Rum Romanism Rebellion Rebuttal, etc.
Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion thinks…
- …that was intentionally "trying to start an argument." I was actually trying to get a fresh interview with Rep. Grijalva just like I did with the rest of the candidates. Somehow, Tedski thinks that asking a question that hasn’t come up as hot-button is automatically off-limits. I’m a citizen, and this issue is important to me. A citizen should not need any more qualifiers than that to ask a question of his or her elected officials.
- …that I "nudged [my] way between the two candidates." Also false. I pointed my microphone at them, but I never physically nudged my way. My only physical contact with Rep. Grijalva was an initial handshake. The rest of the contact was the staffer trying to end the interview ("You’re done") or switching off my microphone and then ripping the microphone cable out from the recorder, losing a piece of my personal property in the process.
- …that I "called a reporter." I emailed various bloggers, but I never personally called any reporters from the mainstream media. Mr. Drake has done that for me.
I recorded the podcast in that tone precisely because I had to get my thoughts down and get news of the event out. This isn’t about my victimhood; this is about the kind of action that a sitting United States Congressman condones if not outright advocates.
Some supplemental items:
- I have called the Tucson Police Department in order to at least file a report and possibly press charges if I can get the identity of the staffer whom I believe to have assaulted me on the night of October 6th (depending on legal definitions).
- I am thankful to Rep. Grijalva’s Republican opponent Ron Drake, as he is fully behind me in this affair.
- I plan to attend tonight’s gubernatorial debate at the Student Union ballroom, and I’ve submitted a question similar to the one about the Second Amendment that I asked nearly all of the candidates from October 6th. Conservative groups are asking conservatives to wear red, but I’m actually leaning more in favor of Barry Hess right now, so I think I’ll wear white. That could change, though.
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