So one of the teabagger guys gets into fisticuffs at a town hall meeting he attended in St. Louis - attending meaning "went with the intention to stifle debate and prevent others from speaking." He and his buddies accuse "union members" of attacking him; the union says he started the fight. Six people were arrested in this brouhaha.
Now the guy is "accepting donations toward his medical expenses. Gladney told reporters he was laid off recently and has no health insurance." (The KC Star is reporting this as Protesters demand justice for man injured at town hall.)
He went to a town hall to protest health care reform and the creation of a public health care program that would provide access to medical care for people exactly like him. How does a person function with that level of cognitive dissonance?