Anti-gay marriage bully in Worcester?

Your basic rally against same-sex marriage in Worcester turned a little violent yesterday when one of the organizers knocked a woman on the other side of the issue to the ground, people at the rally report.

On Blue Mass. Group, Rollbiz writes:

... I was 10 feet away, and I saw it. I had to go and pick her up off the pavement, comfort her, and get her the hell out of there.

Ms. Loy, admittedly, was in a section of the rally where she should have expected some resistance to her presence. But to be shoved to the ground by a 240+lb. man so hard that her head hit the pavement? It was completely uncalled for, to state the obvious. That it was done by the executive director of Catholic Citizenship just further underscores the vitriol and viciousness behind this campaign. ...

Know Thy Neighbor reports:

... What was so unusual and calculated about Larry Cirignano's assault on Sarah Loy was that he left the podium area right after he gave his speech and pushed Sarah to the ground, then he returned back to the podium to stand next to Evelyn Reilly and Kris Mineau as they waited for Ambassador Flynn. ...

Kevin Ksen of Worcester Indy Media interviewed Cirignano after the incident:

... I spoke with Cirignano after the rally and asked him his side of what happened, "That lady came up to the podium and I escorted her back into the audience." Given what had transpired, I followed-up to make sure I heard correctly, "Escorted?", "Yes, escorted", he replied. Asked if he felt he assaulted her he shot back without hesitation, "Hell, no!" adding, "She's an actress, she's a professional actress." ...

Worcester County Freedom Trail cites unidentified witnesses as claiming the woman fell on purpose and that she assaulted a teenager as she left.

Worcester Telegram & Gazette account.

Thanks to Mass. Marrier for some of the above links.