Mike Stark Pressing Assault Charges Against George Allen

Brian Zick October 31, 2006

Greg Sargent at TPM reports: Mike Stark, the fellow who was treated like a tackling dummy by Senator George Allen's staff today, writes a letter demanding that Allen fire his staffers and saying he's pressing charges against Allen himself. update: Stark repudiates description as "heckler": "Not once have I heckled him," Stark said. "Hecklers interrupt speeches. I waited till he was done. I wait respectfully until the end of his speeches."

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