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Mayor Breaks Up Fight, Calls Kid 'Fatso'

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TOLEDO, Ohio (June 18) -- Online video shows an Ohio mayor who was biking through a city park step into a fight to break it up, yelling at the teens and calling one a "fatso."
A video posted on YouTube shows 70-year-old Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner wading into the midst of about 20 young people.
He is heard yelling, "Come here, fatso" and "Tubby, get your butt out of here."
The mayor's spokeswoman says Finkbeiner was alone in late May, saw the highly charged situation and took action to stop it.
It's not the first time Finkbeiner has stepped in to keep the peace.
He once chased down a motorist who had driven through a red light and gave the driver a citizen's complaint.
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2009-06-18 16:04:52

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HapaHawaiian2009

02:57 PMJun 22 2009

VOTYPKAJ, I see that you are unable to formulate anything intellectual except to resort to vocabulary that consist of someone with a very low mentality. In other words GROW UP!

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HapaHawaiian2009

02:50 PMJun 22 2009

Flsunshine8418, Yes, the mayor could have been alittle more tactful than to resort to using vocabulary that consist of someone whose rather illiterate. It's really sad, but unfortunately, there are some who work in higher positions who have a grade-school mentality.

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HapaHawaiian2009

02:48 PMJun 22 2009

Flamethrowinmike, By the way, I'm certainly no stranger to individuals like you and by your use of vocabulary, it's quite apparent that you haven't gotten past the seventh grade. Grow up and get an education.

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Ricardo369csh

09:59 PMJun 21 2009

Too bad the mayor didn't smack him. Back in the day ( and I am only 35) teachers or neightbors would take care of that and then tell your parent so your parent can beat you too.

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CoralRoz2

09:44 PMJun 21 2009

At the corporation I work, The fatsos eat fried chicken tenders, french fries, Apple friiters, and that's breakfast! I''m senstive to hurting feelings, but come on!

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Trop10

09:40 PMJun 21 2009

I'm a Lib... and guess what? I think you call a fat-ass tub a fat-ass tub because that is JUST what the hell he is...He's fat... so he called him.... FAT... Tubby... Who gives a shit? Hey skinny.. hey Red... hey baldie...hey Shorty... BFD... The Mayor got in and broke it up.... Political cirrectness works in the board room... but on the parks and on the playground its a whole other world.. Good for him...The OLD s.o.b.... I'd vote for ya POPS!!!

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CupcakesOnParade

09:35 PMJun 21 2009

Well... No offense... But the kid is fat.

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Even bogee

09:08 PMJun 21 2009

Way to go MAYOR...maybe he should be running the COUNTRY!

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earnmetoopool

08:29 PMJun 21 2009

OMG this man had morals and convictions his words offended.. wonder what the punches did?plus when did a statement of fact become offensive an fat kid beating on another smaller kidseems like reasonable cause to take action wish he ran this country

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PBC444

08:25 PMJun 21 2009

AH, the beauty is he stopped the FIGHT with MERE WORDS.....did not have pull a gun on 'em or hit them with a big stick ...Too bad more don't try WORDS to diffuse things a bit more rather than figuring brute force is the ONLY answer !!!

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Online video shows an Ohio mayor biking through a city park stepped into a fight to break it up, yelling at the teens and calling one a fatso. A video posted on YouTube shows 70-year-old Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner wading into the midst of about 20 young people.