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Bully as candidate

When many of us were young and in grammar school, the school bully loved to call everyone a nasty name.

We would reply “sticks and stones can break my bones but names will never hurt me.” Most bullies grew up, but one didn’t and he’s running for president on the Republican ticket.

Barbara Phillips,

Coral Gables

This story was originally published May 28, 2016 at 4:00 PM with the headline "Bully as candidate."

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