Posted on 06/19/2011 11:31:33 AM PDT by Nachum
Presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann joins fellow conservatives Newt Gingrich and Tim Pawlenty in being attacked with glitter by gay rights activists.
According to the Star Tribune, the Minnesota congresswoman was “glittered” Saturday after delivering a speech at the RightOnline Conference. The publication reports that Minneapolis gay-rights activist Rachel E.B. Lang came up to Bachmann and twice chucked glitter at her. (Major Garrett critical of 2012 Bachmann bid because ’she can’t keep anybody on her staff’)
Bachmann continued walking even as Lang yelled, “You can run, but you can’t hide.” Lang was quickly removed by security.
“My response to Michele Bachmann’s hateful and anti-gay rhetoric was light-hearted, but these issues are very serious,” Lang said in a statement. “Bachmann’s support of groups like ‘You Can Run But You Cannot Hide’ show exactly how extremist she is — she in no way represents the values of Minnesota and certainly does not represent the values of America.”
During former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s book signing in San Francisco last week, two females threw pink glitter and feathers on him.
Last month, a protester dumped glitter onto Gingrich and his wife Callista during the former House speaker’s book signing.
Remember.
Why don’t they arrest this guy? Charge him with assault and battery.
You don’t want to get that stuff in your eyes. (Speaking from experience: glitter can cut eyes badly.)
All these glitter attacks expose a woeful lack of security. Each one could have have been a fatal attack.
I'm with you on this. However, Republicans (especially "the leadership") should also take note, I'm voting for a constitutional conservative President in 2012. If you want my vote for your party, nominate a true, constitutional conservative.
Nachum wrote:
Conservatives. Remember this come election day. Remember this when someone you know wants to 'sit this one out'. These people are violent. They don't play fair.
So you are happier with a liberal anti-gun anti-freedom Democrat than a non-perfect Republican in your eyes. Just wondering which side you were on.
The new Democrat strategy seems to be convincing Republicans to “sit out” the election so they win by default.
She needs a new security team.
They missed the queer freaks getting too close to her with a box of glitter. They could have been PETA with bottles of blood or worse and they couldn’t have protected her.
Fight dirty.
The problem is that the liberals want the GOP nominee to be a liberal anti-gun anti-freedom Republican *cough*Romney*cough*. I can put up with a less than perfect conservative but I will not put up with a flaming liberal and I will cast a third party or write in vote in that case, even if it means 0bama winning re-election, because there will be no difference between 0bama and any liberal RINO.
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Bachmann is as close as you are going to get to a Constitutional Conservative.
They need to start requiring you present your voter registration card when entering these events to weed out and deny entry to Democrats.
Glitter today, acid tomorrow (Your Honor, I feared for my life). Two in the chest of one of these douchebags in a right to carry state will put a stop to this crap.
What does this have to do with Michele Bachmann, a conservative?
Major, major security fail. Glitter could have been acid, anthrax, etc.
Major, major security fail. Glitter could have been acid, anthrax, etc.
No, Mr. Lang...in reality, it is you and your kind who do not represent the values of America.
Bachmann needs to carry pepper spray and use it “liberally” when called for.
Bachmann needs to carry pepper spray and use it “liberally” when called for.
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