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82. Sherman is an ass, but Grimm is a thug, and probably sexist

Fri Jan 31, 2014, 10:09 PM

Jan 2014

At least based on the threat to break the reporter like a boy.

As for why one is bigger, more people watched the football game than watched the State of the Union address, much less the specific channel that this occurred on. Should Grimm's threat be a big deal? Yes, and personally I think he should get a court date for menacing or something similar and get drummed out of office since he obviously isn't mentally stable enough to serve.

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Why is Seahawks Richard Sherman a thug, but not Rep. Michael Grimm? [View all] napkinz Jan 2014 OP

could it be dreadlocks? madrchsod Jan 2014 #1

where are all the tweets calling Grimm a thug? napkinz Jan 2014 #2

The dreadlocks are cool and Sherman is hot. Some people are just jealous! n/t freshwest Jan 2014 #30

he is totally cute, i had no idea who he was JI7 Jan 2014 #34

Sounds like a thug to me. Chorophyll Jan 2014 #3

Grimm has been vigorously defending Christie napkinz Jan 2014 #10

Hey, that's an insult to primoridal ooze. I'm sure it had no bad intent. Septic tank, yeah... n/t freshwest Jan 2014 #27

should not insult primordial ooze--at least ooze had some use. niyad Jan 2014 #54

how about "colostomy bag filler"? dionysus Jan 2014 #67

that would work. niyad Jan 2014 #68

Well if I have to explain it to you... nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #4

Ding ding we have a winner malaise Jan 2014 #9

you stole me DING! napkinz Jan 2014 #14

Ha malaise Jan 2014 #15

DING DING DING DING! napkinz Jan 2014 #12

Nope ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #57

Yep. GoCubsGo Jan 2014 #66

I'll call him a thug. He sure acted like one. Throd Jan 2014 #5

Are you saying Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #6

I haven't seen any NATIONAL uproar over Grimm's behavior napkinz Jan 2014 #13

Maybe more folks saw the game, than the dog and pony show. 1000words Jan 2014 #18

yup - people are much more emotional over football playoffs Lucky Luciano Jan 2014 #25

Agreed. But, Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #56

I did. mstinamotorcity2 Jan 2014 #73

My immediate response was to think that Grimm was a total thug. Lucky Luciano Jan 2014 #7

+1 Fearless Jan 2014 #44

Grimm is not a "thug" etherealtruth Jan 2014 #8

threatening bodily harm to a reporter does not make one a thug? napkinz Jan 2014 #17

I stick by my characterization - thug is simply not harsh enough for me etherealtruth Jan 2014 #19

+1,000 Scuba Jan 2014 #11

"Thug" has pretty much lost any meaning 1000words Jan 2014 #16

That was my thought ... etherealtruth Jan 2014 #20

Fact is, it's not even an insult in some circles 1000words Jan 2014 #21

Actually, and it is not me saying this, this is the new "polite way" of saying the N word nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #22

Exactly! etherealtruth Jan 2014 #23

Thug means "an insufficiently respectful Negro." geek tragedy Jan 2014 #24

Thug can be code for "scary black guy." It also has other, broader, older meanings. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2014 #62

Tweety now covering the story napkinz Jan 2014 #26

Grimm is a ReTHUGlican. The complaints on Sherman are BS. JMHO. YVMV. n/t freshwest Jan 2014 #28

ReTHUGlican napkinz Jan 2014 #37

Yes, it's an old one. Chatted with a nice old lady at the store this week and she used it. freshwest Jan 2014 #39

Sherman just got a killer response SoCalDem Jan 2014 #29

Good one. Seattle is excited about the Superbowl! n/t freshwest Jan 2014 #40

As someone who Jamaal510 Jan 2014 #48

Exactly... butterfly77 Jan 2014 #31

You are confusing thug with fascist. B Calm Jan 2014 #32

Lets see...Richard Sherman kwolf68 Jan 2014 #33

One is black. gLibDem Jan 2014 #35

Oh he sure is Packerowner740 Jan 2014 #36

Can you imagine if, say, AL FRANKEN did this? RoverSuswade Jan 2014 #38

first Tweety, now Rachel is covering it ... MSNBC! napkinz Jan 2014 #41

Doesn't a threat like that legally qualify as assault? another_liberal Jan 2014 #42

I asked the same question in one of my replies napkinz Jan 2014 #43

One is a football player TNNurse Jan 2014 #45

THey both are MNBrewer Jan 2014 #46

Go look up the definition of a thug in the dictionary.... Cali_Democrat Jan 2014 #50

What is to say there won't be some consequence? davidpdx Jan 2014 #47

I don't get it..Grimm gets in the reporters face and essentially threatens his life. Jefferson23 Jan 2014 #49

anyone else would have been charged with ASSAULT napkinz Jan 2014 #64

Yep, and why I asked..where was security and why wasn't Grimm tazed. Jefferson23 Jan 2014 #70

"where was security?" napkinz Jan 2014 #75

I am guessing that the reporter had already passed through security and at that Jefferson23 Jan 2014 #79

Richard Sherman is not a thug! OnlinePoker Jan 2014 #51

Sherman is black AND has dreadlocks. Dawson Leery Jan 2014 #52

Actually I heard Grimm called a thug and a bully today KeepItReal Jan 2014 #53

60,000+ Google hits say Grimm *is* a "thug" Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #55

868,000 https://www.google.com/#q=mike+grimm+thug niyad Jan 2014 #58

Sherman seems to be a very interesting and intelligent person renate Jan 2014 #59

quite a resume on this pos: niyad Jan 2014 #60

Melanin. Iggo Jan 2014 #61

thank you MFM008 Jan 2014 #63

Grimm = white Congressman. Sherman = scary black man with dreads Nanjing to Seoul Jan 2014 #65

yep, hit the nail on the head napkinz Jan 2014 #69

Christie & Grimm ... napkinz Jan 2014 #71

Two peas in a pod. butterfly77 Jan 2014 #81

looks like a scene from Godfather III ---> napkinz Jan 2014 #72

Grimm is a thug and I called him one when I saw the tape. n/t BeeBee Jan 2014 #74

I said that the other night. And Sherman was applegrove Jan 2014 #76

I consider myself reasonably well informed about language and word usage... 3catwoman3 Jan 2014 #77

Michael Grimm IS a thug, (and I'm not the first person to say so). 11 Bravo Jan 2014 #78

I wonder if we have a chance to pick up Grimm's seat napkinz Jan 2014 #80

true. nt La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2014 #86

Yep. Nt ecstatic Feb 2014 #89

Sherman is an ass, but Grimm is a thug, and probably sexist mythology Jan 2014 #82

It probably has something to do with the 38 tackles and 8 picks jmowreader Jan 2014 #83

But...but...pointing out racism is playing the race card! Htom Sirveaux Feb 2014 #84

only one of them is black. nt La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2014 #85

They're both thugs. Straw Man Feb 2014 #87

both thugs? napkinz Feb 2014 #90

Yes. Straw Man Feb 2014 #92

Because Grimm is a white republican from Boroughtucky? Tom Ripley Feb 2014 #88

will the REAL thug please stand up ... and resign napkinz Feb 2014 #91