Of course, that was an interesting display of Republican behavior exercising a right the Republicans want to make sure he and all others have and can exercise.

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No matter how justified it may be he made a big mistake losing his cool with the cameras running and suggesting his staff, “take the tripod around the back and throw it at him.”

Big mistake…

TheBigOldDog on August 7, 2008 at 2:35 PM

Oh yeah–Huge mistake. Huge. He only won by a 60 point margin. Deft political analysis, Dog

When it comes to home,your home,my home,
its a mans/or/womens castle!

If your a Dem,or Rep its your home!

And you have the right to invite,and
the right to kick there #ss’s out!

canopfor on August 7, 2008 at 8:52 PM

AMEN!!

If your a Dem,or Rep its your home!

And you have the right to invite,and
the right to kick there #ss’s out!

Glynn on August 7, 2008 at 6:14 PM

It was necessary. He was explaining his experience with these individual Armenians. He wasn’t being derrogatory towards Armenians as a people but these specific Armenians.

Theses Armenians were being jerks no matter what their political beef is with Cohen.

but even in a “public” meeting (i.e., a press conference), members of the press have to be credentialed, and members of the press may be excluded (which is legal) even in the White House Press Room.

john1schn on August 7, 2008 at 4:34 PM

Agree completely.

If they were all getting together for a circle jerk, who the hell cares, but selectively choosing how your message is carefully censored and edited for your political benefit……….? Then I have an issue.

Seven Percent Solution on August 7, 2008 at 3:50 PM

“Carefully censored and edited”, ok. The whole thing was videotaped.

I don’t care what it is. It wasn’t necessary.

Glynn on August 7, 2008 at 6:14 PM

It wasn’t necessary for this guy to trespass on Cohen’s property. It wasn’t necessary for him to stalk Cohen. It wasn’t necessary for him to refuse to leave.

Your response “I don’t care what it is” smacks of hurt feelings. Get over it. The world isn’t concerned about you or your feelings. This congressman was being stalked and threatened by a person who had NO right to be on his property. And you’re worried because you FEEL that the congressman was being demeaning?

I think that’s a matter of interpretation. I watched the video 3 times, and didn’t see him saying it like it was a dirty word.

Armenian isn’t a race. It’s a nationality.

john1schn on August 7, 2008 at 5:46 PM

I don’t care what it is. It wasn’t necessary.

Armenian isn’t a race. It’s a nationality.

john1schn on August 7, 2008 at 5:46 PM

Agreed, he said nothing racist and he’s right. Leave the race to TN, everyone else from other places get the hell out, including Emily’s List and the Armnenian from CA. It’s none of their damn business.

This Tinker woman sounds like the type who if she was a Real Estate Broker would be blockbusting and redlining, breaking laws and rules right and left.

She also sounds like she studied the the Clintons.

I have a problem with the repeated phrase “Armenian guy.” He says it several times as if it is a dirty word. That’s racist. “This guy” would have sufficed.

Glynn on August 7, 2008 at 5:41 PM

I think that’s a matter of interpretation. I watched the video 3 times, and didn’t see him saying it like it was a dirty word.

Armenian isn’t a race. It’s a nationality.

And for those argueing freedom of the press. This doesn’t give you permission to go onto private property where you are not welcome for any reason. The owners of the property get to decide who is there and who isn’t unless there is a warrent allowing officers of the law on the property against the owner’s wishes. Try showing up at a ball game with a camera and declaring you are a member of the press and see how far you get with that.

Once he’s off his private property or in plain view publicly, then the “press” can throw questions at him all day as long as they don’t violate neighborhood noise codes or loitering law. Otherwise, he can call the police and the unwanted guests will be arrested. It will make for fine footage which is what newsies want, but they’ll get to answer for it in court.

Likening this scene to press access of the President in the White House is apples and oranges. At any rate, the press is tightly controlled at the “President’s House”, too. When he “asks” you to leave, you leave.

The Armenian” is lucky this wasn’t in Texas.

Texas Rainmaker on August 7, 2008 at 4:55 PM

Damn straight. People get shot for that here.

By law, it is impermissible for the Americans’ federal government to confer titles of nobility. When their Constitution speaks of the freedom of “the press,” it is not referring to a peerage to which one does or does not belong. The freedom of the press belongs to everyone who has something with which to impress words and images onto a medium.

Kralizec on August 7, 2008 at 4:31 PM

You still have to be credentialed, and the cameraman wasn’t. He was trespassing on private property and when he didn’t leave after the first request, his freedom was forfeit and completely in the hands of the owner of the property. If you don’t get that by now, you never will. Go find case law to back up your statements.

Kos is a nether region. The female one….

ScottG on August 7, 2008 at 4:28 PM

Now that’s insulting to females AND their nether regions.

Read my other comments. I agree with you. But the only thing we can hold to the congressman is that he should think twice before letting the press in his private home in the first place.

shick on August 7, 2008 at 4:24 PM

I’m not going to get into whether it was a tactically brilliant move to have the press in his home. That’s entirely his call. I wouldn’t have done it, personally, but even in a “public” meeting (i.e., a press conference), members of the press have to be credentialed, and members of the press may be excluded (which is legal) even in the White House Press Room.

Surely some level of control is legitimate. Are you saying that any member of the media are allowed to do any damn thing they want just because it is a “press conference”? You sure seem to be saying that.

The cameraman that was thrown out was not a member of the press.

john1schn on August 7, 2008 at 3:37 PM

By law, it is impermissible for the Americans’ federal government to confer titles of nobility. When their Constitution speaks of the freedom of “the press,” it is not referring to a peerage to which one does or does not belong. The freedom of the press belongs to everyone who has something with which to impress words and images onto a medium.

(i.e.: DailyKOS wouldn’t know the truth if it jumped up and bit him in the nether regions–if the schmuck actually has nether regions)

john1schn on August 7, 2008 at 3:20 PM

Kos is a nether region. The female one….