DjTj Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 You've all seen the picture of the little girl crying on her father's shoulders with the ripped Bush/Cheney sign, but did you know that this is the THIRD time Phil Parlock has been to a Democratic Presidential rally with his children, and the THIRD time he has made headlines being attacked? You would think he would stop bringing his kids to these things after the second time, but maybe he likes the attention, and maybe, just maybe, he's doing a little bit of the provoking himself. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040918/ap_on_el_pr/rally_ruckus_1 In 2000, Parlock and one of his sons smuggled in 12 Bush-Cheney signs to a campaign rally for Al Gore (news - web sites) at the state Capitol. Police ejected them after Gore supporters tried to tear the signs away from them. During a 1996 campaign stop in Huntington by then-President Clinton (news - web sites), Parlock held up a sign outside the rally with the words "Vince Foster," referring to Clinton's former deputy counsel who was found dead in a Virginia park on July 20, 1993. The sign was taken by steel workers attending the rally. Would you bring your 3-year-old to a Democratic rally after this happenned to you and your son in the past? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 I dont have a problem with him taking his kids to the other sides rally's... I have an issue with *ANY* adult that would rip a sign out of a *CHILDS* hands that was not racially offensive or just insane... Spin it any way you want: Democratic or Republican you do NOT rip items out of a little girs hands and rip it up in front of her.. Freedom of Speech is just that: Just because you dont agree doesnt mean you can touch a 3yr old girl... If she had a sign that said Kerry sucks would it be ok to punch her also, I mean she was just asking for it right? Go ahead and say the father was putting her in harms way.. A political rally in Beirut? the West Bank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panel Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 That guy was lookin for attention, and was there to rile people up, but taking a sign our of a kids hand is wrong, the political line is invisable, the human decency line will always exist, and this time it was shattered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjTj Posted September 20, 2004 Author Share Posted September 20, 2004 Clearly, if someone tore the sign out of the little girl's hands, that person deserves much of the blame. However, I don't want to give this father a free pass when he does this every four years and talks to the press every time. If he is provoking people and using his daughter to get himself in the newspaper, I put the blame equally on him. Sure, he has a right to go to rallies for the opposing party, but many people do that without bringing their small children, without creating incidents, and without getting in the newspaper. If he brought his daughter to the rally to purposefully provoke the people there and get her to cry in order to get himself in the newspaper, I have very little respect for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosperity Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Does this 3 year old girl support Bush or Cheney? No the father was using his kids that is quite obvious, i wonder why so many of you right wingers aren't outraged about a parent using his kid to advance his own political agenda. Remember the pledge of allegiance law suit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phat Hog Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Originally posted by Liberty Does this 3 year old girl support Bush or Cheney? No the father was using his kids that is quite obvious, i wonder why so many of you right wingers aren't outraged about a parent using his kid to advance his own political agenda. Remember the pledge of allegiance law suit? Hmmmm, nothing about something being ripped out of a child’s hands and torn up because it represents a different view. If a father wants to have his child hold a sign representing his political views – I don’t care. Chances are that the child will grow up and develop her own politics. Unfortunate.:doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxito Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Even though it was wrong for people to shred the poster from a three year old. I agree with everything what Liberty said about the daughter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Sick Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 At least members of the opposite party are allowed to go see Kerry. The whole loyalty oath thing is pitiful. How can you try to convince voters when you won't allow ones with different viewpoints to even show up? It was wrong to rip the sign from the girl. What part of Bush's stump really appeals to the little girl? Cutting taxes for the top 1%? Deregulation? His love of the book "My Pet Goat"? A Free Republican coloring book? http://www.gcpress.com/gwbush/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosperity Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 A bush coloring book? :rotflmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codeorama Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Originally posted by Liberty Does this 3 year old girl support Bush or Cheney? No the father was using his kids that is quite obvious, i wonder why so many of you right wingers aren't outraged about a parent using his kid to advance his own political agenda. Remember the pledge of allegiance law suit? Excellent points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1966 Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Originally posted by DjTj You've all seen the picture of the little girl crying on her father's shoulders with the ripped Bush/Cheney sign, but did you know that this is the THIRD time Phil Parlock has been to a Democratic Presidential rally with his children, and the THIRD time he has made headlines being attacked? \\All that shows is that Democrats consistantly attack people with children. 3 out of 3 times is pretty convincing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooma Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Kerry fans are just like Kerry no imagination, can you create your own topic for once instead of stealing from Bush supporters :laugh: :laugh: No wonder you like the guy, you go with public opinion just like your hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjTj Posted September 21, 2004 Author Share Posted September 21, 2004 Originally posted by jbooma Kerry fans are just like Kerry no imagination, can you create your own topic for once instead of stealing from Bush supporters :laugh: :laugh: No wonder you like the guy, you go with public opinion just like your hero. :nutkick: ouch. I'll have to admit I posted this right after the Redskins game. Coming to the Tailgate and seeing the "Kerry/Edwards supporters..." headline was not the greatest thing for my Sunday afternoon. I actually didn't think of it as stealing - I was responding to the other thread and fighting back - something I actually wish Kerry would do a little more often... :peace1: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 So what your saying is: The Parent is equally at fault because he keeps going to the other "Political Party" and they constantly Rip the signs out of little girls hands and make her cry???? What ever happend to personal responsibilty in America? Alrighty then.. like i said what country? China? Russia? nope, Democratic Party of the United States. The ONLY PERSON that is responsible is the GUY that couldnt contain his RAGE and had to rip the sign out of the little girls hands... Nobody elses.. not the girl, not the guy, not the guy next to the guy. The ONLY person responsible is the guy that violated that girls personal space. The only person responsible is the person that: hold on now, this is where it gets crazy... comitted the act.... No matter what I say it gives you no right to infringe on my daughters space... end "o" story... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soliloquy Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 Originally posted by Jackson's Ward The whole loyalty oath thing is pitiful. I see your pitiful and raise you a despicable. If it's true. I've only seen one article that mentioned this (in Albuquerque), but I haven't been looking for more. Do you have some more cites to back that story up? I'd like to see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 I'm wondering if the thing is a set up. Three out of three seems awfully suspiscious to me. I mean you got to find three lowlifes willing to "steal candy from a baby" Would you be willing to rip a poster away from a three-year old? An adult maybe, but a three-year old? I think it could be more likely that they guy staged it. Had a friend take it and rip it up. But I'm cynical like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkyalligator Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 This guy is a scum bag....he is endangering his family and he knows it.....obviously there is a lot of anger toward Bush/Cheney at Kerry rallies....he knows that something is going to happen and he creates scenes which he knows will look bad and in doing this endangers his daughter who knows nothing about politics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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