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wwe meets gop
Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 6:12 pm
by dead man walking
are the grapplers here making last-minute contributions to the montana mauler?
Montana GOP candidate charged after allegedly body-slamming reporter
A Fox News reporter who witnessed the scuffle described Republican congressional candidate Greg Gianforte throwing the reporter to the ground, grabbing his neck, striking him and exclaiming, “I’m sick and tired of this!"
Re: wwe meets gop
Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 6:25 pm
by nafod
Re: wwe meets gop
Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 7:00 pm
by Turdacious
Pretty sure a mildly stiff breeze could bodyslam him and break his glasses.
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Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 8:49 pm
by nafod
Turdacious wrote:
Pretty sure a mildly stiff breeze could bodyslam him and break his glasses.
He's seen more combat than most Americans now.
Re: wwe meets gop
Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 9:14 pm
by seeahill
An audio of the body slam
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOjd8Tgm2Sc[/youtube]
Re: wwe meets gop
Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 9:58 pm
by Herv100
Dude got 100,000 in online donations overnight
Re: wwe meets gop
Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 11:49 pm
by seeahill
Herv100 wrote:Dude got 100,000 in online donations overnight
And it'll only cost a $500 fine and a possible 6 months in jail.
Re: wwe meets gop
Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 2:05 am
by DrDonkeyLove
seeahill wrote:Herv100 wrote:Dude got 100,000 in online donations overnight
And it'll only cost a $500 fine and a possible 6 months in jail.
May be too late for a new slogan.
Greg Gianforte: He's fighting for you!
Re: wwe meets gop
Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 2:55 am
by Turdacious
At this point, looks like the libertarian candidate may be costing the Democrat candidate the election. Thoughts?
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https://www.nytimes.com/elections/resul ... l-election
Thoughts?
Re: wwe meets gop
Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 10:43 am
by nafod
Wonder if he'll help NASA fund a space ark
Seriously though, WTF is wrong with right wing media, defending a politician for choking and punching a reporter for asking about his response to the CBO AHA assessment?
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Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 3:38 pm
by johno
Think the country, including Montana, might be a bit divided?
To quote the great sage: I'm not surprised, Motherfucker.
Re: wwe meets gop
Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 4:20 pm
by dead man walking
nafod wrote:Wonder if he'll help NASA fund a space ark
Seriously though, WTF is wrong with right wing media, defending a politician for choking and punching a reporter for asking about his response to the CBO AHA assessment?
i find this deeply depressing
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/pow ... 553234d3b0
as you say, what is wrong with people?
Re: wwe meets gop
Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 4:54 pm
by seeahill
In Montana, Independents can go either way but tend to be more lonely aligned with the right.
Re: wwe meets gop
Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 6:19 pm
by DrDonkeyLove
dead man walking wrote:nafod wrote:Wonder if he'll help NASA fund a space ark
Seriously though, WTF is wrong with right wing media, defending a politician for choking and punching a reporter for asking about his response to the CBO AHA assessment?
i find this deeply depressing
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/pow ... 553234d3b0
as you say, what is wrong with people?
Once again, Fox gets it right
FoxNews.com published a first-person account yesterday by veteran correspondent Alicia Acuna, who witnessed the incident: “Gianforte grabbed Jacobs by the neck with both hands and slammed him into the ground behind him.”
The quote below is a typical example of MSM half truth. The exact same is true among the tribes of the left.
The Montana donnybrook quickly became a Rorschach Test that highlighted the divide within the conservative media between the serious and unserious outlets. It also showcased how many prominent figures on the right reflexively rally behind Republican politicians, whether the president or a House candidate, even when they are very clearly in the wrong. This is part of a growing tribalism that contributes to the polarization of our political system.
Gianforte seems like a total dick and I hope he gets what's coming to him. Right now politics is a cold war and what truly matters is someone who will vote more like you want on issues. Honor, integrity, decency are all subordinate to POWER in both parties.
"No justice, no peace"
Re: wwe meets gop
Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 6:20 pm
by Turdacious
DrDonkeyLove wrote:seeahill wrote:Herv100 wrote:Dude got 100,000 in online donations overnight
And it'll only cost a $500 fine and a possible 6 months in jail.
May be too late for a new slogan.
Greg Gianforte: He's fighting for you!
He's just an excitable boy.
Re: wwe meets gop
Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 7:08 pm
by johno
Turdacious wrote:
He's just an excitable boy.
Classic reference.
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Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 8:32 pm
by buckethead
Assaulting the press seems to be not only condoned but celebrated by the HannityCernovichAdams crowd.
Is this good?
Re: wwe meets gop
Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 8:43 pm
by dead man walking
only if, in return, i am free to consign the bodies of hannity/coulter/et.al to the eternal fat-melting fires of hell
Re: wwe meets gop
Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 10:19 pm
by seeahill
And I have to wonder if Greg Gianforte would have attempted to body slam my reporter pal, Scott Mcmillion, a Montanan born and bred who stands 6'4", weighs 250 and is disinclined to take any physical shit off anyone. It would have gone badly for Greg.
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Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 12:37 am
by syaigh
Apparently, most of the votes were already in by the time this went down. What a fucking asshole. Why do people in this country admire assholes? seriously? Is it because they equate assholery to leadership? or are they pussies on the outside and bullies down deep so they love it when they see others play the bully when they are too much of a pussy to do it themselves? Or are they just retarded? I think retarded might be part of it.
Re: wwe meets gop
Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 1:47 am
by seeahill
Well, Gianforte is a multi-millionaire who sold his company to Oracle. Helped Bozeman, MT become a tech center. All good. Folks I talked to who worked for Gianforte (but voted for his opponent out of political principles) say that the sudden explosion of rate was "out of character."
It really looks like 'roid rage to me.
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Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 2:51 am
by buckethead
So could it be that this reporter wasn't a standup good guy reporter but an agent provocateur who hounded the congressman like paparazzi, hoping for an incident?
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Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 3:21 am
by Turdacious
buckethead wrote:So could it be that this reporter wasn't a standup good guy reporter but an agent provocateur who hounded the congressman like paparazzi, hoping for an incident?
Maybe timmah has better info on this, having experience in the bizness, but I'm guessing the reporter (who was probably making little more than minimum wage with no benefits) was under some pretty serious pressure to make get something spectacular. Not that we can't trust the British press to be completely above board in their tactics of coarse.
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Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 4:17 pm
by seeahill
buckethead wrote:So could it be that this reporter wasn't a standup good guy reporter but an agent provocateur who hounded the congressman like paparazzi, hoping for an incident?
No. The guy is known as a conscientious journalist. The question he asked was relevant. Health care was a big issue in Montana. Gianforte would not express an opinion "until I see the CBO score." The CBO score came out Wednesday, so the reporter wanted to get Gianforte's take on it. Which he said he would give. When the CBO score came out.
So the CBO score comes out Wednesday. The election was the next day. It was a pertinent question. Something like: "Now that the CBO score is out, what is your opinion of the AHCA?"
Gianforte was already angry at another Guardian reporter named Paul Lewis, who made this video that apparently enraged GN40.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/vid ... uist-trump
So maybe Ben Jacobs was getting thumped for something Paul Lewis did.
Re: wwe meets gop
Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 6:29 pm
by dead man walking
Turdacious wrote:Maybe the guy was wearing a really short skirt and his tits were hanging out and he was, you know, askng for it. What's the expression: "Would you hit that?" Gianforte's answer: "Fuck, yeah! I would." So he did. Can't blame the guy.
