Posted on 09/16/2004 10:34:54 PM PDT by kattracks
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.
Sophia became briefly famous yesterday when an Associated Press photo showing her in tears after Democrats tore her sign to pieces was posted on Matt Drudge's Web site, www.drudgereport.com. "She was crying; they were pushing and shoving her," said Mr. Parlock, a Huntington real estate agent. "She was scared."
Sophia is the youngest of 10 children in a proudly patriotic family. The oldest two Parlock children, a 22-year-old daughter and a 21-year-old son, are members of the West Virginia Army National Guard, and a third Parlock — who recently turned 18 — will be sworn into the guard tomorrow, Mr. Parlock said.
The Parlocks went to Mr. Edwards' airport rally yesterday "to support the president," Mr. Parlock said, and brought nine Bush-Cheney signs with them.
"We stood there quietly while Senator Edwards went through the receiving line," he said. Then, as the North Carolina Democrat prepared to leave, Mr. Parlock said, "I took out a few Bush-Cheney signs, gave one to Alex, and Sophia and I held up one jointly."
Immediately, he said, the family was set upon by supporters of Mr. Edwards and Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry — "mostly the painters union guys" — who "started stealing my signs."
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I hope someone makes copies of that picture available to all the local contractors. I seriously doubt if any respectable contractor would want that guy to show up on one of their jobsites.
The fruit of their hate..... Tell us John Who is acting more like Nazis?
This guy wasn't too bright. Its one thing to go into that den of beasts by yourself, but to bring your little daughter?
I sent the message to Drudge when I saw the story.... I like to think I had one small part.
Willie Bump
I would never blame him for that. He didn't know he was going to be assaulted - who expects that?
Good God woman. The guy took his daughter to a KERRY/EDWARDS event and gave his kid a BUSH/CHENEY sign. He was going there to instigate. It would like like handing your kid a hairdryer while they were in the bath tub.
Demand criminal charges be filed against the goon! I'm sure at the very least he's guilty of Assault.
"He was going there to instigate."
I disagree. There was a time in this country when Republcians could express their beliefs without fear of being assaulted by Democrats.
Dude, these Dems have no class whatsoever. They showed their true colors.
They finally found someone they could beat up on and it must have made them feel "oh so good". They probably went home to mommy and said " I got in a fight today and I won".
I tell you what. If Karl Rove is as smart as I think he is; he'd have this family invited to the White House Post-Haste and a photo-op with the President!
See: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1218271/posts?page=1095#1095 - poster says the pic is hs dad & sister...
Last time I checked this was a free country with constitutional rights as to the freedom to protest, the freedom of assembly, free speech, etc.
You sound like someone that would say, "hell no, my kid isn't going Trick or Treating because they might get drugged candy". You limit your own rights by not demanding the jerks that would drug the candy be arrested, tried and convicted of a crime.
I've been to lots of Republican rally's and have NEVER ONCE seen any opposition treated in that matter.
And, personally, I would enojoy the confrontation since it would give me a defensive ability to kick some left-wingers worthless ass.
Oh, so you think that Demon goons are as lethal to children as a hairdryer in the bathtub? I can see that.
"Demand criminal charges be filed against the goon!"
I've posted the AP pic all ove the net. Drudge has it too. Someone will recognize the Labor Union Goon and call him out. Just like they did with the guy who salmmed the kid a the baseball game.
He won't be smirking for much longer.
DU justifying, and criticizing, the crying little girl pic. (vanity)
Posted by starvingstudent
On General/Chat 09/16/2004 10:10:51 PM PDT · 13 replies · 97+ views
16 SEP 04 | starvingstudent
Kerry-Edwards supporters make 3 year old girl cry.
Posted by UCAL
On News/Activism 09/16/2004 9:19:58 PM PDT · 29 replies · 826+ views
AP ^ | 9-16-04 | AP Photo/Randy Snyder
Freeper Action needed for IUPAT Mugging of Three Year Old Girl Holding Bush/Cheney Sign!!!
Posted by frithguild
On News/Activism 09/16/2004 8:15:08 PM PDT · 90 replies · 1,804+ views
IUPAT Website ^ | September 16 | Frithguild
FREEP this picture (its the girl/tore sign one)
Posted by BoBToMatoE
On News/Activism 09/16/2004 8:09:20 PM PDT · 31 replies · 1,321+ views
AP Picture ^ | 9-16-2004
Kerry Supporters Tear Up Bush-Cheney Sign, Make Little Girl Cry
Posted by rintense
On News/Activism 09/16/2004 4:14:16 PM PDT · 1,125 replies · 28,278+ views
yahoo.com ^
"I would enojoy the confrontation since it would give me a defensive ability to kick some left-wingers worthless ass."
Nope. The "media" would cut out the footage of you being attacked and make it look like you started it. Keep your cool.
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