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bupkus

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18. Romney's behavior is outrageous and indefensible
Thu May 10, 2012, 09:24 AM
May 2012

I wonder if he'll have the gall to say he's "evolved" or will he simply pull out his Etch-a-Sketch again?

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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