Chuvit Kamolvisit, an underdog in Sunday’s election for governor of Bangkok, punched and kicked a television journalist on Thursday, saying he was provoked by tough questions during a live interview.

Kamolvisit, dubbed Bangkok’s massage parlor king by the Thai press, later apologized for losing his temper and assaulting host Visarn Dilokwanich after the interview.

Man I would give anything to see John McCain throw down with a journalist, preferably one who acts like Robert Downey Jr’s character in Natural Born Killers.  That or Geraldo Rivera.

We really do need some violence in these debates.  I suppose a little Sarah Palin S&M couldn’t hurt anyone.  You know she’s down with that stuff when the lights are off.  Or maybe on, who knows.