Trump-Era Political Violence Begins As Liberal Activists Are Beaten, Hospitalized

[sheshe2]

Two progressive activists were attacked an event featuring conservative provocateur James O’Keefe.

 01/30/2017 03:16 pm ET | Updated 29 minutes ago


NEW YORK ― Two progressive activists were hospitalized overnight Sunday after they were beaten at an event featuring conservative provocateur James O’Keefe.


Neither fought back or otherwise engaged in violence, according to Peter James Callahan, a third activist at the event who captured some of it on video, screenshots of which are below.


Ryan Clayton, one of those injured, said he was choked, kicked in the head and thrown down a flight of wooden stairs. Clayton runs the group Americans Take Action, which recently took part in a counter-sting against O’Keefe’s Project Veritas. The other injured activist, Jason Charter, said in a statement he was beaten and kicked, and his phone and camera were stolen. Both were released from the hospital Monday.



The melee broke out at a “Friends of Abe” event that featured O’Keefe at Eamonn’s Bar and Grill in midtown Manhattan. Attendees were invited to ask questions. Clayton, who blogs for The Huffington Post, was handed the microphone and began singing. When attendees realized what was happening, Clayton said a man grabbed him from behind.


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Gawd help us. We all knew it would escalate, however I did not know it would be this quickly. We are living in a very volatile and dangerous country right now. Travel in numbers where you can. Watch each others backs, take videos as evidence when you can. Stay safe.....Yet Resist.

[In_The_Wind]

1. I'm speechless. Kick for visibility.

[sheshe2]

16. trump...

making America great again.

[Doreen]

2. Now, it looks like the very beginning of a coup.

If a few more hundred have this happen then it turns to thousands we will have a coup. A coup by definition has many people involved in this type of violence. It also will not be considered a coup until all of those being attacked or those against them being attacked fight back with the same violence. All of the protests which have been peaceful for the most part can not be considered a coup.

[stevenleser]

10. I would say it's the beginning of Fascism

Large Groups of Thugs beating up on a few protesters is Fascism.

[Doreen]

13. Yes, true but when we fight back it will be called a coup

because we will be fighting the government or the people the government ( at least this one ) supports.

[herding cats]

24. That was my thought reading the article.

This is how fascism begins.

[malaise]

3. ThatThug O'Keefe is going to mess with the wrong folks

one of these days.

[larry budwell]

11. Hopefully he will

We will be ready.

[Old Vet]

12. Thinking the same thing Malaise, I would be one of those wrong folks.....

[malaise]

14. I believe you Old Vet

[sheshe2]

17. I sure hope so malaise. nt

[Squinch]

4. Horrible.

[LW1977]

5. Kick x 10,000

Bump it up!

[jeanmarc]

6. Better be charges filed for this. Nt

[eleny]

7. "Safety of Americans comes first" - Yeah, right.

[sheshe2]

18. Only some Americans.

Wealthy White Male.

[eleny]

20. and in the closet if they're gay

[sheshe2]

21. Ummmhmm

[eleny]

23. I don't expect them to protect folks who are out

Straight white males only.

[alfredo]

30. And the right kind of Christian

[ProudLib72]

8. Exactly how is it that no arrests were made?

You can clearly see the two men dragging him by the neck. Pretty easy to identify them.

[KittyWampus]

9. Hope a good lawyer helps the victims sue O'Keefe into oblivion.

[Ilsa]

15. Alt-Rers are no better than Brown Shirts. nt

[sheshe2]

19. You are correct Ilsa. nt

[Initech]

22. God, I fear a civil war is coming and it's unavoidable at this point.

[LudwigPastorius]

25. Attacked for singing?

I thought the MAGAts loved to belt out a tune in public.

[keithbvadu2]

26. Is Trump's clothing line already making brown shirts overseas to sell to his followers?

[OldRedneck]

27. This is why I am now carrying a pistol

I live in a heavily-Republican rural Virginia county. In addition to a gas-sipping Mini Cooper, I drive a big-ass gas-guzzling F25 4WD truck. My the rear of my truck . . . bumper, tailgate, window . . . is emblazoned with stickers and decals:
-- US Army (retired)
-- Ranger
-- Airborne
-- Special Forces
-- Vietnam Vet
-- Proud Democrat
-- Remington
-- Sig-Sauer
-- Keep the Immigrants, Deport Trump
-- I'll show your president as much respect as you showed mine
-- EMT on-board

At least once a week one of our local knuckle-dragging rightwingers comments on my bumper stickers . . . in the parking lot at hardware, grocery, bank, wherever.

A couple of weeks before the election, one guy started shouting at me "You goddam Democrats should be shot, every goddam one of you!!" I asked if he planned to do the shooting. After cursing at me again, he hopped in his car and left. I've seen him a couple of times since . . . each time he points his hand/finger at me and pantomimes firing a pistol at me. I've also seen him three times driving slowly by my home.

I'm now carrying one of my pistols -- S&W M1911 .45 -- under the front seat, two magazines loaded with magnum hollow points. There's also a loaded 12-guage pump shotgun by my bed and a loaded AR-15 behind the drapes to the right of the front door.


These people are dangerous sonsofbitches.

Have the people who attacked these two guys been arrested?

[SCVDem]

28. The next fashion trend

Jack Boots.

When you really want that kick in the head to hurt!

How is this acceptable behavior?

[TNNurse]

29. I did not believe it would get this bad.....this quickly.

I was wrong.