Democrat Congressman Slaps Republican Challenger's Hand During Debate

Stephen Gutowski | October 18, 2010
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This video is making the rounds today. Here is what happened Sunday during a televised debate between Democrat incumbent Ed Perlmutter and Republican challenger Ryan Frazier:

Now, certainly its incredibly inappropriate for a congressman to physically hit a political opponent. Of course I don't think Frazier was injured or even terribly bothered by Perlmutter little slap. I doubt this will be a defining issue in this race.

However, there is an interesting double standard at play here. Imagine if the rolls were reversed and it was a white Republican 0r conservative slapping a black democrat or liberal. Despite the fact that this wasn't some kind of vicious attack or even much of a slap I think we can be confident that the mainstream media would make a major issue out of it.

Either way make sure you check out NRO for the full debate to see how the candidates stand on the issues.

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