Delay ordered his goons to disrupt Lampson press conf, 69 yr old

[caligirl]

woman was hurt as a result. Delay sent an email out to his goons to meet at a parking garage in Sugarland Tx near the Lampson press conference. With hastily made signs they interrupted, shouted became physically abusive toward Lampson and his supporters. Daily Kos has it with a link to photos. News media were there and its on tape. Woman wants to press charges. Ed Shultz Show is covering it, Lampson press secretary was on the phone with Ed's stand in a few minutes ago. If you go to Kos read through the brief story there is a link for still photos of the Delay goons.

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by mcjoan
Thu Apr 06, 2006 at 02:22:07 PM PDT

Just a day after Tom DeLay has the chutzpah to threaten filing an ethics complaint against against Cynthia McKinney (yes, right on the heels of his resignation announcement) he sends out his attack dogs to disrupt a Nick Lampson press conference and assault little old ladies. Marsha Rovai, the 70 year-old victim, a retired CPS caseworker, describes the attack.

"I can't believe my Congressman, Tom DeLay, would organize this type of assault," Rovai said. "I was assaulted by two different people. One of the men hit me and another shoved his sign into my face, and then when I pushed his sign away he violently pulled my hat down over my eyes and pushed me. I'm considering filing an assault charge. This is just very upsetting and I'm so disappointed in Tom Delay for organizing this attack."

And organize this attack he did. Here's the e-mail attributed to Chris Homan, DeLay's campaign manager:

We would meet tomorrow morning at 9:45 am on the first floor of the parking garage attached to the Marriott. Please get folks to call our campaign office 281.343.1333 and let us know they can do it - or e-mail Leonard Cash (in the cc field above) so that we can get some head count. Let's give Lampson a parting shot that wrecks his press conference.

Yes, this is the same Tom DeLay who starred at the War on Christians conference, that poor persecuted soul who has been drummed out of Congress solely as a result of his taking "his faith seriously into public office, which made him a target for all those who despise the cause of Christ."

This can only backfire against DeLay and whoever he hand-picks as his replacement for the general election. Republicans in District 22 are going to be carrying the stain of DeLay for a very long time. But it wouldn't hurt to go show Nick Lampson a little love.

Hat tip to mini mum who diaried the story here.
www.dailykos.com

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1. Link to the original story on DKos

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/4/6/125253/6329

[caligirl]

5. Delay campaign phone number 281.343.1333 if you need to get even

We would meet tomorrow morning at 9:45 am on the first floor of the parking garage attached to the Marriott. Please get folks to call our campaign office 281.343.1333 and let us know they can do it – or e-mail Leonard Cash (in the cc field above) so that we can get some head count. Let’s give Lampson a parting shot that wrecks his press conference.


The number is correct and works. A guy answered and id'd himself as the Tom Delay Campaign.

[LiberalinNC]

2. It proves how low down, dirty Delay is...they don't call him the hammer

for nothing. ;)

[Hobarticus]

3. I love this picture...

Kind of sez it all...

[johncoby2]

4. Pic of DeLays campaign manager

[DoYouEverWonder]

6. This isn't the first time Delay has turned loose his goons

Everyone in this picture should be in jail for interferring with our right to a fair and free election. I'm glad Delay is pulling his bs again. More proof.

[rniel]

7. Is this is what Jesus would do???

n/m

[lwcon]

8. Video available

I watch their shit every day, but this one really made my blood boil: http://vastleft.blogspot.com/2006/04/youd-oppose-evolution-too-if-youd.html

(sorry for the double-post, but this video is too incriminating for it to get lost in an existing thread).
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[erpowers]

9. Do The Same Thing

Democrats should not just post about this they should just go out and do the same thing. Texas Democrats need and Democrats all over the country need to find Republican campaign and protest in the same way. No we should not try to hurt anyone or physically intimadate anyone, but we should get signs and figure out chants to say and spend the whole time shouting down the Republican candidates. It was Delay's campaign manager who organized the protest. He admitted that he sent the e-mail to Delay supporters to get them to go out and protest Lampson. I think Democrats should also organize protests at the campaign manager's house.

[lwcon]

10. Every day, you think you've seen it all

Personally, I don't think we should sink to their level, but some kind of creative counter-move is in order.

Otter: "I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part."
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