DON'T CALL BENJAMIN PORTER.
You may be sorry.
From the Appleton Post-Crescent:
A 57-year-old Appleton man faces misdemeanor charges after going to the county Republican Party headquarters to complain about candidate calls to his home.
Benjamin Porter, listed in police and jail records as David Benjamin Porter, was arrested Monday after he allegedly pushed a 68-year-old disabled Republican volunteer.
He was released from jail after posting a $650 cash bond on charges of disorderly conduct and battery.
Officials from the Republican Party of Outagamie County said the man has been calling the office for more than a week complaining about campaign calls.
Police Lt. Steve Elliott said Porter told the arresting officer he would "disrupt the Republican Party every time they disrupted him."
Porter left a note with his name, address and bank balance in the GOP headquarters on W. College Avenue after the incident.
Porter, who said he is a restaurant worker, said the frequent calls from candidates got to him.
"The Republican Party, just as they did four years ago, continues to call my house six times a day for one candidate or another," he said. "They always promise to quit calling but they continue to call."
Susan Weiss, the GOP membership chairwoman, said a woman who walks with a cane was alone in the office when Porter arrived.
The woman put a hand on his arm to calm him.
"He screamed 'Don't touch me.' He pushed her and she fell backwards and hit the back of her head on the counter," Weiss said.
This Porter guy sounds like a real piece of work.
Assaulting a 68-year-old disabled woman?
Just days before the election, we're all getting a lot of annoying phone calls.
It's the price of democracy, I guess.
I understand Porter's frustration but not his actions.
Something tells me an anger management course won't help Porter learn to be a responsible member of society.
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