Congressman Who Choke-Slammed Reporter Brags Of Defeating Leftist Media
Source: Talking Points Memo
By Cameron Joseph | February 12, 2018 2:41 pm
Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-MT) almost blew his last election by choke-slamming a reporter for daring to ask him questions, then lying about how the assault happened. But in his mind (or at least his latest fundraising email), he’s still the victim.
Gianforte’s campaign sent out an email asking for money on Monday that included a claim that he’d not only had to beat beat his Democratic opponent but the “leftist media” in his special election last year.
“We were able to win a tough, close victory against the Democrats and the leftist media in the most expensive Congressional contest in Montana history,” reads the fundraising letter, signed by Gianforte.
That’s an interesting turn of phrase for Gianforte, who won his race last year even after tackling Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs, breaking his glasses in the process, after Jacobs pressed him on his stance on the GOP’s Obamacare repeal plan.
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Asking difficult questions probably feels like a violent assault on their sensibilities and the choke slamming is just self defense. It's like when some liberal laughs at them, they get to kill him. See, both sides are guilty of something. No one is innocent in a war of words vs violence. 
his constituents, myself included, could do exactly that to him every time he shows his ignorant a** around here.
I loathe that POS like only a true Montana Democrat can.
