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maddezmom

(135,060 posts)

9. pranks, just having a bit of fun

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Thu May 10, 2012, 10:14 AM

May 2012

where have we heard that before?

Rush Limbaugh said that what happened was no worse than a fraternity prank-that soldiers were just having a little fun. His message was that these prisoners had it coming to them. (Never mind that the famously hooded prisoner, hooked up to the electric wires, was actually under arrest for carjacking, not terrorism. Never mind that these same conservatives pundits want to put film-makers in jail for showing nudity on the public airwaves, but forcing naked Iraqis to perform sexual acts on film is just some good old American fun.)

http://voices.yahoo.com/the-legacy-abu-ghraib-was-really-torture-74711.html

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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