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The Spectacle Blog
The Weekly Standard's John McCormack reports that he was pushed by somebody connected to the campaign of Democratic Senate candidate Martha Coakley after trying to ask her a question outside of a fundraiser in Washington Tuesday evening. You may recall that McCormack is the same reporter who contributed to Dede Scozzafava's implosion in the NY-23 congressional race when one of her campaign staffers called the cops on him.
Here's how McCormack said it went down earlier tonight after Coakley, the Massachusetts attorney general seeking to fill the seat once held by Ted Kennedy, left a gaggle of reporters:
After Coakley finished her answer, she began walking away from the restaurant, and I walked behind her asking why health care industry lobbyists were supporting her at the fundraiser. She didn't reply.
As I walked down the street, a man who appeared to be associated with the Coakley campaign pushed me into a freestanding metal railing. I ended up on the sidewalk. I was fine. He helped me up from the ground, but kept pushing up against me, blocking my path toward Coakley down the street.
He asked if I was with the media, and I told him I work for THE WEEKLY STANDARD. When I asked him who he worked for he replied, "I work for me." He demanded to see my credentials, and even though it was a public street, I showed them to him.
I eventually got around him and met up with the attorney general halfway down the block.
"Attorney General, could I ask you a question please?" I said. "We're done, thanks," Coakley replied. She walked back toward the restaurant, apparently searching for her car. She remained silent as I (politely) repeated my question.
Coakley staffers told me they didn't know who the man was who pushed me, though by every indication he was somehow connected to the campaign.
Video below.
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NavyBrat| 1.12.10 @ 11:16PM
Ah yes. The modern Brownshirts in action.
Behold, history repeating:
"It is the absolute right of the state to supervise the formatin of public opinion."...Joseph Goebbels
"The bourgeoisie is many times stronger than we. To give it the weapon of freedom of the press is to ease the enemy's cause, to help the class enemy. We do not desire to end in suicide, so we will not do this."...Lenin
Stacy| 1.14.10 @ 2:40PM
These are great quotes NavyBrat. This video shows the true Democrat agenda. They are not interested in freedom but seek to exercise power in the shadows.
Howard Ino| 1.13.10 @ 1:04AM
Chicago thugs...
Get used to it!
Eric Cartman| 1.13.10 @ 6:49AM
Sounds like a Third World nation - or what Ms. Fabrzio, the Catholic Bishops and Liberal Democrats would like to see the U.S. become (see Fabrizio's article).
Patrick| 1.13.10 @ 7:29AM
Left-wing goon in action. It would be great if somebody could identify this guy.
Tim| 1.13.10 @ 9:06AM
Everywhere this guy goes he gets beat up?
bluecollarbytes| 1.13.10 @ 9:30AM
It's hazardous covering American socialists. Lucky for the reporter that Coakley wasn't then surrounded by union thugs, who favor cannibalism.
Tim| 1.13.10 @ 1:16PM
If he doesn't watch out, he'll end up like Kenny on South Park.
martin j smith| 1.13.10 @ 11:50AM
This scenario is disturbing--yet wouldn't it be a great advertisement ? The video is there so I hope they go for it.
Bruce| 1.13.10 @ 12:10PM
Seems to me this event is being blamed on the Repubs, according to the progressives. Go find out who this jerk is, and put it to rest.
stan25| 1.13.10 @ 1:35PM
Word has it the person who pushed John McCormack down was Marty Meehan, a staffer for the DCCC. He has been enlisted by the national organization to make sure that Coakley doesn't answer any questions from the alternative media or any major conservative media outlets
martinj smith| 1.13.10 @ 2:01PM
Exaactly right on. And a video within an Ad should be made with this guy's face circled and Coakley standing by doing nothing. That says it all. Add the caption: Do you really think this candidate is qualified ?
notmypresident2010| 1.13.10 @ 1:47PM
These guys are real brave when pushing around people smaller than them, but they disappear when its someone bigger. Soon, we will all be pushing back and we will see how brave these SEIU thugs are. The revolution will be televised.
Glenn Koons| 1.13.10 @ 2:57PM
Martha called the reporter, 'a stalker.' Yeah, and Meehan is an angel who was just protecting the AG. She stood there when Mac was pushed down. She did zip. Then she tries to get the MSM to say, this was a Pub stalker. Meehan was sent by Obama to pump up this lefty's campaign. Boy howdy. This was a great way for The Globe and The Herald to show the video. Did they? Well the Globe took it down. LOL The MSM in the tank for Coakley and the Dem socialists once more.
2012freedom| 1.13.10 @ 3:33PM
When even the police Unions are voting for Scott Brown, that should speak volumes about Coakley. VOTE SCOTT BROWN!
Eddie| 1.13.10 @ 5:08PM
Please vote for Brown in the Massachusetts election coming up, get rid of this crooked woman and her thugs.
Peter| 1.13.10 @ 6:20PM
Good for the punk reporter. Reporters that don't know when to relax and walk away but instead keep pressing, need to get their cameras/recorders slapped down. And it is just fine to hire someone off the record to beat the hell out of ass hole reporters that cross the line.
Frank White| 1.13.10 @ 9:16PM
You really think it is OK to hire someone with public dollars to beat up a reporter? AYFN? I would suggest the reporter get some MMA training. I would have crippled this jack ass in short order. In fact, I will volunteer to protect the reporter and you will have some video you won't soon forget!