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laundry_queen

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21. While I wouldn't want to be judged

Reply to mysuzuki2 (Reply #17)

Thu May 10, 2012, 11:49 AM

May 2012

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.

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So, it appears that Romney was a high school bully, doesn't it? [View all] NNN0LHI May 2012 OP

He's still one. hobbit709 May 2012 #1

sigh... why? why does it appear romney was a high school bully? nt seabeyond May 2012 #2

The article in this thread NNN0LHI May 2012 #7

thanks NNN, i just read and was going to bring back to this thread. very ugly seabeyond May 2012 #9

It actually does treestar May 2012 #3

Ever see how huffy Romney gets when one of the littles disagree with him? FSogol May 2012 #11

And McCain had anger issues too treestar May 2012 #18

We need to break that skinjob. n/t backscatter712 May 2012 #4

Apparently I missed something....? hlthe2b May 2012 #5

This thread was the first I read this a.m.: coalition_unwilling May 2012 #8

Somehow I'm not surprised, but damn.... how ugly hlthe2b May 2012 #19

and anti-Vietnam War protesters--though he decided he shouldn't serve WI_DEM May 2012 #6

Like Cheney, Romney simply had 'other priorities,' you see - n/t coalition_unwilling May 2012 #14

ok, but so what quinnox May 2012 #10

It establishes his anti-social (aka 'sociopathic') tendencies from coalition_unwilling May 2012 #15

Yes. laundry_queen May 2012 #20

Way back? Have you heard some of his recent statements? TIA uponit7771 May 2012 #24

Honestly, I am a little surprised by it. slackmaster May 2012 #12

nope, not surprised n/t maddezmom May 2012 #13

He's one of the ones laughing along with the bullies, too timid to make a stand. MatthewStLouis May 2012 #16

I think that few of us would want to be judged by what we were like mysuzuki2 May 2012 #17

While I wouldn't want to be judged laundry_queen May 2012 #21

you're exactly right. Mitt HAS exhibited such a pattern throughout his life. mysuzuki2 May 2012 #22

Nope. Odin2005 May 2012 #23