Politics

A brawl between California supporters and opponents of health care ended in a man biting another man’s finger off. Capt. Frank O’Hanlon of Ventura County Sheriff’s office says about 100 supporters demonstrating outside a rally Wednesday night on a street corner when an opponent approached the demonstrators. O’Hanlon said the man got into an argument […]

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Former Republican presidential candidate, Arizona Senator John McCain, had to quell the the spontaneous outrage that rang through a town-hall meeting, eventually telling a woman she had to leave. Before Senator McCain could deliver his opening remarks at his central Pheonix church, an angry audience member continuously yelled over him. “You’re going to have to […]

Politics

Georgia Democratic Congressman, David Scott, found a swastika spray painted on the sign outside his office on Tuesday (August 11). Scott believes the defacing of his sign is a refection of growing racial tension over the controversial health care policy. Members of Scott’s staff in Smyrna, Georgia arrived Tuesday morning and discovered a Nazi swastika […]

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In recent weeks, town-hall meetings on the Obama administration’s proposed health care reform have sent tempers a ablaze and, in some cities, escalated to violence among supporters and protestors. High-ranking Senatorial Democrat, package Durbin, recently criticized the demonstration, and referred to the upsets as a violation of “the democratic process.” In sharp contrast, however, Republican […]