karnythia:

Romney supporter gags protester with handkerchief at Ohio rally

deliciouskaek:

sinidentidades:

A Mitt Romney supporter literally silenced a chanting protester during a rally in Ohio today for the Republican presidential candidate by shoving a handkerchief into the heckler’s mouth.

Romney was at a strip mall in Parma, Ohio with Louisianna Governor Bobby Jindal (R) and former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty for a normal stump event in the crucial swing state. Yet the routine event was overshadowed when a small scuffle erupted as Pawlenty—who is often mentioned as a possible Romney running mate—took the stage to deliver his remarks. A group of people drowned out the former governor with chants of, “Pawlenty go home,” prompting retaliatory shouting and shoving from the Romney supporters in attendance.

At one point, Romney supporter Richard Brysac tried to quiet protester Al Neal by pouring a bottle of water in his mouth. When that didn’t work, he instead balled up a handkerchief and stuffed it in Neal’s mouth, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

From the paper:

“He seemed thirsty, so I tried to shove the bottle in his mouth,” Brysac said. “I thought it was wrong to interfere with [Pawlenty’s] freedom of speech.

“I acted out of character and I apologize if I offended anyone.”

Watch footage of the altercation

“if i offended anyone”

i think you meant to say “that i tried to choke someone for disagreeing with me”

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   Isn’t ironic he was trying to silence someone’s protest because it thought it was interfering with someone else’s...

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    Uh. What is wrong with people. Just, I don’t understand.

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    Exactly the way the Republicans will run this country if allowed. Perfect analogy.

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    Now try and tell me that conservatives are non-violent. They are the biggest purveyors of violence against Christians,...

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    Because there’s nothing like defending Pawlenty’s freedom of speech by assaulting and choking someone else who is trying...

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