In the aftermath of the Republican National Convention, we learn that the protesters weren’t the only people at risk.  One delegate in particular found himself in the crosshairs.  No, not of the police, shooting pepper spray and ramming with bicycle tires.  Something far more insidious.  The target of a beautiful woman.

According to this Pioneer Press piece, brought to my attention by J-dog, aficionado of all things salacious in Minneapolis, the price of a piece was high for RNC delegate and “experience” Colorado lawyer Gabriel Nathan Schwartz, 29.

He met her in the bar of the swank hotel and invited her to his room. Once there, the woman fixed the drinks and told him to get undressed.

And that, the delegate to the Republican National Convention told police, was the last thing he remembered. When he awoke, the woman was gone, as was more than $120,000 in money, jewelry and other belongings.

The thief’s take stunned cops.

We have all seen the strange and ridiculous get-ups worn by delegates to political conventions, but never before did I realize just how highly such outfits were valued. 

Now there’s nothing wrong with Gabe, young and single and ready to mingle, hooking up with babe at the bar.  Even Republicans are allowed to get some, provided it doesn’t happen in airport men’s rooms.  But why would he have $120,000 on him at the RNC?

Well, Gabe claims that the media inflated the figure. 

It’s embarrassing to admit that I was a target of a crime. I was drugged and had about $50,000 of personal items stolen, not the inflated number that the media is reporting from an inaccurate police report,” he said.

Darn those inaccurate police reports.  Still, 50 grand isn’t chump change either.

The haul included a $30,000 watch, a $20,000 ring, a necklace valued at $5,000, earrings priced at $4,000 and a Prada belt valued at $1,000, police said.

A necklace and earrings?  I’m confused.  But Gabe was reluctant to elaborate, possibly because he realized that his effort to recoup his loss through his insurance policy at AIG might be seriously jeopardized by further explanation. 

Reached by phone at his law office Monday, Schwartz said that because the case still was under investigation, “I think at this point, I don’t want to make a comment on it.”

During the convention, Schwartz wasn’t shy about talking to the media. In an Associated Press article about Sen. John McCain’s acceptance speech, Schwartz was quoted as saying that as far as oratorical skills go, McCain “has more experience in his little pinkie” than Democratic nominee Barack Obama.

But did McCain wear a $20,000 ring on that pinkie?  I don’t think so.

It’s perfectly understandable that Delegate Schwartz from the Great State of Colorado, home of Coors Beer and the Denver Broncos, wanted to look sharp and make an impression amongst the very important people he would meet in the Twin Cities, and it’s only natural that his bling would catch the eye of a beautiful woman, since he obviously wasn’t going to score based on his natural good looks. 

But there’s a lesson to be learned.  Wearing Prada is just asking for trouble.  And as can be seen from this video of Schwartz illuminating his views on “less taxes and more war” below, his choice of shirts is suspect as well.