Otherwise known as The American Left:
A 20-year-old woman who was robbed at an ATM in Bloomfield was also maimed by her attacker, police said.
Pittsburgh police spokeswoman Diane Richard tells Channel 4 Action News that the victim was robbed at knifepoint on Wednesday night outside of a Citizens Bank near Liberty Avenue and Pearl Street just before 9 p.m.
Richard said the robber took $60 from the woman, then became angry when he saw a McCain bumper sticker on the victim’s car. The attacker then punched and kicked the victim, before using the knife to scratch the letter “B” into her face, Richard said.
“I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors. I want you to talk to them whether they are independent or whether they are Republican. I want you to argue with them and get in their face,” he said.
The American Left, if we let them win, will usher in a new era of fascism that will rival George Orwell’s dystopian vision in 1984.
I am not being dramatic… The story above is hardly unique. I am merely responding to the truth that is very much in plain sight. I am dead serious.
God help us if Obama wins.

UPDATE: There are doubts being raised in the blogosphere about the legitimacy of the woman’s claim. The questions are certainly fair, and we will see what the investigation finds. Of course, as the victim of a politically motivated assault back in 2004, I find the premise of the story plausible. Even if it turns out to be a hoax, it still doesn’t change the fact that the American Left has become more extreme, violent, and intolerant. Mark informed me the other day that tires were slashed at a Sarah Palin rally in Las Vegas this past week. And there have been stories of vandalized cars and homes. There is even a story of a house being shot at for having McCain signs.
UPDATE, by Mark Noonan: As for me, I believe the story – it was reported out here in Las Vegas that some of the people who attended the Palin rally and had McCain/Palin stickers on their cars suffered tire-slashing. The left’s MO has long been this sort of thuggish intimidation – they want people to be afraid to speak their minds and openly proclaim their views in the public square. This sort of situation tends to make people doubt their own views – feeling isolated and surrounded by people who loudly proclaim the other side, it is easy for a person to think, “perhaps I’m just out of step?”. Its why the left also wants to excise all mention of God from the public square – they want that square reserved entirely for the leftwing party line so they no longer have to deal with those troublesome people who dare to disagree.
I’d like to believe that Obama would put a stop to this sort of thing but the pupil of Ayers will only view this as first-rate “community organizing”. We have a real big fight on our hands, and we must win – but, also, keep in mind that if we do win and Obama and his minions are in shell-shocked defeat on November 5th, it won’t be the end of it. These leftists and acolytes of Obama have convinced themselves the he’s already won, and it will be impossible to unconvince them – if they’ll perpetrate violence pre-election when they think they’re winning, imagine what they may do post-election if they are convinced the election was stolen from them.
UPDATE II, by Mark Noonan: Another example of leftwing savagery:
Thank you for visiting Blogs For Victory. If you enjoy our content, please consider making a donation to help us cover the costs of our servers.LONGWOOD, Fla. — The home of a Central Florida Republican headquarters manager was shot up and damaged over his support of Sen. John McCain, the man told police.
Rog Coverely said several pellets pierced his Longwood home. Coverely showed several spiderwebbed-holes in the front windows of his home.
The Republican manager said he is convinced he was targeted because of new McCain signs he added around his home.
“All I can tell you is this, I have a very good relationship with my neighbors,” Coverely said. “I mow my lawn. The only thing that has changed is I have two McCain signs in my front yard.”
Coverely said he has taken about 300 calls concerning stolen or vandalized McCain signs in the area.
“It says this campaign is getting vicious,” Coverely said.
Coverely said it appears Democrats are becoming more aggressive in the county.
“I wouldn’t say slipping, but I would say the Democrats have become far more aggressive in Seminole County because it is such a heavy Republican area,” Coverely said.
Matt Margolis is co-author (with Mark Noonan) of Caucus of Corruption: The Truth About The New Democratic Majority. He also blogs at The Buffalo Bean. Follow Matt on Twitter.
100. lilly06 | October 25th, 2008 at 11:07 am
Jeremiah,
This will be my last posting to you
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That’s the sensible thing to do, lilly.
It is impossible to have a coherent dialogue with Jeremiah. Whatever the subject matter his response will always be the same. I guess this is a sure sign of some mental disorder or another.
of course, there’s no follow up story “hey, this was made up”.
Deleted – mindless insult.
“I am not being dramatic… The story above is hardly unique. I am merely responding to the truth that is very much in plain sight. I am dead serious.
God help us if Obama wins.”
Grow up and get a grip. Even after the truth has come out – you don’t even have the decency to admit not only that you were wrong, but your culpability in spreading ridiculous rumors, hate and fear mongering.
You and some of the commentors here have exhibited nothing but small minded fear and weakness.
Shame
Casper,
What have I to apologize for? The news story came across from credible sources and it is an action entirely in line with normal leftwing tactics – and, indeed, tactics we have seen used in this very election. That this poor woman is suffering from a mental defect doesn’t get your side off the hook for your persistent thuggishness against political opponents. I would have entirely discounted this if I didn’t have scores of examples at my finger tips of leftwingers using violence and intimidation just over the past 8 years or so – and volumes of examples over the past 50 years.
Clean up your side – make it so that any such story will be disbelieved; but don’t ask for an apology from me.
Deleted – mindless insults.
Okey dokey, Mark, don’t apologize, but it is clear to everyone that when it comes to dirty tricks, the Republicans rule.
If any side needs to clean up its act, it’s your side.
Your new format, or whatever it is, does not work. Comments posted on several threads do not show up nor is there any explanations given why.
Is it your intention to let your blog fail in accordance with the failure of the McCain campaign?
You wingnuts need to decide if you’re going to characterize the Dems as wimps, pussies, etc. or go with the “violent and destructive” thing. You can’t even make up your own minds about the garbage you want to perpetrate.
You’re almost amusing, but I don’t find hate amusing. I have pity for you, though.
Fart Check,
“That you used your complete. utter, 100-percent wrongness as an excuse to call Obama supporters Nazis?”
Glad to see that degree in English is working out so well for you…….
If you’re not going to apologise, you could at least update the story to indicate that the McCain supporter is a liar and is facing charges.
Margolis could apologise for his ‘dystopian vision’ line given that the incident says way more about McCain supporters than it does about Obama supporters now that it has been shown to be a hoax.
You could apologise for being so quick to paint a picture of what this says about Obama supporters even though the McCain supporter was the one engaging in criminal conduct.
You could apologise for being a smug, self-righteous asshole while you’re at it.
Mark,
You’ve gotten enough stick for this story but to be honest you totally deserve it. To validate this story without any indication of any guilt on Obama’s part was a complete fault on your side.
You should retract and apologise but hey, you’re not big enough to do that so oh well.
Mark,
I have hundreds of examples at my finger tips of rightwingers using violence and intimidation over the past 8 years, but I don’t label McCain or Bush as Hitler and the Republicans as Nazis because of them. Both sides have people that do things they shouldn’t.
As to what you should to apologize for? How about jumping to conclusions and slimming millions of your fellow Americans over a bogus story. It was on your BLOG. YOU ADDED TO THE STORY. It’s called taking responsibility. Something that Republicans believed in at one time. There have been times in my life when I’ve screwed up. And while it has never been easy, I’m proud to say, I have always owned up to my mistakes. Maybe someday you will get to that point.
Mark: What have I to apologize for? The news story came across from credible sources and it is an action entirely in line with normal leftwing tactics – and, indeed, tactics we have seen used in this very election.
Apart from the fact that it turned out not be true. Apart from the fact that even if it turned out to be true, it would not have been representative an exclusively “leftwing tactic”, but a tactic engaged in by crazy individuals with perceived affinities on both sides.
Apart from those things… the thing I think needs an apology most is the insinuation of guilt by association. By tying Obama to Hitler the implication is that the Obama campaign conspires, condones and/or directs such attacks. That is what is most loathsome.
Additionally, not once was there any inclination by the proprietors of this site to do the Christian thing — to speak out against the violence, any violence, for whatever reason. Instead, what you and Matt did was propagate more fear and hostility. God help us indeed.
Bravo, ricorun. Well said. The claims to intellectual and moral superiority that the site authors prescribe to are laid bare by the Ashley Todd post.
You think she might have scratched an “O” in her cheek… much easier to do in a mirror than a “B”…
False flag operation. Nothing to see here. Move along.
Such divisiveness… this is a perfect example of the Republican strategy of telling us that the ones who disagree with the Republicans are evil. This is what has torn our country apart.
“Mark Noonan | October 25th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Casper,
What have I to apologize for?”
For calling Obama “Hitler.” Doesn’t that make you automatically lose? For adding stupid “Updates” to the blog entry, except for one right up front saying, “This story was a hoax.”
For lying.
For being unrepentant.
For generally being a poor Christian example.
But more than an apology, we’d all like you to say, “I was wrong.”
Never gonna happen. You’re like a cartoon character who can never say he was wrong, or like George Dubya, who can never say he was wrong. It’s pathetic. You’re pathetic.
Don’t apologize. Don’t admit defeat. Keep chugging the fruit juice and keep your eyes to the sky, as you prepare to be DEFEATED in November by people who believe in truth, justice, and the American way.
OBAMA’S GONNA DOMINATE YOUR LYING ASS!
Peace out, Coward.
Wrong? Hardly – information which eventually proved incorrect was transmitted to me. Wrong would have been to use it even if I knew it were false, or at least had a strong indicator that it was false. It rings hollow from you on the left to demand apologies from me when you won’t even admit you were boneheaded wrong about Iraq and the troop surge; that you were boneheaded wrong about Obama’s corrupt campaign finance organization; that you were boneheaded wrong about Biden’s foreign policy qualifications; that you were boneheaded wrong about Obama’s relationship with Ayers; that you were boneheaded wrong about the nature of Jeremiah Wright; that you were boneheaded wrong about Palin’s Down’s Syndrome child; that you were boneheaded wrong about the accusations of marital infidelity on the part of the GOP candidates; that you were boneheaded wrong on who is responsible for the financial meltdown…people who enthusiastically transmit the easily penetrable falsehoods peddled by the kook left have no business telling me for what I need to apologize for.
So now that the original victim is actually the perpetrator, what does that say about McCain supporters? Bet you’re not so quick to generalise and stereotype now are you?
You and Margolis were quick to extrapolate from the original false story a generalised horror story about all Obama supporters, but lemme guess, the story as it now stands says nothing about McCain supporters huh? Just an isolated incident, yeah? And maybe that’s how any right-minded person would have seen it from the outset.
I clearly recall you saying a few weeks ago that bearing false witness was a sin of serious magnitude. What this race-baiting attention whore did is disgraceful. But not a shred of condemnation from anyone here.
Anyone with any capacity for critical thinking could see it was a hoax, or at least there was such a strong indication that it was one that any responsible person would not further use it to whip up political divisions as you and Margolis chose to.
Heck, the kids over at reddit.com had this picked as a hoax almost instantly, but you fell for it and refuse to even update the story to reflect the truth.
Oh, and check this out: a tale of hitlerian dystopia:
http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2008/10/19/local_news/doc48fa891c6397b889391842.txt
Your historical analogy is pretty laughable. Don’t conservatives get irate when the right is lazily equated with fascism?
Mark,
So your excuse is “They lied so it’s ok for me to lie.”
I don’t remember that being a part of my Catholic upbringing. Has the Church’s teaching changed that much?
wilburrrrr”
THIS is what your stinking marxist party has in store IF they win………RIOTS if they dont…real-nice!!!
>>>Pull out of Iraq?!?!
Perhaps the U.S. should pull out of Chicago?
Body count:
In the last six months:
292 killed (murdered) in Chicago;
221 killed in Iraq.
Chicago…. Who Runs it:
Senators: Barack Obama & Dick Durbin
Rep: Jesse Jackson Jr.,
Illinois Gov: Rod Blogojevich,
Illinois House leader Mike Madigan,
Illinois Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan (daughter of Mike),
Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley (son of Mayor Richard J. Daley)
…..our leadership in Illinois…..all Democrats.
Thank you for the combat zone in Chicago.
Of course, they’re all blaming each other!
Can’t blame Republicans; they’re aren’t any!
State pension fund $44 Billion in debt, worst in country.
Cook County (Chicago) sales tax 10.25% highest in country. (Look ‘em up if you want).
Chicago school system rated one of the worst in the country.
This is the political culture that Obama comes from in Illinois. And he’s gonna ‘fix’ Washington politics for us?
Wake Up America! >>>
bougarman”
HOAX….???
How about THIS…….
>>>Police Say Girl Lied About Racism Charges
Ty Milburn and Katie DeLong, WTMJ-TV (Milwaukee), October 22, 2008
{snip}
West Bend’s chief of police said they conducted an exhaustive investigation, over 100 hours, to try to figure out what was true and what was not true in Darshane Morgan’s story.
Morgan claims she has been the target of racism at West Bend East High School. The 15-year-old said she’s been pushed down the stairs, had eggs thrown at her and has been called racial slurs.
Police arrested Morgan at her grandmother’s home Monday afternoon. They later booked her at the Washington County Juvenile Detention Center.
Police want the district attorney to charge her with obstructing an officer for lying to investigators.
The police chief said the investigation proves Morgan made the whole story up.
Chief Ken Meuler said none of it is true, and as proof, Meuler said they have surveillance video from inside the school, and they also conducted interviews with other students and teachers at the school.>>>
Wrong? Hardly – information which eventually proved incorrect was transmitted to me. Wrong would have been to use it even if I knew it were false, or at least had a strong indicator that it was false.
First of all: No. You made definitive statements about this incident, and those statements were wrong. Which makes YOU wrong. And here you are trying to find a semantic escape hatch. So much for honesty, right Mark? Isn’t there a commandment against that?
Also, even if we accept your pathetic little defense, it still doesn’t hold up. You even said that you would be wrong if you “at least had a strong indicator that it was false.” Well, you did have exactly such an indicator: The girl’s picture. A “black eye” that’s clearly makeup, a backward B that, despite the description of having been “carved with a knife” appeared to not even break the skin. And you fell for it hook, line, a sinker because it played to your hatred beautifully.
So, either you’re a liar, or you’re very, very gullible. Which is it Mark? Liar or stooge?
Keep squirming, little man.
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Casper,
To lie one has to knowingly transmit a falsehood – something along the lines of claiming that Bush tricked us into going into Iraq; that is a lie and if you say it once you know it is a lie, then you have lied and may be called a liar. But if you say Bush tricked us into Iraq and by some bizarre set of circumstances you still don’t have the facts, then you have just transmitted an error and don’t need to apologize to anyone. See the difference?
“Wrong would have been to use it even if I knew it were false, or at least had a strong indicator that it was false” – Noonan
Hoisted on your own petard, loser.
By having that post up on your front page, calling Obama Hitler, sitting there looking like the truth, with no update saying “Oh by the way this is a hoax!” YOU ARE USING IT NOW THAT YOU KNOW IT’S FALSE.
You are dishonest, dishonorable, and untrustworthy. And talk bad about the Left all your want – that doesn’t make your own problem go away.
Mark,
A few posts back, I repeated some information I had read on a different blog. The information was wrong. Spook called me on it. I researched the information and found out I had made a mistake. I wrote a post admitting I made a mistake. I didn’t bring up other information supporting my case (and there was other information out there). I admitted my mistake and went on. It’s how I was raised. Apparently it’s not how you were raised.
Signs that you too may be a wingnut:
(1) Compare something to Hitler.
(2) Fan of conspiracy theories.
(3) Hallucinations involving socialism
(4) Extreme certainty of viewpoint, not much real data gets in.
(5) (often) Fundamentalist religious beliefs — young earth, creationism.
Many more, but that’s enough to do’er. By the way, spending = taxes => Bush was the biggest taxer in our history. Bush presides over nationalizing the financial system => Bush is a socialist. It goes on and on.
Hate begets hate. The Republicans aren’t bridging gaps. They are making chasms deeper and wider. This is the Republican legacy.
There are a so many videos of disgusting, revolting and race-baiting behavior from Republicans. Some Republican makes up a hoax and a Democract is responsible for it. How frickin deluded a fanatical Republican mind has become.
The Republicans have been in charge for 8 years. The Bush administration had a $150 billion surplus in 2001. By end of 2009 it will be a $2 trillion dollar deficit. The Bush(McCain/Palin) administration will cause many of you to lose your jobs and careers and your homes. They are also spending $10billion of your dollars every month in Iraq. How the hell does anyone spend $10 billion/month.
Mark,
Have you gone through your whole life without the ability to use your brain and think for yourself. The Republican mantra has turned into live like we live or else we will do everything possible to make your life miserable because our God must be right. You and Matt are pretty good at spreading fear, and that’s about it. You are a pathetic excuse for a human being and could be out-debated by my 11 year old nephew. He has a better idea what bs is than you. I’m sorry you’re the highly suggestible type, and maybe one day you will realize our brain was given to use to think and reason, not to blindly follow. You two are really sad extremely insecure hateful people.