Missoulian rescinds Gianforte endorsement

[brooklynite]

Greg Gianforte should not represent Montana in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The Republican candidate for Congress not only lost the endorsement of this newspaper Wednesday night when, according to witnesses, he put his hands around the throat of a reporter asking him about his health care stance, threw him to the ground and punched him — he should lose the confidence of all Montanans.

Three weeks ago, the Missoulian endorsed Gianforte because we took him at his word that he would set aside his personal beliefs, listen to Montanans and be their voice in the House.

...snip...

We hope our fellow Montanans who haven’t already cast their ballots will say loud and clear at the polls Thursday that Greg Gianforte is not the man we want representing us in Washington. He does not represent Montana values and he should not represent us in Congress.

http://missoulian.com/opinion/editorial/missoulian-rescinds-gianforte-endorsement/article_ab947a9d-9220-5dc5-9193-f1ae9ef03c60.html

[raccoon]

1. K&R. nt

[Stuart G]

2. k. and r. nt

[Ligyron]

3. I wonder if the reporter will go after that jerk in a civil suit.

After all, his glasses were broken and he had to make a trip to the ER.

I really like the way other reporters and their media representatives are standing up for him too. Well, almost all anyway. But even the FOX reporters provided statements incriminating Gianforte.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

4. K&R nt

[TNNurse]

5. Newspaper endorsements are not as influential as they used to be.

The fact that Fox News reporters posted grizzly details amazed me.

[Permanut]

6. They took a Republican at his word?

Really?

[BobTheSubgenius]

7. In today's climate, I'm sure many see him as "passionate" and "decisive."

The same kind of zeal that the goons at 45's rallies that attacked demonstrators showed. Anyway...