LEXINGTON, Ky. -- A volunteer with Rand Paul's Republican U.S. Senate campaign apologized Tuesday for stepping on the head of a liberal activist who tried to confront the tea party candidate with a fake award.
Paul supporter Tim Profitt said video of the scuffle made it appear worse than it was and he chided police for not stepping in. Lauren Valle, the 23-year-old activist with the group MoveOn.org, said her face was swollen and her neck and shoulder were sore after she was wrestled to the ground by Paul supporters Monday night when she tried to give the candidate an "employee of the month" award.
Valle was roughed up before the debate between Paul and Democrat Jack Conway. The race is one of the most closely watched and hotly contested in the midterm elections.
"I'm sorry that it came to that, and I apologize if it appeared overly forceful, but I was concerned about Rand's safety," Profitt told The Associated Press.
Video recorded by WDRB shows Valle's blonde wig being pulled off before she's pinned to the ground. Profitt then pushes his foot down on her head.
"I think that this is an extreme example of the kinds of sentiments that people are feeling in many races across the country," Valle said. "I think that tension is incredibly high."
Paul's campaign dropped Profitt as campaign coordinator in Bourbon County in central Kentucky and banned him from future events.
Profitt said he was interviewed by a Lexington police detective Tuesday, but that he had not been charged.
"A friend of mine went up to three policeman before Rand got there, and told them about the girl who was standing there with that wig on and that she was getting ready to do something," Profitt said. "The policemen looked at him and said that's not our job."
Paul campaign manager Jesse Benton said Profitt's actions were unacceptable and would not be tolerated.
"The Paul campaign has disassociated itself with the individual who took part in this incident, and once again urges all activists - on both sides - to remember that their political passions should never manifest themselves in physical altercations of any kind."
Paul's campaign called the altercation "incredibly unfortunate" and expressed relief that the woman was not injured.
Conway said he was shocked to see the video footage.
"We can disagree on issues, and I don't know what preceded the incident, but physical violence by a man against a woman must never be tolerated," Conway said in a statement. "It is my hope that steps have been taken to ensure this kind of thuggish behavior never happens again in this campaign."
Poster Comment:
Thrown under the bus for stomping a lib.
#32: Ibluafartsky To: Fred Mertz (#29)
You even post like a faggot!
Ibluafartsky posted on 2010-10-26 21:43:06 Reply Private Reply
#33: WhiteSands To: Skip Intro, Murron (#25)
Skippy the racist, liar is afraid of you Murron.
As is Fred the racist.
Ask Fred if his top has answered yet?
“Am I a liberal or a conservative?”
WhiteSands posted on 2010-10-26 21:44:20 Reply Private Reply
#34: WhiteSands To: Fred Mertz (#31)
Fred Mertz is anti US Constitution, violent and a racist.
I-would-like-to-see-a-bullet-in-his-forehead-fred supports political violence.
”I'd like to see _________ with a bullet in his forehead . “
Fred Mertz posted on 2005-07-09
If anyone wants the cache of Fred's Post number 45 , let me know.
WhiteSands posted on 2010-10-26 21:45:08 Reply Private Reply
#35: Murron To: Skip Intro, fred mertz (#25)
I know exactly who I am, I'm a loner that just doesn't give a damn what you think, but it's posters like you, fred, war..ect, you just can't seem to function on your own, alone, you gotta be a part of gang of faggots, a tag team of queers, with your noses up each other's butts.
I mean really, a grown man on the internet bleating 'mammy'...'mammy'...'mammy'...and you think I'm strange?....LMAO...
Proceed girls....
Murron posted on 2010-10-26 22:46:15 Reply Private Reply
#36: Mad Dog To: Skippy the drive up window commando boy Intro, freddy the fudge packing racist bitter drunk mertz, Murron, Ibluafartsky (#25)
If you two drooling slack jawed losers, (skippy the drive up window commando boy and freddy the fudge packing racist bitter drunk), added all of your balls together, you'd still be four balls short of being men.
What's it like for you foul little losers to know that you are out manned even by infant girls?
What's matter skippy boy did the big 'ol mean M make you and your girlfriend freddy cry?
What a disgusting couple of whiny losers you are.
LOL!
Of course that's YOUR problem pussies.
Keep up the good work M!
Maybe if we get lucky, one or even both of these little creeps will put themselves out of our misery?
Hope springs eternal afterall.
LMAO!!!!!!!!!
Mad Dog posted on 2010-10-26 22:47:10 Reply Private Reply
#37: Murron To: Mad Dog (#36)
I think I'll go throw up now....
Murron posted on 2010-10-26 22:56:21 Reply Private Reply
#38: sneakypete To: Ibluafartsky (#21)
Yukon,you are one of the biggest sick jokes on the internet. PeeWee Herman is more of a man than you are. You are wrong more often than anybody else on the two boards I visit,and you have yet to ever admit being wrong even once.
As for me,anyone who is familiar with my posting history knows I have admitted to being wrong several times.
sneakypete posted on 2010-10-26 23:31:20 Reply Private Reply
#39: A K A Stone To: sneakypete (#38)
I'm still waiting for you to admit that you are wrong on fag "marriage". ;)
A K A Stone posted on 2010-10-26 23:36:55 Reply Private Reply
#40: Mad Dog To: Murron (#37)
It kind of pisses me off to insult regular homosexuals by lumping them in with these sorts of whiny losers.
Whatever two consenting adults do in private is of no interest or importance to me, and nobody's business except theirs. Where I get pissed is when they TRY to make their perversions "normal". We will ALL stand before the final judge someday and answer for our own sins after all. I see it as THEIR problem.
But these little creeps are such stereotypical sissies that it's difficult to call them anything else, especially given their love of homosexual jargon, and their specious claims of being "males".
I hate even calling them pussies, because that might be considered insulting to women, who by a vast vast VAST margin are tougher and more "manly" than these two little punks could ever be.
I know what you mean, I feel like hurling myself now ...
Mad Dog posted on 2010-10-26 23:49:19 Reply Private Reply
#41: Murron To: Mad Dog (#40)
Murron posted on 2010-10-27 00:28:16 Reply Private Reply
#42: e_type_jag To: Fred Jerx (#30)
Racist hypocrite cracka like you calling someone else (not related to you) a cracka??
:)...I'll chalk it up to the effects of the coming D Day event.
e_type_jag posted on 2010-10-27 02:10:53 Reply Private Reply
#43: Liberator To: e_type_jag, Fred Cracka (#42)
Still cracks me up :-D
Liberator posted on 2010-10-27 02:59:58 Reply Private Reply
#44: Liberator To: Mad Dog, Skid Mark, Freddy (#36)
LMAO
Liberator posted on 2010-10-27 03:01:30 Reply Private Reply
#45: Liberator To: Murron, Skip Intro, fred mertz (#35)
Niiiice pwnage.
Both gender-confused cross-dressers are too numb and/or stupid to feel the pain of that clock-cleaning.
MEMO TO SELF: "Don't PO Murron."
:-)
Liberator posted on 2010-10-27 03:05:59 Reply Private Reply
#46: sneakypete To: A K A Stone (#39)
Keep waiting.
Since you hate them so much,why do you object to them being able to marry?
sneakypete posted on 2010-10-27 06:21:04 Reply Private Reply
#47: A K A Stone To: sneakypete (#46)
I don't hate them. I just am not in favor of them corrupting institutions that have been around for thousands of years to satisfy their forced attempt to fit in.
A K A Stone posted on 2010-10-27 07:02:54 Reply Private Reply
#48: Fred Mertz To: A K A Stone (#47)
Fred Mertz posted on 2010-10-27 09:51:33 Reply Private Reply
#49: Hondo68 To: Fred Mertz, A K A Stone (#48)
And you love Muslime fags.
Hondo68 posted on 2010-10-27 11:03:28 Reply Private Reply
#50: Skip Intro To: Murron (#35)
Once you start calling everyone here a cunt the change will be 100%.
Nice people you hang with.
Skip Intro posted on 2010-10-27 12:44:58 Reply Private Reply
#51: Badeye To: hondo68 (#0)
Badeye posted on 2010-10-27 12:51:45 Reply Private Reply
#52: A K A Stone To: Fred Mertz (#48)
I don't hate you Fred. You're a little strange sometimes though.
A K A Stone posted on 2010-10-27 13:48:31 Reply Private Reply
#53: A K A Stone To: Badeye (#51)
A K A Stone posted on 2010-10-27 13:49:20 Reply Private Reply
#54: Badeye To: A K A Stone (#53)
Just saw a new video of this incident at the debate. As I suspected, this whack job brought it upon herself. Fox News has the video LEADING UP to her being held down for the cops.
If she had pulled this stunt with POTUS, they'd have shot her.
Badeye posted on 2010-10-27 14:47:33 Reply Private Reply
#55: A K A Stone To: Badeye (#54)
A K A Stone posted on 2010-10-27 14:51:07 Reply Private Reply
#56: Hondo68 To: sneakypete (#20)
The guy in the brown jacket rushing in for the tackle could be Mike Pezzano, mentioned in this article. http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=14394
I'm pegging him as a Mitch McConnel(R) neo-con agent provacatuer.
Hondo68 posted on 2010-10-27 14:54:56 Reply Private Reply
#57: Badeye To: A K A Stone (#55)
I wouldn't vote for Mikey DeWine if you held a gun to my head. Voting for Owens.
Badeye posted on 2010-10-27 14:55:05 Reply Private Reply
#58: A K A Stone To: hondo68 (#56)
A K A Stone posted on 2010-10-27 15:02:38 Reply Private Reply
#59: sneakypete To: Badeye (#57)
You mean he's still alive?
I guess that hot young redheaded wife of his must not be giving him much,or he would have died by now. The photo below deserves a "what is wrong in this picture?" header.
sneakypete posted on 2010-10-27 16:32:47 Reply Private Reply
#60: Badeye To: sneakypete (#59)
Badeye posted on 2010-10-27 16:57:25 Reply Private Reply
#61: sneakypete To: Badeye (#60)
OOPS!
sneakypete posted on 2010-10-27 18:31:20 Reply Private Reply
#62: Ibluafartsky To: sneakypete (#38)
I thought you claimed you don't abuse mind-altering substances anymore. Apparently it took its toll on you years ago. Yukon must really have kicked your ass all over the internet. He or she appears to live in your head! Prattle on, kook.
Ibluafartsky posted on 2010-10-27 19:08:35 Reply Private Reply
#63: sneakypete To: Ibluafartsky (#62)
LOL! Only in your dreams.
He or she...
Can't make up your mind which team you play for,yukie?
sneakypete posted on 2010-10-27 21:17:09 Reply Private Reply
#64: Ibluafartsky To: sneakypete (#63)
Prattle on, kook. Yukon lives in your empty skull!
Ibluafartsky posted on 2010-10-27 21:44:46 Reply Private Reply
#65: e_type_jag To: FredJerx (#52)
But I do hate you fred.... FWIW.
Chuckles.......spit.....
e_type_jag posted on 2010-10-27 23:29:03 Reply Private Reply
#66: Liberator To: e_type_jag, Freddy (#65)
Lol...
I hate Fred's horsies. Especially the special nag he named, "Sloppy Seconds" (replacing Dwarf was tough, but he managed.)
Liberator posted on 2010-10-28 01:49:03 Reply Private Reply
#67: Badeye To: sneakypete (#61)
Badeye posted on 2010-10-28 09:00:54 Reply Private Reply
#68: Mad Dog To: Skippy the drive up window commando Intro, Murron (#50)
Good work M!
M, you made this little faggot cry!
Do you see the IRONY of skippy the drive up window commando TRYING to give YOU grief over the folks that YOU "hang with"? When his nose is so far up freddy the fudge packing bitter drunk mertz, and dwarf, and cornflake boy and poorlucy'sputative mommy et. al. asses that "he" can't tell if it's day or night??
LOL!
GOOD stuff!
Mad Dog posted on 2010-10-28 17:27:48 Reply Private Reply
#69: Skip Intro To: Mad Dog (#68)
Skip Intro posted on 2010-10-28 17:32:22 Reply Private Reply
#70: Mad Dog To: Skippy the drive up window commando Intro (#69)
As far as I know, yukon was not on any of the ships that I served on wittle boy.
You don't even know what a Mig is do you skippy boy? I mean after all, YOU haven't ever spent even one second in any military ever have you COWARD?
What's it like wittle boy to know that even the women of your age group ALL have more balls than YOU do wittle boy?
You forgot to ask me if I wanted fries boy.
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mad Dog posted on 2010-10-28 17:43:52 Reply Private Reply
#71: Boofer T. Bagger To: Mad Dog (#70)
Just trying to help.
Did you ever shoot down a Hummer?
Boofer T. Bagger posted on 2010-10-28 17:49:48 Reply Private Reply
#72: Mad Dog To: the banned DwarF today aka Boofer T. Bagger, A K A Stone, All (#71)
What's the matter dWarF?
Miss posting here so much you put a new "handle" on every day?
Did you get banned from your new swamp already LOSER?
You pitiful LOSER.
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mad Dog posted on 2010-10-28 17:53:19 Reply Private Reply
#73: Murron To: Skip Intro, Mad Dog (#69)
Don't know about any 'migs', but MD just shot down a, Yellow-Back Titmouse Boobie Humper.....
Murron posted on 2010-10-28 17:57:28 Reply Private Reply
#74: Mad Dog To: Murron (#73)
Mad Dog posted on 2010-10-28 18:01:30 Reply Private Reply
#75: Skip Intro To: Murron (#73)
Is that something native to Dogpatch?
Skip Intro posted on 2010-10-28 20:15:31 Reply Private Reply
#76: Murron To: Skip Intro (#75)
Murron posted on 2010-10-28 20:19:11 Reply Private Reply
#77: meguro To: sneakypete (#61)
Schooled by Boofer? ROTFL!!
You've reached a new low, even for you!
meguro posted on 2010-10-29 09:42:53 Reply Private Reply
#78: sneakypete To: meguro (#77)
PMS?
sneakypete posted on 2010-10-29 12:44:58 Reply Private Reply
#79: meguro To: sneakypete (#78)
Witty comeback I must say. ROTFL!!
meguro posted on 2010-10-29 21:20:51 Reply Private Reply
#80: A K A Stone To: Badeye (#54)
You sure were wrong.
A K A Stone posted on 2016-04-06 22:41:01 Reply Private Reply
#81: A K A Stone To: Fred Mertz., misterwhite, roscoe (#55)
At least I had Kasich pegged back then.
A K A Stone posted on 2016-04-06 22:43:54 Reply Private Reply