Allen Campaign Responds To Attack

Allen Campaign Demands Webb Restrain Out of Control Supporter

ARLINGTON, VA – At the conclusion of a well attended event in Charlottesville, a Webb supporter wearing an Allen sticker aggressively went after Senator Allen, who was at an event with his wife Susan and Senator Elizabeth Dole, screaming that he answer inappropriate questions.

As the Senator was trying to exit the room with a campaign staffer, the Democrat activist, identified as Mike Stark, pushed the Allen staffer. Later, volunteers restrained him and asked to leave the building when he approached the Senator a second time, asking inappropriate questions.

This was not the first time that Stark, a frequent Daily Kos blogger, has aggressively confronted Senator Allen in front of TV cameras and been removed from the premises by event security. In August, Stark was asked to leave a Holiday Inn by management “after he became combative” while interrupting a press conference with Senator Allen. (Chris Graham, “Webb Supporter Asked to Leave Allen Event after N-Word Question,” Augusta Free Press; August 25, 2006).

Stark has a history of violent outbursts on the Daily Kos, an extreme left-wing website, such as his post “The F*****g Way…Take These RNC F*****s Down”. Daily Kos Link

He also posted his intention last night on his blog, Calling All Wingnuts, which is subtitled “Kickin’ a*s on the lyin’ side: A never-ending battle against stupid, ugly, deceitful and corrupt right-wing water carriers…” in which he wrote in reference to stalking Senator Allen,“So yeah… I miss doing this stuff - it seemed that at least once a month, something would happen that really got the adrenaline flowing… I miss those tasty morsels of victory.” (www.callingallwingnuts.com; Accessed October 31, 2006)

James Webb must be proud of his supporters.

Comments

[brimur]

It's really too bad that there is video PROVING that version of events is false. That staffer may be charged with assault.

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/43723/

[H. Lewis Smith]

Placing politics aside, there is more to the n-word than what meets the eye. There is an issue that everyone tries to ignore or run away from. The tendency by African Americans to greet one another with the n-word is creating a sea of confusion around the country not to mention the concern about it being a double standard. This is a simmering teapot that sooner or later is going to boil over, unless it is dealt with before the boiling point. Please go to:

http://www.burythatsucka.com

[willis]

Textbook GOP spin.

First, they bring out the women Allen was with, as if this makes questioning a public official wrong, or beating up the questioner right. Then, they say allen staffers "restrained" Stark, when the video clearly shows them putting him in a headlock, dragging him backwards by his shirt, ganging up on him and eventually slamming him into a glass window.

I'll be glad to see these guys hang their heads in shame a week from today.

[Lo Scrivano]

haha, what crap, imagine what yall would do if i tried to go near Jim Webb...

[pvogel]

That video is evidence of a felony. case closed. sorry, gop folks, just dont try to spin it. let them accept responsibility.

Oh duh... republicans never accept respponsability.... no matter how sluttily she dresses, a no is a no, and doing it is rape!!!!

[thequeenpaula]

OK, ALL YOU DEFENDERS OF MR.STARK,WHAT GIVES
ALL OF MR.STARKS COMMENTS WERE VERY INAPPROPRIATE FOR THE TIME AND PLACE. IT ONLY GOT TO PHYSICAL NATURE WHEN MR STARKS INVADED MR ALLEN'S PERSONAL SPACE.
AND TO MR STARKS, A UVA LAW STUDENT,YOU AUGHT TO BE VERY ASSAMED OF YOURSELF, AND THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME YOU HAVE GONE OUT OF CONTROL. I TRUELY HOPE YOU ARE NOT INTO POLITICAL LAW???
BECAUSE IF YOUR NAME EVER SUFFACES INVOLVING POLITICAL INVOLVMENT, I HOPE ALL PERSONS WOULD JUST PASS YOU BY BECAUSE YOU NEED TO CONTROLL YOURSELF BETTER, AND CHECK YOUR EMOTIONS AT THE DOOR. I AGREE WITH SEN. ALLEN, YOU DO HAVE YOUR RIGHT TO FREE SPEACH, BUT THERE ARE APPROPRIATE TIMES AND PLACES TO GET YOU INTRUDING QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
THANK YOU!!!!

[Not Ben]

Queen Paula,

Please stop sniffing glue before posting