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Little girl has sign ripped up by anti-Bush protestor
AP ^ | 9/16/2004 | Randy Snyder

Posted on 09/17/2004 7:39:16 AM PDT by Xaviore

Three-year-old Sophia Parlock cries while seated on the shoulders of her father, Phil Parlock, after having their Bush-Cheney sign torn up by Kerry-Edwards supporters on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2004, at the Tri-State Airport in Huntington, W.Va. Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards (news - web sites) made a brief stop at the airport as he concluded his two-day bus tour to locations in West Virginia and Ohio. (AP Photo/Randy Snyder)


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: West Virginia
KEYWORDS: antibush; bush; girl; iupat; kerry; protestor; sophiaparlock
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To: RightWhale
It's a free country and all, but the wisdom of taking a three-year old to what would obviously be an opposition political event and especially with the deliberate intent to involve the three-year old should be questioned.

Yep.

141 posted on 09/17/2004 9:28:41 AM PDT by sinkspur ("I heard that the traditionalists have taken over the FR religion forum"--Cardinal Fanfani)
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To: big_sis_10

THANK YOU!!!


142 posted on 09/17/2004 9:29:06 AM PDT by kcvl
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To: sinkspur
It may very well be just coincidental that Parlock's had run-ins on THREE separate occasions at Democrat rallies, and all THREE times got his name and picture in the paper.

I will again submit in a spirit of goodwill that Parlock is politically active and likes to attend events of the other party (Freeping?), and that a pattern of violence against him has developed because the Democrat party doesn't like dissent. Since Parlock is reasonably well-spoken and self-confident, he did not decline to comment to the press.

143 posted on 09/17/2004 9:30:06 AM PDT by Petronski (Pajamarazzi power!)
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To: Petronski

I'm neutral on this story. There are simply too many suspicious circumstances.


144 posted on 09/17/2004 9:31:36 AM PDT by sinkspur ("I heard that the traditionalists have taken over the FR religion forum"--Cardinal Fanfani)
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To: E Rocc
The way IUPAT's been getting Freeped and the way this story has made it to the major media, if the thug wasn't a member I would expect they would have said something by now. It's ridiculous to take some DUmmy's wild speculation as if it has any credibility.

Hear hear!

145 posted on 09/17/2004 9:33:09 AM PDT by Petronski (Pajamarazzi power!)
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To: big_sis_10
Also, I am disappointed with the WV comment. No, not everyone in WV is related.

IGNORE it! Since I am from Arkansas we get this stupid statement all the time. It just shows that some people need to TRAVEL a little more. They don't even know the REAL people who live in these states are NOT any different from the rest of the country. Stereotypes are so easy for ignorant people.

146 posted on 09/17/2004 9:34:06 AM PDT by kcvl
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To: sinkspur
I'm neutral on this story.

I respect that. We will eventually know the truth, and I think Parlock will be vindicated.

147 posted on 09/17/2004 9:34:47 AM PDT by Petronski (Pajamarazzi power!)
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To: Taliesan
I may be wrong,too, but you have to understand that Huntington is a small city with a small town atmosphere and the Parlocks are a fairly well-known family and Phil Parlock is fairly well-known and the airport in question is a TINY TINY airport and if Phil Parlock thought he was going to let his son impersonate a union thug in WV, in broad daylight, with photographers around, he would be stupider even than you already might think he is.
I did a Google on Randy Snyder and he seems to be the top photographer for the main Huntington paper. Unlikely that he'd be in on it, or even get fooled.

-Eric

148 posted on 09/17/2004 9:36:31 AM PDT by E Rocc (DNC: Documents, Newly Created)
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To: sinkspur
She said her dad is upset. He doesn't appear to be upset then, so he must be upset now.

It's interesting how many people can look at one picture and see different things. When I look at the picture I see a lot of emotion on the fathers face I think a combination of anger and pain. I interpret his not responding differently as well - an assessment the situation where he has two children with him and deciding not to escalate the situation.

I also see the younger brother with a clenched fist a difficult reaction to coach.

Your interpretation could be right and mine wrong, time will tell. I just find it interesting that people can look at the same photo and see it so differently.

149 posted on 09/17/2004 9:37:19 AM PDT by not_apathetic_anymore
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To: Xaviore
Don Adams Oreal with union goons
150 posted on 09/17/2004 9:37:20 AM PDT by timestax
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To: big_sis_10
I think it's sad that some of the poster here are doubting this based on the word of some leftist web blogger who obviously want to pull off a CYA efford.

I'm familiar with union thug tactics, and I doubt it's a setup. I saw the pics and don't see the resembalance either.

151 posted on 09/17/2004 9:38:39 AM PDT by Dan from Michigan (A gun owner voting for John Kerry is like a chicken voting for Col. Saunders. (bye bye .30-30))
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To: Dan from Michigan

or UGA in GA


152 posted on 09/17/2004 9:39:25 AM PDT by eyespysomething (I'm typing up lottery tickets. I mean, as long as the content is true the rest doesn't matter.)
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To: big_sis_10

Can you share a better copy of that family photo? The image posted on the public site is pretty poor, and a clearer picture of your brothers will help us to put this issue to rest.


153 posted on 09/17/2004 9:43:15 AM PDT by ARCADIA (Abuse of power comes as no surprise)
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To: Dan from Michigan
Edit - poster = posters, Want = wants, efford = effort, resembalance = resemblance

Terrible spelling, even for me.

154 posted on 09/17/2004 9:43:16 AM PDT by Dan from Michigan (A gun owner voting for John Kerry is like a chicken voting for Col. Saunders. (bye bye .30-30))
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To: AngryJawa

Right on both counts: yes, it is a joke (albeit a bitter one), and yes, this trend would bode ill for society. I can't imagine exploiting my baby girl's heart-wrenchingly adorable "sad face" for political gain, and I certainly hope this gentleman wouldn't either. Goodness knows there are plenty of other real incidents of protester harassment to choose from.


155 posted on 09/17/2004 9:45:56 AM PDT by MissNomer
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To: BigDoom
Parlock clan is invading FR, hmmm? How many signed in over the last few hours claiming themself a brother or sister of this poor little girl?

Freeper scarpetta contacted the family yesterday and told the mom about FR.

156 posted on 09/17/2004 9:53:47 AM PDT by niki
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To: Dan from Michigan
This site is Huntington based and there's a lot of critical comments about Phil, from people who were there even. Some seem to know him, but no one is claiming that the thug was actually his son there. It took a lefty blogger from who-knows-where to "find" a connection.

-Eric

157 posted on 09/17/2004 9:58:35 AM PDT by E Rocc (DNC: Documents, Newly Created)
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To: big_sis_10

Thank you for the clarification. It has been difficult to get any info on what actually happened.

Congratulations to your dad to raise up civic children. I have also taken all of my children, ages 21 to 3, to policital rallies of all flavors (we are very republican). I am sad that this happened. Hope it doesn't get blown up out of proportion.

Good luck to you and your family. Thanks for the post.


158 posted on 09/17/2004 10:00:25 AM PDT by The Californian
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To: big_sis_10
Big Sis, I want to apologize for some of the nutty things some FReepers here have said. The vast majority here DO support your father and your family. Some, however, seem to have forgotten that what your father did is something WE ourselves like to do. We call it FReeping. Check out my post on another thread for more about this.
159 posted on 09/17/2004 10:04:46 AM PDT by Spiff (Don't believe everything you think.)
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To: Spiff

I WAS WRONG I WAS WRONG I WAS WRONG!


I couldn't be more wrong. I'm on board with the not-staged scenario. I guess the painters union issued an apology onheir official web site...


I WAS WRONG. (And I'm glad to say it)


160 posted on 09/17/2004 10:08:31 AM PDT by Rutles4Ever ("The message of the Cross is foolishness to those who are perishing...")
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