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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo, it appears that Romney was a high school bully, doesn't it?
Does that little factoid surprise anyone?
Don
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)seabeyond
(110,159 posts)NNN0LHI
(67,190 posts)seabeyond
(110,159 posts)what romney did.
treestar
(82,383 posts)He seems like a clueless oaf, but not mean. So this alters my impression a bit.
FSogol
(45,488 posts)He may be clueless, but he does have anger issues too. That's one of the reasons that his aides try to keep him away from the public. I wonder if there will be more than 1 debate?
treestar
(82,383 posts)It's a Republican thing. They are just "right" and expect deference, so they get huffy when anyone questions them.
backscatter712
(26,355 posts)hlthe2b
(102,285 posts)coalition_unwilling
(14,180 posts)hlthe2b
(102,285 posts)thanks for the link
WI_DEM
(33,497 posts)coalition_unwilling
(14,180 posts)quinnox
(20,600 posts)that is one thing I think is silly about politics, going all the way back to school age and then pointing out supposed sins or "controversies". Even Obama made fun of this before I think when he talked about the republicans going through his kindergarten records.
coalition_unwilling
(14,180 posts)Last edited Thu May 10, 2012, 11:01 AM - Edit history (1)
early adolescence (the time when adult identities are forming).
Can't believe you think 'so what'.
I was a victim of bullying in school, so my skin may be a little thinner than others'.
laundry_queen
(8,646 posts)in order for anyone to be formally diagnosed as AsPD, they have to show signs from at least mid-adolescence. So this just establishes a pattern that confirms what most of us think of Rmoney.
uponit7771
(90,346 posts)slackmaster
(60,567 posts)The revelation DOES change my impression of him, just a little.
maddezmom
(135,060 posts)MatthewStLouis
(904 posts)This is a major difference between President Obama and RMoney. Obama has the balls to make a stand. RMoney does not.
mysuzuki2
(3,521 posts)when we were 17. I know I wouldn't. The real question here is whether Mitt learned from the experience and became a more understanding and compassionate person. The evidence indicates that he has not. And that is the important point of this story.
laundry_queen
(8,646 posts)by what I was like at 17, it does establish a pattern if some of the same behaviors are still popping up. If someone gets arrested for shoplifting, and you find out they also got arrested when they were 17, well, it establishes a pattern of behavior.
If someone did a lot of underage binge drinking at 17 (ahem), but now as an adult drinks a glass of wine twice a year, that doesn't establish a pattern and is therefore irrelevant. See? Romney's little bullying episode is a continuation of a pattern of behavior and therefore relevant.
mysuzuki2
(3,521 posts)it would be one thing if he did some lousy things while in HS and grew and evolved into a decent person. It is quite another if he has continued to do lousy things as an adult.