Nevada governor and his wife accosted at restaurant by men shouting 'racist threats'

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Guardian

Steve Sisolak said the men shouted threats at his wife, Kathy Sisolak, who is of Chinese heritage

Gloria Oladipo
@gaoladipo
Tue 1 Mar 2022 10.34 EST

The Nevada governor and his wife were accosted and chased from a restaurant in Las Vegas on Sunday, as two men, one a rightwing “digital creator”, shouted profanities and threats.

In a statement, Steve Sisolak said the men shouted “racist threats” at his wife, Kathy Sisolak, who is of Chinese heritage.

The Sisolaks planned to meet their daughter at the restaurant. They were not accompanied by security guards.

Cellphone video posted to social media showed a man in a red T-shirt reading “Cannabis and Combat” asking Sisolak for a picture. While posing with his arm around the governor, the man began to insult him.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/01/nevada-governor-steve-sisolak-restaurant-video

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VIDEO: Sisolak, first lady face violent threats from ‘digital creator’

By Bill Dentzer Las Vegas Review-Journal
February 28, 2022 - 7:56 am


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Updated February 28, 2022 - 10:46 pm

Gov. Steve Sisolak and his wife, Kathy, were accosted and threatened at a Las Vegas restaurant Sunday by at least two men who shouted racial and anti-government epithets at them in an incident captured on a cellphone video.

The governor released a statement Monday decrying the incident but declined additional comment, noting it was under investigation by state police. The governor was without his security detail at the time he was confronted.

A minute-long video, sent to news outlets and posted on social media, shows the encounter at a restaurant identified as Lindo Michoacan in Summerlin. It begins with a man appearing to want a selfie with the governor before unleashing a stream of profanities at him.

“I can’t tell you what a piece of f—-ing s—- you are,” the man says.

More:
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/video-sisolak-first-lady-face-violent-threats-from-digital-creator-2536725/

[Wingus Dingus]

1. Violent nut job--and not all Repubs will condemn it.

[The Grand Illuminist]

22. If they do

It will be just empty condemnation.

[PSPS]

2. They always have the balding head and taliban beard.

[SouthernDem4ever]

14. I have noticed that

all the violence spewing whackjobs look like that. I hope it's only been a coincidence.

[hadEnuf]

3. We need to stop being surprised and shocked by the displays that these Nazi assholes put on.

We know what they are and we know what they are capable of. That vermin should have had 3 agents with their guns drawn staring him in the face as soon as he started his threats. There is nothing - NOTHING - that these scum of the earth will not stoop to.

[ffr]

4. Thanks Fox News and the lead industry for the stupid fucks you've created

and have programmed to do thy bidding.

[eissa]

5. I remember our side having a meltdown

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because some college students followed that traitor Sinema into the bathroom and ranted against her. They didn't use profanity, or anything like that, they simply tried to make the case for her to vote for Biden's agenda. Let's see how many republicans condemn this behavior (not holding my breath.)

[ProfessorGAC]

20. No, You Shouldn't Do That

You'll pass out before Rs condemn this behavior.

[summer_in_TX]

6. The escalation of threats and bad manners is epidemic

I wish I could say Dems didn't do that, but unfortunately some of us did repeatedly during TFG's administration. Restaurants were some of the locations.

Bad behavior is catching and makes everyone feel pissy. It's my belief that courtesy and respect are hallmarks of democracy and promote it.

What was that movie, was it "Pay it Forward" that demonstrated making the world a better place. Yeah, more of that.

[hadEnuf]

9. No, we weren't skinheaded nazis inciting rascist violence against governor's wives.

Not by a long shot.

Both sides my foot.

[yourmovemonkey]

10. This. Exactly.

[summer_in_TX]

12. During the Trump administration, we saw examples of officials

being harangued at dinner with friends or family. Sarah Sanders was yelled at and ultimately refused service, and Kristjen Nielson was forced to leave another restaurant. Other officials were harassed at restaurants or at home.

Or recently some activists getting on an elevator to continue pressing Kristen Sinema to vote their way. Maybe they didn't berate her, but I feel sure it was scary and intimidating.

That is certainly not as bad as racist threats. But it's a difference of degree, big degrees to be sure. But they are more similar than different. Intimidation. Ugly, scary stuff.

I'm sure that right-wingers are doing more of it and far worse. After all some plotted to kidnap the governor of Michigan. But I don't want us to excuse in ourselves what we condemn in others. It's of a piece and feeds the beast.

[SouthernDem4ever]

15. unfortunately, courtesy and respect didn't work anymore

courteous and respectful candidates kept losing seats in govt so it was time to try a different tact. I am not necessarily saying that is a good thing, but where do you go from here? How do you get irrational zombies to listen?

[summer_in_TX]

19. I'm somewhat pessimistic that we can.

Not in the short term. We have let demagogues get a hold of powerful means of communication and disinformation. Bad manners and bad behavior are now metastasizing. The virus is being passed back and forth between groups across ideological lines.

In the long-haul, there are some things I think we could do if we have the will to do it. Require news channels to be truthful. Free speech should not apply to news unless clearly labeled as opinion. Flood the zone with positive messages and truthful ones. Find ways to ensure publicly funded support for newspapers in cities across the country. Boost civics education and education in media literacy and recognition of disinformation. Teach democratic values like the brotherhood and sisterhood of all humankind, tolerance, acceptance of others, and how did disagree without being disagreeable.

[SouthernDem4ever]

21. believe it or not, those things were law during my lifetime

right wing SCOTUS has F'd all that up thanks to voters put right wing nasty people in office. It's been happening for 40 years.

[Ford_Prefect]

7. Sounds like the MAGATS planned the ambush.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Would they have done the same to Turtle's wife?

Asking for a friend.

[onetexan]

11. Well now the whole world knows who & what an effing piece of sh!t that idiot is

he's done himself a favor.

[COL Mustard]

13. Dickheads are everywhere

They can't help it....they're just dickheads.

And I apologize to actual dickheads, which serve a very important purpose.

[Kid Berwyn]

16. NAZI soon will wish he wasn't.

May his family be ashamed.

[dalton99a]

17. The Nazi's name is Justin Andersch

https://news3lv.com/news/local/man-who-berated-threatened-governor-sisolak-says-he-will-not-say-sorry

Man who berated, threatened Governor Sisolak says he will not say sorry

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Justin Andersch, the right-wing vlogger who on Sunday confronted and threatened Governor Steve Sisolak, D-Nevada, says he has no apologies.

[The Jungle 1]

18. They are fascist and we must stop them.

Their numbers are increasing. Right wing fascist are the leading cause of terrorism in America.