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'08 race worker held in damage to Colorado Democratic HQ
Denver Post.com ^
| August 26, 2009
| Jessica Fender
Posted on 08/26/2009 6:51:18 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
One of two people suspected of shattering 11 windows Tuesday morning at the state Democratic Party headquarters has an arrest record and a history of helping a Democratic political candidate, public records show.
Police said that about 2:20 a.m., 24-year-old Maurice Schwenkler, now in custody, and an at-large accomplice took a hammer to the picture windows displaying posters touting President Barack Obama and his health care reform efforts.
Early Tuesday, Democratic Party chairwoman Pat Waak said the damage to her building in Denver's art district was a consequence of "an effort on the other side to stir up hate." She tempered her statement after Schwenkler's political history was revealed.
"What I've been saying is there is a lot of rhetoric out there from both sides of the spectrum," Waak said. "That's what's been disturbing to me. People are saying a lot of things not appropriate for civil discourse."
For weeks, people on both sides of the health care debate have rallied across the country.
Schwenkler is charged with criminal mischief and is to make his first appearance in Denver County Court today.
He is accused of doing an estimated $11,000 in damage and could face a felony conviction.
On the last day of the 2008 Republican National Convention, he was charged with misdemeanor unlawful assembly in St. Paul, Minn.
(Excerpt) Read more at denverpost.com ...
TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: actedstupidly; colorado; cultureofcorruption; democrats; democratscandals; dnc; dncbrownshirts; fakehatecrimes; gaystapotactics; goebbelswouldbeproud; homosexualagenda; itsasetup; nowitbegins; obamaplants; pravdamedia; schwenkler; smearcampaign; stalinisttactics; vandalism; weeweedup
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
Schwenkler didn’t do a very good job. A proper operative would have burned down the building.
To: rightwingintelligentsia
A “Race Worker”? Is that like a Race Baiter?
To: rightwingintelligentsia
To: ProtectOurFreedom
I thought the same. Badly written headline.
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posted on
08/26/2009 6:54:21 AM PDT
by
rightwingintelligentsia
(Can we trade in the clunker we have in the White House?)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
When I read first read about this, I KNEW it was going to be blamed on the GOP but was done by Dems. Call me Claire Voyant....
6
posted on
08/26/2009 6:54:23 AM PDT
by
NEMDF
To: rightwingintelligentsia
Early Tuesday, Democratic Party chairwoman Pat Waak said the damage to her building in Denver's art district was a consequence of "an effort on the other side to stir up hate." She tempered her statement after Schwenkler's political history was revealed. She was in on it. Otherwise why would she say this without knowing ?
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posted on
08/26/2009 6:55:20 AM PDT
by
Red Boots
To: rightwingintelligentsia
She “tempered” her remarks about the anti-Obamacare “side” stirring up “hate”? No, she got caught lying, and had no choice but to mumble something about “both sides”. It wasn’t “both sides”, lady, it was YOUR side.
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posted on
08/26/2009 6:55:21 AM PDT
by
laconic
To: rightwingintelligentsia
Whatever happened to guy who held sign that said death to obama?
i know fbi detained him. i always thought he was a dem plant.
To: rightwingintelligentsia
Yet another “Reichstag” incident. More to come....
hh
10
posted on
08/26/2009 6:56:09 AM PDT
by
hoosier hick
(Note to RINOs: We need a choice, not an echo....Barry Goldwater)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
'08 race workerThey got race workers now?
11
posted on
08/26/2009 6:56:40 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
("If they taxed condoms and toilet paper, they'd have us coming and going." - Lazamataz, 2002)
To: NEMDF
You're 100% correct.
It is the same technique employed by Tawana Brawley and Reverend Al Sharpton twenty years ago and recently utilized by crackpot lefty Professor Kerri Dunn in California in the past few years.
12
posted on
08/26/2009 6:57:09 AM PDT
by
Blue Jays
(Rock Hard, Ride Free)
To: Brugmansian
If you look at the perp’s picture in the article, he/she could be the same person.
To: rightwingintelligentsia
should have said ‘08 ELECTION worker
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posted on
08/26/2009 6:58:30 AM PDT
by
thefactor
(yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
To: Mr. Lucky
whoa....you are right. I missed that.
To: Brugmansian
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posted on
08/26/2009 7:02:22 AM PDT
by
ConservativeMind
(Liberals have no integrity, character, or shame.)
To: Red Boots
Otherwise why would she say this without knowing ? Knee jerk response to spout Dem talking points by a Libtard 0bama Kool-Aid drinker?
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posted on
08/26/2009 7:03:29 AM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Hope requires the contender, who sees no virtue in surrender.)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
It is par for the course that liberals would blame conservatives for their mess, even though they are to blame.
What amazes me is how consistent this behavior is.
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posted on
08/26/2009 7:03:34 AM PDT
by
ConservativeMind
(Liberals have no integrity, character, or shame.)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
Are we not allowed to know the name of the other person they are looking for?
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posted on
08/26/2009 7:06:31 AM PDT
by
Perchant
To: ConservativeMind
To: rightwingintelligentsia
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Knee jerk response to spout Dem talking points by a Libtard 0bama Kool-Aid drinker?Well, there is that, I suppose. But this guy had been paid by the Dems ( she was the treasurer) before. It's beyond a casual connection.
To: rightwingintelligentsia
Bet he’s painting swastikas too.
23
posted on
08/26/2009 7:16:03 AM PDT
by
Dysart
(It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong--Voltaire)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
“She tempered her statement after Schwenkler’s political history was revealed.”
The honest thing to do would be to admit she was wrong.
24
posted on
08/26/2009 7:16:28 AM PDT
by
popdonnelly
(Yes, we disagree - no, we won't shut up - no, we won't quit.)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
A Dem vandalizes a Dem office so they can blame it on the Republicans? Who would of thunk it?........................
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posted on
08/26/2009 7:17:08 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other peoples' money...M. Thatcher)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
“What I’ve been saying is there is a lot of rhetoric out there from both sides of the spectrum,”
Except we don’t bust Republican windows and try to blame it on the Democrats.
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posted on
08/26/2009 7:19:28 AM PDT
by
popdonnelly
(Yes, we disagree - no, we won't shut up - no, we won't quit.)
To: Perchant
Are we not allowed to know the name of the other person they are looking for?No. They won't reveal that Gov. Bill Ritter was the other person. It would damage his career.
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posted on
08/26/2009 7:21:36 AM PDT
by
ironwill
(III - Molon Labe)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
Early Tuesday, Democratic Party chairwoman Pat Waak said the damage to her building in Denver's art district was a consequence of "an effort on the other side to stir up hate." She tempered her statement after Schwenkler's political history was revealed. Just like libtards painted the swastika on Congressman Whoever's office.
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posted on
08/26/2009 7:22:24 AM PDT
by
Clint N. Suhks
(Bitter Clunker Clinger all wee-wee'd up, Palin/Cheney 2012)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
From the dailykods: "perhaps the idea was to blame it on the Tea Partiers and discredit them" (dailykos.com/story/2009/8/25/772125/-UPDATED:-Colorado-Dem-Party-HQ-Vandalized)
Also, "No public option? Let the mother****** BURN!!!!!!!!"
Also "Expect more of this across the nation as the reich-wing noise machine continues in overdrive its spewing of hate speech. At what point will our DoJ stop the most offensive of the on-air rabble-rousers from preaching sedition and subject them to criminal prosecution"
Also "It would seem that it might be related to all of the false hatred of dems that has been ginned up by the right-wingers"
Also "I hope they have insurance and that it doesn't exclude damage by Republicans as an act of God"
Also "kristalnacht... Should we be surprised at what is coming? I am concerned that this kind of activity will continue to escalate. There will be no way to contain these people in the future if we do not stop them now."
And it just goes on.
To: rightwingintelligentsia
Democratic Party chairwoman Pat Waak said the damage to her building in Denver's art district was a consequence of "an effort on the other side to stir up hate." She tempered her statement after Schwenkler's political history was revealed.
"What I've been saying is there is a lot of rhetoric out there from both sides of the spectrum," Waak said.
Ya gotta love the spin from the Denver Post here. She "tempered" her rhetoric, after blaming the opposition, by blaming both sides equally, even though it was some fruitcake within her party who did it.
I hope the local GOP has the guts to demand an apology from the state Dem chairwoman.
To: hoosier hick
Yet another Reichstag incident.
Yep. This regime is planning Gleichschaltung and their own version of a Reichstag Fire Decree and Enabling Act as we post.
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posted on
08/26/2009 7:25:05 AM PDT
by
Canedawg
(FUBO)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
Early Tuesday, Democratic Party chairwoman Pat Waak said the damage to her building in Denver's art district was a consequence of "an effort on the other side to stir up hate." That's one statement.
"What I've been saying is there is a lot of rhetoric out there from both sides of the spectrum," Waak said.
That's a completely different statement that contradicts your previous statement, in which you smeared the opposition with absolutely no evidence to support your accusation.
The proper response would be to acknowledge your error and apologize without conditions for your slander. Bitch.
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posted on
08/26/2009 7:25:48 AM PDT
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: PJ-Comix
ping to post #29 for some material.
"This sounds like the type of Democratic tactic from the left fringe trying to make Republicans look mean-spirited," Balmer said. "In this case, it blew up in their face. He was caught red-handed." This stinks to high heaven of a RAT setup cooked up by a community organizer. The only thing that went wrong was the cop showing up. The RAT machine is going to make that cop's life hell for screwing up their little caper.
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posted on
08/26/2009 7:33:52 AM PDT
by
A.A. Cunningham
(Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
To: Blue Jays; NEMDF
The difference is, if this had been GOP on GOP, then Pelosi and the hacks would’ve been mentioning “hate attacks” and “typical republican hooligans” in every press conference.
Republicans will not mention a whit about this.
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posted on
08/26/2009 7:36:20 AM PDT
by
sam_paine
(X .................................)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
Democratic Party chairwoman Pat Waak said the damage...was a consequence of "an effort on the other side to stir up hate." "This is a self-referential statement."
To: rightwingintelligentsia
second suspect is Ariel Attack apparently she is also in cusody
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posted on
08/26/2009 7:45:19 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(Ted is dead, sir- begins train ride to hell .. http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
Just doing what dem terrorists do!
To: gussiefinknottle
Whatever happened to guy who held sign that said death to obama? The media still hasn't told us his name, but they continue to use that incident against conservatives.
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posted on
08/26/2009 7:46:33 AM PDT
by
Perchant
To: ProtectOurFreedom
A Race Worker? Is that like a Race Baiter?
+++++++++++++
ACORN?
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posted on
08/26/2009 7:49:52 AM PDT
by
SeattleBruce
(God, Family, Church, Country & the Tea Party! Take America Back! (Objective media? Try TRAITORS.))
To: Lazamataz
**’08 race worker
—They got race workers now?
+++++++++++++
You know, stimulatin’ and savin’ jobs - all over this great country. </s>
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posted on
08/26/2009 7:51:53 AM PDT
by
SeattleBruce
(God, Family, Church, Country & the Tea Party! Take America Back! (Objective media? Try TRAITORS.))
To: Perchant
The media still hasn’t told us his name, but they continue to use that incident against conservatives.
++++++++++++++++
Lying Traitors.
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posted on
08/26/2009 7:52:27 AM PDT
by
SeattleBruce
(God, Family, Church, Country & the Tea Party! Take America Back! (Objective media? Try TRAITORS.))
To: rightwingintelligentsia
Here we go; their first salvo
43
posted on
08/26/2009 7:52:54 AM PDT
by
davidlachnicht
("IF WE ARE ALL TO BE TARGETS, THEN WE ALL MUST BE SOLDIERS.")
To: rightwingintelligentsia
LOLOL!!! The progressives are desperately hoping their opponents will behave like them! Maybe they’ll finally realize their opponents are only using one threat: to kick them out of office.
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posted on
08/26/2009 7:54:01 AM PDT
by
NotSoModerate
(Report dissenters to snitch@whitehouse.gov for a $4,500 tax credit)
To: popdonnelly
The honest thing to do
++++++++++++++
You *do* know who we’re talking about here, right...snark.
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posted on
08/26/2009 7:54:52 AM PDT
by
SeattleBruce
(God, Family, Church, Country & the Tea Party! Take America Back! (Objective media? Try TRAITORS.))
To: davidlachnicht

Maurice?
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posted on
08/26/2009 7:56:11 AM PDT
by
davidlachnicht
("IF WE ARE ALL TO BE TARGETS, THEN WE ALL MUST BE SOLDIERS.")
To: NotSoModerate
The progressives are desperately hoping their opponents will behave like them!
++++++++++++++
We're not fitting their made up narrative on the Socialized Medicine debacle, sooo, they're trying to gin it up - and getting caught at it. Kind of amazing the media didn't try to hide the shim's past, and maintain s/he was a conservative for a few more days/weeks/forever?
The media must have some kind of an algorithm that they do, to figure out if it is feasible for them to lie and promote liberalism, or not. Part of it does actually have to do with how OBVIOUS such lying would be.
But believe you me, there is a LOT of lying that goes on by the MSM/SRM/enemedia.
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posted on
08/26/2009 7:59:12 AM PDT
by
SeattleBruce
(God, Family, Church, Country & the Tea Party! Take America Back! (Objective media? Try TRAITORS.))
To: chuck_the_tv_out
Thanks for posting the Daily Kook comments. I don’t have any desire to ever visit their site and read the hate for myself. I see enough of it from Libtards I actually know.
To: MitchellC
I hope the local GOP has the guts to demand an apology from the state Dem chairwoman.
++++++++++++++
We’ve got to start doing this. It *forces* the media to be fair, also.
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posted on
08/26/2009 8:02:50 AM PDT
by
SeattleBruce
(God, Family, Church, Country & the Tea Party! Take America Back! (Objective media? Try TRAITORS.))
To: dead
That’s a completely different statement that contradicts your previous statement, in which you smeared the opposition with absolutely no evidence to support your accusation.
+++++++++++++
She’s a well trained Democrat.
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posted on
08/26/2009 8:03:45 AM PDT
by
SeattleBruce
(God, Family, Church, Country & the Tea Party! Take America Back! (Objective media? Try TRAITORS.))
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