Posted on 05/25/2017 4:04:26 PM PDT by rktman
Rush had call in who echoed what a friend told me. An alpha local beating up Beta reporter should be worth a few extra votes.
Check that: Buffalo-born. He went to school in Mass, though.
If Gianforte wins, and it turns out that he gained votes from taking out an obnoxious reporter that provoked him, maybe it will send a message to the rest of the leftist media that they’re fair game now if they don’t cut the crap.
They don’t appear to realize that they are perceived as an arm of the DNC. Maybe they need enlightenment. Maybe this wakes them up. Maybe not.
body slamming is lifting someone off their feet and slamming that person down. That didn’t happen - poor choice of words.
By Bobby Caina Calvan AP,
GOP Candidate Charged With Misdemeanor Assault Of Reporter
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Thursday’s nationally-watched election for Montana’s sole congressional seat got a last-minute twist when the Republican candidate, Greg Gianforte, was charged with misdemeanor assault for grabbing a reporter by the neck and throwing him to the ground.
Gallatin County Sheriff Brian Gootkin made the announcement shortly before midnight Wednesday in a written statement, about six hours after the attack on reporter Ben Jacobs of The Guardian. Gianforte would face a maximum $500 fine or 6 months in jail if convicted. The statement added that Jacobs’ injuries did not meet the legal definition of felony assault.
Gianforte was in a private office preparing for an interview with Fox News when Jacobs came in without permission, campaign spokesman Shane Scanlon said.
The Fox News crew watched in astonishment as, after Jacobs pressed him on the GOP health care bill, “Gianforte grabbed Jacobs by the neck with both hands and slammed him into the ground behind him,” Fox News reporter Alicia Acuna wrote in an article. She added that Gianforte then began to punch Jacobs.
In an audio recording posted by the Guardian, the reporter asks the congressional candidate about the GOP’s health care bill, which was just evaluated hours earlier by the Congressional Budget Office.
“We’ll talk to you about that later,” Gianforte says on the recording, referring Jacobs to a spokesman.
When Jacobs says that there won’t be time, Gianforte says “Just–” and there is a crashing sound. Gianforte yells, “The last guy who came here did the same thing,” and a shaken-sounded Jacobs tells the candidate he just body-slammed him.
“Get the hell out of here,” Gianforte says.
The incident is a last-minute curveball in Thursday’s race, which was partly seen as a referendum on Donald Trump’s presidency. The majority of voters were expected to have already cast ballots through early voting, and it was unclear how much of an effect the assault charge would have on the election results.
https://www.boston.com/news/national-news/2017/05/25/gop-candidate-charged-with-misdemeanor-assault-of-reporter
Montana boys don’t take that. Lucky he didn’t get jaw jacked.
Unfortunately for Jacobs, eyewitnesses to his unprovoked aggression are already calling him out.
@FoxNews Did NOT happen~I was there~there was a disagreement because the reporter was being extremely aggressive~there was NO body slam. NONE. Period
— Christie (@Alexa__Bella) May 25, 2017
Dang!! Still a long ways out! If the rat candidate wins watch for the most insufferable mediapukes gloat to kingdom come 24/7 making it seem this election is a referendum against the president. Remember when the freakin spineless toothless pubs at the hill would constantly tell us not to gloat after victories? I hope the pub wins so that I can shove it up their collective ASSES!!!
Oh my ...bawhaha...LOVE IT!!!!
Do you really think this topic has not been discussed to death on this board in the approximate 24 hour period since the news broke? You couldn’t be bothered to just post your comment on one of the many articles already posted about this topic?
That pajama boy and his girlfriend ought to teach flopping to NBA players.
Dang dude! Search engine didn’t pop it up so I posted it. :-P
"Gonna fly now, flying high now...."
Discipline and self control. We will lose this seat to a draft dodging loser.
Lighten up.
Gianforte probably gained votes tonight and will win the House race. Let’s see how that spineless Paul Ryan reacts to the House Democrats pressuring him not to seat Gianforte, which we all know is going to happen.
This writer needs to take a 6th grade composition class.
Let this episode be a lesson to every GOP candidate running for anything. You have to control your temper.....they will set you up like a golf ball on a tee! The ‘reporter’ said ‘you body slammed me and broke my glasses’.......and then the reporter for FoxNews said ‘ he body slammed him and broke his glasses’. Ironically there is no video, but there is an audio?? Maybe the phone video doesn’t show the ‘body slam’? GOP candidates, PROTECT YOURSELVES AND THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE USA!
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