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Giannoulias staffer sells cameraman. Excuse me, ‘seizes.’

The title will make sense in a minute.

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  June 17th, 2010 at 07:31 PM  | 

RESIZE: AAA

[UPDATE] More from Politico and Big Government.  And if you’re ever on the other end of this, the NRSC wants you to remember: don’t be like Alexi Giannoulias’ staffers.  No touchies.

Alexi Giannoulias (D CAND, IL-SEN) needs to hire a better class of goon.

Not so much for the specific details here – interesting how quickly the Left goes vigilante over cameramen, isn’t it? You’d think that the first thing that they’d do would be to call in security; but nope, give a Democratic campaign guy five-to-one odds in his favor and suddenly he’s a tough guy – but because right now the last thing Giannoulias needs is for any excuse for people like me to mention Giannoulias’ latest lie about his family’s mob bank:

The spokesman said Giannoulias, who also sought an extension for his personal income taxes, wants to have a “more accurate picture of his personal finances, which have changed considerably since the sale of Broadway Bank.”

Via Marathon Pundit. I need hardly remind anybody that the man’s bank was in fact seized, first? Well, besides Alexi Giannoulias, of course. On the other hand, both ‘sold’ and ‘seized’ start with ‘s’ and end with ‘d’ – so perhaps the poor man is just a bit concerned.

Excuse me: ‘confused.’ Both words start with ‘c’ and end with ‘d,’ after all.

Moe Lane

PS: Mark Kirk for Senate. Like the Democrats wouldn’t trade candidates in a heartbeat, if we offered.

Crossposted to Moe Lane.

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  • tankertodd
  • MikeWas

    I didn’t see the nametags clearly but if they’re on the video, the cameraman might have some civil recourse.

    I’ve partied on that rooftop before, by the way. Great view, and an extraordinarily memorable evening.

  • MikeWas

    On further reflection… what if there was a second camera, getting this whole altercation on film while the goons were distracted?

  • SteveLA

    The video is a bit hard to play with and get a clear picture of name tages, but it looks like Mr. “Excuse me” is Michael S. Kosmas, of Squire Sanders, or at least that’s how I read his name tag.

  • SteveLA

    Is this young Micheal’s Mom…a Democratic CongressCritter from Florida? Susan Kosmas

    I don’t know, but probably I’d guess.

  • houstoneagle

    November will really hurt them and they know it. This is just the latest manifestation of that panic.

  • proudgop

    is it something about Chicago?

  • blooch

    I’m just an old fart, barely digital, but hear me out:

    Youv’e all grown up watching Ashton punk people. You’ve watched terrorists set off secondary and tertiary explosions to feed off predictable reactions to the first explosion. Some of you even play chess. Y’all have got to get beyond the “ace and his wingman” tactics. Orchestrate, create diversions, conceal, record…primary targets. secondary targets, targets of opportunity…whatever you can scoop out of the confusion and anger.

    We used to plan acts of vandalism with greater complexity when I was punk thirty-five years ago. And you know what? The planning always paid off in the end, because everyone had a fallback and knew the turf. I commend y’all for being willing to take a little abuse for a good cause, but this stuff’s not getting out where it needs to be, and that’s partly because the outcome is always so predictable.

    Look, we know these guys and their minions are thuggish and arrogant. If you want to get attention and payback for the black eye or bruised ribs, own them from start to finish. How I hate to say this, but y’all might learn something from Michael Moore.

    Get inside their OODA loop. I wanna see Tommy Vietor flinging barstools or something. That would be a good start…getting his lame a$$ fired. But that’s just me. Y’all pick your targets. And scheme for the epic.

  • tngal

    greatest “hits” of the 2010 elections? Martha Coakley, Bob Etheridge, Alexi Giannoulias, maybe the lefty thug who bit the finger off the tea partier could be included. Oh, its gotta have the Helen Thomas meltdown too. And a quote on tickle fights from Eric Massa.

    Democrat blunders. The gift that keeps on giving.

  • tngal

    Granted she’s not as bad Etheridge and Giannoulias, but she doesn’t do herself any favors with this video. The interviewer is with Vegas channel 8 .

    http://www.8newsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=12670353#

    No she didn’t grab or hit the reporter, she answered the reporters questions very poorly. She knew she was going to be the target of these questions and yet she is still UNPREPARED.

    Reporter asks: Why do you want to eliminate (Social Security) for younger folks, because your plan calls for transitioning out,”

    Angle replies : “You believe the Harry Reid lie,”

    She’s not defending her position she’s blaming Reid. She was also asked about her position on doing away with EPA. When the reporter notes there is an environmental issue happening in the gulf Angle goes into…

    “Where are you getting these questions? The issues are not about the EPA? The issues are homes here in Nevada? He is trying to make this a campaign about me. But, where’s Harry? Go ask him? Please go ask Harry about the EPA, and why they have failed.”

    She’s given a couple of other questions and does as bad in responding. I stated she does not get abusive, nor is she quite on the level of Alvin Green when interviewing. But she is not doing herself any favors. We all knew she would be hit with these questions based on her past remarks. Somebody teach this woman how to do effective soundbites if she’s to beat Harry. .

    PS..when the campaign spokesperson calls the interviewer an idiot – that doesn’t help.

    As a side story read this from channel 8′s Online News editor and the differences in how the Sharon and Harry camps answer email questions.

    http://blogs.lasvegasnow.com/politics/2010/06/18/commentary-introducing-the-sharron-angle-drinking-game/

  • houstoneagle
  • houstoneagle
  • houstoneagle
  • The Old Dog
  • houstoneagle

    1. with your headline
    2. with you
    3. with your to do list

  • proudgop

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJSTtT8RjFQ&feature=player_embedded

    Via Illinois conservative review

    I think we should all send him an email
    mkosmas@ssd.com