One of two people suspected of shattering 11 windows Tuesday morning at the state Democratic Party headquarters has an arrest record and a history of helping a Democratic political candidate, public records show.
Police said that about 2:20 a.m., 24-year-old Maurice Schwenkler, now in custody, and an at-large accomplice took a hammer to the picture windows displaying posters touting President Barack Obama and his health care reform efforts.
Early Tuesday, Democratic Party chairwoman Pat Waak said the damage to her building in Denver's art district was a consequence of "an effort on the other side to stir up hate." She tempered her statement after Schwenkler's political history was revealed.
"What I've been saying is there is a lot of rhetoric out there from both sides of the spectrum," Waak said. "That's what's been disturbing to me. People are saying a lot of things not appropriate for civil discourse."
For weeks, people on both sides of the health care debate have rallied across the country.
Schwenkler is charged with criminal mischief and is to make his first appearance in Denver County Court today.
He is accused of doing an estimated $11,000 in damage and could face a felony conviction.
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Taken right out of the Alinsky playbook.
ReplyDeleteNo, it was not a Democratic activist. It was a kid who isn't even registered to vote, let alone register as a Democrat. He picked up some cash canvassing for a left-leaning organization at one time. If he was an activist, he would have volunteered to canvass.
ReplyDeleteI love it how the libs get on their high horse holier than thou atitude when they think they have something on republicans. Then they find out it was one of their own and try to spin it. What a bunch of losers these whiny ass libs are.
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