This is rich -- the Rand Paul (now former) Bourbon County coordinator, one of two men who assaulted a MoveOn worker before Monday's senatorial debate, says his actions were "misunderstood."
Today, Profitt says he fears for his safety and has received numerous death threats after others have watched the incident on tape. He says his actions were misunderstood ...
He says what the video doesn't show is Valle's aggressive behavior. Profitt says she rushed Paul's car three different times; each time refusing to stop ...
"We thought she was a danger; we didn't know what she was doing ..."
Profitt explained that he used his foot to try and keep her down because he can't bend over because of back problems ...
Profit also says he wished things had never escalated to the level they did.
First, Profitt needs to produce those alleged death threats. And then he needs to come up with a better story if he's going to talk to the media, because what he's peddling here is an obvious load of crap. She "rushed Paul's car three times and refused to stop," yet she never reached the car. At the nineteen second mark on the video, Profitt is bending over. And given that Profitt's still unidentified partner in crime had Valle pinned to the ground, why was his foot needed to "try and keep her down"? And of course, why did Profitt stomp on her head?
And this is pure speculation -- Profitt's wish that things "had never escalated to the level they did" can probably be translated as, damn that video.
And it should be noted that Rand Paul still hasn't answered the obvious question -- knowing who Profitt was and that he held a leadership position in the Paul campaign, why did Rand Paul go on Fox News, release two statements about the assault, and go more than twelve hours without mentioning that rather important fact?
