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Thu May 10, 2012, 09:04 AM

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1. worth kicking today.. the contrast couldn't be greater. . . n/t

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Wash Post article - Romney was an anti-gay bully in High School - assaulted gay student [View all]	Pirate Smile	May 2012	OP
worth kicking today.. the contrast couldn't be greater. . . n/t	annabanana	May 2012	#1
no surprise	spanone	May 2012	#2
Nope, not at all.	freshwest	May 2012	#137
Wow---just fucking wow.	trumad	May 2012	#3
Hmmmm. I sure hope we'll be hearing more about this. K&R	lamp_shade	May 2012	#4
This really needs to go viral. Shows his meaness and lack of character...n/t	monmouth	May 2012	#5
But, but, but...........	PatSeg	May 2012	#115
Me too. He remembers it alright, probably quietly thanking whomever he thanks that the	monmouth	May 2012	#118
And now Romney	PatSeg	May 2012	#120
Didn't dimson also	xxqqqzme	May 2012	#123
Yes he did	PatSeg	May 2012	#125
Thats because the bushes kill anyone who may potentially speak up.	Dont call me Shirley	May 2012	#129
That thought occurred to me	PatSeg	May 2012	#132
Well you know, Romney has that "selective memory recall" thing.	crunch60	May 2012	#142
I know	PatSeg	May 2012	#143
met him in person and off camera	icarusxat	May 2012	#158
Apparently, he has some fixation with how hair is supposed to look...	Zookeeper	May 2012	#159
Yep	PatSeg	May 2012	#163
holy shit, that's bad	Enrique	May 2012	#6
I have a tough time	dwig3d	May 2012	#91
If Obama's alleged eating of dogs when he was 10 is fair game	gratuitous	May 2012	#7
I wouldn't hold your breath	nxylas	May 2012	#24
This needs to go to Rachel.	Faygo Kid	May 2012	#8
I'm pretty certain that she's already on this	ashling	May 2012	#119
Wow!	treestar	May 2012	#9
So he wasn't	ProSense	May 2012	#10
It will be. This isn't a blog or left-leaning publication. It's the Washington Post,	Pirate Smile	May 2012	#14
well we're disgusted by this however	azurnoir	May 2012	#11
I don't know about that...Still a lot of mullet lovin' repugs out there....	Tikki	May 2012	#41
I am not surprised, not one little bit	adigal	May 2012	#12
Tuck Chodd mentioning it now.	lamp_shade	May 2012	#13
Wow. A "three-week spring break"? Damn, must be nice.	Bruce Wayne	May 2012	#15
sounds like the killings in Iraq for Emo hair	riverwalker	May 2012	#16
A conformist asshole and a bully then . . . .	hatrack	May 2012	#17
Romney's behavior is outrageous and indefensible	bupkus	May 2012	#18
Yup. That's the Mitt-Wit. He hasn't changed one iota.	TahitiNut	May 2012	#19
Borg Romney and his 'prep school posse': "You will be assimilated"	FailureToCommunicate	May 2012	#20
We are the Morg. Lower your shields and put on your magic underwear, you will be assimilated.	backscatter712	May 2012	#25
Whenever I hear the word "pranks," I immediately think of bullying disguised as humor. (nt)	enough	May 2012	#21
And don't tell me this isn't relevant today--it tells a lot about his character.	WI_DEM	May 2012	#22
Agree	wendylaroux	May 2012	#35
agree	maddezmom	May 2012	#50
+1	uponit7771	May 2012	#79
Willard's new campaign slogan. Vote for the rich bully.	sarcasmo	May 2012	#23
Rich WHITE bully	FailureToCommunicate	May 2012	#42
I'd prefer: "Bully for the rich."	longship	May 2012	#47
I think I like the "I am borg, here to assimilate you"	newspeak	May 2012	#101
Perhaps his campaign leaked this to help enhance his "tough-guy" image	corkhead	May 2012	#117
I'm not surprised	Renew Deal	May 2012	#26
Emphatic K&R - American people deserve to know all about this	coalition_unwilling	May 2012	#27
unbelievable	maddezmom	May 2012	#28
another part of the article	warrior1	May 2012	#29
“Atta girl!”	riverwalker	May 2012	#34
K&R. Sociopathic POS. n/t	DLevine	May 2012	#30
What a clAss act.	Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin	May 2012	#31
I have incidents from high school that I'm not particularly proud of...	KansDem	May 2012	#32
Mitt is Biff. eom	leveymg	May 2012	#33
Bullshit...the kid's hair was cut because he ate spoiled turkey off the counter!	joeybee12	May 2012	#36
Wait a minute: Have we heard from John Lauber? What's his price	ProgressiveEconomist	May 2012	#37
he died in 2004	maddezmom	May 2012	#58
Thanks. I searched repeatedly inside that article for "Lauber" but did not see that detail.	ProgressiveEconomist	May 2012	#76
no problem	maddezmom	May 2012	#82
He passed on, liver cancer I think.	Mother Of Four	May 2012	#65
I'm sure no one is surprised by this revelation. Even when he's trying to be "charming" he's a bully	myrna minx	May 2012	#38
asshole	get the red out	May 2012	#39
Not uncommon behavior for the time...	malthaussen	May 2012	#40
I think that anyone who would do what Romney did would have been	JDPriestly	May 2012	#69
This WILL kill his chances in November. The GOP is clueless on vetting candidates, it seems	slackmaster	May 2012	#43
This might help him with some of the RWers out there	NewJeffCT	May 2012	#109
Romney is very unpopular among much of the right because of his record on gun control laws	slackmaster	May 2012	#111
I bet Ted Nugent loves this.nt	DocMac	May 2012	#140
The wing-nuts posted plenty of excuses for Rmoney in the WAPO comments.	Zookeeper	May 2012	#160
That something happened a long time ago is often weak sauce as an excuse	slackmaster	May 2012	#162
The responses were just knee jerk. I doubt that...	Zookeeper	May 2012	#164
marking to read later	tanyev	May 2012	#44
Sickening.	Skinner	May 2012	#45
photo of the young hair Nazi	Enrique	May 2012	#46
I've said it before here, Romney = Greg Marmalard	Gidney N Cloyd	May 2012	#74
LOL. Dead on, Gidney!	catbyte	May 2012	#130
he had/has predator eyes & grin	eShirl	May 2012	#92
This makes me like Romney even less	karynnj	May 2012	#48
Yep--not to mention blowing up frogs.	classof56	May 2012	#83
He's a thug.	highplainsdem	May 2012	#49
K&R n/t	Lugnut	May 2012	#51
I smell a "gay boating" mini series coming they	bonniebgood	May 2012	#52
Huh? what are you saying? do tell.	cali	May 2012	#63
what are you saying here?	maddezmom	May 2012	#71
I wonder who would be surprised by this. I doubt most DUers would be. nt	valerief	May 2012	#53
Imagine the backlash if Obama had attacked a kid cuz he was White?!?	catbyte	May 2012	#54
Let's hope this is publicized everywhere.	MineralMan	May 2012	#55
Thats one of the qualifications	Iliyah	May 2012	#56
A bully with a short temper -- should make the debates interesting...	Buns_of_Fire	May 2012	#57
despicable -- but it will endear him to some of the GOP base	fishwax	May 2012	#59
Piece of shit, Mitt Romeny n/t	ejbr	May 2012	#60
How about a bunch of people who lost their jobs because of Romney's Bain Capital .....	Botany	May 2012	#61
I hope the Dems keep this little gem ready.....	Swede Atlanta	May 2012	#62
Here's something else from the article that bothered me to read	polly7	May 2012	#64
That's disturbing. How mean.	TwilightGardener	May 2012	#155
It will be interesting to see how (or if) ...	surrealAmerican	May 2012	#66
This little anecdote	Turbineguy	May 2012	#67
Gawd I don't know what I like better ...	bayareaboy	May 2012	#68
It's unclear whether Romney opposed the kid's gayness	Marzupialis	May 2012	#70
No doubt Ted Nugent is	Smilo	May 2012	#72
This has to go mainstream.....timing is curious.	Chakaconcarne	May 2012	#73
Good call Chaka	zzaapp	May 2012	#75
I agree; it's no mistake or coincidence.	eShirl	May 2012	#93
Fuck Mitt Romney. nt	boxman15	May 2012	#77
Not so surprising that Romney was a bully...	beac	May 2012	#78
I can't belive this, I...wow....this guy is sadistic...please people vote...fuckin wow	uponit7771	May 2012	#80
Romney has finally found something he doesn't flip flop over.	Sheepshank	May 2012	#81
Cranbrook School is NOT a "high school"	KurtNYC	May 2012	#84
"Governor Romney has no memory of participating in these incidents"	groundloop	May 2012	#85
and now has issued a non-apology apology	maddezmom	May 2012	#89
non apology apology & he has a bad memory too	Botany	May 2012	#95
Operative word "seem..."	Aviation Pro	May 2012	#90
Fucking prick	cindyperry2010	May 2012	#86
But this is heroic leader behavior to Republicans.	Kablooie	May 2012	#87
Lurch the Fucking Stiff....	Aviation Pro	May 2012	#88
Rant Of The Day	HangOnKids	May 2012	#116
"Go fuck yourself and the fucking dressage horse you rode in on, phlegm."	Maven	May 2012	#121
LOL!!!	DocMac	May 2012	#141
Given his history of animal abuse this is no surprise -	TBF	May 2012	#94
Thanks.	Scurrilous	May 2012	#96
The problem isn't the incident itself. I'd hate to be judged on the things I did in high school.	LetTimmySmoke	May 2012	#97
The incident itself is pretty fucking brutal, actually	alcibiades_mystery	May 2012	#138
K&R! We need to take down this homophobic, psychopathic skinjob! n/t	backscatter712	May 2012	#98
people like him shouldn't make it to Street Cleaner.	BlancheSplanchnik	May 2012	#99
Bush blew up frogs	thesquanderer	May 2012	#100
Mitt, your Delta Tau Chi name is "Brutus"	KamaAina	May 2012	#102
Mitt is WAY too square for the Deltas. He'd fit right in with the Omega House though.	Initech	May 2012	#104
"Thank you, Sir, may I have another?"	KamaAina	May 2012	#108
I keep telling you - today's bullies = tomorrow's Republicans.	Initech	May 2012	#103
yep, i wonder when similar stories come out about John BONER, Eric WANKER,	alp227	May 2012	#157
Romney's going to lose it before Nov.	AnnieK401	May 2012	#105
RMoney has NO empathy, none at all...	Spazito	May 2012	#106
He and "W" have something in common	young_at_heart	May 2012	#107
Why am I not surprised? First the dog, then the dog-eating, and now this.	daaron	May 2012	#110
Mitt again is completely lacking in courage	aint_no_life_nowhere	May 2012	#112
Great! More grist for the mill!	ailsagirl	May 2012	#113
Reminds me of the film If... with Malcolm McDowell	Ghost of Tom Joad	May 2012	#114
Fucking bastard! May he go to Hell!	Odin2005	May 2012	#122
Right wing spin: Romney was showing his leadership abilities even back then.	tclambert	May 2012	#124
And just when I think my opinion of the shitstain cannot get any lower	Rex	May 2012	#126
Glad this is hitting the news - it'll make a difference to independent voters...	polichick	May 2012	#127
What a miserable POS this guy is.	NYC Liberal	May 2012	#128
A Bully? NO! K&R	DianaForRussFeingold	May 2012	#131
This is exactly who Romney is.....	TLM	May 2012	#133
Bastard	Why Syzygy	May 2012	#134
I think the story said he died... (nt)	TLM	May 2012	#135
A "prank" is pennying someone in their room so they	hifiguy	May 2012	#136
Assault is not a "prank".	Why Syzygy	May 2012	#139
Yep. Had they done this to a woman, they would have been arrested.	TwilightGardener	May 2012	#154
Just another reason	Aerows	May 2012	#144
Can Romney be the R nominee after this?	abelenkpe	May 2012	#145
It is likely that he enjoyed doing that. One of his first tasks in becoming a "god" over Earth.	patrice	May 2012	#146
America needs to know what kind of asshole this guy at least was	usregimechange	May 2012	#147
wow	Skittles	May 2012	#148
Sociopath...	Brooklyn Dame	May 2012	#149
This is the Republican way.	Thinkingabout	May 2012	#150
This message was self-deleted by its author	chrisa	May 2012	#151
They keep saying Crannapple or whatever is an elite institution. It is not. It is very expensive,	mahina	May 2012	#152
Good Gawd what an Asshole!!!	SunsetDreams	May 2012	#153
I knew it!	Tripod	May 2012	#156
I would be EXTREMELY sad to know that my son did something so very cruel.	spicegal	May 2012	#161
Romney is a Bully Punk	Joey Liberal	May 2012	#165
The "Poor Me" generation	banana convention.	May 2012	#166

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