[llevrok]

That is, unless you think this was staged, or didn't happen at all.

Not at all. I am not trying to pick a fight here. KIRO is not the most un-biased news source. .

The posting of this tread should have said "vanity" I guess.Lots of editorial license taken

Liberals usually don't attack soldiers - unless it involves spitting and hissing.

[Thanatos]

Update: According to the Tacoma, Wa News Tribune, the following are the reasons Investigators think for the beating:

Investigators suspect the man was attacked because of his uniform. “The indication is it’s because he was a soldier,” sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said. “There are some specific questions (the attackers asked) that were military related and what his involvement in the war was.”

Earth to llevrok: Liberals do attack and are violent.. Fantasy to think otherwise. Lots of Liberals are serving time for their violence. Also, Posting is marked News and Editorial.. It is not a Vanity as Defined by Free Republic.

[CyberCowboy777]

I understand your point and I am not disagreeing with you.

Most liberals would never do such a thing and these guys could have been gang-bangers or just plain thugs.

Still...

There has been a long history of violence from the left. Union strikes getting violent, tree huggers firebombing property, rioting "liberals" of the sixties.

I was attacked in downtown Portland while counter-protesting an anti-war protest. Got it on video.