VIDEOS: After walking away from town hall brawl, conservative shows up on Fox in wheelchair

By GottaLaff

First, the video that was taken immediately after the incident:



It sure looks like Kenneth Gladney could walk without so much a a limp to me. He was also speaking clearly and without obvious pain. But what do I know?

Via the YouTube blurb:

The Obama administration (thugs) said to punch back twice as hard and 2 black men wearing S.E.I.U. shirts took it literally by beating down a black conservative just for exercising his right to free speech.St. Louis County police say six people were arrested. Two of those were arrested on suspicion of assault, one of resisting arrest and three on suspicion of committing peace disturbances. Carnahan was gone when the ruckus started.

Kenneth Gladney, a 38-year-old conservative activist from St. Louis, said he was attacked by some of those arrested as he handed out yellow flags with Don't tread on me printed on them. He spoke to the Post-Dispatch from the emergency room of the St. John's Mercy Medical Center, where he said he was waiting to be treated for injuries to his knee, back, elbow, shoulder and face that he suffered in the attack. Gladney, who is black, said one of his attackers, also a black man, used a racial slur against him before the attack started.

It just seems there's no freedom of speech without being attacked, he said.

Now, a day later, he's confined to a wheelchair and apparently is unable to speak, although he was perfectly articulate in the video above:



Via the YouTube blurb:

Kenneth Gladney, who was attacked and beaten at the Russ Carnahan town hall by the representatives union supporters, attended the rally against violence today at the SEIU headquarters in St. Louis.

Kenneth's attorney David Brown read a letter by Kenneth to the crowd since Kenneth was still weak to speak publically.

Next, a few excerpts from Windy City Watch about the incident and presser in St. Louis. They point out that in an interview done shortly after the brawl, Gladney could vocalize just fine... several times... on the Tee Vee Machine... specifically ClusterFox:

During today's press conference Kenneth Gladney was in a wheel chair and unable to speak because he was on pain killers. But for some reason he was not in a wheel chair and was able to speak when he made numerous appearances on FOX NEWS ("Your Money w/Neil Cavuto" "The O"Reilly Factor") on 8.7.09.

He claims he was punched in the face numerous times and kicked in the head, however his face looks fine. [...]

This guy is nothing but a pure fraud, being used by the tea baggers. Why was this fool able to speak on FOX NEWS but unable to speak from his wheel chair today?

When in doubt, blame the unions, get a lawyer, and go on ClusterFox.

I wasn't there, but from the videos, it certainly looks as though Gladney was in better shape than he claims to be once he realized he could sue.

And speaking of "hate crimes", how would he characterize the Tea Terrorists' intentions when they bring guns to town hall meetings and use words like "Hitler" and "Nazi"?