) `3 R6 \* L9 y4 o6 g5 _4 O4 x , s% G9 m# i% s) i3 q( hJune 7, 2007, 11:58PM1 O) E3 { M, w2 X8 L Alabama Senate ends with a bang, and blow 1 D6 @9 T* I, w+ b6 A* v) c+ O+ z$ ~ ]+ T6 k {
MONTGOMERY, ALA. — Simmering tensions in the Alabama Senate boiled over Thursday when a Republican lawmaker punched a Democratic colleague in the head before they were pulled apart.$ l' I4 D* [- z$ x' C. i: s+ O
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Republican Sen. Charles Bishop claimed that Democratic Sen. Lowell Barron called him a "son of a (expletive)." 1 ~' k. r9 r- O4 w/ U* P: X+ [; m1 D! Q. F' ^+ U
"I responded to his comment with my right hand," Bishop said. Alabama Public Television tape captured the punch. / i }1 Y$ W) H* z' k } . N' f2 b0 c) H$ F9 U$ DBarron did not comment and went into a closed-door meeting with other Democrats. & b4 T3 y" K$ |$ t9 I6 P* P0 d; @6 M; o0 w. `$ X9 J/ y) ]
Sen. Vivian Figures went into the meeting carrying first aid supplies, but said Barron was not hurt.
