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U.S. Senator Alex Padilla Forcibly Removed and Arrested For Heckling DHS Secretary Kristi Noem During Press Briefing (VIDEO)

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The Barbarian said:
The video clearly contradicts Noem's claims.
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The video clearly does not contradict Noem's claims. Now what. You see it with your rose color glasses and I do not. It is blatantly obvious that the good senator was causing a scene and forcing his way to the podium.
 
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Hentenza said:
he video clearly does not contradict Noem's claims. Now what. You see it with your rose color glasses and I do not. It is blatantly obvious that the good senator was causing a scene and forcing his way to the podium.
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Well, let's take a look...

Nope.
 
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The Barbarian said:
If you're smart you won't fake anymore quotes by other people here. Don't try that again.
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lol. You are right. Heck I made that rule over 10 years ago. My apologies.
 
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Hentenza said:
Yep. Why is he not just sitting down and respectfully requesting to ask a question?
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Because several thugs grabbed him and forced him out of the room. I get why she didn't want to hear his question. No one likes being called out publicly for things they'd like to keep hidden. People like Noem will resort to force when challenged. It's the way of the extremist.
 
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The Barbarian said:
Because several thugs grabbed him and forced him out of the room.
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That’s what happened after he got out of his chair and lunged at the podium.
 
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Hentenza said:
That’s what happened after he got out of his chair and lunged at the podium.
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I see no lunge, nor anything that could reasonably be construed as one. He clearly stops at the front of the seating area at the start of the video.
 
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RocksInMyHead said:
I see no lunge, nor anything that could reasonably be construed as one.
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You see what you want to see. There was no reason for her security detail to act against the good senator unless he posed a threat.
 
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Hentenza said:
There was no reason for her security detail to act against the good senator unless he posed a threat.
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People make mistakes - even security details. Post-facto justification is dangerous ground to tread.
 
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RocksInMyHead said:
People make mistakes - even security details. Post-facto justification is dangerous ground to tread.
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The security detail did not make a mistake, the senator did.
 
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BPPLEE said:
Noem was still speaking, not taking questions yet, he interrupted the press conference and intentionally caused a scene.
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Republicans have been saying for years that this sort of behavior is praiseworthy.

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RocksInMyHead said:
And you know this because...?

I don't think he handled the situation correctly either, but based on the footage I've seen, he did nothing to justify the response that he received.
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What I see in the videos is a person who is forcefully pushing through to get close to the podium. The security detail did not know who he was and what his intentions were. They acted correctly. Later Noem and the senator made peace and life is good. The senator got his 15 minutes of fame and publicity.
 
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Hentenza said:
What I see in the videos is a person who is forcefully pushing through to get close to the podium.
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The videos all start with him stopping at the front of the room or after he's already being shoved out of the room, so I don't know how you could possibly see that. There is no footage of his approach to the front of the room. He does struggle to stay upright as he's shoved backwards, which, taken on its own, might appear like someone trying to push through, but context makes the intent of the action pretty clear.
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The security detail did not know who he was and what his intentions were. They acted correctly.
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He identified himself and stated his intentions ("I'm Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the Secretary."). Given the situation (a closed briefing in a secure building, he entered the room in the company of an escort of federal agents, and his general lack of any sort of threatening posture, actions, or language), the detail's actions were excessive. If they truly thought the Secretary was in danger, why did no one move to cover her or get her out of the room?
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Later Noem and the senator made peace and life is good.
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They talked. My impression is that no "peace" was made though, and Senator Padilla was not pleased with Noem's responses to his questions.
 
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