Posted on 09/03/2009 12:49:54 AM PDT by tlb
THOUSAND OAKS -- A 65 year old man had his finger bitten off Wednesday evening at a health care rally in Thousand Oaks, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's Department.
Sheriff's investigators were called to Hillcrest and Lynn Road at 7:26 p.m.
About 100 protesters sponsored by MoveOn.org were having a rally supporting health care reform. A group of anti-health care reform protesters formed across the street.
When someone from the pro-reform side crossed over to the anti-reform side, a fist fight ensued, which resulted in the man's pinky finger getting bitten off.
It's believed the man was on the anti-health care reform side.
He took his finger and walked to Los Robles hospital for treatment.
Police don't know who bit the man's finger off, but they're investigating the incident.
This blogger wont post photos yet....but before the end of the day someone will have it up on youtube.
I’m sure a whole nother version will be out there
Not as catchy as Nathan Hale's original quote, but we have 'evolved' you know.
INDEED.
CANIBALS FOR OTHUGA CARE.
Next it will be . . .
“TREE SHREDDERS DEDICATE THEIR MACHINES TO DISPOSE OF ELDERLY IN BEHALF OF OTHUGA CARE—ANESTHESIA TOO COSTLY TO BOTHER WITH.”
You mean to tell me that the fellow walked in off the street and WASN’T REFUSED HEALTH CARE?
Watch—— this is how the media will play this story: “An inspiring rally for health care— mostly peaceful with only a few “scuffles” where someone’s finger was “bitten”:
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/sep/03/supporters-of-healthcare-reform-rally-in-to/
They just left the off off.
They’ve changed the article since you posted it:
THOUSAND OAKS — A 65 year old man had his finger bitten off Wednesday evening at a health care rally in Thousand Oaks, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department.
Sheriff’s investigators were called to Hillcrest and Lynn Road at 7:26 p.m.
About 100 protesters sponsored by MoveOn.org were having a rally supporting health care reform. A group of anti-health care reform protesters formed across the street.
A witness from the scene told KTLA the man who got his finger bitten off was walking through the anti-reform group to get to the pro-reform group when he got in an altercation with someone from the anti-reform side.
The man apparently punched the person from the anti-reform side. In the scuffle that ensued, that person bit the man’s pinky finger, severing it.
The man took his finger and walked to Los Robles hospital for treatment.
Police don’t know who bit the man’s finger off, but they’re investigating the incident.
You’re right. The article has already been changed.
Good thing this happened before obamaCare, or the doctors would have told him he was too old and sewing it back on was not cost effective.
MunchOff.org
Is it clear who "that person" is?
Soylent Green is made of people!
Ok, that made me laugh. Now to figure out if it’s nervous laughter or what.
Unfortunately, due to the poor education and poor writing skills of most journalists these days, that may not be the case. There have clearly been different ways of phrasing what happened, with one story implying the pro-reform person was the biter and another story implying it was the anti-reform person who was the biter.
Why can't they just spell it out??
And, I guess the new MSM template is “Pro-Reform” and “Anti-Reform.”
Not too much bias there, huh?
“A witness from the scene told KTLA the man who got his finger bitten off was walking through the anti-reform group to get to the pro-reform group when he got in an altercation with someone from the anti-reform side.
The man apparently punched the person from the anti-reform side. In the scuffle that ensued, that person bit the man’s pinky finger, severing it.”
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I’m confused... does this mean the man who had his finger bit off was pro-Obocare? It sure looks like it.
Story and audio of alleged attack at health care rally in Miami on Wednesday. Sounds fishy.
http://www.newsradio610.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=122821&article=5961933
Rabid dogs need to be put down!
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