Last night Congressman Michael Grimm NY CD-11 (Staten Island and Brooklyn) was being interviewed by NY-1 Reporter Michael Scotto about the SOTU speech given by President Obama. Scotto made the "mistake" of asking Grimm about his problems with accepting illegal campaign contributions and the arrest of a former girlfriend about her involvement. Grimm didn't like the questions and threatened to thrown Scotto over the railing. This is not the first time Grimm has threatened reporters or individuals. The Bensonhurst Bean has a story on him threatening one of their reporters plus another NY-1 Reporter: http://shar.es/....
Grimm also threatened me at the ONLY Town Hall he ever had here in Brooklyn when I complained about him and his lackies with snark calling the ACA "Obamacare." He got in my face and threatened to throw me out of the meeting. It wasn't until the press rushed over to cover the incident that he backed off.
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We do have a Democratic Candidate for this District named Domenic Recchia and a little while ago I received this from him:
BREAKING: Last night, Michael Grimm threatened physical violence to intimidate a reporter for asking a question about a new Grimm scandal. This is not the type of leader we need in Washington. It’s time for Grimm to go. Click here to contribute:
Rosalie – I’m just going to say it. We deserve better. Last night, Michael Grimm threatened physical violence to intimidate a reporter from doing his job. This is deplorable behavior and unbefitting of a United States Congressman.
We shouldn’t have a Congressman who resorts to bullying, threats and even more extreme tactics to get what he wants. We need someone who can lead and be a leader for our community. Which is why Michael Grimm has to go.
The next 72 hours are critical to making sure we have the resources to send Michael Grimm packing. Rush a contribution here >>
But it gets worse. Instead of apologizing right away, Grimm released a statement that took the reporter to task saying he was being “disrespectful.”
It’s time for Michael Grimm to go. He continues to be an embarrassment to his district and to his constituents. Click here to rush a contribution and let’s show Michael Grimm we won’t stand for his behavior!
Thanks,
Stop Michael Grimm
Grimm is having problems both with fundraising and getting volunteers for his Campaign. He's been paying his lawyers out of his campaign contributions and it's been reported that fundraising is very bad.
Domenic Recchia is a former City Councilman who lives on the Brooklyn side of the District and is being supported by the DCCC. He has an ActBlue page and you can find out more about him at recchiaforcongress.com.
CD-11 does not need a bully who goes around threating the Press in Congress (heck, Grimm also supports Chris Christie - another bully), so please do whatever you can to help us defeat Michael Grimm in November and give CD-11 a Congresssman who will work for us.
recchiaforcongress.com