Backhoe attacks Alaska pol during ad shoot

Democratic challenger Ethan Berkowitz isn't just battling Republican Gov. Sean Parnell in the Alaska election—he is fending off rogue earth-moving machines. Berkowitz posted the outtake below from a recent advertising shoot, showing him getting clobbered by a swiveling backhoe (after the :50 mark or so). A few inches higher, and it could have been a lot worse. Berkowitz clearly thinks the outtake is funny and might endear him to voters. But he's already getting crap for the clip, with some saying his cavalier attitude around construction machinery—he's not even wearing a hard hat—demonstrates a lack of judgment.