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Huff Post: Steven Crowder Punched: Man Claims Fox News Contributor Goaded Other Union Protesters
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/12/steven-crowder-punched_n_2287169.html?1355345423
Dave Jamieson
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A Lansing man who joined the protests Tuesday against Michigan's controversial right-to-work legislation claims that Steven Crowder, the Fox News contributor who was punched by a protester, had goaded pro-union activists prior to the apparent assault, a claim Crowder vehemently denies.
Ken Spitzley, a state agriculture department employee, told HuffPost that he walked to the protest at the state Capitol during a break from work and that he witnessed Crowder getting in protesters' faces.
"He was just after everybody," said the 56-year-old Spitzley, a procurement technician whose workplace is represented by the United Auto Workers. "There was no question he was there just to start a fight, to start some kind of trouble."
In an interview, Crowder said he was provoking protesters merely with his presence as a conservative and his pointed questions on right-to-work legislation. He described the assault as "brutal" and completely undeserved.
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Huff Post: Steven Crowder Punched: Man Claims Fox News Contributor Goaded Other Union Protesters (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Dec 2012
OP
FAUX SnewZ personalities are not reporters they are performers, and provocateurs
Vincardog
Dec 2012
#3
I agree. What we need to do is emphasize the point they are not suppose to be part of the story.
LiberalFighter
Dec 2012
#6
LiberalFighter
(51,085 posts)1. Reporters are not suppose to try to be part of the story.
Vincardog
(20,234 posts)3. FAUX SnewZ personalities are not reporters they are performers, and provocateurs
At least "Some people say" that
LiberalFighter
(51,085 posts)6. I agree. What we need to do is emphasize the point they are not suppose to be part of the story.
It needs to be in the mind of the public.
Rain Mcloud
(812 posts)2. Fox News hires Attack/Confrontation Producers
to go out on the streets as provocateurs.
Then the wing nuts get to be the victims when they get their asses kicked in.
Are there any non-bullies in the right wing blovi-sphere?
Drale
(7,932 posts)4. The NBA is cracking down on floppers
so when is the rest of society going to follow?
Bjorn Against
(12,041 posts)5. So why doesn't he release the full video?
Crowder released an edited video but he no doubt has more footage. If he was really acting professionally as he claims it would seem that he would want to release the full video to bolster his claims.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)7. Crowder is only a comedian and blogger.
He is not a news man of any sort.
Look at his web site. www.stevencrowder.com. He's a comedian who has parleyed this incident into agitprop.