TightWind is written by Kyle Baxter. Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

After two individuals (who identify themselves as students) ask Congressman Etheridge (D, NC) if he “fully supports the Obama agenda,” he pushes their camera away and grabs one of them first by the hand, and then his neck and waist.

Etheridge, while refusing to let go, demands to know who they are.

David Weigel of the Washington Post wrote about it, but rather than focus on what the Congressman did, chose to focus on who the individuals are (He titled his article “Who TMZ’d Rep. Bob Etheridge?”), and characterizes Etheridge’s actions as a “hug.”

Two things: one, Etheridge was completely out of line. Who these individuals are is wholly irrelevant. Second, Weigel’s article is an attempt to shift the story from something absolutely unacceptable–Etheridge’s actions–to something merely of interest, who the individuals are.

Let’s see how the media portrays this (if at all). It should be instructive.