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rocktivity

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3. Speaking of remorse, here's Obama's reaction to being bullied (at the age of ten):
Sat May 12, 2012, 10:15 AM
May 2012

He bullied in return (by giving a girl a "slight shove&quot , and felt remorse for it.

"For the rest of the afternoon, I was haunted by the look on Coretta’s face just before she had started to run: her disappointment, and the accusation. I wanted to explain to her somehow that it had been nothing personal; I’d just never had a girlfriend before and saw no particular need to have one now. But I didn’t even know if that was true. Iknew only that it was too late for explanations, that somehow I’d been tested and found wanting; and whenever I snuck a glance at Coretta’s desk, I would see her with her head bent over her work, appearing as if nothing had happened, pulled into herself and asking no favors."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002676494


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