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yurbud

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

Reply to jmondine (Reply #37)

Sat Feb 1, 2014, 12:50 PM

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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