Former Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair accused of punching his sons

[Dogmudgeon]

Source: St. Petersburg Times/TampaBay.Com

TAMPA — Former Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair spent Father's Day in jail after his arrest early Sunday on charges that he punched his two sons.

Blair, 52, was arrested shortly after 5 a.m. after an altercation at his family's home in the Forest Hills area of Tampa, sheriff's Deputy Larry McKinnon said. Blair and his wife, Toni, have two sons, Brett and Bradley, according to his campaign Web site.

Blair, a former professional wrestler who is 6 feet tall and weighs 235 pounds, pushed his older son Brett, 17, in the chest about 4 a.m., according to an arrest report.

The teen tried to walk away, but Blair grabbed him and punched him in the face with a closed fist, leaving a red mark and swelling, the arrest report said.

Read more: http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/article1012183.ece

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Blair was a professional wrestler, one of the "Killer Bees". Unlike Jesse Ventura, Blair did not seek to become identified with political reform and his mind, but with conservatism and his fists.

But Dr. Dobson said his treatment of his sons is okay because it's in the Bible -- "Evil is in the heart of the child, and the Fist of Discipline will remove it far from him."

Blair's political party?

At the bottom of http://www.brianblair.com/default.aspx">every page on his political website, in 8-point type, the following line appears:

Political advertisement paid for and approved by Brian Blair, Republican, for Hillsborough County Commission, District 6. (Bold format is mine.)

He's also been involved with http://www.cwfa.org/main.asp">Concerned Women for America (sic). (NO LAUGHING! THIS IS SERIES!!!1!1!!)

--d!

[LeftishBrit]

1. What's wrong with people called Blair?

Seriously, this sounds pretty disgusting! A wonderful parent, I don't think.

[madrchsod]

2. the killer bees!

[Political Tiger]

3. Kevin Beckner, who beat Blair in the election, is openly gay

That must have really been a blow to "macho man" Blair's ego!

[Alcibiades]

4. Republican family values

Punching your kid in the face? Sounds like roid rage to me.

[Kingofalldems]

5. Happy Father's Day, wrestle boy!

[Judi Lynn]

6. He's so sophisticated, isn't he? Geez, he sounds like a true aristocrat!

From the article:

On Sept. 25, 1984, a woman he had dated told a Hillsborough sheriff's deputy that Blair beat her during an argument inside her apartment, according to the deputy's report.

She told the deputy Blair had been drinking, threw her over a sofa, punched her 10 to 12 times in the head and pulled out a clump of her hair, and hair was retrieved as evidence. The woman said Blair also took more than $2,000 worth of gifts he had given her during their relationship.

The report indicates Blair was slated to be charged with battery and grand theft after a deposition at the State Attorney's Office. The report notes that no attempt was made to pick him up because he was out of the country.

It's a good thing he had a laser sharp focus which allowed him to grab back those gifts he gave her before making his triumphant departure.

Well, what did this woman expect, anyway, even making eye contact with a person like this? Someone who wears yellow and black striped uniforms, and wrestles?

http://i479.photobucket.com.nyud.net:8090/albums/rr160/fishbulb-suplex/Wrestlers/Tag%20Teams/Killer%20Bees/Killer_Bees_03.jpg

http://www.brianblair.com.nyud.net:8090/images/top-image.jpg

[Bombtrack]

7. I guess the Iron Sheik was right!

He deserves to be put in the camel clutch.