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customerserviceguy

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8. Hell, in 1985, I was pretty homophobic

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Thu May 10, 2012, 09:29 PM

May 2012

Glad I figured out how to outgrow it.

This incident and its recounting are just an opportunity for Romney to express that he's changed. Even the President has described his position on marriage equality as having evolved. I don't see where we profit from this.

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I apologize. I might have snickered in 1965 [View all] Laura PourMeADrink May 2012 OP

Yes, This has given me an occasion to think of people that I wasn't nice to, because of my issues. vt_native May 2012 #1

It may not feel like it now....but this actually will end up being a wonderful Laura PourMeADrink May 2012 #3

I think many of us might have snickered The Velveteen Ocelot May 2012 #2

So true VO !! Well put. I am not a guy...so I have no idea if guys would remember doing Laura PourMeADrink May 2012 #5

Protesters should start Politicalboi May 2012 #4

Gee, look at YOU. You didn't even attack that guy and chop off his hair, and you're...APOLOGIZING! MADem May 2012 #6

The guy is clueless, and a real jerk???? Laura PourMeADrink May 2012 #9

He did this kind of shit in COLLEGE, too. MADem May 2012 #10

college, Really? I need to research that. I think he's an anal retentive. I know Laura PourMeADrink May 2012 #12

Here, let me help (heh, heh!) MADem May 2012 #17

yeah what a prankster maddezmom May 2012 #18

Ugh..just spent the weekend with Laura PourMeADrink May 2012 #20

You have my sympathies. At least you landed a point--even small victories count. nt MADem May 2012 #22

Drip...drip...drip... GoCubsGo May 2012 #23

Many of us....myself included jaysunb May 2012 #7

Hell, in 1985, I was pretty homophobic customerserviceguy May 2012 #8

It strikes me as so much bigger than the election. Not to sound too pie-in-the-sky-y. To me, Laura PourMeADrink May 2012 #11

Kids do cruel, stupid things customerserviceguy May 2012 #13

You're putting a very young child being fed dog meat on the same level lunatica May 2012 #14

bzzt. gigantic fail cali May 2012 #16

It was never right for kids to pick on other kids customerserviceguy May 2012 #21

We did know back then. We knew it was wrong to pick on other kids cali May 2012 #15

You know what? 1965 wasn't that damn long ago. Chorophyll May 2012 #19