Friday, March 26, 2010

Obama Bumpersticker Sparks Violent Road Rage in Nashville

Gawd. Are we headed for a another civil war, or what? This bizarre story is all over the national internet and on progressive radio too. This happened on the 'good' side of the railroad tracks, in the Vandy area:

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A Nashville man says he and his 10-year-old daughter were victims of road rage Thursday afternoon, all because of a political bumper sticker on his car. He said Harry Weisiger gave him the bird and rammed into his vehicle, after noticing an Obama-Biden sticker on his car bumper.

Duren had just picked up his 10-year-old daughter from school and had her in the car with him. "He pointed at the back of my car," Duren said, "the bumper, flipped me off, one finger salute."

Once he started driving again, down Blair Boulevard, towards his home, he said, "I looked in the rear view mirror again, and this same SUV was speeding, flying up behind me, bumped me."

Duren said he applied his brake and the SUV smashed into the back of his car. He then put his car in park to take care of the accident, but Weisiger started pushing the car using his SUV. Duren said, "He pushed my car up towards the sidewalk, almost onto the sidewalk."


Mark Duren Tells Story on Thom Hartmann

Think Progress has a video clip of the WKRN news report.
Crooks and Liars: TN Man Enraged By Obama Sticker Slams SUV Into Car With 10 Year Old Child Inside
Political Carnival: Video- Tennesee Man Rams Car Carrying Child Due to Obama Bumpersticker [ via ]