Former leftist activist Lee Stranahan has been on the front lines in the fight against stalker and terrorist Brett Kimberlin. He and his family have recently been the victims of nasty threats from Kimberlin supporters and violent leftists, and, no longer feeling safe in their home, they have decided to flee. Blogger Aaron Walker, who has himself dealt with intimidation and lawfare, has more:
@PaddyJManning We're making the best of it and trying to look on the bright side.
— ??? ????????? ⏳ (@stranahan) September 6, 2012
Short Version: increasing intensity of the threats + public reveal of our address by a Kimberlin-y nut = problem @AaronWorthing @rsmccain
— ??? ????????? ⏳ (@stranahan) September 6, 2012
Over the weekend, Stranahan alerted police to one of the people making threats against him:
@liberalgrouch I just spoke to as Sargent at the Howard County Police department. Go right ahead and call them, now, and prove your case.
— ??? ????????? ⏳ (@stranahan) September 2, 2012
Leftist and self-described “liberal patriot” Bill Schmalfeldt, aka The Liberal Grouch, has been among the most vocal of those threatening Stranahan. Here’s just a brief sampling of his nastiness:
https://twitter.com/LiberalGrouch/status/242413522468876288
https://twitter.com/LiberalGrouch/status/242601470728474624
https://twitter.com/LiberalGrouch/status/242306166447808512
Scroll through his blog and Twitter feed at your own risk. He’s truly vile.
Schmalfeldt insists he never made any threats:
https://twitter.com/LiberalGrouch/status/243788834448482304
As Patterico documented, Schmalfeldt’s denial is patently false. Schmalfeldt insists that his threat was as innocuous as saying “good morning.” Not remotely. Moreover, he repeatedly endorses and proclaims his solidarity with Twitterer @OccupyRebellion, another notorious Kimberlin supporter. @OccupyRebellion sent out a tweet clearly threatening Stranahan’s wife:
https://twitter.com/OccupyRebellion/statuses/240170313776783360
After receiving repeated threats of this nature, Stranahan feels his only remaining option is to move his family away from their current home. Doing so will require extra financial help. Stranahan took to Twitter to ask his supporters for assistance:
If you want to help out with these sudden moving expenses, you can send a donation via PayPal to [email protected]
— ??? ????????? ⏳ (@stranahan) September 6, 2012
And, naturally, the vilest of the vile used Stranahan’s financial hardships to mock him:
https://twitter.com/LiberalGrouch/status/243766310775963648
https://twitter.com/LiberalGrouch/status/243766550077784064
https://twitter.com/LiberalGrouch/status/243766990328717312
https://twitter.com/OccupyRebellion/status/243755556215611392
https://twitter.com/OccupyRebellion/status/243764909056348161
https://twitter.com/OccupyRebellion/status/243760839851651072
https://twitter.com/OccupyRebellion/status/243757082430566400
It’s utterly disgraceful. Thankfully, Stranahan is a far bigger man than all of his sick detractors combined, and he’s vowed to keep his head up and fight the good fight:
If the left is fighting this hard to stop me, you have to assume I'm doing something right
— ??? ????????? ⏳ (@stranahan) September 2, 2012
Indeed. Meanwhile, you can also help Stranahan by remaining vigilant. And if you’d like to donate to the Bloggers Defense Fund, which goes toward aiding victims of Kimberlin-style lawfare, you can do so here.
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