TN9: COHEN SHOVES CAMERAMAN OUT OF HIS HOUSE
The Frontrunner
August 7, 2008 Thursday
The Memphis Commercial Appeal (8/6, McMillin, 152K) reports that
an argument between Rep. Steve Cohen (D) and Peter Musurlian, an
Armenian-American activist in town from California, "ended with
Cohen physically forcing him from his house." Musurlian followed a
reporter into Cohen’s Overton Park home, where the Congressman had
invited local media so he could respond to a commercial from Nikki
Tinker." After "Cohen’s staff told Musurlian he was not invited and
asked him to leave," Cohen pushed Musurlian out the door. "Cohen’s
staff retrieved a tripod and a bag containing audio equipment and
returned it to Musurlian, who later said an expensive part had been
broken." Cohen’s staff called the police, but Cohen "said he would
not press charges. Musurlian said he intended to press charges because
of the damage to his equipment."
"The Scorecard" blog on the Politico (8/6) reports that before the
confrontation Cohen said, "Nikki Tinker is supported by the Armenians,
and these are her Armenian photographers who have been harassing me
last night and continue to harrass me." He "has been one of the top
congressional targets for the Armenian-American community because he
opposed legislation that would have condemned Turkey for committing
genocide against Armenians during World War I."
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
