[Texas_Jarhead]

I'll say it again, this is a political hate crime.

[ambrose]

Political road rage

Nathan Winkler

By:De Anna Sheffield

South Tampa, Florida - On Tuesday evening, Michelle Fernandez was driving down Armenia in South Tampa with her two children in the car, when another driver tried to run her off the road. The man had a sign over his passenger window that said 'Never forget Bush's illegal oil war murdered thousands in Iraq.'

Fernandez has a Bush/Cheney bumper sticker on her car. Fernandez called police from her cell phone when the driver began yelling, blowing his horn, and following her.

9-1-1 Dispatch
Dispatch: Where are you on Kennedy?

Caller: Right now I'm on Kennedy and Arrawana. Look, he just pulled over next to me, he's stopping the car, it's ridiculous this man! Look he's running after my car, Oh my goodness, he's a fanatic, he's in the middle of the street!

For nine minutes Fernandez stayed on the phone with dispatchers, turning on busy streets, hoping to lose the other driver. The dispatcher heard a horn honking in the background.

9-1-1 Dispatch
Dispatch: Is that him blowing his horn at you?

Caller:
No I was blowing my horn at somebody 'cause I'm running stoplights and everything else to get away from him.

Fernandez was finally able to throw the driver off her trail. She ended up going to a near-by little league ball park and waited for police to file a report. They arrested Nathan Winkler at his home. They found the sign in the car.

Joe Durkin, Tampa Police spokesperson
"When we contacted him, his indication to the officers of why he was upset, was because he says 'the victim flipped him off, and that's why I pursued her.' But this is taking political views to an extreme."

Winkler is now charged with aggravated stalking and road rage, which carries a five year sentence.

De Anna Sheffield, Tampa Bay's 10 News

[Gumption]

Fernandez said she is a registered Democrat

Not for long I bet.

[LdSentinal]

Looks like some convict in prison will get a Bartcop contributer for a boyfriend in the near future.

[Brian328i]

"But I don't see him doing anything like that. He's the least aggressive person I know."

They are always the least aggressive people aren't they?

[zip]

What's with the "kilometers" and 2000 dollars "US"? Has AP gone one world totally?

[socal_parrot]

"Never forget Bush's illegal war murdered thousands in Iraq."

Typical Leftist sign, way too wordy.

[zip]

ping

[technomage]

Several kilometers?

$2,000 US?

Why doesn't AP just move all their offices to Europe and get it over with? After all, it is very obvious they are 100% anti-American.

[deepFR]

If all leftists disappeared from the face of the earth tonight, there would be alot of starving psychiatrists.

[bd476]

Bush/Cheney bumper stickers and a madman.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

Ahhhh yes, the Democrats, the party of peace. Sarcasm

[spinestein]

[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.]

I guess the PEST counseling sessions didn't take.

[perfect stranger]

Two election inspired felons.

They have truly earned the right "not to vote" with their actions.

[jwalburg]

They're losing it.They're all just losing it.

[vpintheak]

Freak! I have the feeling if it was a man, it would have set this week-kneed sissy off. He saw a woman and decided he could take her.

[WayneM]

There is a Nathan Winkler listed in Tampa phone records.

Wonder how he would respond to a RNC campaign fund solicitation phone call?

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

[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.]

Democrat Motto: "Tolerance for me, but not for thee"

[garyhope]

Gee, and I was just afraid of getting my car keyed by one of the warm, loving, gentle, tolerant "liberals".

What a bunch of nasty, vicious, intolerant, smug, self-righteous, arrogant, condescending fascists the "liberals" are. These people loved Stalin.