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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Wed Oct 10, 2018, 10:41 AM Oct 2018

GOP Lawmaker Rips Mic From Democratic Candidate's Hands During Debate

When he was done talking, Rep. Duane Quam just tossed the mic in front of her.

By Ed Mazza POLITICS 10/10/2018 05:08 am ET Updated 4 hours ago

A Republican lawmaker in Minnesota is under fire for snatching the microphone away from his Democratic rival during a debate.

Four-term state Rep. Duane Quam was debating political newcomer Jamie Mahlberg of the DFL, the Minnesota affiliate of the Democratic Party, on Monday when the incident occurred.

The two had been passing a single microphone back and forth, sharing their thoughts on a wide variety of issues. However, as Mahlberg was answering a question about linking education funding to the Consumer Price Index, Quam raised a card indicating he would like a rebuttal. Instead of waiting for Mahlberg to pass him the mic, he seized it from her hands, causing her to recoil in surprise:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/duane-quam-microphone_us_5bbd911ce4b028e1fe42f224

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GOP Lawmaker Rips Mic From Democratic Candidate's Hands During Debate (Original Post) workinclasszero Oct 2018 OP

WTF?!? backtoblue Oct 2018 #1

Republicans love to bully women workinclasszero Oct 2018 #4

+1 Delmette2.0 Oct 2018 #6

Yes Indeed!!! backtoblue Oct 2018 #10

Oh no, I hope the angry Democratic paid mob in the audience didn't bum rush the stage! peekaloo Oct 2018 #2

What's the big deal? DFW Oct 2018 #3

It has been but now it's blatant. Afromania Oct 2018 #9

What a lousy set up for a debate. Liberal In Texas Oct 2018 #5

It is probably so mikeysnot Oct 2018 #8

head meet mikeysnot Oct 2018 #7

backtoblue

(13,211 posts)

1. WTF?!?

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 10:42 AM

Oct 2018

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

4. Republicans love to bully women

Reply to backtoblue (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 10:49 AM

Oct 2018

From the pussy grabber-in-charge to the drunk frat boy rapist Kavanaugh on the SC to the local yokel on your school board.

It infects the GOP from top to bottom!

Women MUST STAND UP and DEFEAT these ***king assholes at the polls in November!

Delmette2.0

(4,506 posts)

6. +1

Reply to workinclasszero (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 10:56 AM

Oct 2018

backtoblue

(13,211 posts)

10. Yes Indeed!!!

Reply to workinclasszero (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:08 AM

Oct 2018

November is coming!!!!

peekaloo

(22,977 posts)

2. Oh no, I hope the angry Democratic paid mob in the audience didn't bum rush the stage!

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 10:47 AM

Oct 2018

* i shouldn't need that sarcasm thingy*

Fascist douche

DFW

(60,435 posts)

3. What's the big deal?

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 10:48 AM

Oct 2018

This has been the Republican level of political discourse for a while now.

Afromania

(2,809 posts)

9. It has been but now it's blatant.

Reply to DFW (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:01 AM

Oct 2018

blatant enough that even the undecided/both parties arte the same crowd can't deny it.

Liberal In Texas

(16,425 posts)

5. What a lousy set up for a debate.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 10:53 AM

Oct 2018

One mic for both and a sound system that being run by someone who doesn't know how to operate it.

And the guy is a douche.

mikeysnot

(4,927 posts)

8. It is probably so

Reply to Liberal In Texas (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 10:58 AM

Oct 2018

that they do not talk over each other at the same time....

mikeysnot

(4,927 posts)

7. head meet

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 10:57 AM

Oct 2018

dick...

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