In Dave Weigel's world, this video represents a congressman "acting strangely":
And according to Weigel, the non-violent, non-assualting video featuring James O'Keefe and the Philly ACORN Housing office qualifies as a "strange video":
I agree with Dave on this much: ACORN is indeed strange. But a Congressman yanking someone by the neck is not acting strangely, it's assault. I would hope a "libertarian" reporter would be shocked by any Congressman asserting he has a right to know who his questioner is. Is that a Constitutional right I'm not aware of? Congressmen apparently have a right to know who dares to ask them a question.
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How generous!
2 hours ago
2 Response to Dave Weigel: Assault = "acting strangely"
I don't condone what he did and I posted his apology.
A blanket apology from Etheridge that apologizes for a "poor response" which isn't much better than saying he "acted strangely".
We've chatted on Twitter, so I know that you certainly don't condone Etheridge's actions, but at least report that the outrage by many on the right is due to the following (not addressed specifically by his apology):
1) A Congressman assaulted an American citizen (outrageous in and of itself)
2) A Congressman asserted a "right to know" (presumably somewhere in the penumbra of the Constitution) who dared to ask him a question in broad daylight on a public sidewalk
I don't think apologizing for a "poor response" quite covers either of those issues sufficiently to placate those of us who believe our elected officials should be non-violent defenders of the Bill of Rights. Especially libertarian minded folks like yourself.
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