Report: LA GOP Whisper Campaign: Allee Bautsch "Earned" Stomping With "Her Sassy Mouth"

Louisiana GOP fundraiser Alexandra "Allee" Bautsch and her boyfriend, Joe Brown, talk with a police officer about the savage attack on them by leftist protesters as they left a GOP fundraising event on April 9, 2010. Photo by Jack A. Neal

The scandal of the aftermath of the vicious political attack on Alexandra "Allee" Bautsch, the chief fundraiser for Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, and her boyfriend, Joe Brown, as they left a Republican fundraiser attended by three GOP governors (Jindal, Rick Perry of Texas and Haley Barbour of Mississippi) April 9th has taken a sickening turn as a report has surfaced that some in the Lousiana GOP are giving Bautsch what amounts to a second beating by starting a whispering campaign that she "earned" the attack with her "sassy mouth."

Blogger Pat Dollard, who has been working the story of the attack, Tweeted last night accusing some in the Louisiana GOP of saying that Bautsch deserved the attack and that he's confirmed the Louisiana "Republican establishment" is trying to "shut down the Allee Bautsch story." His report is in contrast to a statement by Louisiana GOP Chairman Louis Villere, Jr.--who has not blamed Bautsch for the attack--that he was pursued without provocation by protesters outside the same event where Bautsch and Brown were later attacked.

Dollard's report lends credence to what a reporter who is also working the story told me on background last week, that the scuttlebutt was that people were going to be saying Bautsch has a "big mouth" and "may have brought the attack on herself."

"I have verification that the Republican establishment in Louisiana is trying to shut down the Allee Bautsch story."
about 12 hours ago via web

"The Republican Establishment in Louisiana is afraid of Allee Bautsch, they think she "has a sassy mouth" and may have "earned" the beating."
about 11 hours ago via web

Gov. Jindal has been noticably silent on the maiming of his aide, issuing a brief statement three days after the attack when it first became public and later sending out his spokesman to deny a report that the couple was wearing Sarah Palin pins when attacked. Curiously, the New Orleans police also waited three days until the attack became public to open a criminal investigation.

Bautsch's mother, Della Berning, says her daughter's leg was stomped and broken in four places by protesters who were part of an anti-Republican protest organized by leftists who followed the couple from Brennan's restaurant, the scene of the fundraiser.

Bautsch's wounds required a rod and seven screws to be implanted in her leg. Brown suffered a broken nose and jaw and as well as a concussion that gave him problems with remembering details of the attack.

According to the police report, which is based on Brown's beating-induced foggy memory, the attackers yelled things like, " "Little blonde bitch," "You're a f------- faggot," and "You think you're f------ special."

Bautsch's mother told Fox News, "...things were said to my daughter and to her boyfriend that basically everything was about money. From the time they were walking out of the restaurant things were being said to them."

Berning told Yahoo News that Brown and her daughter have told her they were attacked by protesters who followed them as they left the fundraiser at Brennan's.

The host of the fundraiser, Louisiana Republican Chairman Roger Villere, Jr., said in an intrview that he was targeted and pursued by protesters as he tried to leave the fundraiser. He and his group had to leave out the back as the protesters had blocked the entrance to Brennan's. When the protesters spotted them, Villere and his group fled to a taxi and made their escape. Bautsch and Brown weren't as lucky.

Some conservative bloggers and reporters have hurt their reputations with their condescending efforts to play down the political basis for the attack on Bautsch and Brown.

Welcome to the Stockholm Syndrome of the Republican Establishment, and the Elites of the Conservative Blogging Establisment who prop 'em up.
about 13 hours ago via web

I'm getting the feeling that the elites in the Conservative blogging establishment are as useless as the elites in the GOP.
about 13 hours ago via web

With the mainstream media feeling no pressure to pursue the story, it's no wonder some in the Louisiana GOP are not afraid to blame the victim.

While late to the story, Fox News and Megyn Kelly get credit for interviewing Bautsch's mother last Friday and for booking The Hayride's Scott McKay to be on about 2:10 p.m. EDT today.

The hush hush from NO.

New Orleans French Quarter Beating Shows Sick City
Written by: Jeff Crouere
Despite the lack of interest by the local and national media, it seems pretty clear that a hate crime occurred in the French Quarter during the Southern Republican Leadership Conference. The evidence indicates that a bunch of socialist and anarchist punks descended on Brennan’s Restaurant to protest a Republican fundraiser and later that evening savagely beat Allee Bautsch, a top aide to Governor Bobby Jindal, and her boyfriend Joe Brown.
Sadly, Governor Jindal has been quiet about this attack, possibly worried about the fallout from more negative publicity about the crime rate in New Orleans. Despite his concerns, the Governor needs to speak out on this issue and emphasize that the crime should be solved and that the attackers should be immediately brought to justice.
With two young conservatives beaten because of their political beliefs, it seems clear that a hate crime occurred. Not surprisingly, there has been no word from civil rights leaders who are always so worried about hate crimes and no investigation from the city’s Human Rights Commission. In fact, this crime is so vicious and is apparently so political in nature that the Justice Department should be contacted. Where are all of the groups like the ACLU that constantly proclaim discrimination against minorities? In New Orleans, conservatives are a pretty distinct minority, but, sadly, it seems this is the only group that is not protected.
In this incident, the media is uninterested and have been very slow to follow the case. In fact, the Times Picayune is more interested in establishing that the attackers were not motivated by political hatred. Initial reports indicated that the thugs did not shout political insults as they were attacking Ms. Bautsch and her boyfriend. It is really irrelevant what the criminals were yelling as they were beating up Ms. Bautsch and Mr. Brown. So what, the attackers did not yell, “Republicans suck,” while beating these two to a pulp. It still seems pretty obvious that the motivation was political.
Dozens of radical protesters were in the area before the crime was committed. In fact, the description of the attacker matches a picture of one of the protesters. Check out the photos and derive your own conclusions (www.tncon.com). The pictures show a vile group of protesters carrying extremist signs filled with profanity. It is not unreasonable to conclude that one of these individuals attacked Ms. Bautsch and her boyfriend.
Right after the fundraiser, Louisiana Republican Party Chairman Roger Villere and his group faced so many crazed protesters that they had to exit at the rear of the restaurant. Despite this subterfuge, protesters noticed the group and chased them before they were able to escape in a taxicab.
Hopefully, the NOPD is investigating all of the protesters; however, they initially categorized the case as a medical emergency and not a crime. It is inconceivable that these individuals were injured without a criminal assault occurring. Ms. Bautsch did not damage her own leg in four places and her boyfriend did not slam his own head into the iron gates outside the Supreme Court building.
This NOPD error raises disturbing questions about the competency and motives of the NOPD (not our problem dude). Was this a case of NOPD incompetence, purposefully downgrading of a crime or disinterest in a crime against a Republican? Whatever the reason for the delay, it is not comforting to the citizens of New Orleans who depend on the NOPD for their safety.
Initially, video of the demonstrators was posted on-line by a member of the protesting group, the Iron Rail Book Collective. This video should be retrieved and examined by police. In addition, French Quarter security cameras should be reviewed in an effort to identify the attackers.
In New Orleans, crime is a frequent occurrence, but in this case robbery was not the motive. . If the attack was a typical crime, valuables would have been stolen, but during the beating, nothing was taken from the two victims. When the ambulance arrived and Ms. Bautsch was moved, her purse was somehow stolen, but it was not taken by the attackers.
Random beatings in the French Quarter do not usually occur near Brennan’s Restaurant. A beating of a top aide to a Governor almost never happens in New Orleans or any other city, in fact, nothing similar has occurred in our recent history. Even in the murder capital of the nation, hate crimes are fairly rare. There should be the same outrage in this case as there is when an African American is targeted because of his race or a homosexual is beaten up because of his sexual orientation. Sadly, when conservatives are targeted, there is nothing but silence.
This incident is an outrage on many different levels. Of course, the crime is tragic and the fact that these criminals are still roaming the streets is disturbing. The media coverage has been pathetic and the police work has been slipshod. Yet, life still rolls on in the Big Easy and the city gets ready for the next festival, the next party. On the outside, the good times are rolling, but underneath the surface, this city is very sick.
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Jeff Crouere is a native of New Orleans, LA and he is the host of a Louisiana based program, “Ringside Politics,” which airs at 7:30 p.m. Fri. and 10:00 p.m. Sun. on WLAE-TV 32, a PBS station, and 7 till 11 a.m.weekdays on WGSO 990 AM in New Orleans and the Northshore. For more information, visit his web site at www.ringsidepolitics.com. E-mail him at jeff@ringsidepolitics.com.

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