Michael Graham is I'm congressman from the state in New York
and he's been known to have a temper in the past we'll tell you about that in a
second
eyes a former FBI agent and he said that he'd run for Congress won the seat
I and after the Syrian he was gonna go talk to New York one
which is a local New York a outlet and they talk about the say the UN and they
were asking one more question
and that question was of course about a federal investigation
into his fundraising in his 2010 election now
he might be in a world of trouble for that did not appreciate that question
so this is what happened next we have you here we have another chance to kind
of talk about something read anything that's off topic this is only about the
press will what about IQ
garissa congressman Michael Grimm does not wanna talk about
not summit the the allegations I'd concerning his campaign finances we
wanted to get him on camera while on that but he
are as you saw refused to talk about that back to you the
the
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fact that was awesome
I I'm so sorry this summer was inaudible
is a group whatever the madness was in the middle about what's been great to
buddy case you miss it II I gotta redo the course again
if you ever do that to me again all throw you off this balcony
nice but okay
amend number two no no you're not man enough
you're not man enough all break you in half
like a boy I
okay RI now and he came out afterwards and did not apart
s later after he realized you look like a maniac he did apologize but at first
he was not apologetic when hearing you say many at
immediately afterwards and in that you're gonna see this isn't just fun and
games
there's a very important point to make so let me read USA he said I was
extremely annoyed
because I was doing in New York one a favor by rushing to do the interview for
Salou several other requests
the reporter knew that I was in a hurry in was only there to comment on the
state of the union
but insisted on taking a disrespectful and cheap shot at the end of the
interview
because I did not have time to speak of topic I burghley 22 reported
task and told them off because I expect a certain level of professionalism
and respect especially when you go on my way to do a reporter a favor
ok is let's break that up I number one I love that he says
you owe me a certain amount of professionalism and respect he just
threaten to throw the guy off the market
okay I wouldn't call by that is professional
or respectful right saying well he said he didn't have time for further
questions but he didn't have time to come back and talk Pelham that he was
gonna break my cowboy
okay so apparently at a little bit I'm
but the most important part and why this story is more serious
that I think the rest the press covering yes look at this sumptin their
in that statement that I'm doing you a favor
I'm giving you access to a car United States congressman
so you do as you're told and ask the questions
that I Y answer but if you ask me questions that I don't want to answer
what I consider that on professional and
I will not do you that favor anymore I'll take away my access
this is how this game is played that normally the idiot doesn't go in at
threaten a reporter Anna
you know say that Israel from off the balcony but in essence this is where all
the congressmen and senators to
they say if you don't play ball well you never get that interview yet
I did your baby were by coming on
and talking to you in other words it's not a paper to New York one
you talking to your constituents you represent them and the way that they see
you
is through the media right but their assumption is
no no no the press this post we are PR people and if they step outta line we're
gonna break a nap now
eventually came to his senses let's go to Michael Scott I was a reporter there
I he went on Morning Joe and talk about this
I was taking about I've never you know I'm used to people giving me push back
for
for questions and I was not a used to something like ninety basically came
over to me as you saw
and said that if I ever do something like that again he would
throw me from the balcony and he had continued I
to criticize a man I really shouldn't have asked to about question
I without died giving him notice he didn't seem angry I
he seemed angrier and angrier than I have ever seen
a politician not talk to a reporter about a question
you think he seemed angry yeah I wasn't quite clear on that
the book a eventually Michael Scotto to you doubt that the
Rams owner Michael Graham called to apologize he said he overreacted you
think
and I accepted his apology well that's good arm
now let's talk about a little bit about my grams a anger issues
now there's been many different instances who are where this happened
arm 0 for example after 2012 they awsome
if he was gonna accept his democratic on his concession
after you won the election he said no because me I won't accept a concession
kinda weird thing you one if you don't accept concessions that mean the races
so on
okay he said quote I have no respect for him as a man
a person or anything his disgraced himself and his family again or
a little ironic coming from Michael Graham in another isn't
when he was our into congressman Israel and egg gathering over to the AFL CIO
case when Israel had made a joke he said democrat and a
the only person I live in the rooms Michael Graham and
Israel asked him if he was gonna laugh and Graham according to Talking Points
Memo
picked up and wielded a butter knife from a dining table a catered event
look at Israel and says simply I'm not laughing
okay by the way I love went up guys pick up butter knives
I disc exited cool apart
now back whose FBI days he got in trouble once produce some ink
totally outrageous we do you listen my give you a sense though
began a road rage that Michael Graham has had for a while gape
cordoned Williams is an off-duty New York PD officer
and apparently under an altercation with gramm who a
walk to the club after getting into an altercation they came back with his gun
and badge
and came back with a couple of other officers said okay now there's an FBI
situation everybody up against a wall in fact let me pick it up here from the new
yorker
cream was carrying on like a madman he screaming
I'm gonna fuckin kill 'em so I said to my who are you
he put the gun back in his way since at a MacBook an FBI agent
ain't nobody gonna threaten me okay all right
big tough guy over here it's about to get worse he said to me
thanks a lot man he don't know who he spoken with
then he says something frightening of %uh can make them disappear
where nobody will find perhaps of about him
okay so this guy's been making threats like this for a long long time
but the last part i think is actually underrated it has been talked about a
lot
but i think is much worse listen to what happened here everybody get up against
the fucking wall when you OJ by the way
that's exactly the same words OJ use with your boss and the second time
Williams recalled him saying the FBI is in control
then Graham who apparently wanted to find a man with whom he'd originally had
altercations as something that William said
he'll never forget all the white people
get out of here that was actually backed up by
a couple other witnesses according to The New Yorker that he came and told her
body get the puck against the ones that are
white folks leave and only a minority stay
and then proceeded to you know I harass those guys
likely no one got seriously hurt in that incident but does Michael Graham
have are violence problem an anger problem
it certainly appears that way and then finally
I got this great tweet from one of our viewers right before the show
but Lex money he said so the news is going to label this guy
abugarade now I haven't seen anybody call him a fuck
so Richard Sherman knows a interview that lasts about 10 seconds after
the same Cisco Seattle game its brags about how is the best corner in the
world
at Michael Crabtree's a sorry as receiver and every like
blog log this guy is threatening to
throw somebody off about me a break I'm unhappy and he's done this repeatedly
yet I am honored to word logged one time
interesting UK but the main takeaway is this assumption that congressman don't
work for you
and that if anybody in the media actually wants access to them
they better make sure to not ask tough questions