More Ford Thuggery?

This is a disturbing video:



As described by Liz Garrigan at the Nashville Scene:

On this video, a Ford staffer can be heard saying, "That fucking guy is filming you," at which point another Ford campaign staffer manhandles a GOP video tracker's camera in a public parking lot.

Anyone know the name of the brown-shirted butch-acting person appearing to touch the cameraman? I think it's a woman, but I'm not sure.

Here's the Tennessee Republican Party presser on the incident.

This is the way some campaign people act when their candidate is behind in the polls and dropping.

UPDATE: According to a commenter, the person in the brown outfit is one Carol Andrews, communications director for Junior.

Tennessean Carol Andrews is the campaign's communications director. A veteran of political, non-profit and corporate communications efforts for concerns across the nation, Ms. Andrews most recently served as press secretary to Gov. Christine Gregoire of Washington state. Andrews directed communications in Tennessee for the presidential campaign of General Wes Clark and was press secretary to former Congressman Bob Clement during his U.S. Senate race in 2002. She also worked with the Ann Coulter for Mayor campaign.

While vice president for communications of political media firm Fletcher Rowley Chao Inc., she produced media projects for Congressmen Charlie Melancon of Louisiana and Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, among dozens of campaigns and elected officials on local, state and federal levels.

Ms. Andrews is a former communications coordinator for the Tennessee State Employees Association, and a former news editor for The Lebanon Democrat.

A recent press release of hers gives her telephone numbers, in case anyone wants to ask her questions: 615.244.6161 or 615.347.0193.

UPDATE: Not as an accusation, but as a warning, I am posting the Tennessee criminal statute on assault:

39-13-101. Assault.

(a) A person commits assault who:
(1)Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another;
(2)Intentionally or knowingly causes another to reasonably fear imminent bodily injury; or
(3) Intentionally or knowingly causes physical contact with another and a reasonable person would regard the contact as extremely offensive or provocative.

(b) (1) Assault is a Class A misdemeanor unless the offense is committed under subdivision (a)(3), in which event assault is a Class B misdemeanor....