Greg Gianforte: When ‘taking responsibility’ is not enough

If Congressman-elect Greg Gianforte appears in Justice Court in Bozeman this week to enter a plea on a charge of misdemeanor assault, he won’t be able to say anything deliberately untrue without putting himself at risk of being charged with perjury.

So, is there nothing we can do about the deliberate untruth his campaign released in the immediate aftermath of Gianforte’s attack on a newspaper reporter?

By: Ed Kemmick

Full Story: http://lastbestnews.com/site/2017/06/prairie-lights-when-taking-responsibility-is-not-enough/

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Gazette opinion: Representative or not, it’s still a matter of trust

We cannot trust that a man who had such little control over his emotions at a critical point in his public life will respond in a level-headed, thoughtful manner when the stakes are even higher. We simply haven’t seen anything that would lead us to change our view.

In fact, since the "body slamming," we would note several other disconcerting incidents that make us question whether Wednesday’s events were anything more than a high-profile nuisance to Gianforte.

By THE BILLINGS GAZETTE EDITORIAL BOARD

Full Opinion: http://billingsgazette.com/opinion/editorial/gazette-opinion-representative-or-not-it-s-still-a-matter/article_9a2fdf9c-bab4-509b-9445-4705ef98ff24.html