The rabid right is at it again, this time they brutally attacked an elderly Hispanic man who was rallying for HCR.
Miami Herald is reporting
A 65-year-old man rallying in favor of healthcare reform was knocked to the ground by a man who disagreed with the call for a government-run health plan outside of a Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce meeting headlined by Sen. Bill Nelson.
Luis Perrero of Coral Gables was standing among about 40 Democratic activists and union workers when a man in a Ford pick-up truck pulled up to the rally at Jungle Island and began arguing with the crowd. The man, who only gave his first name as Raul, said Perrero called him a Spanish curse word. He punched Perrero in the face. Perrero fell to the ground and lay motionless for a few minutes.
"I'm amazed the way this has become such a politicized issue,'' Perrero said, while still sitting on the ground but sitting up. "It shows that people who are against the public option will resort to anything, including battery on a senior citizen to prevent healthcare reform.''
Wilhelmina Ford, another healthcare reform proponent at the rally, said, "It was totally uncalled for. The guy may have had words with him but he didn't have to hit him in the face.''
Fire rescue responded to the scene, where a Herald reporter was present
This shows how desperate this thugs have become, any man who will punch a senior to the ground is a shameless thug.
Glenn beck is reaping the fruit of his labor and i hope he is ready for the consequences of inciting violence against democrats.Anyone who attacks senior citizens deserves a very long and horrible jail sentence.
I highly doubt this would be reported by the MSM, they gave wingnuts a platform and airtime to spew ignorant BS about HCR without correcting their lies.
Barton Kunstler, wrote in huffington post about healthcare fanaticism
This is a special type of American fanaticism. Unless we appreciate its virulence, proponents of progressive reform will continually underestimate its role in determining public policy. In the health care debate, the presence of an extreme right wing enables establishment interests opposed to reform to define their own intransigent opposition as the "reasonable center". This provides a cover for the self-interest and disinformation that these corporations, lobbyists, and major news outlets have been promoting because they seem reasonable in comparison to the extremist positions that garner so much media attention.
This fanaticism has deep roots in American history, but since World War II it has been brought to a fine boil in large part due to:
The media is partly to blame for emboldening this fools, anytime they act stupid they become a special guest on cable news, while reasonable citizens are shunned.