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Title: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: 240B on May 26, 2017, 08:21:27 am

Washington Post
By David Weigel and Elise Viebeck
May 26 at 1:01 AM

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Republican businessman Greg Gianforte won Montana’s sole House district in a special election Thursday, keeping a seat in Republican hands despite facing assault charges for allegedly attacking a reporter who’d asked him about the GOP’s health-care bill.

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Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: Formerly Once-Ler on May 26, 2017, 09:52:51 am
I don't want to live in an America where Republicans are shunned for simply assaulting reporters...or even shooting people on 5th Avenue.  The tyranny of the drive-bye-media can not prevail!

What is next?  A liberal media campaign against killing the homeless?

Get real Clinton News Network.  :thumbsdown:
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: 240B on May 26, 2017, 11:08:07 am
I'm surprised. I thought that would be the end of him. But, he won. I think it may have more to do with his opponent that it does with him. From what I have read, the guy he was running against was a real wack-job.


He may have been the lesser of two evils.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: montanajoe on May 26, 2017, 11:19:29 am
I don't want to live in an America where Republicans are shunned for simply assaulting reporters...or even shooting people on 5th Avenue.  The tyranny of the drive-bye-media can not prevail!

What is next?  A liberal media campaign against killing the homeless?

Get real Clinton News Network.  :thumbsdown:

I don't want to live in an America where conservatives don't vote for conservatives or even have a choice of a conservative candidate.....

I didn't vote for him because he is a bored rich guy who's only core principle is shoving his nose into the public trough in DC for his own enrichment. His opponent was an aging hippy another stellar choice. I can't recall an election in Montana with a poorer choice of candidates.

I'm convinced both political parties up here have decided the voters elect candidates for their amusement value only and are running the folks that will keep us entertained during the long cold winters.

I cut right to the chase and wrote in Mickey Mouse... :shrug:

Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: Cripplecreek on May 26, 2017, 11:39:02 am
I don't want to live in an America where conservatives don't vote for conservatives or even have a choice of a conservative candidate.....

I didn't vote for him because he is a bored rich guy who's only core principle is shoving his nose into the public trough in DC for his own enrichment. His opponent was an aging hippy another stellar choice. I can't recall an election in Montana with a poorer choice of candidates.

I'm convinced both political parties up here have decided the voters elect candidates for their amusement value only and are running the folks that will keep us entertained during the long cold winters.

I cut right to the chase and wrote in Mickey Mouse... :shrug:

The only reason the guy won was because it was a choice between him and a democrat. Its dumb binary thinking but it is what it is.

In reality guys like this lost bigly all across the country in traditional primary races last year. The angry shouting moron who challenged my soft spoken GOP congressman lost by a nearly 75/25 margin.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: Rivergirl on May 26, 2017, 11:52:42 am
Looking back.   We had Sonny Bono, Al Franken, someone from Love Boat.......
And then the really rich players.....Dayton, Kohl, and  I am sure there are others.
To say nothing of that truly evil man, Jesse Ventura as Governor of MN.
No doubt if we look around the country we will find many who seek to serve only themselves.
We seem to be the uneducated consumer.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: mrclose on May 26, 2017, 11:57:08 am
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Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: beandog on May 26, 2017, 12:02:10 pm
The only reason the guy won was because it was a choice between him and a democrat. Its dumb binary thinking but it is what it is.

In reality guys like this lost bigly all across the country in traditional primary races last year. The angry shouting moron who challenged my soft spoken GOP congressman lost by a nearly 75/25 margin.
I guess that's why Congress is full of Republicans that have no backbone because the people who elect them would rather have pajama boys govern them. *****rollingeyes*****
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: edpc on May 26, 2017, 12:30:17 pm
The only reason the guy won was because it was a choice between him and a democrat. Its dumb binary thinking but it is what it is.

His opponent was lousy and more than 2/3 had already voted early.  The incident carried little weight in the voting.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: Silver Pines on May 26, 2017, 12:30:53 pm
I guess that's why Congress is full of Republicans that have no backbone because the people who elect them would rather have pajama boys govern them. *****rollingeyes*****

@beandog

Yeah, seriously.  We need more real men who snap and body slam reporters for asking questions, lol.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: kevindavis007 on May 26, 2017, 12:37:17 pm
I'm surprised. I thought that would be the end of him. But, he won. I think it may have more to do with his opponent that it does with him. From what I have read, the guy he was running against was a real wack-job.


He may have been the lesser of two evils.


I think that Early Voting helped him..
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: Frank Cannon on May 26, 2017, 12:37:50 pm
I guess that's why Congress is full of Republicans that have no backbone because the people who elect them would rather have pajama boys govern them. *****rollingeyes*****

 :thumbsup3:
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: kevindavis007 on May 26, 2017, 12:37:58 pm
I guess that's why Congress is full of Republicans that have no backbone because the people who elect them would rather have pajama boys govern them. *****rollingeyes*****


Oh the horror reporters asking questions..
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: Frank Cannon on May 26, 2017, 12:40:35 pm

I think that Early Voting helped him..

Nope. Punching a reporter helped him. There are interviews of voters leaving the booth saying they supported his actions.

People hate the MSM and there is good reason for that. It's coming to a head now.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: catfish1957 on May 26, 2017, 12:43:20 pm



He may have been the lesser of two evils.
11513

You know, I might not be cracked up for HR duty, but when I have to ask a guy a second time to get his camera (one inch) away from my nose........
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: catfish1957 on May 26, 2017, 12:47:03 pm
Nope. Punching a reporter helped him. There are interviews of voters leaving the booth saying they supported his actions.

People hate the MSM and there is good reason for that. It's coming to a head now.

Exactly.   I was saying that yesterday. DJT's a great example.  During last POTUS election cycle the MSM tried to trump (no pun)  gaffes into a scandal almost daily, his poll numbers went up.  (Only exception was the "P' grabbing event)

I think that there is a growing ground swell of hatred toward LSM, and we haven't seen the last of it.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: Cripplecreek on May 26, 2017, 12:49:11 pm

I think that Early Voting helped him..

True. Early voting is a sown field of regret.

There were a couple of Michigan freepers who sent me freepmails to tell me that they regretted voting for Trump early in the primary.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: catfish1957 on May 26, 2017, 12:57:08 pm
True. Early voting is a sown field of regret.

There were a couple of Michigan freepers who sent me freepmails to tell me that they regretted voting for Trump early in the primary.

So you think the democratic liberal should have won? **nononono*
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: Rivergirl on May 26, 2017, 01:20:22 pm
Ashamed to admit that I smiled when I heard the story.
Not proud of my reaction at all but I can understand the frustration in dealing with nudniks.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: libertybele on May 26, 2017, 01:30:05 pm
Nope. Punching a reporter helped him. There are interviews of voters leaving the booth saying they supported his actions.

People hate the MSM and there is good reason for that. It's coming to a head now.

If punching a reporter helped him win, God help us!  It is never right to assault anyone.  We are becoming a society of those who cast insults and lies and integrity is becoming a thing of of the past.  Sorry, striking someone is not acceptable.

Luke 6:27-29   "But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.  If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also ...."
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: Cripplecreek on May 26, 2017, 01:31:26 pm
So you think the democratic liberal should have won? **nononono*

Since you're so much smarter than the rest of us why don't you tell us what happened in the race for my district's house seat?
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: kevindavis007 on May 26, 2017, 01:32:59 pm
If punching a reporter helped him win, God help us!  It is never right to assault anyone.  We are becoming a society of those who cast insults and lies and integrity is becoming a thing of of the past.  Sorry, striking someone is not acceptable.

Luke 6:27-29   "But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.  If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also ...."


 :amen:


I'm not a fan of the media, but if we are afraid of asking reporters asking then I guess we are bunch of snowflakes as well..
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: kevindavis007 on May 26, 2017, 01:34:35 pm
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Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: Frank Cannon on May 26, 2017, 01:38:12 pm
If punching a reporter helped him win, God help us!  It is never right to assault anyone.  We are becoming a society of those who cast insults and lies and integrity is becoming a thing of of the past.  Sorry, striking someone is not acceptable.

Luke 6:27-29   "But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.  If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also ...."

People are fed up after years of trying to do things the right way only to be ignored and ridiculed. The system can only take so much abuse before it breaks.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: beandog on May 26, 2017, 01:41:47 pm

Oh the horror reporters asking questions..
You really are a numbnuts.  This wasn't about a "reporter" asking a question.  This was about an arrogant POS "reporter" shoving a microphone in somone's face and refusing to leave when asked to. 
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: kevindavis007 on May 26, 2017, 01:42:37 pm
People are fed up after years of trying to do things the right way only to be ignored and ridiculed. The system can only take so much abuse before it breaks.


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Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: Cripplecreek on May 26, 2017, 01:43:08 pm
If punching a reporter helped him win, God help us!  It is never right to assault anyone.  We are becoming a society of those who cast insults and lies and integrity is becoming a thing of of the past.  Sorry, striking someone is not acceptable.

Luke 6:27-29   "But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.  If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also ...."

A lot of things that are being condoned by so called "conservatives" are going to come back and bite us hard. Promotion of violence as a means of political discourse comes directly from the communist goals of 1963. (number 42 I think) Who will be to blame for future candidates simply refusing to answer questions?
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: kevindavis007 on May 26, 2017, 01:43:33 pm
You really are a numbnuts.  This wasn't about a "reporter" asking a question.  This was about an arrogant POS "reporter" shoving a microphone in somone's face and refusing to leave when asked to.


Well boo hoo. I would have just ignored the reporter and moved on.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: kevindavis007 on May 26, 2017, 01:49:23 pm
A lot of things that are being condoned by so called "conservatives" are going to come back and bite us hard. Promotion of violence as a means of political discourse comes directly from the communist goals of 1963. (number 42 I think) Who will be to blame for future candidates simply refusing to answer questions?


They will blame the media.. In reality, the media bashing is getting old and tiresome.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: Weird Tolkienish Figure on May 26, 2017, 01:50:47 pm
A lot of things that are being condoned by so called "conservatives" are going to come back and bite us hard. Promotion of violence as a means of political discourse comes directly from the communist goals of 1963. (number 42 I think) Who will be to blame for future candidates simply refusing to answer questions?

Yep. Just like a lot of leftist tactics came back to bite them in the ass.

If one side can pursue a tactic, there's nothing stopping the other side from pursuing the same tactic.

End result is the further degradation of society.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: roamer_1 on May 26, 2017, 01:52:45 pm
A lot of things that are being condoned by so called "conservatives" are going to come back and bite us hard. Promotion of violence as a means of political discourse comes directly from the communist goals of 1963. (number 42 I think) Who will be to blame for future candidates simply refusing to answer questions?

That ain't it. I called this yesterday. It's Montana. It's a tussle. No big deal. If anything, it would help - Shoot, I almost changed my mind and voted for him.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: Frank Cannon on May 26, 2017, 01:56:44 pm

They will blame the media.. In reality, the media bashing is getting old and tiresome.

Yeah. I'm also tired of all the ISIS bashing too. They are just being who they are and we should just move on already.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: dfwgator on May 26, 2017, 01:58:44 pm
Yep. Just like a lot of leftist tactics came back to bite them in the ass.

If one side can pursue a tactic, there's nothing stopping the other side from pursuing the same tactic.

End result is the further degradation of society.

Yeah, but our side has the guns.   :whistle:
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: kevindavis007 on May 26, 2017, 01:58:55 pm
Yeah. I'm also tired of all the ISIS bashing too. They are just being who they are and we should just move on already.


So you think that the media is the equivalent of ISIS???  Just wow...
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: kevindavis007 on May 26, 2017, 01:59:53 pm
Yeah, but our side has the guns.   :whistle:


Also, a lot of Keyboard Commandos...
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: catfish1957 on May 26, 2017, 02:01:06 pm
Since you're so much smarter than the rest of us why don't you tell us what happened in the race for my district's house seat?

Smart? Maybe.  But I don't read minds.  Am I suppose to guess what district you live in?

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Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: Frank Cannon on May 26, 2017, 02:12:20 pm

So you think that the media is the equivalent of ISIS???  Just wow...

My comment is no less vapid than yours.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: Frank Cannon on May 26, 2017, 02:14:50 pm
  Am I suppose to guess what district you live in?

If you add up all his mindless bashing of anything GOP you can easily deduce who his Rep is and that he lives in CA 12.

Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: montanajoe on May 26, 2017, 02:44:30 pm
It's hard to tell whether the reporter thing helped or hurt him. We will know in 16 months when he is up for election again likely facing a much tougher Dim opponent.

One thing is certain he will have to keep Federal dollars rolling into the State to have a chance...the reporter will likely be forgotten or a minor issue but not his record on bringing the bacon home......
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: Cripplecreek on May 26, 2017, 02:51:01 pm
Smart? Maybe.  But I don't read minds.  Am I suppose to guess what district you live in?

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You're the one who made the comment about the democrat winning.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: Bigun on May 26, 2017, 02:51:30 pm

Also, a lot of Keyboard Commandos...

Pot meet kettle!

You have NO idea what some of us have done in service to this country!  NONE at all you little pipsqueak!
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: catfish1957 on May 26, 2017, 03:20:52 pm
You're the one who made the comment about the democrat winning.

Hey, you are the one making the "remorse" comment.  The only alternative was the dim.  So I ask again.......is that who (the dim)you wanted to win?
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: Silver Pines on May 26, 2017, 03:22:34 pm

Oh the horror reporters asking questions..

@kevindavis

It's going to be great when he scalps someone for taking his seat in the Congressional dining room.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: kevindavis007 on May 26, 2017, 03:22:39 pm
To the people who supports this guy, I heard on the radio and that he apologize and he regretted doing it.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: catfish1957 on May 26, 2017, 03:23:58 pm
@kevindavis

It's going to be great when he scalps someone for taking his seat in the Congressional dining room.

Just as long as it's a dimocrat.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: jmyrlefuller on May 26, 2017, 03:26:05 pm

Well boo hoo. I would have just ignored the reporter and moved on.
Sure, you would have.  *****rollingeyes***** It's easy to say that when 1) it's after the fact and 2) you're not the one dealing with it.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: dfwgator on May 26, 2017, 03:30:12 pm
@kevindavis

It's going to be great when he scalps someone for taking his seat in the Congressional dining room.

Wouldn't that be Cultural Appropriation?
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: Cripplecreek on May 26, 2017, 03:32:16 pm
To the people who supports this guy, I heard on the radio and that he apologize and he regretted doing it.

In his victory speech, Gianforte admitted to the attack and apologized for it.

“I shouldn’t have treated that reporter that way,”

“I made a mistake,”
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: Frank Cannon on May 26, 2017, 03:35:01 pm
@kevindavis

It's going to be great when he scalps someone for taking his seat in the Congressional dining room.

If he does it to Adam Shiff or Maxine Watters, he could become President.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: XenaLee on May 26, 2017, 03:37:19 pm

They will blame the media.. In reality, the media bashing is getting old and tiresome.

In whose reality?  Yours?   That's laughable.  Since.... you don't represent the thinking of most of the forum members here.   Far from it, in fact.

If the media bashing is getting old and tiresome to you, then you might want to check your bias.  (Hint:  it must lean left.  Duh).
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: XenaLee on May 26, 2017, 03:38:36 pm
If he does it to Adam Shiff or Maxine Watters, he could become President.

Hell, I'd vote for him.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: XenaLee on May 26, 2017, 03:40:23 pm
To the people who supports this guy, I heard on the radio and that he apologize and he regretted doing it.

To the people who have been criticizing this guy (non-stop).....

he apparently has all the class that you lack. 
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: Bigun on May 26, 2017, 03:46:54 pm
If he does it to Adam Shiff or Maxine Watters, he could become President.

 :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: Weird Tolkienish Figure on May 26, 2017, 03:47:02 pm
To the people who supports this guy, I heard on the radio and that he apologize and he regretted doing it.

I'm fine with that. He has better character than a lot of the people on this forum.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: Silver Pines on May 26, 2017, 05:04:36 pm
Wouldn't that be Cultural Appropriation?

@dfwgator

That's a point, lol.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: Emjay on May 26, 2017, 05:21:05 pm
In whose reality?  Yours?   That's laughable.  Since.... you don't represent the thinking of most of the forum members here.   Far from it, in fact.

If the media bashing is getting old and tiresome to you, then you might want to check your bias.  (Hint:  it must lean left.  Duh).

The media got so much play out of this incident, they decided to dummy up another incident in which Trump supposedly pushed some PM guy aside to get to the front.

Unfortunately, there WAS a video of that and it was a total nothing burger.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: dfwgator on May 26, 2017, 05:35:01 pm
The "reporter" is nothing but an Antifa activist.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: XenaLee on May 28, 2017, 04:00:46 am
The media got so much play out of this incident, they decided to dummy up another incident in which Trump supposedly pushed some PM guy aside to get to the front.

Unfortunately, there WAS a video of that and it was a total nothing burger.

Their growing desperation reeks, doesn't it.  And much like everything else the idiot left attempts to do.... it is an over-reach that will backfire on their stupid @sses.
Title: Re: Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault -- Greg Gianforte
Post by: Emjay on May 28, 2017, 05:37:36 am
Their growing desperation reeks, doesn't it.  And much like everything else the idiot left attempts to do.... it is an over-reach that will backfire on their stupid @sses.

Yep, I can almost smell it from here.  And I hope it does backfire.