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freshwest

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8. Reminds me of the most rabid of teabaggers. They insist you agree with them wholeheartedly on

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 8, 2014, 10:39 PM

Jan 2014

every single word or slogan they utter - or they go ballastic. Nothing less than full enthusiastic agreement will suffice. If you don't agree vehemently, you are the enemy. You have to be in their emotional state about whatever they spew. Or else. It's like a cult.

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Ezra Klein:Chris Christie�s problem is that he�s really, truly a bully [View all] cal04 Jan 2014 OP

Thanks cal.. looks like Cha Jan 2014 #1

Ezra is correct, the media will devour Christie... DonViejo Jan 2014 #2

Yes, now the press has its "meme" on Christie. Lex Jan 2014 #3

Exactly gopiscrap Jan 2014 #4

What I don't understand... brooklynite Jan 2014 #5

Oh my lord, I know a few pols, nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #6

Reminds me of the most rabid of teabaggers. They insist you agree with them wholeheartedly on freshwest Jan 2014 #8

Because deep down he's insecure mythology Jan 2014 #11

The Bully� was always going to crash and burn. nt onehandle Jan 2014 #7

Ezra, lots of us have said that for months. We spooky3 Jan 2014 #9

I hope we are not unpleasantly surprised by the outcome of this. That incident of berating the Squinch Jan 2014 #10

Dubya was and is clearly a bully Fumesucker Jan 2014 #12

The press doesn't feel the same about Christie as Lex Jan 2014 #13

Christie's thugs use cops to look up IP addresses of critics: jsr Jan 2014 #14

Modern day Nixon Lex Jan 2014 #16

I wouldn't even give him the satisfaction of calling him a bully. Mr.Bill Jan 2014 #15

Worse than a bully. moondust Jan 2014 #17