Link via Drudge to TSG.
Two dorks throw pies at Ann Coulter during a speech at the University Arizona. They say they’re “throwing pies at her ideas not at her.” And they call themselves “Al Pieda.”
This is so moronic I think I’ve suffered permanent brain damage just reading about it. Instead of rational discourse we have neanderthals throwing pies at someone they disagree with. How long, Lord?
This is the tip of the iceberg. We are seeing unprecedented levels of campaign violence, voter intimidation, and electoral fraud.
In answer to your question “How long, Lord?” …
See http://www.peanuts.com/comics/peanuts/archive/peanuts-20041010.html.
This happens all the time in Europe, and since they’re so sophisticated, we should just get used to it.
I know…I agree…but I can’t help laughing…just a bit! What’s going on in Smalltown USA is much worse…democratic fraud is unrestrained!!
Here’s a link to the Arizona Daily Wildcat story on the incident:
http://wildcat.arizona.edu/papers/98/44/01_1.html
Unfortunately, in this day and age we cannot very consistently attribute political malice to the actual offending party/ideals. We can never be sure whether the offenders meant to truly deface the victim, or to glorify the victim in their own self-sacrafice.