Why hasn't Michael Grimm been arrested for assault?

[Rozman]

The reporter is trying to make a big splash in the business.
They tell the guy they want him on to talk about the state of the Union speech
then they blindside him.
It was supposed to be confrontational.

 

[Rozman]

Go sign a complaint on him you're so worried about it

This is a huge problem!!


We tolerate all kinds of bad behavior by Congressman.

To get in trouble, a Congressman has to sell drugs to an FBI agent on hidden camera. Short of that, they do whatever they want (Dems and Pubs) and no one says a thing…

And community orgnizers who grow up to be President.

 

[rdean]

Free Speech

 

[hazlnut]

New York Rep. Michael Grimm threatens reporter after being asked about fundraising allegations



There was an assault in the U.S. Capitol and the Capitol police do nothing?

WTF?

Who was assulted?...
The reporter said he wasn't touched.

Touching is Battery.

 

[martybegan]

Nothing to see here. Just another Republican Bully trying to intimidate the press...threats as this are common day practices for some in the GOP.

Considering the press is your side's butt buddies, your asshats have no need to intimidate them.

Must be nice to get thrown softballs all the time.

 

[rdean]

Go sign a complaint on him you're so worried about it

This is a huge problem!!


We tolerate all kinds of bad behavior by Congressman.

To get in trouble, a Congressman has to sell drugs to an FBI agent on hidden camera. Short of that, they do whatever they want (Dems and Pubs) and no one says a thing…

And community orgnizers who grow up to be President.

It takes a community organizer to organize a country this big. We already had a B movie actor and an alcoholic rich kid. If Obama hadn't been black while being this skilled, even Republicans would grudgingly accept him.

 

[occupied]

The reporter is trying to make a big splash in the business.
They tell the guy they want him on to talk about the state of the Union speech
then they blindside him.
It was supposed to be confrontational.

Any politician that has any reason to fear any question from any reporter is a bad politician. Even a terribly corrupt politician with a pair can handle being asked a pointed question under any circumstances. Basically getting the questions in advance is the act of a coward.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

How else should we treat a government that abuses its power, spies on us, uses its police power to ensure reelection?

Grimm for Speaker!

 

[Bfgrn]

I'd like to see him as Speaker; that's how we need to handle Harry Reid and Stenny Hoyer

Read hazlnut's signature, then go find a mirror Frank.

 

[hazlnut]

How else should we treat a government that abuses its power, spies on us, uses its police power to ensure reelection?

The reporter works for NY 1.

Not the federal government.

Did you not read the story?

 

[Stephanie]

The reporter is trying to make a big splash in the business.
They tell the guy they want him on to talk about the state of the Union speech
then they blindside him.
It was supposed to be confrontational.

Any politician that has any reason to fear any question from any reporter is a bad politician. Even a terribly corrupt politician with a pair can handle being asked a pointed question under any circumstances. Basically getting the questions in advance is the act of a coward.

holy smokes, then get the money up to recall all the corrupted bastards in BOTH PARTIES
We know if this was a Democrat we wouldn't be hearing all this crap

 

[Sallow]

The reporter was there to interview him about the speech. If he wanted to talk about anything else he should have done it at another time. Most reporters are assholes when it comes to these things. Grimm was wrong for saying it, but I could see why he did.

Really now?

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

You have any clue as to what all of that means and why it's part of the foundation of our government and structure of our Democracy?

The government does not and should not decide what questions are "appropriate" from the Press.

An elected official threatened violence to a member of the press.

That's very serious and it should earn him a ticket out of office..at the very least.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

How else should we treat a government that abuses its power, spies on us, uses its police power to ensure reelection?

The reporter works for NY 1.

Not the federal government.

Did you not read the story?

Did you not read my posts? I said that how we need to treat a government that abuses its power; the reporter is irrelevant

 

[Sallow]

New York Rep. Michael Grimm threatens reporter after being asked about fundraising allegations



There was an assault in the U.S. Capitol and the Capitol police do nothing?

WTF?

Who was assulted?...
The reporter said he wasn't touched.

Washington DC isn't Florida:

There are three forms of misdemeanor assault (that is, simple assault) in Washington, D.C. First, there is “attempted battery assault” which occurs when the defendant injures or attempts to injure another person. The second form, “intent-to-frighten” assault, is defined as a threatening act that puts another person in reasonable fear of immediate injury. Finally, “non-violent sexual touching assault” is the intentional touching of another person’s body without the other person’s consent. The touching in this third form must be on a part of the other person’s body that “would cause fear, shame, humiliation or mental anguish in a person of reasonable sensibility if done without consent.”
Simple Assault in Washington, DC: Attempted Battery Assault, Intent to Frighten Assault, and Sexual Touching Assault | Koehler Law

It's a crime.

 

[Sallow]

How else should we treat a government that abuses its power, spies on us, uses its police power to ensure reelection?

The reporter works for NY 1.

Not the federal government.

Did you not read the story?

Did you not read my posts? I said that how we need to treat a government that abuses its power; the reporter is irrelevant

Agreed.

We should urge our congress to repeal the "Patriot Act" and the "AUMF".

That and adding a civilian review board to the FISA court and giving it some teeth.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

I'd like to see him as Speaker; that's how we need to handle Harry Reid and Stenny Hoyer

Read hazlnut's signature, then go find a mirror Frank.

Read a sock's sig line?

We're a house divided against itself. I'm not down with Obama's Fundamental Transformation of the USA

 

[occupied]

The reporter is trying to make a big splash in the business.
They tell the guy they want him on to talk about the state of the Union speech
then they blindside him.
It was supposed to be confrontational.

Any politician that has any reason to fear any question from any reporter is a bad politician. Even a terribly corrupt politician with a pair can handle being asked a pointed question under any circumstances. Basically getting the questions in advance is the act of a coward.

holy smokes, then get the money up to recall all the corrupted bastards in BOTH PARTIES
We know if this was a Democrat we wouldn't be hearing all this crap

You missed the point, a politician that is skilled at his craft would have been able to handle it with calm decorum not a physical threat, the guy was a head taller than the reporter and came off looking like a bully. Politics is all about image and this case he blew it big time, unless of course, republicans really do like erratic hot headed bullies to represent them.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

The reporter works for NY 1.

Not the federal government.

Did you not read the story?

Did you not read my posts? I said that how we need to treat a government that abuses its power; the reporter is irrelevant

Agreed.

We should urge our congress to repeal the "Patriot Act" and the "AUMF".

That and adding a civilian review board to the FISA court and giving it some teeth.

IRS going after citizens for having different political positions is not in any Act

 

[mudwhistle]

I think the prisons would fill up with all of the stuff people say while driving.

 

[Sarah G]

The reporter was there to interview him about the speech. If he wanted to talk about anything else he should have done it at another time. Most reporters are assholes when it comes to these things. Grimm was wrong for saying it, but I could see why he did.

Do you blame the wife when her husband beats her too? The congressman was completely wrong and now he is paying the price. His career.