OWNED!

Glitter makes everything better. Mitt’s had just lost and this guy was trying to cheer him up. 
He was trying to make him look FABULOUS!

I guess Mitt is fabulous enough!

Glitter-bombing is a prime example of what is wrong with today’s political discourse…

Why is militant activism considered OK as long as the means justify the ends? There are much better ways to protest and present your opinion that doesn’t make you look as lame as glitter-bombing does. 

It didn’t appear to be glitter to me – blue it was.

DATELINE!!!!! NEWS FLASH!!!!!! NEWS FLASH!!!!  ”FLUFF GETS TOSSED AT FLUFF” details at 6:00.

Who said it was ok?

The Gay Mafia.

After tonight I think Romney needs a little glitter. It must suck to know your going to be the nominee but cant constantly win in the primaries.

I hope that he gets five years in prison, if you can go to prison for 8 years because you shipped lobsters in the wrong box….  well then this little OWS weenie deserves at least 5 years for his glitter attempt..

“Abner Schoenwetter was importing seafood to sell to U.S. restaurants for over 12 years from Honduras.  Those shipments were overseen by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) who inspected the shipments and found everything in order, including the plastic bags used to ship the frozen Caribbean lobsters (see the U.S. Department of Justice Charges here).  That plastic, and not a box, is a “no-no” according to the Lacey Act which was enforced by another U.S. government entity, National Marine Fishery Service.  Schoenwetter was prosecuted and was sentenced to 8 years in federal prison, which he completed in August of 2010 (he’s still on probation). ”

This was a case similar to the Gibson Guitar case, funny that dems think that the Tea Party is being hysterical about the government over nothing.  

http://www.forbes.com/sites/walterpavlo/2011/12/13/im-going-to-jail-for-what/

I agree. It is appalling. I don’t support this glitter-bombing crap. How does that bring more people to your cause? If you think about it, it is a form of bullying. Could also be regarded as battery. 

I agree tossing glitter at someone is stupid, but to attempt to equate it with battery is just plain moronic. It’s just glitter, you wipe it off and move on.

I thought you people valued common sense…

It was clearly blue acid and the man was attempting to disfigure the beautiful Romney.

It is battery.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_(tort) 

And just where was your cinicism when “the Anionted One” was in campaign mode four years ago?… Oh that’s right,  THERE WAS NONE YOU LIL’ HYPOCRITE!!! 

Could these folks stop with the childishness? If you disagree with someone, go to their face and express your disapproval. Maybe ask them a question, wait for the answer and then move along. Jeez.

not as bad as the clobbering Mittens took from Santorum tonight.

Yes, it’s battery, and this person should be charged.accordingly. 

Good thing there wasn’t a baby around or Romney would have had his Greg Stillson moment.

YES!!!!    I hate glitter bombers with a passion.  About time one of them got a taste of bad medicine.

He was not expected to win in MO and MN (Rs are very social con there); he barely lost CO, and with the proportional allocation, he didn’t lose much last night.

One of these days, some crazy leftist pretending to be a glitter bomber, is going to throw something a little more dangerous at one of these candidates.  SS did a good job.  Charge him with felony assault.

Yes, Jack, we have some stupid laws in this country plus over-zealous enforcement and excessive punishment. As sad as li’l Abner’s case is, it has no bearing here, but thanks for sharing.

I personally can’t understand why some numbnuts would think throwing anything is an acceptable or effective form of political speech. Legally it is assault and battery (but unless you can prove “intent to harm” there is little chance of prosecution).

What is really scary though is asshats who can somehow think throwing glitter should warrant a prison term, much less “at least 5 years”. You have seriously warped priorities my friend.

Assault? Yes. Felony? Nope, falls way short. Sorry.

These idiots are going to get themselves killed. The Secret Service can not assume that someone throwing something at a candidate is not throwing something harmful. It is a belligerent act performed to harass and as someone else stated bully a candidate. If an agent had to use deadly force in order to prevent an attack then it will be the person throwing the glitters fault. The more this happens the more security will be tightened and the more likely one of these glitter throwing losers is going to get hurt. Arrest them all and prosecute to the extent of the law. That could mean a lot of things (5 years in jail is too extreme for my tastes), but misdemenor battery seems reasonable.

More likely that a crazy right-winger will try to shoot Obama.

Just let them get married and let’s let them be the target of each others glitter bombs

Dictatorship of the Left!

btw, How’s the Democrats WAR ON RELIGION going?

Colorado does not have a specific definition related to battery, they refer it to an assault charge and this offense does not meet any of the elements needed to prosecute under 1st, 2nd or 3rd degree assault. This offense would more likely be prosecuted under the disorderly conduct statute.

Assault – No,
Felony – No,
Disorderly Conduct – Yes.

Yeah.  Maybe the glitter would have been a protective shield
against the ass whupping Mittens got tonight from Ole Froth.

Actually he did lose a lot.  The meme will continue   . . .Mitt can’t find the love.
You do know he actually won two of these states in his previous run?
And he lost CO by six percentage points.  But how could he lose EVERY 
county in MO?

Just fine thank you. 

The Pope is being targeted to get a fashion makeover.Some evangelicals are being asked to untie their female relatives from stakes in basements.  The Mormons will be taken out to cafes and encouraged to drink lattes.The Buddhists are being gently questioned about their pacifism thing.Devil worshippers (c’mon–they still worship) are taking classes on how to remove sacrificial blood out of robes.See.  We democrats are on it because we know conservative republicans alwaystry to be the most moral, religous, and ethical people on the planet——and  constantlyfail miserably.

This kind of stuff is SO uncalled for. SS and Candidates have to worry about real threats, and the SS put their lives on the line every day, protecting their clients. 

Every episode like this, when someone throws or lunges at a candidate, is a potential life threatening situation and it is just not cool. I don’t approve of this type of thing, no matter who the candidate is. It is scary for the SS, the candidates and their families. 

Throw their ass in jail. Maybe that will put an end to these types of attacks.

http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/air-force-removes-god-from-logo.html

Do this to Obama and you get twenty years in prison. 

That is the key to understanding this. The meme continues. At the very core, people do not like Willard. That general, inchoate dislike transcends even the flip-flops. It has nothing to do with envy. It’s not particularly ideological. The man is just not appealing. He is off-putting. He is uncomfortable with himself, and he makes people uncomfortable with him. Humanizing doesn’t seem to work for him. Sanitarium did a great job with his grandfather’s hands story. People can relate to that. Willard botched the aluminum paint on his father’s honeymoon story. At no point was the story about his father’s drive and determination. It was passive. America made him do it. The man is an emotional mess.

What is the Italian equivalent of a Mexican telenovela? I’ve just taken part in one, and I’m not sure what to call it.

This seems very much like a rerun of “De Frente Al Sol” with you as Alfredo Adame.

Romney?

Have I mistakenly tuned into the Drama Channel?

This is a contest of who will be glitter king.

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=gay+mafia+boston&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1024&bih=684&tbm=isch&tbnid=J52uWRA7zyhX1M:&imgrefurl=http://unfinishedlivesblog.com/2010/06/02/anti-gay-church-smears-students-and-teachers-at-fag-infested-boston-school/&docid=t9nSwzKpYQo3uM&imgurl=http://unfinishedlives.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/anti-gay-protest.jpg&w=436&h=298&ei=9XQyT6zVOYHj0QHasPTnBw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=422&vpy=288&dur=1578&hovh=186&hovw=272&tx=140&ty=117&sig=111759400087587932353&page=6&tbnh=143&tbnw=189&start=88&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:88

Not bad. I think we are wining.

Yeah, Right.

No, it’s not battery.

does that mean people should throw garbage at ogabe?

libs always act childish when adults disagree with them.

Hey, in light of the glitter bombing fad , can’t we find some miltant athiests to hurl over cooked pasta at religious zealots. 

{think about it}

The Gibson case was enforcing a W-era thing (nothing to do with Obama).  They have (basically) admitted to wrongdoing, merely saying they employ people (so does the mafia).  I am guessing you watch those Exxon commercials with the nice lady saying oil companies = jobs and regulations = govt = bad.  Whenever a CEO says merely they create jobs, that is a tacit admission of wrongdoing.  They bought endangered/illegal wood from abroad, they knew it.  Got caught and should be punished.

Reform, yes.  Bring on the lobster.  But even mentioning this in a glitter bomb story shows you are unpatriotic, wanting to tear down law in the country to the Gangs of NY era of “if you feel like it, do it”.  Of course your screenname lends me to believe you are about as serious as a Adam Sandler movie.

LOL. This glitter thing just won’t go away. Persistence!

Hey dude, GET A GRIP, remember your psychiatrist instructed you not to get excited. Even if your FLUFF can’t close the deal.Now, go take your medication and watch some reruns of the 3 Stooges.

No, the pinhead channel, they’re exploding everywhere after SLICK got his rear end walloped by a sanctimonious Sanitarium.

 ”The Anointed One”?  Clearly a stupid Limbauginsm.  By the way, have you washed the taste of Rush’s dick out of your mouth yet?

There there now.  Be a good little Nazi and get back reading Atlas Shrugged.  It’s an awfully thick book for having so little to say.  Know that the glorious new world order is going to keep you safe…

The “War On Religion” is as imaginary as God himself.  Just another made up propaganda meme to give the RW Fundies something to get their panties in a twist.

They’re all pissy because they know that these clowns they’ve propped up as “Presidential Candidates” could never hold a candle to a real President.  Whatever, beady-eyed little corporo-puppet they end up with is going to be roundly defeated in November.

I look at this behavior as mostly harmless but the problem is that once someone has Secret Service protection, they’re taking their lives into their hands with this sort of ‘protest’.  NO way to know what someone is tossing, and the fact that the guy didn’t eat the floor was a testament to some Secret Service restraint.

Keep this up, someone is going to get hurt, and then they’ll blame the candidate(s).

Well, that’s odd. because the only “adults” that ever seem to disagree with us are high-school drop-outs that have given over their lives to religion as some form of “guidance”, and indemnification from all of their stupidity.  They can usually be found near the entrance of a local WalMart wearing a little blue vest and asking us if we would like a cart. By the way, how’s that whole “Birth Certificate” thing working out for ya?

The Glitterbomber just got bombed!

 New name I see. Got banned again. haha

What a loser lib you are.

 You sound hurt, libby. Care to share?

I’m not interested in your Democrat friends, sparky.

I agree. The whole glitter bombing thing is just wrong and inappropriate. I ma glad the Secret Service has finally dealt with one of these morons.

I don’t believe the members of the Westboro Baptist Church are Democrats.
But thanks for playing.

What is it with glitter and hatefilled liberals?

Yes.
REAL Americans take Second Amendment remedies.

Well, you’re wrong again. Imagine that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_phelps#Democratic_Party

Thanks for playing.

The Gibson case was enforcing a W-era thing (nothing to do with Obama). 
They have (basically) admitted to wrongdoing, merely saying they employ
people (so does the mafia).

No, they haven’t admitted to wrongdoing, and the case has nothing to do with who they employ. They strongly insist that they’ve done absolutely nothing wrong, and the government has yet to actually charge them with and wrongdoing.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/henry-juszkiewicz/gibson-guitars-lacey-act_b_1071770.html

Also, the Lacey Act, which the Obama Administration is using as cover for their assaults on Gibson, is over 100 years old and has nothing to do with Bush.

Are you just misinformed, Brandon, or is there something else going on here?

Doesn’t the SS have tasers?

Good thing we don’t have a real President.

Like herpes!

Actually, “glitter bombing” technically is Assault and Battery in most jurisdictions. It is no different from throwing pies, eggs, paint, or anything else at someone without permission. As I said (somewhere) above, unless you can prove “intent-to-harm”, there is little chance of prosecution. It hasn’t really been tested in the courts (no prosecutor has been stupid enough to try it) but I seriously doubt that glitter bombing would be considered “protected speech” under the First Amendment, as it certainly infringes on the rights of others.

Only a true ‘nut’ would ever do this, so I’m glad Romney has secret service protection now.   I hope Santorum and Newt get the same protection.  All these losers trying to get their ‘youtube’ moment, and the media glorifies it.  

Pablo,I’ll give you this one buddy. You are right!
I am extremely surprised and amazed.
See, I’ll admit if I’m wrong.It ‘s not a hard thing to do. Hell, I can’t be right all the time.
Now see….. sometimes you are right! You know the old saying….”A broken clock is right at least twice each day”- Mark Twain?

Most gay people are just like everyone else, so glitter is just an ugly stereotype, like saying all italians are in the mob.   

Hey, as if you could not read the sarcasm into what I wrote, this same little glitter throwing punk supports the government that has written thousands of laws which strip us of our freedoms and as this case points out will imprison you without application of common sense.  The Gibson guitar case is one, this case is another example, the article points out that if you pick up an arrowhead on federal land you could find yourself spending 2 years in prison…   by those standards, I would think that a five year term for throwing glitter on a presidential candidate would be fitting.  

So you’re all upset about an obscure Naval office changing their logo from “Opus Dei Cum…” (God’s work with…) to “Miraculae Cum…” (Miracles with…) in a country where the Constitution guarantees freedom of and from religion? If you consider that to be “war on religion” then we’ll have to start the discussion of religion’s war on the rest of us. Trust me, you don’t want to go there.

How’s that Charlesy Hopey thingy working for ya?

Hey Charles, I’m kinda new to this… how can you tell if someone has changed names and/or been banned?

What is it with rightwing religious zealots tromping all over other’s rights, forcing their beliefs on everyone else while pulling in multi-millions in tax-free profits?

There is nothing scarier then a homosexual tossing shinny little pieces of sparking giltter in the air in your direction!. It must be totally horrible experience! I mean, you might even have to wipe your shirt off two or three times to get the giltter off!

Sarcasm is a notoriously difficult thing to pull off in a blog or forum post, especially if you are trying to claim that comments like “this little OWS weenie deserves at least 5 years” could, in any way, possibly be construed as sarcasm by any thinking person. FAIL.

Why does everything have to boil down to W vs Obama with you guys?  Why don’t we have a little discussion about what is right, and what is wrong….  Yes the Federal Government is out of control…  and they are becoming more controlling in most all things…  We used to call ourselves the land of the Free.. not so fitting anymore, I was down in Venezuela a few years back and someone laughed and said you Americans you think you are so free…. as they went on to draw parallels between how freely they are to live their lives and how controlled our society is…  I have never seen our country the same since. 

The Gibson guitar did not bring illegal wood from abroad and the Indian government had no issues with the exports of that wood, the government has yet to prove that case and the Indian government seems to have no problem, remember the Lacey Act under which Gibson is being charged is designed to protect the laws of other countries from the exploitation of American business interests…  If the Indian government says that none of their laws have been violated then how is it that our government can make a straight faced claim that Gibson has violated Indian Law?  This is just big brother pushing American citizens around.  The government has seized millions of dollars of inventory and will not charge nor return the seized goods… The whole situation stinks to the high heavens.  

Not to mention the last time it happend, Romney looked FABOULOUSSS.

Hopefully as well ad notsofast, stonepark, etc…

True, the Lacey Act was enacted over 100 years ago to combat illegal animal trading, however it was EXPANDED IN MAY 2008 to add the illegal harvesting of timber (there’s your Bush connection, are you just misinformed?). I don’t necessarily agree with Gibson’s treatment in this particular case, but lets at least keep our facts straight. (And you’re right, Gibson has not admitted any wrongdoing.)

According to their website, Colorado statutes does not even have a definition for battery, it refers you to assault.

Colorado statue § 18-3-204. Assault in the 3rd Degree:(1) A person commits the crime of assault in the third degree if: (a) The person knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another person or with criminal negligence the person causes bodily injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon; or (b) The person, with intent to infect, injure, harm, harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm another person whom the actor knows or reasonably should know to be a peace officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical care provider, or an emergency medical technician, causes such other person to come into contact with blood, seminal fluid, urine, feces, saliva, mucus, vomit, or any toxic, caustic, or hazardous material by any means, including but not limited to throwing, tossing, or expelling such fluid or material.
 
None of these definitions qualify for this offense, however I think a case could be made with one of these three statutes.
 Colorado statute § 18-9-106. Disorderly conduct:
(1) A person commits disorderly conduct if he or she intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly: (a) Makes a coarse and obviously offensive utterance, gesture, or display in a public place and the utterance, gesture, or display tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace.
Colorado statute: § 18-3-206. Menacing.(1) A person commits the crime of menacing if, by any threat or physical action, he or she knowingly places or attempts to place another person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury. Menacing is a class 3 misdemeanor.
Colorado statute: § 18-3-208. Reckless endangerment.  A person who recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of serious bodily injury to another person commits reckless endangerment, which is a class 3 misdemeanor.

I do agree that it is not free speech. Anyway, here is the link to their statutes if you care to take a peek.

http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/olls/colorado_revised_statutes.htm  

My apologies, I didn’t go so far as to look into specific state statutes, I was sticking with the overarching legal definitions as indicated by my “…in most jurisdictions.” It seems there is a wide variety of interpretations across the country, thank you for the additional insight.

…..I challenge you to find any report of a harmful political hate crime perpetrated by a liberal/progressive:….

Lee Harvey Oswald was a pro-Castro, pro-Communist leftist. Does that qualify as a harmful political hate crime?
Sara Jane Moore, who attempted the assassination of Gerald Ford, was an admitted leftist who now claims to have been “blinded by her radical political views.”
Bill Ayers – Obama’s mentor, was an anti-capitalist leftist leader of a domestic terrorist group responsible for many bombings and several deaths. Does that qualify?
Daniel Andreas – an animal rights activist / terrorist, is currently on the FBI’s most wanted list for bombing bio-tech facilities. Does that qualify?In the United States the pro-Union movement is clearly a leftist movement. Do you really want me to post every pro-Union thug who beat someone up or murdered in the name of their ideology?
How many arson, rapes, deaths, assaults, suicide and anti-semitism was there at Tea Party Events? Now how large is the list of those things at OWS? The fact that local police must be in full riot gear to disburse the OWS squatters speaks loudly enough. http://commoncts.blogspot.com/2011/11/occupy-wall-street-document-record-of.html

I could go on but I think the point is clear the LEFT owns political violence.

Actually a crazy OWS loon has already shot at Obama:
http://nation.foxnews.com/occupy-wall-street/2011/11/16/occupy-wall-street-connection-white-house-shooting

The only cloberring witnessed here is the the bullshit headline…”Potential” indeed!

I would have used it! Don’t taze me bro!! 

that is just one of the many, many examples, and I used it because it came up today. 

Lee Harvey Oswald: There is still considerable debate as to whether he actually shot anyone or was simply a well-placed patsy. Besides, that is waaaay before the 20-year time-frame of this mental exercise.

Sara Jane Moore: Again, way before our operative time-frame but I still find it interesting that she was an FBI informant at the time of the shooting.

Bill Ayers: Same complaint, any damage he personally caused (no injuries, by the way, just property damage) was back in the ’70′s.

Daniel Andreas San Diego: You might have me on that one, his animal rights activism could be stretched into this discussion of politics though his bombs targeted corporations not politicians or a political organization and he didn’t actually injure anyone.

And yes, if you have documentation of a “pro-Union thug” assaulting someone in the last 20 years, feel free to post it.

As for Tea Party vs OWS, you have to take some things into account. The TP events lasted several hours then folks went home. Occupy spent 4 months living in a space, sharing it with the homeless and mentally-ill who were already there, so of course there is a greatly increased opportunity for man’s violent nature to come out. Add in the fact that the Tea Party was co-opted by the Republican machine and therefore was the darling of the corporate media, it is no wonder that the police state reaction to the Occupy movement was much more hostile and aggressive as was the media coverage.

Lastly, you seem to have a very selective memory regarding right-wing violence:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/02/us/4-georgia-men-are-arrested-in-terror-plot.html
http://www.wkrn.com/global/story.asp?s=12208009
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2011/08/man_accused_of_hate_crime_in_corvallis_mosque_arson.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/27/us-abortion-wisconsin-charges-idUSTRE74Q69X20110527
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/05/houston_fire_department_investigating_arson_attemp.php
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/alaska_militia_members_also_plotted_to_kill_an_irs.php
and let’s not forget the Gabby Giffords tragedy
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/08/jared-lee-loughner-gabrielle-giffords-shooter_n_806243.html
(All of these are from just this past year, shall I go back further?)

Now, who really “owns political violence”?

So… you took the easy way out, by linking to Fox drivel that doesn’t support your case. If there truly are “many, many examples” of this so-called “war on religion” get off your lazy butt and post links. I’ll gladly show you just how skewed your Fox-fueled views really are.

Not only is Fred Phelps a Democrat, but he campaigned for Al Gore in 1988.

Anthrax glitter….

Nope, Fox is lying again. The guy had nothing do with OWS. He was an Idaho conservative who wanted to kill Obama because he believed Obama was, in his own words, “the Antichrist”. Sounds like a typical Teanderthal to me.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/68622.html

Of course. Always the victim…

 No one knows what they are throwing until after the fact. Sodium cyanide look like white soap flakes for example. If there were a successful assassination attempt, guards would have orders to shoot first and get the facts later. Does anybody want that?