Tina Turner was right: All we need is life beyond the Thunderdome. 
So, you know how some asshat who worked for the Rand Paul campaign straight up stomped on MoveOn activist Lauren Valle’s head? According to Valle, Rand’s limousine pulled up; she walked up to the car to hand him a card; Rand’s security team ran around the car; they tackled her to the ground so that her head was on the curb with her harms behind her back; and, Tim Profitt stomped on her head. HE STOMPED ON HER HEAD.
Valle says that she heard one of Paul’s security team say something about “taking someone out.” [Olbermann interview with Valle after the jump]
Of course the Asshats on the Right are trying to make light of the incident. Rand Paul went on to Fox News (because of course he did) and tried to downplay what had happened. When asked “What was your reaction that folks who were wearing Rand Paul tee shirts [I think you mean Rand Paul campaign volunteers, not random people off the street sporting shirts] and hats treated this woman this way [treated this way?! I think you mean STOMPED ON HER HEAD!]” Paul responded:
“We want everybody to be civil. We want this campaign to be about issues. I will tell you that when we arrived, there was enormous passion on both sides. It really was something where you walk into a daze of lights flashing, people yelling and screaming, bumping up. And there was a bit of a crowd control problem. And I don’t want anybody, though, to be involved in things that aren’t civil. I think this should always be about the issues and is an unusual situation that so many people, so passionate on both sides jockeying back and forth and it wasn’t something that I liked or anybody liked about that situation. So I hope in the future it’s gonna be better.”
Enormous passion!? What the fuck? What, was it a reenactment of some Telemundo soap opera?! Where you acting out a chapter from a Harlequin romance novel?!
THE DUDE STOMPED ON A WOMAN’S HEAD. He didn’t rip off the bodice of her dress, murmur “My sweet Liberal Lady of Lust… mi amor!” and then throw her down for some rousing lovemaking by the fire. HE STOMPED ON HER DING DANG HEAD!!!
Jesus H. Bieber. What is wrong with people?!
And, of course, leave it to Tea Party/Republican asshats to argue that the video was taken out of context, and is being used by crazy libruls to reinforce some off-the-wall notion that the Tea Party is full of jobs, both nut and whack. I mean, duh. If you look at the video upside down, it looks like Profitt is actually putting a pillow under her head and giving her an ice cream cone:
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I’m leaving this comment HERE, because as proud as I am of you taking over the Interwebs, I like my cozy bit of crazy right here. 292 comments when I last checked but most of them were those little itty bitty things, like: “I’m so in LOVE with ABL!”
Yeah, yeah.
Your devoted followers take more time and rant back in almost as many words as you put in your post. Now THAT’S dedication, damnit! AND we’re making friends IRL! Top that Balloon People!
ahahahaha. “balloon people.”
i’m definitely overwhelmed by the warm welcome! i wish i could hang out over there all day, but i gots works to do!
Who’s this guy? Mr. Balloons. Mr. Balloon Hands. No way! NO WAY. Get real!
What is this? Ms. Blogway. Ms.WalkDownMeI’mTheBlogway. Lead ME to the InterWebs. Fuck you. 5! 6! 4! 3!
So much loving that you are at Balloon Juice, ABL, but also wishing to remind you that we Rumproasters knew you when–well, only like just barely when, since I believe it was about three weeks? ago that we experienced the joy of your acquaintance,
but still,
WHEN! (abt the only time I’ll ever say)
Now looking forward to watching you tear the place up! XXOO, Polly
I’ve seen Sarah from LaLaLand argue that Valle had it coming for being a lunatic trying to hit Paul with her sign.
It’s amazing how Fox has corrupted the “thinking” of so many people on the far right.
I don’t suppose undecided voters ever wonder over here.
http://www.sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/2010/10/for-undecided-voters-various-strains-of.html
Oh, ABL, you make me so emotional. First you’re all “Okay guys, let me tell you what fresh hell the slobbering asshats have foisted upon us today..” and I’m all “GAAAAAH DAMNIT” like Ren used to look with one big twitchy eye with all the veins and one tiny eye all squinty before he just up and smacked Stimpy upside the head (like the Ren & Stimpy reference? I know what you like..) and then you say something like “DING DANG HEAD,” and I immediately collapse in a fit of giggles.
I tell ya, it’s a whirlwind, lady. But I bought the ticket, I’ll take the ride.
How do you starve a democrat?
Hide their welfare card under their work boots.