The question is

[kraft-t]

Is christie a bully. Is he guilty of reprisal or retribution against those that oppose him? Perhas the jury is still out on that one.

One should note the republican congress, if bullying is an issue. Who else tries to ram legislation down our throat or will try 40+ times to repeal legislation that is already the law of the land. Who threatens to reneg on the governments financial obligations. Who tries to discontinue SS benefits after people have paid in for 5 decades.

Who strives to defund unemployment compensation and refuses to refund it. Who demands that lower tax rates continue while budget shortfall is substantial due to capitalist corruption.

Who are the bullies that wish to make the working poor pay for the excesses of the criminal capitalists. That should tell you who the bullies are and define them quite clearly. If the qualification require you not to be a bully, there should be no republican candidate in 2016. And that's a fact, Jack!

[r3020]

The bully is an administration that refuses to enforce our laws, sues states that do, and then lets this kind of thing happen to it's citizens in hopes of gaining votes for the next election.

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On Jan. 4, police in San Antonio arrested Christian Ivan Bautista, 29, only four days after he reportedly stabbed a woman to death on a jogging trail located in the Northwest section of the city.

On New Year's Eve, the body of 24-year-old Lauren Bump was discovered on a trail in O.P. Schnabel Park. She had been stabbed multiple times.

It was along this same trail where police apprehended Bautista, after a woman reported a suspicious man "pacing back and forth."

Under questioning, Bautista admitted to being at the park on New Year's Eve, but denied killing Bump.

However, Bautista's roommate told investigators that on New Year's Day, Bautista told him: "I stuck that (expletive). I cut her up real nice," according to court documents.

Bautista has a long criminal record, with arrests in both California and Texas.

KENS 5 reported:

His criminal history in Bexar County includes eight different instances.

The 29-year-old was arrested for drug possession in 2006 and a few weeks later was charged with illegal entry, according to county records.

State records obtained by the I-Team revealed Bautista finished a five-year sentence for aggravated robbery in October and was released from state custody October 29, a little more than two months before Bump was murdered.

While Bautista was once charged with illegally entering this country and spent at least six months in federal custody, there is now a great deal of confusion over why he was never deported.

On Jan. 8, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials confirmed publicly that Bautista did have "legal" status in this country, but that his current immigration status was still "up in the air."

All attempts by this reporter to reach ICE for further clarification have failed.

Bautista has been charged with murder and is being held on $200,000 bond at the Bexar County Jail.

On Friday, Ruthie Hendrycks, host of The Ruthie Report, expressed the frustration which many Americans now feel over such senseless crimes...

Hendrycks said:

Bautista’s immigration Status was 'Up In The Air' really? Are you kidding me?...This illegal alien has already spent time in custody for illegal entry, drug possession and aggravated robbery… and no one thought it was important to determine his true immigration status and deport this criminal?"

"So, now law enforcement is just not even going to bother to check immigration status? Maybe if someone had--Bautista who was just recently released, would have been deported, instead, another innocent woman was murdered. This willful ignorance/head in the sand policy of allowing us to be nothing more than human collateral for political gain must stop," Hendrycks continued.

Lauren Bump was a second-year graduate student at Harding University in Arkansas, and was studying to become a physician's assistant.

http://www.examiner.com/article/illegal-alien-with-long-criminal-history-stabbed-woman-to-death-texa...

[Husker-J]

If a qualification to be President, is to not be a bully, I don't think either party has a candidate, right now.

I won't deny that the GOP has plenty of bullies, but the Dems have their fair share, as well.

I can think of a fairly prominent Dem politician, who bragged that he was going to put his 'boot on the throats' of some who opposed him.

There is the use of the NSA and IRS against political opponents, promises to 'bankrupt' businesses they don't like, etc, etc.

From where I am sitting, the GOP side of congress is kind of like a pig sty, but across the fence, on the other side, it is another sty, just with different pigs.

[jput]

“If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun,” Obama said in Philadelphia last night. “Because from what I understand, folks in Philly like a good brawl. I’ve seen Eagles fans.”

There's no bully like a Chicago Machine thugocrat bully.

Meanwhile,  who cares about Christie?    "fat"  chance he's going to be the nominee. 

Politics since the Kennedy-Nixon debate is one of perfect hair,  perfect body,  pretty face,  empty suit candidates made for television cameras. 

[cotman03]

Polls showed at the time the almost 70% of Americans opposed Obamacare but the Democrats rammed it down our throats.  Remember that?  Your memory seems to be very selective old man

[schnurrbart]

In what context was that statement made?? Put it up 20.

[schnurrbart]

Probably 70% of the voters did not approve of the ACA but over 50% of those were unhappy because it didn't contain a public option.Also, ample opportunity to interact on this bill was given to the right but they decided to walk out of all the meetings and whenever a compromise was given to them according to their demands,they changed their mind and said that wasn't what they wanted. Then they just decided to bring it to a vote and it carried. You only have your elected officials to blame.

[r3020]

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@schnurrbart wrote:
In what context was that statement made?? Put it up 20.

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Bullying is forcing nuns to provide free birth control pills and infanticide drugs for their employees. Bullying is shipping 2,000 guns to Mexican drug lords and then stonewalling the investigation when one of those weapons is used to kill a US border agent. Bullying is suing states who enforce immigration laws when the federal government refuses to enforce them. Bullying is refusing to enforce the law of the land DOMA and then prosecute someone for refusing to take pictures or bake a cake for a gay marriage. Bullying is refusing a permit for Chick fil A to build a restaurant in a city because the owner says he is in favor of traditional marriage. Bullying is telling someone they must register their guns or they will become a common criminal. Bullying is telling a law abiding American citizen they must have a background check if they wish to buy ammunition. Bullying someone is charging them $10 for a 50 cent pack of cigarettes.

[schnurrbart]

In what context was the statement attributed to Obama made. The one about bringing a knife to a gun fight or some such crap? Tell us putter.

[schnurrbart]

Put it up putter. Can find NO reference to him being anywhere but the White House last night or yesterday. No events scheduled says the White House presidential schedule.