One of two people suspected of shattering 11 windows Tuesday morning at the state Democratic Party headquarters has an arrest record and a history of helping a Democratic political candidate, public records show.These people are sooooooo stupid.
Police said that about 2:20 a.m., 24-year-old Maurice Schwenkler, now in custody, and an at-large accomplice took a hammer to the picture windows displaying posters touting President Barack Obama and his health care reform efforts.
Early Tuesday, Democratic Party chairwoman Pat Waak said the damage to her building in Denver's art district was a consequence of "an effort on the other side to stir up hate." She tempered her statement after Schwenkler's political history was revealed.
"What I've been saying is there is a lot of rhetoric out there from both sides of the spectrum," Waak said. "That's what's been disturbing to me. People are saying a lot of things not appropriate for civil discourse."
For weeks, people on both sides of the health care debate have rallied across the country.
Schwenkler is charged with criminal mischief and is to make his first appearance in Denver County Court today.
He is accused of doing an estimated $11,000 in damage and could face a felony conviction.
On the last day of the 2008 Republican National Convention, he was charged with misdemeanor unlawful assembly in St. Paul, Minn.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Democrat Breaks Dem Office Windows in Denver
If you read of violence against the offices of Democrat candidates or the party itself don't just assume it's an angry Tea Partier:
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Of course, the 'other' side broke the windows with the intention of blaming the GOP. We are going to be seeing more and more of this. Most of the Dems think the tea partiers need to be blamed for the mischief that is sure to abound as we get nearer the elections.
I'm still waiting to see where a Republican supporter is doing anything like this. As it stands, it is Dems attacking Dems, Republicans and everybody else.
Maybe a few 'Anarchists' in there too.
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