“The facts are diesel prices have gone up. There’s no question about it. Why has it gone up? Because the Democrats have environmental regulations—” Harris tried to respond, only for audience members to groan, laugh, and shout at the Maryland first district congressman and chair of the right-wing House Freedom caucus.

“See this is the problem,” Harris complained to the crowd. “You all say all believe in the First Amendment, but only if you agree with you. You should let me finish the sentence, ma’am. You are rude!”

Video of him making a fool of himself: https://twitterviewer.net/American_Bridge/status/2110138940988506230

This is the one to watch, but I can’t find a transcript of it:

Video of him threatening to arrest her: https://twitterviewer.net/BaltimoreBanner/status/2110353543022752199

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    this guy would do well in Australia. When asked during our 2020 mega fires, our then deputy prime minister was asked why the fires were so disastrous, as a climate denier I assume the journalist was trying to “gotcha” him, he replied because of extreme green environmental legislation.

    That dude was reelected, many times.

    Americans and the British thinking “ranked choice will fix what ails us” misunderstanding that there’s “something wrong in our brains” to paraphrase David Boyd.

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/07/un-expert-human-rights-climate-crisis-economy

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      I’m hoping there are some sane countries left out there though. Or at least the shit stains are in a minority. Please tell me your crazies are in the minority.

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    The first amendment does not require folks to listen to you or to give credence to your words. Just says you have the right to speak it.

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    What a weasel. He doesn’t have a problem with anyone else recording, just her, in a public forum where everyone else is recording. He even tried to get a cop involved, and then tries to get the other press to turn on her.

    They didn’t. They turned on him.

    When he loses, I hope some journalist asks him if he regrets throwing his pissy little tantrum a few weeks before the election.

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      The media isn’t showing or transcribing the second video. I had a hard time finding it as well. I hope the voters get to see it.

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    No reasonable expectation of privacy during a press conference where others are recording or where you’re giving public comments to a crowd, even in a private setting/property. It appears he doesn’t know the law as well as he claimed.

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    I didn’t know that a Will Ferrell SNL character that was accidentally wished to life is running for public office!

    How is this person somehow an incredible threat and a simultaneous parody of themselves?