By Selwyn Duke
A shocking video released today shows Congressman Bob Etheridge (D-N.C.) assaulting a student who asked him a question on a public sidewalk.
The 71 seconds of footage opens with a student in a jacket and tie greeting Etheridge with “Hi, Congressman, how are you?” The Representative seems to respond cordially enough but then mutters, “Who are you?” The student then asked a question the Congressman apparently found intolerable: “Do you fully support the Obama agenda?” At this point Etheridge stops, moves closer to the student, and asks more aggressively “Who are you?” Etheridge repeats this query one more time and then, shockingly, tries to grab the camera, interrupting the recording.
When the video resumes a few seconds later . . . .
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Congrats to the young man for not losing his cool. My blood pressure boiled over just watching this video. Once the man put his hand around my neck that would have been a swift strike to the throat with video tape to support the show. Maybe he was drunk, maybe he was hung over, or whatever. Regardless, a politician should know not to grab someone off the street less they are looking to crash and burn.
Posted by: Shaun | June 14, 2010 at 06:10 PM
Aren't Democrats supposed to be for "the little guy"? HAH!
Posted by: Philip France | June 14, 2010 at 10:02 PM
I don’t like ambush reporting, either by amateurs or professionals, however all this joker had to do was walk away. This looked like assault to me. He had every right to say to the kid, “if you won’t tell me who I’m talking to I’m not answering your questions”, however he had no right to physically demand that information. He like so many other Democrats have forgotten who’s working for who.
It’s also interesting to note all the people who apparently have nothing to say about this incident. I mean they sure as hell seem vocal enough at other times on this site. Also, you can be sure that if this were a Republican it would be all over the news, except of course Republicans simply don’t act like this.
Posted by: Dale | June 15, 2010 at 05:32 PM
Well it seem that I should have done a little bit more checking. It has make the news, at least a little bit.
Posted by: Dale | June 15, 2010 at 05:39 PM
Well you are right, if it was a republican. It would have been all over the news. Congress would have held a special session and drug the congressman in for questioning. People would have demanded his resignation, imprisonment, etc.
But of course this was a democrat. So the wagons are circled.
Posted by: Dan | June 16, 2010 at 05:13 AM
Assault was not the answer. He sould have just kept walking....too easy; what a dolt.
Posted by: Walt | June 18, 2010 at 08:19 AM