Runner who slapped reporter's butt on live TV is youth minister, Boy Scout leader

[stopdiggin]

16. but remember folks, this kind of behavior is NOT a big deal in

Republican circles (and to be honest others as well). Yeah, this guys wife might be a little pissed at him (mostly for being an adolescent jerk, and the public attention to the fact she married an adolescent jerk) -- but I can more or less guarantee that this guy is being treated with comradely jokes and smirks at work -- and probably at the church that he attends as well. There just seriously ISN'T going to be any real push back or repercussion here. A slap on the butt (even a healthy wind up and swing like this one) is just not considered anything more than horseplay. (and of course, 40 year old men DO engage in horseplay.)

(I'd like to see the guy charged .. just so the stain and inconvenience stays with him and plays out for a while .. but I'm not even sure if that will have much effect .. probably be treated as a joke .. there's probably already a joking/informal GFMe in place at work and among friends to cover his fine and court costs.)