Posted on 12/12/2012 12:48:07 PM PST by Kaslin
Yesterday we brought you news of union members in Michigan becoming violent against conservatives. First, there was the tearing down of a large Americans for Prosperity tent while women and elderly people were inside and then conservative activist Steven Crowder was punched in the face four times and threatened with murder. Now, straight out the Saul Alinsky playbook, the Left, the Teamsters Union and MSNBC's Ed Schultz are accusing AFP of tearing down their own tent down and are accusing Crowder of provoking union workers to attack him. The Teamsters have gone so far as saying the protest in Michigan was peaceful until disruptive right-wingers turned it violent. More from Twitchy and Twitter:
Dubious claims? Right, those four sucker punches Crowder took in the face, resulting in a forehead cut and chipped tooth, sure are dubious. The same goes for the loud cheers from union workers after they ripped down the AFP tent. You be the judge.
http://youtu.be/RNbL3_zhRWQ>AFP MI Tent comes down at Right To Work Rally pt 2
Predictably, the Left is also saying the first video above was selectively edited to make union members look bad.
Fox News contributor Steven Crowder is working overtime on the effort to create a violence narrative, claiming to have been punched repeatedly and promoting a video spliced and edited to the point of hilarity—you're not supposed to figure out that in between the obvious cuts, Crowder is provoking people into yelling at him.
From the Teamster's blog:
Peaceful protests follow RTW4Less passage; Koch lackeys try to smear protesters; automakers concerned.
And here is MSNBC's pathetic attempt to spin the story:
But one eyewitness tells MSNBC.com he thinks there may be more to the story. Thomas Duckworth, a Michigan resident and lifelong union member, said he’d been at the AFP tent earlier in the day, when he noticed a man in an NRA hat. Later, he said, he saw the man deliberately loosening the ropes holding the tent up. Duckworth acknowledged that labor supporters had cheered the tent’s collapse, but suggested that AFP had deliberately helped initiate the it, in order to depict their adversaries as an unruly mob.
Right, AFP loosened the ropes so union thugs could cheer at its collapse. It's totally normal for peaceful people to cheer when a massive tent is collapsing with people inside of it......not to mention the videos above show union workers rushing the tent before its collapse. These are Alinsky tactics 101: accuse your opponent of what you're actually doing.
This video shows a union protester of cutting up the collapsed tent and handing out pieces as souvenirs.
Cutting Up AFP Tent on Michigan Capitol Lawn
Last night Crowder went on Hannity to talk about his experience.
Steven Crowder speaks out on assault at union protest
Let me try to understand. The Left comes in and literally destroys the place while hurting people. Then the Left blames the people they are destroying and hurting. Can’t quite wrap my mind around that Alinski or not.
Even if Crowded incited a person to violence, he didn’t , there is no excuse in any society on earth for throwing the 1st punch.
There are unintended consequences for it not the least of which somone protecting their right to life and meeting that aggression with an even greater force to end the threat...
Me, idduh pit that mangy dude down like a rabid dog....
Townhall.com’s mobile site sucks! Adware makes it nothing but annoying.
Townhall.com’s mobile site sucks! Adware makes it nothing but annoying.
I am getting no Adware. Maybe you should invest in better protection
What adware are you talking about? I am not getting any
Well, he's a crack hoe now. Crack hoe, crack hoe, crack hoe -- Hey, Fat Boy, are you reading this? Crack hoe!
They only need a loyal audience of one: George Soros.
Right. Who are we supposed to believe? The liberal union supporters or our lying eyes? Also, who was it in the Crowder film that was ranting that they had a gun and had used it to kill people? Anyone else hear that?
Creep-up boxes on smart phone, cover a third of screen, do ‘t go away, annoying. I expect better from them.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.