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73. The term bully does apply...

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Fri May 11, 2012, 09:31 AM

May 2012

to Mr. Romney as do the terms insensitive, arrogant, heartless, cruel, and snobby. Shame on him.

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Pic Of The Moment: Mitt Romney On LGBT Equality [View all] EarlG May 2012 OP

O M G lukkadairish May 2012 #1

This is an explosive story. SunSeeker May 2012 #2

Somewhere we have the story of his cornering and bullying a pregnant woman privately. freshwest May 2012 #46

Further proof he was an "entitled" little rich bastard groundloop May 2012 #3

Is John Lauber gay? TBMASE May 2012 #4

Boys will be boys? SalviaBlue May 2012 #7

I'm just curious TBMASE May 2012 #9

Looking to defend Romney here? Wrong website. freshwest May 2012 #48

Does it matter if he was gay or not? NewJeffCT May 2012 #11

It is bullying TBMASE May 2012 #14

He was. No excuse--and didn't the Missus go to the "girl's campus" of that outfit? MADem May 2012 #24

You are right, this is simply bullying and mean Tumbulu May 2012 #36

Was the kid gay? TBMASE May 2012 #37

Yes. The WAPO source has it. Mitt Romney Doesn't Like Gay People. MADem May 2012 #41

it really doesn't matter SemperEadem May 2012 #55

Like Rush excusing Abu Graib. Just a fraternity prank. freshwest May 2012 #47

Of course a politician's high school years are fair game SemperEadem May 2012 #54

Good for the goose, good for the gander! MADem May 2012 #60

Whether he was gay or not isn't even the point, if you attack someone because you presume Uncle Joe May 2012 #12

What if he was attacked because of his hairstyle? TBMASE May 2012 #15

That's the same "toxic ground" that I'm speaking of, it's basically just a matter of degree. Uncle Joe May 2012 #17

Some kids who have break up with a girlfriend/boyfriend TBMASE May 2012 #19

I don't view breaking up with a boy or girlfriend as being the same toxic ground Uncle Joe May 2012 #22

So we're to be judged by what we did as teenagers? TBMASE May 2012 #38

Not in isolation, actions as an adult carry more weight, people do change but we can use Uncle Joe May 2012 #42

point taken TBMASE May 2012 #45

+1 billion or so! eom BlueMTexpat May 2012 #67

Can you for a moment put yourself in his shoes? Like being attacked, thrown to crunch60 May 2012 #65

Someone should attack that bigoted asshole for those ugly-ass teeth he's got. MADem May 2012 #27

the point is: he was attacked. Period. SemperEadem May 2012 #56

Doesn't matter siligut May 2012 #23

Yes. Maven May 2012 #25

Lauber is dead now.... ingac70 May 2012 #49

yeah I read that TBMASE May 2012 #52

"Is John Lauber gay?"... awoke_in_2003 May 2012 #58

Yes but the article framed it as an anti gay attack TBMASE May 2012 #59

I think the only reason he was attacked... awoke_in_2003 May 2012 #62

I agree with that TBMASE May 2012 #75

bastard. barbtries May 2012 #5

+1 thanks. NT. Mc Mike May 2012 #70

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2012 #6

"He can't look like that. That's wrong." HangOnKids May 2012 #8

Romney can't act like that. That's wrong. HCE SuiGeneris May 2012 #10

Ah, I see he's calling it all "hijinks" and "pranks" Ratty May 2012 #13

Very interesting comments below the story, well worth reading... HCE SuiGeneris May 2012 #20

To a repub, this shows "leadership" abilities IggleDoer May 2012 #16

"Hi-jinx" are funny. This sounds like "assault"! FailureToCommunicate May 2012 #18

Seamus was dusty, too--and he had four legs and a tail! Woof, woof! MADem May 2012 #28

Psychopath. krispos42 May 2012 #21

Thank goodness ajk2821 May 2012 #26

I wonder how many black people attended that private school back then? MADem May 2012 #29

Holy Hell... Hayabusa May 2012 #30

So Romney is a closet hairdresser. begin_within May 2012 #31

Romney Scissorhands? FailureToCommunicate May 2012 #34

Romney Scissorhands Windthin May 2012 #66

That's more like it! FailureToCommunicate May 2012 #74

Apparently, he liked to give people makeovers--he did it at University, too..... MADem May 2012 #39

The upper class is so childish. begin_within May 2012 #50

Just as cute as W's story of the frogs and the firecrackers Generic Other May 2012 #32

this story is well sourced and has legs grantcart May 2012 #33

Holy ****! Mittens was a bully!! Rhiannon12866 May 2012 #35

Mitt is a sociopath, he lacks all the higher emotions, Dont call me Shirley May 2012 #40

Tackling a kid to the ground and cutting his hair is "hijinks and pranks"? AllyCat May 2012 #43

This picture of Willard is hard on my eyes... Jamaal510 May 2012 #44

At the risk of being flamed for saying this, I am more concerned about the Mitt Romney of today totodeinhere May 2012 #51

No flame, but what you do as a child, and as a young adult, shapes you as you mature. MADem May 2012 #61

You make some good points. I understand exactly what you're saying. totodeinhere May 2012 #68

Some people, too, are single issue voters. MADem May 2012 #72

As reported by many here, this was hardly an isolated incident, BlueMTexpat May 2012 #69

Westbaro endrosement? Mkap May 2012 #53

What a dickhead... awoke_in_2003 May 2012 #57

I use that term a lot, lol.. just seems appropriate sometimes. crunch60 May 2012 #64

Bully, judgemental, pig AC_Mem May 2012 #63

i told my husband about this and said of course it was a prep school ejpoeta May 2012 #71

The term bully does apply... obietiger May 2012 #73