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By Associated Press
POSTED: 12:06 p.m. EDT, Jun 18, 2009
TOLEDO, OHIO: An Ohio mayor biking in 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.
At one point, he's heard yelling ''come here fatso'' and ''tubby get your butt out of here.''
The mayor's spokeswoman says Finkbeiner was biking alone a couple of weeks ago, 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.
TOLEDO, OHIO: An Ohio mayor biking in 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.
At one point, he's heard yelling ''come here fatso'' and ''tubby get your butt out of here.''
The mayor's spokeswoman says Finkbeiner was biking alone a couple of weeks ago, 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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Posted 12:14 PM, 06/18/2009
Finkbeiner for President!
Akron, OH
Posted 12:17 PM, 06/18/2009
Yea, it's that other mayor getting recalled.
They seem to share a similar grasp of foul language and human relations.
Norton, Oh
Posted 12:19 PM, 06/18/2009
Oh that Carty!
Posted 12:27 PM, 06/18/2009
Hopefully, the citizens of Toledo will do the right thing during their recall referendum.
Akron, Oh
Posted 12:28 PM, 06/18/2009
All right Finkbeiner.....about time I read good news! You the man!
Akron, OH
Posted 12:34 PM, 06/18/2009
He should of punched the tub of lard in the gut!
Way to go Finky!
Akron, Oh
Posted 12:48 PM, 06/18/2009
He should have punched the tub in the gut
Akron , Oh
Posted 12:52 PM, 06/18/2009
70 yrs old and tossing around teenagers...? Nicely done. I know a handful of middle aged adults who would have turned their backs on kept walking.
medina, oh
Posted 01:31 PM, 06/18/2009
IS HE dON'S LONG LOST COUSIN?
Akron, OH
Posted 01:39 PM, 06/18/2009
Isn't Finkbeiner up for recall in November and has the cops writing tickets for people parking on their own gravel driveways on their OWN PROPERTY!!!
Looks like he and our guy will soon be in the ex-mayors club.
Akron, Oh
Posted 01:48 PM, 06/18/2009
I'll take him for Mayor over Donny any day!
Mansfield, OH
Posted 02:00 PM, 06/18/2009
Jester - if you're taking him for mayor, I hope your driveway is paved.
Lefty Lemmingville, Oh
Posted 03:14 PM, 06/18/2009
Then he went and wrote tubby a parking ticket for standing on the gravel driveway.
Akron, Oh
Posted 03:55 PM, 06/18/2009
I live in a graffiti covered rusted box car down by Market Street. I have no driveway except for the road leading into the railyard.
akron, oh
Posted 04:08 PM, 06/18/2009
@jester: I thought that was you!
Snydertown, OH
Posted 09:10 AM, 06/19/2009
I cannot believe the bleeding hearts aren't raising cane for the name calling this guy did. Gosh, it might hurt those kids' feelings.
Don't get me wrong, I like what he did.
NE, Oh
Posted 01:18 PM, 06/19/2009
Fatty Fatty 2 by 4! LOLOLOLOL!!!! Biggie sized!
