Mother of attacked Jindal staffer says attacks were politically motivated

Last week we learned about one of Governor Bobby Jindal’s staff and her boyfriend were attacked after leaving a restaurant on the last day of SRLC. At the time a rumor developed that they were attacked because they were wearing Palin pins. The rumor turned out to be false, but the impression that the attacks were politically motivated remained.

Today the mother of that staffer says that anti-SRLC protesters were the perpetrators. 

Human Events: The mother of one of the victims of a brutal beating in New Orleans outside of a Southern Republican Leadership Conference (SRLC) event has confirmed in a new interview that the two victims assaulted outside of the high-dollar GOP fundraiser believe their attackers were part of the crowd of protesters outside the event. 

The assailants were described as five Caucasian males, the main assailant looking “dirty” (but not homeless), with dark red ponytail and a beard.

During her first interview with Fox News (reported and transcribed in full on HUMAN EVENTS) Bautsch’s mother, Della Berning, confirmed reports of the political nature of the attacks but was reluctant to discuss that aspect of the assault.

In her latest interview with Yahoo News (via The Hayride, h/t Pat Dollard) Berning went a bit further, saying her daughter Bautsch and her daughter’s boyfriend, Brown, believe the attackers were a group of political protesters who followed them after they left the GOP event.

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The Tennessee Conservative has a bunch of photos of the protesters. He even has a photo that could be the dirty looking ponytail guy.

As Bill Clinton talks out his behind about Tea Party rhetoric possibly inciting violence, he really should be talking to his own people on his side of the fence. Look at this sign from the anti-SRLC protest.  You don’t see stuff that explicit at any of the Tea Parties.

Via: Memeorandum

Via: Human Events

Via: Tennessee Conservative

Jindal staffer and boyfriend beaten after fundraiser during SRLC

This was a blowing up into a huge story earlier today on Memeorandum. It was mostly fueled by the rumor that the Jindal staffer and her boyfriend were wearing Palin pins. By this evening, after the blogosphere calmed down, here is what we know. 

Michelle Malkin: This much is clear: Bautsch and her boyfriend were seriously beaten and injured after leaving a fund-raising event held during the Southern Republican Leadership Conference.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune said they were involved in an alteractionwith a “group of people” on Friday night.

Louisiana blog The Hayride has tracked all the developments since the incident took place and notes that the SRLC had attracted large groups of anarchists and other liberal grievance-mongers to protest the GOP gathering.

It is currently unknown if anyone from the liberal protest is to blame for the beatings. It is also known that Bautsch and her boyfriend were not wearing Palin pins.

So as things stand now the cause of this incident is still unknown. It could be another violent New Orleans crime or it could be liberal hate in action. Should it be the latter, conservatives should not hold back shoving this into the left’s face given their collective push to blame all hate on the right.

Via: Memeorandum

Via: Michelle Malkin

Herman Cain at SRLC: Harry Reid would not approve

Author and radio host Herman Cain fired up SRLC with his dark skin and Negro dialect. This brother knows how to inspire.

Herman Cain the “dark horse” candidate for 2012?  If true, Sarah Palin may have some real competition, because like her this guy has charisma!

Thanks to Just A Conservative Girl for the heads up and h/t to The Right Scoop for the video. 

Romney wins SRLC straw poll

Mitt Romney won the SRLC straw poll yesterday, so what does that tell us? It tells us that Mitt Romney was better at gaming the straw poll this time than Ron Paul was.

Here are the official results from SRLC: 

If the primary election for president were held today, for whom would you vote? Please check the box by the candidate of your choice.

Newt Gingrich    18%

Mike Huckabee  4%

Gary Johnson    1%

Sarah Palin       18%

Ron Paul           24% (438 votes)

Tim Pawlenty   3%

Mike Pence      3%

Mitt Romney    24% (439 votes)

Rick Santorum    2%

2. Who would be your second choice in the Republican Primary Election for president?

Newt Gingrich    19%

Mike Huckabee  10%

Gary Johnson    6%

Sarah Palin  18%

Ron Paul 5%

Tim Pawlenty  6%

Mike Pence    8%

Mitt Romney    13%

Rick Santorum   7%

It would have been interesting to see what the numbers would have been like without the gaming. Where would have Romney and Paul actually placed?  For myself, I don’t think Romney has really answered the RomneyCare question. Romney's Tenth Amendment argument seems a wee bit weak to me (National socialism = bad, State level socialism = good). On the upside, Romney still has over a year to come up with a better answer.

Via: Memeorandum

Via: Politico

Via: SLRC

Via: Left Coast Rebel

Full Video: Sarah Palin’s SRLC speech

This is Palin’s speech to the Southern Republican Leadership Conference (SRLC).  As expected Palin fires back at Obama for his comment regarding her inexperience with nuclear weapons.

It is good to see that she give the GOP a little slap for allowing all this government growth leading up to the Obama administration. Obama could not have gotten to this point without decades of Republican capitulation to big government ideas.

Palin also mocks the left’s bogus concerns about violence from the right. She continues to use her “reload” phrase.

Best part for me was her points on energy independence and calling out the foolish science behind climate change.  Goregate? It might just catch on.

For other SRLC speeches visit the Right Scoop here.

Video h/t: The Right Scoop