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Wow. Interesting.

Eric D. Schwerin
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On Sep 13, 2012, at 9:32 AM, Fran Person <franjperson@gmail.com> wrote:

> Did you guys see this?
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> NYC wacko hits top Biden aide
> By JAMIE SCHRAM and LAURA ITALIANO
> Last Updated: 1:07 AM, September 13, 2012
> A top aide to Vice President Joe Biden was beaten with a shoe and spit on when he tried to break up a fight between vagrants in Washington Square Park, officials said yesterday.
> Alan Hoffman, a longtime confidant of Biden and his current deputy chief-of-staff, was more shaken up than injured in the Sept. 1 dust-up.
> He and his wife, Lizzie, happened upon a man and another couple — all described by sources as “emotionally disturbed” — arguing and about to come to blows at around 2 p.m., sources said.
> Lizzie tried to break up the fisticuffs when one of the men, Brian Smith, 43, turned his rage on her and threatened her with a blunt object salvaged from a construction site, according to sources.
> That’s when Hoffman, a 46-year-old former assistant US attorney, jumped in to save her.
> Smith then took off a sneaker, hit Hoffman over the head three times and spit on him before cops arrived.
> In Manhattan Criminal Court yesterday, Smith pleaded guilty to harassment — a violation — and was sentenced to 15 days in the psych ward of Bellevue Hospital.
> His commitment will extend beyond the 15-day sentence so he can receive treatment, according to a source briefed on the plea deal.
> Hoffman, who was not in court, did not object to the plea, the sources said.
> The vice president’s office confirmed the incident, but declined further comment.
> Additional reporting by Brad Hamilton and Chuck Bennett
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