What did Rep. Michael Grimm mean when he threatened to break reporter "like a little boy"?

[yurbud]

What the fuck is that?

Doesn't it sound like some kind of Freudian slip, confession some past crime or sexual fantasy?

I could see how a hothead could come up with throwing someone off a balcony (they were on a balcony), but the little boy remark is not something I could imagine coming out of my mouth in a moment of anger.

Anybody have a different take on this?

[hrmjustin]

1. He has a history of doing things like this in this district.

[roguevalley]

34. its emasculation, he was taking the guys manhood

[hrmjustin]

35. Yeah I agree. This is how he operates here.

[madaboutharry]

2. He actually said "like a boy," which is just as strange.

I also thought that was an odd thing for him to say, I thought it might be because the reporter is a physically small person.

[yurbud]

3. I thought he was going Sandusky on him.

[1StrongBlackMan]

4. Grimm was a soldier and a cop ...

two very macho organizations. In macho land ... the opposite of a "Man" is not a woman/girl, isn't a "little boy."

[GP6971]

25. I heard

he was a former FBI agent.

[1StrongBlackMan]

26. He is ...

but Former FBI Agent=Former Cop, no?

[Alamuti Lotus]

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

...to an outburst that was already sufficiently thuggish and creepy on its own.

[hrmjustin]

19. See this poster has been removed today.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=229105&sub=trans

[arcane1]

6. He preceeded it with "you're not man enough"

In other words, it's macho bullshit.

[AlinPA]

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

the reporter by being "a big tough man". The reporter did look a bit frightened when Grimm came back at him, but I give the reporter credit, he didn't just quit, but insisted that his question was a valid one.

[Aldo Leopold]

8. Interesting observation.

I hadn't thought about it that way, but am reading an interesting book right now on the Zodiac killer co-authored by a psychologist, and so am of a mind to agree that there might be something to this!

[JI7]

9. there was a thread yesterday which said the reporter is gay

and might have had to do with that. i guess implying he isn't tough or manly or some shit like that.

[yurbud]

30. that would give some credence to my freudian slip theory

[GP6971]

10. I saw on TPM

that the reporter's uncle is Anthony Scotto......a member of the Gambino crime family who ran the waterfront for a number of years. Hmmm.

[TheMathieu]

11. Grimm may have bit off more than he can chew...

Rep. Michael Grimm didn’t know whom he was dealing with on Tuesday when he threatened to throw NY1 reporter Michael Scotto off the US Capitol balcony and “break you in half. Like a boy.”

NY1 political reporter Michael Scotto works in his office in Washington a day after being threatened by Rep. Michael Grimm.

The journalist is related to Anthony Scotto, former head of the Brooklyn longshoremen’s union and a former boss in the Gambino crime family.

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

I hope this haunts him for days, weeks, months to come.

[Egnever]

17. LOL

ooops!

[defacto7]

12. It's exactly what

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.

[arcane1]

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

Perfect summation!

[Egnever]

14. Is this what DU has come to?

Trying to make sense of a bullies ramblings? Does it matter what he meant? It was a threat, I dont understand looking for a deeper meaning.

[defacto7]

18. If these are people in power positions

media, politics... you bet it matters. You can't separate character from the decision making logic. You also can't make decisions about whether a person if fit to be a representative if you don't take into consideration their ability to control themselves or be civil.

[Egnever]

20. What matters is he is a bully and threatens people

Not the phrase he used.

[defacto7]

21. Agreed... n/t

[1000words]

23. Someone apparently spent an entire day trying to figure it out

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024411145

Assholes are assholes, because they are an asshole.

[yurbud]

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

a slip could lead to more and end the guy's political career--which would e a positive outcome.

[spanone]

15. AND he said/did it right in front of a teevee camera.....

creeped me out

[GP6971]

24. Yeah......that was

pretty stupid

[spanone]

29. or arrogant. or brazen. or just a thug.

either way you're right, pretty stupid.

[MrScorpio]

16. Freudian slip for sure nt

[JPZenger]

22. Dylan: "But you break, just like a little girl"

Just Like a Woman by Dylan

"Ah, you fake just like a woman, yes, you do
You make love just like a woman, yes, you do
Then you ache just like a woman
But you break just like a little girl."

[Hekate]

27. It means it would be terrifying to be his son. nt

[yurbud]

36. at minimum. And that's likely what his childhood was like

[ladjf]

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

the balcony. He was just "pissing on the fireplug" to show the "little man" who was in charge. I have no doubt that he has been
doing this type of threats all of his teenage and adult life. He is a dangerous character who should be watched closely before he hurts someone.

[Auntie Bush]

32. I heard the reporter was Gay...so maybe that's where the "Boy" comes from.

Just a thought.

[mstinamotorcity2]

33. Now you know in all those Prison

movies and documentary on white supremacy they always show or talk about acts of sexual violence. They have been known to commit sexual assaults on their prey before annihilation. I'm just saying. And boy is a demeaning term when saying it to a grown man in anger. Its meant to belittle him and infer that the person using the word is the Adult and only his opinion counts. You know that control thing through forceful scolding. Not saying Grimm was into white supremacy. But isn't he white and wasn't he trying to be Superior.

[jmondine]

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

[yurbud]

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

[napkinz]

39. Grimm's favorite movie must be Godfather III ...

[napkinz]

40. he IS the definition of THUG

[yurbud]

42. that's worth a thread of its own

[napkinz]

44. here ---->

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024411155

[yurbud]

45. I went over and gave it a rec

[Pathwalker]

41. Maybe because the reporter is 5'1"?

Not very tall?

[B Calm]

43. I think he was telling him not to fuck with a fascist!