Thread: Tea partiers brutally beaten by pro-amnesty group

Tea partiers brutally beaten by pro-amnesty group
Shocking! Illegal immigration protesters attacked, pushed into traffic

Posted: November 17, 2009
10:13 pm Eastern

By Chelsea Schilling
© 2009 WorldNetDaily

Che Guevara supporters with a radical pro-amnesty coalition viciously attacked and bludgeoned tea party protesters at a Florida anti-illegal immigration rally, including a 62-year-old man who was beaten and kicked in the face.

Americans for Legal Immigration PAC, or ALIPAC, called for "Tea Parties Against Amnesty and Illegal Immigration" to form quickly across the nation on Nov. 14. In less than 30 days, protests were scheduled for more than 50 towns and cities.

But two Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., tea party protesters were brutally beaten by pro-amnesty activists on the day of the nationwide rally as they attempted to film Florida's Act Now to Stop War and End Racism Coalition, or ANSWER, counter-protest.

ANSWER members carried Che Guevara signs and other black and yellow placards that stated "Full rights for all immigrants." They shouted, "Amnesty yes, racists no!"

As the two men attempted to film the protest, a ANSWER member in a black tanktop and blue jeans lunged after one of the cameramen and beat him with a sign, pushing him into traffic. Another ANSWER member in a white T-shirt attacked the same cameraman while the victim defended himself with what appears to be a camera tripod.

A female tea party protester began screaming as Dave Caulkett of Floridians for Immigration Enforcement and the initial ANSWER attacker fought in the middle of the street.

The following is a video of the attack released by ALIPAC:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekW3HmlnYS4

"Supporters of President Obama's Amnesty plans attacked Tea Party Against Amnesty & Illegal Immigration demonstrators in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. One of the men attacked is 62 years old," ALIPAC reported. "Dave Caulkett of FLIMEN (Floridians for Immigration Enforcement) is assaulted and then kicked in the face while he is down. The other cameraman from the tea party is hit with several signs."

ALIPAC revealed that ANSWER Florida sent out an e-mail invitation urging members to join its "protest to shut down racist anti-'amnesty' rally" in Ft. Lauderdale prior to the event. ANSWER's letter stated the following:

The ANSWER Coalition is calling on all its members, allies, and friends to join us tomorrow to confront and shut down the racist "Anti-Amnesty Tea Party" in Ft. Lauderdale.

The "Anti-Amnesty" rallies being held across the country tomorrow have been initiated by fascist, white supremacist organizations that include the Minutemen and the so-called Americans for Legal Immigration.

Recent months have shown a significant rise in extreme-right activity with hate crimes and attacks on immigrants skyrocketing. White supremacist and fascist organizations have boasted rapid growth since the onset of the economic crisis. The new administration has continued the government's anti-immigrant policies with "desktop raids"-the liberal response to the fascist like workplace raids of the Bush years.

Racism is like anything else in this world: in order to make it fall, you must smash it! That is why we are calling on all people to come out tomorrow, to organize a militant confrontation with the so-called "tea baggers." Beating back these forces will require us to organize together, take the streets, fight the racists wherever they show their faces and drive them out of every community. …

We are building a movement that will beat back racism so that working people of all nationalities can unite and fight against our one, shared enemy: capitalism. Amnesty, full rights for ALL immigrants, is a demand that should be raised not just by the immigrant communities, but by every working class community in our struggle to solve this crisis by our own means.

Join us tomorrow, and join us in building the movement against racism and capitalist exploitation!

As WND reported earlier, ALIPAC Chief William Gheen said his group had been calling for a "peaceful, political revolution and uprising in America."

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=116347

Looking at that film, they walked in among the protesters? That is really not a good tactic. They should be at least 20 feet away. Leftists are known for violence, in California it happened alot. They did do it right with 2 videos, BUT, someone could have been run-over. For what?

Bad tactic, now you know, don't play around with these monkeys.


Do not mock or intimidate,and no protesting without minimum 2 video cams, 3 is better, because its a 25% chance one will be stolen or smashed.

Looked like some big bald anti-American, got powned, by a 62 year old in dress slacks and shoes, while holding a camera.

Provoking them is not a good idea, no matter what the outcome maybe.

Added to Homepage:
http://www.alipac.us/article-4710--0-0.html

I guess FREEDOM OF SPEECH ONLY APPLIES TO PEOPLE,WHO ARE FOR AMNESTY !

I'd like to see the video from the attacked guys.

What a bunch of thugs.

I'll bet you won't see this in the news and MSNBC would find a way to blame the anti illegal group!

Originally Posted by Floorguy

Looked like some big bald anti-American, got powned, by a 62 year old in dress slacks and shoes, while holding a camera.

Provoking them is not a good idea, no matter what the outcome maybe.

All of our Tea Party organizers were instructed to keep our people away from any opposition. These men did not deserve to be assaulted and their American freedoms and civil rights were attacked.

That is more important than their breach of our protocols. On our part, we will work harder to increase compliance with our protocols before the next round of events.

W

Originally Posted by Ratbstard

I'd like to see the video from the attacked guys.

From my interviews of these men I am told their video footage was destroyed in the attacks.

W