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A Republican state legislator in Minnesota snatched the microphone out of his female Democratic opponents hands during a debate to make a point and drew gasps from the crowd watching them.
Rochester, Minnesotas Post-Bulletin newspaper reported that the state Rep. Duane Quam (R) made the aggressive gesture towards challenger Jamie Mahlberg during a debate hosted by the citys League of Women Voters in a public library.
The moment was captured by a livestream hosted by the city of Rochester and subsequently went viral when a short clip captured both Quam snatching the mic from Mahlbergs hands and then throwing it back at her when hed made his point.
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/10/watch-gop-state-legislator-snatches-mic-hand-female-opponent-throws-back-debate/
Unfortunately, the video seems to be down and I can't find it anywhere else.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)Poiuyt
(18,125 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Does not surprise me.
Demovictory9
(32,457 posts)onecaliberal
(32,861 posts)Who was moderating? Fuck
TheBlackAdder
(28,205 posts)Kajun Gal
(1,907 posts)safeinOhio
(32,685 posts).... he is a pig.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)How dare he treat her like that!
Cha
(297,270 posts)in infamy where he belongs.
ZZenith
(4,122 posts)and I am now $10 poorer. Having seen the asshole shes looking to unseat I could not refrain from helping her out in that endeavor.
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