Scott Wagner to Gov. Tom Wolf: 'I'm going to stomp all over your face with golf spikes'
Source: Harrisburg Patriot News
In a bizarre turn, Republican governor candidate Scott Wagner threatened to "stomp all over" Gov. Tom Wolf's "face with golf spikes" as his temper boiled over about attack commercials posted by the Democratic incumbent campaign.
Wagner, of York County, made his remarks in a video posted to his campaign's official Facebook page on Friday. By midday, the video had been viewed more than 4,000 times and became a subject of intense discussion on Twitter.
Tensions between the two camps have escalated as the race moves into its final three weeks. Wagner, who trails Wolf by double-digits in most public polls, has called for additional debates between himself and Wolf. Wolf has refused.
"You know what's interesting? You don't want to do town hall meetings. You don't want to do debates," Wagner says in the video. "Your campaign people said I raised the white flag?
Read more: https://www.pennlive.com/capitol-notebook/2018/10/scott_wagner_to_wolf_im_going.html
Republicans keeping it klassy! Me thinks Scotty needs to go back to the dumpster where he belongs.
dhill926
(16,339 posts)Democratic mobsters? I mean c'mon. A perfectly reasonable response...
Politicub
(12,165 posts)Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)Wonder if that is the case in PA as well
Scruffy1
(3,256 posts)47of74
(18,470 posts)And wouldn't it be covered by Pennsylvania Statutes Title 18 Pa.C.S.A. Crimes and Offenses § 4702. Threats and other improper influence in official and political matters
https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-18-pacsa-crimes-and-offenses/pa-csa-sect-18-4702.html
FakeNoose
(32,639 posts)... it must be a Republican. They don't know how to talk any other way.
I remember when Pennsylvania was a nice place to live. "You've got a FRIEND in Pennsylvania - NOT!!!"
By the way, Governor Wolf is doing a great job and he deserves to be re-elected."
MyOwnPeace
(16,927 posts)Pennsylvania has a few interesting Republicans in its history (at least as far as I remember the political scene here). The 2 Republican senators I remember most are Hugh Scott (from the "Golden Age" of the Senate in the 50's) and John Heinz, who was lost in a helicopter crash in 1991.
Ironically enough, Sen. Heinz's widow went on to marry John Kerry - imagine that!
Truth be known, I can't imagine either of these gentlemen (Scott/Heinz) being a part of what has become the Republican party as it is today.
America's loss, for sure.
FakeNoose
(32,639 posts)If John Heinz had lived to run for President I probably would have voted for him. I was an independent in those days and I still believed (not any more) that some day there might be a Republican presidential candidate that I would vote for.
Well guess what? There never was. I would have voted for Heinz and probably Nelson Rockefeller. But sadly neither man had the opportunity because they both died too young. I became a Democrat in 2008 because I wanted to vote for Hillary in the primary, and I've never regretted that decision.
MyOwnPeace
(16,927 posts)and had Hugh Scott been in the Senate with McTurtle, I'm thinking he would have wrung Turtle's neck and made soup out of him!
Alas - Scott & Heinz are both dinosaurs - there is no such thing as a "moderate" or "liberal" Republican.
renate
(13,776 posts)Whatever it's called (I know it's not a gif, it's too long to be a meme...), it's so true for a lot of modern Republicans!
MyOwnPeace
(16,927 posts)What?!?!?
Even THAT low?
Must have been inspired by Kanye being off of his meds!
marble falls
(57,097 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,054 posts)So, golf was on his mind.
MyOwnPeace
(16,927 posts)he learned to use the golf spikes at a strategy session for the Pugs at Mar-a-Lago!
Racerdog1
(808 posts)Then kick his dumbass and mop the floor with what's left. When they go low, they get their ashes kicked.
bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)And this comment is brought to you by someone who's played the game (poorly) for 40 years!
California_Republic
(1,826 posts)RobinA
(9,893 posts)So arent angry threats and bully talk the way to the Trumpsters heart? Might as well give it a try, it seems to work.
BumRushDaShow
(129,053 posts)But then that just underscores about GOTV!!
It seems that Frothy started taking this state down the path of the looney bin and after he got blown out of office, it has gotten even worse ever since. It is literally unprecedented.
Mc Mike
(9,114 posts)less than 7 tenths of 1 %.
Rump calls that a hyuge mandate.
BumRushDaShow
(129,053 posts)and for some stupid reason, the media lumps that into the "yuge mandate" pile too and pretty much designates our state as a "red state".
lostnfound
(16,179 posts)So flipping sick of how sick the GOP has become.
Bengus81
(6,931 posts)alp227
(32,025 posts)I could easily imagine the Wisconsin governor saying this
maveric
(16,445 posts)Wheres Rodney when you need him?
TexasBushwhacker
(20,192 posts)He's the best the GOP has to offer Pennsylvania?
Freddie
(9,267 posts)Owns a trash hauling business in York. Refused to release his tax returns because then my employees will know what I make and start a union. Whatta guy.
Stuart G
(38,427 posts)Shows incredible stupidity.....as stupid as Trump...?(is anything as stupid as Trump?)
TheRealNorth
(9,481 posts)Scott Wagner sounds like Al Capone.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,343 posts)Rubber "spikes" are the rule at most places. They won't rip up the clubhouse carpet, won't tear up the greens, won't damage a political opponent's face.
Empty threat...
DinahMoeHum
(21,791 posts). . .it smells like VICTORY for the Democrats on November 6.
badhair77
(4,218 posts)and frightening than the print version. The correspondent also added that the comments on one news message board were pro-Wagner and just as nasty. Penns Woods is not a friendly place these days. I cant wait for this midterm to be over.
durablend
(7,460 posts)Best to be avoided.
Blue Owl
(50,386 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,286 posts)The funniest was the one after Wolf had run an ad saying Wagner planned to tax retirement income (a first for the state), then Wagner ran an ad denying it. Wolf's campaign was ready to pounce. The immediate response ad was video showing Wagner saying exactly that he would consider taxing retirement income.
I haven't seen any Wagner campaign ads lately, but assume some will pop up the last week or so of Oct.
murielm99
(30,741 posts)tried to engage in a little bothsiderism:
They showed Eric Holder saying "If they go low, we kick them."
Holder had to say he was speaking metaphorically.
Of course he was. He did not mention anyone by name or make a personal threat.
durablend
(7,460 posts)"Hours later, Scott Wagner removed the nearly 3-minute video posted on Facebook, and said he may have used a poor choice of words and that his passion should not be confused with anger."
translated: "Just kidding, folks. The libs are so sensitive!"
Mc Mike
(9,114 posts)Repugs really are basket cases.
Mc Mike
(9,114 posts)I'm a labor Democrat in PA, and I'd just love to see Wagner or Turzai TRY to get tough with my Dem elected officials, while I'm around.
The same repuglican assholes whined about how there were 'credible security threats' that we were preparing to riot in Pittsburgh, if Rump fired Mueller or Rosenstein.
They're lying swine, openly threatening felonies, then screaming and crying about how normal Americans make them 'feel threatened'.