Republican PUNCHES OUT Democrat
Ala. lawmaker punches Senate colleague
By BOB JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A Republican state senator who punched a Democratic lawmaker in the head expressed regret, saying "that's not the way grown men solve their problems," but he said he won't immediately apologize.
Republican Sen. Charles Bishop claimed that Democratic Sen. Lowell Barron called him a "son of a (expletive)" in the Senate chamber on Thursday."I responded to his comment with my right hand," Bishop said.
Alabama Public Television tape captured the punch.
"I was raised in the woods (obviously) of Arkansas and people don't say that about your mom," Bishop said.
Barron denied saying that to Bishop. He said the Jasper senator used an expletive to him and he was trying to get away when he was hit by Bishop on the side of the head near an ear. He said he had not decided if he would file charges.
"I would like to finish today in a productive manner. I will evaluate the situation tomorrow on what I may do," Barron said Thursday.
After the punch, Barron went into a closed-door meeting with other Democrats. Sen. Vivian Figures went into the meeting carrying first aid supplies, but she said he was not hurt.
The fight came on the final day of the 2007 regular session of the Legislature. Republican senators were using delaying tactics to force Democratic leadership to bring up an election reform bill to ban transfers between political action committees.
A brief aside: In the past I've been known to make the statement that I wish that Congress and Senate (isn't the senate sposed to be the dignified body??) cared enough about US to punch each other out over their strong need to TRULY represent their people -- you know ... as in arguing for the GOOD OF MANKIND.
This doesn't fit the bill.
(oh and I'd be as appalled if a dem punched out a rep over politics, punch each other out over health care and illegal spying and criminal activity ... oh, that's right the above IS criminal activity. My bad)
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