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In reply to the discussion: Steve Schmidt Tells Rubio to F Himself [View all]LaMouffette
(2,658 posts)In the next frame of the cartoon, the man is at home, yelling at his son for no apparent reason.
In the final frame, the son is kicking his innocent dog. (I didn't say it was a funny cartoon.)
That's how bullies operate: they only go after people whom they perceive as smaller and weaker than themselves. Jen O'Malley could wipe the floor with Marco Rubio, intellectually and probably physically, too. But since she's a woman, Rubio thinks he can berate her without getting beat up.
That's why GOP Representative Ted Yoho called Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "disgusting" and cursed at her. He thought that since she is a woman, AOC was a safe target who would not fight back (and he could not have been more wrong).
That's why Trump's favorite targets are women. He attacks women because he thinks he can get away with it. And he verbally abuses male opponents only at rallies where he's surrounded by a crowd of rabid fans (and the Secret Service) and through Twitter. And he doesn't have the nerve to fire anyone in person, only through Twitter.
All bullies are cowards.