The whizzes at RedState posted an exclusive video that was supposed to justify the manhandling of Lauren Valle at the Paul-Conway debate this week. But in fact, if you watch it closely, you can see Lauren Vale running away from a man who appears to be Mike Pezzano, the guy who wrestled her to the ground and held her down.

I can never get videos to post here and I'm not sure if this will work, but here it is --

Keep your eyes at the top of the screen beginning at the 53 second mark. You clearly see Lauren Valle, in red top and blond wig, running in the front of the car away from a man who appears to be Mike Pezzano, the guy who wrestled her to the ground and held her down. Pezzano is wearing a plaid shirt with a "don't tread on me" button.

RedState thought this video was significant because in the very beginning it shows Valle running up to Rand Paul's car and holding her cardboard sign up to the car window. The video shows this sequence three times, so you don't miss it. A guy in a suit gets between Valle and the car and moves her away.

But it's about 20 seconds after Valle is moved away from the car that we see her running away from Pezzano. It's obvious the mob was punishing her for trying to ridicule their candidate.

The assault had nothing whatsoever to do with protecting Rand Paul from some crazy provocateur, because you can see in this video that Paul was several feet away from Valle right before the assault began.