The Left's Best Mode of Argument -- Hurling Food

I guess it's a step up from hurling insults, which is their other normal mode of argument. Both RB and the Lord of Truth thought I would find this tale entertaining...

Commentator and former presidential candidate Pat Buchanan cut short an appearance after an opponent of his conservative views doused him with salad dressing.

"Stop the bigotry!" the demonstrator shouted as he hurled the liquid Thursday night during the program at Western Michigan University. The incident came just two days after another noted conservative, William Kristol, was struck by a pie during an appearance at a college in Indiana.

After he was hit, Buchanan cut short his question-and-answer session with the audience, saying, "Thank you all for coming, but I'm going to have to get my hair washed."

The demonstrator, identified by authorities as a 24-year-old student at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, was arrested and faces a misdemeanor charge of disturbing the peace. He was released on a $100 cash bond, pending his April 14 arraignment.

"He could have faced a felony assault charge, but Pat Buchanan decided to not press that charge," university spokesman Matt Kurz said.

Give Pat some serious credit for taking the high road and not having a felony charge appear on this guy's record. Is there a reason the police didn't release the guy's name, or that the AP didn't report it? For that matter, how come we don't know the type of dressing? From the picture, I'm guessing ranch, although it could be creamy Italian or even blue cheese.

The Lord found this funny. I'm laughing, but not quite as much -- even at the similar tale of Bill Kristol getting hit with a pie (I guess liberals are getting better with their aim -- I think a similar attack on Ann Coulter last year actually missed). Keep in mind, a similar effort by someone on the right to, say, egg Jesse Jackson might be classified as a hate crime, or be written up as part of an effort to intimidate the left (and probably be blamed on John Ashcroft).

Is it funny? Sure, it's funny -- but it's also indicative of the lack of intellectual thought that takes place among the student left on college campuses. I don't agree with Pat Buchanan on a number of issues, but I know that I can find better ways to make my point than tossing salad dressing on him.