8/10/09: TWD's Agenda For The Day: They Don't Even Know What They Are Fighting Aganist

Steven Benen has one of those "Greatest stories that won't ever be told on the corporate media unless Olbermann and Maddow talk about it" anecdotes that needs to be shared throughout the rest of the rational online news community.

It's that stunning, and it shows where the thought process is some in this country.

Benen rights in this post at the W.M an about conservative nutcase activist Kenneth Gladney, and how his fight against health care reform is so irony at its quintessence.

Over the last few days, a conservative activist in St. Louis named Kenneth Gladney seems to have become something of a cause for celebration in far-right circles. Depending on which version of events you choose to believe, Gladney either initiated or was involved in a scuffle at a town-hall event late last week.

At least one prominent conservative blogger said Gladney was "brutally attacked" by SEIU members outside the event. After watching the video, there's ample reason for skepticism. Gladney was, in fact, pulled to the ground during the fracas, but he seemed to bounce back up quickly, and is seen walking around soon after without any obvious injuries. His attorney has argued that Gladney was beaten during the fight, but there's nothing in the clip to support that.

Gladney later went to the hospital, claiming to have sustained injuries to his "knee, back, elbow, shoulder and face."

Now get this: Gladney is a hero right now to most on the "regular" Right (go figure) and the Fringe nutcase Right for this. He's been bestowed plenty of accolades as Benen has noted, and you know somewhere on some of those lunatic sites that his name is getting preached to the highest of their irrationalities.

But besides the already insane element in this, the next thing if you didn't see this post today will shock you, and exhibit clearly how it truly is scary on the other side.

Reader R.D. alerted me to this tidbit in the local news account of the protest:

Gladney did not address Saturday's crowd of about 200 people. His attorney, David Brown, however, read a prepared statement Gladney wrote. "A few nights ago there was an assault on my liberty, and on yours, too." Brown read. "This should never happen in this country."

Supporters cheered. Brown finished by telling the crowd that Gladney is accepting donations toward his medical expenses. Gladney told reporters he was recently laid off and has no health insurance. [emphasis added]

Wow. A guy fighting against the thing that would help him.

A thing that could help save his life, he is fighting against. And his ignorance and blindness is clearly making him act in ways that his harming him greatly.

But it shows clearly that he is not the only person in this same particular boat with the same type of thinking.

Gladney is just an example of how misinformed and frankly just plain stupid these people are in this nation.

And they would jeopardized the rest of us and themselves, all because of their incorrigible anger, total lack of knowledge, and overall well being.