Looks like that RW story about 'liberals beating up' a couple of Jindal supporters just fell apart

[Ian David]

Memories of the Backwards B
Josh Marshall | April 16, 2010, 3:37PM

This story had been bubbling around the fever swamp for a few days before breaking into what's left of the mainstream media today and then self-destructing on the big stage. Briefly, as part of the festivities surrounding the Southern Republican Leadership Conference last weekend, a fundraiser for Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) and her boyfriend were involved in some sort of altercation outside of a French Quarter restaurant. And they both sustained real and serious injuries. (To be clear, it seems amply clear the two were beat up; the only question is, by who?)

Since then the story has been making the rounds of the right-wing interwebs. The claim was that the assailants were anti-Palin, anti-Jindal liberals attacking conservatives. A conservative blogger even published what purported to be a quote from the NOPD saying the attack appeared to be "of a political nature." And that quote was picked up by a few other news organizations.

Alas, then things started going down hill. The New Orleans police denied ever saying anything like that. And now the actual police report has come out which not only contains no evidence of any partisan political intent but actually says that the assailants yelled misogynistic and homophobic epithets at the victims while the attack was taking place.

There's no proof the assailants weren't anti-GOP protesters. There were protesters outside the GOP event the two had been attending, though most had apparently left by that point. And it's possible that some of them circled back to attack attendees. But this one looks like there's not much evidence if any that politics played a role in this one.



More:
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2010/04/this_story_had_been_bubbling.php#more?ref=fpblg

Why would they think the guy was gay?

I mean, other than the shiny, purple lavendar shirt, I mean.



Hat-tip to: http://twitter.com/Proudlib/status/12312752551

[havocmom]

1. Jindal supporters roughed up?

Round up the volcanoes for questioning

[Swamp Rat]

6. LOL!

:rofl:

[havocmom]

7. Swampy!

:hug:

[pepperbear]

2. it was all the work of liberals PRETENDING to be bashers in order to make bashers look bad!!!

[Ian David]

5. Liberals pretending to be Conservatives... like THIS guy...

Chicago tea party supporter smashes sign made by anti-tea party protester
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8156320

[Bigmack]

3. At freepville, they all believe... screw the facts. nt

[teknomanzer]

4. Oh, I thought liberals were supposed to be soft...

Now what? Are we now supposed to believe that former Birkenstock wearing, tree hugging, peace protesting, feminist vegan liberals are now jumping people in the street and kicking ass while hurling politically incorrect epithets?

Get your waders on because the right wing is laying it on thick trying to provide cover for their own extremists.