Christie taps into something dark in the American political soul –

[kpete]

Christie taps into something dark in the American political soul – a desire not just for order or efficiency, but pleasure in humiliating the weak. Is it surprising women are a frequent target of his abuse, who are pathologized in our society as weak?

Like every bully, Christie crossed the line, or a bridge in his instance. The silver lining is his presidential ambitions may drown in the brewing scandal so the whole nation doesn’t have to suffer him degrading women with blow-job jokes. But others like Christie will follow in his wake until we realize our society does not suffer from a lack of authoritarian bullies but a deficit of grassroots democracy.

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[progressoid]

1. Correction.

He is the dark political soul.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

10. No, he is comedy and light ...

... compared to GWB's veep.

And, I think the teabaggers still think Christie is too nice.

[Mr.Bill]

2. Just don't be surprised when you see how many people love him for it.

Let's just hope it's less than 51% of the voting population. I have my doubts.

[cantbeserious]

3. Yes - Grassroots Democracy Trumps All Strains Of Politics - One Can Only Hope

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[Whisp]

4. he's a stinkin' pig

[AAO]

6. Short and succinct.

[SharonAnn]

5. It's not just in the American political soul - It's in the human psyche. It's a dark urge we have

and one that we, hopefully, deal with it constructively by shutting it down.

But it's always there and we ignore it at our peril. It's related to mob psychology, revenge, desire to "put people in their place", etc.

We all have these psychological urges lurking in our psyche.

[maindawg]

7. Here is what it boils down to

Is he a bully, or is he a tough guy.
These righties love a tough guy.They prefer brawn to brains every time. They will follow some fool to hell before they allow some common sense to interfere with a good violent solution.

These are the same people, who were comfortable anoint saint Ronnie at the site of a triple homicide.

So the CCG will not succumb. And the crazies will have one more hero.

[Ken Burch]

8. Christie vs. Jeb would be "Richard Milhous Soprano" vs. "George Herbert Walker Nixon".

That much spiritual dankness would probably implode the universe.

[JNelson6563]

11. VERY well said!

[Iliyah]

9. But but but he's the ideal GOP candidate for Prezzzzzzzzzzzzzzz