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Reply With QuoteWow. He should have to answer for that in front of a judge, IMHO. Pretty clear case of battery there.
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Holy shit! The kid asks him a question and he blows a fuse. Is asking a member of Congress if they support the Obama agenda that provocative of a question?
YouTube - Congressman Assaults Student on Washington Sidewalk
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Wow. He should have to answer for that in front of a judge, IMHO. Pretty clear case of battery there.
Matt
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That's funny. The kid says "please let go of my arm sir". So he lets go of his wrist and grabs him by his neck.
Well.... where would you rather have me to grab you?
Secretary of Defense
man.. this kid need to press charges, and get this guy in prison.. one more dem down...
“Are vital U.S. interests more imperiled by what happens in Iraq where were have 50,000 troops, or Afghanistan where we have 100,000, or South Korea where we have 28,000 -- or by what is happening on our border with Mexico?...What does it profit America if we save Anbar and lose Arizona?”
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From April 30, 2010:
I just love this quote…Originally Posted by Dick Martin
And on that note, the long hot summer gets into gear
YouTube - Congressman Assaults Student on Washington Sidewalk
That’s right, a student has the nerve to ask a Congressman a question and gets his head handed to him… almost literally.
Last week, Democrat Congressman Bod Etheridge (D-NC2) attended a fundraiser headlined by Speaker Nancy Pelosi. He was asked by some students on the street whether he supported the “Obama Agenda.” As you can see he didn’t take it well.
So, yeah, looks like Democrats who are up for reelection this November are a bit testy.
Seems like Congressman Etheridge doesn’t think that “the Democrats will have a great story on employment numbers, unemployment improvements, health care reform, Wall Street reform, and national security. Democrats may even have started a positive dialog in America on immigration reform.” At least he didn’t want to talk about it the other day.
What say you?
President
no, I don't think so, I want to see ALLLLLL of the video, this is not enough, and the student never should have 'got in his face' asking a question, thats verbal battery and the congressman has a right to defend himself!!!!!
Secretary of Defense
This guy has the Russell Crowe syndrom, please get him to a Hollywood rehab as soon as possible.
to live is to suffer-Fritz lang
President
already thread on this...merged.
Secretary of Defense
lol, yep.. and if it was a republican senator and a progressive kid, you would think just the opposite, but relax i would still think he would need to be charged.
“Are vital U.S. interests more imperiled by what happens in Iraq where were have 50,000 troops, or Afghanistan where we have 100,000, or South Korea where we have 28,000 -- or by what is happening on our border with Mexico?...What does it profit America if we save Anbar and lose Arizona?”
P, Buchanan
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Joint Chiefs of Staff Member
If I were the kid, I don't know that I would press charges. I think the complete humiliation Etheridge is going to receive from this video going viral will probably be sufficient punishment. It could possibly cost him reelection if it gets enough attention. He does represent a district that leans slightly Republican.
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Holy crap, get this man away from any sort of position that has any sort of responsibility. Zero excuse for such behavior.
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Is he drunk?
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True enough... but the bigger question is: when are public officials, of all flavors, going to realize that when someone points a phone at you they have you on video?
President
*facepalm* This assclown is from NC? What an idiot!
Aarstad, it wouldn't surprise me if he was.
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I'd imagine the amount of elected officials who understand how technology works is probably pretty damn low. That doesn't, of course, hamper them from passing all sorts of laws dealing with it, though.
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