I think Montanans, like me, would have supported this guy, and wished he'd bitch slapped that weaselly reporter on camera!
On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 10:27 AM, Kamakazee <[email protected]> wrote: > No doubt the press would have been all over any folks that were regretting > their votes, I haven't seen any yet. > > As the story says, how bad to people despise the establishment to overlook > roughin' up a presser? > > On Friday, May 26, 2017 at 9:21:13 AM UTC-5, brine wrote: > >> I heard that a lot of people did early voting ... I wonder how different >> it would have been if there was no early voting ... he seemed like an >> asshole on the tape!!! >> >> On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 8:34 AM, Kamakazee <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Greg Gianforte Crushes Opponent in Congressional Run-Off, In Spite of >>> Body Slamming Reporter >>> by *The_Real_Fly* <http://www.zerohedge.com/users/therealfly> >>> >>> >>> The vapid taste of loss must get repetitive for Democrats in America. In >>> spite of the scandals, the Russians, and John Podesta's email box being the >>> laughing stock of the entire world, they keep losing. The Republican >>> candidate for Congress, Greg Gianforte, grabbed a reporter from The >>> Guardian, Ben Jacobs, by his neck, body slammed him to the ground, and then >>> pounded on him -- Saul Rosenberging his glasses. Yet, on election night, >>> despite the negative press, the good people from Montana voted in droves >>> for Gianforte. >>> >>> With 84% of precincts reporting, Gianforte had 172,743 votes -- or 50.4% >>> of the vote, compared to Quist who has 150,007 votes, 43.8% of the vote, >>> according to Edison Research. >>> >>> It's embarrassing, really. >>> >>> >>> Being the rugged gentlemen that he is, Rep. Gianforte apologized >>> tonight, just before he graciously accepted his win. >>> >>> Here's how the rural folk felt about the whole body-slamming ordeal. >>> >>> Via CNN: >>> >>> "We whole-heartedly support Greg. We love him," said Karen Screnar, a >>> Republican voter who had driven all the way from Helena to support >>> Gianforte. Screnar said she and her husband have known Gianforte for the >>> better part of a decade. After Gianforte was charged with misdemeanor >>> assault, Screnar said she was only "more ready to support Greg." >>> >>> "We've watched how the press is one-sided. Excuse me, that's how I feel. >>> (They're) making him their whipping boy so to speak through this campaign," >>> Screaner said. "There comes a point where, stop it." >>> >>> Her husband, Terry, chimed in that he believed Gianforte was "set up." >>> >>> The left argues that the GOP is an out of control train-wreck, being led >>> down wayward paths by Trump-Hannity and now Gianforte. Drama aside, even if >>> that was true, what's more alarming is the fact that people are so sick of >>> establishment politics, they'd rather vote for a man who punches reporters >>> in the face, rather than cordially declining his questions. >>> Content originally published at *iBankCoin* <http://ibankcoin.com/> >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >>> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >>> >>> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >>> * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. >>> * Read the latest breaking news, and more. >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "PoliticalForum" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> brine >> http://brineb.blogspot.com/ >> > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PoliticalForum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
