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Topic: Fox News team witnesses GOP House candidate 'body slam' reporter
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teasel
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posted May 24, 2017 11:33 PM
  
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/24/greg-gianforte-fox-news-team-witnesses-gop-house-candidate-body-slam-reporter.html
They support Ben Jacobs' account of things, not Gianforte's.
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teasel
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posted May 25, 2017 12:10 PM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/05/25/fox-news-crew-watched-in-disbelief-as-gianforte-slammed-and-punched-reporter/?utm_term=.d76eb7dbd64c&wpisrc=nl_mix&wpmm =1IP: Logged |
teasel
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posted May 25, 2017 01:25 PM
Weird how these are ignored by the Trumpers. If it had been a Liberal congressman, attacking a Fox News reporter, you would have been all over it.IP: Logged |
juniperb
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posted May 25, 2017 02:42 PM
He will win tho. Most are mail in votes so he`ll scrape by  ------------------
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jwhop
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posted May 25, 2017 02:46 PM
Let that be a lesson for delusional far left lunatic political activists posing as journalists.Don't shove cameras and microphones in people's faces. IP: Logged |
teasel
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posted May 25, 2017 03:07 PM
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Originally posted by jwhop:
Let that be a lesson for delusional far left lunatic political activists posing as journalists.Don't shove cameras and microphones in people's faces.
WTF? Go away. IP: Logged |
teasel
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posted May 25, 2017 03:09 PM
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Originally posted by juniperb:
He will win tho. Most are mail in votes so he`ll scrape by
I didn't know that. That's awful. I saw a reference to another time when he put his hands together, as though he wanted to strangle another reporter - telling someone that there were more of them, than there were reporters. IP: Logged |
teasel
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posted May 25, 2017 06:27 PM
They have had phone calls from some who voted with absentee ballots, asking to change their vote, because of this. They aren't allowed to.  Just as you said, Juni.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/25/politics/montana-special-election-turnout/index.html They apparently make up 30% of the vote, so hopefully the rest will vote against him. It's inexcusable. IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted May 25, 2017 07:29 PM
Just so you know, if a camera or microphone makes contact with you, or if a reasonable person would think a contact would result, that's a battery, and you are allowed to defend yourself from it.IP: Logged |
teasel
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posted May 25, 2017 07:43 PM
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Originally posted by Randall:
Just so you know, if a camera or microphone makes contact with you, or if a reasonable person would think a contact would result, that's a battery, and you are allowed to defend yourself from it.
Almost everyone thinks it's inexcusable - that it was an over-reaction (to put it mildly). Are you saying that what he did is okay? IP: Logged |
teasel
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posted May 25, 2017 07:44 PM
Assault is not a reasonable response. There were witnesses, who would have said so, if it were. IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted May 25, 2017 08:39 PM
I didn't say it was assault. A battery is an unwelcomed touch or the imminent threat of one. And we have the right to physically resist a battery.IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted May 25, 2017 11:38 PM
I don't support violence in any form, but lawful defense against a battery is allowed by law. I wasn't there, so...IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted May 26, 2017 12:43 AM
He won. He was also cited for misdemeanor assault, so the court will decide. It was also alleged that he punched the reporter.IP: Logged |
Catalina
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posted May 26, 2017 12:46 AM
The law isnt the last word on whether he can represent them. Recalls happen. IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted May 26, 2017 12:55 AM
His victory speech is great! He's still speaking. He did apologize for what he did to the reporter. It seemed sincere to me. He's not moving to the swamp. He's commuting to D.C. and visiting all 50+ counties so Montana's voice will be heard.IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted May 26, 2017 01:07 AM
With early voting, the results do stand. But he has a potential $5,000 fine if convicted of assaulting the reporter. IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted May 26, 2017 02:12 AM
The left is now blaming President Trump for this and correlating it generally to the right, while the left has been literally smashing windows and setting fires. Maxine has even publicly supported the stomping attack of a trucker Trump supporter. The left lives in a different universe.IP: Logged |
Catalina
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posted May 26, 2017 03:45 AM
Oh really? Who are you calling the left? Any examples from this other world? IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted May 26, 2017 05:36 AM
Flip on CNN to see many examples.IP: Logged |
jwhop
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posted May 26, 2017 09:28 AM
Greg Gianforte(R) "Body Slams" Rob Quist(D)
51% to 44% in Montana Special Election.IP: Logged |
teasel
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posted May 26, 2017 12:41 PM
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Originally posted by jwhop:
Greg Gianforte(R) "Body Slams" Rob Quist(D)
[b]51% to 44% in Montana Special Election.[/B]
A lot of people who voted by ballot, wanted to change their vote, and couldn't. They don't support that abusive behaviour that you are celebrating. IP: Logged |
jwhop
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posted May 26, 2017 01:08 PM
Yeah, word on the street is that one delusional inmate wanted to change his vote but, rules are rules.IP: Logged |
teasel
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posted May 26, 2017 01:24 PM
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Originally posted by jwhop:
Yeah, word on the street is that one delusional inmate wanted to change his vote but, rules are rules.
Wrong. IP: Logged |
teasel
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posted May 26, 2017 02:45 PM
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