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Isn't your current sitting GOP Governor the one that physically attacked and body slammed a reporter from the Guardian newspaper when the reporter asked your, now Governor, a question about healthcare policy? source
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Fox News reporter Alicia Acuna, field producer Faith Mangan and photographer Keith Railey witnessed the incident at Gianforte’s campaign headquarters in Montana, according to an account published on the Fox News website. After Jacobs asked Gianforte his question, Acuna wrote: “Gianforte grabbed Jacobs by the neck with both hands and slammed him into the ground behind him.
“Faith, Keith and I watched in disbelief as Gianforte then began punching the man, as he moved on top the reporter and began yelling something to the effect of ‘I’m sick and tired of this!’ … To be clear, at no point did any of us who witnessed this assault see Jacobs show any form of physical aggression toward Gianforte, who left the area after giving statements to local sheriff’s deputies.”
Oh, and all of this was before he was elected. Your neighbors saw all of this and now he's your Governor.
Yes that's correct. It's also the place where Republicans recently rejected some anti-trans laws, which they could have easily passed, after an impassioned speech from a trans representative that we also recently elected. Things aren't always black and white.
In Missouri we have the opposite issue. Our government officials are all batshit insane but we vote liberal on ballot initiatives. None of it makes much sense.
I wonder if this is an indoctrination issue. Kind of like how many people were against Obama care, but the loved the ACA. This could be, "You don't vote for the abortion-legalizing Dems!" but you give them a ballot measure they have to read and assess and they give a reasonable response.
You say that. And they'll do that. But then these people will look you in the eye and legalize abortion while calling you a baby killer