Here in Orlando, I have not heard word one in the media about this occurance. I heard about it here on FR and on Hannity. Amazing that violence and vandalism across the country is not newsworthy.
Instructor suspended over scuffle with GOP leader
SFCC on Monday formally suspended an instructor who recently was arrested for allegedly assaulting a county Republican Party leader.
The college decided to keep adjunct history instructor David Philip McCally, 55, out of the classroom with pay pending an administrative review of his conduct, SFCC spokesman Larry Keen said.
“Everything depends on how quickly we can find enough facts, and what those facts are,” he said.
Gainesville Police said McCally threw the first punch against Travis Horn, chairman of the Alachua County Republican Executive Committee, on the street outside a GOP meeting Tuesday night.
The brawl allegedly followed an incident where McCally, a Democrat, roughed up a cardboard cutout of President Bush.
Despite McCally’s earlier statements that he would not attend hearings to discuss his conduct, he said he “relented” for a meeting with departmental supervisors.
“What they (SFCC administrators) really want me to do is resign,” he said, adding he might give his notice after seeking legal counsel. Keen said SFCC has not made any decisions yet in the matter or suggested McCally resign.
Despite the possibility of his termination, McCally said he didn’t especially regret his actions.
“Most of me does, but some of me doesn’t,” he said. “It was just one of those spur-of-the-moment things.”