Grimm's democratic opponent Domenic Recchia responds.

[hrmjustin]

Democrats Pile on Michael Grimm Controversy

ROSS BARKAN
Democrats have quickly seized on GOP Congressman Michael Grimm’s controversy last night after he physically threatened a NY 1 reporter during an interview.

Both Domenic Recchia, a former councilman challenging Mr. Grimm in this year’s election, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee have been piling on Mr. Grimm this morning, releasing statements bashing him for the incident.


Mr. Recchia, in a harshly-worded statement, demanded that Mr. Grimm apologize to the reporter, Michael Scotto. Mr. Grimm, according to Mr. Scotto on Twitter, has since apologized. (Mayor Bill de Blasio, a fellow Democrat, also asked the congressman to apologize earlier in the day.)

“Michael Grimm’s behavior last night was disgraceful, completely unacceptable, and unbefitting of a United States Congressman,” said Mr. Recchia. “Using threats of physical violence to intimidate the press from doing their jobs is against everything our country– and our government–stands for, and is a shameful abuse of power.”
http://politicker.com/2014/01/democrats-pile-on-michael-grimm-controversy/

[gordianot]

1. The best part of this episode is that the reporters question will get a huge boost.

I would bet every journalist in Mr. Grimm's District is jealous of the NY1 reporter.

[hrmjustin]

2. From twitter I see they are all rallying to him.

This is the way this man operztes and now he has to answer for it.

[Gothmog]

3. I hope that we can retake this seat

Grim is an idiot

[hrmjustin]

4. We will.

Grimm won 51% of the vote last time around against a no named flawed democratic candidate.