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Christie Says,"I Am Not a Bully." Here Are 8 Videos of Him Yelling,Name-Calling,and BelittlingPeople (Original Post) Happyhippychick Jan 2014 OP
When you grow into an adult and act like that, you're not a bully anymore meadowlark5 Jan 2014 #1
+1 Historic NY Jan 2014 #28
If you have to deny being a bully, you just might be a bully. alfredo Jan 2014 #33
what you said. snowjob Jan 2014 #35
Notice how his behavior is cheered on by the peanut gallery in most of these videos? pa28 Jan 2014 #2
...because this is what pure, raw Authoritarianism looks like... elzenmahn Jan 2014 #15
Exactly. nt laundry_queen Jan 2014 #21
He has an aide who follows him around to videotape these episodes whenever he tblue37 Jan 2014 #27
Idiocracy in full bloom rustydog Jan 2014 #48
I got swarmmed by some Stockman followers giftedgirl77 Jan 2014 #52
what a disgusting piece of greasy shit. Whisp Jan 2014 #3
He's a street thug of the first order jsr Jan 2014 #4
He's also a fathead... elzenmahn Jan 2014 #16
Well, he's packed full of something.... daleanime Jan 2014 #40
If he was ever administered an enema... elzenmahn Jan 2014 #42
I think he's hot. Kablooie Jan 2014 #5
My Personal Favorite.... Laxman Jan 2014 #6
Is he related to the guy in Canada who pulled the same stunt? Although that was supposedly real... freshwest Jan 2014 #8
Wow, talk about a violent gangster. pangaia Jan 2014 #43
When I heard him yelling at that mother who was pointing out that if his kids were in Maraya1969 Jan 2014 #7
It's ok. pangaia Jan 2014 #44
Corpus Christie will be remembered for the phrase like Nixon was for his. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2014 #9
I don't honestly advocate violence... hamsterjill Jan 2014 #10
I know you don't advocate for violence... elzenmahn Jan 2014 #19
I hope you are right. hamsterjill Jan 2014 #24
He will. He's a heart attack/stroke/diabetic limb amputation just waiting to happen. kestrel91316 Jan 2014 #32
Prisons are a good place to lose weight. alfredo Jan 2014 #34
CC blkmusclmachine Jan 2014 #11
The pic says it all and identifies him perfectly... elzenmahn Jan 2014 #20
Whew! That man should have no power whatsoever. He is beyond just a bully. JDPriestly Jan 2014 #12
The Republican party lovemydog Jan 2014 #14
+1 Exactly hibbing Jan 2014 #22
When they have someone in the family with financial or other problems, JDPriestly Jan 2014 #47
Sociopath, I believe. pangaia Jan 2014 #45
Here's my new favorite Christie Video! Laxman Jan 2014 #13
Very suspicious treestar Jan 2014 #30
My, Thats a Diverse Audience Beach Rat Jan 2014 #53
Ackety. I can't look at that Happyhippychick. lonestarnot Jan 2014 #17
This is what happens . . . Brigid Jan 2014 #18
My thought exactly. pangaia Jan 2014 #46
#3 has been pulled bananas Jan 2014 #23
Un-Presidential treestar Jan 2014 #25
He's a phoney tough guy.... Laxman Jan 2014 #26
He is easily baited because he just can't leave W/o getting in the last word... Historic NY Jan 2014 #29
+1 toby jo Jan 2014 #31
At his Town Hall meetings... He cuts your mike, yells at you, and has State Police escort you out. TheBlackAdder Jan 2014 #36
You're talking about Bill Oreilly? rustydog Jan 2014 #49
The amazing thing is that people still defend his behavior. PragmaticLiberal Jan 2014 #37
Somedays ... Quasimodem Jan 2014 #38
k & r thanks for posting..... nt Stuart G Jan 2014 #39
Of course he's a bully. Beacool Jan 2014 #41
Christie is a low-class thug. Practically everything out of his mouth truth2power Jan 2014 #50
hmm... SummerSnow Jan 2014 #51

pa28

(6,145 posts)
2. Notice how his behavior is cheered on by the peanut gallery in most of these videos?
Thu Jan 9, 2014, 07:52 PM
Jan 2014

These episodes actually help him with the angry Republican base rather than hurt him.

elzenmahn

(904 posts)
15. ...because this is what pure, raw Authoritarianism looks like...
Fri Jan 10, 2014, 11:10 PM
Jan 2014

...and this is how "conservatives" define leadership.

tblue37

(65,328 posts)
27. He has an aide who follows him around to videotape these episodes whenever he
Sat Jan 11, 2014, 12:40 PM
Jan 2014

gets an opportunity to bully someone. The video is then uploaded to YouTube, wher Right Wing subscribers/fans swoon over them.

rustydog

(9,186 posts)
48. Idiocracy in full bloom
Sun Jan 12, 2014, 03:34 PM
Jan 2014

That movie is so out there, but so dead-on accurate in portraying politicians and the polulace at times.

 

giftedgirl77

(4,713 posts)
52. I got swarmmed by some Stockman followers
Sun Jan 12, 2014, 08:30 PM
Jan 2014

on Twitter when I told him that Idiocracy was a documentary about him & his groupies.

elzenmahn

(904 posts)
16. He's also a fathead...
Fri Jan 10, 2014, 11:12 PM
Jan 2014

...which appropriately fits his fat ass.

(BTW, I'm not talking about all overweight people. I'm specifically referring to Chrispy Christie.)

Laxman

(2,419 posts)
6. My Personal Favorite....
Thu Jan 9, 2014, 08:18 PM
Jan 2014

has always been Christie on the boardwalk in Seaside acting like a member of the Jersey Shore cast. Ice cream cone in hand, flanked by State Troopers, basically challenging a guy to a fist fight for calling him out on his treatment of teachers.



Get back here you! Somebody hold me back! Phoney tough guy.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
8. Is he related to the guy in Canada who pulled the same stunt? Although that was supposedly real...
Thu Jan 9, 2014, 09:51 PM
Jan 2014

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
43. Wow, talk about a violent gangster.
Sun Jan 12, 2014, 01:19 PM
Jan 2014

Wouldn't it be interesting if he finally just lost it and hit someone.

Maraya1969

(22,478 posts)
7. When I heard him yelling at that mother who was pointing out that if his kids were in
Thu Jan 9, 2014, 09:40 PM
Jan 2014

public schools he not have made the cuts he made and he said to her it was, "none of your business where I send my kids to school" trying to divert the actual point and bully her while doing it.....I was in my head saying,

"Hey fat fuck that's not what she was asking and you know it."

When is someone going to call him a fat fuck like he deserves?


(My apologies to the overweight, of which I am one. I just think that sometimes a bully needs to be bullied.

hamsterjill

(15,220 posts)
10. I don't honestly advocate violence...
Fri Jan 10, 2014, 04:42 PM
Jan 2014

But I might just smile if someone who Christie insulted publicly had the opportunity to simply knock the shit outta him...publicly.

To me Christie is an asshole of the highest order.

elzenmahn

(904 posts)
19. I know you don't advocate for violence...
Sat Jan 11, 2014, 01:18 AM
Jan 2014

...but if somebody were to attack Christie, it would give him soooooo much political ammunition to use. He doesn't deserve it - and in the long run, I don't think you or anybody else with a conscience would be smiling.

He'll get his - in the end, I believe we all do.

hamsterjill

(15,220 posts)
24. I hope you are right.
Sat Jan 11, 2014, 12:16 PM
Jan 2014

He's been so very ugly publicly to so many people. I do hope he "gets his". He needs to be taught a lesson.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
12. Whew! That man should have no power whatsoever. He is beyond just a bully.
Fri Jan 10, 2014, 07:00 PM
Jan 2014

He is a total megalomaniac who thinks he doesn't have to think about other people at all.

He's worse than even I expected.

What shocks me the most is that is audiences applaud for him. They must be very frustrated people with no self-esteem or confidence at all.

What makes Christie think that he can treat people like that?

hibbing

(10,096 posts)
22. +1 Exactly
Sat Jan 11, 2014, 02:46 AM
Jan 2014

It is rather pathetic. They are a party of bullies, thugs, uncaring and unsympathetic idiots. I think it was in the republican debates where they were talking about insurance and someone without it and someone in the audience shouted "let him die", and not one of the candidates spoke out against that. It is like they have never had anyone in their family struggle with finances, with healthcare, with anything. It is just frightening.

Peace

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
47. When they have someone in the family with financial or other problems,
Sun Jan 12, 2014, 02:15 PM
Jan 2014

they just say, "She or he should have made better choices."

It's all blame, blame, blame anyone who is poor or has a problem. And when they have a problem, they also blame, blame, blame someone else.

For example, GWB fought two wars after lowering the taxes of the very rich, but now his party blames people who are on Social Security and Medicare for the deficits. GWB and the Republicans made the mess, but they blame the ones least able to defend themselves for having made it.

Laxman

(2,419 posts)
13. Here's my new favorite Christie Video!
Fri Jan 10, 2014, 07:37 PM
Jan 2014

A breakdown of just how staged and phoney the tough guy Christie image is!


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Holy Cow!

treestar

(82,383 posts)
30. Very suspicious
Sat Jan 11, 2014, 12:49 PM
Jan 2014

It does get him a lot of press/attention. Outrageous behavior does and there are many to exploit that. Being overweight gets him commentary, too. Must be a believer in the old saw about no publicity being bad publicity.

Beach Rat

(273 posts)
53. My, Thats a Diverse Audience
Sun Jan 12, 2014, 09:18 PM
Jan 2014

I see Meg Whitman really appealed to a wide spectrum of voters. Looked like some invested in stocks and others invested in bonds. Bringing diverse constituents together.

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
46. My thought exactly.
Sun Jan 12, 2014, 01:27 PM
Jan 2014

The GWB episode is the modern version of a mafia hit job. (apologies to any mafiosi out there)

bananas

(27,509 posts)
23. #3 has been pulled
Sat Jan 11, 2014, 07:02 AM
Jan 2014
3. Christie to a reporter: "You know Tom, you must be the thinnest-skinned guy in America…you should really see me when I'm pissed."




"Chris Christie Sm..." This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by The Star-Ledger of Newark.
Sorry about that.


treestar

(82,383 posts)
25. Un-Presidential
Sat Jan 11, 2014, 12:28 PM
Jan 2014

He thinks he is being a tough guy and those who agree with him applaud. But it's just not good behavior, which I argue every time I see posts insisting Obama should act like this. The claim is gets results is an approval of bullying.

Laxman

(2,419 posts)
26. He's a phoney tough guy....
Sat Jan 11, 2014, 12:33 PM
Jan 2014

check out the video link I posted in #13. Some of this is that he is actually an obnoxious blowhard. Some of it is a carefully crafted image-some actually staged! Christie has a staff member following him for every public appearance hoping to catch some YouTube gold to burnish his public persona as a straight talking tough guy. I notice they didn't post any youtube videos of his mea culpa press conference.

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)
29. He is easily baited because he just can't leave W/o getting in the last word...
Sat Jan 11, 2014, 12:42 PM
Jan 2014

its going to be fun to see the screws turned tighter on him.

TheBlackAdder

(28,183 posts)
36. At his Town Hall meetings... He cuts your mike, yells at you, and has State Police escort you out.
Sat Jan 11, 2014, 09:58 PM
Jan 2014


If you stand up to the mike and say something he doesn't like:


1) He cuts your mike.

2) He outshouts you with his speaker system.

3) If you continue to speak he has the State Police frog march you out.

4) He spends the next 5 minutes belittling you to the audience.


This sets the "TONE" for the next person to speak.

PragmaticLiberal

(904 posts)
37. The amazing thing is that people still defend his behavior.
Sat Jan 11, 2014, 11:42 PM
Jan 2014

They think he's "keeping it real".

I wonder would it be acceptable for President Obama to speak to his constituents that way.....

Quasimodem

(441 posts)
38. Somedays ...
Sun Jan 12, 2014, 12:58 AM
Jan 2014

I kinda wish he would speak to his opponents like that. Then, I imagine the firestorm of butthurt Republicans filling the airwaves with their squeals of outrage and am damn glad he doesn't.

Beacool

(30,247 posts)
41. Of course he's a bully.
Sun Jan 12, 2014, 11:59 AM
Jan 2014

He hoped that in 2016 voters would find his in your face style refreshing, but we all know about the best-laid plans of mice and men. A bridge has gotten in his way. LOL!!!

truth2power

(8,219 posts)
50. Christie is a low-class thug. Practically everything out of his mouth
Sun Jan 12, 2014, 07:33 PM
Jan 2014

is a put-down of someone. He does that to feel better about himself. He knows he's a worthless POS.

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)
51. hmm...
Sun Jan 12, 2014, 08:05 PM
Jan 2014

"I am not a witch"--- Christine O'Donnell (R)
" I am not a crook"--- President Richard Nixon (R)
" I am not a bully"--- Gov. Chris Christie (R)
"I am not a rabid partisan"--- Rep. Joe Wilson (R)



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