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Political road rage
bay news 9 (Tampa FL) ^
| Wednesday, March 9, 2005
| Chris Hawes
Posted on 03/09/2005 3:55:27 PM PST by Terriergal
Political road rage
Wednesday, March 9, 2005
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The woman escaped by hiding in this park.
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A woman became a road rage victim Tuesday not because of the way she drove, but because of how she voted in the last presidential election.
It happened in Tampa and the entire drama was recorded during a 911 call.
Officers say Nathan Winkler, 31, saw a Bush-Cheney bumper sticker on Michelle Fernandez's car and showed her a sign of his own.
"He drove up next to me, with his, he has a sign hanging from his windshield, passenger window that says something about the war in Iraq," Fernandez said during her call to 911. "And he literally tried to run me off the road. And I'm just trying, I'm just getting away from him right now, but I mean I'm shaking like a leaf."
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Fernandez stayed on the phone with the 911 operator as Winkler allegedly tried to hit her.
"Oh, here he is again, here he is again," Fernandez screamed. "I have my kids in the car. He's running after my car. He's in the middle of the street."
When the 911 operator asked, "Was that him blowing his horn at you," Fernandez responded, "No, I was just blowing a horn at somebody because I'm running stoplights and everything else to get away from him."
The 911 operator tried to convince Fernandez to drive to a police station, but she was afraid to stop.
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Winkler was tracked to this home.
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"Will they be ready for me?" asked Fernandez. "Because, I've got kids in the car and everything else."
Fernandez eventually got away by hiding in a park. Officers traced Winkler's license plate to his Tampa home, where they found his handwritten message still inside the car.
It said, "Never forget Bush's illegal oil war murdered thousands in Iraq."
Winkler is facing one count of aggravated stalking. He was released from jail Wednesday on $2,000 bond.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: democratnutcases; democratsarescum; leftwingnuts; liberal; liberalcompassion; roadrage; tolerance
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To: dandantheman
All the effort of signing up...so you can go after somebody's tag line and get one stupid comment in?
Relish in your grand triumph!
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posted on
03/09/2005 4:32:32 PM PST
by
Gator101
To: dandantheman
Hi dandyman, I'm the last of a noble race of controlling louts. Call me? Please?
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posted on
03/09/2005 4:35:52 PM PST
by
Enterprise
(President George W. Bush - the leading insurgent detergent.)
To: dandantheman
IMO
Liberalism is a religion. Explaining the war to a Liberal is like teaching a Muslim that women are human beings. It just doesn't fit into their world view, they error out and go into system shock, or reject it entirely.
To: dandantheman
I like the idea of conservatism in that it involves the noble controlling louts like you. Sure thing, Dannyboy - we need lectures on ideology from somebody capable of a line like that.
To: MARTIAL MONK
No, not the Kittens! Not that! (Well, not yet anyway)
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posted on
03/09/2005 4:49:57 PM PST
by
Chuckster
("Silence is not golden. It is yellow" Senator Zell Miller)
To: Terriergal
Wonder if this guy is one of those DUmmies who brags about trying to hit cars that have Bush-Cheney stickers
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posted on
03/09/2005 4:54:52 PM PST
by
NRA1995
("Yew jes' go and lay yore hand on a Pittsburgh Steelers fan & Ah think yer gonna fin'lly understand")
To: dandantheman
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posted on
03/09/2005 4:59:18 PM PST
by
NRA1995
("Yew jes' go and lay yore hand on a Pittsburgh Steelers fan & Ah think yer gonna fin'lly understand")
To: NRA1995
Go back to DU, scum!dandan
wentwent
byebye...
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posted on
03/09/2005 5:03:55 PM PST
by
backhoe
(-30-)
To: backhoe
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posted on
03/09/2005 5:05:43 PM PST
by
NRA1995
("Yew jes' go and lay yore hand on a Pittsburgh Steelers fan & Ah think yer gonna fin'lly understand")
To: dandantheman
Did DanDanTheMan R. cry yet tonite?....Have to go back to the live thread now...
FMCDH(BITS)
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posted on
03/09/2005 5:06:26 PM PST
by
nothingnew
(There are two kinds of people; Decent and indecent.)
To: Terriergal
That would have been a good time to pull out the old .45. I would have at least had it resting in my lap. You never know with these delusional maniacs.
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posted on
03/09/2005 5:16:23 PM PST
by
Clump
To: Terriergal
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posted on
03/10/2005 1:02:00 AM PST
by
backhoe
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