Loser Repuke punches Dem who beat him

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A former state representative from Dripping Springs has been charged with assaulting the man who defeated him in an extremely close and frequently nasty race four years ago.

A witness said Rick Green, a Republican, shoved and then punched state Rep. Patrick Rose, D-Dripping Springs, as they stood outside a polling place Tuesday morning at Sunset Canyon Baptist Church east of Dripping Springs.



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Rick Green



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Patrick Rose


Kelly West
AMERICAN-STATESMAN

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State Rep. Patrick Rose, D-Dripping Springs, left, with Derek Johnson, campaigned at Hays Hills Baptist Church in northern Hays County on Tuesday. Johnson had just voted with his son Ian, 2.


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Rose, 28, who was leading in his bid for re-election Tuesday, said Green, 35, shoved him but didn't land a punch. "Rick lost his temper," he said. "It's unfortunate that something like this happened on Election Day."

Green turned himself in at the Hays County sheriff's office Tuesday afternoon and was charged with assault with bodily injury, a Class A misdemeanor that carries a maximum punishment of one year in jail and a $4,000 fine, Lt. Leroy Opiela said in a press release.

The release said both men received minor injuries but did not elaborate. Rose said he was not hurt, and Green could not be reached for comment. "Next time I see Rick, I'll remember to keep my left up," Rose said.

Jackie Whalen, a witness to the incident, said she was standing in line to vote when she saw Rose and Green standing and talking between two vehicles. She said she saw Green push Rose against a sport-utility vehicle and then punch Rose in the face.

"Patrick Rose looked like he was trying to get away, and then a bunch of men came over and pulled Rick Green off," Whalen said. "He continued trying to go after him and kept shouting 'You need to stop lying' and 'Let him defend himself, the big baby.' "

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/11/08/8rose.html

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1. P.S. Rose got reelected

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2. Republicans are an angry, violent bunch, aren't they?

Tsk, tsk. They need to learn to use their words.