Posted on 09/24/2004 4:42:53 PM PDT by Vob
GAINESVILLE – A part-time Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) instructor was arrested last Thursday after a scuffle outside of the Alachua County Republican Party headquarters. David P. McCally, a part-time American history instructor at SFCC, was arrested and charged with hitting local GOP chairman Travis Horn.
The 55-year-old McCally walked into the GOP headquarters on Main Street in Gainesville where he punched and knocked down a life-size cardboard cutout of President George W. Bush, according to Horn. Horn said McCally began screaming expletives as he left the GOP office and entered a nearby restaurant. But moments later, Horn said McCally “came back outside of the restaurant and sucker-punched me.”
According to a police report filed by the Gainesville Police Department, Horn then struck the six-foot three-inch, 250 pound McCally several times “in an effort to get way from him.” GPD officers apparently witnessed the incident between Horn and McCally. In the report, officers wrote they observed McCally “throw what we later learned was the first punch.” According to police, others witnessed the incident as well.
McCally was arrested and transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. McCally was later released from the hospital and officers booked him into jail at about 2 a.m. Friday morning. He was later released following a first appearance.
Horn said McCally’s punch left him with a busted lip and what he thought were bruised ribs. “When he blindsided me with that punch, it knocked me back,” Horn said, “I’m glad it was me that got hit and not one of our volunteers.”
SFCC spokesman Larry Keen said McCally had been placed on suspension with pay from the classroom pending a “thorough fact-finding investigation.
“Obviously, our first goal is the welfare of our students,” Keen said Wednesday afternoon. Meanwhile, the investigation is ongoing and Keen wouldn’t comment on the possible termination of McCally but did say a conviction of the filed charges “would carry a great amount of weight” in the college’s final decision.
McCally could not be reached for comment Wednesday afternoon.
Watch the ACLU jump into this mess and claim diminished capacity due to the stress of living in a racist, sexist,warlike,oppressive,imperialistic society.
And to think that this jerk is collecting taxpayer-provided paychecks at the same time!
do I have to say this is "sarcasm"?
No, but I think it qualifies as voter suppression.
Bet you the "punishment" the nutty professor gets from the college is a full-time job and immediate tenure.
"re-read. The attacker is 250lbs and 6' 3""
Yeah, and he's the one that got his ass kicked! Liberal=wuss
Google is our friend.
http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=212641023819644
I don't even know this person - A Republican without a gun is a stranger to me.
Liberals won't fight to defend America, but they will commit treason to defend liberalism.
Culture war going on. It's only gonna get worse folks. And If the predicted conclusions of free trade are accurate...
Yeah, I am asking the same question.
re-read. The attacker is 250lbs and 6' 3"
And not a real smart or lucky bully. From an earlier story, Horn is a former Army Ranger. Just wasn't the bully's day
Well maybe he is an ecowarrior as well.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/102-0282557-2955360
Your remark about riots after the election was interesting. I have thought that myself,,,if we don't see riots in some of the heavier Dem areas (like Chicago),,we are going to see screams of voter fraud,,demands of recounts, charges of racism,,you know,,the same things we are seeing now, only voiced with more venom. I am beginning to wonder if we will even know the outcome on Nov. 2nd.
I, for one, will be glad when it's all said and done and W wins. I can't even bring myself to think of the other option. But, back on point, I agree with your notion there will be violence in the streets if W wins.
Great comment! You get the conservative "Jesse Jackson Award" of the Day.
Liberals are so dumb, they can not explain themselves in words, they have to resort to something physical, hope the lock the caveman up.
Our side needs to defend itself. Pop the 55 year old chump in the face, see how tough he is then?
I'm loving this...past time the likes of us should hit back. I'm 5'8"and a thin 146-150. I also fear nothing that walks on two legs.I get sick of seeing or hearing about "progressive activist" types threatening,insulting and assaulting people from our side of the fence,and almost always get a free shot.WTH,most punks and cowards pick their shots.
good to see they are starting to meltdown, let me grab a bleacher seat, this is going to be FUN!
Hmmmm. Maybe the secret service should be involved, since he attacked the cardboard cutout, the focus of his violent intent is clear.
Hehe....
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