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Dems defend Etheridge, attack Breitbart
Politico ^ | 6/14/10 | Ben Smith

Posted on 06/14/2010 12:08:10 PM PDT by reaganrevolutionin2010

Bob Etheridge's abject apology for roughing up an anonymous conservative videographer is being accompanied by a defense of the congressman from national Democrats.

"Motives matter, and I think you can see who was behind this," said DNC spokesman Brad Woodhouse just now. "This was a Republican party tracking operation. If it wasn't a party tracker or intern, why is the face blurred and why is the source hidden? You know if it had been a right wing blog, they'd identify themselves and they'd be booking this person on TV all day. Republicans know if they admit their involvement in this game of gotcha it will undermine their credibility. One minute this guy is interviewing a member of Congress on camera and the next a video is released with his face blurred out? If that doesn’t tell you this is a Republican Party hatchet job nothing will."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: bloggersandpersonal; etheridge
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To: thethirddegree

Oh right.... victims of assault are only victims if Big Brother says so.


21 posted on 06/14/2010 12:16:02 PM PDT by rod1
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To: reaganrevolutionin2010

Thanks Goodness he didn’t call them a name (like Macaca) and only assaulted them instead. Had it been the other way around we would see it on tv and in the Washington Post for a month!


22 posted on 06/14/2010 12:16:05 PM PDT by icwhatudo ("laws requiring compulsory abortion could be sustained under the existing Constitution"Obama Adviser)
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To: All
But wait! It wasn't an assault, it was a hug!

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/right-now/2010/06/who_tmzd_rep_bob_etheridge.html

23 posted on 06/14/2010 12:16:10 PM PDT by reaganrevolutionin2010
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To: domenad

George Allen was followed everywhere he went in 2006 by Jim Webb political operatives who filmed his every public move and comments, but I guess that was ok with the MSM because Allen was the Repub.


24 posted on 06/14/2010 12:16:42 PM PDT by moose2004 (Stand up, speak out and stop Obamacare and GE)
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To: reaganrevolutionin2010

Is anyone going to call democrats out for constantly claiming “they” are behind everything?

Last time I checked democrats in office are supposed to represent all their constituents, not just liberal democrats.

The evil “they” are the American people.

You had two well dressed young men ask a simple polite question, if that was us I’m proud of us.


25 posted on 06/14/2010 12:16:57 PM PDT by Williams
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To: Anti-Bubba182

Accosted?

All I saw was a student saying hello, asking how he was and then asking if he supported the Obama agenda?

How is that in any relevant to the sleazy gotcha politics of the scumbag un-American liberal media?


26 posted on 06/14/2010 12:17:14 PM PDT by surfer (To err is human, to really foul things up takes a Democrat, don't expect the GOP to have the answer!)
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“...If that doesn’t tell you this is a Republican Party hatchet job nothing will...”

What is a “hatchet job” about asking what an elected official supports??? The elected official should be happy to discuss his views with constituents and other voters...
He needs to realize that what he thinks and what he does is what brings him votes...

What he DID was to eliminate votes...


27 posted on 06/14/2010 12:17:32 PM PDT by Boonie
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To: reaganrevolutionin2010
Donate to his GOP opponent:

Renee Ellmers

28 posted on 06/14/2010 12:17:44 PM PDT by Falcon28
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To: reaganrevolutionin2010

from the article: “Debunked Acorn Videos”

They are delusional.


29 posted on 06/14/2010 12:18:43 PM PDT by xmission (www.iwilldefendtheconstitution.com)
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To: jessduntno

“Ded Kennedy (D-HELL)”

Hahahahaha!!!!! Love it!


30 posted on 06/14/2010 12:18:43 PM PDT by jim35 (Tea Party former Republican)
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To: reaganrevolutionin2010

Ben Smith thinks that if the kids were Republicans, then they deserved to be slapped around.


31 posted on 06/14/2010 12:18:45 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: reaganrevolutionin2010
If it wasn't a party tracker or intern, why is the face blurred and why is the source hidden

Probably because he's scared to death that some 'helpful' democratic thugs would visit him in the dead of night to set him straight, that's why.


32 posted on 06/14/2010 12:19:07 PM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Never trust anyone who points their rear end at God while praying.)
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To: reaganrevolutionin2010

The summer of rage begins.


33 posted on 06/14/2010 12:19:10 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: domenad
So let me see, calling a guy “macaca” is reason enough to put a guy out of his job, but grabbing a student and physically assaulting him is a Republican hatchet scheme?

Republicans are amazing. They make make a Dem Congressman physically abusively by asking if the Dem supports 0bama's agenda AND they can convince Dems to vote for a primary candidate that..., well, is Alvin Greene.

Face it Dems not only are you and your party STUPID but now you condone abusive behavior.

34 posted on 06/14/2010 12:19:11 PM PDT by A message
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To: reaganrevolutionin2010

Unbelievable. Last week we had that guy punching a Tea Party member in the face over the bailouts, some liberal biting off a guy’s finger last summer, and now this?

These people are like animals.


35 posted on 06/14/2010 12:19:32 PM PDT by Qbert
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To: reaganrevolutionin2010

Whoaa! I just saw the video and that is definitely assault.


36 posted on 06/14/2010 12:19:39 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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To: reaganrevolutionin2010

At least he didn’t call the kid a “Macaca”!


37 posted on 06/14/2010 12:19:48 PM PDT by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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To: RJS1950
They defended the drunk killer whale from MA for years; this is just another case of being drunk while democrat; that is the norm for the democrat party.

They also have no problem with the Klansman from West Virginia, calling him "the conscience of the Senate."

38 posted on 06/14/2010 12:19:55 PM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: pollywog
Calling all TEA PARTY-ers!!!! Assignment!!! To DE SEAT Etheridge and come along side Renee Ellmer’s!

I've sent my donation!

39 posted on 06/14/2010 12:20:51 PM PDT by JaguarXKE
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To: reaganrevolutionin2010

I am so sick and tired of Democrats.


40 posted on 06/14/2010 12:21:21 PM PDT by lesko
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