4 f t f S2 T/ J: a5 v+ v! S3 g" u4 I9 v1 ^. Q( U June 7, 2007, 11:58PM m! Z% l5 q2 v$ K0 n4 lAlabama Senate ends with a bang, and blow9 H: I- [" [' [2 \# |
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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. & V0 p! Q- o. s' f, k( t $ _1 n) Z, |% WRepublican Sen. Charles Bishop claimed that Democratic Sen. Lowell Barron called him a "son of a (expletive)." 1 o* |6 T0 F3 I5 f0 Q/ {, }5 I' P: c2 R$ m r
"I responded to his comment with my right hand," Bishop said. Alabama Public Television tape captured the punch. 2 ]5 e9 ^7 R3 N, o ' V+ k- u3 v: G1 ?Barron did not comment and went into a closed-door meeting with other Democrats. v0 C8 r: q; y# N
6 r6 n V" ~& n! Q6 z# y6 K, WSen. Vivian Figures went into the meeting carrying first aid supplies, but said Barron was not hurt.