Posted on 02/22/2016 6:02:31 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Pahrump, Nevada (CNN)--A Bernie Sanders supporter was escorted out of a Ted Cruz rally Sunday, after a scuffle that included the man interrupting the Texas senator and another attendee grabbing his throat.
In a dusty town halfway between Las Vegas and Death Valley, a municipality where prostitution is legal and citizens recently voted to remove most of the Town Board's power, it's a part of the Old West where Cruz hopes to consolidate his party's libertarian wing.
The heckling started in full when Cruz delivered a standard line in his stump speech about repealing Obamacare. Craig Bohannon, a 50-year-old Sanders supporter, took exception to that terminology.
"It was rewritten by Congress," Bohannon shouted. "Not by the President! By Congress!"
Cruz continued with his speech periodically interrupted by Bohannon.
The incident boiled over, when Cruz pivoted back to Obamacare and Bohannon grew louder. This angered one Cruz supporter in particular, and the two men stood face-to-face.
"I need a cop here," yelled Bohannon, who wore white hoops in his earlobes as large as silver dollars and his finger nails painted black. "I need a cop. I want to file charges!"(continued)
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Builder thinks that he’s being funny. He’s not.
Well; that’s queer as a three dollar bill.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.