A friend of mine who was present at the event but did not see the incident was shocked when she saw the image of the man identified as Wynn's community relations guy.

This same gentleman had threatened her at a public event four years ago.  She was an activist trying to stop the location of casinos in the area.  Wynn was a vocal advocate in favor of the cainos.  This same man who four years later would be identified by the Edwards campaign worker as the attacker, came up to my friend and told her something like, we know who you are and we don't like you. You better stop what you are doing.  My friend asked him who he was, and he said, "My name is Street Dog."  My friend asked some political people she knew at the event who the man was.  Several told her that he was on Wynn's staff.  She went up to Street Dog and told him, it's good to know you are on Wynn's staff.  That should put some restraint on you.  He said, there are a lot of us Street Dogs and none of us like you.  You better stop what you are doing."

It is important to know that after this man beat up the Edwards campaign worker, although the police handcuffed him, then they let him go.  Wynn is the godfather, he thinks he can do anything he wants.   And it will be true until somebody stops him.  In the days that followed last week's event, Street Dog and crew have continued to put their signs up directly in front of Donna Edwards signs.

The quality of Wynn's campaign is reason enough to vote him out.

But even much more of a reason is his delivering key votes for the Cheney/Bush team from what should be one of the most progressive districts in the US House of Representatives.

I had a similar reaction.  I know Donna and am a big  fan.  Very glad that the most decisive beating happened inside.  But the mob mentality of the online reaction is as far from the America I want as tough guy methods of Bush.  His mode is to shoot first and ask questions later, with the questions being limited mostly to a black and white analysis of whose side you are on.