"Don't you call ME a sumbitch !
Posted on 06/07/2007 2:40:15 PM PDT by james500
State Sen. Charles Bishop hit Sen. Lowell Barron on the floor of the Senate this afternoon.
The Senate was in recess when Bishop, a Republican from Arley, and Barron, a Democrat from Fyffe, started an animated conversation. Bishop suddenly hit Barron in the face, and Barron fell back onto a desk.
Patrick Harris, assistant secretary of the Senate, said he saw Bishop hit Barron and quickly grabbed Bishop and pulled him back.
Bishop in an interview later said Barron called him a s...o...b, so he hit Barron in the face.
"If he calls me that again, it'll happen again," Bishop said.
Barron was not immediately available for comment.
bttt
I would like to see either Condi Rice or Elizabeth Dole take on either Hairy Read or that old sot Murdering Teddy Boy Kennedy.
Only problem is Condi and Elizabeth would have to shoot them in the back.
Both those guys would show their true whimpering Democrat colors consistent with a yellow backbone and a white cut and run flag.
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1......Run Ted, Run Hairy Run Run, Run...Cock..Fire.
Formosan’s...
Preston Brooks lives!
I don’t like fighting either but sometimes these liberals need a good punch in the nose. Its long overdue.
Oh.
What specifically led to this physical confrontation on the floor of the Senate this afternoon?
"Don't you call ME a sumbitch !
Bishop (L), Barron (R)
What specifically led to this physical confrontation on the floor of the Senate this afternoon?
Specifically, it’s in the article.
“Bishop in an interview later said Barron called him a s...o...b, so he hit Barron in the face.
“If he calls me that again, it’ll happen again,” Bishop said. “
More info from:
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070607/NEWS/70607029/1001
“The argument occurred after Bishop had asked Barron and other Democratic Senators to allow a bill prohibiting funds from being transferred between political action committees. Republicans had hoped to bring up the bill earlier today.”
Do you think these people just walk around the Senate floor calling each other names for no apparent reason?
You stated immigration policy wasn't the reason for this assault.
How do you know this?
Barron and Bishop have known each other a LONG time, and both served in the Senate as Democrats in the ‘80s. Barron became a rodent dictator of the body and Bishop later tried running for statewide office (for Governor and later won office as Agriculture Commissioner, an important office in the state). Bishop grew more and more tiresome of the rodents and he eventually switched parties. He returned to the legislature this January after 16 years (and the first time serving in office as a Republican), and was part of the push to depose Barron after 8 years as virtual dictator with a coalition of Republicans and DINOs.
My guess is that Barron has been in a state of rage since January (along with other Liberal Democrats) and this is the second time they’ve confronted Sen. Bishop to his face trying to provoke him (and Bishop doesn’t suffer fools, he’s blunt and outspoken, no bullcrap). Barron called him a name and Bishop decked him, probably 25 years in coming. Neither of these men are youngsters (I think Charlie is in his early 70s, Barron is 65), and as you can see, they’ve got quite a bit of history.
Taking the fight to the adversary. Republican all the way. A demorat would simply whine,carry on or pee their pants.
Unless that is, these guys are ready for the rubber room.
Personality clashes. Like I said, these guys know each other well and have been rivals for quite some time. Barron had that punch coming a long time.
more context and quotes:
http://blog.al.com/breaking/2007/06/alabama_senator_throws_punch_i.html
MONTGOMERY — Session-long tensions in the Alabama Senate boiled over Thursday as Republican Sen. Charles Bishop of Jasper punched Democratic Sen. Lowell Barron of Fyffe in the head before the two were pulled apart.
Bishop said he punched Barron after the senator called him a “son of a bitch.”
“I responded to his comment with my right hand,” Bishop said.
Barron initially refused to comment and went into a closed-door meeting with other Democrats. Sen. Vivian Figures, D-Mobile, was seen going into the Democratic meeting carrying first aid supplies, but she said Barron was not hurt.
Bishop said he regretted throwing the punch because “that’s not the way grown men solve their problems,” but he said he would not immediately apologize to Barron.
The fight came on the final day of the 2007 regular session of the Legislature as Republican senators were using delaying tactics to force the Democratic leadership to bring up an election reform bill to ban transfers of campaign donations between political action committees.
The Senate had just taken a recess Thursday afternoon when Bishop approached the chair where Barron was sitting. Moments later security officers and others rushed to separate the two senators.
Alabama Public Television tape showed Bishop taking a swing at Barron and hitting him in the head.
Republican senators and a few dissent Democrats have been using delaying tactics in the Senate all session to protest Senate rules formed by the Democratic majority that the minority coalition says are unfair.
“It’s indicative of how much tension is in the Senate right now,” said Sen. Larry Dixon, R-Montgomery.
Members of the Alabama House said the incident makes the entire Legislature look bad.
“It’s certainly a black eye on the Legislature and the Senate in particular,” said Rep. Jay Love, R-Montgomery.
Oh. Where I operate, personality clashes, and arguments occur all the time. But if anyone gets into a physical brawl, calling names etc, they are gone, fired, terminate, and possibly arrested and prosecuted for the physical thing.
I guess they're lucky the don't have to abide by the rules the rest of us are required to follow in the work place.
In this image from video, Alabama Sen.Charles Bishop, R-Jasper, right, and Democratic Sen. Lowell Barron of Fyffe, left, scuffle on the floor of the Senate after Bishop punched Barron, Thursday June 7, 2007 at the Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala. -- (AP Photo/Alabama Public Television, Adam Vincent)
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