Mostly Peaceful Protesters Damage Vivek's car

[RoBo1988]

Protesters hit Ramaswamy campaign vehicle outside Iowa event

FOX News Digital has learned that a pair of protesters rammed their car in the back of a parked vehicle of the Ramaswamy campaign ahead of an event in Grinnell, Iowa.

www.foxnews.com

Protecting democracy, I'm sure.

 

[Bob_1000]

Protesters hit Ramaswamy campaign vehicle outside Iowa event

FOX News Digital has learned that a pair of protesters rammed their car in the back of a parked vehicle of the Ramaswamy campaign ahead of an event in Grinnell, Iowa.

www.foxnews.com

Protecting democracy, I'm sure.

Absolutely and no charges will be filed against them. It’s open season on conservatives with no limit.

 

[PloverWing]

If it makes you feel better, apparently the driver received "a summons for unsafe backing", since she hit the car when backing out of a parking space after lunch.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/iowa/articles/2023-10-05/ramaswamy-says-protesters-slammed-a-car-into-his-vehicle-while-he-was-campaigning-in-iowa

Police say US Republican Ramaswamy's car hit by accident, not by protesters

The Grinnell Police Department on Thursday denied reports that protesters in Iowa ran their vehicle into U.S. Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's car during a campaign stop, but said his car was hit by accident.

www.reuters.com

(Note that the Reuters report mentions the collision but does not mention the traffic ticket.)

 

[Handmaid for Jesus]

If it makes you feel better, apparently the driver received "a summons for unsafe backing", since she hit the car when backing out of a parking space after lunch.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/iowa/articles/2023-10-05/ramaswamy-says-protesters-slammed-a-car-into-his-vehicle-while-he-was-campaigning-in-iowa

Police say US Republican Ramaswamy's car hit by accident, not by protesters

The Grinnell Police Department on Thursday denied reports that protesters in Iowa ran their vehicle into U.S. Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's car during a campaign stop, but said his car was hit by accident.

www.reuters.com

(Note that the Reuters report mentions the collision but does not mention the traffic ticket.)

So she got a traffic ticket.

 

[Tinker Grey]

From the Reuter's link:

"It was reported on social media that two protesters intentionally rammed into Ramaswamy's vehicle and fled the scene. Our investigation has revealed no evidence to substantiate that information," the police department said in a statement.

It said a local resident was leaving a restaurant when she accidentally hit Ramaswamy's vehicle while backing out of a parking spot.

The police department said the woman, who was not in the area to protest, did not know whom the vehicle she struck belonged to and did not flee the scene.
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NOT a protestor, NOT fleeing the scene, NOT intentional ... and so NOT "open season on conservatives."

*geesh*

 

[essentialsaltes]

And AP's version

Ramaswamy says angry protesters rammed his car in Iowa; police say no evidence crash was intentional​

Police say the woman told them she was not there protesting anything, had no idea whose vehicle she had hit, did not intentionally cause the crash and did not flee the scene.

[A Ramaswamy spox stands by her story.]

 

[USincognito]

Protesters hit Ramaswamy campaign vehicle outside Iowa event

FOX News Digital has learned that a pair of protesters rammed their car in the back of a parked vehicle of the Ramaswamy campaign ahead of an event in Grinnell, Iowa.

www.foxnews.com

Protecting democracy, I'm sure.

This is a great example of what I mean when I refer to conservatives, red hats in particular, fetishizing phrases and imbuing them with rhetorical power they lack outside their own tribe.

"Come on man!"
"You didn't build that!"
"Died suddenly"
"we have to pass the bill before we can see what's in it"
"Well the son of a (gun) got fired"
"10% for the Big Guy"
"what difference does it make (sic)"

Aww man. I forgot "Mostly peaceful".

 

[USincognito]

Absolutely and no charges will be filed against them. It’s open season on conservatives with no limit.

Given the actual reporting on this non-story, I look forward to your Emily Latella moment.

 

[Bob_1000]

Given the actual reporting on this non-story, I look forward to your Emily Latella moment.

Did Ramaswamy change his story?

 

[essentialsaltes]

There's still some unclarity about the situation, but certainly the OP Fox News report that "The driver later hit the rear end of the campaign's parked SUV and drove off" neglects to mention that the police were involved and issued a citation before she "drove off".
The video shared by Ramaswamy's campaign does seem to show the driver flipping a bird and 'meeping' the horn once (as opposed to "laying on the horn" as described). But it's also not clear to me whether it would have been obvious that the unoccupied rental Ford that got hit across the street was associated with the campaign.

 

[Pommer]

There's still some unclarity about the situation, but certainly the OP Fox News report that "The driver later hit the rear end of the campaign's parked SUV and drove off" neglects to mention that the police were involved and issued a citation before she "drove off".
The video shared by Ramaswamy's campaign does seem to show the driver flipping a bird and 'meeping' the horn once (as opposed to "laying on the horn" as described). But it's also not clear to me whether it would have been obvious that the unoccupied rental Ford that got hit across the street was associated with the campaign.

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[USincognito]

Did Ramaswamy change his story?

That's not how this works.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Grinnell College paper

Exclusive: Ramaswamy’s vehicle was parked illegally during Grinnell accident; police and driver refute misleading accounts of the incident​

Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign vehicle was parked illegally when it was hit in Grinnell, Iowa on Thursday, Oct. 5, according to Grinnell Police Chief Michael McClelland. Before authorities could assess the scene, campaign officials quickly relocated the vehicle without informing police of its original parking location.

The GPD said in their statement that no evidence was found to substantiate the claims of the crash being intentional. McClelland confirmed that Meagher spoke with police before leaving. Fox News reported this incident as a “hit-and-run.”

Daily Wire podcaster Michael Knowles offered his take on the incident, calling the driver a “punk” and saying that they should “rot in prison for years” for “political violence” that is “along the spectrum of assassination.”

Meagher said that she has already paid her fine.

 

[Pommer]

Grinnell College paper

Exclusive: Ramaswamy’s vehicle was parked illegally during Grinnell accident; police and driver refute misleading accounts of the incident​

Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign vehicle was parked illegally when it was hit in Grinnell, Iowa on Thursday, Oct. 5, according to Grinnell Police Chief Michael McClelland. Before authorities could assess the scene, campaign officials quickly relocated the vehicle without informing police of its original parking location.

The GPD said in their statement that no evidence was found to substantiate the claims of the crash being intentional. McClelland confirmed that Meagher spoke with police before leaving. Fox News reported this incident as a “hit-and-run.”

Daily Wire podcaster Michael Knowles offered his take on the incident, calling the driver a “punk” and saying that they should “rot in prison for years” for “political violence” that is “along the spectrum of assassination.”

Meagher said that she has already paid her fine.

If Vivek Ramaswamy “reaches out” to Meagher I’m going to have to suspect that the entire “incident” was manufactured.

 

[USincognito]

Grinnell College paper

Exclusive: Ramaswamy’s vehicle was parked illegally during Grinnell accident; police and driver refute misleading accounts of the incident​

Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign vehicle was parked illegally when it was hit in Grinnell, Iowa on Thursday, Oct. 5, according to Grinnell Police Chief Michael McClelland. Before authorities could assess the scene, campaign officials quickly relocated the vehicle without informing police of its original parking location.

The GPD said in their statement that no evidence was found to substantiate the claims of the crash being intentional. McClelland confirmed that Meagher spoke with police before leaving. Fox News reported this incident as a “hit-and-run.”

Daily Wire podcaster Michael Knowles offered his take on the incident, calling the driver a “punk” and saying that they should “rot in prison for years” for “political violence” that is “along the spectrum of assassination.”

Meagher said that she has already paid her fine.

Well, how about that.

Did Ramaswamy change his story?

Nah, just made it up. That and he changed the vehicle location to hide that it was parked illegally.