Anti-Islamist author dragged off his bike, tied to a tree, and beaten to a pulp, near Toronto. His house later ransacked.

From Eric Dondero:

In 2005, Islamist critic Theo van Gogh was knocked off his bicycle by a Muslim attacker and stabbed repeatedly in the chest in the streets of Rotterdam. He had produced a film critical of Islam. Van Gogh died from his injuries on the street, as passers-by looked on.

Now, here in North America, a near repeat of the Van Gogh episode.

From EuroSon, "Author attacked..." Aug. 27:

Dipersico was attacked by two Muslim men who referred to him by another F-word: “faggot.” According to the Toronto Sun, Dipersico was ”dragged from his bicycle Aug. 17, tied up among trees, then beaten briefly unconscious” by them... they were offended by Dipersico’s flamboyant book, in which he talks about drugs, sex, and, occasionally, Islam — in not an altogether flattering light.

He believes “Islam is a Religion of ‘peace’ and Muslims will kill you to prove it.” Being brought up in a Muslim household himself he questions the very existence of God.” [Dipersico also challenges the sanctity of Ramadan and Koranic verses.]

“His book Wake Up Call is not only considered blasphemous and pornographic but also explicit due to his excessive use of drugs and alcohol.”

After the attack, his house he shares with cousin Gabrielle Dipersico — who contributed to the book, and who is pictured on the cover — was broken into, and Paris’s Back-up files were stolen.

Note - a check of popular websites claiming to be "libertarian," (Reason, Cato.org, LewRockwell.com, Daily Paul, LP.org, et.al.) shows no coverage of this story.

H/t Vled

A man with feelings better fit for the Job

From Eric Dondero:

Peggy, you didn't really write that did you?

From the WSJ, "Perry's Popping-Off Problem - The Republican candidate comes across well as consistent and sincere, but his quick-draw machismo will scare voters away" Aug. 26:

His primary flaw appears to be a chesty, quick-draw machismo that might be right for an angry base but wrong for an antsy country. Americans want a president who feels their anger without himself walking around enraged…

[T]he nation is roiling and restive. After Mr. Obama was elected, the right became angry, feisty, and created a new and needed party, the tea party. The right was on fire. The next time a Republican wins, and that could be next year, it will be the left that shows real anger, with unemployment high and no jobs available and government spending and services likely to be cut. The left will be on fire. The only thing leashing them now is the fact of Mr. Obama.

So there will be plenty of new angers out there. It probably won’t be helpful if the next president is someone likely to add to the drama with a hot temperament or carelessness.

H/t Bryan Preston