Presumed staffers of Va. Sen. George Allen assaulted Calling All Wingnuts blogger Mike Stark after he yelled some arguably offensive questions at Allen.

  • Earlier: George “Macaca” Allen really doesn’t like his opposition.
  • This is a lower-res version, but it’s longer than the YouTube clip below, and shows that Stark was not physically threatening Allen in any way.

    Higher-res version:

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