Posted on 03/10/2005 8:46:22 PM PST by ambrose
March 10, 2005
Florida man charged in anti-Bush road rage incident
TAMPA, Florida (AP) - A man apparently enraged by a campaign sticker for President George W. Bush on a woman's sport utility vehicle chased her for several kilometres and tried to run her off the road while holding up an anti-Bush sign, police said.
"He told our officers that he just got mad at her, so he went after her," said police spokesman Joe Durkin. Nathan Winkler, 31, was freed on $2,000 US bail early Wednesday on a charge of aggravated stalking, which carries up to five years in prison.
No one answered the telephone Thursday at Winkler's home, but his father, John Winkler, said: "I know that he's very anti-Bush. But I don't see him doing anything like that. He's the least aggressive person I know."
Winkler told police he got upset with the woman, 35-year-old Michelle Fernandez, after she made an obscene gesture, Durkin said. Fernandez was taking her 10-year-old son and three-year-old daughter to a ball field Tuesday when the incident occurred.
"Whatever gestures I made, I made them because I was trying to figure out why he was honking at me and pointing at his sign," Fernandez said.
Police said that as Winkler chased the woman's vehicle, he held up a small sign that read: "Never forget Bush's illegal war murdered thousands in Iraq."
Fernandez found a police officer and described the car and licence number. Within an hour, police arrested Winkler at his home.
Fernandez said she is a registered Democrat who voted for Bush in 2004.
If all leftists disappeared from the face of the earth tonight, there would be alot of starving psychiatrists.
Bush/Cheney bumper stickers and a madman.
>>Never forget Bush's illegal war murdered thousands in Iraq."
>Typical Leftist sign, way too wordy.
Never mind we still don't have a list of names cross referenced against photocopied death certificates.
Never forget that "1 million back alley abortions" was also a figure conveniently made by the left before abortion was legalized.
Looks like a Firefox user to me.
I was under the impression that most psychiatrists are liberals. Admittedly I don't know any psychiatrists personally.
Two election inspired felons.
They have truly earned the right "not to vote" with their actions.
You're right! I didn't catch that.
Aw, come on now!! We're Mac owners. I love my Mac. Husband has to have for work. He's one of those "creative" people...but still conservative! We're not all bad!!
"Husband has to have for work."
Self edit.
Supposed to be "has to have ONE for work."
Yup. Nicest folks you'd ever wanna know.
They're losing it.They're all just losing it.
LOL Karen (my wife of 34 years) and I wonder why wonder these ass-breaths prune their faces as vagina targets.
It's a shame that these jerks cannot figure out how to use a razor once in a while.
I run a full beard twice a year; good when the weather is COLD, and works the facial folicles; in readiness for Church in the Springtime.
Regardless, though I have NEVER looked like a come- (sic) - catcher.
IMOHO
Nomex and Tin Foil on. LOL
Rush owns and uses Macs. So do I.
I'm thinking "Old Packard-Bell" or "clearanced eMachines" user.
Don't forget that President Bush is supposed to be a Mac user, too. :)
Anyone here want to call Bush an idiot or a Macmoonie? :)
I'll say it again, this is a political hate crime.
Can't be. Appears the victim is white and a conservative.
Sounds like that movie with Michael Douglas where he suffered a bout of rage.
This is no laughing matter.
Road rage is serious down here where I live.
Already people have been maimed and killed by irate drivers.
I never leave home to go to the market with out my cell phone.
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