As Trista suggests, the slap was apparently not very hard. However, had a Fox News Representative been slapped by Les Gara or Paul Seaton, how many of my friends of the more rightist persuasion would be crying for their heads? I'd estimate that quite a few would sing out. It's not the strength of the slap - it is what such an act could lead to. Our republic needs a free press - and that includes both Fox News and the ADN - and their representatives deserve to be protected equally by the First Amendment from both intimidation and violence.