Candidate for governor grabs opposition researcher's camera
Source: Associated Press
Mark Scolforo, Associated Press Updated 4:02 pm, Wednesday, May 3, 2017
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Police say they are investigating what happened when a Republican legislator who is running for Pennsylvania governor grabbed a camera from a man who works for a liberal opposition research group.
State Sen. Scott Wagner said Wednesday he "assisted in removing" the camera because the man had no business filming him during a speech at a private country club.
Before going after him, Wagner accused the cameraman of trespassing and told his audience , "You're about to see your senator in action." He then grabbed the camera and took it out of the room.
The cameraman was working for Washington-based American Bridge 21st Century. An American Bridge spokeswoman says the camera was returned but not the memory card.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Candidate-for-governor-grabs-opposition-11119156.php
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JoeOtterbein
(7,703 posts)dhill926
(16,399 posts)evidently acts like him too. Shithead....
neeksgeek
(1,214 posts)How typical.
Valhallakey
(70 posts)BumRushDaShow
(130,392 posts)onetexan
(13,091 posts)he is a real sh!thead
jpak
(41,763 posts)yup
BumRushDaShow
(130,392 posts)Heard on the radio that the York County, PA District Attorney has referred this case to the PA Attorney General to adjudicate!
Joe Grace, spokesman for Attorney General Josh Shapiro, said Tuesday that the matter was referred to his office this week and that it will work with local police in the Central Pennsylvania town where the dust-up occurred.
Mr. Grace would not say why York County District Attorney Tom Kearney referred the matter. But Mr. Kearney told the York Daily Record last week that he and Mr. Wagner, a state senator from York County, are longtime friends and that handling the matter would constitute a conflict of interest. Mr. Kearney could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
The confrontation between Mr. Wagner, who is seeking to challenge Gov. Tom Wolf in next years election, and the campaign tracker occurred last week at the Country Club of York. Mr. Wagner, a member there, was there speaking to a group of lawyers and accountants when he noticed the campaign tracker in the audience filming him.
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http://www.post-gazette.com/early-returns/erstate/2017/05/09/Scott-Wagner-camera-campaign-tracker-American-Bridge-pa-governor-election/stories/201705090166
Judi Lynn
(160,755 posts)There's a real man of the people: the slippery, crooked grifter people.
They need to re-run it for an ad.
Outstanding view of a real professional a-hole. Thank you.
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