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(116,464 posts) Thu May 10, 2012, 09:46 AM May 2012

Gillespie: Romney ‘Doesn’t Remember’ Bullying Incidents In Post Report [View all]

Gillespie: Romney ‘Doesn’t Remember’ Bullying Incidents In Post Report

Senior Romney adviser Ed Gillespie responded to a Washington Post story that details how Romney led an incident of bullying while he was a student at the elite Cranbrook school, on MSNBC Thursday morning.

“Gov. Romney doesn’t remember that at all. It was in high school. I suppose if there was an investigative team that went through my high school yearbook, they could find some incidents that I don’t remember that if I did remember I might not like,” Gillespie said, adding that those who know Romney “know that he is a caring, compassionate person” and “that has been evidenced in his career.”

Does Gillespie find it troubling?

I’m not challenging it. I don’t know enough about it. It’s a story about pranks in high school and that kind of thing. Like I said, if someone went back to my high school, I’m sure they could turn up things that I don’t remember and even if i did, I would not like that I had done that.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/gillespie-comments-on-romney-bullying-incident

Wash Post article - Romney was an anti-gay bully in High School - assaulted gay student
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002668805

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Gillespie: Romney ‘Doesn’t Remember’ Bullying Incidents In Post Report [View all] ProSense May 2012 OP

So Gillespie was a prick too. At least he admits it. Scuba May 2012 #1

Who wants a president who can't recall what he did in high school? It's only sinkingfeeling May 2012 #2

more like 40-some ... surrealAmerican May 2012 #13

Yes. 30 years, 40 years? It doesn't matter. An incident like that should stick in your mind for Arkansas Granny May 2012 #14

Perhaps asking Romney to remember assaulting a teen with scissors is like KurtNYC May 2012 #22

He bullied too many people to remember that incident? FSogol May 2012 #3

How could you forget such an incident? Well, ... ret5hd May 2012 #4

can't remember holding somebody down and shaving their head? Give me a break! WI_DEM May 2012 #5

How conve-e-e-e-enient. . . . .n/t annabanana May 2012 #6

Fucking asshole. Make that "assholes" (Romney and Gillespie) - n/t coalition_unwilling May 2012 #7

Romney committed a 'hate crime.' Were it not for the statute coalition_unwilling May 2012 #8

pranks, just having a bit of fun maddezmom May 2012 #9

As described, wouldn't this be assault and battery? sgsmith May 2012 #10

Absolutely.... Tikki May 2012 #12

Ah, the Gonzales Defense! backscatter712 May 2012 #11

Willard Rmoney is an entitled prick malaise May 2012 #15

Gillespie: Romney ‘Doesn’t Remember’ Bullying Incidents In Post Report George A May 2012 #16

Assault is not a prank. redqueen May 2012 #17

I think this response speaks to Mitt Romney's character, almost as much as the incident itself. Skinner May 2012 #18

+1. He very possibly could have gotten away Ishoutandscream2 May 2012 #20

But a small child eating what his parent puts in front of him (dog?) now that's BIG news! madmom May 2012 #19

It wasn't "high school" -- it was "upper school" at exclusive prep school KurtNYC May 2012 #21

Hey, Ed. Is it a prank if it someone held down your kid and cut his hair? Rose Siding May 2012 #23

Of course not... Scurrilous May 2012 #24

This isn't just about "pranks" Cali_Democrat May 2012 #25

My mother told me yesterday that there is just something unsettling about Romney. She has a great demgrrrll May 2012 #26