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Catty. Chatty. And Occasionally Trashy.

Jun 08
Alabama Senate Celebrates Sine Die with a Punch
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)."
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"I responded to his comment with my right hand," Bishop said.

(Chron)
That's awesome. But, I happen to know Senator Barron and while he can be kind of jerky, he's been in the senate there for a long time. He's old. You shouldn't go around punching old men.

PinkDome at 9:14 AM
 
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How come our Lege never does anything crazy?

Oh wait...

spiffie at June 8, 2007 2:43 PM

So was Barron telling the truth? Is he a son of a b...?

Sabestian at June 8, 2007 3:03 PM

Dan Branch apparently got off easy.

TGOSH at June 8, 2007 3:56 PM
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