Video: Taunting Allen Supporters

By: Lowell
Published On: 5/15/2006 7:52:31 PM

As promised, here is video from Saturday's Arlington Neighborhood Day parade of Webb supporters taunting several white, male, SUV-driving, horn-honking Allen supporters.  Enjoy!

Taunting at start of parade (4.2 megabytes)

Taunting at end of parade (2.9 megabytes)


Comments



Details please (DemTilDeath - 5/15/2006 8:11:47 PM)
I see five people carrying Miller signs.  That's got to be a record for him, right?  Were those "paid volunteers" (that phrase from his camp cracks me up) or actual "volunteers?"

Anybody know what the Allen supporter was yelling from the SUV?

And who's the guy with the flag?



Yes, 5 people could be an all-time record for MIller (Lowell - 5/15/2006 8:48:03 PM)
There were about 25 Webb supporters there at least...plus most of the Arlington Dems I talked to, come to think of it.  I'm not sure if the Miller people were "paid volunteer" or not, but you see those same guys at every event, so it very well could be...

Kevin Ceckowski is holding the flag at the end of the parade.  Kevin is also the creative genius behind the cool hats and the megaphone Ingrid wielded so effectively.  Thanks Kevin!

I'm not sure who the Allen supporter was, just a typical angry white male in a gas-guzzling SUV.  Stereotypes come to life! Ha.



The guy in the SUV (Ingrid - 5/15/2006 9:24:54 PM)
is actually a very decent person, who thinks very highly of what I try to accomplish in my office, and has been very supportive of me.  He is one of the nicest Republicans you will ever meet in Arlington. I have not talked with him since the parade, but generally, he is a good sport!


I thought maybe he was just responding (DemTilDeath - 5/15/2006 9:32:29 PM)
"Good bye."  It's hard to tell, but it seemed like it.  "Good bye" is a logical answer.

If he's a good guy Republican, maybe he'll follow Jim into the Democratic Party after his election :)  We need as many decent people as we can get to come to the light.



The guy in the SUV... (ArlGOP - 5/17/2006 7:07:42 PM)
...was yelling, "Fifty-five" - which I predict will be Sen. Allen's vote percentage come November.

Ingrid, was good to see you...and thank you for the kind words.  Isn't the parade always fun?

Next year, however, be forewarned...I'm bringing my own megaphone!



Better be prepared (Ingrid - 5/17/2006 7:46:06 PM)
ArlGOP: I'll bring my twin sister next year...


COMMENT HIDDEN (jefferson - 5/15/2006 10:50:37 PM)


What? You must have missed the part... (DemTilDeath - 5/15/2006 11:02:08 PM)
with the Miller supporters chanting the same thing.  And you're voting for Harris Miller why?  I don't get it.

It was a parade.  It was for fun.  I wasn't there, but it looked like they were all having a good time.  Kind of like a ball game or something where the supporters of different teams chant things. 

I hope you decide to vote for Miller or Webb based on the characteristics of the candidates, their potential to good things for the state and the country and NOT as a reaction to something like this video.  That's the kind of shortsighted thinking that got America George Bush as president.



Seriously (Craig - 5/16/2006 12:25:06 AM)
Did he not see the part where the Miller people jpined in the chant?


Must be Trolling (Ken C. - 5/16/2006 12:11:44 AM)
Ole "jeff" must be out trolling. Check out his/her comment under the lead story on Bush speech "Bush's Wide-Open Border Policy" (already racked up 4 "troll points" at that story). It is very pro outsourcing"; thought ole "jeff" might have been an Allen troll, but it is now obvious, it's a Harris "The Shiller" Miller troll! Which type is worse? 


All Dems are strongly united: Allen must go! (Lowell - 5/16/2006 5:46:33 AM)
What the video shows is Webb supporters leading the chant against Allen, with Miller supporters enthusiastically joining in.  What the video doesn't show is many other Democrats - supporters of Sally Baird, Sharon Davis, Chris Zimmerman, etc, etc. - also participating.  The point is that ALL Democrats are strongly united on one thing: George Allen must go!  Obviously, you are no Democrat if you think we're "losers" for pointing this out.


Weweee! (James Martin - 5/15/2006 10:58:49 PM)
So thats why every block there was a bunch of clapping people... becuase we're nuts, it just makes so much sense now!

Anyway, thanks for posting that lowell, who took the video?



Thanks to Mana for the video!!! (Lowell - 5/17/2006 9:59:46 PM)


Crowd Response to Webb v. Allen (Doug in Mount Vernon - 5/17/2006 11:35:19 AM)
How was the general parade reception for Webb versus Allen?  I hope the Allen folks got booed a lot!  In Arlington, I can't imagine too much positive response, that's for sure.


I didn't notice the crowd response for Allen... (Lowell - 5/17/2006 9:59:12 PM)
because they were about 5 minutes behind us.  I wonder if anyone else noticed.


Behind us is where Allen will be in November as well... (Loudoun County Dem - 5/17/2006 10:03:48 PM)