Ben Jacobs, the Guardian reporter beaten up
by Congressman Elect Greg Gianforte Wednesday night
after pressing him for answers on the healthcare bill

previously OUTED Gianforte's involvement with the Russians.

On April 25, Ben Jacobs reported that Gianforte owned almost $250,000
in shares in a couple of index funds that are tied to the Russian economy.
It doesn't seem like Gianforte is a full-scale kulak yet based on these investments,
but it does suggest that his animus toward Ben Jacobs might pre-date Wednesday evening.



These attacks on individual reporters should be no surprise.

In the wider political world, people like Shane Scanlon and Greg Gianforte operate secure
in the knowledge of precisely who their audiences hate and why they hate them.

They know that those audiences cheered when reporters covering the Ferguson protests
got roughed up and busted by the cops, and when that guy got arrested in West Virginia
for questioning HHS Secretary Tom Price, and when that reporter got put into a wall
while asking questions at an FCC event, and, ultimately,
when the 2016 Republican candidate for president spent a good portion of every campaign rally
coming right up to the edge of setting a mob loose on the penned-up press at the back of the hall.

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a55269/ben-jacobs-body-slam-greg-gianforte/

Really not a lot of difference in private kook's ranting and davik62's ranting both are quite pitiful!

thanks for the bump

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The left is to be pitied now more than ever, the only direction left open to them is to continue going down.

The failure to loose the election was the problem.

A repub loss was needed to claim the dems were coming back. They can't make that claim since he won.

True!

The American people have recognized the Democrat party and press cabal for what it is and are voting appropriately!

Re: "On April 25, Ben Jacobs reported that Gianforte owned almost $250,000
in shares in a couple of index funds that are tied to the Russian economy.

So what?"

So:

"It doesn't seem like Gianforte is a full-scale kulak yet based on these investments,
but it does suggest that his animus toward Ben Jacobs might pre-date Wednesday evening."

This will figure in Gianforte's trial.

Question: Should this guy be seated in Congress given his criminal behavior?

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Nothing of the kind D2D

You imagine things.

The reality here is that Gianforte was angry, upset and embarrassed
by the revelation of his Russian investments

 - why? I don't know.

But he knew that Ben Jascobs was that journalist when he assaulted him
and expressed his anger with his fists.

Lock Him Up.

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We only have your word for that, Kook!

Prove Gianforte was upset about the press exposing his investment history!

Would you like it if your investment history was made public?
                                                                                                                                       

Better check your index funds carefully to see if there is any investment in Russian companies, kook.

My funds have so many investments, it is nearly impossible not to have some kind of money in Russia.

I don't really care about Gianforte's investments in Russia - nothing illegal as far as I know.

I want to know why this guy is prone to violent outbursts

and why this particular reporter who reported on it drove him to act that way.

Of course you don't, because you know it is an alt-left distraction.

bullshit

right wing assholes believe in physical force cuz they fear being called snowflakes

bullying is in their genes

Stop being such an aggressive bully.

 As Demonstrated by Democrat riots, assaults, rape and murder in protest of Trump's supporters!

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Reporters showing manners?

Now Warren has achieve the realm of the impossible!

On April 25, Ben Jacobs reported that Gianforte owned almost $250,000
in shares in a couple of index funds that are tied to the Russian economy.
 
Ah "guilt by association"
 
So capt dorko how long have you been a pedophile? Do you favor little boys or little girls?
 
I LIKE THIS GAME !

Baretta

If you read - completely - the stuff I posted
and if you ask a relevant question I'll answer it.



All you've done so far is reveal another side of your........ mind.

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We only have your word for that, Kook!

Prove Gianforte was upset about the press exposing his investment history!

Would you like it if your investment history was made public?

Would you like it if your investment history was made public?

No problem.

Shouldn't be a problem for a politician seeking office.

BUT for whatever reason....

this guy flipped out at the reporter who outed it.

So you think being called a traitor isn't deserving of a violent response?

You think a reporter violating your personal space and demanding an interview even after you asked him politely to make an appointment isn't deserving of a physical response?

So you think being called a traitor isn't deserving of a violent response?

No I don't.

And the thug Gianforte didn't even have that weak excuse to blame.

If he can't take having a reporter holding up a recording device to record his answers to legitimate questions

he should not be in elected office.

He's outed himself as a psycho.



Lock Him Up

Personally, I would have done allot more than body slam the fool!

He deserved allot more than what he got!

SURE tuff guy



Not that you'd actually do anything..


Would you friends visit you in jail?

D2D is way tougher than you, kookie.  You obviously know nothing about him.

So do you think D2D might do something to get himself arrested?

I hope there's video

Lol what fools the left are, here's a simple fact, if they applied the RICO act to politicians it would be illegal to be a congressman or senator as so many have been convicted of crimes both offices would be considered RICOzs.

Image search:


D2D under arrest:

Sorry for you, kookie, D2D is too smart for you.

Also if you think that many municipalities, colleges and even unions do not have money invested in mutual S that contain some Russian stocks you are supremely naive. Further if you think super rich politicians like PELOSI do not have some money invested in these same funds you are flat out stupid!

Like I said earlier in this thread

there's noting illegal about doing business with Russians.

But apparently Gianforte has a problem with people knowing about it.

Either that or Gianforte just randomly goes postal on people who speak to him.


Lock Him Up

Is that what happened?

Explain why Gianforte would attack THIS reporter,
who was doing what every other reporter does - asking questions..

pressing him to answer because it was ELECTION DAY
and there was no "later" to wait for to get answers.

THIS reporter Ben Jacobs -  who happened to be the one who reported on his Russian investments.

You seem to know a whole lot there.  Maybe you have some inside information?

I've posted this twice now just to be helpful:

And is there a Russian angle to this story? Of course there is. On April 25, Jacobs reported that Gianforte owned almost $250,000 in shares in a couple of index funds that are tied to the Russian economy. It doesn't seem like Gianforte is a full-scale kulak yet based on these investments, but it does suggest that his animus toward Jacobs might pre-date Wednesday evening.


http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a55269/ben-jacobs-body-slam-greg-gianforte/ (http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a55269/ben-jacobs-body-slam-greg-gianforte/)

Big shit.  I have funds that are tied to Russia.  If you have any, so o you.

Body-slamming that liberal reporter was worth 50,000 votes in Montana.

It's clear from the postings that the right wing thugs on aesopsretreat disrespect the constitutional protections guaranteed The Press in the United States Constitution.

That kenyan would champion such thuggery, is of no surprise.   

Hey I'm not a thug but what you guys conveniently overlook is that this reporter was from the liberal paper The Guardian, seeking a story.  It used to be the Manchester Guardian the extreme left wing socialist rag in the UK.  Ben Jacobs had no business being in there, was not invited and was asked to leave but he took no notice and went forward pushing his camera in Gianforte's face.  Refused to stop - the kind of paparazzi we love - right?  Gianforte obviously has a hot fuse and although I don't condone his reaction, can't say I blame him entirely because he did what a lot of other people would have liked to do when confronted with this rude, pushy reporter.  What you don't get is that this reporter was willing to be decked because he knew this would be the big story he was counting on. Crying about his broken glasses was well worth it.  You liberals think like Jacobs that it's the gift that keeps on giving and are busy making hay.  Don't get your hopes up!

 "Ben Jacobs had no business being in there,
was not invited and was asked to leave
but he took no notice
and went forward pushing his camera in Gianforte's face."

Ben Jacobs had every business being in there - He was with the press and had his credentials
- and it was a room where other media were present.

He was not invited - and he needed no invitation - he was one of a number of reporters in the room.


He was not asked to leave -
Gianforte refused to answer legitimate questions and told Jacobs to talk to one of his people -


:pushing his camera in Gianforte's face"

Jacobs had no camera - all he hd was his phone or audio recorder
- like EVERY reporter Gianforte has ever talked to.

THEN, without provocation.
Gianforte attacked Jacobs.

You might want to look up the First Amendment again.

and the definition of assault and battery




 

Waking up to reality... How would you liberal losers handled it if the reporter had been a right wing reporter?  who was in your face for the whole evening?

Who was in that Benedicts face the whole evening KensAss?  The man had just walked into the room and asked him a question.  We certainly got to see how you Benedict Losers handle it when someone asks you a reasonable question. 

Yeah Loser gay-boy, We have noticed how they just enter a room, have one little question where they stick a life mike in someones face and continue to ignore his request to move on. 

The asshole was body slammed...and the left wing losers lost the election.... Imagine that????

Yeah Benedict Butt Licker, we have noticed how your boy never requested that he move on, he just jumped his ass without warning and pummeled him. 

And yet there was NOTHING like this Russia scandal in the
Obama Administration.  Nothing like it at all.

You guys are still coming up with OPINIONS and innuendos,
but they will do NOTHING for you in a court of law.
Myths and opinions do NOT impress the Police.
Myths and opinions do NOT impress judges.
Myths and opinions do NOT impress Grand Juries.
Myths and opinions do NOT impress lawyers.
Myths and opinions do NOT impress jurors.
Myths and opinions do NOT impress District attorneys.
Myths and opinions do NOT impress or anyone with a brain.
They are absolutely worthless, since you never got anything on Hillary or Obama.

LOL what morons you are... LMAO!!!

Of course there wasn't, davik.  You snowflakes keep bringing up the fake news now as a distraction.

Didn't you notice anything when the hag manipulated a sale of strategic uranium reserves to Russia, then got lots of rubles for it through her "charity?"

Of course, ha hasn't.  davik has gone off the deep end.  davik should be locked up for society's safety.