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defacto7

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12. It's exactly what

Thu Jan 30, 2014, 08:20 PM

Jan 2014

bullies do on a playground. It all reverts back to being stuck in an 11 year old's emotional state. There's a lot of male psychological issues going around in the GOP for some reason. It is not good for any of us. It seems with the GOP, it's playground rules. Just my opinion.

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What did Rep. Michael Grimm mean when he threatened to break reporter "like a little boy"? [View all] yurbud Jan 2014 OP

He has a history of doing things like this in this district. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #1

its emasculation, he was taking the guys manhood roguevalley Jan 2014 #34

Yeah I agree. This is how he operates here. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #35

He actually said "like a boy," which is just as strange. madaboutharry Jan 2014 #2

I thought he was going Sandusky on him. yurbud Jan 2014 #3

Grimm was a soldier and a cop ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #4

I heard GP6971 Jan 2014 #25

He is ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #26

Yes, I also thought that little bit added a fresh "what the damn hell?!" dimension... Alamuti Lotus Jan 2014 #5

See this poster has been removed today. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #19

He preceeded it with "you're not man enough" arcane1 Jan 2014 #6

He did say something like "you are not a man" a few times. I'm guessing he was trying to scare AlinPA Jan 2014 #7

Interesting observation. Aldo Leopold Jan 2014 #8

there was a thread yesterday which said the reporter is gay JI7 Jan 2014 #9

that would give some credence to my freudian slip theory yurbud Jan 2014 #30

I saw on TPM GP6971 Jan 2014 #10

Grimm may have bit off more than he can chew... TheMathieu Jan 2014 #11

LOL Egnever Jan 2014 #17

It's exactly what defacto7 Jan 2014 #12

"It all reverts back to being stuck in an 11 year old's emotional state." arcane1 Jan 2014 #13

Is this what DU has come to? Egnever Jan 2014 #14

If these are people in power positions defacto7 Jan 2014 #18

What matters is he is a bully and threatens people Egnever Jan 2014 #20

Agreed... n/t defacto7 Jan 2014 #21

Someone apparently spent an entire day trying to figure it out 1000words Jan 2014 #23

it's not most important thing in the world, but given all the skeletons in GOP closets... yurbud Jan 2014 #31

AND he said/did it right in front of a teevee camera..... spanone Jan 2014 #15

Yeah......that was GP6971 Jan 2014 #24

or arrogant. or brazen. or just a thug. spanone Jan 2014 #29

Freudian slip for sure nt MrScorpio Jan 2014 #16

Dylan: "But you break, just like a little girl" JPZenger Jan 2014 #22

It means it would be terrifying to be his son. nt Hekate Jan 2014 #27

at minimum. And that's likely what his childhood was like yurbud Jan 2014 #36

This was a case of raw intimidation. He didn't literally mean that he was going to throw the guy over ladjf Jan 2014 #28

I heard the reporter was Gay...so maybe that's where the "Boy" comes from. Auntie Bush Jan 2014 #32

Now you know in all those Prison mstinamotorcity2 Jan 2014 #33

He is a bully. Bullies only pick on those who can't fight back because they are cowards. jmondine Jan 2014 #37

calling someone a boy does underscore that--"I'll break you because you can't fight back" yurbud Feb 2014 #38

Grimm's favorite movie must be Godfather III ... napkinz Feb 2014 #39

he IS the definition of THUG napkinz Feb 2014 #40

that's worth a thread of its own yurbud Feb 2014 #42

here ----> napkinz Feb 2014 #44

I went over and gave it a rec yurbud Feb 2014 #45

Maybe because the reporter is 5'1"? Pathwalker Feb 2014 #41

I think he was telling him not to fuck with a fascist! B Calm Feb 2014 #43