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bupkus

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This message was self-deleted by its author (Original Post) bupkus Jun 2012 OP
Sounds like a serial killer. Drunken Irishman Jun 2012 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Jun 2012 #2
Yes indeed, and shades of these two serial killers. Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono. crunch60 Jun 2012 #139
Agreed nt ProudProgressiveNow Jun 2012 #44
Seriously. Whenever I see his pic, I think there is something very wrong in there. n/t progressivebydesign Jun 2012 #63
I see something empty. With Bush and Cheney, you felt like you were looking at a corrupt yurbud Jun 2012 #190
I've been saying all along he's a sociopath... Javaman Jun 2012 #76
Sounds rather like a serial rapist. Orsino Jun 2012 #86
Sounds to me like he was just lying about it. kemah Jun 2012 #171
Uh oh...More "bullying" from Mitt? whathehell Jun 2012 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Jun 2012 #10
He sure has a pattern of behavior goclark Jun 2012 #36
but the media says that no one cares about what candidates did when they were young.. progressivebydesign Jun 2012 #64
I can't imagine why, LOL! whathehell Jun 2012 #75
Impersonating a Police officer is a crime Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2012 #4
Not for the wealthy. nm rhett o rick Jun 2012 #8
IOKIYAR..... lastlib Jun 2012 #30
Mitt was just impersonating a real human, the outfit didn't much matter FailureToCommunicate Jun 2012 #54
This picture is so perfect! nt siligut Jun 2012 #92
That's creepy... snacker Jun 2012 #5
Totally peace frog Jun 2012 #47
Ma'am, I just pulled you over to give you a warning.... PossumSqueezins Jun 2012 #6
Welcome to DU, but........what the hell kinda name is "PossumSqueezins"? rhett o rick Jun 2012 #9
'Beverly Hillbillies' reference? randome Jun 2012 #23
Mitt strapped the family dog to the roof of their automobile during a trip KansDem Jun 2012 #78
That story kinda died when it came out that Mr. Obama never carried a dog on top of his car, but 24601 Jun 2012 #147
No it was Hoisin sauce. alfredo Jun 2012 #148
Romney was an adult klook Jun 2012 #167
Thank you for making it perfectly clear goclark Jun 2012 #172
LOL and welcome! Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2012 #12
DUzy! sakabatou Jun 2012 #43
DUsy! goclark Jun 2012 #160
It's alright if you're a republican. truthisfreedom Jun 2012 #7
I can imagine a college freshman thinking this was a hoot renate Jun 2012 #11
I think that dressing up like a cop might be a prank to a college kid, pennylane100 Jun 2012 #32
you're absolutely right--I hadn't thought of it that way renate Jun 2012 #53
or he was lying to his friends to impress them. iemitsu Jun 2012 #59
There's at least one first hand account by a witness. drm604 Jun 2012 #70
thanks, i read these after my hasty response. iemitsu Jun 2012 #140
The first hand account speaks volumes! goclark Jun 2012 #173
Apparently his main target was young women from the nearby girls' school. tblue37 Jun 2012 #103
ew ew ew ew ew renate Jun 2012 #143
Power trip like Zimmerman goclark Jun 2012 #163
Jeez, he's making George BUSH look sane by comparison! MADem Jun 2012 #13
Well, Bush did have a fixation with skinheads and couldn't keep his hands off aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #20
That's true--George was always rubbing those heads--maybe he should have had RMoney do the MADem Jun 2012 #21
I should have read your post first, pennylane100 Jun 2012 #33
Nyuck, nyuck! MADem Jun 2012 #52
You left one out pnwskier Jun 2012 #65
OMG that one is news to me! MADem Jun 2012 #66
Romney was in a car wreck that killed his bosses wife? whathehell Jun 2012 #150
In France--a head-on with a drunken priest. RMoney's car was overloaded. MADem Jun 2012 #156
Thanks for this, MAdem whathehell Jun 2012 #186
I've said it before and will say it again. Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 #14
The borderline part is still open for debate. pennylane100 Jun 2012 #34
You is, or you ain't. There's no fence. DCKit Jun 2012 #96
Another "must read" goclark Jun 2012 #175
And now he's trying to impersonate a human being aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Jun 2012 #18
so he played barber in prep school Enrique Jun 2012 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Jun 2012 #19
Didn't he play a cheerleader, too? aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Jun 2012 #55
Romney too aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #56
This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Jun 2012 #72
Rmoney is the teetotaling version of "W". CrispyQ Jun 2012 #88
Romney has a similar Vietnam War" history as Bush. (altered reality) crunch60 Jun 2012 #122
yes, bupkus! NJCher Jun 2012 #174
Oh this is nothing Politicalboi Jun 2012 #17
Repukes would cry over it? YES, ad infinitum PossumSqueezins Jun 2012 #29
Spot on. Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 #42
you pegged it. iemitsu Jun 2012 #61
You're good. Rozlee Jun 2012 #77
Love Ann's book title! ~lol. CrispyQ Jun 2012 #89
It doesn't bother me that lots of people are a little deranged, or strange, at best. DaveJ Jun 2012 #22
Perhaps there's an explanation for his crazy behavior... PossumSqueezins Jun 2012 #24
Give it a rest. cosmicaug Jun 2012 #25
This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Jun 2012 #26
No, I think it's "The Donald" pennylane100 Jun 2012 #35
Nah..Let's wait and see how that his little act played out before we "give it a rest". whathehell Jun 2012 #31
Oh look! Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2012 #40
This story, if true, is NOT a minor thing. woo me with science Jun 2012 #57
Why would someone do that? aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #60
To harass people?...Sounds like it's in the same vein as cutting the hair of that student.. whathehell Jun 2012 #69
From the thread you should notice goclark Jun 2012 #177
Strange - In 2008 Romney had a staffer that impersonated cops Mnpaul Jun 2012 #28
Romney has a lot of skeletons in the closet Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2012 #39
Wow, I'd forgotten that klook Jun 2012 #183
Mitt Romney doing more impersonations here aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #37
K and R this thread goclark Jun 2012 #176
Surely the statute of limitations has run out on that offense............. TheDebbieDee Jun 2012 #38
on a side note..this stirred up a memory of Elvis Presley canuckledragger Jun 2012 #41
This message was self-deleted by its author KurtNYC Jun 2012 #45
Guy's a weirdo BeyondGeography Jun 2012 #46
He certainly wasn't anxious to wear a military uniform aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #48
HAD to be in front of that car to dog-whistle, "I'm not so poor that I actually need this bike." nt patrice Jun 2012 #99
Oh that Mitt - Just a wild and crazy guy. Marie Marie Jun 2012 #49
MSNBC TV: Lawerence O'Donnell is fixin to talk about this on his show !!! n/t Tx4obama Jun 2012 #50
Personality Traits bucolic_frolic Jun 2012 #51
Agree. patrice Jun 2012 #94
Sounds like another Dubya. Too many silver coke spoons in politics. McCamy Taylor Jun 2012 #58
While everyone is pissing their pants over Rmoney's fantasy game... HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #62
This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Jun 2012 #73
Nothing to see here, right? Give us a break. MjolnirTime Jun 2012 #121
Just pointing out the story.isnt going to make a difference. HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #125
Won't make a difference to YOU, perhaps. But to anyone with a lick of common sense......well....... kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #128
No, it wont make a difference to me... HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #138
Just a reminder for folks here, try not to focus to much on these type of fluff pieces as cstanleytech Jun 2012 #67
They're not necessarily "fluff pieces"...If you can't see how this, together with whathehell Jun 2012 #71
It's 'fluff'. randome Jun 2012 #80
Nope. whathehell Jun 2012 #110
The passage of time does not in any way mitigate something this serious. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #131
yeah, well if more people paid attention to little boot's fluff pieces newspeak Jun 2012 #87
Exactly....Character does count. whathehell Jun 2012 #109
No, this is a fluff piece. You want to focus on something then focus on his job cstanleytech Jun 2012 #93
This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Jun 2012 #97
Speak for yourself...People can "focus" on more than one issue. whathehell Jun 2012 #111
Sorry, but I think not and it seems many others here feel the same way. Also, one can focus on whathehell Jun 2012 #108
But does this fluff really matter? I dont think it does compared to things like his performance cstanleytech Jun 2012 #114
It's unfortunate that you think character issues are "fluff"...A lot of us think they matter. whathehell Jun 2012 #118
The character "issue" though took place 45 years ago +/- 3 years. cstanleytech Jun 2012 #127
So did the haircutting incident...Should be looked into..No one said it should be "main" issue. n/t whathehell Jun 2012 #142
If he's a serial rapist, I wonder what his victims would think of your calling this fluff? kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #133
The news is full of similar fluff pieces which have been used to distract people and thats why cstanleytech Jun 2012 #136
You've got Rmoney's back, I see. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #132
See post #136 and if you dont like it then tough. cstanleytech Jun 2012 #137
Making a lot of people think Mitt is creepy is far more effective. (nt) jeff47 Jun 2012 #106
What is it with the binary thinking?...One can certainly come at him from various angles. n/t whathehell Jun 2012 #116
Certainly, but the person up-thread wanted us to ignore this angle (nt) jeff47 Jun 2012 #117
Yes, that's what I'm questioning. whathehell Jun 2012 #119
If you meant me then explain how does reminding people not to focus to much on this cstanleytech Jun 2012 #134
Your post is still there, ya know. jeff47 Jun 2012 #152
Yes my post is there but cstanleytech Jun 2012 #153
Perhaps you wrote that while I was adding the other instances of you shouting jeff47 Jun 2012 #154
And of course you can link where I said "IGNORE THIS" right? cstanleytech Jun 2012 #155
I already did. Perhaps you should read that post again. jeff47 Jun 2012 #157
Oh I admit I have difficulty in writing but hey if cstanleytech Jun 2012 #158
Did you fail to notice the giant sub-thread of people you're arguing with jeff47 Jun 2012 #164
Wouldnt be the first time that a large group of people got it wrong, a good example being cstanleytech Jun 2012 #169
Presidential candidate as serial felon and possible stalker/serial rapist IS important. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #130
A photo has surfaced..... trusty elf Jun 2012 #68
I saw this onthe Last Word last night Gothmog Jun 2012 #74
It is a strange story liberal from boston Jun 2012 #95
A Michigan state trooper's uniform in California? KansDem Jun 2012 #79
That's more than a little creepy. Solly Mack Jun 2012 #81
Iiiiiiiiiiiiiick Hepburn Jun 2012 #82
This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Jun 2012 #145
impersonating a police officer newspeak Jun 2012 #83
Bizarre. BlueIris Jun 2012 #84
The guy is creepy. CrispyQ Jun 2012 #85
Baird Man lobodons Jun 2012 #90
PROOF! WILLARD. IS. A. FASCIST. patrice Jun 2012 #91
I'm on a campaign to call him "Mitt". It's stupid enough as is. SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2012 #123
You're probably right, lots of people may think, "Willard who?" patrice Jun 2012 #124
Perverts, sex offenders and serial killers do that. Normal people don't. appleannie1 Jun 2012 #98
that was exactly my thought. Until this moment, I thought his only sexual orientation was Cheney's yurbud Jun 2012 #101
and the obvious question is: what if a Democrat had done this? yurbud Jun 2012 #102
If a democrat had done this it would still be creepy...Inconvenient, but still creepy. n/t whathehell Jun 2012 #113
I agree. I meant how would media treat it yurbud Jun 2012 #141
A democrat would likely be villified beyond measure. n/t whathehell Jun 2012 #144
Are there any unsolved cases in Northern California.......... mrmpa Jun 2012 #100
Zodiac Murders? Taverner Jun 2012 #112
Basics on Zodiac: your job is to investigate this possibility and report back. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #135
Now Romney is impersonating a squeaky clean Presidential candidate. (n/t) spin Jun 2012 #104
You nailed it! goclark Jun 2012 #178
Serial Killers and Rapists do that kind of thing Taverner Jun 2012 #105
This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jun 2012 #107
Eh, nothing but a youthful indiscretion. Gormy Cuss Jun 2012 #115
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2012 #120
Is he sure it wasn't Rmoney? L. Coyote Jun 2012 #126
Did anyone ever see him pull anybody over? RZM Jun 2012 #129
Mitt Romney... Snarkoleptic Jun 2012 #146
I wonder what he did with them once he stopped them? Was he armed? alfredo Jun 2012 #149
I'll bet it was a female police officer he impersonated....n/t unkachuck Jun 2012 #151
Impersonating a police officer StateApparatus Jun 2012 #159
LOL. Skinner Jun 2012 #170
Interesting that his father would think that was goclark Jun 2012 #161
Anyone remember Romney's former aide Jay Garrity? alp227 Jun 2012 #162
Bingo! goclark Jun 2012 #179
Weird, absolutely. I didn't know anyone who would try this as TwilightGardener Jun 2012 #165
Sounds like a movie I once saw. Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2012 #166
That is truly bizarre and creepy. Just stop and think about that for a moment. What kind of person spicegal Jun 2012 #168
You nailed it and K and R this thread goclark Jun 2012 #180
Is the MSM gopiscrap Jun 2012 #181
MSNBC video of Romney 'Bad cop' Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2012 #187
thanks! gopiscrap Jun 2012 #188
Wish we could see this as big headline news Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2012 #189
I'm surprised no one's mentioned the movie The Dead Zone syberlion Jun 2012 #182
So far, four witnesses have told the same story aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #184
Another person who witnessed Romney telling the story marshall Jun 2012 #185
You are right goclark Jun 2012 #191
 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
1. Sounds like a serial killer.
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:08 PM
Jun 2012

Response to Drunken Irishman (Reply #1)

 

crunch60

(1,412 posts)
139. Yes indeed, and shades of these two serial killers. Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 06:41 PM
Jun 2012

I call Romney's behavior strange, delusional and dangerous.

Bianchi and Buono would usually cruise around Los Angeles in Buono's car and use fake badges to persuade girls that they were undercover cops. Their victims were women and girls aged 12 to 28 from various walks of life. They would then order the girls into Buono's "unmarked police car" and drive them home to torture and murder them.

Bianchi was deeply troubled from a young age, and his adoptive mother described him as being "a compulsive liar who had risen from the cradle dissembling". He often worried her with his penchant for trance-like daydreams.

ProudProgressiveNow

(6,127 posts)
44. Agreed nt
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 09:42 PM
Jun 2012

progressivebydesign

(19,458 posts)
63. Seriously. Whenever I see his pic, I think there is something very wrong in there. n/t
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 01:08 AM
Jun 2012

yurbud

(39,405 posts)
190. I see something empty. With Bush and Cheney, you felt like you were looking at a corrupt
Sun Jun 10, 2012, 11:12 PM
Jun 2012

morally syphilitic person, but a person nonetheless.

It's hard to muster much for feeling for Romney than I would for an umbrella stand. There's just no one there.

Javaman

(62,394 posts)
76. I've been saying all along he's a sociopath...
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 09:17 AM
Jun 2012

just another crazy ass repuke that likes to play pretend hero without doing the work.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
86. Sounds rather like a serial rapist.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 11:59 AM
Jun 2012

If he often "pulled over students from a girls school next door to Cranbrook," what do we think happened during those stops?

kemah

(276 posts)
171. Sounds to me like he was just lying about it.
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 09:38 AM
Jun 2012

Romney reminds me of a person who wants to impress with making stuff up. I doubt he had the courage to impersonate an officer. He just had the uniform and bragged about doing some fantasy he had. Just like the guy, who claims he has laid all the cheerleaders, just because he dated one and got turned down on the sex.
You know the type, bragging about stuff they never would ever do. And you know they are lying about it.

whathehell

(28,941 posts)
3. Uh oh...More "bullying" from Mitt?
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:11 PM
Jun 2012

This could get bad -- or good -- depending on your viewpoint.

Response to whathehell (Reply #3)

goclark

(30,404 posts)
36. He sure has a pattern of behavior
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 09:15 PM
Jun 2012

He put his nice dog on top of the car and seemed not to care that the dog was a bit uncomfortable.

Bullied the nice kid at Cranbrook and then his memory went south when the issue cane out.

I was an Educator for many years, he is a classic case of the students that were sent to my office. Their rich mother's usually came to get them out of trouble. No matter what , they protected their little darling. Never seemed to have a clue /care that their little darling had a personality disorder.

Romney is a classic case.



"To some observers, Romney’s alleged masquerading as a cop to intimidate innocent drivers shows a character defect that is also revealed by other bullying incidents during his youth."

He really was a spoiled child and remains one.
Knowing that his personality disorder is still in place, why would they nominate this clown for President -- Why? Because they know he will stop at nothing to Lie, Cheat, Steal, Bully to get his way.

Wake up America!

progressivebydesign

(19,458 posts)
64. but the media says that no one cares about what candidates did when they were young..
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 01:09 AM
Jun 2012

.. unless it's Barack Obama.

whathehell

(28,941 posts)
75. I can't imagine why, LOL!
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 08:54 AM
Jun 2012

Let's hope they research this thing thoroughly!

I don't think I'd indict America as to having a "national character defect"....It's

not like Mitt's leading in the polls!

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)
4. Impersonating a Police officer is a crime
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:13 PM
Jun 2012
 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
8. Not for the wealthy. nm
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:16 PM
Jun 2012

lastlib

(22,895 posts)
30. IOKIYAR.....
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 09:00 PM
Jun 2012

FailureToCommunicate

(13,968 posts)
54. Mitt was just impersonating a real human, the outfit didn't much matter
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 10:34 PM
Jun 2012

siligut

(12,272 posts)
92. This picture is so perfect! nt
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 12:53 PM
Jun 2012

snacker

(3,619 posts)
5. That's creepy...
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:15 PM
Jun 2012

just saying.

peace frog

(5,609 posts)
47. Totally
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 10:00 PM
Jun 2012

Very troubling. Reminds me too uncomfortably of Dubya's psychopathy.

PossumSqueezins

(184 posts)
6. Ma'am, I just pulled you over to give you a warning....
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:15 PM
Jun 2012

"You can't have a dog inside the car. You'll have to strap him to the top."

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
9. Welcome to DU, but........what the hell kinda name is "PossumSqueezins"?
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:17 PM
Jun 2012

On second thought, dont tell me.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
23. 'Beverly Hillbillies' reference?
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:35 PM
Jun 2012

KansDem

(28,498 posts)
78. Mitt strapped the family dog to the roof of their automobile during a trip
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 10:05 AM
Jun 2012
Mitt Romney Heckled Over Dog-On-Roof Story

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney can't even grab some pizzas without being reminded of how he treated his dog nearly 30 years ago.

As Romney exited Joe's Pizza carrying a stack of pizza boxes in New York City on Tuesday, somebody on the sidewalk shouted, "Just don't put 'em on the roof of the car," according to a tweet from Reuters reporter Sam Youngman.

In 1983, the Romneys embarked on a 12-hour drive from Massachusetts to Canada. Since there wasn't enough room in the car for the family dog, Seamus, Romney put the Irish Setter in a crate fastened to the roof of the car. Though Romney has said Seamus loved roof rides, during this particular trip the dog suffered a bout of diarrhea that forced Romney to pull over and hose off the car.

Dog lovers have protested Romney over "Crate-Gate" ever since the Boston Globe first reported it in 2007. Romney said last month that he wouldn't do it again because of all the attention it received.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/01/mitt-romney-dog-on-roof_n_1468229.html

24601

(3,938 posts)
147. That story kinda died when it came out that Mr. Obama never carried a dog on top of his car, but
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 08:02 PM
Jun 2012

he did season a few with BBQ sauce.

alfredo

(60,062 posts)
148. No it was Hoisin sauce.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 08:51 PM
Jun 2012

klook

(12,131 posts)
167. Romney was an adult
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 05:25 AM
Jun 2012

who put Seamus's cage on top of the car himself. Obama was in Indonesia where his grandmother served dog meat (as well as grasshopper, snake, etc.) when he was between the ages of 6 - 10. There is NO comparison.

Oh, and by the way, this salacious story "came out" in Obama's book "Dreams of my Father" a few years ago.

goclark

(30,404 posts)
172. Thank you for making it perfectly clear
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 09:41 AM
Jun 2012

that there wa/is a world of difference in the character of the two .

When will Rmoney write a book about his evil deeds --- crickets

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)
12. LOL and welcome!
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:20 PM
Jun 2012

sakabatou

(42,070 posts)
43. DUzy!
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 09:39 PM
Jun 2012

goclark

(30,404 posts)
160. DUsy!
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 12:13 AM
Jun 2012

truthisfreedom

(23,108 posts)
7. It's alright if you're a republican.
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:16 PM
Jun 2012

"Psst... come in here, I want to show you something."

"Wow, is that a real presidential seal on your desk?"

"Yep."

renate

(13,776 posts)
11. I can imagine a college freshman thinking this was a hoot
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:20 PM
Jun 2012

So I won't read any evil intent into it. I do think, however, that it's evidence of his feeling entitled. I can't imagine feeling as if it would ever be okay for me to impersonate an officer, however young and stupid I was, but he obviously knew he'd be able to get away with it, because of his father or just his wealth in general, if he were ever caught.

pennylane100

(3,425 posts)
32. I think that dressing up like a cop might be a prank to a college kid,
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 09:01 PM
Jun 2012

but pranks like that are done when you are with a group of friends. But going out on your own, and using the uniform to pull drivers over is just plain creepy. There is something seriously wrong with that man. While in college, he also attacked a younger student and cut off some of his hair. And don't forget the poor dog that he put in a box that was strapped to the roof of his car and drove for god knows how many hours, stopping only to hose the poor thing down when it pooped all over the place.
To quote from my favorite Beatles song, "Very Strange".

renate

(13,776 posts)
53. you're absolutely right--I hadn't thought of it that way
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 10:34 PM
Jun 2012

He wasn't just showing off with his friends--he was on a power trip for his own enjoyment. That is creepy. Now that you've brought this facet of his behavior up, I'm imagining him at home alone, making the conscious decision to dress up to go out on his own to scare drivers... it's creepy as hell. The boy ain't right.

iemitsu

(3,888 posts)
59. or he was lying to his friends to impress them.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 12:06 AM
Jun 2012

he had the uniform but just said he used it to harass others.
he seems to think that a show or power will increase the respect others have for him. as a teenager, he used the "prankster" persona to gain acceptance with non-mormon kids (the hair cutting incident) and he views firing people as a joke as an adult.
he has some real issues when it comes to how one ought to treat others.
and he has an abusive personality.

iemitsu

(3,888 posts)
140. thanks, i read these after my hasty response.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 06:57 PM
Jun 2012

he is clearly a sick individual.
and can't be trusted.
thanks for the link.

goclark

(30,404 posts)
173. The first hand account speaks volumes!
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 10:33 AM
Jun 2012

It is a must read.

Thanks for sharing



tblue37

(64,860 posts)
103. Apparently his main target was young women from the nearby girls' school.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 02:53 PM
Jun 2012

That makes it even creepier. This is someone who loves to demonstrate power over women, to control and intimidate them.

renate

(13,776 posts)
143. ew ew ew ew ew
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 07:20 PM
Jun 2012

At first I thought this story would probably blow over, but I wonder whether the ick factor will give it the same endurance as the Seamus story. I think parents of both parties would be squicked out by the idea of somebody impersonating an officer in order to pull their daughters over. The only people who could find it even a little bit funny would be young men (and certainly not all young men); young women and women of all ages are so sick of having to be on alert all the time against predators, even if they turn out to be practical jokers.

goclark

(30,404 posts)
163. Power trip like Zimmerman
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 12:31 AM
Jun 2012

Had to feel important so he was 'In Charge."

Both have fathers that will take up for them and smooth things over by any means necessary.

I am still in shock that Daddy Rmoney arranged for him to have the Police Car.

Like father like son.



MADem

(135,425 posts)
13. Jeez, he's making George BUSH look sane by comparison!
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:21 PM
Jun 2012

All George did was get drunk, do coke, drive intoxicated, skip out on National Guard duty, chickenhawk out of Vietnam duty, and dance naked on a bar in his salad days!

Mitt RMoney beats up a gay kid and chops off his hair, shaves the heads of his college adversaries (fixation on hair--frustrated Vidal Sassoon?), teases another gay male student with taunts of "Atta girl!," managed to get into a car wreck with a drunken because his car was overloaded with passengers in France and killed his boss's wife....AND he impersonates a state cop on more than one occasion, to boot?

And all this before he tortures a dog on a twelve hour hellride from MA to Canada! Mittsy's a busy boy! A sick, mean, nasty busy boy! The asshole!

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
20. Well, Bush did have a fixation with skinheads and couldn't keep his hands off
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:26 PM
Jun 2012

Maybe Romney has the same fixation and wishes he could shave everyone.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
21. That's true--George was always rubbing those heads--maybe he should have had RMoney do the
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:28 PM
Jun 2012

cutting and shaving for him!

pennylane100

(3,425 posts)
33. I should have read your post first,
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 09:02 PM
Jun 2012

It is much more entertaining than mine.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
52. Nyuck, nyuck!
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 10:33 PM
Jun 2012

I shoulda proofread my post--I meant to say "drunken priest" when talking about Mittsy's car wreck, but somehow I lost the priest word!!

pnwskier

(1 post)
65. You left one out
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 02:17 AM
Jun 2012

You forgot him leading a sight-impaired teacher to walk into a sliding glass door, but otherwise your list is fairly complete...at least of the stuff we know about.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
66. OMG that one is news to me!
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 02:35 AM
Jun 2012

Welcome to DU, BTW.

whathehell

(28,941 posts)
150. Romney was in a car wreck that killed his bosses wife?
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 09:11 PM
Jun 2012

Jeebus.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
156. In France--a head-on with a drunken priest. RMoney's car was overloaded.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 10:39 PM
Jun 2012

The boss was so broken up that he left the mission, and RMoney "moved up" as a consequence. That's one way of getting a promotion, I suppose.

The little hypocrite also supported THE DRAFT while enjoying a "religious deferment." Despicable fucker!

Details: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/01/14/mitt-romney-s-life-as-a-missionary-nearly-killed-in-a-car-accident.html

The story begins during the U.S. war in Vietnam, when the 19-year-old Romney—who had protested during his year at Stanford in favor of the draft—got a deferment to travel to France in 1966 to seek religious converts to Mormonism. Romney spent much of his time trying to get a population of largely secular Catholics in Bordeaux, Le Havre, and Paris to believe that God chose Joseph Smith to found the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Even then, he wasn’t very successful in convincing people about his deeply held personal beliefs -- he won only two converts in over two years -- a problem that still haunts him in the presidential race today.

And even then, he displayed the wholesome—some might say goofy—sense of humor, organizational skills, and work ethic that help to explain why Romney was designated an assistant to the American leader of the Mormon mission in France. And that is how, at the age of 21, he ended up behind the steering wheel of a stylish low-riding Citroën DS with the mission leader, his wife, and three others crammed into a car made for five people on a winding road in southwestern France. Another car, driven by a speeding priest, who by most accounts seemed drunk, struck Romney’s car head-on.

Police who arrived on the scene initially assumed that Romney was dead. A photo of him in the hospital later shows him with a cast on his arm and a black eye.) Tragically, the wife of the mission leader did die, and her injured husband departed France almost immediately. Romney, who had been transferred to Paris by then, was temporarily tasked with co-administrating to the needs of 200 missionaries in France until the Mormon hierarchy managed to send a new elder to take the leader’s place.

whathehell

(28,941 posts)
186. Thanks for this, MAdem
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 06:21 PM
Jun 2012

As for protesting in favor of the draft, while making sure he

got out of it himself, he shares that "honor" with Dubya -- Pro-War For Other People.

Typical Chicken Hawk Repuke.



 

Pab Sungenis

(9,612 posts)
14. I've said it before and will say it again.
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:22 PM
Jun 2012

Romney is a borderline psychopath.



http://cnx.com/?p=1748

pennylane100

(3,425 posts)
34. The borderline part is still open for debate.
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 09:04 PM
Jun 2012
 

DCKit

(18,541 posts)
96. You is, or you ain't. There's no fence.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 01:40 PM
Jun 2012

goclark

(30,404 posts)
175. Another "must read"
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 11:00 AM
Jun 2012

Thanks for sharing.

The more I read about RMoney the more I am totally convinced he is "not fit to serve" as water boy for a Little League Team.
He is Bat S--- Crazy!

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
15. And now he's trying to impersonate a human being
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:22 PM
Jun 2012

Response to aint_no_life_nowhere (Reply #15)

Enrique

(27,461 posts)
16. so he played barber in prep school
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:23 PM
Jun 2012

and cop in college. What was he in law school, an astronaut?

Response to Enrique (Reply #16)

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
27. Didn't he play a cheerleader, too?
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:44 PM
Jun 2012

More dress up. I seem to recall seeing a pic somewhere of that uniform.

Response to aint_no_life_nowhere (Reply #27)

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
56. Romney too
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 10:52 PM
Jun 2012
http://www.mediaite.com/online/report-mitt-romney-was-a-cheerleader-alleged-bullying-target-rode-dressage-horses/

"...He was more at home on the sideline, cheering the football team on as a member of the Pep Club, chanting such cheers into a megaphone as “Iron them out. Iron them out. Smooooth.” ..."

Response to aint_no_life_nowhere (Reply #56)

CrispyQ

(36,112 posts)
88. Rmoney is the teetotaling version of "W".
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 12:07 PM
Jun 2012


Excellent! That would make an outstanding bumper sticker!

 

crunch60

(1,412 posts)
122. Romney has a similar Vietnam War" history as Bush. (altered reality)
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 05:10 PM
Jun 2012

He received FOUR deferments when he was
draft eligible. He was against the war..then.. Now, running for President, he says he wished he could have served, He and daddy did all they could so he wouldn't have to serve. Again, it's the lies that are the most troublesome.

Then and now. The old flip flop. His daddy was Governor of Michigan at the time. Rachel is right on this one.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show/#47714969

NJCher

(35,342 posts)
174. yes, bupkus!
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 10:48 AM
Jun 2012

You nailed it!


Cher



p.s. I am still marveling over his record of accomplishment--two new Mormons in two years.

Actually considering how weird that religion is, I'm not even sure I could do that.

 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
17. Oh this is nothing
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:23 PM
Jun 2012

Do you think if Obama did that the Repukes would cry over it? You bet you're damned ass they would. If it's a felony, that disqualifies him for running for President. But of course, he was never arrested for it. Are we sure Ted Bundy is dead?

PossumSqueezins

(184 posts)
29. Repukes would cry over it? YES, ad infinitum
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:50 PM
Jun 2012

Sean Hannity and Rush would whine every day about it. Faux Noise would do a three hour special. The Republicans would demand an investigation. A special prosecutor would subpoena 100 witnesses and state troopers from 30 years ago. Richard Mellon Scaife would give the women witnesses plastic surgery and new wardrobes and the male witnesses new cars. It would cost the tax payers 100 million. And Ann Coulter would write a best selling book about it entitled: "The Obama Cover-Up: How Pretending to be a Police Officer and Pretending to be President Have Ruined America."

 

Pab Sungenis

(9,612 posts)
42. Spot on.
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 09:33 PM
Jun 2012

And welcome to DU. It only feels like Hell.

iemitsu

(3,888 posts)
61. you pegged it.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 12:20 AM
Jun 2012

i expect to see these very headlines in the future since the republicans always project what they do onto others.
welcome to DU.

Rozlee

(2,529 posts)
77. You're good.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 09:42 AM
Jun 2012

Welcome to DU.

CrispyQ

(36,112 posts)
89. Love Ann's book title! ~lol.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 12:09 PM
Jun 2012


Welcome!

DaveJ

(5,023 posts)
22. It doesn't bother me that lots of people are a little deranged, or strange, at best.
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:28 PM
Jun 2012

It scares me that a large portion of the population, rethugs, actually consider it an asset in a leader.

PossumSqueezins

(184 posts)
24. Perhaps there's an explanation for his crazy behavior...
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:38 PM
Jun 2012

Perhaps someone slipped him some caffeine.

cosmicaug

(712 posts)
25. Give it a rest.
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:39 PM
Jun 2012

Give it a rest. You're not gaining anything bringing up something from 40 years ago (even if it really indicated a character defect).

Response to cosmicaug (Reply #25)

pennylane100

(3,425 posts)
35. No, I think it's "The Donald"
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 09:15 PM
Jun 2012

Who else would defend Romney on the most liberal democratic board in the country.

whathehell

(28,941 posts)
31. Nah..Let's wait and see how that his little act played out before we "give it a rest".
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 09:00 PM
Jun 2012

This could be a real eye-opener.

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)
40. Oh look!
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 09:26 PM
Jun 2012

woo me with science

(32,139 posts)
57. This story, if true, is NOT a minor thing.
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 10:53 PM
Jun 2012

I would be appalled, creeped out, outraged, and feel extremely violated if I had been pulled over by some man pretending to be a policeman. I don't care if he just gave a warning or a bogus ticket. That is an extremely creepy and invasive thing to do to someone.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
60. Why would someone do that?
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 12:12 AM
Jun 2012

Apparently he did it more than once. And he had a flashing light on top of his car at night time. Why would someone want to impersonate a police officer? To meet girls and get their phone number like some real police do? To feel important when his target has a look of intimidation on his/her face? I don't understand why someone would go to this trouble, especially if it involves strangers chosen at random.

whathehell

(28,941 posts)
69. To harass people?...Sounds like it's in the same vein as cutting the hair of that student..
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 06:53 AM
Jun 2012

and it could be worse. If you watch true crime stories,

you'll find some creeps who did this to get over on women.

goclark

(30,404 posts)
177. From the thread you should notice
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 11:21 AM
Jun 2012

that we are NOT giving it up.

Click on all the links in this tread ---- Rmoney has not changed.

Lots of us did silly things in our youth but his deeds indicate far more than silly- they were vicious, mean spirited and self serving.

He LIES and he enjoys telling LIES now - the problem is this man is not fit to serve as President.

Believe us now or believe us later



Mnpaul

(3,655 posts)
28. Strange - In 2008 Romney had a staffer that impersonated cops
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:48 PM
Jun 2012

In 2008, during Mitt Romney’s campaign, his director of operations, Jay Garrity, resigned after several allegations that he unduly claimed to be a police officer. The case should raise questions about Romney’s potential abuse with power should he be elected President of this country.
http://www.daftblogger.com/mitt-romneys-director-of-operations-impersonates-cops/

Strange coincidence or maybe they like to take the law into their own hands. Power trip?

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)
39. Romney has a lot of skeletons in the closet
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 09:25 PM
Jun 2012

klook

(12,131 posts)
183. Wow, I'd forgotten that
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 01:55 PM
Jun 2012

Very creepy. Very revealing.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
37. Mitt Romney doing more impersonations here
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 09:23 PM
Jun 2012
http://gawker.com/5900840/mitt-romney-is-doing-gay-voice-in-this-video-says-professional-gay-voice-expert-bob-corff

That he thinks saying "oh, I'll take the pink one" and trying to impersonate what he thinks in his mind is a gay man is funny is about as insane as saying "atta girl" to a gay person in his class. This guy is not right in the head.

goclark

(30,404 posts)
176. K and R this thread
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 11:11 AM
Jun 2012

America needs to know how his behavior then is his behavior NOW.

This is a sick man
 

TheDebbieDee

(11,119 posts)
38. Surely the statute of limitations has run out on that offense.............
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 09:24 PM
Jun 2012

But is impersonating an average human being a crime. 'Cuz that's what Mitt is doing. And he's doing a piss-poor job of that, too!

canuckledragger

(1,631 posts)
41. on a side note..this stirred up a memory of Elvis Presley
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 09:32 PM
Jun 2012

Response to bupkus (Original post)

BeyondGeography

(39,226 posts)
46. Guy's a weirdo
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 09:43 PM
Jun 2012

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
48. He certainly wasn't anxious to wear a military uniform
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 10:05 PM
Jun 2012

and neither was I. Romney got four deferments. But now that it's safe, he says he wished he'd been in Vietnam. Instead of wearing the uniform of his country, he got a deferment to go to France to wear the uniform of his religion, complete with bike.





patrice

(47,992 posts)
99. HAD to be in front of that car to dog-whistle, "I'm not so poor that I actually need this bike." nt
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 02:07 PM
Jun 2012

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)
49. Oh that Mitt - Just a wild and crazy guy.
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 10:12 PM
Jun 2012

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
50. MSNBC TV: Lawerence O'Donnell is fixin to talk about this on his show !!! n/t
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 10:13 PM
Jun 2012

bucolic_frolic

(42,478 posts)
51. Personality Traits
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 10:13 PM
Jun 2012

The guy seems to have this top of the world, narcissistic, sense of entitlement. He can do or say anything,
and the rules don't apply to him, he's not even accountable for his own words or actions, he can change
what he said previously or what policy he had, and everyone should accept it.

I'd call it arrogance, narcissism, just a hint of sociopath, perhaps even histrionic.

I don't think he worries about much because he believes he can get away with anything.

A real recipe for deviousness, for lying to people and then doing as he jolly well pleases.

Spoiled brat. If I saw these traits in a woman I would not want to date her.

patrice

(47,992 posts)
94. Agree.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 12:55 PM
Jun 2012

It'd be fun to take those traits and use them as headings for a spreadsheet of naturalistic observations that support each one, kind of a casual, and somewhat backward, application of trait theory.

McCamy Taylor

(19,240 posts)
58. Sounds like another Dubya. Too many silver coke spoons in politics.
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 10:57 PM
Jun 2012
 

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)
62. While everyone is pissing their pants over Rmoney's fantasy game...
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 12:30 AM
Jun 2012

tje GOP is refining their divide and conquer and voter supression strategies for November. Big picture, people, big picture.

Response to HooptieWagon (Reply #62)

 

MjolnirTime

(1,800 posts)
121. Nothing to see here, right? Give us a break.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 05:03 PM
Jun 2012
 

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)
125. Just pointing out the story.isnt going to make a difference.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 05:23 PM
Jun 2012

People who believe and are outraged by the story arent going to vote for Rmoney in any case. Rmoney supporters arent going to believe the story no matter what. Swing voters are going to ignore the noise unless something substantial comes up... like if an arrest record for impersonating an officer turns up. Lacking that, theyll ignore the story as an unsubstantiated rumor. So the story will have no effect on the election... but go ahead and knock yourself out wasting your time.

 

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)
128. Won't make a difference to YOU, perhaps. But to anyone with a lick of common sense......well.......
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 06:03 PM
Jun 2012
 

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)
138. No, it wont make a difference to me...
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 06:34 PM
Jun 2012

Im not voting for Rmoney in any case. And it wont make a difference to people who are voting for Rmoney no matter what. And I doubt swing voters are basing their decision on what people post on DU. So "outrage" to your hearts content, but it wont make a bit of difference.

cstanleytech

(26,027 posts)
67. Just a reminder for folks here, try not to focus to much on these type of fluff pieces as
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 02:44 AM
Jun 2012

they tend to be distractions from bigger issues which we should focus on over Mitt such as how well did he handle his job as Governor and also the impact his job at Bain had upon people who lost their own jobs because Mitt made certain decisions.

whathehell

(28,941 posts)
71. They're not necessarily "fluff pieces"...If you can't see how this, together with
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 07:07 AM
Jun 2012

his other off-putting "pranks" and allover weirdness

could add up to his being personally unacceptable,

I don't know what to tell you.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
80. It's 'fluff'.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 10:10 AM
Jun 2012

An accusation about something that occurred decades ago that can't be proven.

Therefore, it's 'fluff'.

whathehell

(28,941 posts)
110. Nope.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 04:31 PM
Jun 2012

I don't agree, and it's too early to say it "can't be proven".

 

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)
131. The passage of time does not in any way mitigate something this serious.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 06:05 PM
Jun 2012

newspeak

(4,847 posts)
87. yeah, well if more people paid attention to little boot's fluff pieces
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 12:02 PM
Jun 2012

maybe the sociopath wouldn't have squeaked in. blowing up frogs, not a very nice drunk, military record, alleged insider trading and two of his appointments were being federally investigated. The media and PR created a "cowboy" who's apparently afraid of horses, the manly man who didn't have to see the horrors of war; and yet, believed daddy would have won if he only started a war. Because everyone knows, the people in this country are so damn ignorant, they just love themselves a war president, even if it's bogus and causes human and economic damage.

whathehell

(28,941 posts)
109. Exactly....Character does count.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 04:29 PM
Jun 2012

We agree.

cstanleytech

(26,027 posts)
93. No, this is a fluff piece. You want to focus on something then focus on his job
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 12:53 PM
Jun 2012

as Governor (which he did horribly at imo) or his job at Bain where he made decisions that cost hundreds if not thousands of people their jobs all so he and Bain could cash out and reap the benefits.

Response to cstanleytech (Reply #93)

whathehell

(28,941 posts)
111. Speak for yourself...People can "focus" on more than one issue.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 04:33 PM
Jun 2012

At least most of us can.

whathehell

(28,941 posts)
108. Sorry, but I think not and it seems many others here feel the same way. Also, one can focus on
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 04:28 PM
Jun 2012

more than one thing.

cstanleytech

(26,027 posts)
114. But does this fluff really matter? I dont think it does compared to things like his performance
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 04:43 PM
Jun 2012

(or lack there of) as Governor or the negative impact he had on so many people when he was working for Bain.

whathehell

(28,941 posts)
118. It's unfortunate that you think character issues are "fluff"...A lot of us think they matter.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 04:53 PM
Jun 2012

Posing as a cop is illegal, for one thing. For another, it's "odd"...Odd as in

"Let me abuse my fake authority" odd.

Read some of the posts here...This is a not uncommon ruse

of men trying to assault women.

cstanleytech

(26,027 posts)
127. The character "issue" though took place 45 years ago +/- 3 years.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 06:02 PM
Jun 2012

Was it immature of him? Sure, but that is not an uncommon trait for kids that young.
Should it be the main focus on why hes unfit for office of president? No, I think there are plenty of other more current reasons to show why he is unfit for the office of president.

whathehell

(28,941 posts)
142. So did the haircutting incident...Should be looked into..No one said it should be "main" issue. n/t
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 07:19 PM
Jun 2012
 

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)
133. If he's a serial rapist, I wonder what his victims would think of your calling this fluff?
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 06:07 PM
Jun 2012

For that matter, ask ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN THE US. They sure as hell won't consider it "fluff".

Thanks for watching Rmoney's back, though.

cstanleytech

(26,027 posts)
136. The news is full of similar fluff pieces which have been used to distract people and thats why
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 06:18 PM
Jun 2012

I was just reminding people to try to not focus to much on this current fluff story.
For example remember the story people focused to much on about Palin and her youngest child? That story came back and nearly bit us on the butt because it was fluff and served as a distraction and it could have cost us the election.
Same for the story over the Bush papers that took down Dan Rather though in that case they played their hand better and it helped win Bush the election.
As for watching Rmoneys back comment thats uncalled for kestrel as I wouldnt vote for the sorry sob as he did a horrible job as governor not to mention what he did to so many innocent people when he worked for Bain nor would I vote for any republican for any office right now as I find their policies distasteful.

 

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)
132. You've got Rmoney's back, I see.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 06:06 PM
Jun 2012

cstanleytech

(26,027 posts)
137. See post #136 and if you dont like it then tough.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 06:20 PM
Jun 2012

jeff47

(26,549 posts)
106. Making a lot of people think Mitt is creepy is far more effective. (nt)
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 03:55 PM
Jun 2012

whathehell

(28,941 posts)
116. What is it with the binary thinking?...One can certainly come at him from various angles. n/t
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 04:46 PM
Jun 2012

jeff47

(26,549 posts)
117. Certainly, but the person up-thread wanted us to ignore this angle (nt)
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 04:52 PM
Jun 2012

whathehell

(28,941 posts)
119. Yes, that's what I'm questioning.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 04:56 PM
Jun 2012

and, like you, it seems, I think that would be "unwise", to say the least.

cstanleytech

(26,027 posts)
134. If you meant me then explain how does reminding people not to focus to much on this
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 06:09 PM
Jun 2012

suddenly = asking people to totally ignore it, clue me on how you reached that please because I would really like to know.

jeff47

(26,549 posts)
152. Your post is still there, ya know.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 10:25 PM
Jun 2012
try not to focus to much on these type of fluff pieces as they tend to be distractions from bigger issues which we should focus on over Mitt

This is followed later by
You want to focus on something then focus on his job as Governor (which he did horribly at imo) or his job at Bain

This is followed again by you claiming it's a youthful indiscretion, and we need to talk about other issues.

So how exactly do you parse the hell out of that to not mean "We shouldn't be talking about this, we should be talking about other things"?

If that was not the point you were trying to get across, I suggest you may want to be a tad more careful when crafting your posts in the future. If you write them this far from the point you are trying to make, you aren't going to get your point across.

cstanleytech

(26,027 posts)
153. Yes my post is there but
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 10:33 PM
Jun 2012

how you managed to jump from "try not to focus to much" to "lets totally ignore this" is the question.

jeff47

(26,549 posts)
154. Perhaps you wrote that while I was adding the other instances of you shouting
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 10:34 PM
Jun 2012

"IGNORE THIS!!!!!"

cstanleytech

(26,027 posts)
155. And of course you can link where I said "IGNORE THIS" right?
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 10:38 PM
Jun 2012

jeff47

(26,549 posts)
157. I already did. Perhaps you should read that post again.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 10:43 PM
Jun 2012

If that was not your point, I suggest you consider writing your posts more clearly in the future.

cstanleytech

(26,027 posts)
158. Oh I admit I have difficulty in writing but hey if
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 10:50 PM
Jun 2012

you want to perceive that I meant everyone should bury their heads up their butts and totally ignore it then *shrug* I cannot stop you.

jeff47

(26,549 posts)
164. Did you fail to notice the giant sub-thread of people you're arguing with
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 12:40 AM
Jun 2012

Who all seem to have the same "mistaken" impression as you think I do?

cstanleytech

(26,027 posts)
169. Wouldnt be the first time that a large group of people got it wrong, a good example being
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 08:35 AM
Jun 2012

the people who ended up voting for Bush the first time not to mention the idiots who didnt learn their lesson the first time and went back for 2nds, now those really took the taco as it were.

 

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)
130. Presidential candidate as serial felon and possible stalker/serial rapist IS important.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 06:04 PM
Jun 2012

trusty elf

(7,341 posts)
68. A photo has surfaced.....
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 02:54 AM
Jun 2012

[IMG][/IMG]

Gothmog

(143,654 posts)
74. I saw this onthe Last Word last night
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 08:22 AM
Jun 2012

This is a strange story

95. It is a strange story
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 01:20 PM
Jun 2012

Also watched this segment on the Last Word last night. Joe Conanson who reported the story was Lawrence's guest & he gave the name of the person who was a witness. I just read that another witness has come forward & the Romney campaign will not comment. It is a strange story & it does reveal some troublesome qualities regarding Romney's character.

KansDem

(28,498 posts)
79. A Michigan state trooper's uniform in California?
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 10:10 AM
Jun 2012

What was he going to say if challenged? That he's part of a state-trooper exchange program?

What a f---wad!

Solly Mack

(90,730 posts)
81. That's more than a little creepy.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 10:28 AM
Jun 2012

Hepburn

(21,054 posts)
82. Iiiiiiiiiiiiiick
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 11:10 AM
Jun 2012

A Rambler police car???

LOL

Response to Hepburn (Reply #82)

newspeak

(4,847 posts)
83. impersonating a police officer
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 11:33 AM
Jun 2012

reminds me of an incident in madeline ca, years ago. A young couple was driving through the dinky town at night and were pulled over by flashing lights, by two men impersonating officers. they tortured and murdered the couple.

Impersonating a law officer, not as a prank with friends, but by yourself, seems like there's some mental issues.

BlueIris

(29,135 posts)
84. Bizarre.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 11:42 AM
Jun 2012

Also sick and wrong.

CrispyQ

(36,112 posts)
85. The guy is creepy.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 11:58 AM
Jun 2012

He looks creepy, but hearing these stories, ick.

 

lobodons

(1,290 posts)
90. Baird Man
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 12:40 PM
Jun 2012

Romney reminds me of a Baird Man:

patrice

(47,992 posts)
91. PROOF! WILLARD. IS. A. FASCIST.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 12:47 PM
Jun 2012

SleeplessinSoCal

(8,950 posts)
123. I'm on a campaign to call him "Mitt". It's stupid enough as is.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 05:14 PM
Jun 2012

patrice

(47,992 posts)
124. You're probably right, lots of people may think, "Willard who?"
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 05:18 PM
Jun 2012

appleannie1

(5,028 posts)
98. Perverts, sex offenders and serial killers do that. Normal people don't.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 02:01 PM
Jun 2012

I worked in a police department for years. Impersonating an officer was more than frowned upon by the police because of the reasons I listed. It is how rapists and killers gain access to their victims.

yurbud

(39,405 posts)
101. that was exactly my thought. Until this moment, I thought his only sexual orientation was Cheney's
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 02:47 PM
Jun 2012

covering himself in honey and rolling in money.

But this puts him in the Ted Bundy category.

yurbud

(39,405 posts)
102. and the obvious question is: what if a Democrat had done this?
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 02:47 PM
Jun 2012

whathehell

(28,941 posts)
113. If a democrat had done this it would still be creepy...Inconvenient, but still creepy. n/t
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 04:40 PM
Jun 2012

yurbud

(39,405 posts)
141. I agree. I meant how would media treat it
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 07:08 PM
Jun 2012

whathehell

(28,941 posts)
144. A democrat would likely be villified beyond measure. n/t
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 07:20 PM
Jun 2012

mrmpa

(4,033 posts)
100. Are there any unsolved cases in Northern California..........
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 02:21 PM
Jun 2012

of people being stopped by an unidentified State Trooper???

Just asking.

 

Taverner

(55,476 posts)
112. Zodiac Murders?
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 04:34 PM
Jun 2012
 

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)
135. Basics on Zodiac: your job is to investigate this possibility and report back.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 06:10 PM
Jun 2012

spin

(17,493 posts)
104. Now Romney is impersonating a squeaky clean Presidential candidate. (n/t)
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 03:03 PM
Jun 2012

goclark

(30,404 posts)
178. You nailed it!
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 11:45 AM
Jun 2012

"Now Romney is impersonating a squeaky clean Presidential candidate. "


 

Taverner

(55,476 posts)
105. Serial Killers and Rapists do that kind of thing
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 03:19 PM
Jun 2012

Response to Taverner (Reply #105)

Gormy Cuss

(30,884 posts)
115. Eh, nothing but a youthful indiscretion.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 04:45 PM
Jun 2012

He's a Republican after all.

Uncle Joe

(58,029 posts)
120. Kicked and recommended.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 04:56 PM
Jun 2012

Thanks for the thread, bupkus.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
126. Is he sure it wasn't Rmoney?
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 05:51 PM
Jun 2012
 

RZM

(8,556 posts)
129. Did anyone ever see him pull anybody over?
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 06:04 PM
Jun 2012

I do believe the source here. But the source does say that Romney claimed to have pulled people over. It's possible he did, but it's also possible he was bullshitting them and never actually went through with it. It would be especially risky to pull people over in California while wearing a Michigan uniform. That would raise a lot of suspicions.

Snarkoleptic

(5,995 posts)
146. Mitt Romney...
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 07:45 PM
Jun 2012

Now available is extra creepy!

Also, where's Swamprat with a photoshop when you need him?

alfredo

(60,062 posts)
149. I wonder what he did with them once he stopped them? Was he armed?
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 08:53 PM
Jun 2012
 

unkachuck

(6,295 posts)
151. I'll bet it was a female police officer he impersonated....n/t
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 09:27 PM
Jun 2012

StateApparatus

(24 posts)
159. Impersonating a police officer
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 11:29 PM
Jun 2012

Dubya rocks back in his lazyboy, washes the coke from his upper lip with a fresh splash of whisky and chuckles "amateur!"

Skinner

(63,645 posts)
170. LOL.
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 09:37 AM
Jun 2012

Welcome to DU, StateApparatus.

goclark

(30,404 posts)
161. Interesting that his father would think that was
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 12:18 AM
Jun 2012

"the right thing to do."

Like father like son ~ his father is a nutcase too!

alp227

(31,943 posts)
162. Anyone remember Romney's former aide Jay Garrity?
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 12:22 AM
Jun 2012
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002784149

Given Garrity's alleged actions, can anyone say "partner in crime"?

goclark

(30,404 posts)
179. Bingo!
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 12:02 PM
Jun 2012

Partner in crime ~ theywereprobablyveryclose.

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)
165. Weird, absolutely. I didn't know anyone who would try this as
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 01:28 AM
Jun 2012

a prank in college--most people that age know it's illegal, and there's no obvious payoff besides some kind of control over your "victims"--who's THAT messed up that this seems like fun? I don't even remember many pranks perpetrated on me or on any of my circle of friends--but apparently it's what rich well-connected young men do all the time in high school and college. All evidence points to Mittens being a disturbed nutcase.

 

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)
166. Sounds like a movie I once saw.
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 04:04 AM
Jun 2012

This guy was a criminal and busting people with a fake badge.
His wife just wanted a little house with a white picket fence, played by Jennifer Jason Leigh. She said "He comes home every night" and had no idea he was a criminal. She thought he had a job.

spicegal

(758 posts)
168. That is truly bizarre and creepy. Just stop and think about that for a moment. What kind of person
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 06:48 AM
Jun 2012

would do something like that?? First of all, it is highly illegal, and who would have that kind of nerve and poor judgement? What kind of jollies did he get out of that? It's right up there with his comments that he enjoyed firing people and tying the family dog to the roof of the car. There's almost something very sociopathic about this guy. If this story is true and can be corroborated, it needs to get out there, although the argument will be that he did that while a young man. I don't think it really matters, as it seems to demonstrate something is profoundly amiss with this guy.

goclark

(30,404 posts)
180. You nailed it and K and R this thread
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 12:16 PM
Jun 2012

again and again and again.

gopiscrap

(23,662 posts)
181. Is the MSM
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 12:21 PM
Jun 2012

picking this up at all? or the car accident incident?

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)
187. MSNBC video of Romney 'Bad cop'
Sun Jun 10, 2012, 07:53 AM
Jun 2012

gopiscrap

(23,662 posts)
188. thanks!
Sun Jun 10, 2012, 10:28 AM
Jun 2012

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)
189. Wish we could see this as big headline news
Sun Jun 10, 2012, 10:31 PM
Jun 2012

syberlion

(136 posts)
182. I'm surprised no one's mentioned the movie The Dead Zone
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 01:26 PM
Jun 2012

Because that is exactly what I thought of when I read this post. You know the scene:

Martin Sheen as President Greg Stillson, launches WW-III "It's my Destiny" and "The missiles are flying, Hallelujah, Hallelujah."

I may not be Christopher Walken, but that's the vibe I get from Willard... Yes, I am strongly in the Willard camp because I cannot call him that cutesy fluffy-inducing name, there is nothing fluffy about him. I prefer another movie image to come to mind when discussing this Bundy like person and that's Willard, the boy who controlled the rats.

That's another creepy reference that seems to fit him as well. Torturing that poor boy in prep school, what if he did have the ability to control the rats back in prep school, oh wait it was a pack that went after that boy, wasn't it? At least the rats have shown regret for their actions...

Willard said, "It's my turn." So, what you're saying is this is your destiny Willard? I would love for someone to ask him that question so there's audio of him saying "Yes, it's my destiny" so we could loop that with Martin Sheen's Dead Zone audio together. Just putting it out there into the universe for the possibility...

Sorry, this is your pipe dream Willard, America is moving forward not into the looking glass.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
184. So far, four witnesses have told the same story
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 03:44 PM
Jun 2012

Robin Madden and his wife who saw the uniform at college in California and who were told about it by Romney himself, and Graham McDonald and Phillip Maxwell who actually describe specific incidents at the Cranbrook high school where Romney pulled people over. This apparently went on during both high school and college and was repeated behavior. Some of it is described in the book The Real Romney.

marshall

(6,661 posts)
185. Another person who witnessed Romney telling the story
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 04:42 PM
Jun 2012

We need to see witnesses to the actual impersonation, not witnesses to Romney talking about it.

goclark

(30,404 posts)
191. You are right
Sat Jun 16, 2012, 01:12 AM
Jun 2012

There must be some real witnesses by now.

Since this thread first started, there must be someone that can tell the real story ~

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