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not to mention Obama growing into a decent person and Rmoney mysuzuki2 May 2012 #1
I think the measure of damage done is this: Which one was screaming? Which one left four witnesses truthisfreedom May 2012 #2
Sounds like both of them HotRodTuna May 2012 #35
More false equivalence bongbong May 2012 #42
Middle school is not High school AlbertCat May 2012 #64
This message was self-deleted by its author AlbertCat May 2012 #65
Obama was on the playground in elementary sufrommich May 2012 #69
Really? Just as pissed? Orangepeel May 2012 #71
The more they say, the worse they look. polichick May 2012 #3
President Obama owned his mistakes when he wrote about them for all to see. ZombieHorde May 2012 #4
We will know that Obama has really "grown" when he stands up for liberals JDPriestly May 2012 #29
Interesting Goal-Post moving. Obama must call Republicans "idiots", or DU can't support him,eh? emulatorloo May 2012 #39
Obama should not be ashamed to be identified with those of us JDPriestly May 2012 #59
Plus, this was in Obama's memoir. Rmoney claims "not to remember" villager May 2012 #5
Huge differences here nobodyspecial May 2012 #6
There is more logic to it than appears. zeemike May 2012 #17
That is not logic nobodyspecial May 2012 #21
...it is the logic of Machiavelli... happerbolic May 2012 #23
completely OT but i just stole your sig line animated gif yodermon May 2012 #46
Hell, i can't even remember... happerbolic May 2012 #61
If you can't be better than them, make sure they do the same thing. obxhead May 2012 #7
+1000 mac56 May 2012 #25
I don't see any fucking scissors (aka a 'deadly weapon') in coalition_unwilling May 2012 #8
Haha, good ole sean. Love the iamthebandfanman May 2012 #9
I believe Mitty said. spartan61 May 2012 #16
Willard and the disabled teacher riverwalker May 2012 #10
actually remembering with regret Voice for Peace May 2012 #11
But what amazes me is ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2012 #12
I'm beginning to think conservatives own more copies of Dreams From My Father than liberals thelordofhell May 2012 #13
The Bible? bongbong May 2012 #43
That's my point thelordofhell May 2012 #54
Naive Libertarian90 May 2012 #81
crhistian---is that an offshoot? ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #82
Where did I say that all republicans are bible thumpers? thelordofhell May 2012 #83
re:Conservatives counter claims that Mitt Romney was a bully: Obama was even worse! allan01 May 2012 #14
Well hell... I fought with a neighbor kid over a swing and then she fell.... Harriety May 2012 #15
He was definitely marked for life. Here's a quote from the original article, from the victim: truthisfreedom May 2012 #18
"Sean Hannity, human bag of hammers" -- Steven Colbert ... eom Kolesar May 2012 #19
I think analyzing someone's behavior as a child is pretty dumb. chrisa May 2012 #20
Okay then how about this? Stinky The Clown May 2012 #22
Willard was 17-18 years old...n/t monmouth May 2012 #30
Sounds to me that Obama was being bullied by kids claiming he was Coretta's JDPriestly May 2012 #24
very good point. nt magical thyme May 2012 #45
I thought about this story more and realized that it was about JDPriestly May 2012 #57
12-14 Year Old Obama Pushes Girl; 17-18 Year Old Romney Pushes Boy to the Ground erpowers May 2012 #26
Here's a little breakdown. truthisfreedom May 2012 #33
Actually, he was only 10, in 5th grade TuxedoKat May 2012 #72
If it gets even worse for Iliyah May 2012 #27
Just like the swiftboaters did to Kerry. drm604 May 2012 #32
Yes, expect to see all of the right wingers saying this on news sites adigal May 2012 #44
You mean the thing he wrote about himself because he felt shitty about? Yeah this is taylor Guy Whitey Corngood May 2012 #28
By what twisted logic is that worse? drm604 May 2012 #31
So, Romney was trying to prove he wasn't in love....? McCamy Taylor May 2012 #34
*rimshot* HotRodTuna May 2012 #38
I have no doubt that Willard's tiny pecker... Frank Cannon May 2012 #68
Let's just face the elephant in the room. Mitt Romney should have been tried as an adult and served truthisfreedom May 2012 #36
And thus the criminalization of youth continues HotRodTuna May 2012 #41
I should have put in the sarcasm emoticon. It was an attempt at being over-the-top. truthisfreedom May 2012 #51
Although: When principals were asked what would happen to a student if this happened in a modern-day truthisfreedom May 2012 #52
+1 Absolutely treestar May 2012 #74
Buried deep in the original WP story were some chilling lines: coalition_unwilling May 2012 #56
Yes, I Saw That Too DallasNE May 2012 #80
A crime is a crime treestar May 2012 #75
Obama Remembers An Event DallasNE May 2012 #37
Exactly. Right wing "equivalency" is as usual, false treestar May 2012 #76
Is Hannity as dumb as he appears, or is he acting emulatorloo May 2012 #40
Both. They're not mutually exclusive. n/t VWolf May 2012 #47
the real comparison is between one man grantcart May 2012 #48
Yea, looks like he is worse, just look what is happening to them. nolabels May 2012 #49
"Uncovered." CBHagman May 2012 #50
What Hannity, et al, fail to disclose is what Obama wrote immediately following the excerpt Tx4obama May 2012 #53
exactly~ eom roscoeroscoe May 2012 #55
it was something he felt bad about at the time and never forgot , what Romney did was even worse JI7 May 2012 #58
Talk about false equivalence! HeiressofBickworth May 2012 #60
It states in the article he was TEN. How is that Middle School? alphafemale May 2012 #62
Isn't Middle School 6th, 7th & 8th Grades? DallasNE May 2012 #79
How low can they go? Brooklyn Dame May 2012 #63
Romney as an adult is still part of the party that bullies gays. athenasatanjesus May 2012 #66
Actually, they're now saying it never happened nxylas May 2012 #67
In the interest of fairness and balance, here's the rest of that passage rocktivity May 2012 #70
I read the book and don't remember that part treestar May 2012 #73
I've read some of the book and remember the story quite clearly RFKHumphreyObama May 2012 #78
Obama remembers and is ashamed of it ibegurpard May 2012 #77
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