Pat ran for president once and he's a very political person, and that is the way politicians talk. They all use intimidation and political strong-arming to hopefully pick up a vote or two.
Quotes about strong-arming (3 Quotes)
The administration is walking a very tight rope here, ... because they want to support Libby, but they don't want to be seen as strong-arming Republican supporters for money.
You have to think it was by design, that they didn't want to go on a flight with the chance of the passengers working against them. If you've got the threat of a bomb or a gun you can hold people at bay. These guys were strong-arming people with box cutters and knives. They wanted the numbers to be on their side.