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California House race with veteran Democrats turns physical during debate
FoxNews.com ^ | October 12, 2012 | unattributed

Posted on 10/12/2012 9:23:14 PM PDT by Hunton Peck

A bitter Los Angeles-area congressional race between two veteran House Democrats took a strange turn Thursday night when the two candidates nearly got into a physical altercation during a public debate.

Democratic Reps. Brad Sherman and Howard Berman are vying to win control of the same district due to California's new primary system, which sends the top two finishers to the runoff regardless of party affiliation.

The Los Angeles Times reports 57-year-old Sherman seized the shoulder of 71-year-old Berman during the debate at a local college, yanked him toward his chest and shouted, "You want to get into this?"

Berman, who is smaller in stature than Sherman, visibly appears flustered in a video obtained by the Los Angeles Times. An officer in uniform then approaches the stage and appears to ask the congressmen...

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: bradsherman; california; debate; democrats; howardberman; joebiden; losangeles; ratfight
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1ZvnpMRazXc

Biden's performance was inspiring!

See Joe Biden's smiling: Was there a method to his madness? (By Liz Marlantes | Christian Science Monitor)

So the challenge for Obama will be to carefully calibrate his next performance, correcting his previous mistakes without making it seem like he’s overcompensating.

And that’s where Biden’s incessant, aggressive smiling comes in. By taking his own animation level right through the roof, Biden may have given Obama a little more room to emote on Tuesday, without seeming like he’s overdoing it.

Because everyone just saw what overdoing it looks like – thanks to Biden.

:-)
1 posted on 10/12/2012 9:23:24 PM PDT by Hunton Peck
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To: Hunton Peck

HA . . Demonrats are so freakin nut-so When will one of these eventually turn into fisticuffs? Soon.


2 posted on 10/12/2012 9:32:18 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat
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To: Hunton Peck

they sound like Holder’s people, once again, out of control on each other.


3 posted on 10/12/2012 9:52:15 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks Hunton Peck.
Democratic Reps. Brad Sherman and Howard Berman are vying to win control of the same district due to California's new primary system, which sends the top two finishers to the runoff regardless of party affiliation.
Tee hee! So, in other words, no matter who wins that one, the voters will have elected a loser.


4 posted on 10/12/2012 10:28:38 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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...yanked him toward his chest and shouted, "You want to get into this?"

Sounds like a homosexual thing.

5 posted on 10/12/2012 10:49:44 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Sorry Algore. It was attitude, NOT altitude.)
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To: Hunton Peck
Homeys be losing it.

Tick-tock.

hehe

6 posted on 10/12/2012 11:12:51 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: A_Former_Democrat

Those guys are both shmucks.


7 posted on 10/13/2012 12:06:57 AM PDT by catbertz
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To: Hunton Peck

Legally assault and battery.


8 posted on 10/13/2012 1:51:01 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (To the left the truth looks like Right-Wing extremism.)
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