{"id":380925,"date":"2018-10-14T13:07:32","date_gmt":"2018-10-14T12:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/pa-gubernatorial-candidate-says-threat-to-stomp-on-rivals-face-was-bad-metaphor-videos-rt-us-news\/"},"modified":"2018-10-14T13:07:32","modified_gmt":"2018-10-14T12:07:32","slug":"pa-gubernatorial-candidate-says-threat-to-stomp-on-rivals-face-was-bad-metaphor-videos-rt-us-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/pa-gubernatorial-candidate-says-threat-to-stomp-on-rivals-face-was-bad-metaphor-videos-rt-us-news\/","title":{"rendered":"PA gubernatorial candidate says threat to \u2018stomp\u2019 on rival\u2019s face was \u2018bad metaphor\u2019 (VIDEOS) \u2014 RT US News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2018.10\/thumbnail\/5bc31ff6dda4c89f178b4569.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        A Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor has apologized for threatening to stomp on his opponent\u2019s face while wearing golf spikes after a Facebook video of his comments was met with outrage.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Scott Wagner, who is running against incumbent Democrat Tom Wolf, made the threat in a Facebook video on Friday that has since been deleted. Copies of the video have been shared on social media.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Full video of GOP candidate Scott Wagner threatening Gov. Tom Wolf: &#8220;You better put a catcher&#8217;s mask on your face because I&#8217;m going to stomp all over your face with golf spikes.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Whh6TdsOXz\">pic.twitter.com\/Whh6TdsOXz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattmfm\/status\/1050779638463639552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wagner made the comments while standing in front of a billboard ad he said was paid for by Wolf and his <em>\u201cDemocrat cronies\u201d<\/em> which highlighted lawsuits Wagner\u2019s trash hauling business had brought against customers for unpaid trash bills. He went on to tell Wolf he was <em>\u201csick and tired\u201d<\/em> of negative ads put out about him.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI want to puke when I see those ads,\u201d<\/em> Wagner said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/440925-election-day-bomb-mall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">READ MORE: New Yorker arrested for building bomb to blow himself up in DC on Election Day<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a later Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wagnerforgovernor\/videos\/324844204991586\/\">video<\/a>, the candidate apologized for his comments, saying: <em>\u201cI may have chosen a poor metaphor. I shouldn\u2019t have said what I said.\u201d<\/em> As for Wolf, he used his own Facebook page to encourage people to share if they thought Wagner <em>\u201cshould not be the governor of Pennsylvania.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fwagnerforgovernor%2Fvideos%2F324844204991586%2F&amp;width=500&amp;show_text=false&amp;height=280&amp;appId\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWolfForPA%2Fposts%2F1041997305972003&amp;width=500&amp;show_text=true&amp;height=549&amp;appId\" width=\"500\" height=\"549\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Wagner and Wolf have traded barbs as the November midterm election looms, with Real Clear Politics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2018\/governor\/pa\/pennsylvania_governor_wagner_vs_wolf-6542.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">placing<\/a> Wolf 16 points ahead of Wagner. The Republican\u2019s campaign spokesman, Andrew Romeo, said in a statement that Wagner\u2019s <em>\u201ccomments were not to be taken literally.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/441177-trump-robert-e-lee-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">READ MORE: \u2018Lee was a great general\u2019: Trump\u2019s Civil War remarks spark Twitter row<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHe wanted them to be a metaphor for how he will approach the final stretch of the campaign,\u201d<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Wolf\u2019s campaign communications director, Beth Melena, <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2018\/10\/12\/politics\/pa-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-golf-spikes-scott-wagner\/index.html?utm_content=2018-10-12T23%3A56%3A04&amp;utm_source=twCNN&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_term=image\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told<\/a> CNN Wagner\u2019s words showed <em>\u201che is unhinged and unfit for office,\u201d<\/em> and added that <em>\u201cthreats of violence have no place in society.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Social media users were, unsurprisingly, quick to question and criticize Wagner over his golf shoe-to-the-face video.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Batter up! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p8lub4u7mA\">pic.twitter.com\/p8lub4u7mA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Josh St. Ephenitch (@jjstls17) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jjstls17\/status\/1050796142726967296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GOP<\/a> will say that a video of Wagner very clearly saying threatening &amp; violent things aimed at his opponent does not count as hard evidence that he said threatening &amp; violent things towards his opponent.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anonymous White House Official (@dvorakoelling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dvorakoelling\/status\/1050850177404289024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Really, it would be a good time for an old fashioned Pennsylvania shun for this fellow.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 laterthanyouthink (@laterthanyouth1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laterthanyouth1\/status\/1050851233920049152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Noone even wears &#8220;golf spikes&#8221; anymore. This isn&#8217;t the most elegant metaphor for winning, either.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Lyman (@BDLyman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BDLyman\/status\/1050897821652664325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When did all these GOP Geriatrics become tough guys? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mv4vLnbcIS\">pic.twitter.com\/Mv4vLnbcIS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sho&#8217;Nuff Skywalker (@BreakandEnterTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreakandEnterTV\/status\/1050848955968495616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<p><strong><em>If you like this story, share it with a friend!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/441212-wagner-stomp-golf-spikes-wolf\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor has apologized for threatening to stomp on his opponent\u2019s face while wearing golf spikes after a Facebook video of his comments was met with outrage. Scott Wagner, who is running against incumbent Democrat Tom Wolf, made the threat in a Facebook video on Friday that has since been deleted. 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