a pattern with Rick Waugh of disruptive and frankly thuggish
behavior," said Cantor spokesman Ray Allen, Jr. "And frankly, he needs
to get control of his campaign." The Waugh campaign said it had
nothing to do with the incident.
"The Louisa County police department was basically used by Eric
Cantor's campaign to make a political statement," said Taylor. The
police have denied the charge and said that two other people left
without having to be restrained.
Cantor has refused to debate his opponents, claiming that he is either
too busy in Washington to do so or doesn't want to give the other
candidates "a platform for a food fight." Waugh even occasionally has
a person in a chicken costume with a sign reading "Eric Cantor" to
drive home his point.
Local blogger Peter Galuszka was sharply critical of the scuffle,
writing, "Events like these raise questions about the decorum of the
man who would be in such a powerful position on Capitol Hill. Violence
at campaign stops, regardless of who may be at fault, is not something
commonplace in Virginia politics."
Taylor was arrested for trespassing, resisting arrest and creating a
public disturbance. His three companions were issued summonses for
trespassing.
- Huffington Post
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