Michael Grimm

"I was extremely annoyed because I was doing NY1 a favor by rushing to do their interview first in lieu of several other requests. The reporter knew that I was in a hurry and was only there to comment on the State of the Union, but insisted on taking a disrespectful and cheap shot at the end of the interview, because I did not have time to speak off-topic I verbally took the reporter to task and told him off, because I expect a certain level of professionalism and respect, especially when I go out of my way to do that reporter a favor. I doubt that I am the first Member of Congress to tell off a reporter, and I am sure I won’t be the last."

"Everybody get up against the fucking wall. The FBI is in control. All the white people get out of here."

"I was wrong. I shouldnt have allowed my emotions to get the better of me and lose my cool. I have apologized to Michael Scotto, which he graciously accepted, and will be scheduling a lunch soon. In the weeks and months ahead Ill be working hard for my constituents on issues like flood insurance that is so desperately needed in my district post-Sandy."

"It seems like Hollywood to you because youve never served. What I’ve done in my life, you see in the movies."

"I risked my life. I came back and wore the ribbons and medals that my commanding officer told me to wear. And now you have the audacity to challenge me after serving this country? You sleep under a blanket of freedom that I helped provide. You should just say thank you."

"Thanks a lot man, he don’t know who he’s fucking with. Ill fucking make him disappear where nobody will find him."

"I apologized. I called Michael Scotto up. He was very gracious in accepting my apology. Were going to have lunch sometime next week and make sure this is all behind us. This was an unfortunate incident that shouldnt have happened. Im sure my Italian mother is going to be yelling at me, saying you werent raised that way and shes right. Shes absolutely right."

"Let me be clear to you, you ever do that to me again, Ill throw you off this fucking balcony. If you ever do that to me again. No, no, youre not man enough, you are not man enough. Ill break you in half. Like a boy."

"Ive seen some people on Twitter this morning suggest that the outrage over Grimms outburst is overblown. Politics aint beanbag, and if you want to be involved in it you should learn to toughen up. Fair enough. But putting aside the annoying double standard with which we treat emotional outbursts on the job (crying at work is seen as unacceptably shameful, even though that display of emotion is inwardly directed and harms no one, whereas anger, which actually can harm people, is often rationalized as a display of passion or intensity) Scotto was asking Grimm, a public official, about a serious and important issue. Do we really want a political culture in which journalists cant ask public officials legitimate questions without getting browbeaten?"

"Im gonna fucking kill him. Im a fucking FBI agent, aint nobody gonna threaten me."

"I want to kill Grandma? It’s not respectful to say someone wants to kill Grandma when I spent sixteen years of my life putting my life on the line to protect Grandma."