Stupidity is a luxury.  The more separated you are from the consequences of your stupidity, the more stupidity you can survive, the more stupid you become.  Or, you can reverse the observation and state:  The closer you are to the consequences of your stupidity, the sooner and the more you pay for your stupidity, the more incentive to acquire objectivity.  The further we get from the last generation to be raised with the values and commitment to truth, right, and good, the more stupid our culture becomes.  We know that generation as the Greatest Generation.  That generation acquired its name by facing down the greatest evils of the last century and by producing the most successful economy the world has ever known.  They are the generation which grabbed onto the technology revolution with both hands and turned little ideas into great companies and generated productivity advances by leaps and bounds.  They faced the great challenges and defeated them and they ignored the most important duty they would ever have.  The duty to pass their values on to the next generation.  Their progeny were the stupid generation.  That generation which brought us the sit-in demonstration, the drop-out and drug cultures, and another return to the Utopian vision of world peace.  Why?  Because they were protected from the consequences of stupidity by their parents' wealth and blind faith in the professors to educate them with the best information and intent.  Unfortunately, those colleges were infected by the home grown communists.  Literal communists.

So, the stupid generation went to college.  Then, they went into entertainment and journalism and education.  These are three industries which do not depend on truth or objectivity.  All three industries with few exceptions, are protected from the consequences of objectivity blindness.  In education we find the hard sciences are the only place you can find conservatives and Republicans dominating on the college campus.  In entertainment, the only place you can find a conservative dominated field is sports.  Why?  Because the hard sciences are dependent on hard facts, objectivity.  The same with sports, the ball goes through the goal or the ball does not go through the goal.  It doesn't matter how many times and how well you explain the evil nature of the Jew and the Christian.  I'm sure I've mangled my attempt to title this observation by mixing Latin and French but... The defacto trifecta une betement is roughly translated 'the state of a perfect storm of foolish misinformation' resulting in full blown cultural delusion. 

When I was a kid, horror movies were truly horrific.  These days the entertainment industry creates image driven horror but back then, these movies had plots that laid out circumstances anyone could imagine themselves falling victim to such as a radio dj being stalked by a woman who appeared to be normal and in full control of her faculties, but who would set him up to be arrested and ruined if he did not meet her desires.  (Play Misty for Me)  Another was a nice looking motel which happened to have a caretaker who would kill overnighters and restore the room to normal before morning. (Psycho)  These movies took you into the lives of either the victims or the perpetrators if not both.  I bring this up because the next movie I mention is very much like the couch potato voter's experience in America today.  A woman is hired to be an office worker in an insane asylum.  She is received by the doctor and his staff and is pleased by their warm spirit.  She is set to work and goes through half the movie doing her job but finding odd things happening from time to time.  Before the movie is over, she realizes the good doctor and his staff are the inmates and the actual doctor and those remaining alive of his staff have been locked away in one of the padded rooms for weeks.  By the time this woman figures out what's going on, many of the other patients have been killed or maimed and her life is in dire jeapardy.

Let me just analagyze for a moment here.  If America is the insane asylum and socialist/communist/extremists' violence is against the founding fathers' ideals and the staff are those who hold true to those ideals, then the couch potato voters are the non-violent inmates, rather than the new hire.  A new hire would be an immigrant who values the same principals as the founding fathers.  New hires and non-violent inmates are being killed and maimed right along with the staff.  Immigrants, unsuspecting voters, and patriots to the founding fathers ideals are suffering tyrranny at the hands of the enemies of the founding fathers' ideals.  You guys helped these nuts get control of the asylum because they promised you a bunch of stuff you want, but they aren't delivering, because they can't deliver.  First they don't have the will to give you all the things they promised you.  Second, they couldn't if they tried, nobody has the resources to deliver on all those promises.  Third, even if we did have all those resources, they don't have the self discipline to deliver them because they first take everything they want.  Foruth, when you realize you aren't going to get what they promised you, the nuts are going to turn on you with all the vehemence they used on the staff.

I'm saying, America is literally headed toward becoming a communist state.  The nuts are destroying our Constitution right by right, legal precedent by legal precedent.  If the Republicans are going along, then they fall into the couch potato/non-violent role right beside you.  Their motivation is just like yours.  Personal profit.  But the modern day Liberal, the controlling force in American culture today, are literally parcing out favors and rights to promote their control and methodically destroying all the rest of our rights and wealth.  All the traditional information venues are controlled by these Modern day Liberals.  There is no police force to call in to set things right.  The framers of our Constitution wrote that right into the founding documents.  You have a right and the responsibility to ensure the government does not wrest control of our culture from the hands of those who value the framers' ideals.  Personal liberty comes with personal duty.  Your duty is to protect the individual's rights and hold government accountable to the rule of law.  If you won't, then liberty and rights are dead and the grand experiment of the culture of freedom is gone, perhaps forever more.  If we are not the next 'greatest generation' there may never be another opportunity for our children to be one.  Our only police force is you and the few who are finding other information venues like the internet are awakening to the real dangers, but it is highly unlikely enough will be motivated to act before its too late because this perfect storm of misinformation is keeping the majority either ignorant or in opposition to the steps we have to take. 

The following videos are long, approximately 35 minutes each, but you will not hear a more important message about the current condition of the Modern day Liberal's frame of mind.  Two years ago, Evan Sayet gave a speech at the Heritage Foundation that went viral and this year gave another expanding his examples.  The first video is the most recent.   If I haven't been clear enough or conveyed the dangers well enough for you to understand or believe my warnings, please listen to Evan explain the insanity we are observing in Wathington, in the media, in our kid's schools, and in the entertainment industry.

To quote Evan Sayet, "Every single medium in which there is honest open discussion, the Liberal looses.  He has to loose because he's always in opposition to the truth.  Take the same arguments the Liberals make on TV news and in the newspapers, into talk radio where they have to answer questions and they loose.  Take them to a townhall meeting or onto online debate forums and they loose.  Right?  Cable newstalk shows with representatives of both sides, they loose.  Viewers go to FOX news.  The only talk radio station they have has to have millions of dollars pumped into it by George Soros.  Their radio station is basically on welfare.  Liberal ideology cannot win in the marketplace of ideas."
KILL YOUR TV!!!

So you want to compare?  You want to say the West is imperialist and every bit as bloody as the Islamic culture?  Reciprocity, you know the concept.  It means basically, tit for tat, what's good for the goose is good for the gander.  Now let's try this out and see if it fits.  Turn about is fair play, right?

A great crusade will fight against the Muslims.  The Christians, Jews and unbelievers would kill them until the Muslims would hide themselves behind a stone or a tree and a stone or a tree would say: Crusader, or Westerner, there is a Muslim behind me; come and kill him

Fight against those who (1) believe in Allâh, (2) and in the Last Day, (3) and forbid that which has been forbidden by Allâh and His Messenger (4) and those who acknowledge the religion of lies, until they pay the heaviest tax with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.

The West (o25) makes war upon Islam, Muslims, Sheiks, Imams, whatever (N: provided he has first invited them to exit Islam in faith and practice, and if they will not, then invite them to enter the social order of Democracy by paying the Muslim poll tax to indicate submission to the Western cultures -which is the significance of their paying it, not the money itself-while remaining in their ancestral religions) (O: and the war continues) until they become Modernized or else pay the Muslim poll tax (O: according to the whims of any Crusader they encounter.

"Fight those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and who forbid what Allah and His messenger have forbidden-who do not practice the religion of truth, being of those who have believed the Book-until they pay the poll tax out of hand and are humbled"

This is their Holy Book's wording in how to conquer the world and cause everybody to submit to them.  Now if I went through all the examples of this crap to give you a detailed description of their racist blood thirsty religion in the same way as if it were our goal, well first, there isn't nearly enough time or space available here but, what would you say of my vision of Western culture?  Imagine what you'd say of me if I tried demonstrating their behavior by reciprocity, never mind speech?

EXACTLY what we've been saying about Islamic cultures.  Now, who's the bigot?  You Liberals like to slam critics of Islam and Muslims for hate speech, you are the hypocrites and your friends the Muslims who are now in control of the United Nations, your president who wants to buddy up with the Muslims, your college professors who want to boycott Israel and all things 'Imperialist' but invite the blood thirsty radical supporters into their classrooms to give you your lectures on the evils of the West and Israel, your media outlets which refuse to name this evil for what it is in favor of a 'reasoned response' refusing even to show us the actual consequences of appeasement to this bloodthirsty culture of death, you are the racist bigots.  In your bigoted ignorance, you aren't demonstrating for peace, you are demonstrating for dhimmitude.

How's this for reasonable?  Why don't we respond with greater force to put down this threat against our culture and existence once and for all?  Why don't we look at our resident Muslims with a clear eye when they are willingly marching in our own streets and shouting "Go to Hell" "Islam will rule the world" "Behead the infidel" "Jews need more ovens?"  Why don't we find out exactly what is being taught in their religious centers and come down on any evidence of this lust for blood with immediate and universal condemnation deporting or jailing everyone in attendance and jailing anyone responsible for that evidence?  You want to prosecute hate speech?  There's your biggest target.  The ones that actually act on their threats.

We are told that there is a difference between extremist Islam and peace loving normal Islam.
   Judging by their behavior, Muslims are anti-West, anti-Democracy, anti-Christian, anti-Jewish, anti-Buddhist, and anti-Hindu. Muslims are involved in 25 of some 30 conflicts going on in the world: in Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cyprus, East Timor, India, Indonesia (2 provinces), Kashmir, Kazakastan, Kosovo, Kurdistan, Macedonia, the Middle East, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Somalia, Sudan, Russia-Chechnya, Tajikistan, Thailand, Uganda and Uzbekistan.
   Doesn't this mean that extremist Islam is the norm and normal Islam is extremely rare?

"It has no heart. It has no spine. Its mouth serves as its anus. It has a diffuse net of nerves instead of a brain. Is it a jelly fish or an Liberal politician? Pick one. Whichever one you picked, you were right." (Eliezar Edwards, June 20, 2005)  I substituted the word Liberal

Some main stream churchy types took their money out of Caterpillar stock because Coocoo Corrie tried to single-bodily and two-handedly stop a bulldozer from wrecking terrorist tunnels. Now that one of their good guys — an Arab terrorist — used a bulldozer to slaughter Jews, will they buy back their stock? (Eliezar Edwards, July 2008)

The real truth is that there is war against the West and the Jews by Islamic jihadists. The Mumbai massacre was a heavily planned plot carried out by Islamic terrorists. Period. Memo to Obama: Until the onus of responsibility is put on Islamic "civil rights" groups that want to ban free speech and claim that anyone who uses the term Islamic terrorist is a racist, there is no hope of winning the battle. (Steven Emerson, "They're Winning," December 1, 2008)

Enough with the pseudonyms. Western civilization isn't at war with terrorism any more than it is at war with grenades. Western civilization is at war with militant Islam, which dominates Muslim communities all over the world. Militant Islam isn't a tiny minority of otherwise goodhearted Muslims. Its a dominant strain of evil that runs rampant in a population of well over 1 billion.

Enough with the psychoanalysis. They don't hate us because of Israel. They don't hate us because of Kashmir. They don't hate us because we have troops in Saudi Arabia or because we deposed Saddam Hussein. They don't hate us because of Britney Spears. They hate us because we are infidels, and because we don't plan on surrendering or providing them material aid in their war of aggressive expansion.

Enough with the niceties. We don't lose our souls when we treat our enemies as enemies. We don't undermine our principles when we post more police officers in vulnerable areas, or when we send Marines to kill bad guys, or when we torture terrorists for information. And we don't redeem ourselves when we close Guantanamo Bay or try terrorists in civilian courts or censor anti-Islam comics. When it comes to war, extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.--Ben Shapiro

  Amil Imani writes with love of his native land, Iran, and with anger at what it has become since radical Islam gained control. In this essay, he points out that "[i]n free democracies, governments are accountable to the people and serve at the people's pleasure. In Islamic theocracy, governments are accountable only to Allah and the people must serve at the pleasure of the government. And one can see the result of Islamic total or partial rule in eighteen or so countries which rank among the highest nations of the world on every index of misery." Islamic propagandists proclaim that Islam is a peaceful religion, when, in actuality, "Islam is violent, oppressive, racist, and irrational at its very core." Imani sounds the alarm that Islam is has grown rapidly in Europe, where Muslims form de facto states within states. It can happen here.

I keep trying to post on the massive lying campaign of the Liberal Faith Church.  Global warming was covered a couple of articles back.  My friend over at Liberty Pen has posted another fantastic video on YouTube.  Michael Crichton explains how Liberalism is a faith.  In the environmental view, there used to be this Eden and when people came they destroyed Eden.  It is based entirely upon guilt and their version of sin.  There Bible is constantly being rewritten with authoritative studies from paid sources.  It precisely maps other religions in that it defines whats good action, what's bad action, if you recycle then you're good and if you drive SUV's then you're bad and no dissent is accepted.  He then goes on to give several examples of the Liberal Faith Movement.  ie., second hand smoke-no statistical support that it causes cancer.  They lie to promote their faith movement and they scare our children with these lies.  The climate change lie is the corker for me because I was taught in school that we were headed into the next ice age, now they are teaching our kids that we are causing the climate to warm, that the ice caps are melting due to our co2 carbon emissions.  The evidence shows that the engine that drives climate change is the sun and that co2 follows the climate rather than driving the climate.

An example of the falsehood of their religion is found in the parks.  The parks were set aside to be preserved and yet the management by the environmentalists of these parks has been a tragedy.  They don't and won't admit this but raw sewage is seeping out of Yellowstone Park. 

I like the sentiment in this song, but I think they're wrong on what to buy the liberal.  I've been linking some of the best sources I've found for moral clarity, factual information, and the smartest economic prophets.  Rush is OK, but Dennis makes moral clarity both simple and acceptable.  I like the Right Brothers for sure, but FOX news doesn't replace the Middle East Forum with Daniel Pipes or the ACT! for America Newsletters.  Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly can't bring enough experts on their shows to compete with the clarity and understanding and concise presentation of common sense found in the books written by Thomas Sowell, Thomas E. Woods, and Milton Friedman.  Most of all, nothing opens the reasoning like an understanding of applied Biblical principals.  Its no good just reading it, you have to put into practice all of the principals of the Bible as you learn and understand them.  You can't be selective and say, "I like this one and I agree with that one, but this other stuff sucks."  You either get it or you don't.

Through the last three presidential elections, we've witnessed a remarkable degradation of respect and maturity by the liberal populace.  From random individual attacks on political speech to personal attacks against Christianity in particular, and conservatism in general and not just at street level.  Noted in an article linked at the bottom of this body was the attempt via petition signed by 12,000 liberals which was intended to initiate a local proposition to rename their sewage treatment plant after President George W. Bush in profound and deliberate disrespect.  It seems there is nothing left the Left might do which would shock us.  We have come to expect this level of immaturity from them.  During this election we witnessed intimidation efforts by Black Panther members at polling stations.  We witnessed an upsurge in the trend in destruction of personal property all over the country.  We witnessed a politician's home spray painted with threats and in at least one case a home was shot up.  But the biggest sign that respect is disappearing was the media's conduct and treatment of the candidates they opposed vs. the treatment of candidates they favored.  80% positive reports for Obama and 17% positive reports for McCain.  The media are an important part of our society's success in that they are supposed to be a type of watchdog over our leaders' behavior.  Instead they've obscured the President Elect's history and record on all the controversial issues of our time and his many ties to actual criminals and open enemies of American ideals while literally sifting through garbage cans in the home states of Sarah Palin and John McCain and editing interviews to make them look as corrupt, weak and ignorant as they possibly could.  The media elites have lost all self respect for their profession in their advocacy.



• Matthews: 'I Want to' to Enable a 'Successful' Obama Presidency
• Chris Matthews Cheers on Hardball: 'The Excitement Begins!'
• Fineman: Obama's 'Excellence,' 'Changing Everything as He Moves'
• CBS's Harry Smith on Obama Win: 'I Wept Tears of Joy'
• Harris: 'We're Having Something of a National Moment' Over Obama
• Giddy on MSNBC: Olbermann Compares Obama Election to Moon Landing
• CNN's Frank Sesno Labels Rahm Emanuel 'Center to Center-Right'  

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• Matured by Choosing Obama,' Makes 'A More Perfect Union'
• ABC: McCain 'Distorted' Obama, Palin an 'Empty Designer Suit'
• Weir Glows Over Obama's 'Transcendent' Night of 'Communal Joy'
• CBS on Obama: 'New Era,' 'Privilege,' 'Breath-Taking,' 'Euphoria'
• ABC's Jim Sciutto: Obama Has 'Captured the World's Heart' a

Liberals have abdicated their role in this free society in favor of placing a leader who promises to take their responsibilities from their shoulders and place them on the ever listing shoulder of big government.  In spite of the fact that this is in direct opposition to the design the founding fathers agonized over for this country and in spite of the evidence of consequences to the design they desire, they will do anything it might take to get that design installed.  The liberals are quick to charge the conservatives of hate and quicker to demonstrate hate for the conservative.  Where is the evidence of the conservative hate mongering riots they charged?  There aren't any, but their are examples of rage by the gays in California where the proposition which defined marriage as between one man and one woman.

In such an environment, it is a requirement for our security to inculcate this society with a working knowledge and incentive to apply respect for the rights of others to free political speech.  I would encourage all my readers to begin initiating political conversations at every opportunity for the express purpose of getting these rules of conduct into the foreground.  Be prepared for angry responses.  It is a necessary part of the process of teaching immature adult people a mature approach to dealing with their disagreements.  It won't be until that anger has been tapped that we can demonstrate improper vs. proper behavior.  In the past we have been reluctant to deal with immature adults due to the fact that we expect their immaturity to spill into violent behavior. 

Listen; this is what we want.  If the liberal will not learn by your example of calm and reason, if he will not be ashamed of his immaturity and since adults answer only to official authority and the police can't do anything until someone becomes a danger to themselves or others, we have to escalate their behavior until it is correctable.  At the same time we must maintain the air of a mature responsible person to keep a good reputation and to be effectively changing the opinions of the audience that is sure to gather.  This means "NO bullying."  Think of it as your tithe, your sacrifice to build a better society.  Remember; Give me liberty or give me death!  Sounds remarkably like witnessing for Christ, doesn't it?  Probably because the responsibilities are pretty close to equivalent.


Teaching respect is exemplified in the same way we handle the immaturity of children.  Steve McChesney over at http://www.bullyfreekids.com demonstrates the way we do this for children.  I hope he'll pardon my liberty with his work.  I have adjusted it to fit the circumstances I've referred to above.

A respectful liberal takes care of belongings and responsibilities, and a respectful liberal gets along with conservatives.

How can you teach respect to your liberal?

Be honest – If you do something wrong, admit it and apologize.

Be positive – Don’t embarrass, insult or make fun of your liberal. Compliment them.

Be Trusting – Let your liberals make choices and take responsibility according to his ability.

Be fair – Listen to your liberal’s side of the story before reaching a conclusion.

Be polite – Use “please” and “thank you”. Ask his/her individual investment in liberalism before broaching your liberal’s issue.

Be reliable – Keep promises. Show your liberal that you mean what you say.

Be a good listener – Give your liberal your full attention.

Liberals may learn from anything we say and do. Make sure that you are modeling respectful behavior. Some of the things you can do are:

Obey laws – Follow rules.

Be caring – Show concern for people, animals and the environment.

Avoid poor role models – When you see examples of disrespect, discuss them with the nearest observing liberal.

When you set rules for use in discussing moral/political issues, explain to your liberal why the rule is important.

Teach your liberal to respect themselves. Self-respect is one of the most important forms of respect. Once we respect ourselves, it is easier to respect others.

Your opinion means a lot to your liberal. If you believe your liberal can succeed, they will believe they can as well.

Build their independence. Give them responsibilities as soon as they can handle them.

Help them set and achieve goals. Their self-respect will skyrocket when they see themselves achieving those goals.

Encourage honesty. Let your liberal know that they may be able to fool some people, but they can’t fool themselves. There is no pride in stealing, cheating, or lying.

Most importantly, show love! Explain to them your position is not to cause them or anybody harm but to bless them and help them live better.

If your liberal makes a mistake, remind them that they are still loved.

Maturity level affects liberal's respect. Liberals and conservatives deserve respect at every age. Here is a guideline based on maturity compared to children:

Babies – They are too immature to show respect but when you meet their needs, they learn to trust you. This helps as they mature because respect for authority is based on trust.

Toddlers – They are mature enough to learn to say “please” and “thank you”.

Preschoolers – This is a good time to teach rules and consequences.

Elementary school – They show the most respect for adults who make fair rules. It helps to let them have a say in the rules that they are expected to follow.

Middle and High Schoolers – Allow them to show independence, such as clothing or hairstyles, but make sure you have guidelines. They will appreciate the respect you are showing them. We respect you and the incredible job that you have, being a conservative.

Goodness knows, you may not get it. There may be days when you feel Rodney Dangerfield had nothing on you. You may even decide that getting respect is not a battle you choose to fight, or something that's necessary for getting things done. But just because respect is not forthcoming doesn't mean it isn't due. You are deserving of respect for your moral views, your knowledge about your society and its needs, your tireless efforts on its behalf, your faith and love in the face of tremendous challenges. If there are people in your life -- whether professionals or family members -- who don't pay you the proper respect, know that the shortcoming is theirs, not yours. Meanwhile, make sure you're paying yourself plenty.

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re⋅spect

   /rɪˈspɛkt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ri-spekt] Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun

1.	a particular, detail, or point (usually prec. by in): to differ in some respect.

2.	relation or reference: inquiries with respect to a route.

3.	esteem for or a sense of the worth or excellence of a person, a personal quality or ability, or something considered as a manifestation of a personal quality or ability: I have great respect for her judgment.

4.	deference to a right, privilege, privileged position, or someone or something considered to have certain rights or privileges; proper acceptance or courtesy; acknowledgment: respect for a suspect's right to counsel; to show respect for the flag; respect for the elderly.

5.	the condition of being esteemed or honored: to be held in respect.

6.	respects, a formal expression or gesture of greeting, esteem, or friendship: Give my respects to your parents.

7.	favor or partiality.

8.	Archaic. a consideration.

–verb (used with object)

9.	to hold in esteem or honor: I cannot respect a cheat.

10.	to show regard or consideration for: to respect someone's rights.

11.	to refrain from intruding upon or interfering with: to respect a person's privacy.

12.	to relate or have reference to.

—Idioms

13.	in respect of, in reference to; in regard to; concerning.

14.	in respect that, Archaic. because of; since.

15.	pay one's respects, a. to visit in order to welcome, greet, etc.: We paid our respects to the new neighbors. b. to express one's sympathy, esp. to survivors following a death: We paid our respects to the family.

16.	with respect to, referring to; concerning: with respect to your latest request.

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Origin:
1300–50; (n.) ME (< OF) < L respectus action of looking back, consideration, regard, equiv. to respec-, var. s. of respicere to look back (re- re- + specere to look) + -tus suffix of v. action; (v.) < L respectus ptp. of respicere


References:

A tutorial for teaching respect to kids.
Jeffrey Scott Shapiro with the Wall Street Journal online

The treatment President Bush has received from this country is nothing less than a disgrace. The attacks launched against him have been cruel and slanderous, proving to the world what little character and resolve we have. The president is not to blame for all these problems. He never lost faith in America or her people, and has tried his hardest to continue leading our nation during a very difficult time.

Our failure to stand by the one person who continued to stand by us has not gone unnoticed by our enemies. It has shown to the world how disloyal we can be when our president needed loyalty -- a shameful display of arrogance and weakness that will haunt this nation long after Mr. Bush has left the White House.

This sign for presidential candidate John McCain was damaged by arson early Saturday.

By Margy Lynch and KATU Web Staff

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Update:  This story has been determined to be a hoax by the supposed victim.  Police managed to get the complainant to confess to filing a false police report.  She is being charged for filing that false report.
Oct 23, 2008 7:34 pm US/Eastern
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McCain Worker: Attacker Angered By GOP Sticker

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ― Pittsburgh police are investigating after a volunteer for the Republican campaign says she was attacked by a mugger who became enraged after seeing a John McCain bumper sticker on her car last night.

According to police, Ashley Todd, 20, said she was robbed at an ATM at the corner of Liberty Avenue and Pearl Street in the Bloomfield area around 9 p.m. Wednesday after leaving a Republican phone bank. 

Todd told police that the suspect, described only as a dark-skinned African-American man about 6'4", stole $60 from her and became enraged after seeing a bumper sticker supporting Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain on her car. 

Todd, who is from Texas, said the suspect put a knife to her neck and demanded money. 

Todd told police that the man became very angry after noticing the McCain sticker on her car and began punching and kicking her.

After repeatedly hitting, kicking and threatening her, Todd told police that the man carved a "B" in her cheek.

According to the police report, the officer confirmed that he "observed the wound on the right side of [her] face. 

Todd declined immediate medical attention last night but said she would go to the hospital today.

The suspect ran off after the attack; but police are hoping that footage from bank surveillance camera may help lead them to the suspect.

In an official statement the McCain campaign says: "We're shaken up by this. It's sick and disgusting."

Governor Sarah Palin reportedly spoke with the victim by phone.

Meanwhile, late this afternoon, the Obama-Biden campaign released a statement, saying: "This is a horrendous act of violence. Our thoughts and prayers are with the young woman for her to make a speedy recovery, and we hope that the person who perpetrated this crime is swiftly apprehended and brought to justice."

Remember Berkley City Council attempting to kick the recruiters out of the city?  They aren't done abusing their authority yet.  Here's a representative of Vets for the War in Iraq being interviewed by Glenn Beck.  Glenn is reporting on Berkley's Council decision to grant Code Pink a specified parking permit directly in front of the Marine's recruiting center in Berkley.

Remember what it took to make the city council back off of their attempt to have the Recruiters thrown out?  The uproar by all Americans and their insistence that Berkley's federal subsidies be canceled.  Perhaps they still need to be canceled.  This is an abuse of their authority to express their personal feelings toward the military personnel.  This also demonstrates their hypocrisy in stating they are for the troops but against the war.