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Blaska gets roughed up

Thought I’d take a few photographs of the Stand With Palestine event Sunday 10-15-23 at Madison’s Tenney Park shelter. Should have known better.

While trying to take a photograph of a poster outside the shelter — and of only a poster — a woman of short stature stuck a sign in my face. (It read: “100% free abortion on demand!”)Being taller, I held my smart phone over her head to photograph the sign. At that point, a young dark-haired man rushed from my right and shoved me violently to the concrete sidewalk, my head slightly hit the brick wall at the NW corner of the shelter.

It sure is!

Then this guy (check out the link. Who IS THIS GUY?) came up to me and said I didn’t look too bad. Refused to identify himself. I’m a little shaken up as I write this but sustained no visible injuries. Credit to the body fat Blaska has assiduously built up over the decades. [UPDATE: But I’m sore as all hell. Couple ibuprofens and a glass of cabernet sauvignon on order.]

I clearly identified myself — in fact, had earlier given my business card to one of them. At that time asked if I could take a picture of her holding her sign. She said no, so I walked away. This time I just wanted to take a photograph of a poster outside on a ledge. Asked for the name of the young man who shoved this old guy to the concrete sidewalk. They claimed no one pushed me.

No, I do not have witnesses who would verify this account. I came alone. So it’s my word against you know who.

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31 responses to “Blaska gets roughed up”

  1. Normwegian Avatar
    Normwegian

    Do these “stand with Palestine” folks have a web site or FB presence? Maybe with beheaded baby photos?

  2. A Voice in the Wilderness Avatar
    A Voice in the Wilderness

    Squire: Next time bring Spoons and Gary with you, along with that video camera pen.

  3. Meade Avatar
    Meade

    “Likewise, the mobs of pro-Hamas barbarians we saw in the streets of New York and other cities last week have no place in America. Jewish mothers and fathers should never have to send their children to school fearing they will be shot or stabbed on a so-called “Day of Jihad”. Under my administration, we will proactively send ICE to pro-jihadist demonstrations to enforce our immigration laws and remove the violators from our country. And we will continue the process we started in my first four years of stripping citizenship from criminals, terrorists, and immigration cheaters and frauds.”
    https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-bidens-weakness-incompetence-strengthened-iran-hamas-opinion-1835513

    1. David Blaska Avatar

      All the Republican candidates have denounced the pro-Hamas mobs. Here is DeSantis:
      https://thehill.com/policy/international/4256153-desantis-denounces-harvard-students-hamas-support/

      1. madisonexpat Avatar
        madisonexpat

        Denouncing is nothing, Now deportation…

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