Republican candidate 'body-slams' Guardian reporter in Montana

[EC]

The Republican candidate for Montana’s congressional seat slammed a Guardian reporter to the floor on the eve of the state’s special election, breaking his glasses and shouting, “Get the hell out of here.”

Ben Jacobs, a Guardian political reporter, was asking Greg Gianforte, a tech millionaire running for the seat vacated by Ryan Zinke, about the Republican healthcare plan when the candidate allegedly “body-slammed” the reporter.

“He took me to the ground,” Jacobs said by phone from the back of an ambulance. “This is the strangest thing that has ever happened to me in reporting on politics.”

Jacobs subsequently reported the incident to the police. Gianforte’s campaign did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Audio of the abortive interview recorded by Jacobs captures the altercation, and appears to reference previous questioning from another Guardian reporter. “I’m sick and tired of you guys,” Gianforte said. “The last guy who came here did the same thing. Get the hell out of here. Get the hell out of here. The last guy did the same thing. Are you with the Guardian?”

“Yes! You just broke my glasses,” Jacobs replied.

“The last guy did the same damn thing,” Gianforte said.

“You just body slammed me and broke my glasses,” Jacob said.

“Get the hell out of here,” Gianforte yelled.

More: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/24/greg-gianforte-bodyslams-reporter-ben-jacobs-montana

Somebody really misinterpreted "hitting back at biased reporters." 

[Hoodat]

[240B]

Well, that's the end of that. Buh Bye...

[goodwithagun]

I was raised by a manly man and I married a manly man so I have to ask: What kind of man admits to being body slammed? Oh, wait . . .

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[skeeter]

I'm moving to Montana to vote for this guy.

[dfwgator]

I'm moving to Montana to vote for this guy.

And to become a Dental-Floss Tycoon.

[roamer_1]

I'm moving to Montana to vote for this guy.

I wasn't gonna bother... But he might have just tipped me away from the libertarian candidate.

[kevindavis007]

 

[jmyrlefuller]

And to become a Dental-Floss Tycoon.

Riding a tiny horse whose name is Mighty Little, with a pair of heavy-duty zircon-encrusted tweezers in your hand.

[Fishrrman]

Title:
"Republican candidate 'body-slams' Guardian reporter in Montana..."

It's Montana, not Manhattan.

This probably will increase Mr. Gianforte's support.

[montanajoe]

Count me as unimpressed.

A real man doesn't need or want to show how tough he is by body slamming some twerp....

I suppose this could get the pro wrestling set in his corner..but most aren't old enough to vote

[DB]

The reporter obviously wasn't much of a guardian...

[Cripplecreek]

Count me as unimpressed.

A real man doesn't need or want to show how tough he is by body slamming some twerp....

I suppose this could get the pro wrestling set in his corner..but most aren't old enough to vote

Sad what's happening to "conservatism".

[sneakypete]

I'd call that a good start.

[Meldrew]

Riding a tiny horse whose name is Mighty Little, with a pair of heavy-duty zircon-encrusted tweezers in your hand.

I'd like to bid on the "little white box" order so you might sell it uptown.

[Frank Cannon]

I was wondering how an old man like Gianforte was able to man handle a reporter like that......then I saw what a Ben Jacobs looks like.



What a fairy. Getting tapped by a self closing door probably gives him a concussion.

[DB]

Count me as unimpressed.

A real man doesn't need or want to show how tough he is by body slamming some twerp....

I suppose this could get the pro wrestling set in his corner..but most aren't old enough to vote

We don't really know what happened.

[EC]

Gianforte has been charged with misdemeanor assault: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40041141

[Silver Pines]

Are we at the level where we cheer on some short-fused idiot assaulting a reporter for asking a question because the idiot has an R after his name?

Come on.  That's TOS craziness. 

[Cripplecreek]

Are we at the level where we cheer on some short-fused idiot assaulting a reporter for asking a question because the idiot has an R after his name?

Come on.  That's TOS craziness.

@CatherineofAragon

Its our cultural degeneracy. I never thought I would see "conservatives" cheering the slaughter of innocents but If Orange Glorious approves its goota be the right thing to do.

http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,264319.0/topicseen.html

[jmyrlefuller]

Are we at the level where we cheer on some short-fused idiot assaulting a reporter for asking a question because the idiot has an R after his name?

Come on.  That's TOS craziness.

In all fairness, all we have is an audiotape and the word of two reporters, one the alleged victim from a far-left British newspaper and the other from Fox News who somehow either didn't have a cell phone or refused to take a picture or video with it.

There was an incident about six years ago where a candidate barely touched a guy and the guy (who was an operative for an opponent's campaign) made it seem like he'd been decked.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF-E3qNP4j0

The whole incident seems fishy to me, especially given the special election narrative the media's trying to drive: that Trump's incompetence is fueling a Democrat renaissance.

[Silver Pines]

@CatherineofAragon

Its our cultural degeneracy. I never thought I would see "conservatives" cheering the slaughter of innocents but If Orange Glorious approves its goota be the right thing to do.

http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,264319.0/topicseen.html

NeverTrump social justice warriors, lol.

[kevindavis007]

Count me as unimpressed.

A real man doesn't need or want to show how tough he is by body slamming some twerp....

I suppose this could get the pro wrestling set in his corner..but most aren't old enough to vote

Ditto...

[kevindavis007]

@CatherineofAragon

Its our cultural degeneracy. I never thought I would see "conservatives" cheering the slaughter of innocents but If Orange Glorious approves its goota be the right thing to do.

http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,264319.0/topicseen.html

@CatherineofAragon
@Cripplecreek


It would be interesting to see what the lunk heads on talk radio would say about this...

[Silver Pines]

In all fairness, all we have is an audiotape and the word of two reporters, one the alleged victim from a far-left British newspaper and the other from Fox News who somehow either didn't have a cell phone or refused to take a picture or video with it.

There was an incident about six years ago where a candidate barely touched a guy and the guy (who was an operative for an opponent's campaign) made it seem like he'd been decked.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF-E3qNP4j0

The whole incident seems fishy to me, especially given the special election narrative the media's trying to drive: that Trump's incompetence is fueling a Democrat renaissance.

@jmyrlefuller

A tape and two witnesses---"All we have?"

To be fair, maybe we should hold off cheering assault because of tribalism.