I'm so tired of seeing that Romney's behavior was acceptable back then. [View all]

[cali]

No it was not.

I've seen various permutations of that over and over again here at DU.

It's not true.

Yes, there was a different culture. but what Romney did wasn't acceptable back then. And it is germane to the campaign today.

It demonstrates a streak of cruelty and callousness toward others who are different from Romney. That is actually part of the narrative against him- that he can't empathize or understand people who don't live in his privileged gilt lined world. It's a prominent thread in the fabric of his life.

We shouldn't just dismiss it or say that it's no more relevant than Obama smoking pot when he was a kid or eating dog when he was 8 and lived abroad.

Mitt Romney was a thoughtless, cruel bully and he still is.