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frazzled

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5. Did the bully bully the wrong person + Political bullies not unique to America

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2014, 04:09 PM

Jan 2014

Meek looking reporter Michael Scotto's uncle happens to be former Gambino crime family boss Anthony Scotto.

http://pagesix.com/2014/01/29/rep-grimm-couldnt-intimidate-scotto/

To equate individual bullies, even members of the government, with national policy is a really inapt metaphorical comparison. Nonetheless, American politicians are hardly exceptional in the bullying department (British newspapers should beware pointing fingers). Here's an entire website full of videos of parliamentary fist fights and bullying the world over. (Latest entry: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, just for laughs)

http://parliamentfights.wordpress.com/

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Has American exceptionalism been replaced by sheer bullying? [View all] joeybee12 Jan 2014 OP

Bullying is all 'American Exceptionalism' ever was. Aristus Jan 2014 #1

+1 1000words Jan 2014 #2

I agree PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #3

Naw, we asked the Native Americans nicely if we could share the land! joeybee12 Jan 2014 #6

Kinda like replacing pickles with pickled cucumbers. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2014 #4

Did the bully bully the wrong person + Political bullies not unique to America frazzled Jan 2014 #5