[livius]

There was no attack on Bono. Even the police refused to arrest the alleged attackers until they were forced to do so by the Socialist government. Bono himself initially said nothing had happened to him.

One of Bono's bodyguards broke the broomstick that someone was using to wave a Spanish flag. This person did not hit Bono, either with the flag or with the stump of the broomstick that was left. When the police examined the photos and arrested everyone around Bono, they had to let them go without charges, because there was no attack on Bono. (Personally, I think there should have been, because he was on our [American] continent negotiating with Chavez two days after this fictional "attack.")

Interesting that FR is now being trolled by Spanish leftists.

[livius]

BTW, Peces Barba didn't even bother to show up at the meeting, which was one of the things that upset the crowd.

[kipita]

What Mr Bono, a devout Catholic and patriot who prides himself on being a macho ibérico, received seems to have been a “gay-bashing”, provoked by the government's promotion of gay rights. “Hate-filled women” in fur coats punched him; others called him an “assassin” and a “defender of poofters”. He and another Socialist politician fled, after a man wielding an iron bar joined the attack. The police questioned two members of an opposition People's Party (PP) committee, one of whom was photographed clasping a broken flagpole.

Sounds like Taiwan..........not Spain.

[Cicero]

Devout Catholics don't work for Zapatero. Especially in a country where the Socialists have a historical record of murdering priests and nuns.

[Unam Sanctam]

Violence is not justified of course, but Mr. Bono is certainly no devout Catholic, given his promotion of same sex marriage.

[Larry381]

Hate-filled women” in fur coats punched him;

I was wondering where my ex-wife was this week.

[Caipirabob]

The advantage of Spanish Socialists is that we inevitably have more available women for lack of real men in Spain.

Deeee-lish! *slurp*

[goldstategop]

Catholic Spain quickly surrendered to Al Qaeda. Muslim Iraq turned its back on them.

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