When KTVK political editor Dennis Welch asked Arizona Governor Jan Brewer about climate change last week he probably didn’t expect the internet storm that followed in its wake.
In response to the growing speculation that the Arizona Governor punched (Tucson Citizen, The Atlantic Wire), slugged (Huffington Post, Jim Romenesko), took a swing (Yahoo! News) or tapped the reporter for the Phoenix independent station, KTVK posted the raw video of the interview for all to see.
In the raw video, Welch asked the Governor whether she believed humans are responsible for global warming or not. Then after stumbling through an answer, the Governor began walking away. She then turned back with a bemused look on her face, tapped the KTVK reporter and asked, “Where in the hell did that come from?” You can form your own opinion of whether it was a punch, tap or slug by viewing the raw video after the jump.
The original story was about Governor Brewer’s upcoming speech to the Western Governor’s Association where she would talk about energy policy.
Here’s a look at what happened.