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Published: Fri, 7 Aug 2009
Description: Man says he was attacked outside Missouri health care town hall meeting
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" All right now he is getting violent. Welcome everybody I'm Neil Cavuto welcome bush again -- to reports now of intimidation. Town hall tempers are flaring and now unions are mobilizing in Missouri. Protesters minded union members were being led into town hall -- today we're locked out. My next guest says he got roughed up outside that meeting -- glad he says that he was attacked while passing out don't tread on these plants. Is joined by his attorney. David Brown gentlemen welcome to both of you. -- first -- to you how are you doing right now."
" I mean I mean campaign. I'm I'm okay I'm okay I'm still kind of shaken have been. Just kind of upset about the whole thing or it can occasionally. What happens."
" Well. Let's say let's start from that began about eight. 83845. We learned. I was setting up fractionally to pass up the -- don't tread on me flags. They have -- why is he she walked up to me and I was kind of Sharon has some -- of merchandise that we had that I had there at the time and this guy and he walked up -- and send. Who me. You know we'll enact blank it's selling this. Blank. Here and assets -- this is my merchandise and you know would you like a flag or something like that and he was like. What kind. In. -- you. To be given out this kind of stuff -- he snatched the the but -- And now we snatched them but what -- snatch it back from and and that's when he proceeded to hit me in my face. After that another member of his organization. -- have been he starts hit me in my face as well I've got to the floor. And now another guy from their organization taller guy Caucasian he. Began to grab me by my collar. I've got my neck and he hit me in my face on the left side and knocked me back to the floor and that's when I wanna start kicking me in the back of my kid and in my back."
" No editing yeah these guys it is organization -- organization was it cool where they could do you know running about a couldn't outback to tell you the truth I don't know anything about them all I know as they belonged to some type of a union. Some sort. I was just there to. You know to do a job I wasn't there to. You know join in and out -- to have an opinion on anything that was going on. For that matter. And you know I didn't say anything to these -- these people they just start attacking the."
" You know well David Brown -- his attorney here. They were wearing T shirts words over the FC -- and I we went to their site that say we must fight back against lies and fear mongering. To drown out the opposition and send a message that health care reform must have been this year. What do you know about BSE -- you yourself David and what do you know about. What they were doing outside the terminal all this stir things up if they were."
" Well I know that SE IU is affiliated with H can. Which is democratic. Organizations so to speak that. This promoting -- Obama care. I think that the SE IU. He's he's he's hiding managed can I think that they. That they possibly get these SI SE IU members were working. At that he has -- some other democratic organizations -- to start trouble or to intimidate people from expressing -- free speech I --"
" And we'll let let me ask your attorney there Canon David you're there win them armed. Those are pretty serious charges or is certainly insinuations that that did this -- you or others would deliberately trying. To stop what ten was trying to do we've heard other reports in this but I just wanna make sure. We're being accurate here the -- is is saying nothing of the sort. But they would try to stop what they consider to be false information from getting out. So on a legal. Grounds here David what are you gonna do."
" Well what we're pursuing. Legal action. Against individuals and individual capacity. As well as we -- pursuing a lawsuit against the out. Yet as CIA you can possibly. So some other entities but this time those --"
" To me when you say you're taking legal action against how many individuals. It would be three possibly the fourth individual the female and who the good enough -- the people who who who who beat cannot write."
" We correct. And and the ones that did did beat him up and had -- racial epithets film is basically myself hate crime."
" Okay I'm Ken back CU. Paul Krugman. The economist and an economist of the New York Times. Had set up these type of health care forms. Before you do your incident popped -- does this sound familiar it should its strategy it is played a central role in American politics ever since Richard Nixon realized. He could advance Republican fortunes by appealing to the racial fears. Of working class. Whites and other words when people are getting all worked up at these forms in town hall meetings. That there really -- racially motivated. What what do you think about. Well."
" Then I'll actually I don't think dated she and if she can really shouldn't be about any race or anything like that but you know sometimes races involved in. And you know that's sad case when it is but I mean. Company for someone to actually go in and actually try to perform my duties -- job. The caliber guy was doing which is trying to interact with the people. And to get roughed up. In a matter that I was you know it's just totally outrageous. Solely."
" I mean never had a chance to -- get inside did you have then again nobody would do banged up."
" Did it and -- No I had to go right to the hospital I was I didn't get a chance to get inside and nothing they have they actually not who broke my glasses off my face when they start."
" Being all right and then I did mention I'm sorry -- they did mention your ratings. And and -- actually say that that you know someone of your race shouldn't be. Saying the things you're saying about this health care program."
" Well I mean like I said before I don't have an opinion at this point about it they have here. Our program or anything like that right now I'm just kind of like focusing on you know the you know be. The I saw there was you know committed upon me at the time."
" All right so -- let me ask you this have you heard charges -- by many about these health care warns that -- set ups that. Guys like you when those who go to them to who either has questions or raise issues are plants in other words that you've been put -- I don't mean to be disrespectful to you can but did any want -- anyone put you up to being there. Or or or try to get you did instigate anything there."
" Knows no serve no wind that we have to this this was on my own free will there to discharge -- just trying to make you know I. I'm I'm I'm I'm I was unemployment employ the wind. And I was just they're trying to you know make. You know make an honest dollar. And try to learn something about. You know these type of a gatherings and things you know. But got -- I just don't think anyone should have to go through what I went through."
" David now I think David from what you've seen and heard and and on what you now know it's happened again. That this was part of a wider effort that the three -- four individuals you're looking at taking legal action against now there's actually a bigger group will -- What can you tell us."
" Glad I don't wanna sound like okay conspiracy theorists say it's a distinct possibility. This is an avenue that's pursuit through discovery and now. Hell they'll take some time has a lot of questions will be answered that for me -- To jump the gun here in the -- and they can pay wide sweeping statement would be -- C in my heart."
" OK gentlemen Ike is over -- real word there. More than several people wearing these as CI UT. --"
" It's. Flow from from what I understand it's what I observed when I was there. Many individuals who -- harassing people throughout today. There was several people that there were wearing the SE -- shirts. There were several individuals that were -- in preferential only in a side door when other people. Who -- units and again and we're not allowed to. These as CIU people. In this video of this going entirely on the web now that shows these people that are casually slipping in the door like to know exactly where they're going exactly what they're doing."
" Okay finally they intend to you you know of anyone else who was hurt were threatened. Physically or verbally. Before the so --"
" Well. Dictates you know I I'm I was. I'm the only one of solitude. There was a lot of people who surrounding me that can help me out that was there. Think after them. I think after the witnesses that would there and everything because like -- sounds totally by myself. Just trying to interact with the people you know and I -- I just don't understand this this is this an outrage."
" right -- one of the things you -- don't wanna thank you and they didn't lose most folks watching us no we don't believe a left or right Whittier. The floor against whatever Ken was trying to get out the message is getting out but go ahead."
" Can I -- one thing that's. I I don't know for Beers summits canal here I think maybe not to make light this is smart requires -- at this point."
" through the rest of the octane but -- and -- thank you both very much keep a surprise where this is going and can get better okay. Okay thank you thank you."
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