Posted on 04/28/2007 6:48:21 PM PDT by blam
Ex-Senator Injured in Chicago Mugging
Sunday April 29, 2007 1:46 AM
CHICAGO (AP) - Former U.S. senator and presidential candidate Carol Moseley Braun suffered a broken wrist when a mugger tried to steal her purse, authorities said Saturday.
Braun, 59, was standing at her front door late Friday when an assailant came out of the bushes and tried to take her purse, said her spokesman, Kevin Lampe. When Braun resisted, the man pulled a knife and cut the strap of the purse.
During the struggle, Braun fell, fracturing her left wrist. She was later treated and a released from a hospital.
A student from the nearby University of Chicago came to her aid, Lampe said.
Zachary Trayes-Gibson said he had been walking with a friend when he heard screams.
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Chicago is a quagmire.
So I guess this means she’s not a liberal any more?
So, will she become a conservative?
“A conservative is a liberal who has been mugged”
” HA-HA!”
I am sorry Ms. Braun was injured, and I hope she has a complete recovery.
Taxpayer bent on revenge.
What are the odds that Jesse will get involved in this? I’m not holding my breath.
It is ironic when enablers, themselves, become victims.
God help me, but I find this very amusing. I can just visualize it happening..
No, I hope she’s okay and recovers. We’ll see about the mugging victim theory, I have little hope for her, though.
It’s a shame that someone beats up a woman and steals her purse.
True, but I was referencing the old saw that "a conservative is a liberal who has been mugged."
Schadenfreude..
Speedy Recovery, Carol.
Um, will she be suing the city of Chicago?
At least the mugger didn’t use a gun....
That makes it ok right?
Knife Control Now!!!
That makes it ok right?
Yep, otherwise someone could have been injured or killed!
Prayers for a quick recovery. Still disagree with her politics but sorry to hear that she was injured.
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