ANTI-KERRY HECKLER ATTACKED AFTER HURLING VIETNAM TAUNTS...

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[kcvl]

Kerry speech A heckler, shouting at John Kerry about Vietnam war atrocities, was manhandled by sheetmetal workers sitting nearby and escorted from the building. (Photo by Michael E. Keating/The Enquirer)

[Catspaw]

He's not. The hold in the picture happens to be "banned". That particular grab and hold happens to be deadly force. It is intended to knock someone out quickly, or kill them. The thug's presentation was not at all that of a trained cop either. He's a union thug.

We shall see. But if Russell sues, he should be able to find out the name of the guy.

Here's the coverage from the Cincy Enquirer:

http://www.enquirer.com/midday/09/09092004_News_mday_kerryprotest09.html

[Denver Ditdat]

Nice dye job on the 'do, John.

[Denver Ditdat]

[brewcrew]

what is his name?

Police said 48-year-old Michael Russell of Foster, Kentucky, complained that his neck was hurt by a man who put him in a headlock after Russell started to yell about Kerry's allegation of war atrocities after returning from Navy service in Vietnam.

[Chieftain]

If you wanna rub it in their face, you need these Swiftee window stickers get the word out to the driving public, display public support for the SBVFT, as well as displaying the website address!

Swiftee window sticker thread! Freep mail for details.

[spunkets]

Thanks for the link. He should press charges for felony battery first though.

[Chieftain]

I sent email to the local union at this address: smw183@fuse.net with photos of the thugs in action.

Members of YOUR UNION assaulted a citizen today in Cincinnati at a Kerry rally and it was captured on nation wide TV!

You are going to be sued.

I hope it bankrupts your union and your members have to get real jobs.

FREE SPEECH is NOT something to have to be assaulted for. This is America, not Cuba!

[spunkets]

"Russell, a Teamster member who got an invitation through his union..."

The guy's a teamster that was attacked by his bros.

[cyncooper]

Since info that this man is connected with O'Neil's group came from the Kerry Kampaign I remain skeptical.

Good for you. See my post #218. Surprise! Wade lied.

[cyncooper]

See #218. Not a Swifty.

[daybreakcoming]

While I take my hat off to skilled workers - union or otherwise - I can tell you a union hand doing this does not surprise me. Bullies with an attitude of a street gang knowing his union brothers will take his slack. This I know coming from a union family. My father was one of the honorable ones. Others in my family...well, lets just say a couple of them went to the Federal Pen for "interfering with a grand jury" which was investigating one of the union bosses. I've seen the bad side and the good side. As I've said before on here, unions were wonderful in their original concept. Now the fat cat bosses have priced them out of today's markets and they just don't "get it".

[stockpirate]

Kerry was asked several years ago if he were POTUS and Bostaon was nuked, would he respond in kind, his answer was no.

[kcvl]

A 48-year-old Kentucky delivery driver who ran an unsuccessful campaign as a Republican for Bracken County judge-executive in 2002 interrupted Sen. John Kerry's speech in Cincinnati on Wednesday.

"You said you committed atrocities!" shouted Michael L. Russell of Foster, Ky., at the beginning of Kerry's speech.

Russell, a Teamster member who got an invitation through his union.

[RandallFlagg]

??!! We ought to keep an eye on this and see if he loses his job over this.

[spunkets]

"Bullies with an attitude of a street gang knowing his union brothers will take his slack."

The link in #227 says the guy was a teamster that got an invite through his local in KY.

[oceanview]

did our side appreciate the people who heckled Bush during his convention speech?

[nmh]

I don't know but this guy should be pressing charges.

[kcvl]

48-year-old Kentucky delivery driver Russell, a Teamster member who got an invitation through his union.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

I couldn't help but notice that the Union thugs were wearing yellow-probably to match the streak running down their candidate's back.