Posted on 06/14/2010 10:07:34 AM PDT by Biggirl
This video is making the rounds or has in other words, gone viral all over the internet, plus it was the talk on a number of talk radio shows. This video shows USA House of Representative Bob Etheridge, D/NC, cuffing around the neck, a young man who was simply polite and was asking a simple question of Rep. Etheridge. Rep. Etheridge FORGETS that he and all the USA HOUSE AND SENATE WORK FOR US, WE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE!
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Don’t you have to be Speaker or member of the Congressional Black Caucus to behave like that? What a jerk.
I mean he IS a public figure, and constituents have a RIGHT to know who he is...but does he have a RIGHT to know who the person is who puts a camera in his face? Wow, what a grace in the public servant...to grab a poor kid just trying to get some answers about his work in Washington. North Carolina.. help us all, and get rid of this piece of trash.
I e-mailed a link to this along with a message to my Congressman telling him that this behavior is representative of how Congressional reps feel about the voters. I encourage all to do the same.
Obviously,
Etheridge does support Obama’s agenda and tactic of violence!
And who is he to be putting his hands on another person without offense.
I think 20 posts to this story is quite enough.
Well this should be an easy pick-up for the GOP. I hope the kid’s filing charges. Of course the rest of the news media will ignore this story and go back to reporting on mythological death threats by “tea partiers” against Democrats.
Another donkey to ride into the ground before election day.
There was no reason to escalate confrontation and evade a well dressed respectful young man's question.
Legally this is assault and battery, a Congressman may not require, a citizen to identify himself, only a peace officer may do so.
Yikes. This guy needs prosecution.
“I think 20 posts to this story is quite enough.”
Nope, never enough.
+1
Oh come on, it’s a scrum!! But I agree with you.
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