Posted on 09/17/2004 11:41:31 AM PDT by Jeff Blogworthy
Bush Sign Ripping Staged Posted by Josh Rhoderick 10:35 AM, Politics & Government
The story, according to Phil Parlock, goes like this:
A West Virginia man said yesterday that Democrats stole his family's Bush-Cheney campaign signs at an event featuring Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. John Edwards.
"They just pounced on us," said Phil Parlock, who took his 11-year-old son, Alex, and 3-year-old daughter, Sophia, to the Democratic rally at Tri-State Airport in Huntington, W.Va.
"She was crying; they were pushing and shoving her," said Mr. Parlock, a Huntington real estate agent. "She was scared."
But there's more to it than that. Is it coincidental that this show of Democratic brutality happened in a swing state?
I'm no journalist, but through a trusted friend in West Virginia (whom we'll call Daisy), I've learned that Phil Parlock, in an attempt to aid Bush in the state, had the incident staged. As far as I know, Parlock's family knew nothing of it. It's also unclear whether or not the Bush campaign or any of its allied 527 groups were involved. It's possible that Parlock was acting of his own accord.
Daisy, who also lives in Huntington, knows Phil Parlock and his family and she made it clear that they were "very nice people." I asked her why she thought Parlock would do such a thing, she mentioned that Parlock is "very very Christian," "incredibly anti-gay," and a strong Bush supporter.
She also mentioned that Parlock, a real estate agent in West Virginia, has attempted to run for a seat on the Cabel County Board of Education on four separate occasions. She didn't elaborate. I'm guessing that she was trying to say that Parlock was hoping to get media attention as a Pro-Bush guy so his fifth and final run would be successful.
Apparently, Parlock planned to blame the attack on a local branch of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT). IUPAT had staged anti-war demonstrations outside of West Virginia Bush rallies in which Parlock and his family had been in attendance, and it was those demonstrations that inspired Parlock to stage an attack upon his daughter.
Daisy said, "I'm pretty sure he had two men at the airport, and both were from the Mission." She's referring to the Huntington City Mission, a local Christian charity group of which Parlock is a member.
Daisy refused to tell me how she knew this and she also refused to tell me how she knew Parlock (or how well). So it's possible that she's speaking on nothing but speculation.
It wouldn't surprise me if Parlock staged the attack on his own, but a few of the details don't quite add up, so I'm not ready to say that I believe Daisy (which will undoubtedly piss her off).
UPDATE:
A reader tipped me off to this. I'd say it's starting to add up now. Sorry I didn't believe you Daisy!
And your point is?
The Eye of Karl Sauronrove sees all, and commands all. Get the ring Dan! Kenneth knows the location.
People who repeatedly find themselves in the same confrontation likely play a role other than the innocent victim.
No, it's not coincidental. This is standard operating procedure among boorish morons, who coincidentally, tend to support the Democrats.
You're right. The union needs to straighten up its act. Now.
WARNING!!! DUers have called the Herald Dispatch who the DUers have been calling and e-mailing about this and apparently Jim Ross will be running a story on this being staged tommorrow!!
"I looked over in the sewer and the DUDU-heads were going to report the father to child welfare for endangering his daughter"
OK, next time if I see a Kerry supporter with a kid holding a sign (which happens frequently) at a Bush rally, I will walk over there, punch the kid in the face, then report the parents to child welfare.
plus some town in WV isn't like chicago: There's a much smaller universe of union members. Anybody there who saw this pic knows this guy or knows somebody who knows him.
Poor democrats - thought they had their own scandal, only to be let down yet again.
If someone had "pushed and shoved" my three-year-old daughter, I can assure you I would not simply stand there for the photographer with a hangdog look on my face.
..and the Herald Dispatch will go the way of Dan Blather.
see my #84
What's with the "WARNING"?
It's truly astounding how little investigative skills these people have, is it not ? My 10 year old would have noticed that.
Its a word! ;-)
The gentleman and his family were standing in a public area.
They has just as much as right to be there as anyone else.
They did not disrupt nor yell but stood there quietly holding their sign. I have seem protest marches whereas anyone with a different view other than the liberals are screamed at, spit at, hit upon, and threatened. Whether this gentlemen has done this before is moot. Everyone has a right to stand in a public area. This goon had no right to do that to alittle girl. I am tired of hearing about being at the wrong place at the wrong time....BS. There is no reason why these Kerry supporters could have stood their waving their signs without giving this little girl a bad time. All they have done is teach her that liberals are not tolerant, open minded nor intelligent. Liberals are a perfect example why the adults must stay in charge.
Very unlikely it was staged. Who would do that to his little daughter?
Notice that the author assumes that he must be a dangerous fanatic because he's a Christian and disapproves of homosexual politics. What a load of horse manure.
Liberals will believe in flying saucers before they will believe that on occasion conservatives are right and they are wrong.
This report is just like CBS' report on the TANG documents . . . without the documents . . . and the witnesses.
The union goons are the modern day equivalent of the brownshirts in 1933 Germany.
The libidiots are spreading this bs everywhere. Just check this post for example:
http://fray.slate.msn.com/?id=3936&m=12193046
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