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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
So that pretty much confirms that an assault did take place. And since Gianforte's words contradict the Audio and Witnesses Testimony completely, it would appear that he is guilty of it.
Also, the Gallatin County Sheriffs are looking into the matter, and are taking witness's statements.
Apparently all pe Francis handed Trump a letter he wrote about climate change in 2015. Subtle.
sadly no. I imagine he was so disapointed.
edited 24th May '17 6:35:36 PM by megaeliz
Trump hasn't been a good enough boy to warrant a present like that.
Re: Montana election: In addition to the election being tomorrow, keep in mind that early voting is a thing. So this definitely won't have the impact that it should.
PSN ID: FateSeraph | Switch friendcode: SW-0145-8835-0610 Congratulations! She/TheyAbout that Texas guy on the previous page: I'm getting sick of that argument of "We're so politically correct that we're letting terrorists walk all over us". Besides that this is often used as an excuse to be an oppressive asshole, why is the argument framed that we have to choose between one or the other? We can protect ourselves against terrorists without buying into Islamophobia/bigotry, walls that do nothing, bans of entire groups of people, and blanket mass surveillance.
edited 25th May '17 6:32:17 AM by speedyboris
That's consistently the main argument I see from people who are sometimes even well-intentioned, that "political correctness" can cause us to ignore an Awful Truth for fear of being perceived as insensitive or stereotypical.
I understand why that perception exists but the problem is that it comes with a lack of sensitivity and acknowledgment for why the subject in question is so sensitive to begin with. Moreover, you can offer criticisms of broad cultural groups; it just helps to actually be informed and well, tactful when you talk about a controversial or sensitive subject.
On Islamophobia, I think a large part of it is that many people, intentionally or otherwise, don't understand that there's a difference between acknowledging that the vast majority of Muslims are not terrorists and don't approve of terrorism, and saying "no terrorists attacks ever are related to Islam".
I've seen people who seem to assume the former, I feel like they're making some big statement by going "hey, this was related to Islam."
Greg Gianforte, Montana G.O.P. Candidate, Is Charged in Attack on Reporter
He might still win because early voting and this was so late in the race.
And for funsies, have Fox News corroborating the Guardian reporter's version of events
with some lurid detail. Emphasis added.
During that conversation, another man — who we now know is Ben Jacobs of The Guardian — walked into the room with a voice recorder, put it up to Gianforte's face and began asking if he had a response to the newly released Congressional Budget Office report on the American Health Care Act. Gianforte told him he would get to him later. Jacobs persisted with his question. Gianforte told him to talk to his press guy, Shane Scanlon.
At that point, Gianforte grabbed Jacobs by the neck with both hands and slammed him into the ground behind him. Faith, Keith and I watched in disbelief as Gianforte then began punching the reporter. As Gianforte moved on top of Jacobs, he began yelling something to the effect of, "I'm sick and tired of this!"
Jacobs scrambled to his knees and said something about his glasses being broken. He asked Faith, Keith and myself for our names. In shock, we did not answer. Jacobs then said he wanted the police called and went to leave. Gianforte looked at the three of us and repeatedly apologized. At that point, I told him and Scanlon, who was now present, that we needed a moment. The men then left.
To be clear, at no point did any of us who witnessed this assault see Jacobs show any form of physical aggression toward Gianforte, who left the area after giving statements to local sheriff's deputies.
As for myself and my crew, we are cooperating with local authorities. Gianforte was given a citation for misdemeanor assault and will have to appear in court sometime before June 7.
edited 25th May '17 12:06:44 AM by ironballs16
"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"Indeed. Last minute voters are by default the easily swayed ones seeing as they are the ones most likely to decide at the last minute, as we saw in the 2016 election. Utterly convinced voters vote early.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanMan, Montana being the setting of the new Far Cry game is starting to to make more sense.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.

At first, I thought this was the same guy who walked out of an interview (when asked about campaign donors) before doing a poorly-received town hall, but actually that was different Rep. from Iowa.
Gee, who knew this whole healthcare thing would be such a touchy subject, and put so many Republicans on edge?
edited 24th May '17 5:41:29 PM by Eschaton