Union thugs destroy Mich. hot dog vendor's business, vendor remains gracious

As Twitchy reported, violent union goons spent the better part of yesterday protesting Michigan’s newly passed right-to-work legislation by destroying property and throwing punches. Clint Tarver, Lansing’s “Hot Dog Guy,” found himself in the middle of it all, and when the smoke cleared, his hot dog stand was nothing more than a pile of debris.

https://twitter.com/ethos1911/status/278885076127866882

Check the photo of Clint Tavers, the hot dog vendor who had his business destroyed by union protesters: http://t.co/JV6hqB3L

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) December 12, 2012

This is what thugocracy looks like: Union protesters reduce a man's hot dog cart business to rubble: http://t.co/JV6hqB3L

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) December 12, 2012

https://twitter.com/llondo/status/278905987426054144

Hey Michigan Unions? Did you meet Clint Tarver? Did you see his hot dog business you destroyed? Funny…He Built That. http://t.co/tw43K4vj

— Tony Katz (@tonykatz) December 12, 2012

Not only was Tarver’s stand destroyed, but he was the target of vile racist epithets.

https://twitter.com/NicolaHawatmeh/status/278666596506013697

Where is the Left to decry the vicious racism?

Here's a great opportunity for the left to play the race card. Oh, wait, they keep silent on union violence: http://t.co/JV6hqB3L

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) December 12, 2012

https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/278884616960634880

https://twitter.com/quaintjester/status/278964789223489536

Hey, @TheRevAl, @RevJJackson Care to comment about attack on Clint Tarver? (http://t.co/GJcmJLnX).

— Dangerous Danishova (@Danishova) December 12, 2012

I wonder how @toure feels about all this? RT @DLoesch: Clint Tarver confirms that union protesters shouted racial slurs at him. #dlrs

— BGelds (@bgeldmacher) December 12, 2012

Indeed. This story most definitely echoes the Kenneth Gladney beating. In 2009, Gladney was verbally and physically assaulted by SEIU thugs outside of a health care town hall meeting in St. Louis. His crime? Distributing “Don’t tread on me” flags. In Tarver’s case, he wasn’t even attempting to make any sort of political statement; he was merely doing business (he had reportedly been hired by Americans For Prosperity to provide catering for their tent, which was also destroyed). And, as we saw with the Gladney case, Tarver’s beating has been thoroughly ignored by the mainstream media, if not outright denied.

So @Hardball_Chris will have Clint Tarver on his show 2night to discuss how racist MI union members destroyed his hotdog cart, right? Right?

— Leslie ن (@LADowd) December 12, 2012

Don’t bet on it.

Loesch spoke with Tarver this afternoon on her radio show. His account of yesterday’s events is heartbreaking — and utterly infuriating:

"It was terrible." Said Tarver of yesterday. #dlrs

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) December 12, 2012

"I lost two tables, all my utensils, all my catering equipment, they smashed my buns, my coolers." – Tarver #dlrs

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) December 12, 2012

Clint Tarver confirms that union protesters shouted racial slurs at him. #dlrs

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) December 12, 2012

"Two people came back from AFP to help me load what I had left." – Tarver #dlrs

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) December 12, 2012

"They thought I was with AFP. And I wasn't." – Tarver #dlrs

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) December 12, 2012

His mere existence set those thugs off. Is it any wonder unions have developed a reputation for vicious bullying?

https://twitter.com/llondo/status/278963625388027904

Union thugs at work. MT @DLoesch: "I lost 2 tables, all my utensils…catering equipment, they smashed my buns, my coolers." – Tarver #dlrs

— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) December 12, 2012

This story is heart breaking RT @DLoesch: "They thought I was with AFP. And I wasn't." – Tarver #dlrs

— Mary #FlyTheW (@mchastain81) December 12, 2012

Oh, the tolerant left. #newtone RT @DLoesch: Clint Tarver confirms that union protesters shouted racial slurs at him. #dlrs

— BGelds (@bgeldmacher) December 12, 2012

As if that should matter either way. Very sad what we are becoming. RT @DLoesch: "They thought I was with AFP. And I wasn't." – Tarver #dlrs

— Mind Maven (@mind_maven) December 12, 2012

Tarver’s gracious conduct and composure in the wake of union brutality has certainly earned our admiration.

https://twitter.com/RightWingNerd/status/278964401179086848

Shameful what union thugs did to popular hot dog vendor Clint Tarver's stand, people are responding generously to his support.

— J. P. Mackie 78 ?? ????‍♂️???⭐⭐⭐⭐ (@ussburns588) December 12, 2012

A page has been set up to collect donations to help rebuild Tarver’s business:

https://twitter.com/amandacarpenter/status/278864470208548865

I Support Clint Tarver. http://t.co/ejnZ8R8I

— China is lying (@jtLOL) December 12, 2012

A worthy cause, indeed. Michigan GOP State Senator Joe Hune is also pitching in:

https://twitter.com/USAmjs/status/278966150807822336

Tarver says MI lawmaker @JoeHune is paying to replace his lost equipment and supplies. http://t.co/5BzZ8rAN #dlrs

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) December 12, 2012

Unions may not truly understand what it means to help our fellow man, but it’s heartening to know that there are people who do. Wonderful.