Clip Shows Wasserman Schultz Staffer Shoving Camera Away From Canova Campaign

[eridani]

http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/clip-shows-wasserman-schultz-staffer-shoving-camera-away-from-canova-campaign-7710483

In an interview with New Times, Canova said the incident occurred at the "grand opening" for the Broward Democratic Party's new offices in Plantation yesterday.

"One of my campaign staffers was filming, and Debbie's staffer grabbed the phone out of his hand," Canova said. "It happened two times. One time, she actually stuffed the phone down his pants."


He said the staffer, campaign organizer Pablo Menvielle, was wearing a "Canova for Congress" T-shirt and wasn't saying anything at the time.

"I guess Pablo was not on the list of people allowed to film her," Canova said.

Canova added that he also approached Wasserman Schultz with a print copy of the letter he'd sent her, asking for a debate.

[northernsouthern]

1. I hope she loses! NT

One thing that would be worth seeing is Canova beating her in the election and clearing out the seat. I am sure the corruption goes much deeper than her though.

[MADem]

2. A staffer objected to a stalker...and why are we supposed to care?

That staffer is a good body woman. She's doing her job.

Most campaign stalkers are not confrontational, especially if they want to get good material. This guy wanted something to cry about. He didn't want video--he wanted a moment.

The way to successfully stalk a campaign is to do it quietly. If you attract notice, you want to get called out for no good reason--not wear an opponent's campaign shirt and goad/bait or disrupt events.

Those "macaca moments" are few and far between, but no one likes a disruptor.

In case no one remembers, the right way is this way:

[jeff47]

3. Yea, those people need to know their place!

You have an astonishing amount of contempt for anyone who does not kneel before the status quo.

[MADem]

4. You show up wearing a Hillary shirt at a Bernie event, you'll get

the same sort of reception.

But hey, let's pretend it's all about "DWS is evil" or something.

[denbot]

7. MADem, please tell me. How is a Democratic Party Office opening relates.

It was a Broward County Democratic Party Office opening, do I have that correct? If so, how would a Democratic Party campaign worker, be analogous to a rival to an opposing camp?

Why would that not include a Democratic opponent of DWS? Did I miss something, like Canova announcing a third party bid?

Or does DWS, also share the anointed one's sense of entitlement?

Please enlighten me.

[MADem]

9. It wasn't a campaign event. Yet Canova and his staffer

wanted to "throw down" by injecting their contest into the event.

DWS wasn't there as a candidate, she was there as Obama's DNC chair. And her opponent and his little pal with a camera were there to try to sandbag/corner her WRT a campaign debate. She wasn't having any.

That was a real "TFB" moment for Mister C (the T stands for TOO and the B stands for BAD). He comes off like a bully and an asshole, who conducts himself inappropriately.

It might have been GOTCHA theater for his fans, but for undecideds, he comes off like a jerk, and for fans of DWS, he comes off as massively boorish.

When you're losing, and it's slipping away, the only option is to GO NEGATIVE, I guess. It doesn't usually work.

[denbot]

11. But she is a candidate.

So Canova wanted to "throw down", isn't that a term for physical assault? What, did you have to restrain yourself from calling them thugs, or Super Predators even?

Canova has a right to demand another debate from DWS, especially if the race can determine the course of the Democratic Parties efforts for another election cycle.

DWS has declined to back democratic candidates contesting three republican congressional contests; Florida Republicans - Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Mario Diaz-Balart. Why MADem, would you back a Chair that is inclined to support by omission the other side?

This is a person that should be challenged, and at every opportunity.

[MADem]

12. She was there in her capacity as DNC CHAIR, not as a candidate.

Do I have to repeat that more than three times?

And if you need a definition of "throw down" (Nooooo...it doesn't mean "physical assault" in most instances, but you knew that, I should hope) then you should buy a dictionary. Or try that Google thing.

Is it appropriate for her to go to his classroom while he's lecturing his students, and berate him?

Of course it isn't.

There's a time, and a place, and that wasn't the time nor the place.

There are better ways to "call out" an opponent than engaging in those kinds of cheap shots. He looks like a bully pulling those kinds of "spell my name right in the paper" stunts.

Paul Tsongas (for whom he worked eons ago) would not have approved, of that I am certain.

Your last paragraph is just rife with inaccuracy to the point that it can be called utter fiction.

You don't throw money down the toilet fighting entrenched and popular incumbents who don't even have to spend more than the cost of a few mailers to keep their seats when that Democratic money can be spent to flip winnable districts. It's not being "mean"--it's being practical when you have limited resources.

Supporting people who are doomed to fail with vast resources that are not easily raised (look how many of you snarkily criticized Clinton for raising all that downticket money quite recently) is a WASTE--it's not "supportive," it's STUPID.

You put that national money into seats we can win.

That's Politics 101.

[eShirl]

13. "DWS wasn't there as a candidate, she was there as Obama's DNC chair." LOL

How convenient!

[MADem]

14. If she'd been holding a town hall, it still would have been rude, but she wasn't

in campaign mode at all.

You think it's cool for her to go up to him while he's lecturing at the school where he teaches and film him and give him shit?

Goose, gander. If it's not right for one, it's not right for the other.

[LiberalElite]

19. And a Bernie shirt at a Hiillary event?

theyll say "welcome and have some tea?" Past time for a reality check.

[MADem]

20. Or a Kasich shirt at a Trump event. Hello? EXAMPLE? smh!

The point is, though, that this was NOT a campaign event, yet the Canova staffer (and his boss) was stalking DWS like it was.

She was there as Obama's DNC chair, and the staffer and Canova wanted to play campaign games and turn the event into some kind of confrontation.

Not a good look for his campaign. Makes him look desperate and bullying.

[snort]

5. Broward Democratic Party's new offices, a public event

not DWS's campaign headquarters.

[MADem]

6. Was she there as the DNC chair?

If that's the case, then it's even more on point that she doesn't need to be stalked by someone playing campaign games.

It reflects on the stalker--and the candidate he purports to support--and not in a good way, either. Her opponent would do well to tell his "supporters" to be a bit more tactical in their approach. That "In Your Face" shit doesn't create converts.

Who really thinks that acting like a bully or an ass is going to motivate people towards a candidate? I've seen so much of that this cycle--it's not a winning look.

[Cassiopeia]

8. I can't wait for just a little time.....

I soon start 3 day weekends and can't wait to make the trips to district 23 for weekend canvassing this summer.

Canova '16!

[Marrah_G]

10. I am not sure how anyone can defend her behavior

This was assault.

Imagine if a man had shoved her phone down her pants.

[MADem]

15. Well, arrest the staffer and see how that works.

That lackey with the camera could be regarded as a trespasser, if he was told to stop his campaign activities at a non-campaign event, and didn't.

[Marrah_G]

16. The staffer should be arrested.

The person with the camera would need to be trespassed by the property owner before they could be arrested for trespassing.

Regardless of if the person with the camera was being annoying. she had no right to take his property and then assault him with it.

[MADem]

17. It was the opening of a FL Dem Party office--not a campaign event.

The Canova staffer, with logo shirt and camera, was trying to Macaca DWS.

Like I said, a time and place for everything. That was not the time nor the place.

And there's no evidence that the staffer who interacted with the staffer with the camera did any "assaulting" at all. Extraordinary claims require just a little bit of proof, and we haven't seen any to this point.

[Marrah_G]

18. wow....okay

well you have a nice day

[Purveyor]

21. Such a lovely bunch...