ID-01: Sali Heckles Minnick Staffer During TV Interview

by: James L.

Wed Oct 15, 2008 at 7:31 PM EDT

Congressman Bill Sali and his campaign staff disrupted a NewsChannel 7 reporter and a representative for his opponent during an interview Tuesday in Downtown Boise

KTVB reporter Ysabel Bilbao was interviewing Walt Minnick's campaign director John Foster Wednesday afternoon.  During the interview, someone loudly yelled and was laughing during the interview at the Grove plaza.

Bilbao and Foster initially ignored the intrusion, but quickly noticed the source of the heckling: Sali and members of his staff.

Foster stopped the interview and noted the commotion.

"I am sorry I was a little bit distracted," Foster said. "I think at some point you even have to question his maturity."

Foster said he saw Sali making faces at him and holding up "bunny ears."

What an utter boob. And Sali's response?

"Look, I think that the Minnick campaign needs to take an approach like we have," he said. "I wish they would be a little more light hearted instead of so mean spirited." [...]

After this story first appeared, a representative for Sali's campaign challenged the characterization of the incident as heckling.

"I sincerely apologize if you took it as heckling. That's absurd," spokesperson Wayne Hoffman said via e-mail. "If we can't laugh at ourselves, then what have we become?"

Here's an answer for you, Wayne: absolute idiots.