(Tea party supporter) Man gets 8 years for attacking Obama supporter

[alp227]

LAWRENCEVILLE — A Gwinnett judge sentenced a tea party member to serve eight years in prison for attacking and hospitalizing a President Barack Obama supporter during a 2009 bar room altercation, a prosecutor said Thursday.

Jurors convicted Carnesville resident Larry Morgan, 39, of aggravated assault and two counts of aggravated battery this week for smashing several bones in the victim’s face with a pool cue on Jan. 31, 2009 — a few days after Obama’s inauguration. Deliberations took only an hour.

The single blow, which broke the pool stick in half, happened about 1:30 a.m. at Will Henry’s Tavern in Stone Mountain, said Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Taylor, who prosecuted.

The victim, Patrick O’Neill, then 24, was hospitalized for five days and endured a months-long recovery. He testified that he suffered numerous facial fractures, including a broken nose and orbital ethmoid bone, Taylor said.

Full story: http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/home/headlines/115816419.html

Found this from Drudge Retort

[otohara]

1. First I've Heard of This

what an asshole -

[Uzybone]

2. To Gitmo with him

[RKP5637]

3. Happy looking guy, typical teabagger look IMO. n/t

[JuniperLea]

8. Sometimes ignorance really is bliss... I guess... eom

[formercia]

4. Prisons are full of assholes like this

he will be in good company.

[The Doctor.]

5. These animals have to be dealt with.

They can't reason or think, they believe bullshit they can't defend, so they simply resort to the only thing they understand; violence.

They do not belong anywhere in the civilized world.

[XanaDUer]

6. I'm moving from this area soon

good riddance, local Teatards.

[bluestateguy]

7. You know where he'll be spending election day 2012?

In jail. And he won't be able to vote either.

Ciao!

[Kennah]

9. Probably had plans for a hot tub while sucking down pina coladas

Might have to settle for a shower, and, oh by the way, that's not a pina colada you're sucking on.

[alp227]

10. and George W. Bush won't get to be his cellmate n/t