There's a report today that some supporters of Tom Delay disrupted a campaign event by the Democratic challenger for the House seat, Nick Lampson. Reading the AP article, I get the distinct impression that the reporter was not there, instead relying on reports from Lampson supporters. The pictures the supporters put up to "prove" they were being repressed don't look like all that much was going on. The video they show from a local TV station does show someone pulling a Lampson supporter's hat down over her eyes, but it hardly looks violent. It also appears as if the candidate did speak, so he was hardly silenced.
I think there is less here than meets the eye.
Look, it does nobody any good to drum up inflated charges of misconduct when someone disagrees with your point of view.
UPDATE: Sorry, I hit the publish key too soon, I had another point as well.
It also does no good to cross the line from free speech to physical contact. That has no place in any protest.
