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It's hurtful to think that those who are seeking the highest offices in the land are ignoring the basic tenets of the Constitution and suddenly concluding that Muslims have a predisposition for violence, it feels like we're a punching bag. – Hamid Khan	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Kansans and their health care providers are not Mr. Brownback's punching bag and we will fight back. – Laura McQuade	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The car rolled right in front of me. By the time I looked over to the right, all you could see was (her) driving away, and people were bouncing off the front of the car, she rode the sidewalk, she came to a stop at the (Paris Las Vegas Hotel) intersection, people are punching into the window. ... She accelerated again and just kept mowing people down. – Antonio Nassar	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The car rolled right in front of me. By the time I looked over to the right, all you could see was (her) driving away, and people were bouncing off the front of the car, she rode the sidewalk, she came to a stop at the Paris intersection, people are punching into the window. ... She accelerated again and just kept mowing people down. – Antonio Nassar	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The car rolled right in front of me. By the time I looked over to the right, all you could see was [her] driving away and people were bouncing off the front of the car, she rode the sidewalk, she came to a stop at the Paris intersection, people are punching into the window ... she accelerated again and just kept mowing people down. – Antonio Nassar	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The car rolled right in front of me. By the time I looked over to the right, all you could see was [her] driving away and people were bouncing off the front of the car, you can hear it, the windshield is smashed at this point. She rode the sidewalk, she came to a stop at the Paris intersection, people are punching into the window ... she accelerated again and just kept mowing people down. – Antonio Nassar	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Marco Rubio hopes to distinguish Marco Rubio in the Donald Trump wars that have ensnared some Republicans by punching and pivoting — strike clean, precision blows and then immediately pivot back to Marco Rubio agenda and Marco Rubio view of what the race should be about. He does n’t play Trump’s game the way many of the candidates have. – Rick Wilson	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Deposit hope in people is like punching against the edge of a sharp knife. – L.F. Magister	added by L.F. Magister 8 years ago
There's all this talk about punching a shark in the nose. That's okay, but remember that just underneath the nose is a mouth, this is a moving object in the water and you're not staying still either, so what you don't want to do is end up effectively punching at the mouth or anywhere near it. – Richard Peirce	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I remember... there was some kind of fight after Elephant's screening, there was a fisticuffs about whether it was good or bad, they were punching each other and that was at Cannes. – Van Sant	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It’s his punching shoulder, not his jab shoulder, but either one you have to be able to hit with both, which means you have to be able to extend it out there. – David Teuscher	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
In boxing, you have to keep your hands up in front of your face and upper torso to defend the blows, or hold them out in a defensive position, and all of that dramatically affects the rotator cuff tendons, it’s his punching shoulder, not his jab shoulder, but either one you have to be able to hit with both, which means you have to be able to extend it out there. – David Teuscher	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
The other cop let the dog out, and they just kept punching him and the dog kept biting him at the same time, he was on the floor, like he was knocked out. – Witness Luis Martinez	Found on CNN 9 years ago
I don't think the President's just going to sit there and be a punching bag for the next year or two for these characters. – Bill Daley	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Think about it, Scott. If I did not love America, I wouldn't have moved here from Kenya. i don't think the President's just going to sit there and be a punching bag for the next year or two for these characters. – Bill Daley	Found on CNN 9 years ago
The Hollywood Foreign Press is very aware of the fact that they've been a punching bag to some highbrow critics over the years and I think they're conscious of trying to change their perception. – Dave Karger	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Quite often houses were built by building onto the next building, punching out walls to use their staircases, a lot of them didn't have access to air or open space, because they were enclosed in the center of the structure. – Greg Girard	Found on CNN 9 years ago
She often punched my eyes and I was shocked. And she kept on punching and punching me. – Erwiana Sulistyaningsih	Found on CNN 9 years ago
All the defendants participated by punching and kicking Allen, when Hissom returned to help Allen, all six defendants disengaged and mercilessly beat Hissom to death. – Deputy District Attorney Liz Rodriguez	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

It's hurtful to think that those who are seeking the highest offices in the land are ignoring the basic tenets of the Constitution and suddenly concluding that Muslims have a predisposition for violence, it feels like we're a punching bag.

– Hamid Khan

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Kansans and their health care providers are not Mr. Brownback's punching bag and we will fight back.

– Laura McQuade

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The car rolled right in front of me. By the time I looked over to the right, all you could see was (her) driving away, and people were bouncing off the front of the car, she rode the sidewalk, she came to a stop at the (Paris Las Vegas Hotel) intersection, people are punching into the window. ... She accelerated again and just kept mowing people down.

– Antonio Nassar

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The car rolled right in front of me. By the time I looked over to the right, all you could see was (her) driving away, and people were bouncing off the front of the car, she rode the sidewalk, she came to a stop at the Paris intersection, people are punching into the window. ... She accelerated again and just kept mowing people down.

– Antonio Nassar

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The car rolled right in front of me. By the time I looked over to the right, all you could see was [her] driving away and people were bouncing off the front of the car, she rode the sidewalk, she came to a stop at the Paris intersection, people are punching into the window ... she accelerated again and just kept mowing people down.

– Antonio Nassar

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The car rolled right in front of me. By the time I looked over to the right, all you could see was [her] driving away and people were bouncing off the front of the car, you can hear it, the windshield is smashed at this point. She rode the sidewalk, she came to a stop at the Paris intersection, people are punching into the window ... she accelerated again and just kept mowing people down.

– Antonio Nassar

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Marco Rubio hopes to distinguish Marco Rubio in the Donald Trump wars that have ensnared some Republicans by punching and pivoting — strike clean, precision blows and then immediately pivot back to Marco Rubio agenda and Marco Rubio view of what the race should be about. He does n’t play Trump’s game the way many of the candidates have.

– Rick Wilson

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Deposit hope in people is like punching against the edge of a sharp knife.

– L.F. Magister

added by L.F. Magister
8 years ago

There's all this talk about punching a shark in the nose. That's okay, but remember that just underneath the nose is a mouth, this is a moving object in the water and you're not staying still either, so what you don't want to do is end up effectively punching at the mouth or anywhere near it.

– Richard Peirce

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I remember... there was some kind of fight after Elephant's screening, there was a fisticuffs about whether it was good or bad, they were punching each other and that was at Cannes.

– Van Sant

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It’s his punching shoulder, not his jab shoulder, but either one you have to be able to hit with both, which means you have to be able to extend it out there.

– David Teuscher

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

In boxing, you have to keep your hands up in front of your face and upper torso to defend the blows, or hold them out in a defensive position, and all of that dramatically affects the rotator cuff tendons, it’s his punching shoulder, not his jab shoulder, but either one you have to be able to hit with both, which means you have to be able to extend it out there.

– David Teuscher

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The other cop let the dog out, and they just kept punching him and the dog kept biting him at the same time, he was on the floor, like he was knocked out.

– Witness Luis Martinez

Found on CNN
9 years ago

I don't think the President's just going to sit there and be a punching bag for the next year or two for these characters.

– Bill Daley

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Think about it, Scott. If I did not love America, I wouldn't have moved here from Kenya. i don't think the President's just going to sit there and be a punching bag for the next year or two for these characters.

– Bill Daley

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The Hollywood Foreign Press is very aware of the fact that they've been a punching bag to some highbrow critics over the years and I think they're conscious of trying to change their perception.

– Dave Karger

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Quite often houses were built by building onto the next building, punching out walls to use their staircases, a lot of them didn't have access to air or open space, because they were enclosed in the center of the structure.

– Greg Girard

Found on CNN
9 years ago

She often punched my eyes and I was shocked. And she kept on punching and punching me.

– Erwiana Sulistyaningsih

Found on CNN
9 years ago

All the defendants participated by punching and kicking Allen, when Hissom returned to help Allen, all six defendants disengaged and mercilessly beat Hissom to death.

– Deputy District Attorney Liz Rodriguez

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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