Republican congressional candidate in MT body - slammed reporter Ben Jacobs

[emm74]

Originally Posted by wrecking ball

Gianforte plead guilty.

Anger management but no jail in Gianforte body-slam saga - - att.net

"Despite those repeated apologies, Gianforte has yet to fully address why his campaign's initial account of the confrontation cast blame on Jacobs."

Yep, the last paragraph. Aside from the concerns about the incident itself, the fact remains that he and his staff immediately and facilely lied about what happened. Anyone want to bet on whether the lies (on this or any other other subjects) continue as he serves his term in office?

[LauraC]

Originally Posted by DC at the Ridge

When I grab you around the neck and fling you to the ground, climb on top of you and start punching you, I hope you won't be all namby-pamby and claim you were assaulted.

Only arguing about the hyperbolic misuse of the term "body slam" by the media not arguing about what took place.

[OnOurWayHome]

Anyone's statements to the contrary - like the one from his own campaign? What a jerk.

It wasn't his first rodeo with the press and won't be his last. Wait til he gets to capitol hill.

[banjomike]

Gianforte only has about 9 months to serve before the need to start running again in the 2018 election. This short freshman term got off on the wrong foot for sure; after the heat of the election settled down, a lot of folks realized the reporter was just doing his job, and opinions began to change on Gianforte.

That's why he made all the apologies and all- it will all be remembered next year. He has to show he's calmed down now if he hopes to win again.