Jason Rapert contradicts himself in Channel 7 interview. Surprise.

[LiberalArkie]

Sen. Jason Rapert's threatening social media rant over being asked a political question by a constituent has drawn attention from local TV stations, with both Channel 4 and Channel 7 giving Rapert a chance to explain himself.

Remarkable stuff. Channel 4 brought in a political lobbyist, Bill Vickery, who used Rapert to pass a bill for Uber trumping the taxi industry. Surprise. Vickery says Rapert was justified in threatening a questioner.

Channel 7 had Rapert on for an extensive interview. Let me boil it down.

* After telling me and the world over the weekend that constituent Lance White, who complained on Facebook of brusque treatment by Rapert at a Lowe's parking lot in Conway, had not prompted the threatening tweet, he essentially confirmed that it WAS White who had set him off. He said his Facebook post about being "harassed" in a parking lot and being armed and ready to shoot was directed at someone who asked a question about how he'd feel about being refused service by a Muslim in a driver's license office.



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