Posted on 09/18/2004 1:49:15 PM PDT by slim mackerel
ROFLMAO - If I find his name and address I will forward to you, but you must promise to let me know when you're going so I can come watch!
Sorry, didn't realize it had been pointed out. Note to self, read all posts before being an idiot. I thought the same thing when I first saw the picture, but there's another pic. taken after this one where the boy and the dad have the same expression on their faces ... it looks to me like: "wish I had a gun."
Yes, thank you. I assumed that when I saw the huge AP logo on the story.
It didn't even occur to me that the boy might be with the father and girl. And it really bothered me that the boy would want to participate in the assault. As you probably realize, I feel pretty stupid for making a nasty comment about the boy - but am glad that I was just mistaken.
There is an article in the drudge archives that shows a photo of Parlock's family and the "thug" does resemble his oldest son. This is also the fourth time they have gotten media coverage by being abused at rallies, including being interviewed when shots were fired at the RNC. I'm really starting to believe that it was staged after reading the entire story...........Sorry.
Oh, don't feel stupid. Like I said, when I first saw it I thought the kid was balling up his fist at the father and daughter, too. But it turns out he's just a good big brother doing exactly what I would expect my oldest son to do - protecting his younger siblings.
You see a big-brother ripping-up his baby-sister's sign in that photo? All of their apparent emotions are fake?
Given your sign up date I'm not surprised ...
I think it's the way the father appears to be turning away from his son that got me.
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