# Political Violence Hit The Nashville Highways. Newslink **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 26, 2010, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-violence-hit-the-nashville-highways-newslink/533945 "2010-03-26T21:35:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-violence-hit-the-nashville-highways-newslink/533945/1 "2010-03-26T21:35:36Z")
A man with an Obama sticker on his car was rammed. 10 year old daughter was in the targeted car. [http://www.wkrn.com/Global/story.asp?S=12208009#](http://www.wkrn.com/Global/story.asp?S=12208009#) > [@](#): > > 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 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.” Alright, this is getting crazy. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-violence-hit-the-nashville-highways-newslink/533945/2 "2010-03-26T21:44:12Z")
From the linked article: \* 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.\* Why the hell would anybody apply the brake in that scenario? ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-violence-hit-the-nashville-highways-newslink/533945/3 "2010-03-26T21:46:15Z")
I love how liberals automatically assume they’re being persecuted for their beliefs, rather than it being, oh, a simple accident, or Road Rage, or their own bad driving. Stay classy! ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-violence-hit-the-nashville-highways-newslink/533945/4 "2010-03-26T21:47:01Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > From the linked article: > \* > 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.\* > > Why the hell would anybody apply the brake in that scenario? Who gives a fuck? It’s not a relevant question. Do you actually have anything to say about the attack or are you just going to blame the victim? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-violence-hit-the-nashville-highways-newslink/533945/5 "2010-03-26T21:59:38Z")
> [@smiling\_bandit](#): > > I love how liberals automatically assume they’re being persecuted for their beliefs, rather than it being, oh, a simple accident, or Road Rage, or their own bad driving. Stay classy! The part where the guy keeps pushing the car up onto the sidewalk after the driver of the impacted vehicle got out to inspect the vehicle is one clue. Stay clueless! ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-violence-hit-the-nashville-highways-newslink/533945/6 "2010-03-26T22:15:55Z")
> [@smiling\_bandit](#): > > I love how liberals automatically assume they’re being persecuted for their beliefs, rather than it being, oh, a simple accident, or Road Rage, or their own bad driving. Stay classy! You mean like how liberal Congressmen have already been targeted with death threats, and Pubbie leadership have said nothing to stop it, going so far as to blame the incitement of violence on liberals? I expect that when it’s proven this guy was targeted because of his political beliefs, you’ll come back and apologize? ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-violence-hit-the-nashville-highways-newslink/533945/7 "2010-03-26T22:42:08Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > You mean like how liberal Congressmen have already been targeted with death threats, and Pubbie leadership have said nothing to stop it, going so far as to blame the incitement of violence on liberals? You mean like how a GOP office [has been shot at](http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/03/25/rep-cantors-richmond-campaign-office-shot-overnight/)? You mean like House Minority Leader John Boehner [denouncing the violence](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5of3PGVKb6M)? > [@YogSosoth](#): > > I expect that when it’s proven this guy was targeted because of his political beliefs, you’ll come back and apologize? Where’s the apology for assuming it was done based on a bumper sticker? Or is it your policy to hang Republicans and worry about guilt later? Considering you were wrong on your assumption above you have given this all the lawful consideration of a KKK lynching. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-violence-hit-the-nashville-highways-newslink/533945/8 "2010-03-26T22:48:20Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > Where’s the apology for assuming it was done based on a bumper sticker? FTA: > [@](#): > > “ **He pointed at the back of my car** ,” Duren said, “the bumper, flipped me off, one finger salute.” > > But it didn’t end there. > > Duren told News 2 that Weisiger honked his horn at him for awhile, as Duren stopped at a stop sign. Bolding mine. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-violence-hit-the-nashville-highways-newslink/533945/9 "2010-03-26T22:51:53Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > You mean like how liberal Congressmen have already been targeted with death threats, and Pubbie leadership have said nothing to stop it, going so far as to blame the incitement of violence on liberals? Road rage. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-violence-hit-the-nashville-highways-newslink/533945/10 "2010-03-26T22:57:00Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > You mean like how a GOP office [has been shot at](http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/03/25/rep-cantors-richmond-campaign-office-shot-overnight/)? Richmond police now say the bullet which hit Cantor’s office was random: [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hPSXB0pVWgnTggpu-KnVqhophahwD9ELT6600](http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hPSXB0pVWgnTggpu-KnVqhophahwD9ELT6600) ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-violence-hit-the-nashville-highways-newslink/533945/11 "2010-03-26T23:26:12Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Who gives a fuck? It’s not a relevant question. Do you actually have anything to say about the attack or are you just going to blame the victim? I give a fuck, and it is a very relevant question. At the moment, the article you linked provides only the unsworn statement of an alleged victim. Applying the brake in this scenario is not a normal reaction, and there is no mention of him being stopped in traffic or anything. And until you become a moderator, you do not get to question the content/appropriateness of my posts. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-violence-hit-the-nashville-highways-newslink/533945/12 "2010-03-26T23:28:48Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > You mean like how liberal Congressmen have already been targeted with death threats, and Pubbie leadership have said nothing to stop it, going so far as to blame the incitement of violence on liberals? The Republicans are responsible for law enforcement now? ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-violence-hit-the-nashville-highways-newslink/533945/13 "2010-03-26T23:30:48Z")
It doesn’t sound like a simple accident, but at the same time, how does the victim know it was caused by the Obama sticker? ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-violence-hit-the-nashville-highways-newslink/533945/14 "2010-03-26T23:31:46Z")
Not a big fan of reading links or the whole thread before you post are you **Slit**? ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-violence-hit-the-nashville-highways-newslink/533945/15 "2010-03-26T23:32:00Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > And until you become a moderator, you do not get to question the content/appropriateness of my posts. Lol. I mostly remain silent about controversial things/people, but you really take the cake. Didn’t you already quit the boards a few times? ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-violence-hit-the-nashville-highways-newslink/533945/16 "2010-03-26T23:32:48Z")
> [@](#): > > Didn’t you already quit the boards a few times? Only in our dreams. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-violence-hit-the-nashville-highways-newslink/533945/17 "2010-03-26T23:33:08Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > Not a big fan of reading links or the whole thread before you post are you **Slit**? I read the whole thread and the article. It says the guy pointed at the car, but do we know for sure he was pointing at the sticker? ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-violence-hit-the-nashville-highways-newslink/533945/18 "2010-03-26T23:36:28Z")
> [@FloatyGimpy](#): > > Lol. I mostly remain silent about controversial things/people, but you really take the cake. Didn’t you already quit the boards a few times? Twice, actually. Once here, once at Domebo. What’s your point? ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-violence-hit-the-nashville-highways-newslink/533945/19 "2010-03-26T23:37:06Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Twice, actually. Once here, once at Domebo. What’s your point? Nothing, just that you’re good for a chuckle. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-violence-hit-the-nashville-highways-newslink/533945/20 "2010-03-26T23:39:48Z")
> [@FloatyGimpy](#): > > Nothing, just that you’re good for a chuckle. 🙂 I do believe I’ve been insulted. In MPSIMS, where insults are not allowed. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-violence-hit-the-nashville-highways-newslink/533945.md?page=2)