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Ala. Lawmaker Punches Senate Colleague
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Jun 7, 6:43 PM (ET)
By BOB JOHNSON
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Simmering tensions in the Alabama Senate boiled over Thursday when a Republican lawmaker punched a Democratic colleague in the head before they were pulled apart.
Republican Sen. Charles Bishop claimed that Democratic Sen. Lowell Barron called him a "son of a (expletive)."
"I responded to his comment with my right hand," Bishop said. Alabama Public Television tape captured the punch.
Barron refused to comment and went into a closed-door meeting with other Democrats. Sen. Vivian Figures went into the meeting carrying first aid supplies, but she said he was not hurt.
Bishop said he regretted throwing the punch because "that's not the way grown men solve their problems," but added that he would not immediately apologize to Barron.
The fight came on the final day of the 2007 regular session of the Legislature. Republicans and a few Democrats have protested all session the Democratic majority's Senate rules, saying they were unfair. They want to bring up an election reform bill.
The Senate had just taken a recess Thursday afternoon when Bishop approached the chair where Barron was sitting. Moments later security officers and others rushed to separate the two senators.
Members of the Alabama House said the incident makes the entire Legislature look bad.
"It's certainly a black eye on the Legislature and the Senate in particular," Republican Rep. Jay Love said.
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lol, sounds like the developing stereo type of some current republicans in the executive branch of our government. ;D
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Republican Sen. Charles Bishop claimed that Democratic Sen. Lowell Barron called him a "son of a (expletive)."
Hey! Thems is fightin' words! ;)
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that pig deserved to be slugged
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I reckon we mus drew punchs solv problems bedder dan worrds, gunslinging at hih noon
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That kind of stuff is routine in Taiwan & Japan where they sometimes have all-out brawls. ::)
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We just don't like to be called Son of A Bitch down south. We love our mamma's.
I'd have knocked his lights out too.
Good job!
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We love our mamma's.
Where you come from I hear that is quite common. :-X
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Where you come from I hear that is quite common. :-X
HAAHAA LMAO