Posted by
Stefano on Sunday, August 09, 2009 7:49:17 PM
A vendor of "Don't Tread on Me" flags and buttons was beaten up by SEIU union thugs last Thursday night after a boisterous town hall meeting sponsored by Representative Russ Carnahan. The African-American vendor, a conservative named Kenneth Gladney, was addressed with a racial slur by an African-American male wearing a purple t-shirt with an SEIU logo, the apparent uniform of the day for those sent in by the union. Shortly thereafter the union thug punched the Gladney in the face. When he fell to the ground, he was kicked in the head and body by up to 4 people, according to witnesses. Police arrived after the fight and arrested 6 people on various charges, including assault and interfering with police.
I was at the event which was supposed to be on aging and senior services. The crowd was relatively quiet, even when Carnahan initally started speaking. When Carnahan began to introduce folks, cheering and booing from opposite sides of the issues ensued. The first speaker was an AARP bigwig. His introduction was greeted by opposing cheers and boos. As he gave his speech the volume of cheering and jeering increased exponentially. This was because he gave an in-your-face speech about Obama Care including straw man arguments like "opposers wanting to keep the status quo" and "wanting to do nothing" instead of a presentation on senior services. This guy was nothing but a shill for Obama Care and the content of his speech may have been a scheme to provoke the protestors and put them in a bad light. It backfired when envoys from Obama's SIEU union allies severely beat an African-American conservative complete with racial slurs. You see, it seems that in the eyes of the SIEU and other Obama allies, freedom of speech applies only to black liberals, not to black conservatives.
On Saturday at noon, St. Louis Tea Party sponsored a protest at SEIU headquarters in St. Louis in support of Kenneth Gladney. More than 200 protestors showed up and conducted a peaceful demonstration. Gladney, whose attorney is preparing a lawsuit against the union thugs involved in the beating arrived in a wheel chair for the event.