skullaria wrote:
I'm not sure, but I think perhaps the video at your link is not the one that this article discusses. I saw this video linked off Drudge Report, and it is also on inforwars.com now.

What I saw was a guy with a press release asking a question. The press secretary challenged, "Show me your documentation." The guy said he would - that he had a laptop just give him 20 minutes of time at a table and he could show him - and then the press secretary called for him to be arrested, and he was.

I personally did not think he was any more agressive in his line of questioning as I have seen other more mainstream reporters be.

This happened in the post debate conference.

I have not followed the 911 heckling thing. I do think it is not the same incident though. Someone correct me if I am wrong. (I'm sure you will!)

It's not the same incident, but it's the same people. If you answered a "reporter's" question on one occasion only to have them insist you knew about 9-11 in advance and start yelling "family dumper" or something, would you give them another interview?

It also doesn't help that they seem to talk over whatever answer they're given. When they asked about breaking out the laptop, he said, "I would love to..."and you can't hear the rest of the statement because the "reporter" is yelling over him. This style of reporting is really similar to the one used by Bart Sibrel who provoked Buzz Aldren to punch him in the face because refused to stop chasing him around while shouting "Coward!" at him. If you ever happen to see the video "astronaut's gone wild" and see the context, the guy really went out of his way to earn that punch. Matt Lepacek is really no different. He wasn't arrested for asking a difficult question, he asked it and got a reaction. He was arrested for being belligerent, self-righteous and harassing. As a form of protest, this might have some validity. As a type of journalism, its really questionable. Even as a form of protest, arrest would be warranted because he entered the forum under the false pretense that he was a legitimate reporter. Even though he might have had the paperwork, he clearly lacks the understanding of the trade.

RE: Reporter Arrested For Asking Tough Questions