Romney apologizes after report of bullying as a teen

the one that's news

obama having done drugs is old news

 

Romney bullying people speaks of a character flaw, but He could have changed. However The democrats, led by B.O. bullied the American people into the Healthcare reform, and unforutunatly that WASN'T 50 years ago, and speaks of an unchanged character flaw.

 

These stories get old. I could give a flying **** what a candidate did 50 years ago. As long as we try holding our candidates to the impossible standard of perfection, we'll never have any decent candidates. No one worth voting for would ever put himself through the scrutiny.

 

people have wanted healthcare reform for decades

 

Really, what polls have shown that?

 

it has been discussed and debated for decades; many presidents attempted to get a healthcare bill

but if you want a poll here's one

Poll: Americans Want Dem Health Care Reforms

"A CNN national poll out today confirms what health care reform advocates have been saying -- Americans want health care reform…"

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/02/poll-americans-want-dem-health-care-reforms-not-dem-bills.php

wrong, paul wrote some pieces in the newsletters

 

I'm not a Romney supporter, as I'll likely be voting for Obama, but unless people can show this type of behavior continued beyond high school and into his adult life, I really can't hold him over the fire for it. People do dumb things in high school, and while it doesn't excuse this behavior, it was 50 years ago. To make this really relevant, they'll have to show a pattern in order for it to be taken as anything other than idiotic childhood behavior. People can and do learn from their behavior, and while Romney may not have evolved on the issue, his manners and the way he treats people may have.

 

Do you know how much garbage of articles get published under Yahoo and other big news outlets?? do the bosses do something about it??no of course not.

To the other guy that said that he doesn't care that happened 50 +years, it does matter..it can reveal character....look at the stupid Obama..he admitted he used cocaine and he was pro legalize drugs...but now that that moron is in the house...he says no to legalize drugs..

It does matter to me and many in the nation.

 

^^^^^^^^bingo !!!!^^^^^^^^​

 

No Romney just said I have done many stupid things as a child and if they ended up hurting someone I'm really sorry. Any adult would voice those same sentiments. We were all kids once and we all did stupid mistakes.

Re the incident in question, he does not deny it ever happened but says that he does not remember it. I would consider that a lie since you can not forget an incident like that unless you are a total psycho who does stuff like that on a regular basis. In other words, he knows he did it but is lying. He should come out and admit he did it and apologize for that incident. Anything less shows a defect of character and makes one wonder whether he really has changed.

When I read the incident I thought it was deplorable but I almost dismissed it until I read the part that he has even denied remembering the event. Sounds to me like he is still that bully who will tramp on others as long as he knows his wealth and status will help him get away with it. I may be wrong but it does create doubts as to his true character.

 

It's not the fact that it happened that long ago....it's the fact that he is saying he doesn't remember doing it (and it wasn't just a one time thing either...). Any man with a conscience doesn't forget something like that...Mitt is showing his true colors and looking after the person he does best...himself.

Great character that guy has I tell ya... /sarcasm

 

And I suppose you think what Romney did wasn't worse than that?? Openly and on numerous occasions bullied a homosexual person...and in his adult years saying he doesn't remember that??? Do you think that is worse than the newsletter thing you just can't seem to get past when the rest of the world has...

 

i'm not sure if what romney did is worse, because i haven't seen all the evidence

i've known about ron paul and his newsletters for over 30 years, it's bad

 

How very pompous of you to assume what people will and will not remember from their lives. You are also making a lot of assumptions, and you know what they say about assumptions.

 

I agree. The Paul letters are really horrible stuff and his denying them has to be a total lie. However, his recent record would lead one to believe that he may have changed.

Will Zimmerman ever forget he shot Trayvon? One does not forget incidents like that. While the romney incident not on the same scale, is not one that someone is likely to forget.

 

Romney bullied a homosexual. What more evidence do you need?

 

i need all the evidence

 

It probably won't reflect too poorly on his election results. Maybe with some swing voters. But for the most part the people who are going to vote for him don't really care, they want Obama out. Even if that means putting a rich...fill in the blank...in there. Character isn't the deciding factor in this debate.

It does speak lowly for his character, though. He is older and he may have completely changed but it isn't a good sign to see one's character at such a low point in high school. Middle school I can understand. Not high school. Then again, it was a different time back then. Pranks and bullying were much more serious. But that doesn't excuse it and I still don't like the idea of our President being one of those former bullies...

This will definitely polarize the left against him with even greater force.

 

FOX is reporting yesterday that they could find no students from the school who knew of any such incident and that it would have been entirely out of Romney's character and also this morning that the alleged "victim's" family is denying the story saying it is false and it is expected they will release a formal statement through their attorney later today.


So that leaves Obama bullying a girl when he was in high school as he reported in his own book, so therefore he does not have the character to be President.

 

Evidence that it is true since no classmates have confirmed it and the guys sister says the family never heard of it and her brother, were he still alive would be outraged that he was being used as a political pawn.

 

Normally I would say this was some kid thing from 45 years ago and adults outgrow the mistakes of their youth but.....

Look at how Romney went after Gingrich & Santorum.

If you put this his behavior into the context of a bully trying to play "good" in front of the teacher/principal/parents then many of what we call romney's "gaffs" fall perfectly into perspective.

This Romney from 45 years ago is exactly the Romney we see today.

 

Oh please...............spare us.

 

No evidence?? How about one of his closest friends??

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifes...ng-incidents/2012/05/10/gIQA3WOKFU_story.html

 

I dunno. I think he's just secured the bully vote.

 

“The family of John Lauber is releasing a statement saying the portrayal of John is factually incorrect and we are aggrieved that he would be used to further a political agenda. There will be no more comments from the family.”

-- Betsy Lauber, one of John Lauber’s three sisters, talking to ABC News about a Washington Post story the recounted a 45-year-old incident in which high school student Mitt Romney allegedly was part of a group that forcibly cut classmate John Lauber’s hair.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/05/11/carolina-blues-for-charlotte-convention/