African American man beaten by SEIU Union Thugs in St. Louis at townhall protest

[welcome2myhell]

This clown just lost his court case. He's a con man and the jury took 40 minutes to decide.

[nottinmatterz2day]

can't tell who did what

[cykoaudio777]

THIS ISN'T RIGHT VIDEO,...THERE IS ANOTHER VIDEO TO THE RIGHT OF THIS VIEW THAT SHOWS CLEARLY BEING PUNCHED JUST BEFORE THIS VIDEO STARTS,AND KICKED ON THE GROUND...YES,IF THIS WAS TEA PARTY EVEN JUST SHOVING A BLACK GUY TO GROUND,PLEASE TELL ME LIBS YOU WOULDN'T BE SCREAMING "RAAACCIST"AT TOP OF YOUR PUBESCENT LUNGS..YOU SIT THERE AND SMILE AT THAT,AND THAT IS WHY YOU WON'T FIND COMMON GROUND WITH REST OF THE CENTER-RIGHT COUNTRY,UNLESS,LIKE S.ALINSKY,U WANT TO VIOLENTLY TAKE IT THRU MOBPOWERGR

[TheCaliCapitalist]

There was no beating here. The guy got pushed over and thats it. No beating took place and its clear in this video.

[Konnerdad]

oooh boy just imgine had this been Tea Party guys beating a black guy, we'd NEVER hear the end of it. but as always liberal media stays mum.

[jaxeedcom]

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[pqwilrj]

They don't think it be like it is, but it do.

[jaxeedcom]

Typical fake Fox News controversy, just like the fake ACORN O'Keefe sting. I've seen the full video (not just the Fox edit) and Gladney was FINE immediately after this alledged encounter. He aught to be ashamed of himself acting injured as if there was a real fight. Sitting in a wheelchair pretending to be real hurt, when he evidently was just fine walking about talking to the camera after the incident in the video. Just an f'ing lier is what he is, and Fox News too - though no surprise there.

[rbairos1]

@jaxeedcom You're an idiot. Just because someone appears 'fine' on video moments after being assaulted doesn't mean it was all in good fun. Its an assault. Injuries don't appear with bright green flashing arrows for CSI couch potatoes like you.

[rbairos1]

@jaxeedcom Furthermore, why is this a 'fake' controversy!? What about all the uproar when some senator claimed someone in a crowd used the n word in his presence? Even though there was absolutely zero evidence supporting that claim, it would dominated cnn news clips for days. Here we have someone clearly and unambiguously being beaten on video at a political gathering, and you dismiss it as un-newsworthy.

[jaxeedcom]

@rbairos1 Ha ha... Fox heads are truely gullible. So your claim is that you can be injured to the level of being wheelchair bound the day after, without noticing any change what so ever immediately after the alledged incident? No limping, no pain, no swelling, nothing? You're an idiot if this really is what you are contesting. Not to mention the fact that the video does NOT show Gladney being assulted. You see a whole lot of other mayhem, but not this. Ambigous is exactly what this video is.

[rbairos1]

@jaxeedcom The beating is not in question. There are plenty of witnesses. There are longer clips on the net. The fact that you are even denying he was assaulted is truly mind boggling. Are you that ideologically impaired that you refuse to accept a tea party member could be assaulted by a counter protester?

[jaxeedcom]

@rbairos1 I am not denying that there might have been an incident, that is entirely your straw man. I'm simply pointing out the hoax of said incident actually resulting in injury putting Gladney in a wheelchair, as evident in the uncut version of this video. In other words, no matter what actually happened he clearly was putting on quite a bit of theatre afterwards to hype the severity of the alleged assault, which coverage obviously has more to do with ideology then reality -hence the editing.

[rbairos1]

@jaxeedcom I had never even seen the clip of him sitting in a wheel chair until you mentioned it. The fact is, its irrelevant to the actual assault which is the main story. Also, its impossible to deny that anti tea-party incidents (single rock being thrown through a window, apparent racial epithet) are broadcast much *much* more than anti tea-party protest stories (black man being assaulted, while NAACP approves).

[Jaabyourface]

@jaxeedcom what is wrong with you? you think he would fake being in a whelchair? you think the assault would be justifued if he wasn't? this is a fine example of left-winged bigotry, this fat, ignorant, white liberals coudn't stand the fact that a black man was actualy free-tjhinking and was being brainwashed by them. they are rascist's, they are hate mongers, and they want all blacks to follw them. and you support them. the tra party is going to put a stop to ignorant people like you.

[jaxeedcom]

@Jaabyourface Bullshit. I don't just think he would fake being in a wheelchair, I KNOW that he faked being in a wheelchair. There is VIDEO EVIDENCE! You base your assertion of this being about race on absolutely nothing, which frankly makes the rest of your post rather hallarious. Talk about being stupid, making a blind claims like that and then calling ME ignorant? You just proved your own god damn ignorance, but are apparently to thick to realise. Have a good day! :o)

[Jaabyourface]

@jaxeedcom hahahah! stupid fuck! you have no argument other than crying 'bullshit" and making up vidoe evidence. the point is. he was attacked, he was called the n word, and it was due to the savagery and bigotry and barbaety of the left-winged union dirtbags. their the problem, the tea part's are about coming together and resotring a shattered nation. respond at your pearell, and prove once again what a retarded leftist fag you really are.

[jaxeedcom]

@Jaabyourface Respond at my own parell? Really now? Ha ha.. If you weren't so thick, you'd see that I'm not denying that there was an incident. I am however also pointing out the fact that he faked being injured. Heres the unedited video: embed (dot) crooksandliars (dot) com (slash) v (slash) TM2OS0zMDMzMw?color (equal) C93033 - That FoxNews removed the part where he walked around and was fine afterwards is hardly surprising, but ppl like yourself keep getting fooled by these liers.

[Jaabyourface]

@jaxeedcom you are hopeless, the liberal media are the liars fool. saying that the tea pasrty is violent and rascist when here is obvious evidence that it is the progressive left, not the tea party,. that is rascist and bigoted and violent.

[jaxeedcom]

@Jaabyourface I am hopeless? Watch the video and prove me wrong then! It's your weak ass who is running for the hills now when the full video is on the table. Perhaps you already KNOW I'm right, but dont want to get that confirmed. BTW. The guy attacking him and calling him the N word was also black. So much for half witted proof of racism! FoxNews certainly is lie central after a court rulling in Florida 2003 granting them the right to lie, distort and misinform. Look it up.

[Jaabyourface]

@jaxeedcom Lol, only one of the attackers was black, therewas more than one, and the other attackers were white liberals. fox news is no more biased than the other news stations, it just happenes to be on eof the few right-winged sources of media left, which is way its the odd one out. and you still refuse to achknwoledge the fact that these violent leftist radical scum are the problem

[jaxeedcom]

@Jaabyourface In the video you apparently refuse to watch, Gladney himself says to the camera that he was attacked by a black guy. Funny how you try to twist the conversation away from the part where you got PAWNED. Seems this turned out to be at your parell, not mine. :o)

[Jaabyourface]

@jaxeedcom once you again you refuse to let the facts get in the way, only one opf the attackers was black, the other ones were white, he wasn't attacked by pon eperson, he was attacked by the group. and your still, amazingly, veering away from the main point of this discusion, SEIU, there not god guys, the media wants the tea party to be violent, but they are not, and the bigoted anti-tea party forces are

[jaxeedcom]

@Jaabyourface Wrong. It is you who is trying to weasel your way out of where this started, by changing the topic. You were calling me a racist and a liar for pointing out that Gladney faked his injury for publicity. Then I provided you with evidence, and you are now trying to make this into a debate about unions vs. tea partiers. Which I guess is pretty much an indirect admission of defeat, so I'm done. Cheers!

[ruthc48]

SEIU betrays American workers!!!!!!!!!!. SEIU takes union dues from us to advocate for amnesty for illegals so they can take your jobs. If you refuse to pay union dues you lose your job. Remember this next time it's time to vote. Vote out Union Leaders who support amnesty. SEIU spent 9 million of our dollars to elect Obama because he promised the immigration reform (amnesty)

[ceocoryaald]

Look at the brown shirts of Nazi Germany then watch this again. Do you see the difference because I don't. That was simply unAmerican because all men (people) are created equal under god.

[anitafh1]

The guy from SEIU-WEARING A PURPLE SEIU SHIRT-is the only I saw on the ground. Show me wear Kenneth Gladney-wearing beige shirt-is being beat. This is a joke!

[WhatCanIsay100]

SEIU is for illegal alien workers.

[PubliusMcPeters]

@WhatCanIsay100 That's ignorance speaking...

[ceocoryaald]

@WhatCanIsay100 And so much more than that.

[righttothewhiterose]

actually I see no one being beaten in this video. Hmmm....

[johnbourbon]

go lick your master obama's jack boots, robot.

[2hunt]

big pharma is on the obama side .they have a deal that allows them to charge more if the public op passes. cause gov will be picking up the tag . death to the 2 party system its broke

[bilnote]

One thing for sure, to not change things is to say you like to blindly support the schysters of health care as they make money on your human misery...and its not like they are sharing with you. Drug companies don't care about you, just like oil companies don't want you to give up the gas hogs. They will be fine as things fall apart, 90% of the rest of us will be on our own.

Just sayin'

[bilnote]

I see a guy on the ground, can't tell anything from this, whether he is African American or who is Union . If you didn't write info for this video post, I would have no idea what is going on, other than people scrapping about...and even with the info, I still don't know what is happening here. Kind of good analogy for the whole debate....very murky, emotional outbursts, not much specific details about what is really being proposed, reason for each side to be so crazy.

[markvanslam]

I mean, I know what is alleged. And if it did happen that is really terrible, but...the video does not show that. The longer videos only show more of the aftermath not any more of the scuffle. I just think he is acting like more happened than really did, cuz he got up and was walking like he was fine and then the next day he was in a wheelchair. And now hes collecting donations...because he has no health insurance...a little ironic. but hey, I think if they did beat him they should go to jail.

[haveu4gotten]

So this is what have now. A president that calls out his thugs to beat down is opposition nice. Guess he has his civil military and guess we know how he will us them. I hope this guy sues the shit out of them.

[StoogeWatcher]

Liberal fascists would be demanding hate crime charges if the person being assaulted was a Democrat.

[mrzerkle]

nothing is free! obamas healthcare will cost all of us our freedom.

[markvanslam]

Uhh. Is it just me or is there no beating on the tape? I saw people fall thats about it.

[deeema107]

where is the beating?

[birdsarewild]

How many have noticed that the administration is morphing from healthcare reform to health insurance reform?

[howapel]

I say "absolutely not" to government-run health care.

[deeema107]

Why not? Just curious.

[nah7jo]

that's a beatdown? where did you guys go to high school? that's less of a scuffle than what happens after varsity basketball games. how come none of you sympathize with dude on the ground at the beginning of the video? i guess sympathetic outrage is only deserved by those that share your political inclinations. CLOWNS, the lot of you, a curse on all your houses.

[7514328]

Yes. Free healthcare services for all americans. About goddamn time. The profiteers, insurance companies and banksters need to pack their bags for the next flight to Somalia. Its about time for free americans to recive free health care. Hell yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!

[megaman4life]

Did you ever take an economics course? If you did then you would know that nothing is "free" simply because it costs someone somewhere somthing. It is like a free PS3, it wasn't free to make. Mainly because people had to pay to get the parts, put it together and truck drivers need to pay to haul it to the destination, where the company had to pay to advertise that there was such a thing as a free PS3 or anything. It costs someone indirectly.

[7514328]

What can you do for me? Send me some free gifts or monetary donations. I appreciate those things which I do not have to pay for. Its like getting a free lunch.

[megaman4life]

I'm not sure if you are being sarcastic or not. But there is no such thing as a FREE lunch it costs someone somewhere something. It costs someone indirectly.

[rw5791]

the SEIU goon says "you want some of this,too" and the other guy just put his hand up.Smart move,they want you to react violently.

[idiotsallover]

I'll take some of that! I would love to whoop some SEIU ass.

[obtucewillie]

you and me both brotha

[1kkyu]

And Obama wants a national civilian security force. Beware!

[QTMarkus88]

Actually, it was the SEIU man getting attacked. The right-wing media portrayed it in an incredibly wrong way.

Its the Republican wackos that will destroy America. Like in Mike Castle's townhall meeting, that crazy lady hijacked the townhall and FORCED people to recite the pledge of allegiance... now THAT is Hilter-style...

[runned]

Hes lucky the health care plan hasnt passed yet, he might would have had to wait a few months to get treated..

Can you imagine if this would have been a black liberal getting beat like this? The outlash

[QTMarkus88]

Oh yeah... like if a black scholar was unfairly arrested. The "liberal" media would whine about the racist police. They definitely wouldn't complain about how "the cops were just doing their jobs".

You fucking idiots love to taut the "you wouldn't get treatment for months". Only, non-emergency surgeries must wait any amount longer (i.e. breast implants). You do realize that the less ppl w/ Health Insurance means lower premiums for those that do right? NO! You just wanna be a fucking douche.

[markvanslam]

That man has no health insurance tho, you realize that? So with the plan hed be covered and right now he will not be covered, so he will be waiting forever if he doesnt get covered.

[TranCendenZ]

QTMarkus88: Enough with your lies. The poor man that Obama's SEIU thugs brutally attacked is currently in a wheelchair.

[QTMarkus88]

Best advice I've ever heard and something democrats should try and also what I am enacting now): Proverbs 26:4

[markvanslam]

yeah after walking around like he was fine. Come on. Where were all you conservatives when the police have beaten innocent black men many many times? No where, because you only care when it allows you to make a cheap political point. I mean, hey it pisses me off if he got beaten, but you cant even see that on the tape.

[TranCendenZ]

markvanslam: I'm not a conservative. Why are you making assumptions?

I'm for freedom of speech, and I'm against ANY man being beaten for it.

Actually, Gladney didn't even say anything. He was just innocently selling little "Don't tread on me" flags because he's unemployed, and that completely outraged the SEIU thugs, and they erupted into physically violent rages. They also called Gladney the "N-word"--so that makes this a hate crime.

[markvanslam]

Fair enough. I shouldnt have jumped to the conclustion that you were conservative. And I agree that any man being beaten is wrong; this guy or any other guy. I am just saying that it is jumping to conclusions to say that he was called the N word or that he sustained enough injury to be put in a wheelchair, because the tape doesnt show any actually beating, and he looked to be ok and walking around in the video. I think that it should go to court but that these are individuals not obama thugs.

[TranCendenZ]

markvanslam: The doctors at the reputable St. John's Mercy Medical Center confirmed that Gladney had legitimate injuries from the attack.

When you are attacked, your body kicks into survival mode, and adrenaline is rushed through your system, and no pain is felt. The pain doesn't kick in until well after the attack.

Gladney needed to be seated because the pain medication that he was on made him drowsy. He could have used a regular lawn chair--it didn't have to be a wheelchair.

[emb303]

Mrs. Pelosi and the White House send out the union thugs to silence dissent

[jcncnc]

I never saw any political violence like this under Bush. I thought Obama was supposed to bring peace and harmony. How is it that the country is falling apart and falling into this kind of violence?

When was there any political violence during the Bush administration?

[okefixico]

both parties suck donkey scrote..but it's nice to see the dummycrats committing slow suicide.

[terryagreen]

In Hitler's Germany violence on the streets was common and commited by his SA or Borwn Shirts in order to enforce the will of the Nazi Party uponm the people. In Obama's Amerika we see members of the SEIU, ACORN, and New Black Panther Party enforce the will of Obama on the AmeriKan people in much the same way. Like all good Facist leaders Obama knows that some can be tricked into tyranny, others can be threatened, while other must be beaten down as this man was. Heil Obama!

[Joeybsmooth]

TO suggest that these people acted this way because of Obama is ludicrous. And to go one to equate the New Black Panthers with ACORN is never more out there.

[obtucewillie]

Joey your a pacifisic pussy, a sheep. Heres some advice from someone who isnt still living with mommy. Grow a pair, put down the joint and find out whats really happening. Confuse your friends and impress your mommy - think for yourself

[Joeybsmooth]

Yeah I am a sheep becuase I am smart enough to know that the Black Panthers and ACORN,SEIU are not working with each other,much less controlled my Obama . The sheep are people that you think this . Confuse your friends and impress your mommy --Stop getting your news from fox.

[markvanslam]

Joey you are absolutley right here, dont try to argue with this jackass. To think that this is like nazi germany is insane, and if you point that out, aparently you are a pussy and a pot head. Come on, dont even give this ignorant bastard your time

[markvanslam]

I dont get it. Because he challenged you hes a pacifist who is living with his mom and smoking pot? Besides pot is not a bad thing in moderation. You dont go around being like.. "put down the beer and grow a pair" shouldnt that be a personal liberty? Come on man you are absurd and you had no points there, you were just trying to insult him which is weak. Who should think for themselves are these town hallers. Death Panels? Jesus that couldnt be further from the truth.

[terryagreen]

Oh yes the Fuhrer would never condone such lawlessness. That is what they said in Germany! He did not know about these Union thugs showing up even though the White House arranged the bus in and the Union President meets with the President of SEIU Monthly! Wake up and see your rights are melting away!

[Joeybsmooth]

I lost most of my rights under Bush with the Pat. act., and wire tapping . And even then it was no place close to 1930s Germany.

[terryagreen]

Oh really? Please list what rights YOU lost under Bush. Oh yeah NONE! Millions of Americans are now on the anti Health care list at the white house. Please show me what Bush list you are on . Oh Yeah, None! People are being threatened at protests and even beaten. Please show me examples where Bush did this. Oh yeah, never! Under Obama we see 1st amendments rights under attack and the most fundalmental right, the right to make our own choices about out own health care. wise up .

[johnbourbon]

when was your phone tapped? and by whom?

provide some evidence or shut your boot licking mouth.

[Joeybsmooth]

LOL @johnbourbon

[johnbourbon]

are you really? are you really "laughing out loud"? wow, the bush administration probably filled your parent's basement with laughing gas.

cause, you know, they totally did that kind of shit.

[rakimfan]

under article two of the patriot act all electronic privacy rights are compromised. Have you actually read it? Be honest.

[johnbourbon]

yes and the searches described therein require a judicial issue not unlike a search warrant. but then, i'm sure you were aware of that. lol.

just admit it, you despise republicans so thoroughly that you are willing to totally lie about them. it's ok, you're not alone. LOL!

[rakimfan]

I actually like Republicans. They don't like me. I'm a WTC survivor and I supported Bush after 9/11. He lost me on Katrina.

Give the new guy a shot.

[johnbourbon]

re: katrina - there's plenty of blame to go around and that necessarily includes a boat-load for ray nagin.

whether i give it to him or not, it's undeniable that the new guy is definitely getting his shot. i must say that i'm concerned about the size of the hole it will leave...

[TexasRevolution2010]

@rakimfan he is doing the same things bush did expanding wars, making government bigger, expanding the patriot act and etc thats just a few i can name, shall i go on.

[markvanslam]

Man you are crazy. Dont compare this to nazi germany! That is offensive. This could be bad, but public health care is very different than millions of men, women and children being raped and mutilated and thrown in AN OVEN! You have no idea what happened in germany if you are drawing such a comparison.

[stopfuckingwithobama]

@jcncnc Biased moron.

[Isaacthompson714]

@jcncnc Uh, yeah... there is violence in the world. How can you possibly think that because of a change in the presidency hat there will be more or less violence? Thugs will be thugs.

[NickyAmerica]

@jcncnc

Its because Bush didnt Fuck up things that didnt need to be Fucked up.

[welcome2myhell]

@jcncnc I suppose invading countries over false pretenses (and killing or maiming hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians) could be considered political violence, eh?

[linanddan]

how is it if i a white male utters the n word and then beats the man said n word was directed its a hate crime but if its a black on black matter its a misdermeanor

(sp?) assault?

[DavidNelsonUtah]

This matter is a big black eye for the Democratic Party.