In the wake of a pair of 'Al Pieda' (their term) terrorists who subverted the security of a public meeting and threw a mixture of chemicals (unknown at the time - turns out it was custard) on Ann Coulter along with destroying University of Arizona property, the Democrats have decided to .... to ... well, to incite further violence against women:

Wednesday October 27, 2004 6:31 PM

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - A man was arrested Wednesday after he was accused of trying to run down Rep. Katherine Harris and a group of supporters with his car.

Witnesses said a silver Cadillac sped through an intersection and swerved onto the sidewalk. The car headed straight toward Harris before swerving at the last minute and driving off, according to police.

Harris told police she feared for her life and could not move as the vehicle sped toward her, police records show.

Witnesses gave the car's license plate number to police, and they tracked it to Barry M. Seltzer, 46. He came to the police station early Wednesday and complained to officers that Harris' supporters had impeded traffic.

``I intimidated them with my car,'' Seltzer told police. ``I was exercising my political expression.''

He was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and held without bond. He was scheduled for his first court appearance Thursday.

Calls to Seltzer's home and to Harris' campaign secretary were not immediately returned.

Harris, a Sarasota Republican, is seeking a second congressional term after serving as Florida's secretary of state during the controversial 2000 presidential recount.

She has been a rising star in the GOP and the bane of Democrats since overseeing the recount that gave Florida and the presidency to George W. Bush by 537 votes.

She used momentum from the recount to win the congressional seat in 2002 and is seeking re-election against Sarasota lawyer Jan Schneider, who lost to Harris two years ago.

A Democrat spokesperson said "We deplore the violent acts that men visit upon women, especially in public - unless, of course, they are women who are exercising their right of free speech and embrace Republicanism. They are just getting what they deserve."

Just kidding - but the complete silence from the left on these events is rather like the Islamic communities' silence in the face of beheadings, suicide bombings and the other heinous crimes committed against our citizens. When you don't condemn the contemptible, it is reasonable to conclude that you support it.

Smoking gun has photos and the police report of the Al Pieda terrorists and the man exercising his "political expression" by attempting to run over Representative Harris.

Also see my earlier post and note that I and the University of Arizona Police are being 'ridiculous' and having a 'massive overreaction' to the Al Pieda boys - who were really, according to their police report "throwing the pies at her ideas not at her." I guess that means that it doesn't really matter if it was custard or anthrax.