PUSH COMES TO SHOVE AT ARNOLD PHOTO-OP.Byline: Lisa Friedman Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - Tensions ran a bit high in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday between Rep. Gary Miller
Gary Gene Miller (born October 16 1948), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing , R-Brea, and a CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. photographer during a photo-op for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] . Miller said he was taking his seat for a meeting between Schwarzenegger and California Republicans when the cameraman ordered him to move and physically pushed him aside. Reporters and congressional aides witnessed what happened next: Miller, in the third-floor Capitol hallway, pushing the cameraman and challenging him to ``do it again, push me again.'' The cameraman walked away, at which point Miller told a second person, ``I'm not taking crap from a guy like that.'' The cameraman, who declined to give his name, referred reporters to the cable news network. ``It was an unfortunate misunderstanding,'' said Edie Emery emery: see corundum. emery Granular rock consisting of a mixture of the mineral corundum (aluminum oxide, Al2O3) and iron oxides such as magnetite (Fe3O4) or hematite (Fe2O3). , a CNN spokeswoman. She also declined to identify the cameraman. Miller said afterward af·ter·ward also af·ter·wards adv. At a later time; subsequently. Adv. 1. afterward - happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here that he was provoked. ``This guy grabs me by the shoulder and pushes me. What he did was rude and uncalled for,'' the lawmaker said. ``I was shocked.'' Staff Writer Karen Rubin contributed to this report. Lisa Friedman, (202) 662-8731 lisa.friedman(at)langnews.com |
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